POOR Manny.
He’s made us proud time and again with his incredible exploits inside the boxing ring, but his ill-fated decision to enter the political arena resulted in a humiliating defeat.
What’s worse, if this information from a reader of Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Recah Trinidad is true, Pacquiao lost the election and a lot of his own money because he was “knocked out” by his own general campaign manager.
Here’s an excerpt from Recah’s column piece:
Reader Renato Ramones Reyes, who gave his address at 10 Magsaysay Avenue, Gen. Santos City, threw most of the blame on Pacquiao’s general campaign manager whom he described as an irresponsible, greedy, incompetent hanger-on who took advantage of Pacquiao’s sincerity and innocence:
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We reprint the handwritten letter in its original form:
Dear Sir,
Binabasa ko yong column mo “Bare Eye” lalo na kung si Manny Pacquiao ang subject matter mo. Hindi totoo na si Darlene at si GMA ang nag-knockout kay Manny. Maybe kung sa points 20 percent lang. Ang malaking dahilan ng pagkatalo ni Manny ay ang kanyang General Campaign Manager (GCM), na incompetent, tamad, lasengo, womanizer, sugarol, sabungero, at marami pang iba.
June 6th, 2007 at 12:45 am
Sa pagtakbo pa lang nyang kandidato eh di na nya ginamit utak nya. Sumobra na ang ambisyon siguro at madaling nagoyo ng mga nakadikit sa kanyang mga linta at surot na sumipsip ng kanyang pinagpagurang dugo at pawis sa ring.
Payong kapatid di mo na kailangang maging politiko Pacman para makatulong ka sa mga kababayan mo na mahihirap. Kung pinagpatayo mo sila ng magandang palengke na libre ang upa ng 5 taon at eskwelahan na magagamit ng mahihirap na gaya mo noon baka gawin ka pa nilang santo at umani ng papuri sa marami.
Teka sino ba yang campaign manager na yan?
June 6th, 2007 at 12:35 am
I am an avid fan of Pacquiao and has been following all his fights since he became champion by defeating Sasakul. Everytime he fights in the ring, I always wished and prayed that he wins. However, I was dismayed when he announced that he will run for congress despite his lack of qualifications as a legislator. I believe he belongs to the boxing world and never in politics. I rejoiced when he lost in his political bid. Sana mag-concentrate na siya nang husto sa boksing at lalo pa siyang hahangaan di lang sa Pilipinas kundi sa buong mundo.
June 5th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
Manny is just a Filipino who thinks fame is the key to everything. Maybe during the time when Erap ran for President, may be he would have won. But now Filipinos have awaken and have realized that electing celebrities in high government seats are not always a good choice.
June 5th, 2007 at 11:46 pm
Actually the reason why they are blaming the campaign manager of Pacquiao is that the election fund for which may be used for vote buying (trend in mindanao) was not properly distributed or only a portion of it was delivered to the constituents. Much worst the remaining election fund for the trully intended purpose of political adds and other materials was not spent properly. Indeed there is not only 1 person to blame but all of his (manny) greedy and friendly user advisers and managers. I hope he did not spent his winnings just for the election. Eh si Bossing wala bang binigay? if not wasn’t for him hindi naman tatakbo ang kawawang bayani ng mga boksingero.
June 5th, 2007 at 11:11 pm
Pacman was banking on his popularity but the congress seat booted him out dahil naka boxing shorts lang siya. Ano siya Congressman Pac-cute? Ano sinuswerte? Sana tatakbo muna siya as PTA officer sa school ng mga anak niya.