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 6:16 pm
@batang tambo
I suggest you turn off the Caps Lock on your PC. In ‘Net lingo, what you did is pretty much scream your entire head off.
And please, do insert breaks in your paragraph. Reading text with no spaces in between hurts the eyes.
June 6th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
Daang milyon ipinatalo mo sa eleksyon! Para ano? Sana nagpagawa kana lang ng schools. Sana nagpaaral ka na lang ng maraming mahihirap. Alam namin pera mo yan. Pero yung mga nagpapayo sa iyo, parang itinutulak ka sa bangin.
June 6th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Paano mananalo sa election eh bumasa lang ng contract di marunong. Pirma dito pirma dun. Sugal, puyat at kung anu-anong bisyo pa ang lumalapit sa kanya. Sayang ka Manny kung mauuwi lahat sa wala. You will be the bigggest heartbreak story of Philippine boxing kung di ka magbabago.
June 6th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Manny kahit gaano kalaki kinita mp pwede ka maghirap muli. Huwag ka na bumalik pa sa kahirapan. Ingatan mo pero. Huwag ka na pumasok sa hindi mo linya. Look at Mike Tyson. He earned $300 M pero ubos lahat. Ingat ka kabayan.
June 6th, 2007 at 7:03 am
I guess Manny had a lot of lessons learned - marami na syang blunder, from contract signing (parang autograph daw kung pumirma) to greediness, to allowing himself to be steered by other people. Manny, take your time, you’re young and have all the time in the world to make a difference. gaya ng sabi nang iba diyan, build school or conduct boxing clinic - long lasting ang effect ng mga ito.