WHY not just continue the road project in Boom Boom’s
village?

As governor, it does not make sense to continue or push
through with the project only if Boom Boom won the fight or became a world champion. The problem with the governor of Bohol is he only wanted to share a ride on the front page.

Kung talagang dapat ayusin ang kalsada, bakit hindi gawin. Bakit idadaan pa sa laban ni Boom Boom?

Poor Boom Boom, he absorbed all the pain. Siya ngayon ang sisisihin ng mga kabarangay niya dahil hindi magawa-gawa ang kalsada sa lugar nila. Hopefully Boom Boom will become a world champion before the governor of Bohol needs him for the next election.

– Luis Elciario, Miramar, Florida (via e-mail)

By Salven Lagumbay
Inquirer

SACRAMENTO–Gerry Peñalosa became the third Filipino world champion in two months Saturday, dethroning Mexican World Boxing Organization bantamweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez with a seventh-round knockout at the Arco Arena here.

Proving to detractors that he still had some fight left in him, the 35-year-old former World Boxing Council super flyweight champion put away the Mexican for good with one punch to the body late in the seventh round.

The world title was the third for the country after Florante Condes captured the International Boxing Federation minimumweight crown and Nonito Donaire seized the IBF flyweight championship early last month.

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By Nikko Dizon
Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines–Boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao arrived Sunday morning in Manila, the Philippine Daily Inquirer has learned.

Pacquiao was on board Philippine Airlines (PAL) PR 103 from Los Angeles, California. The flight arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) Centennial Terminal shortly before 6 a.m., various sources told the Inquirer, parent company of INQUIRER.net.

For unknown reasons, Pacquiao abandoned his US training for his October grudge match against Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera and decided to return to Manila.

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By Recah Trinidad
Inquirer

SACRAMENTO, California—Boxing officials and aficionados were shocked Saturday night upon receiving information that boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao has bolted his Wild Card training camp and left in a huff for Manila.

Unconfirmed reports said Pacquiao, who checked in for training in California on Aug. 7, had a quarrel with his long-time trainer Freddie Roach.

There was also no information on what could have caused the spat, but sources said Pacquiao had tried to take an advance from his purse.

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WHY feel sorry?

It was not the players’ fault but the inability of the officials to sort out their problems. It took them years to resolve it and then form a team which is less than a year old.

Congratulations to all the players for giving a good fight!

– N S Rivera, Cerritos, California (via e-mail)

By Inquirer

PINEHURST, North Carolina–Mia Legaspi made up for her stunning Junior World defeat by winning the girls’ 8-and-under division of the US Kids World Championship, even as Miguel Tabuena came from way behind to post a third-place finish Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the Pinehurst Golf Club here.

Legaspi two-putted for par from 24 feet on the final hole for a 34 at Pinehurst’s Longleaf course and a 54-hole total of 97, edging Americans Brooke Dillon and Claire Hodges by a shot for her second major title in as many years.

Angel Yin, the California native who foiled Legaspi’s title-retention bid in the Junior World two weeks ago in San Diego, placed fourth this time, four strokes off the winner’s pace.

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