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58-557: The 2022 presidential campaign of Manny Pacquiao formally began on October 1, 2021, when Manny Pacquiao filed his candidacy for the 2022 Philippine presidential election . He has been a Senator of the Philippines from June 30, 2016 to June 30, 2022 and was previously a member of the House of Representatives , representing the Sarangani lone district . Pacquiao is affiliated with PDP–Laban ,

116-415: A senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. Pacquiao is the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing and has won twelve major world titles. He was the first boxer to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes, the first boxer to win major world titles in four of the eight "glamour divisions" ( flyweight , featherweight , lightweight , and welterweight ), and

174-517: A "legend" & visited him along with Klay Thompson at training. On September 4, 2014, Pacquiao trained with the Golden State Warriors at their training facility in preparation for his PBA stint. On February 18, 2015, Pacquiao played briefly and scored one point when the Sorento pulled a 95–84 upset against Purefoods , which had tapped former NBA player Daniel Orton as their import for

232-470: A boxing match under Rizin Special standing bout rules. As there was no judge's decision, the bout ended in a draw. Pacquiao was introduced to boxing at the age of 12 by his maternal uncle Sardo Mejia. According to his autobiography, Pacquiao said watching Mike Tyson's defeat of James "Buster" Douglas in 1990 with his Uncle Sardo as an experience that, "changed my life forever". Mejia began training his nephew in

290-692: A career-high four points in a 97–88 victory against the Blackwater Elite , also sinking the first three-point field goal in his career. He appeared rarely in the succeeding seasons as he was focused on other commitments. In 2017, Pacquiao founded the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League , initially a semi-professional league in the Philippines . The MPBL turned professional in 2022. In 2018, although being rumored to transfer to Blackwater, Pacquiao officially announced his retirement from

348-462: A conversation with him uttering "Bob, I'm gonna run in 2022 and, when I win, I want you there at my inauguration.'" Speculations quickly spread around a possible Pacquiao run for president, backed by his own expression of interest in a presidential bid. In June 2021, he expressed belief that Duterte's response towards China's claims in the South China Sea was lacking. Duterte rebuked Pacquiao for

406-400: A legendary boxer, and I'm proud of that. However, that journey was not always easy. When I was younger, I became a fighter because I had to survive. I had nothing. I had no one to depend on except myself. I realized that boxing was something I was good at, and I trained hard so that I could keep myself and my family alive ." On December 4, 1998, at the age of 19, he won his first major title,

464-494: A makeshift home gym. After 6 months of training, Pacquiao began boxing in a park in General Santos, eventually traveling to other cities to fight higher-ranked opponents. By age 15, he was considered the best junior boxer in the southern Philippines and he moved to Manila . In January 1995, at the age of 16, he made his professional boxing debut as a junior flyweight. Pacquiao stated of his early years, " Many of you know me as

522-410: A part, along with the vice mayor's alleged drinking buddy Charlie Tan and Kenneth Dong, in a 2017 seized ₱ 6.4-billion shipment of illegal drugs from Xiamen, China, into the Philippines. As of 2018, Pacquiao has filed a total of 31 Senate bills during the 17th Congress. And in a bill filed alongside Senator Bato dela Rosa and Bong Go , he backed the return of capital punishment . In June 2019,

580-904: A professional boxer, being the only boxer to have won world championships in eight different weight divisions. He entered Philippine politics in 2007 when he unsuccessfully ran for election to the Philippine House of Representatives. He was elected to the House of Representatives in his second attempt in 2010, and in 2016 was elected as a Senator. He retired from boxing on September 29, 2021 to focus on politics. Boxing promoter Bob Arum said in June 2020 that Pacquiao told him that he'd run for president instead of defending his Senate seat in 2022. A few days later, Pacquiao denied talking to Arum about politics. A year after that, sports official and former Bacolod mayor and representative Monico Puentebella said that Pacquiao

638-754: A senator by the Commission on Elections. Pacquiao garnered over 16 million votes, landing at 7th place. Pacquiao earlier aligned himself with the Duterte government . He facilitated on September 18, 2016, the ouster of Leila de Lima (a Duterte critic) from the chairmanship of the Senate Justice committee and criticized de Lima's presentation three days later of an alleged member of the Davao Death Squad . In another Senate hearing, Pacquiao defended then-Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte from allegations of having

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696-509: A speech on human trafficking that earned praise. However, he also received criticism for coming out as uninformed during a discussion of the contentious reproductive health bill that same year. In 2013, he was re-elected to the 16th Congress of the Philippines . He ran unopposed. Additionally, his wife, Jinkee, was also elected as vice-governor of Sarangani, while his younger brother, Rogelio lost his bid as congressman. Because of other commitments, Pacquiao only attended one Congress session on

754-488: Is disputed since 2021 ). On September 19, 2021, Pacquiao officially declared his candidacy for President of the Philippines in the 2022 Philippine presidential election ; he ended up losing to Bongbong Marcos . Outside of boxing and politics, Pacquiao was the head coach and a player for the Philippine Basketball Association team Kia/Mahindra for three seasons from 2014 to 2017, before founding

812-489: Is an Evangelical Christian and is also considered politically conservative (right-of-center to right). He previously aligned with the views of President Rodrigo Duterte and continues to support the return of the death penalty . Regarding his social conservatism, he is a strong opponent of same-sex marriage . He has, however, taken social liberal stances in the past, such as supporting wage increases. Pacquiao's candidacy includes promises to jail corrupt officials, reassess

870-527: Is running for president, and that he was authorized by the latter to talk about politics. In September 2021, Pacquiao said that he only have three options in politics: run for president, run for reelection in the Senate, or retire from politics altogether. On September 19, he accepted the nomination of the PDP-Laban faction led by senator Koko Pimentel . On October 1, 2021, Pacquiao filed his certificate of candidacy for

928-532: Is the only boxer to hold world championships across four decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s). In July 2019, Pacquiao became the oldest welterweight world champion in history at the age of 40, and the first boxer in history to become a recognized four-time welterweight champion after defeating Keith Thurman to win the WBA (Super) welterweight title. As of 2015, Pacquiao's fights had generated $ 1.2 billion in revenue from his 25 pay-per-view bouts . Forbes ranked him

986-564: The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony as the Philippine delegation's flag bearer ; the first-ever non-participant to serve as the country's flagbearer. Swimmer Miguel Molina , 2005 Southeast Asian Games ' Best Male Athlete, yielded the role to Pacquiao, upon the request of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to national sports officials. He had the opportunity to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , when professional boxers under

1044-584: The Department of Education. Manny Pacquiao has an amateur record of 60–4 and a record of 62–8–2 as a professional, with 39 wins by knockout. Boxing historian Bert Sugar ranked Pacquiao as the greatest southpaw fighter of all time. In 2021, he ranked number 1 in DAZN's list of the top 10 boxers of the last 30 years. Pacquiao made history by being the first boxer ever to win world titles in eight weight divisions, having won twelve major world titles, as well as being

1102-873: The People's Champ Movement , the local party Pacquiao founded. This is due to the ongoing leadership dispute in PDP-Laban. Pacquiao during his filing of certificate of candidacy is joined by Buhay Party-List Representative and House Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza as his vice presidential running mate. Atienza first served as an Assemblyman in the Regular Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986, Vice Mayor of Manila from 1992 to 1998, Mayor of Manila from 1998 to 2007 and DENR Secretary from 2007 to 2009. Pacquiao chose Atienza to be his running mate because of his 50 years in public service, especially during his term as Mayor of Manila. Although coming from different Christian sects, Pacquiao and Atienza are both social conservatives. Pacquiao

1160-494: The "speedy release" of fellow Senator Leila De Lima , who had been detained for five years, after witnesses against De Lima retracted their testimony. Pacquiao had earlier been vocal about De Lima's supposed links to a purported drug lord, Kerwin Espinosa, an allegation that led to De Lima's arrest and detention. As early as June 2020, Pacquiao's former promoter Bob Arum declared that the senator expressed that he will run in 2022 in

1218-455: The 40-year-old age limit. Forbes listed Pacquiao as the world's equal sixth highest paid athlete, with a total of $ 40 million or ₱ 2 billion pesos from the second half of 2008 to the first half of 2009. Tied with him on the sixth spot was NBA player LeBron James and golfer Phil Mickelson . Pacquiao was again included in Forbes' list of highest paid athletes from the second half of 2009 to

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1276-511: The Cebu-based party PROMDI . This was in accordance with the "MP3 Alliance" established by PDP-Laban under Pacquiao's faction with PROMDI, and the People's Champ Movement. Cusi's faction in response to Pacquiao's filing of his candidacy under PROMDI decided that he is no longer a member of PDP-Laban. Pacquiao was the youngest candidate among the 10 presidential aspirants for the 2022 elections. He lost

1334-715: The Filipino House of Representatives, Pacquiao enrolled in the Certificate Course in Development, Legislation, and Governance at the Development Academy of the Philippines – Graduate School of Public and Development Management (DAP-GSPDM). On November 21, 2009, Pacquiao announced that he would run again for a congressional seat , but this time in Sarangani province, the hometown of his wife Jinkee. In May 2010, Pacquiao

1392-570: The People's Champ Movement. Cusi in response to Pacquiao's filing of candidacy under PROMDI decided that he is no longer a member of PDP-Laban. Evangelicalism in the Philippines According to the 2000 Census , 2.8% of Filipinos identified as Evangelicals . This figure has risen to 14% as of 2017. The Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC), an organization of more than seventy Evangelical and Mainline Protestant churches, and more than 210 parachurch organizations in

1450-515: The Philippine Senate released a data showing Pacquiao as having the worst attendance record among all senators in the 17th Congress, reflecting a struggle Pacquiao had since he was a congressman. Despite the poor attendance, he still managed to enact four laws from the bills he filed. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Pacquiao worked with Alibaba Group co-founder Jack Ma to help bring to

1508-515: The Philippines 50,000 COVID-19 test kits through their respective charity foundations. In December 2020, Pacquiao became acting party president of PDP–Laban , the ruling political party, when Koko Pimentel resigned. However, the position will eventually become disputed between Pacquiao and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi . Alfonso Cusi 's faction through a vote decided that Pacquiao is no longer party president of PDP–Laban on July 17. Melvin Matibag,

1566-419: The Philippines, counts more than 11 million members as of 2011. Overseas Filipinos from the Philippines have settled abroad and spread their religion, including Evangelicalism . The UAE , a country with many OFWs, has about four Evangelical churches. The following table shows the percentage of Filipino Evangelicals to other Christian denominations in the Philippines. Note: the table depicted above shows

1624-666: The World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight title. Over the course of his decorated career, Pacquiao has defeated 22 world champions: Chatchai Sasakul , Lehlohonolo Ledwaba , Jorge Eliécer Julio , Marco Antonio Barrera (twice), Érik Morales (twice), Óscar Larios , Jorge Solís , Juan Manuel Márquez (twice), David Díaz , Oscar De La Hoya , Ricky Hatton , Miguel Cotto , Joshua Clottey , Antonio Margarito , Shane Mosley , Brandon Ríos , Timothy Bradley (twice), Chris Algieri , Jessie Vargas , Lucas Matthysse , Adrien Broner and Keith Thurman . Pacquiao's most recent bout

1682-573: The age of 40 were allowed to compete in the games for the first time. However Pacquiao, decided not to compete. Pacquiao would signify his interest to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in France . The Philippine Olympic Committee would make a failed petition to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Now 45-years old, Pacquiao was disallowed to participate after the IOC decide to uphold

1740-561: The conference. When asked about playing against him, Orton said that "[Pacquiao playing] is a joke...Professional boxer? Yeah. Congressman? All right. But professional basketball player? Seriously? It's a joke." Orton was fined by PBA commissioner Chito Salud and was replaced after a few days. On October 25, 2015, Pacquiao made his first field goal in the PBA in a 108–94 loss against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters . On August 21, 2016, Pacquiao scored

1798-477: The congress' final leg and was criticized for being the top absentee among lawmakers. Pacquiao filed a total of less than 20 bills in six years, with zero of them passing beyond committee. On October 5, 2015, Pacquiao formally declared that he was running for senator under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) party of vice-president Jejomar Binay. On May 19, 2016, Pacquiao was formally elected as

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1856-401: The current close relationship with China and strive to "provide free housing to 1.9 million poor families." However, at the time of his registration as a candidate he stated, "My priority is to resolve the pandemic so we can drive the economy to recovery," Atienza, meanwhile, is a devout Catholic and is a known advocate for criminalization of abortion care. Pacquiao and Atienza have endorsed

1914-470: The deputy secretary-general of PDP–Laban, defended the vote, saying it was organized because the term limits of the party's officials had already expired. Pacquiao is still regarded by his faction as party president. In May 2021, Senator Pacquiao filed a bill proposing to create the Philippine Boxing and Combat Sports Commission. The move, however, was lambasted by Senator Pia Cayetano who criticized

1972-419: The election by a wide margin , ultimately placing third out of ten candidates with 3,663,113 votes. He later conceded to then presumptive president-elect Bongbong Marcos a day after the election. Had Pacquiao been elected, he would have been the second president from Mindanao, the first president to come from Soccsksargen , and the first boxer to become president. Manny Pacquiao is best known for his feats as

2030-460: The first boxer to win the lineal championship in five different weight classes. Pacquiao is also the first boxer in history to win major world titles in four of the original eight weight classes of boxing, also known as the "glamour divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, lightweight and welterweight), and the first boxer ever to become a four-decade world champion, winning world championships across four decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s). Pacquiao

2088-489: The first half of 2010; he was ranked eighth with an income of $ 42 million. Pacquiao also won the 2009 ESPY Awards for the Best Fighter category, beating fellow boxer Shane Mosley and Brazilian mixed martial arts fighters Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva. ESPN Magazine reported that Pacquiao was one of the two top earning athletes for 2010, alongside American Major League Baseball player Alex Rodriguez . According to

2146-445: The following candidates for the 2022 Philippine Senate election , thus who are part of their "senatorial slate": Manny Pacquiao Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. CLH ( locally [pɐkˈjaʊ] ; born December   17, 1978) is a Filipino politician, businessman, and former professional boxer . Nicknamed " PacMan ", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He previously served as

2204-569: The highest selling pay-per-view boxing match in a Welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on May 2, 2015, and the highest revenue earned from ticket sales for a boxing match from ticket sales title fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on May 2, 2015. Pacquaio has never competed in the Summer Olympics. However, he would participate in the parade of nations of

2262-587: The league after playing just ten games in three seasons and scoring less than fifteen career points. In 2019, he announced that he is "planning to own an NBA team" after boxing retirement. On February 12, 2007, Pacquiao announced his campaign for a seat in the Philippine House of Representatives to represent the 1st District of South Cotabato province running as a candidate of the Liberal Party faction under Manila mayor Lito Atienza . Pacquiao, said he

2320-421: The magazine's annual salary report of athletes, Pacquiao earned $ 32 million (approximately PhP 1.38 billion) for his two 2010 boxing matches against Clottey and Margarito. On April 17, 2014, Pacquiao, a passionate basketball fan, announced his intention to join the Philippine Basketball Association as the playing coach of Kia Motors Basketball team , an incoming expansion team for the PBA's 2014–15 season . As

2378-526: The most boxing world titles won in different weight divisions with eight, when he defeated Antonio Margarito (USA) to win the WBC Super Welterweight title on November 13, 2010. He has also held sanctioned belts in the WBC Flyweight, Super Featherweight and Lightweight divisions, plus The Ring Featherweight, IBF Super Bantamweight, IBO and The Ring Light Welterweight and WBO Welterweight. He recorded

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2436-582: The possibility of him running in the postgame interview after losing his final boxing match against Yordenis Ugas , Pacquiao officially announced his presidential bid on September 19, 2021, during the National Assembly of the PDP–Laban , organized by his faction. On October 1, he formally registered his candidacy under the Cebu-based party PROMDI . This was in accordance with the "MP3 Alliance" established by PDP Laban under Pacquiao's faction with PROMDI, and

2494-640: The presidency in Election 2022. In his certificate of candidacy, Pacquiao is running under the Progressive Movement for the Devolution of Initiatives or PROMDI party, the political party founded by former Cebu governor Lito Osmeña for his presidential bid in 1998. According to Ron Munsayac, Pacquiao is running under the MP3 Alliance, the alliance that composed of PROMDI, PDP-Laban Pimentel-Pacquiao faction, and

2552-530: The same party as incumbent Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte . He has been the acting president of PDP-Laban since 2020, but the following year, infighting within the party caused the party to split to two factions ; one led by party president Alfonso Cusi who is loyal to Duterte, and another faction which sides with Pacquiao. The faction which regards Pacquiao as still party president nominated him as PDP-Laban's presidential candidate on September 19, 2021. On October 1, he formally registered his candidacy under

2610-454: The second highest paid athlete in the world in 2012 and 2015, and the eighth highest paid athlete of the 2010s. In 2024, ESPN ranked Pacquiao as the greatest Asian athlete of the 21st century. Pacquiao entered politics in 2010 when he was elected as the representative of Sarangani . He held this post for six years until he was elected and assumed office as a senator in 2016. He became the leader of then-ruling PDP–Laban party in 2020 (which

2668-534: The semi-professional Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League . He has also starred in films and has presented television shows. In music, he has released multiple PARI - certified platinum albums and songs; his cover of " Sometimes When We Touch " peaked at 19 in the United States on Billboard ' s Adult Contemporary chart after a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! He is an Evangelical Christian preacher, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. Manny Pacquiao

2726-455: The statement, saying the latter lacked knowledge in foreign policy. The President also responded to a claim attributed to Pacquiao that the Duterte administration is more corrupt than those by his predecessors; Duterte challenged Pacquiao to name certain individuals or agencies, otherwise he will launch a negative campaign against the senator in the 2022 elections . A month after being asked about

2784-399: The streets, worked as a construction worker and had to pick between eating or sending money to his mother. Pacquiao completed his elementary education at Saavedra Saway Elementary School in General Santos, but dropped out of high school due to extreme and abject poverty. In February 2007, Pacquiao took and passed a high school equivalency exam , and was awarded with a high school diploma by

2842-663: The team's head coach, he asked other teams to not draft him before Kia, and picked himself 11th overall in the first round of the 2014 PBA draft , being the oldest rookie to be ever drafted in the league's history. Pacquiao played basketball as part of his training before his matches and prior to his PBA stint, Pacquiao was named an honorary member of the Boston Celtics and established friendships with Steph Curry and basketball Hall of Famers Kobe Bryant , Kevin Garnett , and Ray Allen . NBA player Karl-Anthony Towns cites Pacquiao as

2900-507: The timing of the proposal in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Pacquiao earlier already tried filing the bill during the 17th Congress when Pacquiao and Senator Franklin Drilon made headlines after Pacquiao called out the latter and senior legislator to use his "common sense" during an interpellation about the topic while Pacquiao was apparently being coached by his advisers after struggling to answer Drilon. In May 2022, Pacquiao called for

2958-573: Was against Yordenis Ugás in August 2021. Pacquiao also participated in an exhibition match against former world champion Jesus Salud in August 2002 which he won. Pacquiao was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), World Boxing Council (WBC), World Boxing Organization (WBO) and Home Box Office (HBO). In 2006, 2008, and 2009, he

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3016-573: Was awarded Ring magazine , ESPN and BWAA's Fighter of the Year , and in 2009 and 2011 he won the Best Fighter ESPY Award . BoxRec ranks him as the greatest Asian fighter of all time. In 2016, Pacquiao ranked No. 2 on ESPN 's list of top pound for pound boxers of the past 25 years and he ranks No.4 in BoxRec 's ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time. As of 2022, Pacquiao

3074-546: Was born as Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao in Kibawe, Bukidnon , and raised in General Santos , Philippines. He is the son of Rosalio Pacquiao and actress Dionisia Dapidran. His parents separated when he was in sixth grade, after his father had an affair. He is the fourth of six siblings, one of whom, Alberto "Bobby" Pacquiao , is also a politician and former professional boxer. At the age of 14, Pacquiao moved to Manila and lived on

3132-411: Was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines , representing the province of Sarangani . He scored a landslide victory over the wealthy and politically well-entrenched Chiongbian clan that had been in power in the province for more than thirty years. Pacquiao got 120,052 votes while his opponent for the seat, Roy Chiongbian, got 60,899 votes. In 2010, Pacquiao made

3190-550: Was long rated as the best active boxer in the world, pound for pound, by most sporting news and boxing websites, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated , Sporting Life , Yahoo! Sports , About.com , BoxRec and The Ring , beginning from his climb to lightweight until his losses in 2012. He is also the longest reigning top-ten active boxer on The Ring' s pound for pound list from 2003 to 2016. Pacquiao has generated approximately 20.4 million in pay-per-view (PPV) buys and $ 1.3 billion in revenue from 26 PPV-bouts. Per Forbes, he

3248-671: Was persuaded to run by the local officials of General Santos , hoping he would act as a bridge between their interests and the national government. Ultimately Pacquiao was forced to run under the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI), a pro-Arroyo political party by the courts. Pacquiao was defeated in the election by incumbent Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), who said, "More than anything, I think, people weren't prepared to lose him as their boxing icon." In preparation for his political career in

3306-513: Was ranked ninth in The Ring's list of the top 100 boxers of all time. Manny Pacquiao is a holder of six Guinness Book World Records . He has the most consecutive boxing world title fight victories at different weights at 15, between 2005 and 2011; he is named the oldest welterweight boxing world champion when he claimed the WBA Welterweight title aged 40 years 215 days on July 20, 2019; he has

3364-468: Was the world's second highest paid athlete in 2015. Pacquiao signed with Bob Arum 's Top Rank from 2015 to 2017 and Al Haymon 's Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) promotion on 2018 alongside Paradigm Sports Management on 2020. On September 29, 2021, Pacquiao announced his retirement from boxing, in a post on social media. On July 28, 2024, Pacquiao made his debut on Super RIZIN 3 in an exhibition featherweight bout against kickboxer Rukiya Anpo in

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