InfoAnda - Boxing champ Pacquiao confident of political victory

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Lawmakers: extend privacy codes to app makers | | 29 April 2011
Endeavour to launch Monday after storm halts launch | 13 July 2009
Pat Tillman cover-up focus of Sundance documentary | 31 January 2010

U.S. to deploy tanks in Afghan war: report | | 19 November 2010

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Boxing champ Pacquiao confident of political victory

Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Asia Pacific World Boxing champ Pacquiao confident of political victory AFP - 2 hours 33 minutes ago Send IM Story Print Philippines boxing superstar and congressional candidate Manny Pacquiao is pictured during an interview with AFP at his house in General Santos, on the Philippines southern island of Mindanao. Pacquiao is up against a member of the Chiongbian clan, which has ruled the area for years and owns large chunks of the local economy, making the champ very much the noveau-rich upstart. GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (AFP) - – An armoured Hummer jeep rolled out of Manny Pacquiao's garage and past his boxing glove-shaped swimming pool, ready to take the world's best fighter on the election hustings. Shortly afterwards a smiling Pacquiao dressed in smart casual clothes walked into a reception room at his mansion that was covered from floor to ceiling with blow-up photos of his finest moments in the boxing ring. "I want them to believe me -- that I'm good not only in boxing but also in serving them," the seven-time world champion told AFP in an interview, getting straight to the point as to why he desperately wants to become a politician. With realistically only a few years -- if not bouts -- left before the end of his prime, the 31-year-old "Pacman" is making a second attempt to win a seat in parliament. Unlike in the ring, where he is widely regarded to be the world's best pound-for-pound fighter, in politics he has an undistinguished 0-1 record after having been bloodied in an attempt in 2007. Knocked out in his last congressional run in the southern port city of General Santos, Pacquiao is standing for a seat in nearby Sarangani province at the May 10 national elections. Pacquiao says his lack of experience in public office will work to his advantage in a nation where violence and graft has earned it a reputation for being ruled with "guns, goons and gold". "Right now it's getting worse you know, (the) corruption," he said. "If you think politics is dirty, I think we can change that." Pacquiao is up against a member of the Chiongbian clan, which has ruled the area for years and owns large chunks of the local economy, making the champ very much the nouveau-riche upstart. But Pacquiao has had plenty of election campaign cash to spend from his fat fight purses and a myriad of commercial endorsements that range from shampoo to beer and karaoke microphones. Forbes Magazine listed him as one of the world's highest-paid athletes in 2009 with a year's earnings of 40 million dollars, and he made another reported 12 million dollars in his last fight against Ghana's Joshua Clottey in March. However it was not always that way and Pacquiao gives a sincere impression that his political ambitions are rooted in his childhood poverty. He listed the absence of many basic social services in Sarangani, one of the poorest provinces in the Philippines. "The problem in our place, first, is livelihood; second is education and third is health care and medical assistance." The province of 420,000 people does not even have a hospital of its own, he added. Pacquiao was abandoned by his father and as a boy lived in a tiny rented room with his mother at the Labangan slum in General Santos, the country's tuna canning capital and also one of the hotbeds of local boxing. Like many other local youths before him, he used his golden fists to escape a life of poverty. He has since reconciled with his father, Rosalio Pacquiao, who now helps him at the stumps. Some of the boxer's riches have been invested in the local economy, including a bottled water business that bears his name and undercuts rivals. Local officials say the champ is also an important contributor to charity, with free school buildings in Sarangani among his pet projects. Pacquiao the candidate flashed the cash this month in a rain-soaked sortie in the impoverished town of Malapatan, where the locals plant maize and fish the nearby Sarangani Bay in tiny outrigger boats. At a local petrol station, 56-year-old farmer Leonardo Salazar joined more than a hundred moped riders queueing for a free tank of petrol, paid for by the Pacquiao camp. The group said they only had to join the Pacquiao motorcade to collect 200 pesos (about 4.5 dollars) at the end of the day. But Salazar insisted everything was above board. "This is not bribery. We see this as a chance to help our idol," he said. Although the boxer would seem to be using tactics of more seasoned politicians to garner support, Pacquiao insisted he was fighting his political battle by the rules and would as such emerge victorious. "Right now I'm leading in the public surveys," he said. "I'm confident that people will trust me." Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary Reuters - 1 hour 30 minutes ago Teary Kate Gosselin voted off "Dancing With Stars" Reuters - Wednesday, April 21 Tribeca film fest shaking up indie distribution Reuters - Wednesday, April 21 "Summer" comes early in Kenny Chesney's 3D film Reuters - Wednesday, April 21 Paul McCartney to reissue catalog on indie label Reuters - Wednesday, April 21 News Search Top Stories EADS opts to compete against Boeing in US air tanker deal Brazil awards dam tender despite environmental protests Bolivia's Morales slams capitalist debt to global warming Goldman Sachs' profits surge amid fraud scandal Agnelli heir John Elkann 'proud' to become Fiat chairman More Top Stories » ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Viewed Most Recommended Venezuelan boxer hangs himself after murder rap Volcano cloud pushes European airlines to the brink: analysts Apple engineer loses iPhone prototype As troops deployed, Thai Red Shirts mull next move Iceland eruption tapering off, spewing lava and less ash More Most Viewed » Two-million-year-old hominid sheds light on evolution Taiwan's male 'Susan Boyle' a web sensation EU emergency talks as volcano cloud havoc worsens More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! News Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Subscribe to our news feeds Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS » More news feeds | What are news feeds? Also on Yahoo Answers Groups Mail Messenger Mobile Travel Finance Movies Sports Games » All Yahoo! Services Site Highlights Singapore Full Coverage Most Popular Asia Entertainment Photos World Cup 2010 Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Community | Intellectual Property Rights Policy | Help

Other News on Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Hole Lines Up First U.S. Summer Tour Dates
Supreme Court: Ban On Animal Cruelty Videos Violates Freedom Of Speech
Rapper Guru of GangStarr Dies At 43
Space Shuttle Lands At Cape Following Rain Delay
Ohio Serial Rapist Executed
Ohio Murderer Scheduled For Execution
Senators Subpoena Pentagon, Justice Department For Ft. Hood Documents
Kylie Minogue Announces New Album "Aphrodite"
Washington D.C. Police Search For Middle School Principal’s Killer
Palin To Testify About 2008 Hacking Of Her E-Mail Account
'Killing' of Qaeda leaders won't end Iraq attacks: analysts
Guard economic independence, Putin warns crisis-hit Russia
Ten nations call on Google to better defend privacy
Leading coalition in Iraq election backs recount
Agnelli heir John Elkann 'proud' to become Fiat chairman
3G iPad to hit US stores on April 30: Apple
Internet video stokes Sudan poll fraud fears
East Sudan parties concede defeat, cry fraud |
EADS says will bid on US air tanker deal
US-TECH Summary
Supreme Court to Decide Privacy Rights of Employees Who Text on the Job
Bolivia hosts climate change event
Four Afghan students killed in crossfire: ministry
North Korea readying for 3rd nuclear test: report |
Apple users lose some immunity to cybercrime
Biden, Obama Keep Women The Focus For National Equal Pay Day On Tuesday
Goldman Sachs' profits surge amid fraud scandal
Target To Shed Visa Label, Issue Store-Branded Credit Cards
Apple wants its iPhone back
Leading coalition in Iraq election backs recount |
Fourteen Members Of Gambino Crime Family Indicted, Arrested
Undersea telecoms cables face growing risks: report
Hacking Of Google’s Single Password System Behind Withdrawal Of Search Engine In Mainland China
Apple engineer loses iPhone prototype
Apple says iPad 3G available on April 30
Female Body Found In Wooded Area Near Miami Zoo
Palm Beach Improv Gives First Callers Free Comedy Show Tickets
Iran arrests members of a terrorist group: report |
Discovery shuttle makes safe return to Earth
Goldman Sachs Q1 Profit Nearly Doubles On Strong Trading Unit
Boston High School Student Collapses On Track; Dies
Rihanna Has A Reported 50 Producers Crafting Material For Her Next Album
Climate treaty 'some way off': Australia
Thai protesters fortify camps in heart of Bangkok
US civil rights activist Dorothy Height dies
South Korea arrests two of North's spies: report
US regrets 'irregularities' in Sudan elections
NATO troops kill 4 unarmed Afghans
Pakistan: Islamist blames US for suicide bombing
China declares national day of mourning for quake victims
Apple seeks return of lost iPhone prototype |
Myanmar state media report on bombs at dam site
Apple results blow past Wall Street targets |
Hotels in Bangkok sending tourists packing
U.S. helps African navies with floating academy
Yahoo profit outpaces Wall Street estimates |
Somali pirates seize Thai fishing vessels, 77 crew: EU force
Afghan deputy mayor slain as he prays in mosque
Ten countries urge privacy changes at Google |
Nissan to halt output due to parts shipment delay
US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary
Cirque du Soleil to create Michael Jackson show
Corruption fuelling terrorism in Indonesia: think tank
Lou Reed is back with experimental music of 1970s
US women better educated than men: Census data
No sexiness, we're Holy City cheerleaders
Party's over as troops descend on Bangkok red-light district
Pakistan's pre-Islamic art on show in Paris
IMAX to open five more 3D megascreens in Japan
Cold weather threatens supplies of S.Korean national dish
US authors shortlisted for top UK fiction award
HBO film unmasks Dr. Death, Jack Kevorkian |
Anthony Hopkins reaches a Final Destination |
Lou Reed is back with experimental music of 1970s |
Cirque du Soleil to create Michael Jackson show |
Britain's Duchess of York wants American TV show |
Bruni-Sarkozy to appear in new Woody Allen film |
Rapper Guru dies from cancer at age 43 |
European skies open but airline schedules scrambled |
Pulitzer winning cartoonist gets iTunes app reprieve
Brazil awards dam tender despite environmental protests
Poland president vote on June 20, Komorowski leads |
Apple net profit nearly doubles
"Imposed" Mideast solution would stoke violence
profits up, sees improved search share
Thai red shirts open to talks to avert crackdown |
East Sudan parties concede defeat, cry fraud
Google tool shows government appetites for user data
Password system was among losses in Google theft: NYT
Day of mourning for China's earthquake victims |
Facebook dumps Twitter-like "Lite" version
Policemen plead not guilty to Philippine massacre |
Third of U.S. teens with phones text 100 times a day
Greek debt woes erase jobs, stoke social discontent |
Apple seeks return of lost iPhone prototype
Afghanistan sees great white hope in marble sector |
Last Argentine dictator jailed for 25 years |
'Living hell' in energy-deprived Dhaka
11 police plead not guilty in Philippine massacre
US could be in Iran missile range by 2015: US official
Blasts in Thai south kill policeman, wound dozens
Shanghai's Expo trials get crowded, rocky start
US, Mexican cardinals sued over priest sex abuse
Thai 'Red Shirts' fortify base amid crackdown fear
Gambino clan suspects netted in New York
Boxing champ Pacquiao confident of poll victory
Sri Lanka ruling party increases gains in revote
Thai "red shirts" open to talks to avert crackdown
2 NKorean spies arrested for assassination plot
China mourns earthquake victims
Google in talks to buy ITA Software: report |
Indian outsourcer HCL reports profit surge
Seoul shares rise as Apple earnings lift techs
Apple results smash Street view, outlook strong |
China's Huijin to issue lucrative new bonds: media
Yahoo revenue misses as search ad sales contract |
Author Toibin sees novel surviving new technology |
China's Geely challenge: High hopes, hard reality
High-speed train riles Russians on wrong side of tracks
Indonesia must remain vigilant against terrorists
PAKISTAN
Boxing champ Pacquiao confident of political victory
NZ tycoon in debt funded rejig of packaging empire
Teary Kate Gosselin voted off "Dancing With Stars"
Japan sushi dealers feel heat from Iceland volcano
Tribeca film fest shaking up indie distribution
Iceland turns to jokes -- and soul-searching
"Summer" comes early in Kenny Chesney's 3D film
Goldman Sachs profits surge amid fraud scandal
Paul McCartney to reissue catalog on indie label
S.Korea spotted buying dlrs to curb won -traders
US adoptive parents seek girls, non-black children: study
Outkast's Big Boi to release solo debut in July
S.Korea sees bigger trade surplus in Apr
Michael Douglas's son sentenced to 5 years |
Teary Kate Gosselin voted off Dancing With Stars |
Paul McCartney to reissue catalog on indie label |
Tribeca film fest shaking up indie distribution |
Summer comes early in Kenny Chesney's 3D film |
Outkast's Big Boi to release solo debut in July |
Top Gear to launch U.S. version in fall |
Green Day on Broadway insist they are still punk |
Pearl Jam duo joins Conan O'Brien on stage |
Hariri denies Syria supplied Scuds to Hezbollah
Greece cool as heat rises over debt rescue climate
European skies open but airline schedules scrambled |
Iran denounces U.S. "nuclear threats"
Former IOC chief Juan Antonio Samaranch dead at 89
Iran denounces U.S. nuclear threats, to hold drill |
Pirates seize Liberian cargo ship with 21 crew
Boeing profit falls 15% in first quarter
Chris Brown To Host Haiti Charity Concert
"Glee" To Release Third Soundtrack Volume In May
At Least 11 Workers Missing From Burning Oil Rig
France moves towards banning Muslim veil in public |
Iceland turns to jokes -- and soul-searching
Top Democrat In NY Senate Charged With Looting Charity Of Millions
UK's third party rebuffs PM's reform overtures |
Coast Guard Chopper Crashes In Lake Huron; 3 Rescued
Airlines lost '$1.7 bln' from ash chaos
"Avatar" To Head Back To Theaters With Extended Version, Sequels
Pope promises action on sexual abuse crisis |
Somali pirates seize Panama-flagged bulk carrier |
Cirque Du Soleil Producing Permanent Michael Jackson Vegas Show
Former NAACP Leader Benjamin Hooks Laid To Rest
Ousted Kyrgyz leader says still president |
Kate Gosselin Finally Voted Off “DWTS”
14 Gambino Crime Family Members Charged
S.Korean woman closes in on 14 peaks record
World health leaders urge vigilance in flu fight
2 China lawyers who defended Falun Gong face ban
US official: Iran military strike 'off the table'
Analysts say NKorea hinting at 3rd nuke test
Policemen plead not guilty to Philippine massacre
Japan says it can compromise on whale catch quota
Thai gov't offers talks if protesters abide by law
NZ's Yellow Pages in standstill deal -sources
Pakistani o/n rates, stocks down; rupee firms
Police arrest rights activist in Indian Kashmir
Nissan to resume output after parts delay
US corporate figures boost Asian markets
Thai car sales soar 52.6% in March
Taiwan c.bank says inspected loans for 2nd properties
India says could reap $10 bln from 3G auction
Wynn opens latest Macau hotel, plans new resort
S.Korea March crude imports rise 8 pct yr/yr
Indian outsourcer HCL reports profit surge
Hard times hit Italy's Carrara marble finishers
India water crisis laid bare by clash with cola giants
Great white shark divers ready for WC tourists
Man Hides Dead Roommate's Body Under Couch For 10 Years
Doctor Gets High, Accidentally Removes Patient's Testicle, Flees Country
Stranded Bride, Groom Say I Dos Online
Apple Asks Gizmodo To Return Lost iPhone 4G Prototype
UAE Issues 96-Hour Visas To Stranded Airline Passengers
"Ground Black People" Not Part Of Recipe
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph		BlogMeter 1.01