Recently, more and more information appears in the Philippine media that Manny Pacquiao, now the senator, will try to become president of his country in 2022. At the same time, the most famous Filipino in the world still refutes these rumors.
First, a political career, then sport - this is the last preference of Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs), who selects the dates of his fights at the moments of political vacations in his homeland. Manny has been a senator for four years.
“Manny Pacquiao will be the first boxer president. He admitted to me that in 2022 he intends to run for the president in the Philippines,” said Bob Arum, a longtime promoter of the Filipino.
“As far as I know, this is not true; I never spoke to Bob about politics. Recently, we discussed possible fights, and spoke, as a rule, about boxing, and not about elections and politics. My country has its own problems, and now is not the time for political games. The nation must unite,” Pacquiao commented on the latest rumors.
Interestingly, Rodrigo Duterte, the current president of the Philippines, does not even hide that he sees Pacquiao as his successor.
