Manny Pacquaio.....

October 6, 2007 is another day for Pacquiao fans to debate and possibly celebrate if the Pambansang Kamao will win over Marco Antonio Barerra. Of course, everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, will stop, take a break and turn their t.v. sets on just to see Manny fight. Fact is, I’m not a fan, but of course, as the nation’s pride in the realm of boxing, I cannot help but be awed in him as well.

In recent years, boxing has had a firm hold on us Pinoys that even choosing who will sing our national anthem for boxing fights has become such a troublesome affair. Hopefully, Kyla will not screw this one like what Christian Bautista did on the Penalosa fight just a month ago. I mean, missing out several important lines from the Lupang Hinirang is such a terrible, terrible mistake. And I have to say, I pity Christian Bautista for his tarnished rep.



Boxing has become the national recess and Manny has become the country’s scapegoat from everything, especially political turmoil and economic crisis. People momentarily forget their troubles when they see Manny fight; it’s like they are one with him whenever he goes inside the ring to put his opponent down. Boxing or, rather, punching is what appeals to most of us, I think. It’s a tension releasing mechanism aimed at concentrating your anger to hurt your enemy. I think that sounds logical, right? You’re mad at someone, so you punch him and that makes you feel better. For us worried Pinoys, the ‘enemy’ isn’t Mexico or any boxer Manny is in the ring with: it’s personal battles.
Lately, we have so many controversy hounding up the Senate: ZTE, the re-opened Hello Garci, the still unresolved Extrajudicial Killings and stuff. And just a week ago, an international controversy about Desperate Housewives’ racial slur against Filipino doctors has surfaced.

Lately, we have so many controversy hounding up the Senate: ZTE, the re-opened Hello Garci, the still unresolved Extrajudicial Killings and stuff. And just a week ago, an international controversy about Desperate Housewives’ racial slur against Filipino doctors has surfaced.

We’ve been named Most Corrupt, then we have Malu Hernandez’s remark against the OFWs and now this? With all of these stuff going on, who wouldn’t want a break?
So Manny, if you have the time to read this, please do your best. Do not let us down. Selfish as I may sound, we need entertainment and distraction more than your win. Winning for the country is good, it’s awfully commendable, but please consider our dire plea for much needed sanity.