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Pacquiao elected to Senate seat in Philippines
- Updated: May 19, 2016
5:16 AM ET
MANILA, Philippines — Boxing great Manny Pacquiao was proclaimed Thursday as one of the winners of Philippine Senate seats, bringing him closer to a possible crack at the presidency.
At the proclamation ceremony, an election official introduced Pacquiao as the “people’s champion” and called out his name in the same cadence that he is introduced in the boxing ring, drawing cheers from the audience.
The 37-year-old Filipino slugger garnered more than 16 million votes for seventh place among 12 winning senators in the recent elections. Earlier this year, he said he planned to retire from boxing to become a full-time politician.
Pacquiao is considered a hero in the country that grinds to a halt so people can root for him during his televised fights. He has indicated in the past he would …
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