Lawmakers push ‘Manny Pacquiao Act’

4:07 am | Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Manny Pacquiao

Lawmakers are pushing a bill urging the government to bankroll the construction of boxing gyms all over the country to train indigent Filipinos to excel in the sports and in the process lift them out of poverty just like boxing icon Manny Pacquiao.

ALE party-list Representative Catalina Bagasina has filed House Bill No. 5505 seeking the establishment of boxing gyms in every town in the country and appropriating funds for them.

Kabataan party-list Representative Raymond Palatino called the proposed bill the “Manny Pacquiao Act” as it aims to provide an opportunity for young Filipinos to hone their skills in boxing which was the key to the Saranggani legislator’s rise from being a pan de sal vendor in General Santos City to one of the world’s richest athletes.

Pacquiao, considered the world’s best pound-for-pound boxer, is now the richest congressman due to his winnings from his boxing bouts and his share from cable pay-for-view proceeds.

The bill has been endorsed for deliberation in the House committee on youth and sports.

Palatino said he supports the bill because it would also prevent the youth from engaging in vices like drugs and alcohol.

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Tags: Boxing , Congress , Legislation , Manny Pacquiao , Manny Pacquiao Act , Poverty , Sports

Nic Legaspi

It looks like Pacquiao is keeping everyone entertained in that picture.
patriot2008

That bill is the best way to kill boxing. Mandating boxing gyms will just allow the really corrupt government officials to get into the sport of boxing. Besides Manny Pacquiao would never really have become great if he didn’t walk into the Wild Card Boxing gym, a private gym in LA run by Freddie Roach. By the way, we already have a good boxing gym in my town. And just like other good boxing gyms, its private and run by people who have loved boxing for a long time. We dont need the government and corrupt politicians who would just ruin it.
patriot2008

Di ba sa professional boxing, number one tayo? Pero kapag amateur boxing or Olympics, hanggang ngayon wala pang gold medal ang Pilipinas. Dahil hindi gobyerno kundi private ang tumatakbo ng professional boxing. Samantalang mga government officials gaya ng mga opisyal ng Philippine Olympic Committee ang namamalakad sa Olympic boxing ng Pilipinas. Proof iyan na kapag gobyerno na, in particular gobyernong corrupt ng Pilipinas ang pumasok sa sport, patay na ang sport na iyan. Panay pulitika at kurakot ang mangyayari diyan.
http://jaoromero.com/ Jao Romero

in every town? my god, imagine the corruption from the construction projects in that. basta may construction project, todo suporta ang mga tongressmen. ba’t kelangan every town? wala pang isang taon karamihan jan lalangawin na at magiging abandoned buildings na. ginastahan lng ng pera pero di naman ma-maintain. kukuha lng ng maintenance funds ang mga local officials pero bubulsahin. magsimula muna sa maliit. identify viable cities na pwede makapag suporta ng boxing gym. target one from each major island. one in Luzon, one in Visayas, and one in Mindanao. then go from there.
Lapu_lapu

Congress is over its head! Instead of thinking of passing a law to do this thing, Pacquiao should be asked to donate portion of his billions to building this project. Taking the money out of government to support this bill is taking money from whom they are best reserved for: the farmers, and the people for various funding requirements and services. Nothing but wishful thinking from the legislators.
imongredneck

Pacquiao with his battered brain is telling us that we should train our future leaders in the boxing gyms, just like him. Then this country wil be run by more wealthy, non corrupt but brain damaged politicians. We are doomed.

sorbetero

What can you expect, sabi mo nga battered brain eh di brainless suggestion.Blame his brain dead constituents for putting him in Congress. Sabi nga … ang boksingero para sa entablado , hindi sa congresso o senado!!!

Satticus

Instead of boxing gyms why not school buildings? They are projecting the wrong way to success.

What our indigent brothers and sisters need is literacy. This is why there’s still a high rate of unemployment amidst rising job opportunities: many jobs but few are qualified.
ThePattern

E S T U P I D O N U M E R O U N O ! ! ! ! !

Bakit ang partylist reps natin eh mga i m b e ci l e s?

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