Tag: Manny Pacquiao

Pacquiao insists he will revert to his old self and unleash his ‘killer instinct’

April 13, 2014 Anthony Quilon 5 Comments

Las Vegas — I was in attendance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena the last time Manny Pacquiao (55-5–2, 38 KOs) stepped into the MGM ring as Marquez delivered one of the most brutal knockouts in modern history. Watching Manny Pacquiao’s concussed body and lying face-first on the canvas, I was torn between the savage…

Glitz and Glamour

Security, empowerment, and access: Why the lack of these hobbles progress in the Philippines

April 12, 2014 benign0 17 Comments

Oftentimes it is the most mundane of things going on around us — things we take for granted as business-as-usual that, when regarded from the point of view from a lateral thinker so effectively highlight some the most disturbing aspects of our society. Picture these scenes, for example: – The ubiquity of heavily armed uniformed…

Civics, Culture, Development, Society

Manny Pacquiao endorsed by Bill Clinton as Philippines’ role model!

April 4, 2014April 4, 2014 benign0 8 Comments

Talk surrounding who might be Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III’s successor in 2016 is getting more and more interesting by the week! On Jimmy Kimmel Live, former US President Bill Clinton issued his view on the prospects of boxing champ Manny Pacquiao moving up the political ranks in the Philippines… “He’s already in…

Glitz and Glamour, Media, Politics

Indeed, the REAL issue is not the Philippines — it is Filipinos

April 2, 2014 benign0 60 Comments

Indeed, the Philippines is a wild trail that needs to be negotiated. And as experienced trackers and wilderness negotiators will point out, navigating a wild trail is not for the faint-hearted and dimwitted. You need brains, you need stamina, you need guts. Do Filipinos have any of those virtues? Well now, don’t get us started….

Civics, Culture, Government, Politics, Society

Pot calling the kettle black: Noynoy Aquino warns Manny Pacquiao against using the media to fight the Tax Man

November 29, 2013 benign0 47 Comments

Ironic that Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III would warn boxing champ Manny Pacquiao about using the media to gain public sympathy for his tax woes. “If [Pacquiao] did right, then I’m sure he will be able to prove that he did right, and therefore there is no issue,” Aquino said. “So the way…

Civics, Crime, Government, Media

Why Lucio Tan gets to keep his loot while Manny Pacquiao’s all remain frozen

November 28, 2013 benign0 107 Comments

On one hand, the issue surrounding the tax evasion case the Philippines’ Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is raising against boxing champ Manny Pacquiao is pretty straightforward. The BIR had given Pacquiao two years to submit the documents required of him specific among them are original tax returns from the United States’s Internal Revenue Service…

Crime, Government

Manny Pacquiao should focus on resolving his tax case to be of REAL service to Filipinos

November 27, 2013September 26, 2021 benign0 16 Comments

It’s a he-said-she-said situation at the moment as mainstream media focuses its “news reporting” on the basis of soundbytes and snippets of statements made by boxing champ Manny Pacquiao and the Philippines’ chief tax collector Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim Henares. It all started with “reports” following the boxing match between Pacquiao and…

Civics, Culture, Government, Lifestyle, Politics

Enough pushing of Manny Pacquiao ‘hope’ pills already!

November 25, 2013 Kate Natividad 67 Comments

Ok na sana that Manny Pacquiao won against Brandon Rios. That is of course a cause for celebration for any Pacman fan (which I am). What’s annoying is the way Pinoys extend that victory to give some nebulous basis for some sort of hope to the Typhoon Yolanda victims. Why nga ba? How exactly does…

Civics, Culture, Glitz and Glamour