Pacquiao’s heart quicker than his blazing hands

When tropical storm Ondoy left most parts of Metro Manila submerged in a sea of muddy water, Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao donated P1 million to a charitable institution to assist in its aid efforts. As if it was not enough, he left his camp in Baguio City to distribute personally the relief goods to the victims in Manila.

As tropical storm Ramil threatens to batter the northern and central part of Luzon still reeling from the onslaught of Typhoon Pepeng, nobody will be surprised if Pacquiao will take a break again from his training and extend a helping hand to the victims.

Trainer Freddie Roach called him a “machine,” and his hands have caused the worst defeats of great boxers like Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera, Oscar de la Hoya and more recently, Ricky Hatton.

His hands may be lighting quick, but Pacquiao’s heart reacts even faster than his hands in responding to the needs of his impoverished countrymen.

Pacquiao was no stranger to poverty. He was born in the poor neighborhood of Kibawe, Bukidnon, where he worked in various jobs to help her mother Dionisia support his four other siblings. Those experiences humbled him. Even as he amassed the wealth he had never imagined as a child, his feet remained firmly planted on the ground until now.

The pride of the Filipinos once considered priesthood so he could help the poor, but her mother could not afford to send him to a seminary and so he turned to boxing. His success in the ring gave him a chance to spare people from the difficult life he has lived as a child.

“I believe our mission in this world is not only to make money . . . if you get the blessing from God, we are to give some to your people, especially the poor people,” said Pacquiao, who is setting his sights in another completely new battlefield—the political arena.

Eyebrows were raised when he first attempted to run for a seat at the House of Representatives in 2007, but Pacquiao’s decision to run for public office was inspired by his generosity. He, however, lost the battle in South Cotabato to his supporter Darlene Antonino-Custodio.

He is set to run for Congress again, this time in Sarangani Province.

“Nobody told me to run for politics. I’m running for my heart,” he said.

Top Rank boss Bob Arum could not help but wonder how a man of less than 140 pounds could have so much kindness in his heart.

“The Philippines have the best social system in the world and it’s called Manny Pacquiao,” said Arum.

Commentary: Manny indeed has a golden heart for his people. That is one of the reasons why Filipinos love him in and out of the ring.

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