It’s now Datu Pacquiao. Conferring the Order of Sikatuna to boxing champion Manny Pacquiao on Friday, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said the boxing champion deserved “a special award” for the honor he has brought to the country and to the world.
(UPDATE 3) Traffic on the streets of Metro Manila ground to a halt as the victory parade of Manny Pacquiao made its way through the metropolis on Friday.
Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao got a Las Vegas-style welcome at the New World Hotel (former Renaissance Hotel) on Friday soon after he arrived from the airport.
(UPDATE) Pound-for-pound king Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, who successfully seized the WBO welterweight belt from Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto, arrived at the NAIA Terminal 2 aboard Philippine Airlines Flight PR103 at 5:30 a.m.
Cleveland superstar LeBron James was nursing a sore left wrist Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) after banging it on the rim of the basket in the Cavs' 108-91 National Basketball Association loss to Washington.