Pacquiao is 68 years old, House website shows

(Updated 6:26 p.m) Seven-division world boxing champion and now Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao is 68 years old. At least, that's what the website of the House of Representatives said. The lawmaker’s profile showed Pacquiao was born on May 28, 1942 when in fact his birthday is December 17, 1978, which makes him only 31 years old. Also according to the House website, Pacquiao is not married to Geraldine "Jinkee" Jamora-Pacquiao but to one Elizabeth B. Salvacion. The only correct details about Pacquiao on the website — aside from his real name, Emmanuel — were his civil status, his term as a lawmaker, and the bill — House Bill 1098 or “An Act amending the resetting of the October 2010 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to October 2011 and amending Section 1, 2 and 5 of RA 9340 otherwise known as an act amending Republic Act 9164, resetting the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan election" — that he co-authored. The bill was filed on July 8, 2010. Even the lawmaker’s room indicated on the website was incorrect. The House’s Information and Communication Technology Service is in charge of the content of the website. As of posting time, no explanation was given regarding the errors. Deputy Speaker Lorenzo Tanada III said he already asked the concerned office to correct the entries on the website. The wrong details have so far been removed. In an interview with reporters Tuesday afternoon, Pacquiao just shrugged off the error. "Kung na-correct na, OK naman (If it has already been corrected, then that's fine by me)," he said. He also said there is no need for the individual who made the mistake to apologize to him. "Nagkamali lang naman. Saka bakit natin [palakihin], alam ng mga tao kung ilang taon ako, kung saan nakatira, kung sino ang asawa ko, at ilan ang anak ko." (It's just a mistake. Why make an issue about it? Everybody knows how old I am, where I live, who my wife is, and how many children I have.) - KBK/RSJ, GMANews.TV