Pacquiao graces Newsweek cover for PHL, Latin America

World boxing champ and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao made it to the cover of the latest issue of international weekly magazine Newsweek, which was released in the Philippines and in Latin American countries. Newsweek International editor Tunku Varadarajan posted on his Twitter page a digital copy of the magazine’s cover showing a side profile of Filipino boxer’s face, with the words “Pacquiao: The Godfather" as overlay.

The magazine’s feature story on Pacquiao, which was also published in the magazine’s European and Asian versions, described the Filipino boxing champ and lawmaker as the “pound-for-pound greatest fighter on earth" and “an almost religious figure, whose following is ecstatically cult-like." The story, written by Lawrence Osborne, also discussed how Pacquiao rose to popularity and how the international boxing champ spends his time outside the ring. Pacquiao is scheduled to face Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez for the third time on November 12 (13 in Manila) for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight belt at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. — Andreo C. Calonzo/KBK, GMA News