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Local bets turn Pacquiao bout sites into campaign gigs


Whether he wins or loses, Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao may have already lost out to some politicians in Manila. Several sports complexes offering to show the Pacquiao-Solis bout for free turned into impromptu political rally sites as some local bets took the opportunity to campaign there Sunday. Radio dzBB reported that at the Del Pan Sports Complex in Tondo, posters of some candidates were plastered all over the site, with the candidates' supporters wearing vests and campaign materials campaigning to the "captive audience." It was not immediately clear if the candidates themselves were there to make personal appearances at the sites, which also include the Rizal Baseball Coliseum, Ninoy Aquino Stadium, and the Tondo Sports Complex. - GMANews.TV

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