Pacquiao mulls staying away from politics - report
05/16/2007 | 12:52 PM
Pummeled in the early rounds of the counting of votes, boxing champion and Congressional candidate Manny Pacquiao is reportedly mulling over staying away from the political arena.
In the partial, unofficial results of the AMA quick-count as of May 15, 11 p.m., opposition bet Darlene Antonino-Custodio, incumbent Representative of South Cotabato's 1st district, had 34,112 votes against Pacquiao's 18,585. The district has about 250,000 registered voters.
Radio station dzEC reported Wednesday that in a local interview, Pacquiao said he was thinking of staying away from politics for good.
DzEC added that while Pacquiao has not yet conceded, the boxer's neighbors in General Santos City who visited him said he was feeling down.
Following a string of international bouts and lucrative commercial endorsements, Pacquiao decided earlier this year to enter the political ring under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) party.
Many sports commentators had called on the country's most popular athlete to just focus on focus while still in his prime. -GMANews.TV
In the partial, unofficial results of the AMA quick-count as of May 15, 11 p.m., opposition bet Darlene Antonino-Custodio, incumbent Representative of South Cotabato's 1st district, had 34,112 votes against Pacquiao's 18,585. The district has about 250,000 registered voters.
Radio station dzEC reported Wednesday that in a local interview, Pacquiao said he was thinking of staying away from politics for good.
DzEC added that while Pacquiao has not yet conceded, the boxer's neighbors in General Santos City who visited him said he was feeling down.
Following a string of international bouts and lucrative commercial endorsements, Pacquiao decided earlier this year to enter the political ring under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) party.
Many sports commentators had called on the country's most popular athlete to just focus on focus while still in his prime. -GMANews.TV
