Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos
corruption throughout politics
Massive typhoons and hurricanes
over 7000 islands, large and small
....the list goes on
But its best ambassador to the world is Manny Pacquiao....ugh, I mean, Congressman Pacquiao. Yes, he won a seat in Congress in his district in southern Philippines.
He's a fighter, a singer, a congressman, a philatropist, a man of the people.
Last night, he overwhelmed Margarito in Cowpuke stadium:
ARLINGTON, Texas — Manny Pacquiao proved beyond a doubt Saturday night what most people believed coming into his super welterweight championship fight against Antonio Margarito – that size doesn't matter as much as speed and quickness. And heart.
Pacquiao, 17 pounds lighter than Margarito at the opening bell, had too much of everything for Margarito and won going away at Cowboys Stadium before a raucous crowd of 41,734 and extended his record eight different weight divisions in which he has won world championships. Nobody else has more than six.
Pacquiao (59-3, 39 KOs) put on a boxing clinic, dominating the fight from start to finish, landing combinations at will as Margarito could not protect his face. By the end of the fight, Margarito's face was a bloody, swollen pulp. But he never gave up.
"I was looking for a chance to stop the fight in the 10th round," said Pacquiao. "But Margarito kept fighting back."
In the 11th round, Pacquiao said he asked the referee to stop the fight. "My opponent looked bad, I wanted him to stop it," Pacquiao said. " I said, 'look at his face. ' I didn't want to damage him permanently. That's not what boxing's all about."
Margarito (38-7, 27 KOs) said he kept on fighting because "I'm a Mexican and there's no way I was going to quit. I fight until the end."
............Margarito is tough, but he didn't have enough. Maybe he needed some "plaster of paris" in his glove.....hehehe
