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Pacquiao for President

By JULLIE YAP DAZA
May 4, 2009, 10:23pm

Wow Pacquiao! Now Pacquiao, the best fighter in the world, pound for pound and round after round! If only he were 10 years older, he’d be President of the Philippines in 2010!

But, as there are moves to amend the Constitution for this and that reason, Pacquiao for President at the age of 30 would be the single most important reason for Cha-Cha now, today. He couldn’t do worse than any of the dime-a-dozen wannabes lined up for the moment, he could only do a lot better – unify the nation, for one. And electrify it, too. He’s got the money and the humility to serve, he makes you smile and he won’t talk too much or deliver long, puffed-up speeches.

With that knockout punch in the final seconds of the second round that flattened Ricky Hatton cold on his back – how beautifully, gracefully did he dance, bounce away from his fallen foe, East destroying West in one blow – all his sins and pecadillos have been forgiven him.

Pacquiao for President! We’ve tried everything, mechanic, lawyer, housewife, general, actor, economist – why not a boxer? Far too long have we been stuck in the habit of creating a President for the sheer, perverse pleasure of knocking him/her off his/her pedestal at the first sign of weakness. Far too long have our Presidents failed to inspire us, rouse us to be the best that we can be. Here comes Pacquiao Pacman, man of the hour, idol of the nation, the heroic Filipino, champion of the world – and all he wants, he tells CNN with a disarming grin, is to be a congressman!

Which means, he knows his law, he knows his limits. All the more we want Pacquiao for President!

True, Pacquiao could not win an election in his own congressional district (because the people loved him too much to see him descend to the level of politics and politicians), but the presidency is another story. If only we could make Manny Pacquiao 40 years old next year.

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