Manny Pacquiao
The name is Emmanuel. To the boxing world, he is Pacman. To his adoring fans, he is Our Manny. To the boxing pundits, analysts, enthusiasts, commentators, not excluding politician-hangers on, he is Pacquiao. To the millions of starving Filipinos, hungry for heroes, who feed on political bickering breakfast, lunch and dinner with snacks in between, he is the Pambansang Kamao (National Fist).
The PK is the Filipino"s national pride, the Filipino boxing jewel. He has done the country proud. A jewel indeed to be treasured and flaunted. He is of humble beginnings. From his home in General Santos City, somewhere south of the Philippines, the Boy PK earned his and his family"s keep even at a tender, young age. PK sold donuts in town and brought home coconuts which he in turn sold to neighbors. PK"s story has the stuff that John Gokongwei"s, Henry Sy"s and Lucio Tan"s million bucks success stories are made of. There"s a difference, however, a huge difference. The Filipino-Chinese Taipans" idea of a punch is limited to the beverage.
The PK discovered by recruiters for amateur boxing. This led to his now legendary career and stellar status in boxing. When he loses in a fight, the Filipino nation is not convinced. An icon is not supposed to lose. There may have been some human errors in the judges" scoring, anything but, certainly not in anyway due to the PK"s human limitations, slight imperfections. When the PK was badly bruised in a fight and still made it to the 12th round standing, during his first encounter with El Terrible, the nation was still euphoric and welcomed him home like they would welcome him in victory. The idol is never fallen in the eyes of his countrymen.
He is a son, brother, husband, father, friend, Mr. Everyman, and PK. He is as human as any one and as Filipino as every Filipino born and bred. During his fights, his wife would always be at the ringside and his mother would always be kneeling in front of their home"s altar holding on to her rosary beads. His two young boys would watch their father"s fight on satellite TV, but no other fan is as privileged as these two who get to sleep, sip and dine with the PK. He is the home grown boy who made good, he is fantastic media copy, a much sought after product endorser, whose material blessings he shares through his charities.
It has been a long time since the traffic-heavy streets of Manila was for once empty when people chose to stay home to watch a delayed boxing telecast and longer still since the time when Filipinos were swept in a united adulation, all because of Manny Pacquiao, the People"s Champion
NFE/1.0 pk - Google News en news-feedback@google.com ©2008 Google Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:33:30 GMT Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:33:30 GMT pk - Google News http://news.google.com/intl/en_us/images/news_res.gif Integrity Bancshares (ITYC.PK) - RightSide Advisors tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=lWiAUOGbJ70J Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:35:25 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.rightsideadvisors.com/public/commentary.go/rsa/commentary/blog/20080829_152421_msg.html/Integrity-Bancshares-ITYCPK.html&cid=1240952722&ei=qdu4SO39M47I8ASr3ozdAw&usg=AFQjCNFUNK79d0bFs7nz-MaXTjNQ1cwOjA">Integrity Bancshares (ITYC.<b>PK</b>)</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>RightSide Advisors, CA -</font> <nobr>9 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1><b>PK</b>) located in Georgia is number one on Richard Suttmeier’s List of Problem Banks. You can’t trade it, as the bank is on the Pink Sheets at less than five <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table> Report: Novak wins Chiefs PK job - Pro Football Weekly tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=9RRF-XlNmlcJ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:02:08 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFL/AFC/AFC%2BWest/Kansas%2BCity/Features/2008/blunda082908.htm&cid=1240968337&ei=qdu4SO39M47I8ASr3ozdAw&usg=AFQjCNETzIEm-VqM6EguowrQKgAd79fEhg">Report: Novak wins Chiefs <b>PK</b> job</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Pro Football Weekly, IL -</font> <nobr>11 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>By PFW staff Nick Novak has been named the Chiefs' placekicker, the Kansas City Star reports. He beat out undrafted rookie Connor Barth, who was informed <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table> Monarch Staffing, Inc. (MSTF.PK) Launches Nurse Consultants to ... - MarketWatch tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=3DC0t-JhtK4J Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:25:54 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/monarch-staffing-inc-mstfpk-launches/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BBDCDCF34-62B2-4240-9697-041FAA2F678E%257D%26dist%3Dhppr&cid=1239858498&ei=qdu4SO39M47I8ASr3ozdAw&usg=AFQjCNGH1n_NS31kipMO9m9QfoYAvg5Qkw">Monarch Staffing, Inc. (MSTF.<b>PK</b>) Launches Nurse Consultants to <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>MarketWatch -</font> <nobr>Aug 25, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA, Aug 25, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Monarch Staffing, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MSTF), and its wholly owned subsidiary Drug <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table> Log on to www.pap.gov.pk: PA legislators more ‘accessible’ through ... - Daily Times tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=7AaTfEtiVsAJ Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:28:29 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp%3Fpage%3D2008%255C08%255C23%255Cstory_23-8-2008_pg7_47&cid=1239093867&ei=qdu4SO39M47I8ASr3ozdAw&usg=AFQjCNHGs9YvGgli61hbZXQ6LEbSr5Qr6Q">Log on to www.pap.gov.<b>pk</b>: PA legislators more ‘accessible’ through <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Daily Times, Pakistan -</font> <nobr>Aug 22, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>LAHORE: Punjab Assembly (PA) Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan on Friday launched the updated website of the PA, www.pap.gov.<b>pk</b>. United States Agency of <b>...</b></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-1&fd=R&url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp%3Fid%3D131554&cid=1239093867&ei=qdu4SO39M47I8ASr3ozdAw&usg=AFQjCNH6529A4sFHT1_sIXcUx6qor3qhaw">PA’s new website launched</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>The News - International</nobr></font></font><br><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.ru/news?hl=en&ned=en_en&ie=ISO-8859-1&ncl=1239093867><nobr>all 6 news articles</nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table> H3 ENTERPRISES, INC. (HTRE.PK) HipHopSodaShop™: Is it all fizz and ... - HotStocked tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=JZdOXyz7L0UJ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:05:25 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4i-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hotstocked.com/article/0864/h3-enterprises-inc-htre-pk-hiphopsodashop-is-it-all-fizz-and-no-substance.html&cid=0&ei=qdu4SO39M47I8ASr3ozdAw&usg=AFQjCNGeFhHR2u8AlIl6kdOZ76Kh88WNpg"><img src=http://news.google.ru/news?imgefp=-wDbEn7tKvoJ&imgurl=www.hotstocked.com/img/authors/icon/riccardo2.jpg width=59 height=80 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>HotStocked</font></a></font></td><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.hotstocked.com/article/0864/h3-enterprises-inc-htre-pk-hiphopsodashop-is-it-all-fizz-and-no-substance.html&cid=0&ei=qdu4SO39M47I8ASr3ozdAw&usg=AFQjCNGeFhHR2u8AlIl6kdOZ76Kh88WNpg">H3 ENTERPRISES, INC. (HTRE.<b>PK</b>) HipHopSodaShop™: Is it all fizz and <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>HotStocked, Bulgaria -</font> <nobr>Aug 25, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1><b>PK</b>) Hip-Hop Soda Shop: Is it all fizz and no substance? This company has been public for over three years now; it first began trading on May 18, <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table> PK getting close to SEC offer? - SuperPrep.com tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=JEhnEn1OjiwJ Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:38:44 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5i-0&fd=R&url=http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z%3Fs%3D73%26p%3D2%26c%3D782844&cid=1239876826&ei=qdu4SO39M47I8ASr3ozdAw&usg=AFQjCNESxNMfsHtvRUq_C2dH2adbMr9GPw"><img src=http://news.google.ru/news?imgefp=IoK_OLh4d5wJ&imgurl=media.scout.com/Media/Image/56/565658.jpg width=60 height=80 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>SuperPrep.com</font></a></font></td><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z%3Fs%3D73%26p%3D2%26c%3D782844&cid=1239876826&ei=qdu4SO39M47I8ASr3ozdAw&usg=AFQjCNESxNMfsHtvRUq_C2dH2adbMr9GPw"><b>PK</b> getting close to SEC offer?</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>SuperPrep.com -</font> <nobr>Aug 25, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>By Yancy Porter College football has experienced several changes in the last few years. One of those changes involves kicking off from the thirty five yard <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table> PK Carsport scores fine result at Bucharest - Planetlemans.com tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=mHtI38HwiuMJ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:46:51 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/08/24/pk-carsport-scores-fine-result-at-bucharest/&cid=1239723239&ei=qdu4SO39M47I8ASr3ozdAw&usg=AFQjCNGrDLr6QW62Np3sCRmkeSuJjOevHQ"><b>PK</b> Carsport scores fine result at Bucharest</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Planetlemans.com, Netherlands -</font> <nobr>Aug 24, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>But it also proves that <b>PK</b> Carsport never gives up, I would like to thank all the boys of the team for what they achieved here in Bucharest! <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table> Singapore shares higher in early trade after Wall St rally, US ... - Forbes tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=Zpue0LXw3eAJ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:26:12 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/08/28/afx5369961.html&cid=1240900168&ei=qdu4SO39M47I8ASr3ozdAw&usg=AFQjCNHxH7cA06ogPILW986hQnv4ojLk0g">Singapore shares higher in early trade after Wall St rally, US <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Forbes, NY -</font> <nobr>Aug 28, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1><b>PK</b> - news - people ) up 1.3 percent to S$18.90 and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp 1.1 percent higher at S$8.15. Among other blue chips, Singapore Telecom <b>...</b></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-1&fd=R&url=http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/08/25/afx5356324.html&cid=1240900168&ei=qdu4SO39M47I8ASr3ozdAw&usg=AFQjCNEeMlg-QC7Nz0WCCYXZTrq6SKW1Gg">Singapore shares outlook - Lower on Wall Street's fall</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>Forbes</nobr></font></font><br><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.ru/news?hl=en&ned=en_en&ie=ISO-8859-1&ncl=1240900168><nobr>all 12 news articles</nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table> Bigger Flowers Using the Perfect PK Flower Booster - American Chronicle tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=smMtFcztrIMJ Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:30:53 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp%3FarticleID%3D72055&cid=1239228605&ei=qdu4SO39M47I8ASr3ozdAw&usg=AFQjCNEKRplmk7r1-6D-mcQq8u_Bk7G4eA">Bigger Flowers Using the Perfect <b>PK</b> Flower Booster</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>American Chronicle, CA -</font> <nobr>Aug 22, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Are you seeing smaller harvests than you want and wondering how you can use a <b>PK</b> (phosphorus-potassium) flower booster to get bigger flowers from your <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table> InvestSource, Inc.: ER Urgent Care Holdings, Inc.'s Board of ... - Trading Markets (press release) tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=QrnllnnluIsJ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:40:28 GMT <table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.ru/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%2520News/1852082/&cid=1241031224&ei=qdu4SO39M47I8ASr3ozdAw&usg=AFQjCNGu2Y83lJcrQgnWUTQ-SzotqlkeZA">InvestSource, Inc.: ER Urgent Care Holdings, Inc.'s Board of <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Trading Markets (press release), CA -</font> <nobr>20 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1><b>PK</b>) is pleased to announce that the members of Company's Board of Directors, its officers, employees and other affiliated and related persons have pledged <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table> pk - Google News Keywords:
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