Essay About Manny Pacquiao

Shooting for the Moon From being a professional boxer to an instant celebrity, Manny Pacquiao’s career changes have been more colourful than a rainbow. A singer, an actor, a variety show host, a philanthropist, a basketball player; name it and there is a big chance that he has been in that field. He also entered politics, and even won as a congressman. But although there is not yet any direct statement from him, subtle signs hint that the National Fist may still want another title attached to his name: Manny Pacquiao, 16th President of the Republic of the Philippines. I may not be die-hard fan of Pacquiao, but I did watch most of his televised fights and sometimes even dropped some random “Go, Manny!” matched with a half-hearted yell. Some

The same thing happens with other countries, but I guess the Philippines is the ultimate paparazzi of them all. We always love to put celebs in high pedestals, often idolizing, patronizing, and glorifying them, resulting only for them to fall and tumble. They become swell-headed, and full of themselves.
Pacman is a one-of-a-kind boxer. Because of that he ran for congress, where his unremarkable attendance record has been noted. And now he is set for the Malacanang, thinking that he can make the cut again through the masses’ help. I am now starting to think that maybe it is now our fault he is too full of himself.
His winning will be the ultimate evidence of how feeble-minded most Filipinos are. Seriously, this part should be self-explanatory. Pacquiao’s qualification is just his wealth, popularity, and not much else. To say kindly, Pacman is not yet fit nor will be fit to be the President of the Philippines. Proof of this is he cannot stand alone without his cronies. In congress, though it is not uncommon to have advisers, I believe that he is too much dependent on them rather than on himself. He cannot even wisely defend his stand on the Reproductive Health Law issue, thus making a fool of