After a unanimous decision loss to Yordenis Ugas last month, boxing’s only eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao wasn’t sure about continuing his already legendary fighting career. But what Sen. Pacquiao has made certain is his intentions to run for the Philippines’ highest political seat.
On Sunday, the 42-year-old declared his presidential bid for the 2022 elections under the PDP-Laban banner. It was originally the same political party as incumbent President Rodrigo Duterte, although it has recently split into two-rival factions, with Duterte’s allies on one side, and Pacquiao on the other.
“On this very day, I want you all to remember,” Pacquiao said in Filipino during his nomination speech at the PDP-Laban national assembly.