Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is among the top candidates expected to join the list of newly-elected senators of the Republic of the Philippines.
As of this posting, eight-division boxing world champion Manny Pacquiao is among the top 12 candidates who are bound for a Senatorial seat in the Philippines.
According to the live and on-going poll count of local media outlet Rappler, Pacquiao is currently situated at the number eight spot with over 15 million votes. The partial count already has 92% of the precincts tallied as of this writing, with poll canvassing expected to be finished by Tuesday.