Aklan Rep. Florencio Miraflores on Wednesday called on the House of Representatives to excuse eighth world boxing titlist Manny Pacquiao for his absences in the lower house.
Miraflores, who chairs the committee on tourism, said that giving pardon to Pacquiao for his absences is one way of expressing the gratitude of his colleagues to the representative of Sarangani for bringing pride to the country. Pacquiao is now known in the world as the best boxing Filipino champion.
"For me, I consider Pacquiao as a responsible lawmaker. Even though he was busy on his training and boxing fight, he still was able to fulfill his responsibility as a representative of Sarangani. The boxing champ is also active during the plenary session and, as far as I remember, Pacquiao has already delivered two privilege speeches," said Miraflores.
The Aklan congressman said that, based on his experience as a three-termer representative, none of the lawmakers he knew had been penalized for being always absent in the lower house, thus, he considered his call of pardoning Pacquiao for his absences fair.
Pacquiao only last Sunday won his eighth title in the Superwelterweight Division against Mexican Margarito Marquez in a 12-round unanimous decision. His winning earned him, according to Margarito, the title as the best boxer in the world. (PNA)
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