Philippines: Manny Pacquiao Confirms 2022 Presidential Run
26 Jul 2021
Legendary boxer and current Philippine Senator Manny Pacquiao will seek the Philippines’ highest political office next summer, Pacquiao’s spokesman confirmed to CNN Philippines over the weekend.
“I want everyone to know … Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao is going to run for president,” Sen. Pacquiao’s spokesman, Monico Puentevella, told the news outlet on July 23.
“He will file his candidacy,” Puentevella said. The Philippines’ next presidential election is scheduled for May 9, 2022, as part of the country’s general election that year.
Senator Manny Pacquiao will surely run for President in the 2022 elections, says his spokesperson, former mayor and congressman Monico Puentevella, who's also one of his political advisers. | @eimorpsantospic.twitter.com/V3h04boN4i