Pacquiao dedicates Rios fight to typhoon, quake victims

Victor Barreiro Jr.

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He pledges to help the disaster victims as soon as he gets back from his boxing match later this month

PICKING HIS BATTLES. Pacquiao will "further help the victims of the killer quake and the super typhoon when he gets back from his match. Photo by Adrian Portugal/Rappler

MANILA, Philippines – More than a week after Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) and with one week to go before his return to the ring, Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquiao is focused on training for his November 24 match against America’s Brandon Rios. (Read: Aftermath of Yolanda (Haiyan): What we know)

Pacquiao, however, said in a statement on Saturday, November 16, that he was dedicating his fight to the victims of Haiyan and those who suffered from the magnitude-7.2 earthquake that hit the Visayas region.

The boxer earlier expressed sadness over the devastation wrought by Haiyan, saying that he felt “very bad over what happened in the Visayas region where more than 10,000 people are believed to have lost their lives.”

Current National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) estimates count the number of deaths at close to 4,000, with 12,487 injured and 1,179 still missing.

In the boxing star’s stead, the Bobslor Pacquiao Foundation sent relief packages to the victims. Pacquiao also said he will “further help the victims of the killer quake and the super typhoon as soon as he gets back from his boxing match later this month.”

Besides being Representative of Sarangani, Pacquiao counts as among the world’s richest athletes. – Rappler.com


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Victor Barreiro Jr.

Victor Barreiro Jr is part of Rappler's Central Desk. An avid patron of role-playing games and science fiction and fantasy shows, he also yearns to do good in the world, and hopes his work with Rappler helps to increase the good that's out there.