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Boxer-senator Manny Pacquiao to run for Philippine president

By Asher Notheis
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Boxer-senator Manny Pacquiao to run for Philippine president

Philippine boxer and senator Manny Pacquiao announced that he will run in the 2022 Philippine presidential election.

The PDP-Laban party held its national convention on Sunday, nominating Pacquiao as its candidate. Pacquiao, 42, accepted the nomination, saying the Filipino people have been waiting for a change in government, the Associated Press reported.

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