Manny Pacquiao, fost campion mondial de box, intră în Guvernul Filipinelor. Coordonează lupta împotriva sărăciei

Manny Pacquiao has been appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the chief coordinator of the National Anti-Poverty Commission in the Philippines. This marks his first executive role after a political career as a congressman and senator. Pacquiao, motivated by his own impoverished childhood, aims to combat poverty in the country. The Marcos administration targets a poverty rate reduction to 8-9% by 2028, with current statistics showing 9.7% of Filipinos living below the poverty line. Pacquiao, a celebrated boxer, returned to the ring in 2025 after retiring in 2021 and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame that same year.