WBO world welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, 37, who retired from boxing to join politics won big when he got elected into the Philippines' senate on Thursday.
He was declared among 12 new members of the upper house of Congress by the Philippine's elections commission.
Last week, voters cast their ballots to choose a president, vice president, 12 senators, 200 members of the lower house of Congress and 18,000 local officials.
At the proclamation ceremony, an elections commissioner introduced Pacquiao as the "people's champion" and called out his name in the same slow style that he is introduced in the boxing ring, drawing cheers from the audience.
The Filipino slugger garnered more than 16 million votes, landing seventh among 12 new members of the Senate, a traditional springboard to the presidency.
The Filipino slugger garnered more than 16 million votes, landing seventh among 12 new members of the Senate, a traditional springboard to the presidency.
Manny Pacquiao who is also a two-term congressman also said he favours restoring the death penalty for drug-related and other serious crimes.
Asked if his next target is the presidency, Pacquiao smiled then said, "Nothing, nothing, nothing,".
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