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Manny Pacquiao, who rose from fighting for a few pesos so his mother could afford rice to become a record eight-division boxing world champion, is on the brink of being elected to the Philippines Senate thanks to his pugilistic fame.
Pacquiao, 37, a congressman in the country since 2010, representing the Sarangani province he calls home, stands in eighth place in his country’s national election that will fill 12 new Senate seats.
With more than 91% of the votes counted Tuesday in the Philippines, according to Rappler.com, Pacquiao’s 14,952,141 votes are more than two million more than the 13th-place candidate.
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