Posted by
Carlo Ople in
Manny Pacquiao
Dec 28th, 2009 |
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Honestly, this didn’t come as a surprise for me. Manny Pacquiao is a world class boxer, and people will pay to watch him box. However, they won’t pay to see him act. His entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival, Wapakman, landed last place in revenues. This was confirmed by a lot of my friends who said that the lines to Pacman’s film were non-existent. In fact, according to my cousin when he watched it with his family there were only a handful of them in the theater.
Wapakman miserably failed despite the following media blitzes:
- Manny Pacquiao’s stellar win over Cotto
-...
Posted by
Carlo Ople in
2010 Presidential Elections, Manny Pacquiao, Manny Villar, Nacionalista Party
Dec 22nd, 2009 |
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I was able to attend the endorsement of the Nacionalista party this afternoon by boxing icon and national hero Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao. To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much and my original game plan in going was just to get some pictures, haha. However, I was really surprised because I think Manny Pacquiao delivered one of the most sincerest speeches I’ve ever heard coming from a celebrity politician. This afternoon, Manny Pacquiao had his moment and I’m a bit disappointed that the media didn’t really mention his speech in their post event coverage (I watched...