Pacquiao’s heart quicker than his blazing hands

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao Latest News from manilatimes.net Sun, 18 Oct 2009

When tropical storm Ondoy left most parts of Metro Manila submerged in a sea of muddy water, Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao donated P1 million to a charitable institution to assist in its aid efforts. As if it was not enough, he left his camp in Baguio City to distribute personally the relief goods to the victims in Manila.

As tropical storm Ramil threatens to batter the northern and central part of Luzon still reeling from the onslaught of Typhoon Pepeng, nobody will be surprised if Pacquiao will take a break again from his training and extend a helping hand to the victims.

Trainer Freddie Roach called him a “machine,” and his hands have caused the worst defeats of great boxers like Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera, Oscar de la Hoya and more recently, Ricky Hatton.

His hands may be lighting quick, but Pacquiao’s heart reacts even faster than his hands in responding to the needs of his impoverished countrymen.

Pacquiao was no stranger to poverty. He was born in the poor neighborhood of Kibawe, Bukidnon, where he worked in various jobs to help her mother Dionisia support his four other siblings. Those experiences humbled him. Even as he amassed the wealth he had never imagined as a child, his feet remained firmly planted on the ground until now.

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