MANNY PACQUIAO GETS ELECTED INTO THE PHILIPPINES SENATE

He was declared among 12 new members of the upper house 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 and he was one of the 12 senators.
Pacquiao told reporters: I can focus and discipline myself, the way i did in boxing to help the  nation. He said as a new senator, he would push for free education at all levels.          Manny pacquiao who is also a two-term congressman also said he favours restoring the dealth penalty for drug-related and other serious crimes.