Trapos bask in glory of Manny Pacquiao's victory

Can anything be more pathetic?

More from de Quiros.

Some people are worried na Manny Pacquiao might allow himself to be used as an Arroyo propaganda tool. Well, the guys a grown-ass man, and he can certainly do whatever he wants.

But it would be extremely disapointing if he chooses that path, and I will lose my respect for the guy.

UPDATE: Ernie Maceda lists down the names of the politicians who went to the Pacquiao-Morales match:

Atienza went. In his post-victory interviews, champion Manny Pacquiao acknowledged the presence of First Gentleman Mike Arroyo, my “compadre” Rep. Mikey Arroyo, Sen. Lito Lapid, Representatives Monico Puentevella, Boy Nograles and Baby Asistio, former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson, Rizal Gov. Ito Yñares and Mayor Joselito Atienza. Yes, we stand corrected, Mayor Atienza was there with Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Bayani Fernando and 11 other Metro Manila mayors who stayed at the 5-star Mirage Hotel.

And with Mike and Mikey Arroyo there, Pagcor Chairman Ephraim Genuino was there picking up the tab.

Yes, they were all deliriously happy. They won thousands of dollars in bets causing the change of odds in Manny Pacquiao’s favor. The Arroyos and Chavit were said to have won at least $500,000. They were last seen giving balatos to officials and newsmen.

Read this Tribune Editorial too.

CORRECTION: Atienza was not part of the junket according to the mayor's office:

Not in Vegas. The office of Mayor Lito Atienza called to say that contrary to the impression created by Manny Pacquiao’s mention of his name at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas, Mayor Atienza was in Manila and watched at an SM theatre.

UPDATE: Why the FAT MAN was booed.

It was a universal reaction, wherever the fight was shown – the SM Mall cinemas from Davao to Baguio, the Leyenda Hotel in the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, hotel lobbies all over Metro Manila and the country (even where the audience was exclusively foreigners). When the First Gentleman Mike Arroyo and Governor Chavit Singson climbed into the ring to congratulate Manny Pacquiao on his knockout of Mexican Erik Morales, the audience gave a loud boo.

Why this reaction?

Mayor JV Ejercito explains: "I join the nation in hailing the victory of Pacquiao in Las Vegas as a demonstration of the Filipinos’ physical prowess and self-discipline, but I bewail the insensitivity and cheap gimmickry of the Arroyo administration in exploiting the fight for publicity and in spending millions of dollars for their cronies who attended the fight while millions of our countrymen starve."

JV’s is a politician’s explanation. I believe that the reaction is much more guttural than that. The reaction to the triumph was universal because it was a victory for the country and for the Filipino masses. When Arroyo and Chavit went up the ring, the audience reacted the way it did because it seemed that even that momentary jubilation was being stolen by the Gloria administration for themselves, again leaving nothing for the Filipino masa. They have stolen everything; now, they are stealing even this momentary joy for themselves.

And Read this from JB Baylon.