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Article: Which MP will emerge?(The Scene Around)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- April 17, 2007
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Byline: Ed Picson
As expected, Manny Pacquiao will once again come home to a hero's welcome when he arrives from his completed mission against heretofore unknown Jorge Solis.
But immediately after the confetti and the back-slapping, the Pacman plunges into a less-hospitable atmosphere, as he finally gets his feet wet in the murky Philippine political waters.
So far, he has not really gotten a taste of what an honest-to-goodness political campaign is like. It is most certainly not the kind he has experienced so far--shaking hands and breaking bread with political wards who have pledged their undying allegiance to him. That's the nice part.
The real fight ...