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Pinoys hope for respect through Pacquiao victory

Sunday, 15 November 2009 12:25 Nancy Carvajal/Inquirer.net

``We get discriminated against and it is taken against us if we mispronounce a word, but the victory of Manny showed to the world we are equal to them and if we try harder, even better than them,'' Greg Cruz, a call center agent from Marikina City, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer, as he emerged from the Araneta Coliseum where more than 18,000 people watched the fight live, through a 30-foot screen installed to cover the four angles of the dome.

Nelson Aves, 31, another call center agent, echoed Cruz statement and added, ``Now they cannot put down our race, Manny has raised it. His hard work and victory should serve as an inspiration.''

Cambodians cheer Pacquiao victory

Sunday, 15 November 2009 12:24 Leila Salvierra/Inquirer.net

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MANILA - It's not only Filipinos who are shouting in jubilation over Manny Pacquiao's victory.

Cambodians are also cheering for the Filipino boxer, who has gained a following in the Southeast Asian country, according to journalist Ung Chamroeun.

Baguio takes pride in hosting Pacquiao’s training

Sunday, 15 November 2009 12:23 Vincent Cabreza/Inquirer.net

BAGUIO CITY - In the city where Manny Pacquiao trained for three weeks for his fight against Miguel Cotto, people cleared the streets and stayed at their homes or anywhere they could watch the satellite feed of his historic victory.

But the wait was more palpable for the summer capital, where Pacquiao trained at the Shape Up Boxing gym in the 129-room Cooyeesan Hotel Plaza.

Pacquiao boxing match draws blood donors

Sunday, 15 November 2009 12:21 Maricar Cinco/Inquirer.net

CABUYAO - The live feed of the boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto drew at least 500 residents to a school gymnasium, as well as blood donations, on Sunday.

The screening was held at the gymnasium of the St. Vincent Academy in Barangay (village) Mamatid here and was sponsored by the school's owner Sim Chavez.

Presidential aspirants urged to bare position on land reform

Saturday, 14 November 2009 05:32 Julie Aurelio/Inquirer.net

MANILA - Two days before the fifth anniversary of the Hacienda Luisita massacre, militant leaders called on presidential aspirants to make a stand on the issue of land reform and the distribution of land to peasants.

Pointing out that most candidates come from land-owning families, Bayan secretary general Renato Reyes Jr said land reform and Hacienda Luisita have become a political and not just an agrarian issue.