Former top absentee Manny Pacquiao aims for Senate return

MANILA, Philippines – Boxer-turned-politician Manny Pacquiao is seeking to return to the Senate after officially filing his certificate of candidacy on Monday, October 7.

Pacquiao, who once criticized the Marcos family over martial law and corruption, is now part of the Senate slate endorsed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

He was first elected as senator in 2016, when he ran under former president Rodrigo Duterte’s Partido Demokratiko Pilipino. He then criticized Duterte...