Philippine boxing icon and senator Manny Pacquiao says he will run for president in the 2022 electionsMANILA, Philippines -- Philippine boxing icon and senator Manny Pacquiao says he will run for president in the 2022 elections. Pacquiao accepted the nomination of his PDP-Laban party at its national convention on Sunday, saying that the Filipino people have been waiting for a change of government. “I am a fighter, and I will always be a fighter inside and outside the ring,” Pacquiao, 42, said in his speech. Pacquiao is the president of the PDP-Laban faction led by him and Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III. Duterte, who is forbidden by the constitution from seeking a second six-year term, has accepted the nomination, but Go has declined to run for president.

Source: ABC News September 19, 2021 11:48 UTC