Robi Domingo Explores Saranggani in Matanglawin (March 2)

ABS-CBN’s multi-awarded educational program “Matanglawin,” anchored by the country’s Trivia King Kuya Kim Atienza, kicks off its month-long 6th anniversary celebration by exploring the wonders of Sarangani province together with guest host Robi Domingo this Sunday (Mar 2).

Watch Robi one adventure at a time as he goes around the home turf of boxing champion Manny Pacquiao and tuna fisheries. He would even document his trip by taking ‘selfie’ photos at every stop.

From meeting the men and women of the T’boli tribe, seeing exotic animals such as macaques, phytons, and hornbills, to getting a hold of a 2,000 year old anthropomorphic Maitum jars, Robi proves to be just as fearless as Kuya Kim in his quest for knowledge.

The sought-after TV host pushes himself even more by trying out the tubing attraction the province is famous for. Can Robi make it through this rough water ride? What will Robi and Kuya Kim learn about Sarangani?

Now on its sixth year, “Matanglawin” continues to educate its viewers via fun-filled and trivia-filled episodes weekly. It has been consistently earning accolades from various award-giving bodies with Kuya Kim being among the top choices as best educational program host. 

Just recently, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) recognized the program with the very prestigious Ani ng Dangal award. “Matanglawin” also made it as finalist in the Educational/Instructional category of this year’s New York Festivals where it will compete with entries from different parts of the world.

Don’t miss the month-long 6th anniversary celebratrion of “Matanglawin,” beginning this Sunday (Mar 2), 9:30 AM, on ABS-CBN. For more updates, follow @matanglawintv on Twitter or like www.facebook.com/matanglawintv. Tweet your thoughts on tomorrow’s episode using the hashtag #Happy6thAnniversaryMatanglawin and #RobiOnMatanglawin

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Robin Padilla Opposes Proposed Lifetime Tax Exemption for Manny Pacquiao

Actor Robin Padilla calls the proposed bill that would give People’s Champ Manny Pacquiao a lifetime tax exemption as unjust in “Tapatan Ni Tunying” this Thursday (January 9).

“If he gets a tax exemption, I’ll complain. Probably you and many people, mostly the poor ones, will protest too,” Robin says.

Robin is referring to Velenzuela Rep. Magtanggol Gunigundo’s proposed tax exemption bill for Pacquiao for making Filipinos proud in the field of boxing, following his controversial P2.2 billion tax evasion case. The actor also said that the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) would not have filed a case against him without basis.

“The BIR would have not sued our ‘Pambansang Kamao,’ our hero, for no reason. With that, Manny has the right to defend himself, but he must never have a tax exemption,” he explains.

Moreover, Robin encourages Filipinos to pay their taxes. Robin says that he fully recognized the importance of settling tax debts after being freed from prison in 1998.

“When I got out from the Bilibid, the Lord blessed me with the right persons to be with, who taught me to prioritize my taxes,” he shares.

Aside from expressing his bold political views, the action star also opens up about his 30-year career in showbiz, as well as his life as a son, a husband, and a father of six.

Don’t miss “Tapatan ni Tunying” (TNT) anchored by Anthony Taberna this Thursday (Jan 9), 4:45 PM on ABS-CBN’s Kapamilya Gold. For updates, follow @TNTunying on Twitter or like its Facebook pagewww.facebook.com/TNTunying.

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Melai-Jason Wedding (Photos) | Francisco-Cantiveros Nuptials

The wedding bells rang for the PBB alumi and celebrity couple Melai Cantiveros and Jason Francisco, who  tied the knot on Monday, December 9 at the Holy Cross Parish in Calumpang, General Santos City. 

The wedding reception followed at the Pandan Grand Ballroom of the  Greenleaf Hotel General Santos City. Among those who attended the wedding were designer Nat Manilag, director Erick Salud, Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao, and their best men, Ryan Bang and PBB batchmate Paul Jake Castillo.

The principal sponsors include Boy Abunda, Kris Aquino, Manny and Jinkee Pacquiao, Star Magic head Mariole Alberto, Dra. Vicky Belo, Deo Endrinal and Ben Chan of Bench.

The Melason wedding came after a few months after Melai admitted that she was pregnant with Jason’s child. 

Congratulations and Best Wishes!

Photos courtesy of Erick Salud

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It's Showtime Kalokalike 'Parade of Stars' (May 18); Kalokalikes Prep for Grand Finals

ABS-CBN noontime show It's Showtime presented the biggest gathering of celebrity look-a-like on its 'Parade of Stars' which happened Saturday, May 18.

The It's Showtime Kalokalike 'Parade of Stars' is part of the preparations for the upcoming grand finals of the hit noontime show segment. The 44 kalokalike will battle in the Kalokalike Level Up (round 2) to earn a shot at the Kalokalike grand finals where the ultimate kalokalike will win P300,000.

Popular kalokalikes include the look-a-like of Daniel Padilla, Coco Martin, Joey De Leon, Adele, Kim Chiu,  Angelica Panganiban, Teddy Corpuz, Christopher De Leon, Robin Padilla, Dingdong Dantes, Manny Pacquiao and wife Jinkee, and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.

Here's a video of the It's Showtime Kalokalike 'Parade of Stars.' Notice the resemblance of Vice Ganda and Julia Montes to their kalokalikes and tell whether they deserve the huge prize.

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ABS-CBN KampanyaSerye Presents Pacquiao-an (Pakyawan) in Politics

People’s Champ Manny Pacquiao has conquered the boxing ring. Today, he is out to conquer the Philippine political arena in a campaign that could usher in a new dynasty in SOCCSKSARGEN.

After absorbing a TKO loss to Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio in 2007 for the right to represent the first district of South Cotabato, Pacquiao staged a comeback through the backdoor in a manner of speaking. 

He ran for Congress in 2010 and won, not in South Cotabato, but in Saranggani province, the hometown of his wife Jinkee. Pacquiao is running for reelection in 2013 unopposed. 

But Saranggani is too small a kingdom for the widely popular, considerably influential, extremely wealthy and very ambitious boxer.

His eyes set on capturing the Senate in 2016 and perhaps the presidency in 2022, Pacquiao has started to build his mass base outside his jurisdiction but within his region.

He is fielding his wife Jinkee to run for vice governor of Saranggani, whose running mate, Vice Gov. Steve Chiongbian-Solon of the politically entrenched and monied Chiongbian clan which the boxing champion crushed in the 2010 elections.

Aside from Jinkee, Pacquiao’s brother Rogelio, a barangay captain in one of the villages in General Santos City, will run for Congress as representative of South Cotabato against incumbent Rep. Pedro Acharon Jr., a former mayor of GeneralSantosCity and ally of the Antoninos. (An in-law of Pacquiao is also a barangay captain in General Santos).

Pacquiao’s conqueror, Darlene Antonino-Custodio will run for re-election as GeneralSantosCity mayor. She will be up against first councilor Ronnel Rivera, son of a fishing magnate and Pacquiao’s handpicked candidate. Team Pacquiao in General Santos is composed of political rivals of the Antoninos.

Clearly the 2013 elections will be a showdown, some say a proxy war, between Pacquiao and the Antoninos. It is expected to be a very expensive political exercise — a battle between old money (Antoninos and the Acharons) and new money (Pacquiao and Riveras et al) — with the resource-rich Soccsksargen as the prize.

Will Pacquiao succeed in building his own dynasty and pave the way for his journey to the Senate and perhaps Malacanang?

Broadcast journalist Jorge Carino investiages “Pakyawan” in politics in next week’s “KampanyaSerye,” a teleserye-like documentary that tackles and probes the stories behind campaign promises and rhetorics to bring out the issues that matter to the electorate and show the competencies of aspiring leaders.

It is part of ABS-CBN’s Halalan 2013 coverage that was launched one year before the May national elections and aims to educate voters who are set to elect a new batch of leaders.

Watch Jorge’s five-part report in ”TV Patrol” next week.

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Mommy Dionisia Pacquiao Reveals Encounter with Mama Mary in 'Hiwaga' this February 1

Broadcast journalist Atom Araullo traces the story of Dionisia Pacquiao, mother of renowned Pinoy boxer Manny Pacquiao, and gets to know the mysteries behind her strong faith in Jesus and the Virgin Mary this Friday (Feb 1) in “Pinoy True Stories: Hiwaga.”

Though many know that Mommy D is a devotee, her faith is not something she has formed overnight because when Manny was a child, she claimed that she had seen an apparition of the Holy Mother. She was diagnosed with leukemia then but after this encounter, her illness suddenly disappeared.

But the story doesn’t end there because years later, she was afflicted with an inexplicable disease which made her sleepless and bloated. Would her faith give in to this test? Or would it make her stronger?

Don’t miss the full story in “Pinoy True Stories: Hiwaga,” anchored by Atom Araullo this Friday (Feb 1), 4:45 p.m. after “A Gentleman’s Dignity” on ABS-CBN. For updates on the program, visit www.abs-cbnnews.com/currentaffairs.

Watch the other “Pinoy True Stories” produced by ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs, such as “Bistado” with Julius Babao every Monday, “Engkwentro” with Karen Davila every Tuesday, “Saklolo” with Maan Macapagal and Dominic Almelor every Wednesday, and “Demandahan” with Anthony Taberna every Thursday.

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Nonito Donaire is Ring Magazine's 2012 'Fighter of the Year'

Four-division world champion Nonito Donaire Jr. is voted as The RING Magazine’s 2012 Fighter of the  Year. The Filipino Flash's impressive wins this year sealed for him one of boxing's most-coveted titles.

The award is another feather to Nonito Donaire's cap as he was also hailed ESPN's "Boxer of the Year" a few days ago.

Nonito Donaire (31-1, 20 knockouts) garnered 55.2% of the votes in RingTV.com's year-end poll to capture a landslide win over closest competitor to the title, Juan Manuel Marquez, who received only 27.3% of the votes.

Ring Magazine editor Doug Fischer said that Marquez may have scored the Knockout of the Year in the Fight of the Year by icing his arch rival Manny Pacquiao in the sixth round, but fight fans recognized Donaire accomplishing more than the Mexican legend inside and outside the ring.

Among those elite fighters – those precious few who fans and boxing media view as the pound-for-pound best, seldom fight more than twice a year – Donaire was the busiest this year.

"The 30-year-old veteran fought four times in 2012 and in the process of doing so the former flyweight and bantamweight titleholder established himself as the best 122-pound fighter on the planet, as well as the Fighter of the Year in the eyes of the fans who took part in RingTV.com’s year-end awards poll," Fischer reported.

Just like ESPN's Dan Rafael, Fischer also commended Donaire for being the only high-profile professional boxer who is willing to commit to comprehensive year-round drug testing conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA).

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Nonito Donaire Hailed ESPN "Boxer of the Year"

The Filipino Flash Nonito Donaire Jr. was hailed as the 2012 "Boxer of the Year" by ESPN.com. The "Boxer of the Year" title was previously held by Andre Ward and has been won three times by People's Champ Manny Pacquiao (2006, 2008 and 2009).

"It might sound strange, but no, Manny Pacquiao was not the best fighter from the Philippines in 2012,” wrote ESPN’s Dan Rafael. "That honor goes to 'The Filipino Flash,' junior featherweight titlist Nonito Donaire, who had a year for the ages."

Rafael said that Donaire has been an easy pick as ESPN's 2012 "Boxer of the Year," having won with great fashion four of his fights this year.

In February, "The Filipino Flash" moved up to the 122-pound division and captured the vacant WBO super bantamweight title by beating Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. by split decision at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

In July, Donaire knocked off the IBF belt holder, Jeffrey Mathebula at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, the same venue when he stopped Japanese Toshiaki Nishioka via a round 9 TKO in October, successfully defending his IBF and WBO super bantamweight belts.

Nonito Donaire put an exclamation point to his credentials this year after knocking out Jorge Arce in third round in their December 15 fight at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

Nonito Donaire was also commended for being the first and only boxer in the world to undergo random drug testing with the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association on a year-round basis.

Donaire edged out Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez (who floored Pacquiao a week before Donaire knocked out Arce) as "Boxer of the Year." Nonito also beat other contenders for the award which include fellow Pinoy Brian Villoria, Danny Garcia, Robert Guerrero, Leo Santa Cruz, Andre Ward and Carl Froch.

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Mayweather Jr. Wishes Pacquiao Well, Hopes Pacman Can Bounce Back

Floyd Mayweather Jr, deemed as Manny Pacquiao's erstwhile rival offered words of encouragement for the Filipino Champ who suffered a 6th round knockout loss from Juan Manuel Marquez last December 8 (December 9, PHL time).

In an interview with Ben Thompson for boxing website FightHype.com, Mayweather praised both Pacquiao and Marquez  and wished the former well after that stunning knockout.

"Marquez is a true champion. Manny Pacquiao is a true champion. Both of them went out there and put on a good performance, and that's a good thing for the sport of boxing," Mayweather said. "I wish Pacquiao nothing but the best. I wish he can bounce back and he can recoup from this….You have to really, really dedicate yourself to your craft. I think he's got so many different things on the outside that he worries about, you know. But it was a good thing that he was able to come into the sport, you know, piggyback off my name, and get a bunch of endorsement deals and make a good living. That's a great thing."

Mayweather, who admittedly felt bad for Pacquiao's loss gave the 8-division world champion pieces of advice before the epic battle between him and Manny can ever come into fruition.

"Pacquiao's focus should be trying to take a vacation, get his mind right, and get a few tune-up fights so he can bounce back. I'm not here to talk bad about Pacquiao. I feel bad for him, honestly….There's a difference in the ways you can get knocked out. When you gotta wake a guy up with smelling salts and he got a concussion and he gotta go to the hospital over night, that's crucial. I mean, that's close to the death."

"Hopefully he's [Pacquiao] okay. My prayers go out to the Pacquiao family. I know he loves the sport of boxing, so hopefully he can bounce back," the pound-for-pound and undefeated champion added.

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Justin Bieber Makes Fun of Manny Pacquiao, Instagram Photos Go Viral

Canadian popstar Justin Bieber became the subject of online hate among Pacquiao fans and disappointment from Pinoys after he posted a series of photos on Instagram making fun of Pacquiao's knock out loss with Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez.

Last December 8, Manny Pacquiao suffered a 6th round knockout from Marquez in Las Vegas and as Filipinos grieve his loss, many other make fun of it and posted several memes on social networking sites mocking the knockout moment of Pacquiao (those what they call Mannying and Pacquiaoing). However, Justin Bieber's posts have been more viral.

Bieber posted three photos on his Instagram account, one showing Marquez's knock down moment from Mayweather during their fight in 2009 captioned "Look what Mayweather did to Marquez.. #moneyteam #nocompetition."

Two other photos showed Pacquiao's knockout moment from Marquez, one pasted on the photo of the late Michael Jackson performing on stage with his signature move and the other one with a Simba icon waking up the motionless Pacquiao. The photos caption read: "Pacquiao doing the lean with MJ .. Classic moment" and "Dad wake up."

Justin Bieber, who is known to be a proud supporter of American boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. also commented on the idea of a Pacquiao-Mayweather bout, an exact opposite of what he tweeted years ago when Pacquiao defeated Margarito and he supporting the idea of Pacquiao vs Mayweather as an epic battle.

“He has nothing to gain fighting pacqiao, Floyd has never in his professional career lost a fight and Pacqiao lost his last two fights. If Floyd wins its not that big of a deal Cuz it would be his third loss in a row, and lf he loses he's gonna ruin his legacy either way there's no big win for Mayweather.. Mayweather is boxing.”

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Manny Pacquiao Open to a Fifth Fight with Marquez

After losing to a round 6 knockout by Juan Manuel Marquez, People's Champ Manny Pacquiao said that he is open to the possibility of a fifth fight with "El Dinamita.' Pacquiao, however, is not considering retirement soon, as he said that he will take a rest for a few months and will go back to training in preparation for another fight.

Read: Pacquiao-Marquez 4 Fight Result and Undercard Bouts

In a post-fight interview, Manny said that if Marquez's camp will give them a chance, he will fight the Mexican again.

"Yes, why not?" he said when asked if he wanted to fight Marquez again. "It’s a good fight. I just got confident on that fight because I thought I got him," added the humble Pacquiao.

Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum was also in for a fifth fight between the two fighters. "Why not? People love this action." said Arum. "This fight will go down in history as a ring classic. If they wanna fight again, why not?"

Pacquiao admitted that Marquez is such a tough fighter.

"He’s not an easy opponent, he’s a tough fighter. I did my best but you know, that’s boxing, that’s sports," said the Filipino fighter who suffered his first ever knock out loss since 1999.

"I just didn’t see his punches… I never expected that punch," telling everyone that he was caught unguarded by Marquez with that knock out punch.

The phenomenal knockout win by Marquez which stunned millions of boxing fans was regarded as a defining moment in Marquez's boxing career. Needless to say, it might elevate Juan Manuel Marquez to a legendary status, something Pacquiao has achieved past in his career.

Will Marquez be amenable to a fifth fight with Pacquiao now that he has proven to all that he can beat him down the canvass?

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Pacquiao-Marquez 4 Result: Marquez Wins by Knockout (Round 6)

The Pacquiao-Marquez 4 fight happened Saturday night, December 8 (December 9 Manila time) at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out Manny Pacquiao during the 6th round, a phenomenal win after their previous three controversial bouts.

The battle was the fourth time Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez fought on the ring. The first time they got in the ring was in 2004, and that one ended in a draw. The second and third time Pacman and Dinamita met on the ring were in 2008 and 2011, respectively— both ending with a controversial majority decision in Pacquiao's favor.

Chelsea Emata sang the Philippine National Anthem, Lupang Hinirang in a ballad-like fashion while Mexico had the services of Ana Barbara to sing the Himno Nacional Mexicano with the help of the Mexican crowd as she's somewhat lost her voice.

Read: Manny Pacquiao Open to a Fifth Fight with Marquez

Marquez scored a knock down on the third round while Pacquiao did the same for Marquez at the 5th round. However, a solid right straight connecting into Manny Pacquiao's chin rendered him unconscious—end of the fight.

Before the much-awaited main event, two Filipinos already emerged victorious in non-televised undercard bouts—Dodie Boy Peñalosa Jr. who beat Jesus Lule Raya via a round 2 TKO and Ernie Sanchez who one over Coy Evans via unanimous decision in an 8-round fight.

In the televised title undercard bouts, Javier Fortuna (Dominican Republic) won vs. Patrick Hyland (Ireland) via unanimous decision to capture the WBA Interim Featherweight title. Miguel Angel Vazquez of Mexico successfully defended his IBF Lightweight title against Filipino Mercito Gesta in a win via unanimous decision. Another Filipino, Michael Farenas suffered a lost against the bigger Yuriorkis Gamboa. The former Cuban Olympic gold medalist won the WBA Interim Super Featherweight bout by unanimous decision.

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Pacquiao-Marquez IV Pre-PPV undercard fights result:

Featherweight: Alexis Hernandez won vs Jazzma Hogue via 1st Round TKO
Light welterweight: Jose Ramirez won vs Corey Seigwarth via 1st Round TKO
Featherweight: Dodie Boy Peñalosa Jr. won vs Jesus Lule Raya via 2nd Round TKO
Featherweight: Ernie Sanchez won vs Coy Evans via unanimous decision in an 8-round fight

Photos courtesy of Al Bello/Getty images

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Pacquiao-Marquez 4 Undercard Free Livestream

The Pacquiao-Marquez 4 is happening live on December 8 (December 9 in Manila) from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Before the Pacquiao vs. Marquez pay-per-view broadcast, make sure to watch the live online stream of the non-televised undercard and see former Olympian Jose Ramirez make his pro debut. Two Filipinos will also be fighting: Dodie Boy Penalosa and Ernie Sanchez.

Pacquiao vs. Marquez 4 live stream undercard

Featherweight: Dodie Boy Penalosa Jr vs. Jesus Lule

Featherweight: Ernie Sanchez vs. Coy Evans

Light welterweight: Jose Ramirez vs. Corey Seigwarth

Featherweight: Jazzma Hogue vs. Alexis Hernandez

The live streaming video feed of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez 4 undercard starts at 7:00 PM ET/PT courtesy of  Yahoo! sports and Top Rank:

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WBO Says Manny Pacquiao Won Over Timothy Bradley

People's Champ and world boxing icon Manny Pacquiao won over Timothy Bradley in their World Boxing Organization welterweight bout last June 9 (June 10 in Manila) according to a five-man panel of the WBO.

The World Boxing Organization assigned a five-man panel to re-score the controversial Pacquiao-Bradley fight which gave Bradley a split-decision win over Pacquiao. After watching the Pacquiao-Bradley fight replay, all the five judges scored unanimously in favor of Manny Pacquiao and had it 118-110, 117-111, 117-111, 116-112, 115-113.

Although WBO had clearly seen Pacquiao's victory over Bradley, its president Francisco 'Paco' Valcarcel said that they can't change the fight’s official result. At any rate, the belt will have to stay with Bradley.

“We can’t change the result but we did this review for two reasons,” Valcarcel told ESPN.com. “If they want to make a rematch, we will approve the rematch and if they don’t we will order one. Also, we wanted to show (the Nevada State Athletic Commission) that they could bring in other officials from outside of Nevada who can also do a fine job judging fights. It’s good to have different officials.”

Related: Psychic Predicts Pacquiao's Loss Over Bradley, Number 7 a Curse to Pacman

Pacquiao and Bradley are scheduled for a rematch on November 10.

The five judges who re-scored the Pacquiao-Bradley fight were from New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico. Armed with the information, WBO President Paco Valcarcel will submit to the Assn. of Boxing Commissions by its July meeting a request that state commissions such as Nevada's work more diligently to bring in judges from outside their states for fights of the magnitude of a world title contest.

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Psychic Predicts Pacquiao's Loss Over Bradley, Number 7 a Curse to Pacman

Manny Pacquiao's loss over Timothy Bradley on June 9 (June 10 in Manila) at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada was rightfully predicted by Joseph Greenfield, resident psychic of Bandera based on numerology.

The psychic pointed out number 7 as a curse to Pacman and other famous and rich personalities. The said number, deemed as Pacquiao's weakness has something to do with him losing the boxing belt to Bradley.

According to the psychic, Manny Pacquiao will lose every after the 15th cycle of his career, meaning the 16th time that he step into the boxing ring, he will lose the fight. 

Manny first tasted defeat on February 9, 1996 after he lost to fellow Filipino Rustico Torrecampo in Mandaluyong. After this, he continued to win 15 succeeding fights and on the 16th time, he lost again to Thailander Medgoen Singsurat in a fight held at the latter's home country on September 17, 1999. He again went on to his 15-cycle win before losing the battle again to Erik Morales on March 19, 2005 at Las Vegas.

On June 9, 2012, Pacquiao faced Timothy Bradley only to lose his WBO Welterweight belt. That is after 15 straight wins since Erik Morales defeated him in 2005.

According to the psychic Joseph Greenfield, summing up all the numbers in the dates when Pacquiao lost inside the ring will result to number 7. He also noted that everytime Pacman went on his 16th fight after successive wins, he faced defeat. When we add 1 + 6, this gives us 7.

What an interesting analysis! To learn more about how the psychic came up with the numbers, read his article on Bandera posted June 9 (Manila time), a day before the Pacquiao-Bradley fight.

What do you think about it? Feel free to drop your thoughts in the comments section below.

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Mommy Dionisia Pacquiao Fainted After Hearing Manny Pacquiao's Loss to Bradley

Pac-Mom, Mommy Dionesia Pacquiao fainted after she heard the news that son People's Champ Manny Pacquiao lost via split decision to Timothy Bradley.

Related article: Psychic Predicts Pacquiao's Loss Over Bradley, Number 7 a Curse to Pacman

Mommy D, as she was fondly called watched the fight in the US only once (but not inside the arena) and she 's always at home praying for his son's win.

Mommy Dionisia Pacquiao has asked Manny Pacquiao to retire from boxing but Manny would always want to fight for the country. His loss to Timothy Bradley might be a step for him to retire but we all know that a rematch is always the option, what with the boos and upset fans. In fact, Mommy D now wanted a Pacman and 'Desert Storm' Bradley rematch.

Pacquiao and Bradley's rematch, slated in November, will be another big boxing event to watch out for.

Anyway, Pacquiao is already a boxing superstar no matter what. The only boxer in history with 8 world championships under his belt, he is still the world's best fighter.

Photo courtesy of Hadji Rieta

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Videos: Jessica Sanchez and Kirby Asunto Sing National Anthems on Pacquiao-Bradley Fight

Two young singers, American Idol runner-up Jessica Sanchez and New Jersey-based Fil-Am Kirby Asunto both did a great job singing the respective national anthems for Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley.

Kirby Asunto sang the Philippine national anthem, Lupang Hinirang without glitch to the original melody while Jessica Sanchez once again wowed with the US national anthem, Star-Spangled Banner before thousands in attendance and millions watching all over the world at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas for the Pacquiao-Bradley fight.

Related article: Psychic Predicts Pacquiao's Loss Over Bradley, Number 7 a Curse to Pacman

Watch Kirby Asunto sing the Philippine national anthem on Pacquaio-Bradley fight:

Watch Jessica Sanchez sing the US national anthem on Pacquaio-Bradley fight:

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Timothy Bradley Wins Over Manny Pacquiao via Split Decision

People's Champ Manny Pacquiao bowed to Timothy Bradley who won via a split decision (115-113 Pacquiao, 115-113, 115-113 Bradley) for the WBO World Welterweight Belt, June 9 (June 10 in Manila) at the MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Manny Pacquiao dominated the first half of the 12 rounds but later in the fight, Timothy Bradley showed his power throwing punches to Pacquiao. Based on ringside punch stats, it was Pacquiao who threw in more punches and the harder ones but those came in short for the Filipino warrior.

Timothy Bradley walked out of the arena with a clean record ending Manny Pacquiao's 15-fight winning streak in 7 years. The controversial decision was roundly booed by the crowd.

Bradley was feeling confident after the whole 12 rounds of boxing, saying that he did not feel Pacquiao's power punches.

"I thought I won the fight," Bradley said. "I didn't think he was as good as everyone says he was. I didn't feel his power."

Meanwhile, Pacquaio turned on the popular song Just Once when asked about the results. He claimed , though that he was never hurt by Bradley's punches, which mostly landed on his arms.

"I did my best," Pacquiao said. "I guess my best wasn't good enough."

Top Rank's Bob Arum, who has contracts with both Pacquiao and Bradley said that there would be a rematch, though he criticized the judging. The possibility that Pacquiao and Bradley will box it all out again in November is now at large.

"I'm going to make a lot of money on the rematch, but this was outrageous," Arum said.

Other show highlights include the singing of the US national anthem by American Idol runner-up Jessica Sanchez and the celebration of Bradley's camp with his wife hugging the manager and beaming with joy.

What do you think of the results? Feel free to comment below.

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FREE LIVE STREAM: Manny Pacquiao vs Timothy Bradley Free Online Streaming (Undercard Fights)

The Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley World Welterweight Championship fight takes place on June 9 (June 10 in Manila) at the MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Event: WBO Welterweight Championship: Manny Pacquiao vs Timothy Bradley, Jr.
Schedule: June 10, 2012 | 9 AM – Manila : June 9, 2012 | 9 PM – ET; 6 PM – PT
Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

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Viral Video: Pacquiao Vs Mayweather Stop Motion

Check out this new video from GRNMNGO, the company that brought you video virals including the the 20 most beautiful Filipinas facemorphing and the strictly jeepney music. Now, GRNMNGO brings you the fight the whole world has been waiting for, Pacquiao versus Mayweather.

The video which is four months in the making features two custom made action figures of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., a stop motion from over 2500 meticulously taken photos of the two boxing superstars.

So is this what you wanted (more than that Pacquiao-Bradley on June 9)? Pacquiao-Mayweather bout like we've never seen before - one epic stop motion video! 

Watch the Pacquiao-Mayweather Stop Motion video below (courtesy of GRNMNGO):

About the team: GRNMNGO is a newly formed Viral Marketing company based in Manila, Philippines. They eat, sleep and drink viral videos and they're guns for hire. 
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