MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Filipino champion boxer Manny Pacquiao, as many already know, is an elected representative of Philippine Congress.  He represents his province of Sarangani.

Pacquiao is a member of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), the party of incumbent Vice President Jejomar Binay, who is one of the declared candidates for president in 2016.  So it just makes sense that if Pacquiao were to run for Senator, he would do so under the UNA ticket, right?

Not necessarily.

Pacquiao is also being wooed by the ruling Liberal Party of President NoyNoy Aquino who has anointed his Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas as the party’s presidential bet.

But the story doesn’t end there.

Senators Grace Poe and Chiz Escudero  who have been endorsed by a third party, the National People’s Coalition (NPC) as either presidential candidates both, or as a president-vice president tandem, are also considering Pacquiao to be part of their senatorial ticket.

Apparently, Pacquiao is seen as a sure winner and all the parties want him on their respective tickets. The decision is now in the boxer’s corner.

‘Pacman’ is extremely popular and is best known politically as the top absentee legislator in the current Congress.  Well, that counts for something, we guess.