P E O P L-ET H EE I G H TW O N D E RO FT H EW O R L D

FILIPINO

HON. EMMANUEL D. PACQUIAO

DELIVERED
AT BATASANPAMBANSA,QUEZONCITY

NOV.22,20LO

M R . S P E A K E RM, Y D E A RC O L L E A G U ELSA, D I E SA N D G E N T L E M E N

G O O D A F T E R N O O N .U N A S A L A H A T A Y N A I S K O P O N G

MAGPASALAMATSA LAHAT NG PILIPINO NA NAGDASALAT

SUMUPORTA
SAAKINSA LABANKO KAYANTONIOMARGARITO.
ALAM
KONGSA BAWATSUNTOKKOAY KASABAYKO ANG MILYUN-MILYONG

PILIPINO.
I AM EQUALLY
GRATEFUL
TO YOU MY DEARCOLLEAGUES,
W H OC H E E R EADN D P R A Y E F
DO RM E I N Y O U RH O M E ST, H O S E
WHO
WATCHET
DH EF I G H TL I V EH E R EA T T H EB A T A S A NA,N DT H O S EW H O

F L E WA L LT H EW A YT O T E X A SM
. R SPEAKER
I A, M H U M B L E D
B YT H E
HONOR AND A W A R D - T H E C O N G R E S S I O N AML E D A L O F
DISTI
NCTION_YOU
HAVEGIVENME.TODAY.
THE VICTORY
OVERMARGARITO,
THE 8'' CHAMPIONSHIP
BELTIN
DIFFEREN
WTE I G H TD I V I S I O NI S N O T M I N EA L O N EI.T B E L O N GTSO
EVERY
FILIPINO.
THEFILIPINO
PEOPLE
HAVESHOWNONCEMORETO
THEWORLDTHATA FILIPINO
CAN EXCEL
IN A WORLD-CLASS
ARENA
BECAUSE
OFHARDWORK,
DEDICATION
AND FAITHIN GODALMIGHTY.
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E.V E R Y
R O U N DI, C O U L DF E E T
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. O RA M O M E N T I, T H O U G H T
I WILL
FALLDOWN. I HEARDTHE SCREAMS
AND SHOUTSOF THE PINOYS
CHANTING
MY NAMEINSIDE
THEARENA.I CAN NOT FAILTHEM.I CAN
NOTFAILMY COUNTRYMEN.
HANDAPOAKONGTIISINANG LAHATNG
SAKITALANG-ALANGSAATINGBAYAN.

I A M P R O U DT O B E A M E M B E RO F T H I SA U G U S TC H A M B E RT. H E

H O N O RA N D G L O R YO F T H E C O U N T R Y
D O E SN O T C O M EF R O MM E
ALONE.AS YOUR COLLEAGUE,
THIS IS OUR GIFT TO THE FILIPINO
PEOPLE.
WHAT I LACKIN HEIGHTAND WEIGHT,I COVERED
UP WITH
H A N D S P E EADN D F O O T W O R KI N
. T H E E N D , T H E O P P O N E NW
T AS
C L E A R LOYV E R P O W E R E
AD . H EF I G H TW A SN E A R I N GI T S C L I M A X ,I
ST
C O U L DH A V EC A U S E DM O R ED A M A G EA N D I N J U R Y
TO MARGARITO.
BUT FOR ME, BOXINGIS NOT ABOUTKILLINGEACHOTHER.IT IS A

S P O RO
T FG E N T L E M EW
NA R R I O R S .

L E TM E T H A N KO U RP R E S I D E NHTI S
, E X C E L L E NBCEYN I G NA
OQ U I N OF O R
H I SS U P P O R ITF. L E WT O T H EU . S . AW I T HA L E S S EBRU R D E A
NSA P U B L I C
S E R V A NBTE C A U SOEF H I SP R O M I STEH A TH EW I L LH E L PT H EP R O V I N C E

O FS A R A N G A N
BIU I L DI T SF I R S P
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H O S P I T AALN
. DI K N O WA
, L LO F
Y O UW I L LL I K E W I SHEE L PT H EG R E A TP E O P LO
E F S A R A N G A NI IA. L S O
WANTTO THANKTHEFILIPINOPEOPLE,
MY FAMILY,S LYMY WIFE,
JINKEE
FORBEINGMY SOURCE
OF INSPIRATION
AND SEWHO I
F O R G OTTO M E N T I O NW
, H O , I N O N EW A YO RA N O T H E R ,RAYED
AND
CHEERED
FORMY VICTORY,
I AM FOREVER
GRATEFUL.
B MOST OF
ALL,I THANKTHELORDALMIGHTYFORALLTHEBLESSING

M R S P E A K ETRH, EV I C T O RO
Y F T H EF I L I P I N O
P E O P L IEN TEXAS,USA
LASTNOVEMBER
1 4 I S A T E S T A M E NTTH A TT H E F I L I P I N RACECAN
RISEAGAINST
ALLODDSAND BETHE BESTIN THEIRCH E N F I E L D S .
NATINGITO AY NAGPAPATUNAY ,,IBA ANG
ANG TAGUMPAY
LAHING
PILIPINO."

IN CLOSING
MR. SPEAKER
M,Y C H A M P I O N S HB
I PE L TI N THE EIGHT
W E I G H TD I V I S I O NT, H E F I R S TI N T H E H I S T O R Y
OF BO NG, SHALL
FOREVER
CEMENTTHE FILIPINO AS 'THE E I G H T O N D E RO F
PEOPLE
THEWORLD'.

MABUHAYANGSAMBAYANANG
PILIPINO!
!!