Philippines’ Pacquiao Takes up Fight Against Poverty in Marcos Cabinet
Pacquiao will coordinate anti-poverty efforts as the Marcos administration targets an 8% to 9% poverty rate by 2028, officials said.
- On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, boxing icon Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao took his oath as lead convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission before President Ferdinand Marcos in Manila, assuming Cabinet secretary rank.
- Pacquiao returned to government service after an unsuccessful 2025 Senate bid under the administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas, as the ban on defeated 2025 candidates lapsed on May 13.
- Operating under the Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act , the NAPC coordinates government poverty reduction efforts as the Marcos administration aims to reduce the national poverty incidence from 9.7% in 2025 to 8-9% by 2028.
- Born into poverty in Mindanao, Pacquiao vowed to help Filipinos facing hardships, citing his firsthand experience sleeping on the streets before leaving for Manila as a teenager.
- The appointment coincides with the commission's administrative transfer to the Office of the President; Pacquiao replaces Lope Santos III, who served as lead convenor since 2023.
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Manny Pacquiao, a renowned Filipino boxer, has transitioned from the ring to political advocacy as the head of the National Anti-Poverty Commission. With firsthand experience of poverty, Pacquiao aims to alleviate hardships faced by Filipinos. This marks his first cabinet role amidst a storied sports and political career.
Philippines’ Pacquiao takes up fight against poverty in Marcos cabinet - Regional Media News
MANILA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Boxing great Manny Pacquiao spent decades throwing punches in the boxing ring. From Tuesday, the Filipino sports icon will direct his fight at a more enduring opponent: poverty. Pacquiao joined President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s cabinet on Tuesday as head of [...]
Philippines’ Pacquiao takes up fight against poverty in Marcos cabinet
MANILA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Boxing great Manny Pacquiao spent decades throwing punches in the boxing ring. From Tuesday, the Filipino sports icon will direct his fight at a more enduring opponent: poverty. Pacquiao joined President Ferdinand Marcos Jr....
Manny Pacquiao Joins Marcos Cabinet to Lead Philippines Anti-Poverty Fight
MANILA: Boxing great Manny Pacquiao spent decades throwing punches in the boxing ring. From Tuesday, the Filipino sports icon will direct his fight at a more enduring opponent: poverty.Pacquiao joined President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s cabinet on Tuesday as head of the government's anti-poverty agency, vowing to help Filipinos facing hardships all too familiar to him.The 47-year-old former senator was appointed lead convener of the National Anti…
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