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Pacquiao heads National Anti-Poverty Commission

Pacquiao, who rose from poverty, will coordinate efforts as the Marcos administration targets an 8-9% poverty rate by 2028, officials said.

Summary by The Manila Times
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed boxing legend and former senator Manny Pacquiao as lead convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), replacing Lope Santos III.Pacquiao took his oath of office before the president on Tuesday in Malacañang. The Presidential Communications Office did not reply to media queries about why Santos was replaced.The president expressed his confidence in Pacquiao’s leadership in intensifying the g…

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Former world champion in professional boxing Manny Pacquiao was appointed by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the lead coordinator of the National Commission for the Fight against Poverty (NAPC), the institution responsible for coordinating government policies to reduce poverty.

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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