Shocker for me on Manny Pacquiao
By Johnny Benz, Doghouse Boxing (June 24, 2011) Doghouse Boxing
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Dr. Jose Rizal
If you asked me to tell you who I think Filipinos would most consider as their national hero, who among us wouldn't automatically say Manny Pacquiao? Of course I would. So it is actually a shocker to me to find out that a recent Pulse Asia survey, with the results published by ABS-CBN (a Philippines based publication) ranks Pacquiao very low in regards to being the number one as the National hero.

According to the results published by ASB-CBN: "A total of 2.8% of Filipinos believe Sarangani congressman and world boxing champ Manny Pacquiao is the country's national hero."

The Publication further notes: "The Pulse Asia survey showed that 81.9% of Filipinos correctly identified Dr. Jose Rizal as the national hero of the Philippines, while Pacquiao ranked a distant second with 2.8%."

So for us non-Filipinos (or those like me who haven't heard of Rizal until today): According to Wiki... José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896, Bagumbayan), was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is regarded as the foremost Filipino patriot and is listed as one of the national heroes of the Philippines by National Heroes Committee. His execution by the Spanish in 1896, a date marked annually as Rizal Day, a Philippine national holiday, was one of the causes of the Philippine Revolution.

Also check out this link: The Jose Rizal website!

After doing a little research on José Rizal, I can not blame Pacquiao for losing out to him. Nor can I blame Filipino's and their strong pride for choosing Rizal. I mean really, if Pacquiao is going to lose out to anyone, Rizal would be the obvious choice.


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