Famous Philippine boxer and Congressman Manny Pacquiao, whose birthday was on December 17, turned 33, the day typhoon ‘Sendong’ caused Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City in great tragedy, has promised to donate 1 Million pesos from his Priority Development Assistance Funds (PDAF) for the casualties in the affected areas.

He is really giving his full effort in the relief of the victims. “I am expressing my deepest sympathy to the victims and their families. Let us pray for all their loved ones,” he said with sympathy during his 33rd birthday that was televised last Saturday.

He always watch the news on the topic of Sendong from Saranggani, General Santos over the weekend and felt grieved about the devastation especially the thumped of almost a thousand dead people and more missing. The calamity came 8 days before Christmas, which is quite hopeless for those families who have a kin who were killed notwithstanding the things that were executed by the flashfloods, in which, sadly, most of the victims were women and children.

Due to this, it moved Manny Pacquiao to express his lament and help the victims. Atty. Franklin Gacal, who is Pacquaio’s legal adviser, said that Pacman immediately acted in accordance with House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte to summon all the congressmen and for the entire House members in order to cut 1 million cash from the finance of PDAF. However, aside from the money in the funds, Pacman vowed to donate from his personal monetary possession in order to provide additional assistance.

As of now, the anticipated Manny Pacquiao fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. is set aside for the moment, because what is in his mind is to give help and relief on what Sendong smashed up of unleashing its wrath on the affected areas where it caused massive loss of damage to property and lives of people.

Pacquiao who came from a poor family and knew exactly how hard the current situation could be to all the victims has presented himself to give help of natural calamities such Sendong all the time. Started on the day after the typhoon wreaked places, Pacman brought loads of relief goods and he even personally distributed it to the people in need – rice, mineral water, clothing, and canned goods.

The damages includes homes and bridges that were swept away and collapsed because of the extreme current of the flash flood, and vehicles that were being strewn and crushed spread all over the place.

“To all our countrymen who are at ease in lives, if you have extra, what the excess can be spare to our countrymen who are victims of the storm as help,” he said. He then called on the casualties of Sendong to continue Praying and not to lose their hope.

“We departed ourselves from the Lord, so we are not protected,” he added. “We must come to know God and pray. Nothing is impossible with Him.” In Philippine boxing Pacquiao is the best boxer. His fans adore him because of his boxing skills, now, being the leading supporter of the victims of the typhoon he more adore the legend WBO champion.

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