That was fast.
Observers said that was an easy decision for Nike because Pacquiao, 37, is at the sunset of his career after losing in two major fights: the one against Floyd Mayweather in May 2015 and earlier, in December 2013, to Juan Manuel Marquez. He says his April 9 fight with Timothy Bradley would be his last, although he has said it before with his other fights and went on to do more.
Nike’s announcement: “We find Manny Pacquiao’s comments abhorrent. Nike strongly opposes discrimination of any kind and has a long history of supporting and standing up for the rights of the LGBT community. We no longer have a relationship with Manny Pacquiao.”
It’s a knockout punch for Pacquiao whose endorsements make up the bulk of his boxing earnings. His camp is worried, we are told, that other sponsors might follow Nike.
Although Pacquiao, a senatorial candidate under the United Nationalist Alliance, said he remains against same-sex marriage despite his apology, he must be regretting what he told News5 last Monday. It was a standard question asked of every candidate running for a national position.
Pacquiao said: “As Christian, bawal naman ‘yung same-sex marriage. Ginawa ang babae para sa lalaki, ginawa ang lalaki para sa babae.Kasi para sa akin ito lang, common sense lang. Makakita ka ba ng any animals na lalaki sa lalaki o babae sa babae? Mas mabuti pa ‘yung hayop. Marunong kumikilala, kung lalaki o lalaki, babae, babae. Ngayon kung lalaki sa lalaki, babae sa babae, mas masahol pa sa hayop ang tao.”
The reactions from the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community and their supporters were swift and emotional. Prominent gay celebrities like Vice Ganda and Boy Abunda issued statements that matched Pacquiao’s acidic quotes.
Abunda said “Sino ka para manghusga? Saan ka kumuha ng kapangyarihan para tawagin kami na mas masahol pa kaysa sa mga hayop?”
Abunda and Vice Ganda said they are not voting for Pacquiao for the Senate. Abunda threw back to the boxer his “common sense” punch line: “Palagay mo ba iboboto ko ang isang tao na ang tingin sa akin ay hindi isang tao? Iboboto ko ba ang isang tao na ang tingin sa akin ay mas masahol pa sa hayop?”
Why, if Pacquiao didn’t malign the LGBTs, Abunda and Vice Ganda were considering voting for him for senator?
This controversy over Paquiao’s “abhorrent” comments, to borrow from Nike, might yet turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
Pacquiao is considered a sure winner for senator in the May elections. All surveys put him within the Magic 12 even when he is not campaigning so much because he is busy preparing for his April fight with Bradley.
It is expected that voters will send him to the Senate despite the fact that his performance as congressman was dismal. He was a perennial absentee in Congress. In 2014, he only attended, four as in 1,2,3,4 sessions. A Philippine Star report said he has filed about a dozen bills but none has passed any of the committees they have been referred to, the first hurdle in the legislative mill.
Yet he collects all the emoluments due a member of Congress which runs into millions of pesos without giving the taxpayers the service due them. That is theft.
Pacquaio went into politics with a distorted sense of public service. In an interview with him in 2010 when he was running for Saranggani congressman, I asked him why he had to be a congressman to help the people when he was already doing it without being in government.
He replied: “Pera ko ang ginagastos ko. Kawawa naman ang pamilya ko. Mauubos ang pera ko.”
A Feb. 14 post in his Facebook page showed rows of low-cost houses captioned: “I’m so happy giving this (sic) houses free to my constituents in Sarangani Province from my own pocket more than thousand families are the beneficiaries. And I’m still building more because i always believe what the Bible says; 1 Peter 4:8-10 NIV.”
Some maybe duped by this tale about Pacquaio’s generosity. But it’s not his personal money that was used to build the houses for his Saranggani constituents. It’s the Filipino people’s money that he collected as congressman without even working for it.
That way, he can continue to be “generous” at hindi mauubos ang pera niya.
If this controversy would make many people not vote for Pacquiao, then, we can only quote from Romans 11:33: “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!”
Kanina lang may napanood ako sa youtube tungkol sa ego.
Sa issue na ito sa halip na ang pairalin ay objective analysis, ang pinairal ay sensitivity.
“Sino daw siya para manghusga”, hindi siya nanghusga, pinuna niya yung mali (criticized). “Saan daw siya kumuha ng kapangyarihan para tawagin silang masahol pa sa hayop”, di niya kinuha yun dahil nakasulat na iyan sa banal na aklat bago pa man magkaroon ng Pilipinas. At sino naman ang mas mataas pa o mas makapangyarihan pa sa banal na aklat?
“Palagay mo ba iboboto ko ang isang tao na ang tingin sa akin ay hindi isang tao? Iboboto ko ba ang isang tao na ang tingin sa akin ay mas masahol pa sa hayop?” – May kasabihang “medaling maging tao, mahirap magpaka tao.”
Bakit nga ba kasi binabaluktot ng kasalukuynag ultra liberal na tao kung ano ang tama at natural? Lalaki para sa babae, babae para sa lalaki.
Madalas kong marinig, ito daw kasi ang nararamdaman nila. Yung naramdaman nila ang pinaniwalaan nila. Sinabi rin ni Winnie Monsod “ayon sa pag-aaral sa isang institute sa US, hindi raw sakit sa pagiisip ang homosexual. Pero wala pa akong alam na “THALAMUS” na nakalagay sa puso o parte ng mata o parte ng bituka. Ang alam ko diyan at alam ng agham diyan ay parte iyan ng utak ng tao. So kung hindi siya sakit sa pag-iisip, ano siya?
Ang nakakatakot ngayon ay, may Simbahan at banal na aklat kung saan nagbalangakas ang simbahan sa kung ano ang dapat sundin ng tao, paro ang mga kasalukyang Ultra Liberal na tao ay gumagawa ng sarili niyang batas o alituntunin hindi para sa ikaluluwalhati ng lumikha sa kanya kundi para sa ikaluluwalhati niya.
Pinairal nila yung sensitivity kasi mayroon silang ego. Kapag itong ego na ito ang nabubuhay sa mga tao sa isang lipunan, ito mismo ang papatay sa lipunan.
Ang mga “liberators”, pinapaigting ng husto ang kanilang liberal ideology at liberal philosophy pati liberal spirituality. Naway makasagot sila ng maayos kapag dumating yung araw na haharap sila sa Lumikha ng lahat sa semi finals. Pagkatapos niyan may finals pa.
Free publicity for Manny and Nike. Both are now getting mileage on CNN and major international media outfits. Wonder what is Walden Bello going to do about that?
At this rate, difficult to see how he is going to lose. Fortunately, he did not run for president. LGBTs happy with Nike. Nike probably happy with that, too. Lost me as a customer though.
Buying Adidas and Under Armour tomorrow. Would not be caught dead wearing Nike at times like these.
My friends have always had a mean streak of humor. Nowadays, they poke fun at everyone they see wearing Nike – calling them gay.
Some of their one-liners:
Vice Ganda now has a shot at becoming Nike’s next celebrity endorser.
Upcoming Nike ad – Wear Nike and bring out the animal in you.
They used to come out of the closet. Now, they come out of the zoo.
DEPED orders recall of textbooks: “animal kingdom” to be rewritten as “animal queendom”
Headline: PETA FILES CASE AGAINST PACQUIAO
Yes. My friends have a mean sense of humor and they are now itching to vote for Pacquiao.
All because government and politics are more fun in the Philippines.
Sad, eh?
Yes, Lee, sad. Sadder still if Pacquiao becomes senator which I think he will.
Pacquiao comments on regards to Homosequals will soon be forgotten,same as Duterte curse on the Pope.. Pacquiao advisers knew it, but perhaps the Nike dropping him was unexpected. It is still at least a $1 million a year in Royalty/ not a chicken feed . If he can “avoid” paying taxes in the Phil ,Pacquiao using his Freedom of religion and conscience to Promote Hatred against an identifiable group is a very hypocritical for an individual who is an Adulterer and a womanizer. But. Then again, he could be someday the president of the Philippines. The way he still gets the support after his latest outburst. Too many hard punches can do
That to an already unstable man. Well another one in the senate would not any difference.
Ang mawawala na millions ni Manny sa Nike at iba pang product endorsements ay kukunin nya sa Senate porkies.
#8 sa latest survey among the senatoriables, panalo na kahit mawabas pa ang gay community kasi dagdag naman ang mga harcore born again. Inangkopo!
It’s sad to hear from one of the most popular person in the world say those things that he himself don’t seem to fully understand and comprehend. In the western world, discrimination is a NO NO! It will cost him $$$ and respect of the world…if not lawsuit.
Now he enters philippine politics to run as senator. Can he not see, many well known personalities in our country who wants to be a senator or congressman wants the position for something else and not really to serve, and he wants to be one like them? a spiritual person he claim that he is? Seems like a classic example of the meaning of the word DAMN ASS DIOT! and our kababayan will more likely vote for him!
He should wake up for the sake of himself and his family…We should wake up for the sake of our country.
Ang LGBT group ay hindi dapat katakutan pagdating sa halalan patungkol sa pagtakbo ni Manny sa senado. Dahil ang LGBT mismo nilang party list hindi manalo sa halalan. Talagang hindi magandang tingnan na naghahalikan ang babae sa babae, lalaki sa lalaki, ano pa kaya kung magtalik ang magkapareho ang kasarian. Dito sa Pilipinas hindi tanggap ang same sex marriage kaya tama ang opinyon ni Manny. Nalalaswaan nga ang mga pinoy kapag nakakakita ng naghahalikan na babae at lalaki sa kalsada, ano pa kaya kung babae at babae naghahalikan o lalaki at lalaki naghahalikan. Pero hindi ako sang ayon sa pagtakbo ni Manny sa halalan.
Sa Pilipinas kung sino ang sikat ay binoboto talaga. Kung sino ang kilala ang pagkatao ay binoboto talaga. Iyon ay dahil karamihan na mga botante sa telebesyon at pelikula madalas nakababad kasi walang trabaho. Sa radyo narinig ko ang naging senador na taga bohol yata at author ng contractualization law. Sa sunod daw na halalan ay hindi na nanalo sa eleksyon pero kung tutuusin magaling ang tao na iyon. Pero sa ngayon nariyan ang author ng dagdag na VAT sa bawat binibili pero nananalo pa rin dahil sikat. Ang sa gumagawa ng krimen na under 15 age dapat sa DSWD ay nananalo pa rin.
Ikampanya man si Manny ng LGBT group na hindi iboto ay posible pa rin na manalo dahil sikat at isa pa kakaunti lang ang LGBT group na iyan. Hindi naman lahat kontra kay Manny. Sumasakay lang sa isyu para pag usapan ang LGBT sa Pilipinas. Nagpapanasin din yata ang LGBT.
who knows. we might have a president of unknown parents and a senator who boxed his way to wealth and success. i have nothing against both but i have against children of bandits.
One of the best analysis of Pacquiao’s same sex blunder: “These are the statements of a man so ignorant he doesn’t understand the impact of his own rhetoric.”
Ang tindi!
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/feb/18/manny-pacquiaos-anti-gay-rhetoric-permanently-mars-a-hard-won-legacy?CMP=share_btn_fb
#1. golddigger, este goldberg. may tama ka diyan. sa katunayan ay totoo naman ang sinasabi ni pakyu. para sa kanya, marriage is a union between a man and a woman and another woman and another woman and another woman.
ayon yan sa isang post na nabasa ko.
merong mga ipinagtatanggol pa si pakyu. may mga kilalang personalidad pa nga na tinatawag pa ang iba na bobo dahil hindi binibigyang halaga ang karangalan daw na ibinigay ni pakyu sa pilipinas na nakilala at maraming rumirespeto sa mga pinoy dahil sa pagiging world champion ni pakyu.
sobra naman yun, bobo agad? hindi ba puwedeng inaanalisa muna kung may karapatan bang humusga si pakyu sa ibang tao?
gusto niya palang akayin sa dapat at tama kungito ang kanyang pakay, bakit hindi na lamang inimbitahan ni pakyu ang LGBT sa isang pagtitipon at doon niya pinangaralan ang tama? pinadaan niya pa sa media. bakit? upang magkaroon siya ng libreng publicity? dagdag na mileage para sa kanyang kandidatura?
para sa akin, hindi lahat ng tomboy o bakla ay kasing salaula ng iniisip o nais ipamukha ni pakyu at ng kanyang mga simpataysers. maraming mga nagpapakadisente sa kabila ng kanilang sexual preference and orientation. they excel in their chosen field at wala silang tinatapakang ibang tao. nakakatulong pa nga sa iba, eh.
walang sinumang nilalang lamang ng diyos ang may karapatang humusga sa kapwa lalo;t higit ay ikumpara sa hayop ang mga taong wala namang ginagawang masama sa kanya at hindi siya piniperwisyo?
Putris yang binitawan ni Pakyaw, ayun nagkalat sa FB yung mga video ng lalaking kabayo na tumitira ng kapwa lalaking kabayo, Pusa, aso na parehong kasarian. Kakasuka na kaso mind-opening din.
Kalokohan lang pala yang sinasabi ni Pakyaw na yung mga hayop sumusunod sa natural selection of sex partners. Pero tama si Magno, mas masahol nga siguro sa hayop yung ginagawa ni relihiyosong Pakyaw – merong ng Jinkee, may outside shooting pa sa kung sinu-sinong babae, hindi naman siya Muslim.
Agree ako kay Ellen, mananalo pa rin yan. We only get what we deserve.
TT, nabasa ko la’ang sa isang post peysbuk ang tungkol sa kahulugan ng kasal na ibig daw iparating ni pakyu sa LGBT.
tungkol naman sa magiging panalo kung sakali ni pakyu as senator, it is the bulk of pinoy bobotantes who will give victory to the reverend pastor coach pambansang bangas actor singer point guard pakyu.
as for me, KAHIT isang aso ng malakanyang ay wala akong iboboto. i have only one senate returnee while the rest are already tested in their respective profession and political careers.
for VP and president wala pa. meron sana pero naggudbay na at nandu’n na sa langit.
Sorry, but pano masasabing Manny P. stole the money he received from the government when that’s supposed to be his salary/allowance/benefits/etc.? So, tama yung sinabi niya na it’s his money he used to build the houses kasi instead of using it for his family’s benefits (whether he is truly deserving of the salary / allowance / benefits is another topic altogether) he used it to build houses and then gave it back to the people.
Para sa kin, that act is better. I mean, he’s not perfect…there’s a lot about Manny P. that can and should be improved, but taking his salary and using it to give back to the people instead of spending it for holidays, tours or expensive cars….