Philippines boxing legend Pacquaio named to Marcos' anti-poverty commission

Filipino boxing legend Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao returns to Philippine government service, this time as member of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Cabinet.Marcos appointed the world’s only eight division champion as National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) on Tuesday, a special agency tasked to coordinate poverty-alleviation and social reform programs across national government agencies, local government and the private sector. NAPC also advises the president through policy measures and resource...

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