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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has designated the new World Boxing Council lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao as Special Envoy of the President for the Games in the 2008 Olympics this August and the country’s flag-bearer.<o:p></o:p>

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Arroyo made the announcement during a courtesy call by Pacquiao in Malacañang Friday following his arrival in the country earlier in the day.<o:p></o:p>

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At the same time, Palace pastry chefs Ryan Otmana and Harvard Quezon gifted Pacquiao with what they called the “Top of the World Chocolate” cake made from black and white Swiss chocolates.<o:p></o:p>

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Pacquiao said in a brief press conference at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ninoy</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Aquino</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">International</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Airport</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> that he and his wife Jinkee have agreed to donate P3 million from his prize money to the victims of typhoon “Frank” (international codename: Fengshen).<o:p></o:p>

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The 29-year-old, widely considered the best "pound for pound" boxer in the world having won his fourth world title in a fourth weight class, destroyed David Diaz of the United States in nine rounds to take the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title in Las Vegas on June 29.
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