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New WBC Superfeatherweight Champ Pacquiao arrives in Gensan to Hero’s Welcome

03/26/2008 by bariles in GenSan News with 16 Comments - 1,672 Views

Manny “Pacman” Paquiao, the new WBC Super Featherweight Champion arrived in his hometown Gen. Santos City today, March 26, 2008 on board a PAL airbus from Manila. He was met at the GenSan International Airport runway by his former political foes, GenSan City Mayor Jun Acharon and Congresswoman Darlene Antonino-Custodio of the 1st District of South Cotabato. They later joined him at the motorcade through the city’s major thoroughfares arranged by the local government.

As promised, here are some of the pictures I took of the arrival and the motorcade…

Pacquiao & city officials at airport

Pacman poses with (from L-R) GenSan Mayor Jun Acharon, Miss Gensan Jen Cachuela, Congresswoman Darlene Antonino-Custodio, Mother Dionisia Pacquiao, Ernie Nanali of City Sports Development Office, Apopong Barangay Captain Rommel Pacquiao)

Motorcade Car with manny

Pacman at the motorcade vehicle with his parents (extreme left & right) and Congresswoman Darlene Antonino-Custodio. Behind them is GenSan City Mayor Jun Acharon.

Elorde AwardsMary Divine Grace PacquiaoOnboard the motorcade carBarangay CalumpangWelcome StreamerBarangay Labangal - Pacman's homeAfter the Silway BridgeSilway MainPublic Market, P. Acharon BoulevardSun Trading Building, Santiago BoulevardCorner Santiago-Magsaysay AvenueSouth Elementary School kidsPioneer AvenuePendatun AvenuePress Con at oval court


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16 Comments

  1. sunshine03/26/2008 at 6:33 PMReply

    i really hope when i get home.. i will have the chance to see manny… nice pix huh.. jinky getting prettier.. good for her… buti ka pa sawa na ay pacman..hahaha me super longing ever..

  2. bariles03/26/2008 at 6:37 PMReplyAuthor

    Sure shine… if we get past his cordon sanitaire…. (joke).

  3. sunshine03/26/2008 at 6:40 PMReply

    i miss darlene… still pretty as ever… very simple.

  4. sunshine03/26/2008 at 6:54 PMReply

    siguro naman sa lakas ng powers mo waz na cordon oi… hehehe gosh times like this i miss gensan…

  5. JAs03/27/2008 at 3:50 AMReply

    hindi po PAL airbus ang sinakyan ni manny pabalik ng gensan, it is PAL Jumbo jet Boeing 747-400. I miss Gensan.

  6. glengonz03/27/2008 at 8:20 AMReply

    keep it cumming vel, lol! nice shots…. sana starring ako next time… joke!

  7. bariles03/27/2008 at 10:47 AMReplyAuthor

    Jas, thanks. Yan kasi sinabi ng airport control tower officer sa akin..Airbus raw. :)

    Hi Glen! dont worry, malapit na ang iyong sariling post…about your kingdom. :)

    Shine, kelan ba uwi mo? Badminton raw kayo ni congresswoman Darlene. Wala syang kalaro rito eh.

  8. Dominique03/27/2008 at 3:46 PMReply

    Okay na ba sila ni Darlene Antonino?

  9. bariles03/27/2008 at 4:49 PMReplyAuthor

    Hi Dom. I think they’re ok na. If not, Darlene wouldnt be joining him during the 2-hour motorcade. Ever since naman, she has been vocal about being a Pacman fan. I just hope Manny doesnt run again so that they could all work together for the betterment of their city. (wishful thinking ba?)

  10. georgE03/29/2008 at 12:13 AMReply

    nice pictures avel hope that when i get home next year(hopefully) MANNY WILL STILL BE THE CHAMP!! HEHEHEHE regards to ALL!!!

  11. sunshine03/29/2008 at 10:55 AMReply

    i’ll be home on may 23 till month end… ikaw? when ka visit ulit?

  12. Bambi03/30/2008 at 9:47 AMReply

    Vel thanks for the updates ha, now atleast di na ako nalulungkot masyado kasi updated na ako about gensan. I always check my emails, excited to see something new from you, alam mo naman buhay here always kayod (miss you all). Again maraming salamat, -dami ka na utang sa inaanak mo hehehehe.

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  14. 7000++ fans watch Pacquiao win at Lagao Gym in GenSan |06/30/2008 at 8:09 AMReply

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  15. leianne12/06/2008 at 8:53 PMReply

    ei! magandang gensan! juz came across ds pic..d 1 u named as miss gensan in ds article isnt d 1… dats ms. gensan 2007 clover esteban in d pic. she’s way far too better dan d 1 u nymd sir..

    hopi’n pacquiao cud win agnst dela hoya 2m! :)

    godbless manny, godbless gensan! mabuhay philippines..!

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