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Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, also known as Manny Pacquiao,

(pronounced /pkja/; born

December 17, 1978 (age 31) is a Filipino professional boxer and politician.

He is a Seven-Division World Champion, the first boxer in history towin nine world titles in seven different weight divisions Flyweight, SuperBantamweight,Featherweight, Super Featherweight, Lightweight, LightWelterweight and Welterweight divisionsPacquiao was listed in Forbes Magazine as the Worlds 6th Highest Paid Athletes with a total

annual income of 40 Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) or 2 Billion Pesos(2,000,000,000.00).Tied with him on the sixth spot was the NBA player LeBron James and golfer Phil Mickelson.Aside from being a boxer, Pacquiao has participated inacting, music recording, and politics. OnMay 10, 2010, Pacquiao was elected as Member of House of Representatives in the 15thCongress of the Philippinesrepresenting the province of Sarangani.[12] He established the recordof being the first active boxer to become a congressman in the Philippines.[13]

Pacquiao completed his elementary education at Saavedra Saway Elementary School in GeneralSantos City, but dropped out of high school due to extreme poverty.[19] He left his home at age14 because his mother, who had six children, was not making enough money to support herfamily.[19]In February 2007, he took and passed a high school equivalency exam, making him a high schoolgraduate and eligible for college education.[20] He was awarded with highschool diplomabyDepartment of Education.Pacquiao enrolled for a college degree at Notre Dame of Dadiangas University in his hometownin General Santos City where he is taking up a business management course.Manny Pacquiao was born on December 17, 1978 in Kibawe, Bukidnon. He is the son of RosalioPacquiao and Dionesia Dapidran-Pacquiao.[14] His parents separated when he was in sixth grade,after his mother discovered that his father was living with another woman.[14] He is the fourthamong six siblings namely: Liza Silvestre-Onding and Domingo Silvestre (from first husband ofhis mother) and Isidra Pacquiao-Paglinawan, Alberto "Bobby" Pacquiao and Rogelio Pacquiao.Pacquiao is married to Maria Geraldine "Jinkee" Jamora,[15] and they have four children namely:Jimuel, Michael, Princess, and Queen Elizabeth. He resides in his hometown General SantosCity,South Cotabato, Philippines.[16] However, as a congressman of lone district of Sarangani, heis officially residing in Kiamba, Sarangani, the hometown of his wife.Pacquiao is a devout Roman Catholic.

[17]Everytime he comes back from a successful fight

abroad, he attends a thanksgiving Mass in Minor Basilica of the BlackNazarene in Quiapo, Manila to kneel and pray.Pacquiao is also a military reservist with the rank of Sergeant Major for the 15th Ready ReserveDivision of the Philippine Army. In his younger days, he dreamed of becoming a soldier, andwas enlisted in the military reserve force as an Army Private.[18]Boxing official record-56 fights-51 wins-38 wins by KO-3 loses-2 draws