Filipino boxing star Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao announced his presidential bid in the 2022 election as a candidate from the PDP-Laban faction on Sunday.
"I boldly accept the challenge of running as PRESIDENT of the Philippines. We need progress. We need to win against poverty. We need government to serve our people with integrity, compassion and transparency. The time is now. I am ready to rise to the challenge of leadership," Pacquiao wrote on Twitter.
He made the initial announcement earlier in the day during his nomination speech at the national convention held by his wing of the PDP-Laban.
A president is elected for a single six-year term in the Philippines with no possibility of running again once the term is over.
