The pound-for-pound king is now being lined-up for a special on long-running and award-winning television newsmagazine of CBS, the “60 Minutes.”
60 Minutes is an American television newsmagazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. It is considered by many to be the preeminent investigative television program in the United States.
Top Rank’s main man Bob Arum, Michael Marley of The Examiner wrote yesterday, said a CBS crew will soon begin shooting clips of Pacquiao as he trains at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles in preparation for the upcoming Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight on March 13.
However, it was not clear whether the Pinoy boxing champ will appear before or after the Pacquiao vs. Clottey: The Event match at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
What’s important, Arum, however, said, is that Pacquiao has truly crossed all the boundaries as the greatest boxer of his era.
“It just shows that interest in Manny has transcended sports, gone beyond that,” Arum said.
“Good Morning America on the ABC network is also going to do something on Manny. It is really phenomenal how the interest is widening on Pacman,” said the multi-awarded boxing promoter.
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Manny Pacquiao to Appear in CBS ‘60 Minutes’
Philippine Team Finishes 2nd in World Team Pool Cup Championship
Cue artists from Philippines failed to bring home the championship trophy of the first-ever World Team Pool Cup Championship in Germany. The Pinoy cue artist lost to cue artists from Great Britain as they scored a 4-1 win, settling the Philippine Team in the second place.
The British team, composed of reigning World 9-Ball champion Daryl Peach, 2008 World 10-Ball Champion Darren Appleton, Karl Boyes, Mark Gray and Imram Majid, received $100,000.
On the other hand, the Philippine team is composed of by former World 9-Ball and 8-Ball champion Ronnie Alcano, last year’s International Predator 10-Ball ruler Dennis Orcollo, former snooker champion Marlon Manalo, two-time Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) National Pool titleholder Lee Vann Corteza, Southeast Asian Games 9-Ball gold medalist Warren Kiamco and Japan-based Antonio Lining.
Pinoy cue artist settled for the runner-up purse of $50,000.
On their way to the finals, the Filipinos defeated England II (4-0), Czech Republic (4-1), Norway (4-2), Poland (4-2) and Russia (4-1) to arrange a titular showdown with Great Britain.
The World Team Pool Cup Championship used a point-system scoring patterned after the Davis Cup in international tennis.
Sarah Geronimo endorses Manny Villar
The Philippine music industry is the newest endorser of Sen. Manny Villar on his bid for the presidency on the forthcoming May 2010 presidential election.
Sarah Geronimo has been named as ambassadress of Katropa, a youth organization organized by Villar’s daughter Camille. Sarah is also the latest singer of Villar’s latest political jingle titled “Naging Mahirap.”
It was rumored that Sarah receives P20 million in exchange for her endorsement. Both Villar and Geronimo’s camp denied the rumor.
Apart from Sarah Geronimo, Villar had earlier gained endorsements from Comedy King Dolphy and popular noontime host Willie Revillame.
Villar, meantime, defended himself from critics who are hitting him for getting celebrity endorsers and spending huge amounts in his campaign. He pointed out that, unlike the LP standard bearer, he has no popular parents nor strong connections in show business.
Villar also denied claims that he is the real candidate of President Arroyo, and that they made a secret pact assuring President Arroyo’s position in Congress.
On the recent survey, Manny Villar is gaining momentum and now closing the gap with the leader Noynoy Aquino on the Presidential bet.
You are Invited to Ask Question to NASA Astronauts via Twitter
Astronauts from outer space can now send steady stream of “tweets,” and NASA is inviting the public to ask questions to astronaut who are now in space via popular micro-blogging service the Twitter.
The US space agency said astronaut Mike Massimino at Mission Control in Houston, Texas, will relay questions submitted over the next few days to the crew of Endeavor.
They will be answered during a live 20-minute question-and-answer session beginning at 3:24 am (0824 GMT) on February 11 which will also be shown on the Web and on NASA Television, NASA said.
You can send your questions to astronaut Mike Massimino’s Twitter feed at @astro_Mike.
The Endeavor and its crew is scheduled to be off Sunday on a mission to the International Space Station, where two other astronauts, Timothy “TJ” Creamer, a NASA flight engineer, and Japan’s Soichi Noguchi, have been “tweeting” regularly.
The twitter accounts of two astronauts are @Astro_TJ for JJ Creamer’s and @Astro_Soichi for astronaut Soichi Noguchi.
Besides from the regular 140-character-or-less “tweets”, Noguchi has been using Twitpic to send spectacular pictures of Earth as seen from space, including views of Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Fuji and other landmarks.
If remembered, TJ Creamer sent the first live “tweet” from space two weeks ago after getting a personal Web connection on the International Space Station.
Previous “tweets” from space were actually sent via email to the ground and support personnel posted them to Twitter accounts.
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Pinoy Boxers Prepares for Pinoy Power 3
The veteran Filipino boxer Gerry Penalosa and Bernabe Concepcion are now on the last stretch of hard training in Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles preparing for a fight in Las Vegas in Nevada tagged as Pinoy Power 3 on February 13 (Valentine’s Day in Philippine Time).
The 37-year old Gerry Penalosa will be facing Eric Morel. Last year Penalosa experience a though lost against Puerto Rican champion Juan Manuel Lopez last year. He is eager to get back at Morel, who is also from Puerto Rico.
According to Coach Freddie Roach, Peñalosa still has what it takes to become a world champion. He is also feeling much better going down a weight class to the 118-pound division.
“Pinaghandaan ko talaga ito… Pinarusahan ko sarili ko dito sa gym, nagsakripisyo… para sa laban,” said the Filipino boxer.
On the other hand, the 22-year old Bernabe Concepcion will be facing another though Puerto Rican fighter in the person on Mario Santiago. Concepcion is also coming from a controversial disqualification loss in his last bout against Steven Luevano.
The shot in Pinoy Power 3 is a big break to Concepcion, to prove he has got newfound strength and technique to win his crucial bout. Coach Buboy Fernandez said he is confident that Concepcion can clinch the victory this time. “100 percent kailangan concentrate sa body shot…… May panalo tayo basta makinig lang siya sa corner.”
Other Pinoy boxers to battle in Pinoy Power 3 is Nonito Donaire, who will be defending his interim super flyweight belt against Gerson Guerrero. The native of Bohol Ciso Morales will also be featured in Pinoy Power 3.
A big boost for both Peñalosa and Concepcion is the support from Manny Pacquiao who is himself training Wild Card Gym for the upcoming Pacquiao vs Clottey fight on March 13.
