Pacquiao-Cotto bout sure to be swamped with political ads

MANILA, Philippines — a militant group urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to monitor the television ads that would be shown during the November 14 boxing match of Pacquiao and Cotto. This came amidst a swamp of political ads aired during Manny Pacquiao’s last fight.

The militant groups said they were certain that Filipinos who would watch the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto would want “to rest from politics” even just for a day.

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, Finance Secretary Margarito Teves, and two other officials—Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. Chair Efraim Genuino and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Chief Augusto Syjuco—drew fire from the militant group Bayan over infomercials shown during the Pacquiao-Hatton fight.