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Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, right, greets Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao during his visit to the Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, Monday, March 22, 2010. Pacquiao, who retained his WBO welterweight crown after defeating Joshua Clottey of Ghana in Dallas, Texas, last weekend, said he is still open to fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. but is waiting for his challenge and for promoters to iron out a row over drug testing. He'll now focus on a bid to enter politics, campaigning for a seat in the Philippines' House of Representatives in the May 10 national elections.

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, right, gestures with Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao during his visit at the Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, Monday, March 22, 2010. Pacquiao, who retained his WBO welterweight crown after defeating Joshua Clottey of Ghana in Dallas, Texas, last weekend, said he is still open to fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. but is waiting for his challenge and for promoters to iron out a row over drug testing. He'll now focus on a bid to enter politics, campaigning for a seat in the Philippines' House of Representatives in the May 10 national elections.

World boxing great Manny Pacquiao smiles as he poses with his wife Jinkee and two children Princess, center, and Jimuel, right, upon arrival to another hero's welcome early Monday March 22, 2010 in Manila, Philippines. Pacquiao, who retained his WBO welterweight crown versus Joshua Clottey of Ghana March 14 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, hinted at retirement from professional boxing but said he still has to discuss his plans with his mother and his family and close friends.

World boxing great Manny Pacquiao istens to a reporter's question during a news conference upon arrival early Monday March 22, 2010 in Manila, Philippines. Pacquiao, who retained his WBO welterweight crown versus Joshua Clottey of Ghana March 14 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, hinted at retirement from professional boxing but said he still has to discuss his plans with his mother and his family and close friends.

World boxing great Manny Pacquiao reacts upon spotting someone from the crowd as he carries his daughter Princess upon arrival to another hero's welcome early Monday March 22, 2010 in Manila, Philippines. Pacquiao, who retained his WBO welterweight crown versus Joshua Clottey of Ghana March 14 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, hinted at retirement from professional boxing but said he still has to discuss his plans with his mother and his family and close friends.

World boxing great Manny Pacquiao answers questions from reporters as his daughter Princess plays with his microphone's cable during a news conference upon arrival early Monday March 22, 2010 in Manila, Philippines. Pacquiao, who retained his WBO welterweight crown versus Joshua Clottey of Ghana March 14 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, hinted at retirement from professional boxing but said he still has to discuss his plans with his mother and his family and close friends.

World boxing great Manny Pacquiao gestures as he poses with his family, from left, Princess, Jimuel and Michael, upon arrival with his wife Jinkee, to another hero's welcome early Monday March 22, 2010 in Manila, Philippines. Pacquiao, who retained his WBO welterweight crown versus Joshua Clottey of Ghana March 14 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, hinted at retirement from professional boxing but said he still has to discuss his plans with his mother and his family and close friends.

World boxing great Manny Pacquiao is hugged his children, from top, Princess, Jimuel and Michael, upon arrival to another hero's welcome early Monday March 22, 2010 in Manila, Philippines. Pacquiao, who retained his WBO welterweight crown versus Joshua Clottey of Ghana March 14 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, hinted at retirement from professional boxing but said he still has to discuss his plans with his mother and his family and close friends.

World boxing great Manny Pacquiao smiles as he arrives to another hero's welcome early Monday March 22, 2010 in Manila, Philippines. Pacquiao, who retained his WBO welterweight crown versus Joshua Clottey of Ghana March 14 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, hinted at retirement from professional boxing but said he still has to discuss his plans with his mother and his family and close friends.

World boxing great Manny Pacquiao waves upon arrival to another hero's welcome early Monday March 22, 2010 in Manila, Philippines. Pacquiao, who retained his WBO welterweight crown versus Joshua Clottey of Ghana March 14 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, hinted at retirement from professional boxing but said he still has to discuss his plans with his mother and his family and close friends.

Filipino rowers are dosed with water by firefighters to help them cope with the sweltering summer heat in Manila, Philippines on Sunday March 21, 2010. The Filipino athletes are competing at the Manila Bay Summer Sea Sports Festival, an annual water sports event being held amid a drought that has affected farmlands and destroyed crops in many parts of the country.

A few of the over 5,700 marchers forge ahead, Sunday, March 21, 2010, on White Sands Missile Range, N.M., during the annual Bataan Memorial Death March. The march commemorates the 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war who were forced by the Japanese soldiers to March across the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines in 1942, suffering cruel and inhuman treatment along the way.

A protesters gestures during a rally commemorating the 7th anniversary of Iraq war Saturday, March 20, 2010 near the U.S. embassy in Manila, Philippines. The protesters called for an end on the alleged U.S. occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Police block protesters as they try to march towards the U.S. embassy for a rally commemorating the 7th anniversary of Iraq war Saturday, March 20, 2010 near the U.S. embassy in Manila, Philippines. The protesters called for an end on the alleged U.S. occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan.

A protester shouts anti-U.S. slogans during a rally commemorating the 7th anniversary of Iraq war Saturday, March 20, 2010 in Manila, Philippines. The protesters called for an end on the alleged U.S. occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan.

A protester displays her placards during a rally commemorating the 7th anniversary of the Iraq war, Saturday, March 20, 2010 near the U.S. embassy in Manila, Philippines. The protesters called for an end on the alleged U.S. occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Children with their parents queue up for audition of a popular game show 'Wowowee' outside the television network studio in Manila on March 19, 2010. The game show called 'Willie of Fortune' in reference to the television game show host's Willie Revillame, will give away prizes of as much as one million pesos (20,000 USD). Poverty has forced a lot Filipinos to take their luck in such game shows. Nearly eight in 10 families in the Philippines viewed themselves as poor or 'borderline' destitute, up slightly from earlier this year, according to an independent nationwide survey published last year. The government estimates some 30.1 percent of the population live on 85 US cents a day or less.

Children with their parents queue up for audition of a popular game show 'Wowowee' outside the television network studio in Manila on March 19, 2010. The game show called 'Willie of Fortune' in reference to the television game show host's Willie Revillame, will give away prizes of as much as one million pesos (20,000 USD). Poverty has forced a lot Filipinos to take their luck in such game shows. Nearly eight in 10 families in the Philippines viewed themselves as poor or 'borderline' destitute, up slightly from earlier this year, according to an independent nationwide survey published last year. The government estimates some 30.1 percent of the population live on 85 US cents a day or less.

Children with their parents queue up for audition of a popular game show 'Wowowee' outside the television network studio in Manila on March 19, 2010. The game show called 'Willie of Fortune' in reference to the television game show host's Willie Revillame, will give away prizes of as much as one million pesos (20,000 USD). Poverty has forced a lot Filipinos to take their luck in such game shows. Nearly eight in 10 families in the Philippines viewed themselves as poor or 'borderline' destitute, up slightly from earlier this year, according to an independent nationwide survey published last year. The government estimates some 30.1 percent of the population live on 85 US cents a day or less.

Children with their parents queue up for audition of a popular game show 'Wowowee' outside the television network studio in Manila on March 19, 2010. The game show called 'Willie of Fortune' in reference to the television game show host's Willie Revillame, will give away prizes of as much as one million pesos (20,000 USD). Poverty has forced a lot Filipinos to take their luck in such game shows. Nearly eight in 10 families in the Philippines viewed themselves as poor or 'borderline' destitute, up slightly from earlier this year, according to an independent nationwide survey published last year. The government estimates some 30.1 percent of the population live on 85 US cents a day or less.