Manny Pacquiao is now a "doctor" (of Humanities)

Frankly, there are more PHD holders out there than there are boxing legends. I mean, I would rather be known as a boxing legend than as a doctor.

Probably it has something to do with his political ambitions. The more he gets something like this, would be like an aroma for people to vote for him. But it is not always the case right? But whatever the motive of these people who gave the award or the person who received the award, will still be put to test. Anyway, i don't have anything against PM, as long as he won't be getting an inflated / bigger head for the fights he won and made our country proud. His ambition to get into politics is not good idea, that is only my opinion, i guess he might get manipulated along the way by bigger men, and aside from that, i won't say more. Happy Mylotting!

lot of other people are also deserving of such honor.but i personally think pacquiao deserves it too..after all of the things he has done for our country.there was no doctorate degree that is in line with sports,so the title of humanities was a good alternative and appropriate to give.anywayz,even if he wasn't honored that title,he will still be able to get a degree in management once he's done with his studies in ateneo i think. happy mylotting!

Well, I think he sees himself as politician after his career in boxing. Anybody can gain a doctorate for as long as he/she earn and deserve it and Manny deserve it.

Hi my kababayan inkyuboz, good day to you. Well this is my response to your discussion. Well hearing that news was really shocking and suprising. Well as you said there is so many people who deserve to have a doctrate degree than him but that's only o.k. And fine because mr.peoples champ manny pacquiao already gives a honor to our country in his some other fights to other country which he win the fight. Mr. Peoples champ manny pacquiao is also a great inspiration to other which gives a more streanght to other people who admire him. Well that's all my response to your forum topic entitled "manny pacquiao is now a "doctor"(of humanities). Happy posting and happy earning. . . Good luck to our career here in this site mylot. . .mabuhay! ! ! I hope my response was gond to your very interesting topic. . .

yes, i think you're right! of all people why manny? i saw that on tv. well i bet that it is another monkey business that manny have gone to. he may be well known these days but i don't think that he is the first one who got that degree.

I was surprised too upon hearing this news. But what can we do I guess it is a privilege of the school that gave him the doctorate award to give him this honorary award. I think they based it from his achievements in his career which is rather rare in some aspects as he is the first one in the Philippines. So I really think its not about the brain but his physical achievements that merit his awarding of this honor.