Manny Pacquiao, the world champion boxer turned Philippine senator, is improving conditions in his native country one person at a time.
Pacquiao may have traded his boxing gloves for a proverbial suit, but the well-known philanthropist hasn’t lost his personal touch when it comes to acts of kindness.
READ: How Manny Pacquiao is Giving Back to His Home Country in a Big Way
Last week, Facebook user Jen Manilay was with Pacquiao on a sweltering hot day, when they decided to get some ice cream from a local ice cream vendor, The Christian Post reported.
Manilay bought 10 treats, one for each of the members of the group they were with. As Pacquiao made small talk with the vendor, he discovered the man had recently suffered a stroke.
Pacquaio then handed the man about 30,000 Philippine pesos, about $570, to help cushion the man’s financial woes, including paying for his children’s education.
a heartwarming afternoon today. surely, SEN MANNY PACQUIAO is such a good and humble man. while mp is waiting inside his car, i called manong ice cream as he passed by to buy ice cream. sobrang init kanina. and i realized it was manong na lagi ko binibilhan pag npapadaan s building kng san ako ngttrabaho. i bought 10pcs of ice cream and gave 1 to mp. and mp suddenly said "tawagin mo c manong". ngulat c manong ng sinabi kong may papakilala ako sknya at isang manny pacquiao ang kanyang nkita. binigyan c manong ng 3k. and later on.. konteng usap with manong.. may 3 anak sya at di pa nkakapag enroll. and recently had a stroke.naawa c mp.. binigyan ng 30k. and question follows from mp "san ka nkatira?" manong is renting a house daw sa bula. and mp suddenly said… "ngrerenta ka? next week bibigyan kita ng bahay at lupa" c manong parang nananaginip at mangiyak ngiyak s pasasalamat. today is surely a blessing. may pambili n ng gamot c manong. hindi narin mhihirapan mgtinda ng ice cream in a very sunny afternoon dahil binigyan nrin nmin c manong ng trabaho s goldenstate. see you again next week manong lino… at s bago mong bahay at lupa. in this video, we are telling him where he can meet us by next week. imedyo maingay at mgulo lang dhil na excite kmi for manong. 😊 ill upload kadugtong ng video nto. "FOR EVERYONE WHO EXALTS HIMSELF WILL BE HUMBLED, AND HE WHO HUMBLES HIMSELF WILL BE EXALTED" -Luke 14:11
Posted by Jen Manilay on Sunday, May 27, 2018
“Heartwarming afternoon today,” Manilay wrote on Facebook. “Surely, Sen. Manny Pacquiao is such a good and humble man.”
The reknown boxer-turned-senator was so moved by the man’s story that he even offered him a job and a house. Pacquiao himself has been vocal about growing up in poverty, having to drop out of school at the age of 14 to help support his family.
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Posted by Jen Manilay on Sunday, May 27, 2018
Last year, Pacquiao told The Christian Post that he wanted to please the Lord. He said that while boxing was his passion, public service is now his calling.
“I want to provide opportunities for my fellow countrymen that will improve their situations,” he said. “As a politician, I want to help create jobs so that I can bring them out of their poverty.”
(H/T: The Christian Post)