As far as I know, Pacquiao's term ended and he's not a senator anymore.
You can check the 12 senators of the Philippines right now, he is not one of them. Last year, he is one of the senators but not now. I don't know what will his plans right now, all I know is that he is resting right now planning for another fight or maybe a rematch since there are a lot of talks about him fighting again Mayweather or maybe another boxer. As a Filipino, I would just support him unless that is a bad idea, but not the rematch though.
IMO, he should not pursue both the options at the same time. We have seen what happened to Vitali Klitschko when he did something similar. In the end his boxing career suffered and in politics he remains insignificant till now. Pacquiao should not enter politics unless he retires from boxing. It can do more harm to his political career, if he gives less attention to his political duties in the early phase.
You're right about Vitali Klitschko chasing after two careers lead him to loose in both but Manny situations are so different and him chasing after politics was not the reason why he lost to Mayweather. Besides, Janation don't actually understand how the senator's election of the Philippines governments works because the Philippines senate actually consists of 24 senators, not 12 but 12 senators are always elected every 6 years and Manny will serve until June 30, 2022.
Here is the list of the
24 senators.
Sorry about that. Atleast you cleared that up for me, thank you.
Pacman's age isn't a problem, but with his successful career I believed that health is most important instead of fame. If I would be like Pacquiao with legendary fighting history, the option for retirement is very important. Although he's capable and powerful enough as a boxer, I don't think doing rematch with Floyd was just a concern of pride and not an issue of money. Manny Pacquiao was already financially stable, and this is not a very significant aspect.
Maybe he's still pursuing something not just for his fans but also for himself.
People thinks that money matters most in this fight and not the pride, their pride as a fighter. They are both superstars when it comes to the boxing scene and we all know the time they fight, money would obviously be involved. I think Manny still wants to prove that he is still that great of a fighter to defeat an undefeated boxer and said to be the best fighter of our time.