Pacquiao joins Marcos Cabinet as antipoverty czar

MANILA, Philippines — Barely a year after he returned to the boxing ring, former Sen. Manny Pacquiao will have to shift his focus back to public service with his appointment as the government’s antipoverty czar. During a ceremony on Tuesday at Malacañang, President Marcos swore in the 47-year-old Pacquiao, the only eight-division world champion in