Aquino hits media focus on negative, his love fling
By Aytch S. de la Cruz and Angie M. Rosales 11/16/2010The good and the beautiful should be highlighted in local newspapers instead of intrigues and the negative, President Aquino lectured reporters yesterday on his arrival from a recent visit to Japan for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum Leaders’ Summit citing the penchant of local media to delve on his romantic flings and highlighting stories that denigrated the capability of Filipino boxing icon and Saranggani Rep. Manny Pacquiao who recently won his eighth title in a lopsided win against Mexican opponent Antonio Margarito.
In an arrival statement he delivered at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Aquino expressed dismay with how some local media came out with their stories about Pacquiao before his recent fight with a stronger and bigger Margarito at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
“I just mentioned Manny whom I have spoken to yesterday and when I boarded the airplane earlier, I saw some of the (local) newspapers — I think it was yesterday’s issue—one of it stated: ‘Greatest battle of Manny Pacquiao,’ the other one said: ‘Manny needs more hopes.’ It just made me wonder why it is that we would discourage Manny on the day that he would take on the challenge itself. Maybe we could have just said that: ‘Manny we’re behind you’; ‘Manny we are praying for you’ and I hope that would also apply to us,” Aquino related..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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