Pacquiao shows up at Rizal for training (with video)

from: By Nick Giongco / mb.com.ph

“Hindi naman ako nagpapabaya. Hindi naman tayo naglalakwatsa eh,” said Pacquiao after Ariza presided over the first of a series of strength exercises that featured quick bursts of speed in short distances and legwork using pylons.

MANILA, Philippines — Under a blazing early morning sun, Manny Pacquiao showed up for his first track work under conditioning coach Alex Ariza at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex on Monday, assuring everyone that all is well in his buildup for the fast-approaching Nov. 13 duel with Antonio Margarito.

“Hindi naman ako nagpapabaya. Hindi naman tayo naglalakwatsa eh,” said Pacquiao after Ariza presided over the first of a series of strength exercises that featured quick bursts of speed in short distances and legwork using pylons.

Pacquiao left his training camp in Baguio last Saturday owing to commitments in Manila, including a planned meeting with President Noynoy Aquino on Monday that didn’t take place after Pacquiao showed up at Malacañang at 11:30 a.m.

Pacquiao’s lawyer Franklin Gacal said the meeting was set at 11 a.m. and Pacquiao, the representative of Saragani, overslept after going through a strenuous training session under Ariza that lasted for almost two hours earlier.

Gacal said Pacquiao instead met Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, who was briefed by Pacquiao about “provincial concerns in Saragani.”

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