Boxer Manny Pacquiao to run for Philippines president

Popular senator pursues anti-corruption crusade, threatening jail for dishonest officials

The boxer Manny Pacquiao has said he will run for president of the Philippines next year, after railing against corruption in government and President Rodrigo Duterte's cozy" relationship with China.

One of the greatest boxers of all time and the only man to hold world titles in eight divisions, Pacquiao accepted the nomination of his political allies during the national assembly of the faction he leads in the ruling PDP-Laban party, days after a rival faction nominated Duterte's longtime aide, Christopher Bong" Go, as its presidential candidate.