I promise this won’t be another Pacquiao-Barrera piece. A Pacquiao victory was so expected that it was boring. In fact, the excitement in that match began and ended with the singing of the three national anthems, Mexico’s, the US’ and ours. And that’s the reason I waited for the fight. I wanted to verify reports that our pop singers are lobbying for a shorter version of Lupang Hinirang, one that goes straight to “ang mamatay nang dahil sa ‘yo” after the opening line.

But I was frustrated because RnB princess Kyla failed to do a Christian Bautista Part 2. It was a boxing match. I was in a mean mood. I wanted to see people drop dead at the ring, if not from killer punches, at least from embarrassment. I heard Pacquiao had orders from Malacañang to hit Kyla with a left if she missed a line.

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