Pacquiao victorious
But Marquez again says it was `robbery’
BY NIDA BUENAFE

Manny Pacquiao failed to knock down Juan Manuel Marquez, but the 114-114, 115-113, 116-112 majority decision was enough for the boxing icon to keep his WBO Welterweight title and for the Filipinos all over the country and the rest of the world to celebrate his victory in their third encounter at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas yesterday.

It was a close fight, boxing experts say, but it was a clear win for Pacquiao, they claimed.

“It is a robbery and of the two robberies I have had against him, this one is the more terrible,” Marquez said in his locker room moments after storming from the ring in anger, reports from the wires said.

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, Teresita Quintos-Deles, is expected in Bacolod today for aseries of meetings on the peace process with the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa ng Pilipinas-Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade.

Deles and Agrarian Reform Secretary Gil de los Reyes will also speak at the Visayas Social Action General Assemblyat the Check Inn Pensionne in Bacolod City tomorrow.

Deles will speak about the “Peace Building Program under PNoy” at theVisayas Social Action General Assembly tomorrowafternoon,while in the morning de los Reyeswill speak about the“CARPERImplementation: Problems and Challenges,”that will be followed by the launching of the island-wideagrarian reform network.

Once again, the Negros Occidental and Bacolod City Police recorded zero crimes during the fight of Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao and Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez yesterday.

Although zero crimes were anticipated during the fight, the BCPO and NOPPO were on full alert status to ensure the safety of those at the hotels and gymnasiums, where the fight was shown.

Chief Insp. Noel Polines, head of the Bacolod City Police Operations branch, said there were no reported untoward incidents in the city during the fight.