So, Pacman is not much of a hero. He wouldn't put himself on quarantine and he snubbed the advice of the WHO and the DOH. His true colors are showing up. What an arrogant and narcissistic fool. FYI I'm a Filipino.

Filipinos are used to all kinds of flu. Filipinos are tempered steel. There is no need to quarantine any Filipino if there are no signs of flu like symptoms. The rest of the world are scared of flu. Not us. We live and overcome anything. Go Manny, spread the faith and goodwill.

Globe, that is not how viruses work. If you have not had the virus before, you have no immunity, and therefore you get sick. Pathogens, in fact, even affect Filipinos!

I think this is overacting by the philippine health dept.
Why are they picking Pacquio to be quarantine, what about those people
going back home coming from North America???are they doing that to them too? They have to be consistent in their rules.....

If he was an ordinary citizen, you would be screaming that his rights are being violated, or you probably wouldn't have taken the time to make your stupid remark

Manny Pacquiao has proven; Boxing is a Gentleman's Sport and will always be, so long as we have boxers like Manny Pacquiao.

Shwe Moe
Ex Golden Gloves

I have seen the interview of Pacman an aspiring Congressman????
I was the one feeling embarrassed of his answers to Andrew Stevens of CNN, he does not know how talk english
He must learn to talk first or at least go to school, then get to college

Department of Health is only tauting to the world their efforts in preventing the flu to spread in the Philippines. If this should be the case then why not quarantine those thousands arriving in the international airports since? I get the concern but come on, lets sensible, this guy just bring honor to the country. Why dont DOH just be vigilant in doing their job, international airports in the Philippines does not only recieves arrivals from US, it also does from Hongkong and South Korea and other countries which has already cases of the flu.

This simply proves that Manny Pacquiao isn't fit for Congress.He couldn't even follow simple advice from WHO and DOH.How will he let his prospect constituents follow laws if he himself doesn't abide? Who is Atienza anyway to tell us that Pacquiao is the fittest person in the Philippines? This is simply common sense, yet Pacman doesn't seem to have a keen one.The Swine Flu exempts no one, not even the world's greatest boxer.If the flu would spread in the Philippines, we know who is to be 'partially" blamed.

Who cares really.. PacMan will knock that flu out.. Tocino!

This only shows that Manny can go against the rules, if he wants to... and put himself above the law once elected

Manny's decision to leave the US as early as possible was right. The longer they stay the more risk the group will be infected with the virus considering that the virus is airborne. Also as hundreds of people will be visiting them daily, these people are not screened. In Philippines till date no report of the virus therefore it's safer than the US.

despite his decision to return which i respect with reservation, he still my idol...Mabuhay Manny

Globe and Eva, filipino officials were over-acting. One thing they want was publicity. They grabed every opportunity to be mention in media. That's how they practiced politics here in the philippines. More media coverage the better. If they really wanted to protect the public they should issue an advisroy to quarrantine to all visitors from USA or all persons who watch pacman fight in Las Vegas instead of only pacman and his camp... wake-up Globe and Eva.

I wonder if the Education Secretary realizes that there are 12 flights per day arriving from the USA to Manila, all with passengers. There are also 40 flights per day from Hong Kong and Singapore, all connecting points for flights from the USA.

How ignorant the "Government circles" look for any making known their intention to quarantine Manny, while thousands of tourists and locals are arriving each day from the USA directly or indirectly.

Could it be that the government is on edge with the comments Manny made about running for president. The comments he made sent a major ripple through the establishment in Manila. Manny could sway a lot of voters and although vote buying is the norm, it could actually sway an election not seen since Erap won his landslide against all the votes the De Venecia could buy....

Manny being president would be uncomfortable for everyone. No Skeletons to blackmail him with, no way to buy him off or pay for his favors (The man is very wealthy already). He might encourage good government and stamp our corruption, which would decimate the entire political system of earning tons of money by racketering.

I think that they would love to see Manny stay out of Politics too.......

globe's comment is typical misplaced Filipino bravado.

I am a Filipino, and I do know of friends and acquaintances who
have gotten sick and died of influenza. more so with other
virus like tuberculosis.

yes we can overcome anything if we take care of ourselves and make the necessary precautions.

and yes we can get sick and die just like everybody
else if we get careless and stupid.

Hey Manny Pacquiao,

That is being selffish to behave like that. Think of the poor people who can't afford the advance medical treatment. It's very much clear that you can afford foreign treatment all what you think of its you & your immediate family in case of an out break of the Swine flu in Philippines.

Please put the poor people first, that way you are going to be hero.

You guys need to grow up. You do not put the country's health at risk because of Pacquiao's ignorance! His undermining the WHO/DOH warnings about the virus was an act of arrogance and an insult to his countrymen. Pacquiao needs a lot of health education before he could even think of running for an office.

Now what, he's already back home. We just need to wait and see if anything unfolds. If he and his group brought something with them. Too late? hope not!

The people on here chastising Manny.... really get a life.

It's really a must to read before you write.

Pacquiao agreed to be quarantined but doctors found him free of the H1N1 virus.

Plus, he may not be able to speak good english but he's proven his worth as a fighter.

his running as congressman though isn't a good sign. Politics is one world he doesn't want to enter in. He can do more as an icon than as a politician.

We can speculate all day about Manny Pacquiao's intentions when he ignored WHO / DOH warnings about the possibility of the virus infestation. Did he really, totally discount the idea? Or was he so egotistical, that he figured he wouldn't get it, because he was in such good shape? The only way to know is to ask him, So Just ask him. Instead of all the speculation, go directly to the man and hear him out.

I don't understand why some people in here are telling that he is arrogant and a fool to ignore the warnings of DOH to quarantine himself. Manny has a very valid argument in choosing to go home than to stay in there. He said that he is more at risk of acquiring the virus if he stays there because he gets visitors almost everyday. And knowing the kind of person Manny is, he is not the type that will push his visitors away. So stop whining about him going home because he already is and were happy about it.

I am from Canada, and live in the Philippines now, thousands of people fly from California everyday, Manny did nothing wrong, he is a true Filipino Hero and deserves all the best, I also think he's got the greatest attitude of any boxer I have ever seen both in and out of the ring, be Proud of your son the Philippines...

(teacher/Q.C)

Better safe than sorry. All people coming in from countries that are affected by the virus should be quarantined. Famous or not, they should comply with what the WHO/DOH had advised for the well-being of the multitude. Yes, Pacman you should have at least complied. A student of mine had questioned why you didn't follow what the health agency advised.

Manny Paqcuiao is a great person, I do not know him personally but the way I see him based from his interviews, he is a real person. And that what makes him great. He may not speak good english, but who cares! He may seems arrogant for wanting to go home even with the H1N1 scare, but I would do the same if I want to share my success to everybody back home. Comments here are so Filipino – Crab Mentality! WE SHOULD ALL GROW UP – perhaps when we do, the Philippines will all be like Manny – a true Filipino!