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Ilocos Sur mayor builds mansion from Pacquiao bets
A mansion in Tagudin, Ilocos Sur has been named the "Pacquiao House" but Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao doesn't live there.
The mansion, which sits in a secluded area along the Amburayan River, was named after the Filipino boxing superstar because it was built from money won from bets involving the boxer's past fights.
It is owned by Tagudin Mayor Roque Versoza, who built the house from millions of pesos won after Pacquiao beat Mexican slugger Erik Morales back in 2006.
The mansion, whose design was inspired by American architecture, has six rooms and is filled with expensive household items.
Outside the house, a Jhambala fountain, said to be one of the world's largest, has become a tourist spot of its own because visitors have turned it into a wishing fountain of sorts.
Over the weekend, Versoza again went to the United States to watch the Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This time, he said, the money he won from betting on Pacquiao will go to people in need of help.
Versoza only has one request for Pacquiao, the man whose wins in the ring helped build the house: visit the mansion of his number one fan.
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A mansion in Tagudin, Ilocos Sur has been named the "Pacquiao House" but Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao doesn't live there.
The mansion, which sits in a secluded area along the Amburayan River, was named after the Filipino boxing superstar because it was built from money won from bets involving the boxer's past fights.
It is owned by Tagudin Mayor Roque Versoza, who built the house from millions of pesos won after Pacquiao beat Mexican slugger Erik Morales back in 2006.
The mansion, whose design was inspired by American architecture, has six rooms and is filled with expensive household items.
Outside the house, a Jhambala fountain, said to be one of the world's largest, has become a tourist spot of its own because visitors have turned it into a wishing fountain of sorts.
Over the weekend, Versoza again went to the United States to watch the Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This time, he said, the money he won from betting on Pacquiao will go to people in need of help.
Versoza only has one request for Pacquiao, the man whose wins in the ring helped build the house: visit the mansion of his number one fan.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage...StoryId=112415