Filipino boxer and Congressman-elect Pacquiao taken to hospital
Posted by ashertrix , Sunday, May 23, 2010 7:58 PM
Congressman-elect and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao was taken to a suburban hospital Sunday for stomach ailment. The Filipino boxer was confined but the attending doctor says Pacquiao is in no serious condition.
According to Pacquiao's lawyer Atty. Jing Gacal, the new legislator was admitted in a suburban hospital after complaining of stomach pain. Gacal said the doctor attending to Pacquiao told him there is nothing to worry.
"It was just his usual acid reflux. The doctor told me there is nothing to worry about," Gacal told AFP. "There was even no need for him to be confined but he wanted to take a rest after the (election) campaign," the lawyer added. He said Pacquiao had suffered from this stomach problem before.
The newly elected congressman of the lone district of Sarangani in southern Philippines is preparing for his new post as an elected official. Pacquiao will be sworn into office on June 30.
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