Recipients of the Order of Sikatuna: Dwight D. Eisenhower, William Westmoreland, Francesco Cossiga, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Manny Pacquiao

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 54. Chapters: Dwight D. Eisenhower, William Westmoreland, Francesco Cossiga, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Manny Pacquiao, Goh Keng Swee, Chuan Leekpai, Lauro L. Baja, Jr., Jaime Sin, Putra of Perlis, Jaafar of Negeri Sembilan, Jose T. Almonte, Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu, Narciso Ramos, Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr., Alfonso Yuchengco, Delia Albert, Yogendra Duraiswamy. Excerpt: Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (English pronunciation: -ee-ow; Tagalog: ; born December 17, 1978), also known as Manny Pacquiao, is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won ten world titles, including the lineal championship in three different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). He is also a three-time The Ring and BWAA "Fighter of the Year", winning the award in 2006, 2008, and 2009. Currently, Pacquiao is the WBO Welterweight World Champion (Super Champion). He is also currently rated as the "number one" pound-for-pound best boxer in the world by most sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring, BoxRec.com, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NBC Sports, Yahoo! Sports, Sporting Life and About.com. Aside from boxing, Pacquiao has participated in acting, music recording, and politics. In May 2010, Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani. Pacquiao was born on December 17, 1978, in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines. He is the son of Rosalio Pacquiao and Dionesia Dapidran-Pacquiao. His parents separated when he was in sixth grade, after his mother discovered that his father was living with another woman. He is the fourth among six siblings: Liza Silvestre-Onding and Domingo Silvestre (from first husband of his mother) and Isidra Pacquiao...