Is Erap coming, too?
A reliable source has said that if the opportunity comes, former President Joseph Estrada will be around to watch Manny Pacquiao’s coming fight in Las Vegas.
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, the ex-President’s son, was in Los Angeles recently, and reportedly dropped by at the Wild Card Gym where Pacquiao trains.
Another Erap son, San Juan Mayor JV Ejercito, was said to have visited Pacquiao’s training headquarters, and faced questions on whether his father would see the fight live.
“It’s possible. Erap is a free man and he can do whatever he wants to do. He can go wherever he wants to go,” said the source, a Team Pacquiao insider.
A horde of government officials is expected to watch the fight.
And if Erap joins them, the next big question is what would happen if he bumps into former buddy and former Ilocos Sur Gov. Chavit Singson, who blew the whistle that led to Estrada’s ouster from Malacañang.
Singson is a very close friend and “kumpadre” of Pacquiao’s. And he never misses a fight, especially when it’s held in Las Vegas, the gambling capital of the world.
First Gentleman Mike Arroyo used to watch Pacquiao fights in the US, too.
“Who knows? Manny can even set them up for a meeting. But that’s if Erap comes. Manny’s power to unite will be tested if this happens,” said the source.
This should be a very interesting sidelight to the Pacquiao fight.