MANNY PACQUIAO

Photo credit: Manny Pacquiao’s verified Facebook page

Before the “Pambansang Kamao” became a recognized boxer around the world, Pacquiao was just a young probinsyano dreaming to make it in Manila to provide money for his loved ones. Born from a poverty-stricken family, Pacquiao opted to stop studying when he was a kid to help his mom sell bread and home-made doughnuts in his hometown in General Santos City.
When he was not wandering the streets to sell food, he was visiting other nearby villages to compete in boxing matches for a small money reward. At age 14, he left his home to pursue boxing in Manila where he also worked as a helper in the gym he used to train.
The rest, as they say, is history. Now he is one of the wealthiest boxers–or people in general–in the world with a net worth of $100 million. Aside from being a professional boxer, Pacquiao has also become a movie actor, producer, music recording artist, product endorser, businessman and congressman of the Sarangani province.

Source: http://www.lenddo.com.ph/blog/2014/06/5-successful-filipinos-and-their-inspiring-rags-to-riches-stories/