A few hours before Manny Pacquiao’s much-anticipated (at least in Manila and boxing circles) match against Erik Morales, the Philippines has been talking, thinking, living, breathing nothing but Manny Pacquiao updates. Or maybe because I work for the sports section. At any rate, anything that can be said about the subject has been said; anything that can be written has been written; and anyone who can be asked for his opinion on the matter (from old referees to Mike Tyson) has been asked.

Yes, Manila is ready to rumble. Or something.

Now for the superstitious: what’s tomorrow being Palm Sunday got to do with this fight? Will it be an early Biyernes Santo (Good Friday) for Filipinos, or will he lift the entire nation up from its dreary existence with a win? Stay tuned at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Bring your own cornik.