Politics

Manny Pacquiao, "nakukulangan" sa tugon ng Pangulong Duterte sa WPS isyu laban sa Tsina

Monday, May 03, 2021 at 8:01 PM by Stacy dela Fuente

- Sen. Manny Pacquiao just expressed his sentiments on the response of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte on the issue in the West Philippine Sea

- He said that he finds it lacking as compared to the time when the President was still running for election

- He said that the Presdient should continue that so that China will respect the Philippines

- Pacquiao also lamented that it is very discouraging because the President was different back then

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Sen. Manny Pacquiao expressed his sentiments on the response of Pres. Duterte on the incursions of China in the West Philippine Sea.

Manny Pacquiao, "nakukulangan" sa tugon ng Pangulong Duterte sa WPS isyu laban sa Tsina — Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines poses in front of fans in Las Vegas on April 28, 2015, ahead of his bout against Floyd Mayweather of the United States. (Photo by Kyodo News)
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In Inquirer's report, he said that he was not clearly satisfied.

"Sa akin, nakukulangan ako, nakukulangan ako kumpara doon sa bago pa siya tumakbo, nage-eleksyon pa lang. Dapat ipatuloy niya yun para magkaroon din naman tayo ng respeto [galing sa China]," said Pacquiao during the online interview with reporters, as stated in News 5.

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Aside from this, Pacquiao could not help but recall the initial stance of the President back in 2016, when he was still campaigning.

It can be recalled that the President said that he would ride a jetski and would personally lay claim on the disputed islands.

"Nakakapanghina dahil iba kasi yan doon sa simula," lamented the senator further, as reported in GMA.

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Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, on the other hand, is a Filipino professional boxer and politician who is currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines and as party president of the PDP–Laban party. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He was born on December 17, 1978.