MANILA, Philippines — Before heading to the United States to train for his August boxing match and in light of his growing feud with President Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Manny Pacquiao said the country is in the middle of a crisis and quarreling is the last thing Filipinos need.
“Sa gitna ng napipintong pagputok ng Taal Volcano, tulong at solusyon ang hinahanap ng ating mga kababayan. Hindi away. May krisis po, ito ang pagtuunan natin ng pansin ngayon,” Pacquiao said in a statement Thursday.
(Amid the imminent eruption of Taal Volcano, help and solutions are what our countrymen need. Not fights. There’s a crisis, this should be our focus now.)
The senator did not mention any…
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