MANILA, Philippines — Senator Manny Pacquiao slammed “pretentious genius” leaders who try to speak good English just to impress people.
“Marami sa atin na galing-galingan…Ang tawag ko dyan is pretentious genius leader, samantalang kawawa ang mga mahihirap na tao,” Pacquiao said in recent interview shared to reporters by his office over the weekend.
(Many are pretending to be smart. I call them pretentious genius leader, while poor people are suffering.)
“Useless ang pagiging politician ko kung wala akong magagawa. Maging katulad ako doon sa mga trapong politician, useless. Gusto ko habang nandito pa ako sa pulitika, gusto kong iayos para sa kapakanan ng mga mahihirap na tao …
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