MANILA, Philippines — While their relationship is no longer as “cordial” as before, Malacaang did not rule out President Rodrigo Duterte’s support for Senator Manny Pacquiao in his possible presidential bid in the 2022 national elections.
“I think it’s rather obvious that the relationship between the President and Senator Pacquiao is not as cordial as it was,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in an online briefing.
“Natapon na po ang sabaw kumbaga,” he added.
(The soup has spilled, perhaps.)
Duterte, in his taped speech aired Monday, threatened to campaign against Pacquiao if he could not prove his claim of rampant corruption in the government.
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