MANILA, Philippines — Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Wednesday said he received text messages asking him to “drop” his support for Senator Manny Pacquiao, who is among the prospective presidential bets for 2022.
Pimentel has been open in saying that Pacquiao could be considered as the PDP-Laban’s standard-bearer in the coming elections, saying the boxing champ-turned-politician is a “good choice” for the position.
“Hindi ko masabing [Energy] Secretary [Alfonso] Cusi and his camp yun pero may mga text tayo na natatanggap na ganoon which I immediately dismissed,” Pimentel said during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum when asked to confirm if Cusi’s faction is r…
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