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Marcos Jr camp on Pacquiao corruption claim: Better left ignored


The camp of presidential aspirant and former senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr on Saturday refused to address directly the corruption claim raised by presidential aspirant and incumbent Senator Manny Pacquiao.

Instead, Marcos Jr's camp said it would rather ignore Pacquiao's statement.

"Sometimes there are statements that are better left ignored," Atty. Vic Rodriguez, Marcos Jr's chief of staff and spokesman, said in a message sent to GMA News Online.

Pacquiao on Friday said "corruption issues" should make the voters reject the bids of Marcos Jr. and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno for the presidency in Eleksyon 2022.

“May bahid ng corruption, may issue ng corruption. Alam mo naman ang corruption sa ating bansa eh. Talagang 'yan ang dahilan kung bakit kami naghirap,” Pacquiao said of Marcos during an interview with TV host Boy Abunda.

(He has corruption issues. You know corruption in our country, that is really the reason why we suffer.)

Moreno meanwhile brushed off Pacquiao's comment, and instead hailed the senator for bringing honor to the country as former world boxing champion.  Pacquiao has retired from boxing in September last year.

“Hindi natin makakalimutan ang karangalan na binigay sa ating bansa ni Sen. Manny Pacquiao sa mundo ng boksing. Maraming Salamat sa dangal na binigay ninyo sa mundo ng boxing. May God bless you!” Moreno told GMA News Online.

(We will never forget the honor given to our country by Sen. Manny Pacquiao in the world of boxing. Thank you so much for the honor you have given to the world of boxing. May God bless you.)

As for Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Panfilo Lacson, Pacquiao replied, "Hindi ko alam (I don't know)."

The presidential elections will be conducted on May 9 this year. —With a report from Richa Noriega/KG, GMA News

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