Senator Manny Pacquiao admitted that he was furious after the derogatory article from anti-Duterte blog site SilentNoMore Ph accused him and six other Senators of being President Rodrigo Duterte’s lapdog.
He thinks that the move was intentionally done to make them look bad “’Yun ang paniniwala namin, sinadya talaga. Kumbaga, intentionally talaga para mag look bad kami sa mata ng tao,” Pacquiao said in a radio interview with Erwin Tulfo at Radyo Pilipinas.
Pacquiao said that the fact that Senator Leila De Lima who is currently detained at Camp Crame was able to sign the resolution was a clear proof the minority intended to skip the majority members office, “Ang tingin ko intentionally talaga na sinadya nila na hindi kami bigyan ng kopya para hindi kami maka-pirma kasi si De Lima nasa kulungan naka-pirma eh!”
Last week, the anti-Duterte blog site SilentNoMore Ph published an article calling Pacquiao and 6 other senators including Senators Vicente Sotto III, Dick Gordon, Cynthia Villar, Koko Pimentel and Migs Zubiri as Duterte’s lapdogs for allegedly refusing to sign the Senate Resolution No. 516 which calls for President Duterte to stop the killings in the country.
When asked if he tried confronting the members of the minority about the issue, the boxer-turned-senator said that he refused to do so as the topic increases his blood pressure and might lead him to physically hurt other members of the Senate.
“Parang tumaas yung blood pressure ko dahil sa galit ko, naginit yung tenga ko talaga. Alam mo pag may sumagot dun sakanila masasapak ko pa sa time na yun eh! Kung may nag sagot-sagot doon sa manifestation kahapon eh di lalaki ang gulo,” Pacquiao said.
He said the majority members including the other Senators cited in the malicious article will discuss their next step, but confirmed that they are planning to raise the issue to the ethics committee.
“Mag me-meeting pa kami ng majority, pag me-meetingan namin yan at pag-uusapan naming yang issue na ‘yan dahil parang itong minority walang inisip kundi demolition job sa majority,” Pacquiao added.
The Senator, later on, said that he does not want to be angry with his colleagues. He also defended himself for being a “Duterte lapdog” and explained that it just so happens that he supports the President’s program especially if it benefits the poor countrymen.
“Suportado naming yung mga program ng pangulo dahil itoy nakakabuti, nakakatlong sa ating mga kababayan. Yun ang hangarin, kaya kami andyan sa Senado para serbisyuhan ang sambayanang Pilipino. Ngayon kung tama yon, programa ng pangulo pabor sa mahihirap , matutulungan yung mahihirap bakit hindi naming suportahan?” Pacquiao concluded.
