Manny Pacquiao to run for president in 2022
Manny Pacquiao to run for president in 2022
September 19, 2021
‘Your time is up,’ Senator Manny Pacquiao tells corrupt officials within the Duterte government
By Aika Rey
MANILA–Senator Manny Pacquiao accepted the nomination of his party PDP-Laban to seek the presidency in 2022, joining a hotly contested race to succeed his erstwhile ally President Rodrigo Duterte.
“We are ready to rise to the challenge of leadership,” Pacquiao said in his acceptance speech on Sunday, September 19.
The faction led by Pacquiao held its national assembly on Sunday, where party members nominated him as the standard-bearer. Members of their PDP-Laban faction also agreed to give Pacquiao the authority to choose his running mate, as well as his Senate slate.
The boxing champ-turned-politician said said he will be running on an anti-corruption platform.
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