Senator Pacquiao chided Pastor Quiboloy for spreading “fabricated” claims against him.
Senator Manny Pacquiao chided self-proclaimed “Appointed Son of God” Pastor Apollo Quiboloy for spreading “fabricated” claims against him.
Citing Quiboloy’s supposed claims against Senator Pacquiao’s project in Sarangani with a purported price tag of PHP 3.5 billion, the senator said in an interview on dzBB that he’s just airing his side and not picking a fight.
“Hindi ko nga alam bakit nangangaral ka ng salita ng Panginoon tapos ganyan ka? Hindi ganyan si Jesus Christ. Hindi ako nakikipagaway pero nililinaw ko lang yung side ko,” Pacquiao said.
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According to Pacquiao, the budget for the said project wasn’t PHP 3.5 billion, but “nasa mga P350 million to 400 million or pinaka-maximum na P500 million”.
“Si Quiboloy, biro mo sabihin ba naman na may project akong P3.5 [billion], tapos ang kinunan ng mga tao ni Quiboloy, gumagawa sila ng fabricated story, yung kinunan, yung building na 1996 pa itinayo. Pero hindi kinunan yung mga bagong building na nagawa. Pero ang budget doon, hindi P3.5 billion. Actually, ang budget talaga, nasa mga P350 million to 400 million or pinaka-maximum na P500 million. ‘Yun ‘yung training center ng Sarangani, yung may batas. Hindi P3.5 [billion ang budget],” Pacquiao explained.
Recently, Pacquiao drew the ire of President Rodrigo Duterte and his allies after he criticized the Duterte administration’s “lacking” stance on the Philippines’ maritime dispute with China and flagged corruption within the Philippine government.
However, Pacquiao already clarified that he wasn’t trying to attack President Duterte after criticizing government corruption under the Duterte administration. According to the senator, he’s just helping the President crack down on corrupt officials in the country.
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