Manila Bulletin
Pacquiao denies involvement in upgrading People's Champ Movement into national political party
Senator Manny Pacquiao denied that the People's Champ Movement (PCM) is being prepared as his vehicle for a presidential bid in Eleksyon 2022.
Pacquiao stated that the PCM's conversion into a national party was merely a coincidence with the ongoing rift within the PDP-Laban.
He explained that his siblings have long intended to expand the PCM party into a national entity, a goal they have pursued for the past two elections.
Pacquiao mentioned that he left the PCM party after becoming an officer of PDP-Laban in December 2020.
His faction within PDP-Laban plans to coalesce with the PCM party.
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