Manila Bulletin
Pacquiao rejects Marcos' corruption comment: 'Can you feed your family using stolen money?'
Presidential aspirant Senator Manny Pacquiao criticized Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s statement that corruption is a "human condition" and cannot be stopped.
Pacquiao stated that stealing is not normal and questioned the morality of feeding one's family with stolen money.
Pacquiao believes the only way to stop corruption is to ensure the immediate arrest and prosecution of all corrupt officials.
He plans to make this a platform of his government and proposed building a "mega prison" for corrupt officials.
Pacquiao added that without corruption, the government could save an estimated P700 billion to P1 trillion annually.
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Senator Manny Pacquiao declared that prosecuting corrupt government officials would be a primary focus of his presidency.
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Presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao questioned Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s timing in seeking the presidency, suggesting Marcos Jr. had ample opportunity to develop his home province but did not.
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