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Pacquiao’s counterpunch to Cusi: ‘Do your job first, politics later’
Senator Manny Pacquiao criticized Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi for allegedly prioritizing political activities within the PDP-Laban party over addressing the rotational brownouts in Luzon.
Pacquiao urged officials to set aside politics and focus on solving the nation's problems, stating, "So saka na nating pag-usapan 'yung pulitika pagka may eleksyon. Pero hangga't walang eleksyon, wala pang eleksyon, 'wag muna tayong mag-usap ng pulitika. Pag-usapan natin kung paano tayo makaka-contribute at paano natin maresolba ang problema ng ating bansa."
The senator's remarks followed Cusi's defiance of Pacquiao's authority as acting PDP-Laban president by leading a national council meeting.
Pacquiao also stated that the division among party members is due to politicking, adding, "But this advice is, I think, very important na unahin na muna natin yung trabaho natin, saka na 'yung pulitika."
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