The camp of presidential candidate Manny Pacquiao has refuted claims that the senator will withdraw from the presidential race to throw his support for Vice President Leni Robredo.
Pacquiao’s campaign manager Buddy Zamora said that the rumor will not help other candidates.
“Sorry to disappoint those rumor mongers spreading lies through text blasts and fake news. SMP will never back out from this task Our Lord assigned to him,” Zamora said in a statement.
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Earlier, Pacquiao himself revealed that he was not ruling out the possibility of withdrawing from the race.
Pacquiao did not directly say the signs he was waiting to make the decision.
“Sino ba naman ako para kontrahin ang Panginoon? ‘Pag may conviction, may ipinakita sa akin ang Panginoon eh mag-withdraw ako kahit 2 days before election or 1 day before election. ‘Pag may instruction ang Panginoon sa akin, susundin ko,” he added.
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The senator shared that he often dreams of his defeat when entering the boxing ring.
“Halos karamihan ng talo ko sa boxing, 1 week before napanaginipan ko yan, nananaginip ako ng resulta,” he said.
Pacquiao is currently at number 4 in pre-election surveys. He’s behind Bongbong Marcos, Vice President Leni Robredo and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno.
