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Manny Pacquiao responds to accusations that he's a "political butterfly"

by Rommel Gonzales posted on April 28, 2012  STATS: 6927 Views | 10 Comments

Although he transfered from the Liberal Party (LP) to the Vice-President Jejomar Binay-led Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), Manny Pacquiao says he will continue to support President Noynoy Aquino's programs.

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Sa taped interview na ipinalabas kanina sa Startalk TX, Sabado, April 28, sa unang pagkakataon ay sinagot ni Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquiao ang akusasyong isa siyang "political butterfly."

Kasunod ito ng desisyon niyang lumipat ng ibang partidong politikal.

Galing sa Liberal Party (LP) si Manny at lumipat ito sa partido ni Vice-President Jejomar Binay, ang Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban).

“About the party naman, importante magtulungan tayo. Ang ginagawa natin, hindi naman porke’t lumipat ako sa [PDP-Laban], hindi natin susuportahan yung programa ng Pangulo [Noynoy Aquino].

“Lagi nating suportado ang lahat ng mga programa ng Pangulo basta ayon sa natutulungan nito ang mamamayang Pilipino,” ayon sa pahayag ni Manny.

Puspusan na ang ensayo ng pambansang Kamao sa Baguio City para sa laban nila ni Timothy Bradley sa June 9.

Earlier this week, si Pacquiao ay napabilang sa taunang listahan ng Forbes Magazine ng Most Influential Athletes. The Manny Many Prizes host placed fourth.

“Siguro… salamat sa lahat ng mga fans lalung-lalo na sa lahat ng mga Pilipino na walang sawang nagdadasal at sumusuporta.”

Ayon naman sa misis ni Manny na si Jinkee Pacquiao…

“Happy ako para sa kanya. Pero mas masaya ako kung siya ang pinaka-maimpluwensiyang tao na naging malapit sa Diyos.”

Samantala, ayaw nang patulan ni Manny ang mga nag-iintriga sa kanyang malaking pagbabago.

“I’ll pray for them, God bless them.

“Sabi ko nga e, God, He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting.”

Ayon naman kay Jinkee…

“Dapat maging masaya na lamang sila na nandito kami ngayon, na naging mas closer pa sa Panginoon, iyon din ang dapat nilang gawin. Read the Bible, read the word of God!

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  • 10  frankonoel2000

    05/01/2012 | 09:08 AM
    to answer my own question: Manny Pacquiao's conversion is from being a nominal Catholic to a practicing Catholic. I pray him well! Got this from NCR: "MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines church's tapping of boxing champion Manny Pacquiao as an advocate for Bible reading has drawn both criticism of the use of the boxer's celebrity and support for bringing the Bible to the public eye. At the end of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines plenary assembly in January, Auxiliary Bishop Pablo David of San Fernando, chairman of the Episcopal Commission for the Biblical Apostolate, announced a plan to invite Pacquiao to help promote Bible reading among Filipinos after news broke of the boxer's conversion."
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  • frankonoel2000

    05/01/2012 | 08:52 AM
    sorry po, di ko napansin ang news about Manny Pacquiao's conversion. which conversion? from being a Catholic to becoming a Born-again Christian ba ito?
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  • hello2happy

    04/30/2012 | 08:56 AM
    no comment na lang ako.. heheheh
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  • Pinaysamerika1926

    04/29/2012 | 11:15 AM
    Sa totoo Lang your intentions are pure and you really want to help pero kailangan ba may partido ka? Fame, wealth and power are superficial and very wordly....you are now born again Christian and you know better....For real or reel?????? Asking lang po...
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  • MarkLapid

    04/29/2012 | 08:10 AM
    Ginugulangan at ginagamit ka lang ng mga kapartido mo. Napapaligiran ka ng mga pekeng kaibigan.
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  • mandaville

    04/29/2012 | 04:40 AM
    Papano ka naman maniniwala dito kay Manny naging relihiyoso kuno na lang siya ng mabisto yung anak niyang siKing Arthur. Bakit walang nagtatanong sa kanya kung talaga bang anak niya ito. How convenient for him to be born again after the chismiz.
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  • hannah07

    04/29/2012 | 02:52 AM
    Those who don't understand a born-again experience with God don't know God at all, because the things of God is foolish to those who don't know God. Good for you Manny you found God in Jesus, bad for those who are blinded by the god of this world, i pray that you'll repent.
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  • panday1

    04/29/2012 | 12:17 AM
    Maniniwala lang ako na nagbalik loob si Manny sa Diyos kung mag quit siya sa maduming mundo ng politics at magsilbi siya sa bayan ng hindi kinakailangan maging politiko.
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  • soy_tu_duena

    04/28/2012 | 08:28 PM
    pag born-again talaga, bait-baitan bigla.. ewan!
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  • hototguy

    04/28/2012 | 05:41 PM
    goodluck ninong Manny, sana manalo ka ulit para sa Pilipinas at sa lahat ng nagtitiwala sa 'yong kakayahan.
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