Duterte vs Pacquiao? President remains senator's fan, says Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/07/05/20161115-duterte-pacquiao-mnib-7.jpg"/><figcaption>President Rodrigo Duterte raises the hand of Senator Emmanuel &quot;Manny&quot; Pacquiao during the latter&#x27;s courtesy call to the President in Malacañan on November 14. Pacquiao has recently captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight title via a unanimous decision against Jesse Vargas. <em>Simeon Celi, Malacanang Photo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p> MANILA — Malacañang on Tuesday denied that there is a rift growing between President Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Emmanuel Pacquiao ahead of the 2022 elections. </p><p>This, after boxing legend-turned-lawmaker Pacquiao said on Monday that he found Duterte&#x27;s response to Chinese incursion in the West Philippine Sea lacking. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/03/21/duterte-stance-against-china-weakened-2016-elections-pacquiao">Pacquiao: Duterte’s stance vs China waned after 2016 elections </a></li></ul><p>Asked if this signaled a brewing quarrel, Duterte&#x27;s spokesman Harry Roque said, &quot;I do not think there’s a falling out.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Hanggang ngayon po, nananatiling napakalaking fan ni Senator Pacquiao ang ating Presidente sa larangan ng palakasan, lalo na sa larangan ng boxing,&quot; Roque he said in a press briefing. </p><p>(Until now, the President remains a big fan of Senator Pacquiao in the field of sports, especially boxing.) </p><p>Pacquiao is president of PDP-Laban, the political party that Duterte chairs. </p><p>Last March, the senator chided members of the party who urged Duterte to run as vice president in the 2022 elections, following suggestions that his daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio gun for the presidency. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/12/21/not-legitimate-pacquiao-says-of-pdp-laban-members-push-for-duterte-vice-presidential-bid">&#x27;Not legitimate,&#x27; Pacquiao says of PDP-Laban members&#x27; push for Duterte vice-presidential bid</a></li></ul><p>Duterte-Carpio topped a recent <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/22/21/pulse-asia-sara-duterte-leads-anew-preferred-2022-presidential-candidates">survey</a> on most preferred presidential candidates, while Pacquiao trailed at fourth place.  </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/26/21/name-recall-sara-duterte-2022-elections-pulse-asia">Name recall boosts Sara Duterte, other potential bets in 2022 polls: Pulse Asia</a></li></ul><p>Pacquiao on Monday said he <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/03/21/pacquiao-says-no-rift-within-pdp-laban-as-2022-national-elections-near">has not seen a rift</a> within PDP-Laban. </p><p>&quot;So far, maganda naman &#x27;yung relation namin sa PDP-Laban. Nagco-communicate tayo sa kanila from time to time,&quot; he told reporters in an online press conference.</p><p>(So far, our relationship within PDP-Laban is good. We communicate with them from time to time.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1677519" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar"><div><em>Video courtesy of PTV</em></div></div>

<p>Malacañang on Tuesday denied that there was a supposed rift growing between President Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Emmanuel Pacquiao ahead of the 2022 elections. </p>

Malacañang on Tuesday denied that there was a supposed rift growing between President Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Emmanuel Pacquiao ahead of the 2022 elections.

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Duterte vs Pacquiao? President remains senator's fan, says Palace

Duterte vs Pacquiao? President remains senator's fan, says Palace

Jamaine Punzalan,

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Published May 04, 2021 03:00 PM PHT

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Updated May 04, 2021 03:12 PM PHT

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