Pacquiao to run as president after accepting nomination of PDP-Laban Pimentel faction

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Senator Manny Pacquiao has formally accepted his nomination for president by the PDP-Laban Pacquiao/Pimentel faction to run on the 2022 election.

With Pacquiao confirming his candidacy, we should now strengthen our calls for VP Leni. We should not be compelled again to choose the lesser evil. We deserve to have better options. It's another six years of our lives that is at stake here.

For the record, sobrang daming shortcomings ni Pacquiao as a senator and still he has the urge to run for president? Who in the right mind would do this...He thinks like he is Duterte who's still running for VP yet he is a failure as a President in managing the pandemic response, and further going back, I dare mention the failure in eliminating corruption and drugs which he promised to be gone within 3 to 6 months....add to this the jetski going to China in protest.

Pacquiao has so much confidence in himself from being one of the greatest boxers. He thinks he would be a good president but his performance as an absentee congressman and later on as an absentee senator proves otherwise. He should stay in his lane and protect his boxing legacy. He tried to lead and have proven to be incapable. Don't let his delusions get the upper hand for the sake of the country.

While it’s true that Pacquiao is popular now and has the money, if I were him, I will invest more on my family. Send my kids to ivy league schools, and let them be the ones to flourish and be the next leaders! 

While it’s true that he helped a lot of people and feel them, that’s not how it works. Aiming for the highest position in the country is a very big responsibility, and we all know that Filipinos sometimes vote through empathy. But I have a big hunch, that will not be the case anymore after the mess that Duterte left. Just saying. 

Leave his legacy as a boxing superstar while still intact; he already brought us enough joy and and pride. 

He could continue to expose corruption but don’t run for president. That will make him great. He has been an enabler so time for him to rethink his motivations.

Okay let's assume that Pacquiao has never been involved in any graft and corruption, however being a President or a leader is not just about integrity but it is more about being knowledfeable or experts in law and well experienced in terms of public services.

Hindi po charity ang presidency.. Hindi lamang ito patungkol kung ilan o ano ang mga naimbag mo.. Tungkol ito kung paano ka magdesisyon para sa ikabubuti nang lahat. Ang lider na kung saan ay tumatanggap nang kritisismo mula sa publiko. Ang lider na kung saan marunong umintindi sa sitwasyon.

Tayo dapat ang masusunod sa Election, before during and after manalo ang mga pulitiko at hindi Si Mayor, Vice Mayor, Congressman, Senator, Presidente, Vice Presidente at iba pa. Nasa atin nakasalalay ang kinabukasan nang ating bansang sinalangan. Hindi dapat tayo minumura, tinatakot at binabalaan ng kulong o kamatayan.

Please know your limits! Pacquiao cannot even perfect his attendance in the senate! What  laws has he passed on his own that has gained profit for the people? Charity is his strong achievement but the highest position in the country must be for a single-minded individual alone! 

He shouldn't be too full of himself! Leave some space for dignity. He is not merely meant to be a puppet of the people whispering behind his back! Skills are also very vital in the Presidency seat. A good heart alone won't make it. If he loves the country, improve himself first and then maybe after a decade who knows.

Koko Pimentel knew that he would never be president. He doesn't have the resources and he's not that popular. So, he would rather work behind the scenes and be Pacquiao's puppet master. Kung mananalo si Pacquiao. 

I wonder what Koko's father Nene would say about the state of the party he founded. PDP-Laban has become a joke...add to this the separate Cusi faction that nominated for the Bong Go and Duterte tandem.

Nonetheless, now is not the time for Pacquiao. Please, the country doesn't need another set of mistakes from such ignorance.  

As much as we want a good heart to serve, we would like to have a leader who is critical enough to make wise decisions. We are living at a critical time and we don't want half-baked decisions to further ruin us as a nation. 

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