MANILA, Philippines — The government should now focus on its efforts to deal with the COVID-19 Delta variant instead of politics, Senator Manny Pacquiao said Saturday following his ouster as
“Nakakalungkot na nakapasok na ang Delta variant sa Pilipinas at kapag hindi maagapan, marami ang maaaring mahawa. Ito dapat ang prioridad ng ating gobyerno,” Pacquiao said in a Viber message to reporters.
“Kung sa tingin nila Cusi at iba pa na mas importante ang politika sa ngayon, bahala na sila. Sa huli, isa lang naman ang tanong na dapat sagutin. Sino ba ang sasamahan ng taong bayan?” he added, referring to Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, party vice-chairman. issued the statement moments after the national assembly of the PDP-Laban, led by the faction of Cusi, declared 16 party posts vacant, including the one being held by Pacquiao as party president.opened the national assembly where members are set to elect its new set of officers, amid two factions that now appear to be forming within the party: the one with Pacquiao and the other with Cusi.
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