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Philippine Catholic Bishops Decry Fake News About Manny Pacquiao’s Loss to Jeff Horn

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IMG_2609MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Just a couple weeks since it issued a pastoral letter urging Filipino Catholics to be weary of fake news especially on social media, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) denounced the proliferation of Internet lies that Senator Manny Pacquiao lost the fight against Australian Jeff Horn.

The WBO welterweight match between the Filipino and the Australian happened today in Brisbane, Australia.

“It’s fake news that many on social media are using to discredit the religious senator,” CBCP said.

CBCP asked the Catholic faithful to always check their news sources before spreading what could be fake information.

“Pacquiao is highly favored with God,” CBCP said, “so there is no way he will lose any fight in his career.”

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VP Leni Robredo Wants A Senate Hearing On Who Funded Manny Pacquiao’s Trip To Australia

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IMG_2609QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Fresh from her own trip to Los Angeles and Boston to attend a fundraiser and to help her Harvard-bound daughter settle in her apartment, Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo today urged her friends in the Senate to conduct a hearing to determine who funded Manny Pacquiao’s trip to Bribane, Australia.

The Filipino boxer-turned senator was in Australia for his welterweight boxing match with Jeff Horn.  Pacquiao lost to the Australian by the judges’ unanimous decision.

Citing the Freedom of Information Act (FOI), Robredo said that the Filipino people deserve to know if any government funds were used to finance the trip of Pacquiao and the rest of his entourage.

She says she is confident that her request for a  Senate hearing will be favorably acted upon by Senators Antonio Trillanes, Risa Hontiveros, Bam Aquino, Kiko Pangilinan and Franklin Drilon.

The Adobo Chronicles caught up with Robredo on her way to her Sunday yoga class and we asked her to comment on similar demands to release information on who has been funding her foreign travel.  The Vice President simply smiled and asked us to get in touch with her social media director, Georgina Hernandez.

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BREAKING: Manny Pacquiao To Quit Philippine Senate Seat

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IMG_2564.PNGBRISBANE, Australia (Exclusive to The Adobo Chronicles) – Once a boxer, always a boxer.

Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao told The Adobo Chronicles that he has made a very difficult decision to quit his seat as an elected senator of the Philippines.

Pacquiao made the decision on the eve of  his WBO World Welterweight title fight against Australian Jeff Horn.

“I really miss boxing,” he said, “and the smart and wonderful people associated with the boxing sport.”

“In the senate, my colleagues there are nothing but self-centered, dumb-*sses who are more concerned about their image and political career rather than the welfare of the Filipino people who put them in office.”

“Since I joined the senate, no significant legislation has been put forward to help with the plight of my countrymen.  It seems the senators are more interested in conducting hearing after hearing even on the minutest of issues.  I’m fed up!”

The boxer-turned-politician added that he would be of better service to the Filipino people if he remained in the ring.  “I can better bring honor to my country by being a champion boxer,” he said.

The Pacquiao-Horn boxing match is being billed the “Battle of Brisbane,” and will be held on Sunday morning, Philippine time, at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.