Boxer Pacquiao backs corruption claims with missing public funds allegation
The Peninsula
MANILA: More than 10 billion pesos ($204 million) in pandemic aid intended for poor Philippine families is unaccounted for, boxer-turned-senator Manny Pacquiao said on Saturday, adding this was just one of the discoveries in his corruption investigation.
Pacquiao on Thursday accepted Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's challenge to show evidence of corruption in his government, and the boxing superstar said his findings about missing funds were the tip of the iceberg. "That is just one of the things I have discovered. It has only been three days since I accepted your challenge to present proof," said Pacquiao, who found himself in Duterte's crosshairs after he railed at alleged corruption in government as well as the president's friendly relationship with China.More Related News