Well, anything is possible.
“Senator Manny Pacquiao said he has no plans yet to run for President but said he is not closing his doors on that possibility,” reports Maila Ager on Inquirer.net.
It may be recalled that Pacquiao had paid a courtesy call to President Rodrigo Duterte at the Malacañang Palace on Mon night, Nov 14. Duterte had raised Pacquiao’s hand and had presumably said in jest, “For President na to ha (This is for President).”
Pacquiao explained, “Wala pa sa isip natin yan. Focus tayo sa trabaho natin.”
(“I’m not thinking about that now, I want to focus on my work.”)
Pacquiao added that Duterte probably made the remark since they have the same advocacy.
“Siguro nakita nya na pareho naman kami ng advocacy. Pareho kami ng nararamdaman so nasabi nya yun pero sa akin trabaho lang ako,” he said.
(“Perhaps, he saw that we have the same advocacy, we have the same view so he said that but I want to focus on my work now.”)
When asked if he may change his mind, Pacquiao replied, “Hindi naman natin sinasabing sarado. Ang pagiging Presidente ang Panginoon ang naglalagay dyan. Masyadong mataas yan para pangarapin. Gamapanan natin yung trabaho natin para marami tayong matutulungan ng mga Pilipino.”
(“I’m not closing my doors on the presidency. God grants the presidency. It’s such a high ambition. I will fulfill my work so I would be able to help a lot of Filipinos.”)
