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Pacquiao-Robredo "helping the poor" pakitang-taoism no substitute for national-grade statesmanship | Pacquiao: MONEY talks; Robredo: LUGAW talks

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Dec 18, 2021
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Burying the “helping the poor” stereotype for good

It's no coincidence that the two most unstatesmanlike presidential candidates, “vice president” Leni Robredo and boxing champ Manny Pacquiao banded together to “help out” with disaster response and relief operations as typhoon Rai (locally called “Odette”) barrelled through the Philippines.

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