(Second of four parts) In this four-part series, VERA Files Fact Check compiled relevant information about six of the top candidates vying for Malacañang, and their respective vice presidential bets, to help voters make the ultimate decision.
At the proclamation rally last month of boxing champ-turned-presidential aspirant Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao, his mother, Dionisia, said in jest that she was worried her son would run out of money after the campaign because he has been giving it away.
He spent 16 months completing it.
The content of the eight-minute video did not substantiate its headline.
The senator has not made "any statement regarding being ‘bobo,’" according to his office.
Pacquiao completed his eligibility requirements for a degree in 16 months not three, and this is under its College of Continuing, Advanced and Professional Studies (CCAPS) program.
Boxing champ and Sen. Manny Pacquiao and President Rodrigo Duterte used to be allies.
Sen. Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao wants to run for president in the 2022 elections. But based on his stated plans for the country, he seemingly has the illusion of becoming a superhero instead.
The president has not referred to the senator’s degree in recent speeches.
Then and now, the senator has made no mention of withholding support for Duterte allies.