- Ellen Tordesillas claims Manny Pacquiao used public funds to construct low-cost houses in Sarangani
- She disputes Pacquiao’s claim that he used his own money to pay for the project
- She says the money came from his salary as a congressman
MANILA, Philippines – Did the People’s Champ use his own funds to finance the project, or was it paid out of the people’s money?
On her website, Ellen Tordesillas disputed Manny Pacquiao’s claim that he gave away for free several low-cost housing units he paid for with his own pocket to his constituents in Sarangani last February 14.
Showing Pacquiao’s original picture and statement which appeared on the boxer’s Facebook page, Tordesillas said it was public money— not his own — that was used to construct the houses.
“Some maybe duped by this tale about Pacquiao’s generosity,” she wrote. “But it’s not his personal money that was used to build the houses for his Sarangani constituents. It’s the Filipino people’s money that he collected as congressman without even working for it. That way, he can continue to be “generous” at hindi mauubos pera niya.”
Citing a personal interview she did with him in 2010, Tordesillas said that what Pacquiao was essentially using to fund the project came from his salary as a member of Congress.
“Pacquiao went into politics with a distorted sense of public service. In an interview with him in 2010 when he was running for Sarangani congressman, I asked him why he had to be a congressman to help the people when he was already doing it without being in government,” she recalled asking the boxer.
“Pera ko ang ginagastos ko. Kawawa naman ang pamilya ko. Mauubos ang pera ko,” was Pacquiao’s reply as disclosed by Tordesillas. [I’m spending my own money. My family would be piteousl. My money will be gone.]
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