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File photo shows Sen. Manny Pacquiao and President Rodrigo Duterte.

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MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday thanked Sen. Manny Pacquiao for making Filipinos "very proud" a day after the administration ally-turned critic announced his retirement from boxing.

 

Pacquiao, who is gunning for the presidency next year, formally ended his decorated boxing career last Wednesday, a move he described as "the hardest decision" he has ever made.

 

He used to be a close administration ally but his relationship with President Rodrigo Duterte was strained after he criticized the alleged widespread corruption in government. Pacquiao's remark has triggered a word war with Duterte, who lashed back at the 42-year-old senator by bringing up his tax evasion case and calling him "punch drunk."

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/09/30/2130843/palace-thanks-newly-retired-boxer-pacquiao

 

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