Pacquiao wants Eddie Villanueva as anti-corruption czar

Photo from Bro. Eddie Villanueva's Facebook page uploaded on Dec. 26, 2021 shows the evangelist delivering a message.

Facebook / Bro. Eddie Villanueva

MANILA, Philippines — Boxing champion-turned-presidential candidate Manny Pacquiao, whose campaign is centered on fighting poverty and corruption, said he will appoint House Deputy Speaker Eddie Villanueva as his anti-corruption czar if he wins in the May elections.

Villanueva is an evangelist who represents the Citizens' Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) party-list in the lower chamber.

“With Brother Eddie, I am confident that justice can finally be attained against the corrupt officials of government—past and present,” Pacquiao said in a statement sent to media Thursday.

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