Sen. Manny Pacquiao. (Contributed photo)
MANILA, Philippines — Had Senator Manny Pacquiao not pursued his presidential bid, he says he will cast his vote for fellow senator Panfilo Lacson in the upcoming presidential elections.
“Sa akin ngayon siguro hindi pa talaga ako nakapag-isip ng kung sino ang iboboto ko [kung hindi ako tumatakbo],” Pacquiao said Thursday in an interview with Radyo 5 when asked whom he will vote for if he did not seek the presidency.
(For me, right now, I have not really thought about whom I will vote for if I was not running for presidency.)
“Isa siguro sa malapit sa puso ko ay… si Ping Lacson, kung sa akin lang,” he added.
(Someone close to my heart is Ping Lacson, if it’s up to me.)
Both Pacquiao and Lacson are incumbent members of the Senate and are both vying for the presidency in the May national elections.
Based on the latest Pulse Asia voter preference survey, Pacquiao ranked fourth with 8 percent while Lacson ranked fifth with 2 percent.