House leader supports Pacquiao

Sarangani Representative and boxing champion Manny Pacquiao. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines – House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez Wednesday backed Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquiao, who had criticized President Barack Obama’s support for same-sex marriage.

“Did he (Manny) say they should be put to death? I just would like to have it clarified. Is it lethal injection or electric chair?” Suarez said at a news conference.

“Manny might be just joking because what he is saying is in the Bible,” Suarez said. “I think we will have a problem with that. We cannot even tell who is the bride and who is the groom?”

He said the public should understand that Obama merely gave his support for same-sex marriage because he was running for reelection.

Suarez said same-sex marriage would be detrimental to population growth and would make the Philippines vulnerable to the rise of HIV-AIDS cases.