The 2022 Presidential One-On-One Interviews with Boy Abunda featuring Senator Manny Pacquiao

 

Key points on Manny Pacquiao's interview:

1. Mining - responsible mining; rehabilitation program; control issue on permits; limit licenses

2. COVID 19 - no to lockdowns; vaccination is free will and should not hamper jobs; preparation for pandemic/calamaties; managing economy; lessen debt; focus on revenue generation; cites corruption issues; vaccine during lockdown then open economy;

"Ngayon 5.2 trillion something ang approve budget pero ang income ng ating gobyerno nasa 2.7 trillion lang. So ung deficit nun, uutangin natin yun. So ang sinasabi ko rito, managing a country, para kang nagmamanage, eh simplify q na lang, para kang nagmamange ng isang bahay, na kung gumagasto ung bahay ng ganitong halaga, eh dapat hindi ka gagastos ng mas mataas pa dyan."

3. Poverty - palakasin ang economy; invite investors; provide loans to SMEs (0% interest) so it can provide jobs; focus on PDC or production, distribution, consumption; mentions he has strategies but wont divulge for now; libreng pabahay at bigyan ng hanap buhay; provide free college education and have them work for govt for a number of years;

"Nagutom kami, tubig lang inumin namin para mka survive kami sa isang araw."

4. OFWS - create jobs so that they will not go out; strengthen economy; improve salary standardization; implement equal law for all;

5. Social Media/Pornography - let govt control the internet; talk to your child;

6. Abortion - not the fault of the child that he is conceived; counseling the rape victim;

7. Drugs - continue war on drugs the right way;

"..kailangan may body cam ang bawat officer na mag aaresto."

"may pangarap ako sa buhay, na gusto kung tulungan ang magulang ko, tulungan yung pamilya ko para maihaon sa kahirapahn. Magsikap ako. Eh kung magbisyo ako, paano ako makatulung sa mga magulang ko, sa pamilya ko, ano kinabukasan ko?"

8. Debt - palakasin ang revenue income; sugpuin corruption; have funds for calamities etc; wants to treat the national budget like a household; purge corruption; no to privatization because of lost income;

"sa isang presidente lang, na doble, almost doble ung utang natin."

9. West Philippine Sea - no to bullying; talk with other party in the right way; be firm on stands;

10. Presidential Qualifications - update law on presidential qualifications;

Boy: "eh paano may isang tao tatahakin ang isang landas na kahit hindi nya alam gusto lang nya, eh may pera xa, meron xang apelyedo pero wala xang kaalaman halimbawa.."

"gusto ko ang trabaho maghahanap ng tao, hindi ang tao maghanap ng trabaho."

Overall, I think this is a 6/10 interview for Manny. Though he has noble ideas for the good of the Philippines, he failed to cite examples on what he has done in the past, and how he plans for the future in specific terms. He mentioned eliminating corruption (did not say how he will do it), inviting investors (mentions Jack Ma and some friends), providing free housing, livelihood, etc, revitalizing the economy and managing debt. 

He was a little vague in some of the answers and Tito Boy guided him by asking follow questions after he stopped speaking.

Categories: 2022 presidential elections, boy abunda, manny pacquiao