Senator Manny Pacquiao admitted on Monday that he used drugs when he was younger.
Pacquiao said he is supporting President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs because he tried it and knew himself its adverse effects.
“Alam ninyo, ‘yung illegal ng drugs na yan, katulad noong statements ko... Noong kabataan ko... Hindi ko idinedeny na tumikim din ako ng mga ganyan [illegal drugs] pero doon ko na-realize lahat na hindi talaga maganda,” Pacquiao said at a hearing of Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights on alleged extrajudicial killings.
“Kailangan ‘pag sinabi ng ating pangulo na stop, talagang walang droga dito bansa, talagang walang droga dito sa bansa at yan ay suportado ko ang advocacy ng pangulo [Duterte],” Pacquiao added.
Pacquiao also said that he support the administration's war on drugs for the country to become more progressive and for people to become more productive.
The senator's admission came after the news hit international media that he took all kinds of drugs as a teenager before becoming a boxing champion.
During the senate hearing, he emphasized that aside from seizing drug users and pushers, the senate must also discuss rehabilitation options to give people a chance to change.
Source / Image: The Philippine Star
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