By HANA BORDEY, GMA News Published July 2, 2021 12:45pm Senator Manny Pacquiao (File photo) Senator Manny Pacquiao's office on Friday denied issuing a statement about the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ "controversial" frigate deal. “I don’t think the Senator ever said something about the frigates. I think the basis of Sec. [Delfin] Lorenzana's the statement is a meme posted and circulated on social media enumerating various agencies with their alleged anomalies in it. And right now, we are still verifying who circulated the meme,” a staff from Pacquiao’s office told reporters in a Viber message. PDP-Laban Executive Director Ron Munsayac, who also issues statement for Pacquiao’s camp, likewise denied statements on frigate deals attributed to the lawmaker.