BBCNEWS Newsday September 19, 2021 23:21:00
A faction of the philippines' governing party has nominated champion boxer and current senator, manny pacquiao, as its presidential candidate for next year's election. mr pacquiao accepted the nomination after a rival faction nominated president rodrigo duterte as its choice for vice president. the philippines' constitution bars mr duterte from running for a second term. here's kat domingo, correspondent for abs—cbn news explaining the significance of manny pacquiao's decision: this means that the ruling party will so far be fielding at least two presidential candidates. mentioning earlier t...