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Boxing: Pacquiao says he supports Philippine death penalty plan

MANILA , Philippines (AFP) — Philippine boxing hero turned senator Manny Pacquiao said Thursday he supports a plan by the newly elected president to impose the death penalty, a proposal that has been met with strong opposition in the Catholic nation. Speaking after he was sworn into office, the high school dropout and devout evangelical Christian said he supported capital punishment because it was sanctioned by his faith. “I’m in favour of the death penalty. […]