MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao apologized on Tuesday for describing homosexuals as “worse than animals” after his remarks sparked a firestorm of criticism in his native Philippines. Nearing the end of a glorious decades-long boxing career, the 37-year-old is reinventing himself as a conservative Bible-bearing politician before the country’s May elections, when he is running for a senate seat. “I’m sorry for comparing homosexuals to animals. Please forgive me […]
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Philippines’ Pacquiao says gay couples ‘worse than animals’
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has sparked a firestorm of criticism in the Philippines after describing gay couples as “worse than animals”. Nearing the end of a glorious decades-long boxing career, the 37-year-old is reinventing himself as a conservative bible-bearing politician ahead of the country’s May elections, when he is running for a senate seat. Gay marriage is outlawed in the Philippines due to strong opposition from the Catholic […]





