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- Manny Pacquiao’s tweet about priorities received backlash from the netizens.
- The netizens said that Pacquiao should practice what he preaches.
- They also added that he has no right to tweet such a quote as he himself doesn’t know what to focus on.
Boxing superstar and Senator Manny Pacquiao usually shares motivational words on his social media accounts.
However, one tweet from Pacquiao put him in the hot seat because it got heavily criticized by netizens.
He shared a quote stating that one should prioritize what is important in life and that each always has time for what they choose to have time for.
Prioritize what is important each day of your life. You have time for what you choose to have time for. #valuetime pic.twitter.com/LFNKaLgioR
— Manny Pacquiao (@MannyPacquiao) November 16, 2019
Instead of getting inspired, netizens called out Pacquiao saying that he has no right to say such a thing as he himself doesn’t prioritize the things he signed up for.
Even before his tweet, Pacquiao has been known for his negligence of his senatorial position.
Netizens said that he should first understand the quote thoroughly because he’s one of the people that needs it the most. Others also advised him that he should think about the career he really wants to take—be it in the government, in the ring, in front of the cameras, or in business.
Sizt, so you choose not to have time to do your duties as a senator. Hindi importante kaya hindi mo priority lol 🤷♂️
— nyx🧣 (@gaypanyx) November 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/EricoGonz/status/1195722489906679809
https://twitter.com/gabrant001/status/1195709723468689408
I doubt if you even know the meaning of priority @MannyPacquiao https://t.co/ig7vgsJqhm
— manolo (@mgb819) November 17, 2019
This is Manny Pacquiao. A boxer. He has lots of fans from all over the world. He is also a Philippine senator, who doesn’t take his job seriously. He can step down now seeing it is not his priority. https://t.co/m8V7hdhPCS
— ely yeah 🦂 (@anastasis) November 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/michaeIjimenez/status/1195970605897547777
https://twitter.com/Queen_Cheona/status/1195707956764934144
Pacquiao had the most number of absences during the third and last session of the 17th Congress. He has had 12 absences in 61 plenary sessions from July 2018 to June 2019.
But not everyone agrees with the backlash the senator is getting. They said that even though he has a lot of absences in the Senate, he has helped a lot of people. This argument was countered by others saying that senators don’t only help the people, but they also take part in the process of legislation.
