LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao has pledged support for the victims of
Typhoon Pablo has left a quarter million homeless and killed over 470
people.
"I am aware of what is going on, and my
prayers are with the people of the Philippines," Pacquiao said. "I have
people who are monitoring the situation, and they will handle anything I
asked them to do."
Pacquiao, who is a
congressman representing the Sarangari province, talked about the
tragedy on Wednesday in Las Vegas, where he is preparing to fight
Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez for the fourth time.
"I'll go out and raise money for the people who were affected,"
Pacquiao said. "I have helped my countrymen before, and I will do
whatever they ask me to do to help."
Pacquiao is
running unopposed for re-election in May. He said his district was not
severely affected by the typhoon but he is willing to assist in any way
he can.
Typhoon Pablo [Bopha] tore through
Mindanao on Tuesday, flattening whole towns as hurricane-force winds
combined with torrential rain to trigger floods and landslides,
officials said.
President Benigno Aquino III has
sent food and other supplies to 150,000 people on Mindanao's east coast
where towns remain cut off by landslides and downed bridges.
Rescuers said they were looking for hundreds of missing people and that
250,000 were seeking shelter in schools, gyms and other buildings after
losing their homes. — AFP
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