Pacquiao cracks whip on erring MPBL players, officials

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 10:16:34 +0000

Eleven players from Soccsksargen, its head coach and team manager and several other personalities from the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) were slapped with cases by the league for allegedly getting involved in point-shaving and game-fixing, Sen. Manny Pacquiao revealed on Tuesday.

MANNY Pacquiao (Nick Giongco photo)

Pacquiao, the league’s founder, showed the media the names of 21 individuals during a press conference at the Sofitel Hotel.

“The case was filed on Tuesday afternoon at the Department of Justice (DOJ),” Pacquiao stressed.

With the help of the National Bureau of Investigation, Pacquiao decided to crack the whip on erring players and officials and vowed to put all of them in jail.

“Huwag nyo akong subukan. Kundi, magkaaalaman tayo. Magkaka-lintik lintik ang lahat pag sinubukan nyo ako. (Don’t mess with me. If not, you’ll get it. Things will turn ugly if you mess with me),” said

Pacquiao, who was joined during the presser by lawyers Bong Gacal and Brando Viernesto and MPBL commissioner Kenneth Duremdes.

Pacquiao said they have reviewed games of the team and he and Duremdes are convinced that there was probable cause.

“Ipapakulong ko ang mga ito (I will these men in jail),” said a peeved Pacquiao.

“Niloloko nyo ang mga taong nanonood. Mabuti nga kinasuhan ko lang kayo. (You are fooling the public and you’re lucky that I only filed

cases).”

The players who were slapped include Jake Diwa, Exequiel Biteng, Ricky Morillo, Jerome Juanico, Matthew Bernabe, Julio Magbanua, Abraham Santos, John Patrick Rabe, Ryan R
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