Halalan 2013

Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales expressed his displeasure with Nograles and 50 members of the House of Representatives who spent a sizeable sum of money to travel to Las Vegas to watch the Pacquiao-Hatton bout.

Rosales believes that during this time of global economic crisis, it was a “waste of money” to spend on a boxing match, even if it is one of the most anticipated sport events of the year.

“It is not wrong to watch boxing, but maybe at a time when we have a crisis like this, they should not overspend. The results will not change anyway (even if they watch it in Las Vegas or in the Philippines). If there is a knockdown then there is a knockdown. Maybe during this time of crisis, we should think what would be the best for all of us,” said Rosales.

“In other words, in order to do this we have to start with ourselves. They should set an example,” he said, adding that “saving up is not enough, they should learn how to share.” -