Philippines: Pacquiao ousted from top party post amid feud with Duterte

Boxers Manny Pacquiao, center, and Errol Spence Jr., far left, take questions for the media at a news conference at the Fox Studios lot in Los Angeles, Sunday, July 11, 2021. - AP

MANILA, July 18 (Bloomberg): The Philippines’ ruling party ousted boxer-turned-senator Manny Pacquiao from its leadership, deepening his feud with President Rodrigo Duterte as their plans for the 2022 presidential elections diverge.

Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan removed Pacquiao as its president on Saturday, ABS-CBN News reported. He was replaced by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi.