Comedian and It’s Showtime host Vice Ganda slammed Senatorial candidate and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao for his controversial same-sex marriage comment over his sentiments against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Vice Ganda took to Twitter to express his disappointment over Pacquiao’s comment on the issue.
Meanwhile, Professor Danton Remoto, chairman of Ladlad Party List, asked the public not to vote for Pacquiao in the coming 2016 May election.
“His anti-LGBT statement betray a shallow understanding of the issues that are important to us. Ladlad supports the rights of people to have consensual, same-sex relationships that lead to domestic partnerships or even to same-sex marriage. This is found in the equal-rights provisions of the Constitution, that mandates a level playing field for everybody, whether in the realm of economics or of love,” he said in a statement.
He added: “Manny, tama na ang kabobohan.”
Aside fro Vice Ganda and Remoto, singer Aiza Seguerra, who is married to actress Liza Diño was angered byPacquiao’s statement and shared her thoughts on Instagram. She also slammed Pacquiao for his comments, calling him “an ignorant, bigoted hypocrite.”