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The Presidential Palace highlighted boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s dedication to helping impoverished Filipinos as the primary reason for his recent appointment as head of the National Anti-Poverty Commission by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) chief is pushing for the expansion of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict’s (NTF-Elcac) Barangay Development Program, citing significant progress in over 5,000 communities.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has named former world champion boxer Manny Pacquiao to head the national anti-poverty commission. The appointment marks Pacquiao's return to government service following his previous tenure as a senator.
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples Chairperson and the National Anti-Poverty Commission Lead Convenor have been designated as new grassroots development members of the NTF-Elcac.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the administrative supervision of the National Anti-Poverty Commission and the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor to revert to the Office of the President.