At least 20 lawmakers will be in the United States on May 2 or the day when their colleague, Sarangani Rep. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao would take on undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Jr. in a fight that would define his legacy in boxing.

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. confirmed to The Manila Times that 20 congressmen have left or are set to leave for the United States, but he refused to divulge their names.

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