Senator and presidential candidate Manny Pacquiao on the campaign trail after a visit to Balintawak Market in Quezon City on Feb. 23, 2022. Pacquiao on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, criticized past administrations that prioritized borrowing, resulting in the country's P12.03 trillion outstanding debt. Jamil Santos
"Ang nangyayari ngayon, mas malaki ang ginagastos ng ating bansa kaysa kinikita kasi wala nang income ang ating bansa," Pacquiao said during Go Negosyo's KandidaTalks. "Ayokong payagan na mas malaki ang ginagastos ng ating bansa kaysa kinikita. Gusto ko mas malaki ang kinikita kaysa ginagastos ng ating bansa. Kung 'yan ang pinag-aralan niyo roon sa school niyo, ayokong mag-aral doon sa school ninyo, kung ganiyan ang prinsipyo ninyo na mas malaki ang ginagastos kaysa kinikita," Pacquiao said.
He added the government should focus on the country's production-distribution-consumption so that there will be no shortage of supply of goods.