Aspiring president Senator Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao on Friday gave an assurance that at least five foreign billionaires will invest in the country if he wins in the upcoming elections.
Pacquiao said this will be part of his efforts to revive the country's economy by allowing more businessmen to generate jobs for the people.
"Pag tayo'y naging pangulo, at least limang mga bilyonaryo sa ibang bansa makapag-invest dito sa ating bansa (If I become president, at least five billionaires from other countries will invest here,)" he said during the Commission on Elections-Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster ng Pilipinas (Comelec-KBP) interview.
The lawmaker also said he will cut short the approval process of business applications to attract more people to invest.
He said he will do that by implementing only one to two-step business application process.
"Tutulungan pa sila ng gobyerno (The government will help them to start)," he said.