The Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation, Larry Gadon, has vowed to volunteer as a "referee" in a fistfight match between PNP Chief Nicolas Torre and Acting Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte.
Gadon said he is willing to be the referee of the match, as he is worried that Torre will inflict injury on the acting mayor, according to his statement in a video clip sent to the media.
“Kung sakaling matuloy ang exhibition match, na charity boxing fight ni General Torre at ni Baste, ay nagbo-volunteer ako na maging referee because I am worried that General Torre might inflict a catastrophic injury on Baste,” he said.
He also added that General Torre drinks coffee to be stronger and more active, citing that the General could badly hurt Baste, as he will be too "carried away."
“Dahil yan si General Torre astig yan, at merong iniinom yan na energy drink, coffee, binigyan nga niya ako eh. Itong coffee na ito ay talagang energy drink ito at kapag ka nakainom ka nito ay talagang astig, astig na astig at talagang malakas na malakas ang katawan mo,” he said.
“Kaya ako ay nagwo-worry dyan kay General Torre baka ma-carried away siya at masobrahan ang pagsusuntok niya kay Baste,” he added.
Gadon further reiterated that the match is only a charity fight, and thus there should be no any "serious injuries."
“Ayoko na naman na magkaroon ng serious injury dyan dahil ito naman ay isang sports game lamang at maganda nga ang layunin ni General Torre na ito ay gawing charity fight,” he said.
Baste Duterte has once challenged the PNP General to have a fistfight.
Torre accepted the challenge and urged Duterte to make it into a charity fight, whose proceeds would then go to the victims of the ongoing weather crisis in the country.
