Marcoleta apologizes to media for ‘paid hacks’ remark: I didn’t mean it

MANILA, Philippines – Sen.

Rodante Marcoleta on Thursday apologized to members of the media after referring to them as “paid hacks.” “I apologize for the way I spoke.

I did not mean it,” Marcoleta said in Filipino in a press briefing.

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