MANILA, Philippines –(UPDATE) As a “father and a government official,” Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman apologized for the brawl involving his family and that of a businessman at an exclusive golf club in Antipolo City last Friday.

“Humihingi ako ng paumanhin sa nangyari [I am apologizing for the incident]. As a government official, hindi ko rin gusto ang nangyari [I also did not want what happened]. Nasaktan ang pamilya ko, nasaktan din ang pamilya de la Paz [My family got hurt and so did the family of De la Paz] … Hindi ko tinatalikuran ang responsibility ko [I am not turning back on my responsibility] as a government official and a father,” Pangandaman said in an interview on radio dzBB.

Pangandaman was referring to the brawl that broke out between members of his family and Delfin De la Paz and the latter’s 14-year old son at the Valley Golf and Country Club last Friday.

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