Many lawmakers want to watch the megabout between eight-time world champion Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao and undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. but won’t be able to because they can’t afford the costly price of a ticket, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. said on Saturday.

Belmonte said many of Pacquiao’s colleagues at the House of Representatives would want to witness the Filipino champ’s biggest fight because it may be his last. However, the Speaker said even lawmakers may not be able to buy tickets.

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