SAN ANTONIO, Texas ? At 9 p.m. local time Sunday, the cell phone of Boying Nazario, son of Manny Pacquiao?s business manager Rod, rang. The call was made thousands of miles away from Manila, and the caller asked to speak to the fight game?s newest superstar.
It was President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on the other line calling from Malacanang, and very eager to know if Pacquiao, who went through 11 rounds of hell with Mexican icon Marco Antonio Barrera, was feeling okay.
?I am alright, ma?m,? said Pacquiao, barely 24 hours after putting on a show before a silenced Alamodome crowd. ?How are you ma?m. Don?t worry about me ma?m. I am alright.?
