WHOEVER thought of the catchphrase ?Winners of Worth? to welcome back Manny Pacquiao, and praise Filipino athletes in general, must be a copywriting genius.
That?s because the slogan?plastered on the Department of Tourism?s billboards and streamers all over the city of Manila?summed up perfectly the country?s elation and swelling pride after Pacquiao thoroughly overpowered Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera exactly a month ago on Monday to be crowned ?The People?s Champion.?
It was a performance that catapulted the General Santos City native to the boxing stratosphere?and, more important, opened the door to more big-money fights for the International Boxing Federation super bantamweight titleholder in the years to come.
