In celebration of the Filipino sporting spirit, PLDT has launched a series of collectible Touchcards featuring the power and passion of Philippine boxing’s bright young hero, the people’s champion Manny Pacquiao.
Boxing fans and avid Touchcards users can enjoy the limited edition long distance call cards with world-class athlete Manny Pacquiao for placing domestic, overseas long distance and mobile phone calls at a very affordable P3.00 per minute for NDD calls and P6.50 for mobile phone calls.
Part of the proceeds of the Special Edition Manny Pacquiao Touchcards will go to the Emmanuel Pacquiao Foundation that aims to develop future boxing champions that will also bring pride and honor to the Philippines just like Pacquiao.
PLDT Touch card brings people together because it is very affordable. And because it will help the Foundation, it will also bring together young boxers who can make our country proud, says Pacquiao.
From his humble beginnings in General Santos City, 25-year old Manny Pacquiao has emerged as an international powerhouse reaping 38 victories, 30 of which won by a knockout. The former WBC and IBF Super Bantamweight champion’s triumph over Marco Antonio Barrera, considered the best featherweight fighter at the time, guaranteed his place among boxing’s finest.
Pacquiao’s strength, determination and courage in the boxing ring and in real life serves as an inspiration that encourages us Filipinos to rise up to the challenge amid great adversity. With PLDT Touchcard, we hope to get his winning attitude across and help encourage the development of new boxing talent through the Emmanuel Pacquiao Foundation, says Tony Valdez, PLDT Vice President for Retail Marketing.
Pacquiao’s tremendous talent and heart impressed even boxing legend Muhammad Ali, especially after the grueling 12-round bout that ended in a split draw where Pacquiao knocked down the fiery Juan Miguel Marquez thrice in the first round alone.
“Muhammad Ali, he asked me to tell Manny he won the fight clear,” says Pacquaio’s US boxing promoter Murad Muhammad referring to a recent phone conversation with the boxing legend.
The Greatest even christened Pacquaio as the Small Aliwho like him, would only fight the best and would not give up no matter what. Tell him he could use the name Thrilla in Manila if a rematch is staged in the Philippines, Murad quoted Ali.
The special edition Manny Pacquiao Touchcard is available in denominations of P50, P100, P200, P300 and P500. It can access over 35 countries worldwide and other premium phone services using residential PLDT postpaid landline, PLDT cardphones, PLDT Touch Card Hotline, PLDT Touch Card Station, and Smart and Talk N Text GSM.
