For Pacquiao, now is the time to take esports seriously

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With esports foray, Pacquiao wants gaming to be taken seriously

Going against negative perception of gaming and esports, Sen. Manny Pacquiao said his venture into the lucrative industry with his Team Pacquiao GG aims to help Filipino gamers become a global force in esports.

Team Pacquiao GG, which plans to gradually enter content creation, organize competitions and discover gaming talent, is a tie-up between the retired boxing star and international agency Veloce. Pacquiao said his organization’s purpose is becoming the “pound-for-pound esports heavyweights of Southeast Asia”, a reference to his reputation in boxing.

Esports has yet to become an official competition in the Olympics. Regionally, it debuted as a medal event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines. “Parang privilege ‘to na makasama siya sa isang boom,” said egamer and philanthropist Ghost Wrecker. “Naisip ko rin baka mas lumaki ang esports dito sa Pinas.”

 

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We can’t even take Pacquiao seriously much less anything he advocates.

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