Manny Pacquiao, a former world-famous boxer and current Filipino senator, has just launched a new esports team.
The team, also known as Team Pacquiao GG (TPGG), is a new competitive esports team aimed at harnessing the country’s own talents to become a major force in the international esports leagues.
TPGG will be composed of a five-man team with various expertise in the esports space.
“Today, we are launching Team Pacquiao to sow the seed of Filipino excellence in international esports competitions. Our purpose is to become the pound for pound esports heavyweights of Southeast Asia through community engagements, professional teams, content creation, and charitable giving”.
Manny Pacquiao
During the formal launching of the new esports team, Pacquiao mentioned that esports is a “rapidly growing sporting industry that is generating employment and business opportunities around the world”.
Pacquiao is no stranger in the esports world, as he has already participated in several esports events and is even an endorser for popular MOBA game: Mobile Legends.
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