'Pac-mom'
06/28/2009 | 10:38 AM
Airing on June 29, 2009
Monday late night after Saksi
"There is no Manny Pacquiao if it weren't for Aling Dionisia." This is what Manny Pacquiao declared in his lavish blowout for Aling Dionisia’s 60th birthday celebration. Well-known politicians, celebrities and throngs of fans trooped to General Santos City just to greet Manny’s equally famous mother.
But before fame and fortune came knocking at Manny’s doorsteps, Aling Dionisia was the family’s main provider. She single-handedly raised her children after her separation from her husband, selling rice cakes around the streets of Barangay Labangal to support her family’s needs. Aling Dionisia’s determination amidst the family crisis and financial problems is what inspired her son Manny to pursue boxing, a career that eventually brought affluence to the Pacquiao family.
With millions of pesos tucked under his son’s championship belts, Aling Dionisia is now reaping what she has sown. The woven bilao that she used to carry before to sell rice cakes is now replaced with expensive designer bags and jewelries. Instead of walking, she now uses luxury car to go around the city, driven by her own chauffeur and watched over by two personal bodyguards. If she was known before only as the prayerful mom of Manny, now she can be seen on several TV programs showcasing her talent in ballroom dancing!
Join award-winning journalist Jay Taruc as he gets an exclusive glimpse on Aling Dionisia’s life before and after Manny’s boxing triumphs and discover how she produced the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world in the amusing documentary “PAC-MOM." This not-to-be-missed I-Witness episode airs this Monday midnight over GMA-7 after the late night newscast Saksi.
"Kung wala si Aling Dionisia, walang Manny Pacquiao." Ito ang binitawang salita ng ating pambansang kamao bilang papuri sa kanyang ina sa pagdiriwang nito ng ika-animnapung kaarawan noong isang buwan.
Lumaki sa hirap ang pamilya Pacquiao pero dahil sa pagtataguyod ni Aling Dionisia, nag-iba ang guhit ng kanilang kapalaran. Ang kasipagan at pagmamalasakit ni Aling Dionisia para sa pamilya, nagsilbing inspirasyon para kay Manny para maabot nito ang tagumpay na tinatamasa niya ngayon sa larangan ng boxing.
Bilang ina ni Pacman, unti-unti ring nakamit ni Aling Dionisia ang ningning ng kasikatan. Mula sa pagbibitbit ng bilao ng mga murang kakanin, ngayo’y mga mamahaling bag at alahas na ang nakasukbit sa kanyang katawan! Mula sa paglalakad at paglalako sa munting barangay ng Labangal sa General Santos, ngayo’y hatid-sundo na siya ng isang mamahaling sasakyan na may 2 bodyguards pa! At kung noon ay laman siya ng diyaryo at telebisyon dahil lang sa pagdarasal tuwing may laban ang anak, ngayon naman ay nakikilala siya dahil sa ballroom dancing! Sa katunayan, naiimbitahan na rin sya sa mga TV shows para magsayaw.
Paano nga ba nabubuhay ang dating tindera ngayong milyonaryo na ang kanyang anak? Ngayong Lunes, samahan si Jay Taruc kilalanin ang babae sa likod ng tagumpay ng pinakamagaling na pound-for-pound fighter sa buong mundo sa isang nakatutuwang dokumentaryo ng I-Witness, ang “Pac-Mom," ngayong Lunes ng hatinggabi, pagkatapos ng Saksi.
Monday late night after Saksi
"There is no Manny Pacquiao if it weren't for Aling Dionisia." This is what Manny Pacquiao declared in his lavish blowout for Aling Dionisia’s 60th birthday celebration. Well-known politicians, celebrities and throngs of fans trooped to General Santos City just to greet Manny’s equally famous mother.
But before fame and fortune came knocking at Manny’s doorsteps, Aling Dionisia was the family’s main provider. She single-handedly raised her children after her separation from her husband, selling rice cakes around the streets of Barangay Labangal to support her family’s needs. Aling Dionisia’s determination amidst the family crisis and financial problems is what inspired her son Manny to pursue boxing, a career that eventually brought affluence to the Pacquiao family.
With millions of pesos tucked under his son’s championship belts, Aling Dionisia is now reaping what she has sown. The woven bilao that she used to carry before to sell rice cakes is now replaced with expensive designer bags and jewelries. Instead of walking, she now uses luxury car to go around the city, driven by her own chauffeur and watched over by two personal bodyguards. If she was known before only as the prayerful mom of Manny, now she can be seen on several TV programs showcasing her talent in ballroom dancing!
Join award-winning journalist Jay Taruc as he gets an exclusive glimpse on Aling Dionisia’s life before and after Manny’s boxing triumphs and discover how she produced the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world in the amusing documentary “PAC-MOM." This not-to-be-missed I-Witness episode airs this Monday midnight over GMA-7 after the late night newscast Saksi.
"Kung wala si Aling Dionisia, walang Manny Pacquiao." Ito ang binitawang salita ng ating pambansang kamao bilang papuri sa kanyang ina sa pagdiriwang nito ng ika-animnapung kaarawan noong isang buwan.
Lumaki sa hirap ang pamilya Pacquiao pero dahil sa pagtataguyod ni Aling Dionisia, nag-iba ang guhit ng kanilang kapalaran. Ang kasipagan at pagmamalasakit ni Aling Dionisia para sa pamilya, nagsilbing inspirasyon para kay Manny para maabot nito ang tagumpay na tinatamasa niya ngayon sa larangan ng boxing.
Bilang ina ni Pacman, unti-unti ring nakamit ni Aling Dionisia ang ningning ng kasikatan. Mula sa pagbibitbit ng bilao ng mga murang kakanin, ngayo’y mga mamahaling bag at alahas na ang nakasukbit sa kanyang katawan! Mula sa paglalakad at paglalako sa munting barangay ng Labangal sa General Santos, ngayo’y hatid-sundo na siya ng isang mamahaling sasakyan na may 2 bodyguards pa! At kung noon ay laman siya ng diyaryo at telebisyon dahil lang sa pagdarasal tuwing may laban ang anak, ngayon naman ay nakikilala siya dahil sa ballroom dancing! Sa katunayan, naiimbitahan na rin sya sa mga TV shows para magsayaw.
Paano nga ba nabubuhay ang dating tindera ngayong milyonaryo na ang kanyang anak? Ngayong Lunes, samahan si Jay Taruc kilalanin ang babae sa likod ng tagumpay ng pinakamagaling na pound-for-pound fighter sa buong mundo sa isang nakatutuwang dokumentaryo ng I-Witness, ang “Pac-Mom," ngayong Lunes ng hatinggabi, pagkatapos ng Saksi.
