Manny Pacquiao honoured with  Asia Game Changer Award

The 36-year-old shared the great news on his Instagram page captioned, "Such a great honor to receive the Asia Society Game Changer Award. I thank you all for the support. To God be the glory".

The Asia Society, which bestows the annual award, said Pacquiao was being honoured "for using his sport, and his star power, as forces for good."

“It is a very prestigious award that I have right now. It is a big honor to my family and me, not only to my family but to our whole country and the Filipino people. This honor belongs to us because of their support,” stated Pacquiao after receiving the award alongside nine other notable awardees whose contributions in their fields were honored by the organization.

Previous recipients of the award include Chinese billionaire, Jack Ma in 2014 and Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai.