After Onyok Velasco's revelation of broken promises, Nesthy Petecio says she'll make sure to get all pledges to her

Nesthy Petecio has yet to plot her next moves after a silver medal finish at the Tokyo Olympics, but there's one thing she has to do for sure: make sure all pledges for her win reach her.

In an interview on "24 Oras" last week, 1996 Atlanta Olympics silver medalist Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco said that not all of the rewards promised to him reached his door, including a P2.5 million cash pledge from Congress.

Petecio hopes that she does not meet the same fate.

"Sisiguraduhin ko muna 'yung mga pinangako. Baka magaya po tayo kay Sir Onyok Velasco," Petecio said during a press conference early Wednesday.

("I'll make sure [to get] the pledges. We might end up like Sir Onyok Velasco.")

"Sisiguraduhin ko po muna kasi lahat ng 'yon ay para sa pamilya ko."

("I'll make sure of them first because all of those is for my family.")

Even before she wrapped up her Tokyo campaign, some private companies have already promised rewards to the Davao-born fighter on top of her mandatory incentives from the government.

Suntrust Properties Inc., a fully-owned subsidiary of property magnate Andrew Tan's Megaworld Corp., pledged a P10 million condominium unit while Ovialand promised a house and lot unit to Petecio.

Philippine Airlines on Tuesday said it would gift Petecio a lifetime of air travel incentives equivalent to 60,000 Mabuhay Miles per year for life.

As of Tuesday, Petecio is tipped to be receiving at least P17 million in cash rewards plus the condo unit and free flights.

Meanwhile, Petecio said that there are no dates yet as to when she will be back to the Philippines. However, she said she might take some time off but will still continue light training to keep her shape intact going into future fights.

"Pahinga po muna kasi kailangan din ng rest. Pero anytime naman na 'pag sinabi nila na balik sa training, alam naman nila na babalik ako," she said.

("I'll take a break because rest is also needed. But anytime they say it's time to go back to training, they know I will come back.")

Petecio made history as the first Filipina boxer to win a medal at the Olympics. Her silver is the second medal for the Philippines in Tokyo, adding to Hidilyn Diaz's gold in weightlifting.

—MGP, GMA News