MANILA, Philippines -- Residents of Manila will have the chance to watch the free live telecast of Manny Pacquiao's fight against Oscar dela Hoya on giant screens to be set up by the local government around the city.

Residents in District I can see Pacquiao slug it out with De la Hoya at the Tondo Sports Complex; District II residents at the Sentro ng Malikhaing Manileño (formerly Patricia Sports Complex); District III residents at the Rasac Covered Court; District IV, Arturo Tolentino Sports Complex (formerly Dapitan Sports Complex); District V, San Andres Sports and Civic Center and District VI, Teresa Covered Court.

Projectors and LCD screens will be used for the no commercial-break showing, which was what Mayor Alfredo Lim's predecessor, now Environment Secretary Jose Atienza, did every time Pacquiao had a match.

The city government said a total of 20,000 people will get the chance to watch the fight live and for free, with the sites ready for admission as early as 8 a.m.

Lim said residents with tickets previously distributed by the city government will have priority admission into the complexes. Those without tickets may be accommodated later, subject to seat availability.

Marshals will be assigned to the sports complexes to ensure there is no overcrowding or shoving.

"We want to give [poor city residents] access, so they would be able to watch the event live, as it happens in Las Vegas," Lim said, explaining the tickets were equally distributed among the residents of the city's six districts.

The mayor said he directed his secretary, Rafaelito Garayblas, to coordinate with Solar Sports Entertainment so the bout may be shown at no cost to the city.

City government officials are also eyeing the use of the Ninoy Aquino stadium for the same purpose, since it can accommodate a larger crowd of approximately 5,000 people.

There, no tickets will be needed as the accommodation will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Security measures, meanwhile, will be coordinated with the Manila Police District.