Jinkee Pacquiao on the spotlight!

Compared to the big one in Forbes Park, the Pacquiaos’ house in Brentville, Biñan, Laguna, is too modest. It’s located at a quiet corner of the sprawling subdivision, across from an empty lot, a safe distance from its next neighbor, within walking distance to the exclusive school where the Pacquiao children are studying.



As soon as you enter, Jinkee smiles at you from a lifesize painting that occupies almost one wall, dominating the main sala. A few steps and you are in the dining room. An old sofa that needs to be reupholstered occupies the smaller sala. Framed photos of Manny and Jinkee and other members of the family (including Jinkee’s twin sister Janet) are all over the rest of the walls and inside built-in glass cases.

It’s not easy to enter the subdivision. You have to be checked by guards in three gates before you reach the Pacquiao home. At the first gate, the guard checks the guest list if your name is on it, then he calls the Pacquiao home (or that of whoever you’re visiting) to confirm.

“That’s why we like it here,” said Jinkee on the day we dropped by to interview her as image model for The Belo Medical Clinic, airing on Saturday, Sept. 10, in Startalk. It’s far from the madding crowd.“Tahimik dito, nakaka-relax. Kaya gustong-gusto ni Manny palagi dito.”

It’s almost lunchtime and Jinkee said that Manny is upstairs, maybe still asleep. The kids are in school and, when we arrive, Jinkee is being made up by an Indonesian stylist, her favorite. The week before, Jinkee and Manny were in the news (when was it that they never were?) after they hosted a dinner for visiting Hollywood starlet Paris Hilton, their friend. Paris made a surprise appearance at Manny’s post-fight presscon in Las Vegas last May.

As a warm-up, we engage Jinkee in idle talk. Here’s how it goes:

When are you moving to your house in Forbes Park?

“Next year. Ayaw namin madaliin.”

Is it the most expensive among your houses?

“Yes, it is.”

Magkano ‘yon?

(Smiles) “A, basta. ‘Yon ang pinakamahal.”

Are you inviting Paris Hilton to the blessing?

(Shrugging) “Hmmmm, baka hindi. Better not kasi some people are making negative comments about me. Nagiging social climber tuloy ako sa mata ng tao.”

You hosted a party for Paris. How was it?

“Okey naman. I was star-struck.”

What did you talk about?

“Beauty secrets, mga ganoon. Also about fashion. Mahilig kasi siya sa mga damit at accessories. She made comment about my watch, ‘Your watch is beautiful!’ O kaya, ‘You have a nice dress,’ mga ganoon.”

Did you exchange gifts?

“No. All we gave her were pictures of Manny and a Pacquiao T-shirt that she wore when she left. And several sets of make-up na iba-ibang brands.”

What did she give you?

“None. She accepted our invitation for her to have dinner with us was good enough.”

Aren’t you affected when Manny and Paris made beso-beso in public?

“Beso-beso is okey. Pag kiss na talaga, I don’t think it’s nice. Hindi naman siguro maganda ‘yon.”

Two Saturdays ago, you guest-hosted in Manny’s show Manny Many Prizes. You and Manny even sang a duet of Miss Na Miss Kita. How would you like to be Manny’s permanent co-host?

“They asked me to be a co-host and I told them, ‘As long as possible d’un sa show ni Manny, okey ‘yon’.”

Manny will have his third bout with Juan Manuel Marquez on Nov. 12 (Nov. 13 Manila Time) in Las Vegas. Do you want it to be Manny’s last fight?

“Hindi pa rin, eh. That’s what everybody is asking him and asking me every time mayroon siyang laban.When I ask him about it, hindi na siya kumikibo.”

Kelan kaya ang last fight niya?

“Siguro after (Floyd) Mayweather Jr.”

But as far as you and Manny’s Mommy Dionisia are concerned, kelan ninyo gusto?

“Siguro anytime, puede na.”

You’ve done commercials (as endorser of The Belo Medical Clinic, etc.) and now you’re TV co-hosting. Would you accept any movie offer (like Mommy Dionisia who starred with former Pres. Joseph Estrada and Ai-Ai delas Alas in Star Cinema’s Ang Tanging Pamilya)?

“I doubt it. Ayokong magka-problema ang pagsasama namin ni Manny.”

Why naman?

“Ayaw ni Manny na may leading man ako, ganyan.”

Why, your leading man might be linked with you?

“Ayaw niya ng tsismis.”

If ever you joined showbiz, sino ang gusto mong leading men? Name three.

“Hmmmmm, let me see…But I won’t mention the name of the actor na natsismis sa akin.” (Clue: There’s “d” and “k” in his first name, and an “r” and a “y” in his surname.) “Si Sam Milby, Alden Richards and Gerald Anderson who is also from GenSan.”

If Manny were your leading man, I’m sure you would have kissing scenes.

“Okey lang. Bakit ko siya tatanggihan?”

And besides, you don’t need any rehearsal.

“Take one lang ‘yon sigurado.”

Do you “rehearse” every night?

“Puede rin.”

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Jinkee Pacquiao: No sex before a fight!

It’s Sunday afternoon, one week before Manny Pacquiao faces Shane Mosley in the ring at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas tomorrow morning, May 8 (Saturday night US Time), the same hotel where 10 years ago Manny, then a 121-pounder, had his debut in an undercard in which he beat Lehlohonolo Ledwaba during the bout between Oscar De La Hoya and Javier Castillejo. The Pacquiao-Ledwaba fight didn’t last six rounds. De La Hoya beat Castillejo but, as fate would have it, a few years later, Manny would beat De La Hoya.

It’s 4 o’clock when Tim Evans (an officer of the US Immigration) and I arrive at the Pacquiao residence in Hancock Park. Manny is at the Wild Card Gym working out, only Jinkee and his twin sister Janet and older sister Haydee who are in, entertaining a handful of visitors that included the crew of CBS that was interviewing Jinkee.

The house is relatively quiet. Tim and I expect a pre-fight hustle-bustle. Jake Joson of Team Pacquiao is around, and so are former Manila Rep. Miles Roces and his special friend Cris Bonoan with Miles’ kids. Bernard Cloma, the Pacquiaos’ all-around assistant, is busy entertaining the visitors that also include actor Kevin Santos.

The next day, Jinkee and Manny and their usual entourage will go to Las Vegas by car.

While waiting for the CBS guys to finish their interview with Jinkee, Tim and I take a quick tour of the ground floor, taking pictures here and there, focusing on the famous winding staircase beside a wall adorned with framed blown-up photos of Manny.

That morning, the New York Times has come out with a story titled Enter The Emulator in which Manny reveals that he got his style from his idol, Bruce Lee .

This time around, do you feel the same way before Manny’s fight as you did during his previous fights?

“It’s still the same. But it really depends on who he’s fighting with. Kapag alam ko na ang kalaban niya ay easy fight lang, parang wala lang, parang relaks lang.”

Do you think Mosley is “easy fight lang”?

“I saw Mosley fight before so medyo kinakabahan ako. But I’m still confident that Manny will win. You know how Manny trains, 100 percent ang focus and concentration.”

Do you watch him train?

“Oh yes, always.”

Aside from prayer, what other support do you give Manny? Do you give suggestions?

“Sometimes, binibigay ko ang opinion ko when it comes to, for example, the sparring. After the workout, I would tell him. ‘Yung sparring mo kanina okey.’ Mga ganoon-ganoon lang.”

During a fight, I suppose masaya ka kapag nakakatama si Manny sa kalaban. How do you feel kung siya ang tinatamaan?

“That’s what many people have been asking me, ‘Ano kaya ang feeling ni Jinkee? Idol namin si Manny kaya kami ay natatakot din for him. What more kay Jinkee, eh, siya ang asawa.’ How do I feel? Siempre, when Manny is hit, nalulungkot at nasasaktan ako. Mixed feelings, actually. I cannot explain it. Basta, natatakot ka, kinakabahan ka, lahat na!”

There are predictions that Manny will knock out Mosley in the fifth or sixth round. Do you have your own prediction?

“I don’t make predictions.”

Why not?

“Basta ayoko lang.”

Manny’s mom, Aling Dionisia, has been vocal about her wish every time Manny has a fight that it would be the last. What about you?

“If you ask me, gusto ko last na ‘to. But whatever Manny’s decision is, I will support him. If he wants to have two or three more fights, I will be behind him.”

Do you and Manny ever discuss his retirement?

“Yes, we do. The decision is all up to him.”

What kind of food does Manny eat during his training for a fight?

“Simple lang. Kelangan may sabaw, Tinolang Manok. Chicken and beef but no pork. He eats them every day. Actually, he’s not choosy with food.”

How many hours before a fight does he stop eating?

“Kumakain din naman siya, but not much.”

Nonito Donaire Jr. and his wife Rachel admitted that they sometimes still do “it” on the eve of a fight. What about you and Manny (do you abstain from “it”) before Manny’s fight?

“We do (abstain). No sex talaga before a fight. Mga three weeks before his fight, hindi na puede, bawal na.”

So what do you do in bed?

“Kuwentuhan na lang or hug-hug na lang, ganyan.”

What do you talk about when you hug-hug?

“Nothing. Yakap-yakap lang talaga kapag natutulog kami.”

Doesn’t Manny talk in his sleep?

“If he does, I can’t hear him because when he sleeps, nakatalikod siya sa akin at kinakamot ko ang likod niya. I think he does it para hindi siya ma-tempt. I usually gently massage his back para makatulog siya.”

Do you have anything to say to our kababayan?

“To all Filipinos, sana suportahan natin uli si Manny sa kanyang laban. Let’s pray for him. Sana manalo uli siya.”

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Jinkee Pacquiao for Belo!

Jinkee Paquiao is the new endorser of Belo Medical Group for its Smart Lipo and Belo Diet Injections!