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Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell; Template:IPA; born DecemberTemplate:Nbsp17, 1978) is a Filipino professional boxer and retired politician. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time,<ref>

Pacquiao has won twelve major world titles overall. He is the first boxer to win major world titles in four of the eight "glamour divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight),<ref>

Pacquiao entered politics in 2010 when he was elected as the representative of Sarangani. He held this post for six years until he was elected and assumed office as a senator in 2016. He became the leader of the (at that time ruling) PDP–Laban party in 2020 (which is disputed since 2021).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=stillpresident>Template:Cite news</ref> On September 19, 2021, Pacquiao officially declared his candidacy for President of the Philippines in the 2022 Philippine presidential election; he ended up losing to Bongbong Marcos.<ref>

Outside of boxing and politics, Pacquiao was the player-coach for the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team Kia/Mahindra for three seasons from 2014 to 2017, before founding the semi-professional Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. He has also starred in films and has presented television shows. In music, he has released multiple PARI-certified platinum albums and songs; his cover of "Sometimes When We Touch" peaked at 19 in the United States on BillboardTemplate:'s Adult Contemporary chart after a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!<ref name="news.abs-cbn.com">Template:Cite web</ref> He is an Evangelical Christian preacher, philanthropist, and entrepreneur.

Early life and education

Manny Pacquiao was born as Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao on December 17, 1978, in Kibawe, Bukidnon, on the island of Mindanao, Philippines.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He is the son of Rosalio Pacquiao and actress Dionisia Dapidran.<ref name="parents">Template:Cite web</ref> His parents separated when he was in sixth grade, after his father had an affair.<ref name="parents" /> He is the fourth of six siblings, one of whom, Alberto "Bobby" Pacquiao, is also a politician and former professional boxer. Pacquiao was raised in General Santos, South Cotabato, also on the island of Mindanao.

At the age of 14, Pacquiao moved to Manila and lived on the streets, worked as a construction worker and had to pick between eating or sending money to his mother.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pacquiao completed his elementary education at Saavedra Saway Elementary School in General Santos, but dropped out of high school due to extreme and abject poverty.<ref name="time">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In February 2007, Pacquiao took and passed a high school equivalency exam, and was awarded with a high school diploma by the Department of Education.<ref name="highschool">Template:Cite news</ref>

Boxing career

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Manny Pacquiao has an amateur record of 60–4 and a record of 62–8–3 as a professional, with 39 wins by knockout. Boxing historian Bert Sugar ranked Pacquiao as the greatest southpaw fighter of all time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2021, he ranked number 1 in DAZN's list of the top 10 boxers of the last 30 years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Pacquiao made history by being the first boxer ever to win world titles in eight weight divisions, having won twelve major world titles. Pacquiao is also the first boxer in history to win major world titles in four of the original eight weight classes of boxing, also known as the "glamour divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, lightweight and welterweight), and the first boxer ever to become a four-decade world champion, winning world championships across four decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s).

Pacquiao was long rated as the best active boxer in the world, pound for pound, by most sporting news and boxing websites, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Sporting Life, Yahoo! Sports, About.com, BoxRec and The Ring, beginning from his climb to lightweight until his losses in 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Ratings Template:Webarchive, boxrec.com Template:Webarchive.
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Pacquiao has generated approximately 20.4 million in pay-per-view (PPV) buys and $1.3 billion in revenue from 26 PPV-bouts. According to Forbes, he was the world's second highest paid athlete in 2015.

Pacquiao signed with Bob Arum's Top Rank from 2015 to 2017 and Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) promotion on 2018<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> alongside Paradigm Sports Management on 2020.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On September 29, 2021, Pacquiao announced his retirement from boxing, in a post on social media.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On July 28, 2024, Pacquiao made his debut on Super RIZIN 3 in an exhibition featherweight bout against kickboxer Rukiya Anpo in a boxing match under Rizin Special standing bout rules. As there was no judge's decision, the bout ended in a draw.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>

Early years

Pacquiao was introduced to boxing at the age of 12 by his maternal uncle Sardo Mejia. According to his autobiography, Pacquiao said watching James "Buster" Douglas defeat Mike Tyson in 1990 with his Uncle Sardo was an experience that "changed my life forever". Mejia began training his nephew in a makeshift home gym. After 6 months of training, Pacquiao began boxing in a park in General Santos, eventually traveling to other cities to fight higher-ranked opponents. By age 15, he was considered the best junior boxer in the southern Philippines and he moved to Manila.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> In January 1995, at the age of 16, he made his professional boxing debut as a junior flyweight.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>

Pacquiao stated of his early years, "Many of you know me as a legendary boxer, and I'm proud of that. However, that journey was not always easy. When I was younger, I became a fighter because I had to survive. I had nothing. I had no one to depend on except myself. I realized that boxing was something I was good at, and I trained hard so that I could keep myself and my family alive."<ref name="auto5">Template:Cite news</ref>Template:Better source needed

On December 4, 1998, at the age of 19, he won his first major title, the World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight title.<ref name=":0" />

Pacquiao with his trainer Freddie Roach

Notable fights

Over the course of his decorated career, Pacquiao has defeated 22 world champions: Chatchai Sasakul, Lehlohonolo Ledwaba, Jorge Eliécer Julio, Marco Antonio Barrera (twice), Érik Morales (twice), Óscar Larios, Jorge Solís, Juan Manuel Márquez (twice), David Díaz, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito, Shane Mosley, Brandon Ríos, Timothy Bradley (twice), Chris Algieri, Jessie Vargas, Lucas Matthysse, Adrien Broner and Keith Thurman.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Pacquiao's most recent bout was against Mario Barrios in July 2025.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=callsit>Template:Cite news</ref>

Pacquiao also participated in an exhibition match against former world champion Jesus Salud in August 2002 which he won.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Ranking and awards

Pacquiao was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), World Boxing Council (WBC), World Boxing Organization (WBO) and Home Box Office (HBO). In 2006, 2008, and 2009, he was awarded Ring magazine, ESPN and BWAA's Fighter of the Year, and in 2009 and 2011 he won the Best Fighter ESPY Award.<ref name="Pacquiao named Fighter of the Decade">Template:Cite news</ref> BoxRec ranks him as the greatest Asian fighter of all time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2016, Pacquiao ranked No. 2 on ESPN's list of top pound for pound boxers of the past 25 years<ref name="auto">Template:Cite news</ref> and he ranks No.4 in BoxRec's ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> As of 2022, Pacquiao was ranked ninth in The Ring's list of the top 100 boxers of all time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Manny Pacquiao is a holder of six Guinness Book World Records. He has the most consecutive boxing world title fight victories at different weights at 15, between 2005 and 2011;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> he is named the oldest welterweight boxing world champion when he claimed the WBA Welterweight title aged 40 years 215 days on July 20, 2019;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> he has the most boxing world titles won in different weight divisions with eight, when he defeated Antonio Margarito (USA) to win the WBC Super Welterweight title on November 13, 2010.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He has also held sanctioned belts in the WBC Flyweight, Super Featherweight and Lightweight divisions, plus The Ring Featherweight, IBF Super Bantamweight, IBO and The Ring Light Welterweight and WBO Welterweight.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He recorded the highest selling pay-per-view boxing match in a Welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on May 2, 2015,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the highest revenue earned from ticket sales for a boxing match from ticket sales title fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on May 2, 2015.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Olympics

Pacquaio has never competed in the Summer Olympics. However, he would participate in the parade of nations of the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony as the Philippine delegation's flag bearer; the first-ever non-participant to serve as the country's flagbearer. Swimmer Miguel Molina, 2005 Southeast Asian Games' Best Male Athlete, yielded the role to Pacquiao, upon the request of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to national sports officials.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He had the opportunity to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, when professional boxers under the age of 40 were allowed to compete in the games for the first time.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However Pacquiao, decided not to compete.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Pacquiao would signify his interest to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Philippine Olympic Committee would make a failed petition to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Now 45-years old, Pacquiao was disallowed to participate after the IOC decide to uphold the 40-year-old age limit.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Earnings

Forbes listed Pacquiao as the world's equal sixth highest paid athlete, with a total of $40 million or ₱2 billion pesos from the second half of 2008 to the first half of 2009. Tied with him on the sixth spot was NBA player LeBron James and golfer Phil Mickelson.<ref>The World's Highest-Paid Athletes (2009) – Template:Webarchive. Forbes.com (June 17, 2009). Retrieved on May 19, 2012.</ref> Pacquiao was again included in Forbes' list of highest paid athletes from the second half of 2009 to the first half of 2010; he was ranked eighth with an income of $42 million.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Pacquiao also won the 2009 ESPY Awards for the Best Fighter category, beating fellow boxer Shane Mosley and Brazilian mixed martial arts fighters Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva.<ref name="gmanews.tv">Pacquiao is 2009 ESPY Awards' Best Fighter – Template:Webarchive. Gmanews.tv (July 16, 2009). Retrieved on May 19, 2012.</ref> ESPN Magazine reported that Pacquiao was one of the two top earning athletes for 2010, alongside American Major League Baseball player Alex Rodriguez. According to the magazine's annual salary report of athletes, Pacquiao earned $32 million (approximately PhP 1.38 billion) for his two 2010 boxing matches against Clottey and Margarito.<ref>Pacquiao is highest paid athlete for 2010, says ESPN Mag Yahoo Philippines News Retrieved October 5, 2011</ref>

Sports administration

Pacquiao was appointed as vice president of the International Boxing Association in October 2025.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Philippine Olympic Committee has cautioned Pacquiao over associating himself with the IBA, an organization which has been expelled from the International Olympic Committee.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Basketball career

Pacquiao with the Mahindra Enforcer in 2016

On April 17, 2014, Pacquiao, a passionate basketball fan, announced his intention to join the Philippine Basketball Association as the playing coach of Kia Motors Basketball team, an incoming expansion team for the PBA's 2014–15 season. As the team's head coach, he asked other teams to not draft him before Kia,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and picked himself 11th overall in the first round of the 2014 PBA draft,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> being the oldest rookie to be ever drafted in the league's history.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Pacquiao played basketball as part of his training before his matches and prior to his PBA stint, Pacquiao was named an honorary member of the Boston Celtics and established friendships with Steph Curry and basketball Hall of Famers Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> NBA player Karl-Anthony Towns cites Pacquiao as a "legend" & visited him along with Klay Thompson at training.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On September 4, 2014, Pacquiao trained with the Golden State Warriors at their training facility in preparation for his PBA stint.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On February 18, 2015, Pacquiao played briefly and scored one point when the Sorento pulled a 95–84 upset against Purefoods, which had tapped former NBA player Daniel Orton as their import for the conference. When asked about playing against him, Orton said that "[Pacquiao playing] is a joke...Professional boxer? Yeah. Congressman? All right. But professional basketball player? Seriously? It's a joke." Orton was fined by PBA commissioner Chito Salud and was replaced after a few days.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He later became one of the Pilipinas MX3 Kings owners in the Asean Basketball League.

On October 25, 2015, Pacquiao made his first field goal in the PBA in a 108–94 loss against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On August 21, 2016, Pacquiao scored a career-high four points in a 97–88 victory against the Blackwater Elite, also sinking the first three-point field goal in his career.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2017, Pacquiao founded the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, initially a semi-professional league. The MPBL turned professional in 2022. In 2018, although being rumored to transfer to Blackwater, Pacquiao officially announced his retirement from the league after playing just ten games in three seasons and scoring less than fifteen career points.

In 2019, he announced that he is "planning to own an NBA team" after boxing retirement.<ref>Manny Pacquiao 'retires' from PBA Template:Webarchive, (anay News, April 6, 2018)</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Political career

House of Representatives (2010–2016)

On February 12, 2007, Pacquiao announced his campaign for a seat in the Philippine House of Representatives to represent the 1st District of South Cotabato province running as a candidate of the Liberal Party faction under Manila mayor Lito Atienza.<ref name="announ">Template:Cite news</ref> Pacquiao, said he was persuaded to run by the local officials of General Santos, hoping he would act as a bridge between their interests and the national government.<ref name="announ" /> Ultimately Pacquiao was forced to run under the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI), a pro-Arroyo political party by the courts. Pacquiao was defeated in the election by incumbent Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), who said, "More than anything, I think, people weren't prepared to lose him as their boxing icon."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In preparation for his political career in the Filipino House of Representatives, Pacquiao enrolled in the Certificate Course in Development, Legislation, and Governance at the Development Academy of the Philippines – Graduate School of Public and Development Management (DAP-GSPDM).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Manny Pacquiao and Jinkee Pacquiao with U.S. Senators Harry Reid and Daniel Inouye

On November 21, 2009, Pacquiao announced that he would run again for a congressional seat, but this time in Sarangani province, the hometown of his wife Jinkee.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In May 2010, Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani. He scored a landslide victory over the wealthy and politically well-entrenched Chiongbian clan that had been in power in the province for more than thirty years. Pacquiao got 120,052 votes while his opponent for the seat, Roy Chiongbian, got 60,899 votes.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2010, Pacquiao made a speech on human trafficking that earned praise. However, he also received criticism for coming out as uninformed during a discussion of the contentious reproductive health bill that same year.<ref name=slate>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2013, he was re-elected to the 16th Congress of the Philippines.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He ran unopposed. Additionally, his wife, Jinkee, was also elected as vice-governor of Sarangani, while his younger brother, Rogelio lost his bid as congressman.

Because of other commitments, Pacquiao only attended one Congress session on the congress' final leg and was criticized for being the top absentee among lawmakers. Pacquiao filed a total of less than 20 bills<ref name=slate /> in six years, with zero of them passing beyond committee.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Senate (2016–2022)

Senator Pacquiao, as chair of the Senate Committee on Sports, discusses a proposal seeking to establish a Philippine Boxing Commission.

On October 5, 2015, Pacquiao formally declared that he was running for senator under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) party of vice-president Jejomar Binay.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On May 19, 2016, Pacquiao was formally elected as a senator by the Commission on Elections. Pacquiao garnered over 16 million votes, landing at 7th place.

Pacquiao earlier aligned himself with the Duterte government. He facilitated on September 18, 2016, the ouster of Leila de Lima (a Duterte critic) from the chairmanship of the Senate Justice committee and criticized de Lima's presentation three days later of an alleged member of the Davao Death Squad.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref>

In another Senate hearing, Pacquiao defended then-Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte from allegations of having a part, along with the vice mayor's alleged drinking buddy Charlie Tan and Kenneth Dong, in a 2017 seized ₱6.4-billion shipment of illegal drugs from Xiamen, China, into the Philippines.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

As of 2018, Pacquiao has filed a total of 31 Senate bills<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> during the 17th Congress. And in a bill filed alongside Senator Bato dela Rosa and Bong Go, he backed the return of capital punishment.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In June 2019, the Philippine Senate released a data showing Pacquiao as having the worst attendance record among all senators in the 17th Congress, reflecting a struggle Pacquiao had since he was a congressman.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Despite the poor attendance, he still managed to enact four laws from the bills he filed.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Pacquiao worked with Alibaba Group co-founder Jack Ma to help bring to the Philippines 50,000 COVID-19 test kits through their respective charity foundations.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In December 2020, Pacquiao became acting party president of PDP–Laban, the ruling political party, when Koko Pimentel resigned. However, the position will eventually become disputed between Pacquiao and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi. Alfonso Cusi's faction through a vote decided that Pacquiao is no longer party president of PDP–Laban on July 17. Melvin Matibag, the deputy secretary-general of PDP–Laban, defended the vote, saying it was organized because the term limits of the party's officials had already expired.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Pacquiao is still regarded by his faction as party president.<ref name=stillpresident/>

In May 2021, Senator Pacquiao filed a bill proposing to create the Philippine Boxing and Combat Sports Commission. The move, however, was lambasted by Senator Pia Cayetano who criticized the timing of the proposal in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Pacquiao earlier already tried filing the bill during the 17th Congress when Pacquiao and Senator Franklin Drilon made headlines after Pacquiao called out the latter and senior legislator to use his "common sense" during an interpellation about the topic while Pacquiao was apparently being coached by his advisers after struggling to answer Drilon.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In May 2022, Pacquiao called for the "speedy release" of fellow Senator Leila De Lima, who had been detained for five years, after witnesses against De Lima retracted their testimony. Pacquiao had earlier been vocal about De Lima's supposed links to a purported drug lord, Kerwin Espinosa, an allegation that led to De Lima's arrest and detention.

2022 presidential campaign

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Pacquiao during an election motorcade in Marikina, February 2022
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Pacquiao (left) with Isko Moreno (center) and Leni Robredo (right) during the 2nd presidential debate

As early as June 2020, Pacquiao's former promoter Bob Arum declared that the senator expressed that he will run in 2022 in a conversation with him uttering "Bob, I'm gonna run in 2022 and, when I win, I want you there at my inauguration.'" Speculations quickly spread around a possible Pacquiao run for president, backed by his own expression of interest in a presidential bid.<ref name=riftwidens>Template:Cite news</ref>

In June 2021, he expressed belief that Duterte's response towards China's claims in the South China Sea was lacking. Duterte rebuked Pacquiao for the statement, saying the latter lacked knowledge in foreign policy. The President also responded to a claim attributed to Pacquiao that the Duterte administration is more corrupt than those by his predecessors; Duterte challenged Pacquiao to name certain individuals or agencies, otherwise he will launch a negative campaign against the senator in the 2022 elections.<ref name=riftwidens/>

A month after being asked about the possibility of him running in the postgame interview after losing his final boxing match against Yordenis Ugas, Pacquiao officially announced his presidential bid on September 19, 2021, during the National Assembly of the PDP–Laban, organized by his faction.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On October 1, he formally registered his candidacy under the Cebu-based party PROMDI.<ref name="OctReg">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This was in accordance with the "MP3 Alliance" established by PDP Laban under Pacquiao's faction with PROMDI, and the People's Champ Movement.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Cusi, in response to Pacquiao's filing of candidacy under PROMDI, decided that he is no longer a member of PDP-Laban.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

His platforms included solving corruption and a promise of nationwide housing projects for the poor. Since the campaign period started in February, he had struggled in the presidential surveys with low ratings ranking fourth to fifth among the candidates, dropping to as low as 1.8 percent on the March 2022 poll by Publicus Asia and 8 percent on Pulse Asia with his disapproval rating going up.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In March 2022, amid recent news about frontrunner Bongbong Marcos' unsettled estate tax dues amounting to 200 billion pesos, Pacquiao openly challenged Marcos to a one-on-one debate<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and made remarks against critics saying "he's not intelligent enough to be president" saying that "the most dumb in this country are those who are going to vote for a plunderer".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pacquiao only placed third in the election with roughly four million votes and later conceded to Marcos, who won by a landslide.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2025 Senate bid

On September 26, 2024, Pacquiao was named as a senatorial candidate for the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas in the 2025 elections.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He ran under the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas. He formalized his bid for senator by filing his certificate of candidacy on October 7, 2024.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pacquiao would eventually lose his bid for the Senate, placing 18th out of the 12 seats up for election, garnering 10,397,133 votes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He has considered leaving politics after returning to boxing.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Entertainment career

Acting and hosting career

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Pacquiao in 2009

With growing fame, Pacquiao became a celebrity and was obligated to start his acting and hosting career with guest appearances on ABS-CBN shows. He signed a contract as an actor & host with ABS-CBN short-after.Template:Citation needed

In December 2005, Pacquiao took his first lead role in Violett Films' Lisensyadong Kamao (Licensed Fist). The film is titled so because (according to director Tony Bernal), being a boxer, Pacquiao is licensed to use his hands.<ref name=":3">Template:Cite web</ref>

Upon the expiration of his contract with ABS-CBN, Pacquiao signed with GMA Network as an actor and host in September 2007. A few months after, he taped his first episode of the network's infotainment show Pinoy Records.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His other projects with the network included Totoy Bato and the sitcom Show Me Da Manny, where he appeared as Marian Rivera's onscreen loveteam, and in which his mother, Dionisia, also appeared. He also hosted his own game show Manny Many Prizes where he gave out prizes to his audience.Template:Citation needed

In 2008, Pacquiao starred with Ara Mina and Valerie Concepcion in Anak ng Kumander (Child of a Commander). The movie was not a commercial success and was panned by critics.<ref name=":3" />

Pacquiao starred in the superhero/comedy film entitled Wapakman, which was released on December 25, 2009, as an entry to the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival.<ref>Manila Bulletin – Panday, Wapakman May Be Banned from the Metro Film Fest. Mb.com.ph (November 4, 2009). Retrieved on May 19, 2012. Template:Webarchive</ref> Like his previous films, Wapakman was not commercially successful.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2020, he was cast to portray General Miguel Malvar in the upcoming biopic film Malvar: Tuloy ang Laban about the Philippine hero, which gained mixed reactions from the Malvar family. Gabriel, grandson of General Malvar's youngest child Pablo, worries that Pacquiao's fame might overshadow his movie character. While Villegas, son of Malvar's daughter Isabel, supports the casting.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Music career

Pacquiao recorded songs to use as entrance music for his fights and released them on two albums that were certified platinum locally in the Philippines. Most of the Tagalog songs of Pacquiao were composed by Lito Camo who wrote Pacquiao's biggest hit and primarily known song "Para Sayo ang Laban Na 'To".Template:Citation needed

On November 3, 2009, Pacquiao covered "Sometimes When We Touch", originally by Dan Hill,<ref>Template:YouTube</ref> on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, marking his first singing performance on American TV. He went back to the late-night talk show on March 3, 2010, to cover another song, "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He would later record Dan Hill's hit in April 2011 as a single which reached number 19 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.<ref name="news.abs-cbn.com"/> It made Pacquiao one of the few Southeast Asians to enter a US Billboard chart.<ref name="news.abs-cbn.com"/> He also appeared with Will Ferrell and sang a version of John Lennon's "Imagine" for his third guesting on the show.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His appearances on the show led to Canadian rapper Drake impersonating him and making fun of his singing by creating a parody, Pacquiao responded by posting another video of himself singing.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2015, he released an extended play that featured his own recorded entrance song for his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and shortly announced his retirement from music, being quoted saying "I love music, but music is not for me".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The following are Manny Pacquiao's albums from 2006 to 2015:

Albums

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A stamp sheet issued by the Philippine Postal Corporation in April 2015
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AirAsia Zest plane with Pacquiao-themed livery.

A film based on Pacquiao's life, Pacquiao: The Movie, was released on June 21, 2006, featuring Filipino actor Jericho Rosales as Manny Pacquiao and was directed by Joel Lamangan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The film flopped at the box office, grossing a total of only Template:Philippine peso (approximately Template:US$), as confirmed by Lamangan.Template:Citation needed

Another film, based on Pacquiao's early life in boxing, Kid Kulafu, was released on April 15, 2015, featuring actor Buboy Villar as Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao. The film dramatizes the life of the Filipino boxing superstar during his childhood.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

A documentary entitled "Manny", which featured Pacquiao's early life as well as his boxing and political career, was released with Liam Neeson as the narrator.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Pacquiao has featured in the Fight Night boxing video game franchise as a playable character.<ref name="spinmobile">Template:Cite news</ref> The playable character Paquito, in the mobile game, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang was also inspired from Pacquiao. A skin was also made available for Paquito which changes the character's appearance to that of the real life boxer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Filipino game developer Ranida Games announced in 2021 that a mobile game revolving around Pacquiao's boxing career Fighting Pride: The Manny Pacquiao Saga is in the works.<ref name="spinmobile"/>

Pacquiao was one of Time's 100 most influential people for the year 2009, for his exploits in boxing and his influence among the Filipino people.<ref>2009 TIME 100 Most Influential People –. Time.com. Retrieved on May 19, 2012.</ref> Pacquiao was also included by Forbes in its annual Celebrity 100 list for the year 2009, joining Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and fellow athletes Woods and Bryant.<ref>2009 Celebrity 100 List Template:Webarchive. Forbes.com. Retrieved on May 19, 2012.</ref>

Pacquiao has also appeared on the cover of Time magazine Asia for their November 16, 2009 issue. According to their five-page feature story, "(Pacquiao is) a fighter with enough charisma, intelligence and backstory to help rescue a sport lost in the labyrinth of pay-per-view. Global brands like Nike want him in their ads." They also added, "Pacquiao has a myth of origin equal to that of any Greek or Roman hero. He leaves the Philippines to make it even bigger, conquering the world again and again to bring back riches to his family and friends."<ref>Chua, Howard. (November 16, 2009) The Meaning and Mythos of Manny Pacquiao –. Time.com. Retrieved on May 19, 2012.</ref> Pacquiao became the eighth Filipino to grace the cover of the prestigious magazine, after former Philippine presidents Manuel L. Quezon, Ramon Magsaysay, Ferdinand Marcos, Corazon Aquino, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III and Filipino actress and environmentalist Chin Chin Gutierrez. Pacquiao was also featured on the cover of Reader's Digest Asia, where a seven-page story was written about the Filipino boxing superstar. The issue came out in November 2008, before Pacquiao's fight against De La Hoya.Template:Citation needed

Pacquiao is also mentioned in some hip hop tracks including Kool A.D.'s song entitled "Manny Pacquiao" on his mixtape, 51. A few notable ones are Pitbull's "Get It Started", A$AP Rocky's "Phoenix", Bad Meets Evil and Bruno Mars' "Lighters", Eminem and Skylar Grey's "Asshole", Future's "Never Gon' Lose", Migos' "Chinatown", Nicki Minaj and Ciara's "I'm Legit" and Rick Ross's "High Definition", Jelo Acosta's "Just Like Manny P," and Yung Gravy's "Betty" to name a few.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Pacquiao became the first Filipino athlete to appear on a postage stamp.<ref>Boxing champ Pacquiao to appear on RP postage stamp Template:Webarchive. Gmanews.tv (May 3, 2008). Retrieved on May 19, 2012.</ref>

A video clip of Pacquiao greeting his followers for New Year's Eve was used as a meme in the Internet.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Controversies

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Taxation issues

On November 26, 2013, a few days after Pacquiao's victory over Brandon Ríos, the Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issued a freeze order on all of Pacquiao's Philippine bank accounts due to his alleged failure to pay ₱2.2 billion in taxes for earnings he made in his fights in the United States from 2008 to 2009. A day after the bank account freeze, the BIR also issued an order to freeze all of Pacquiao's Philippine properties, whereupon Pacquiao presented documents to the press showing the income tax for non-resident alien payment by his promoter to the BIR's US counterpart, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as well as a letter from Bob Arum.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In April 2017, Pacquiao, now a senator, approached Philippine authorities in an attempt to settle the case. The BIR had maintained that taxes were due even if all taxes had been paid to the IRS in the first place.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Homosexuality comments

In February 2016, Pacquiao, in a video statement posted by TV5, made a comment on the issue of same-sex marriage. Pacquiao, in vernacular, described people in same-sex marriages as behaving worse than animals because, he said, animals generally do not have same-sex mating.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> LGBT celebrities criticized the statements of the senatorial candidate. Pacquiao later apologized and stated that while, as a Christian, he is still against same-sex marriage, which he said is against Biblical teachings, he did not condemn gay people themselves.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Nike ended their longtime partnership with Pacquiao, stating his comments against gay people were abhorrent.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Grove at Farmers Market in Los Angeles also banned Pacquiao from the shopping mall.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Paradigm Sports Management contract dispute

In 2021, Paradigm Sports Management – the company Pacquaio signed an exclusive management deal with a year prior – filed a lawsuit against him, alleging he in bad faith breached the contract having two management companies negotiating simultaneously for boxing matches.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In early May 2023, Orange County Superior Court ruled the lawsuit in favor of Paradigm Sports Management, ordering Pacquiao to pay $5.1 million plus at least $2 million in attorney fees, both with 10 percent annual interest.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In August 2024, the verdict was overturned and vacated. The court found evidence, that when signing the contract to represent Pacquiao, Audie Attar did not hold a management license, which is required under California law.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

Pacquiao married Jinkee Jamora on May 10, 1999.<ref name="gmanetwork.com" /> Together, they have five children, Emmanuel Jr. (Jimuel), Michael Stephen, Mary Divine Grace (Princess), Queen Elizabeth (Queenie) and Israel. In 2006, Joanna Rose Bacosa, a KTV receptionist, disclosed the existence of her child with Pacquiao named as Emmanuel "Eman" Bacosa, who was born in January 2004.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Although Pacquiao initially did not acknowledge him, he was later seen training with Eman, who began following in his father's footsteps and pursued boxing. Eman made his boxing debut on September 23, 2023, which ended in a draw. He dedicated his win against Noel Pangantao on December 15, 2023, to his father.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His eldest son with Jinkee, Jimuel, is an aspiring amateur boxer, model & actor,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> while his second son, Michael, is a rapper, who has amassed tens of millions of streams with his songs,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and incumbent councilor of General Santos. His first daughter, Princess, is a popular YouTube vlogger with millions of subscribers and started the Pacquiao family's network of YouTube content, while his second daughter, Queenie, was born in the United States.Template:Citation needed On May 27, 2024, Mary Divine Grace "Princess" graduated secondary school from Brent International School.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Pacquiao resides in his hometown of General Santos, South Cotabato, Philippines.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> As the congressman representing the lone district of Sarangani from 2010 to 2016, he officially resided in Kiamba, Sarangani, the hometown of his wife. Upon his election to the Senate of the Philippines, he returned his official residence to General Santos, as senators are elected on a nationwide basis, rather than by district.

Pacquiao has a YouTube channel with 990,000 subscribers as of August 2023. The Pacquiao family constantly posts content about their activities together in their own separate YouTube channels. His daughter, Mary and his wife Jinkee both have more than one million subscribers and his sons Jimuel and Michael each have fewer than 600,000.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On June 25, 2010, Pacquiao completed a 10-day crash course on Development Legislation and Governance at the Graduate School of Public and Development Management of the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Pacquiao was officially enrolled for two semesters at Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU) in the Academic Year 2007-2008 under the bachelor's degree of business administration major in marketing management program, however, Pacquiao was not able to finish the program and NDDU did not grant him a college degree.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

From June 8 to 17, 2016, Pacquiao underwent another 9-day Executive Coaching Program crash course conducted by the Development Academy of the Philippines, the Ateneo School of Government, the Asian Institute of Management, and the Philippine Public Safety College after he won a senate seat in 2016.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On December 11, 2019, Pacquiao controversially graduated from the University of Makati with a bachelor's degree in political science; majoring in local government administration through the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) of the Philippine Councilors League-Legislative Academy (PCCLA) which allows qualified Filipinos to complete a collegiate-level education via informal education system. Pacquiao reportedly completed the degree in one year, contrary to earlier reports of three months.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Raised Catholic,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Pacquiao is currently practicing and preaching Evangelical Protestantism.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Pacquiao said he once had a dream where he saw a pair of angels and heard the voice of GodTemplate:Em dashthis dream convinced him to become a devout believer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Pacquiao enlisted as a military reservist and was promoted with the rank of colonel in the Reserve Force of the Philippine Army.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Prior to being promoted to full colonel after finishing his General Staff Course (GSC) schooling, he held the rank of lieutenant colonel for being a member of the Philippine Congress as per the AFP's regulations for reservist officers. He first entered the army's reserve force on April 27, 2006, as a sergeant. Later, he rose to Technical Sergeant on December 1 of the same year. On October 7, 2007, he became a Master Sergeant, the highest rank for enlisted personnel. On May 4, 2009, he was given the special rank of Senior Master Sergeant and was also designated as the Command Sergeant Major of the 15th Ready Reserve Division.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2022, Pacquiao graduated from Philippine Christian University, with a master's degree in management, majoring in public administration.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pacquiao's cousin is Rene Pacquiao, a 6'5 center from Bukidnon. Rene became a teammate of Pacquiao in the Mahindra Floodbusters.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Awards and recognitions

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National

Electoral history

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2016

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2022

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2025

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Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin Dong
2001 Basagan ng Mukha Dodong
Mahal Kita... Kahit Sino Ka Pa! Dong
2005 Lisensyadong Kamao Ambrocio "Bruce" Lerio
2008 Pangarap Kong Jackpot Abel Segment "Sa Ngalan ng Busabos"
Brown Soup Thing Cousin Manny
Anak ng Kumander Kumander Idel Story
2009 Wapakman Magno Meneses/Wapakman 35th Metro Manila Film Festival entry
2015 Manny Himself Documentary film
2022 Almighty Zeus Template:N/a Executive producer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
TBA Freedom Fighters Col. Macario Peralta Jr.
TBA Malvar Gen. Miguel Malvar

Television

Year Title Role
2005 Kamao: Matira Ang Matibay Host
2007–2010 Pinoy Records
2009 Totoy Bato Emmanuel
2009–2011 Show Me Da Manny Manuel "Manny" Santos
2011–2012 Manny Many Prizes Host
2013 Para sa 'Yo ang Laban na Ito
2014–2015 MP Featuring Sport Science
2017–2019 Stories for the Soul
2019 ASAP Natin To' Performer
Tunay na Buhay Guest
2022–2023 Running Man

TV documentary film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 No Fear: The Manny Pacquiao Story Himself Video documentary – VIVA Films
2004 The People's Champion
2006 Countdown to Pacquiao-Morales 3 TV documentary – HBO
2007 Countdown to Pacquiao-Barrera 2
2008 Countdown to Pacquiao-Marquez 2
2008 24/7: De La Hoya/Pacquiao
2009 24/7: Pacquiao/Hatton
2009 Team Pacquiao TV documentary – GMA Network
2009 3 Kings: Viloria, Pacquiao, Donaire TV documentary – C/S 9
2009 24/7: Pacquiao/Cotto TV documentary – HBO
2010 Manny Pacquiao TV documentary – BIO Channel
2010 Road to Dallas: Pacquiao vs. Clottey TV documentary – HBO
2010 24/7: Pacquiao/Margarito
2011 Fight Camp 360°: Pacquiao vs. Mosley TV documentary – Showtime
2011 24/7: Pacquiao/Marquez TV documentary – HBO
2012 I Am Bruce Lee TV documentary – History
2012 The Fighters TV documentary – CNN
2012 24/7: Pacquiao/Bradley TV documentary – HBO
2012 24/7: Pacquiao/Marquez 4
2013 24/7: Pacquiao/Rios
2014 24/7: Pacquiao/Bradley 2
2014 24/7: Pacquiao/Algieri
2015 Inside Mayweather vs. Pacquiao TV documentary – Showtime
2015 At Last: Mayweather vs. Pacquiao TV documentary – HBO
2015 Pacman: Laban Kung Laban TV documentary – ABS-CBN
2019 All Access: Pacquiao vs. Broner TV documentary – Showtime
2019 #NoFilter: Walang Kupas Na Kamao TV documentary – ABS-CBN
2019 PBC Fight Camp: Pacquiao vs. Thurman TV documentary – Fox
2021 The Reign of Manny Pacquiao TV documentary – RB Films
2022 PBC Fight Camp: Pacquiao vs. Spence TV documentary – Fox
2022 Pepsi, Where's My Jet? Netflix documentary
2023 Manny Pacquiao: Unstoppable Force TV documentary – EM Production
2025 Gloves Off: Pacquiao vs. Barrios TV documentary – Prime Video Sports

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Fight Night Round 2 Himself Playable fighter
2006 Fight Night Round 3
2009 Fight Night Round 4
2011 Fight Night Champion
Manny Pacquiao: Pound for Pound Main character
2015 PBA Philippine Slam! Playable player
2017 Real Boxing: Manny Pacquiao Main character
2021 Fighting Pride – The Manny Pacquiao Saga

Web shows

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2025 Physical: Asia Contestant Netflix <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Concerts

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Basketball stats

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PBA season-by-season averages

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UNTV Cup season-by-season averages

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See also

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