Manny Pacquiao Day

On November 19, 2011, pound-for-pound king Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao will be honored at Aloha Stadium in a special ceremony which will take place before the University of Hawaii football game against Fresno State.

To be held at mid-field, the ceremony will start at approximately 5:40 p.m., prior to the introduction of the Warrior football team.

Mayor Peter Carlisle, Governor Neil Abercrombie, UH Athletics Director Jim Donovan, and Bennette Misalucha, the Past President of the Filipino Chamber of Commerce, will be heading the ceremony. On the same event, the Mayor will be proclaiming November 19, 2011, as "Manny Pacquiao Day" in Honolulu.

Pacquiao will also be gracing the Shane Victorino's VIP Party Friday night in Maui. And on Monday night he will be at Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki for a series of activities which include an auction and autograph-signing.

The eight-division world champion is also tentatively scheduled for meet-and-greet with troops returning from Iraq at Schofield Barracks.

Pacquiao vs Marquez IV?

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao has defeated Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez anew and once again it was a controversial decision.

After witnessing the crowd's disappointment on the outcome of the WBC Welterweight Championship fight between Pacquiao and Marquez over the weekend, boxing promoter Bob Arum said he is ready to set-up another Pacquiao-Marquez match.

“It was a great, great fight. I had Manny, but it was close, so why not bring them together again in May? It makes a lot of sense to do that,” Arum told Yahoo! Sports.

Prior to their sold-out fight over the weekend at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the two boxers had fought twice in the ring. The first one ended in a draw while Pacquiao won the second fight by a single point.

Pacquiao vs Marquez III, meanwhile, was scored by the judges 114-114, 115-113, and 116-112 in favor of Pacman.

What do we know about our Noypi Pride Congressman Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao? He is one of, if not the greatest boxer of our time; he can sing; he can play basketball and he is an actor as well. But did you know that he is good at billiards, too?

A screencap of  the "Manny Pacquiao Billiards Trick Shot Video"

A recently uploaded video on the popular video sharing site Youtube shows the pound-for-pound king doing a pool trick shot. Check it out below:




The manner Pacquiao held the billiards stick was no amateur at all and knowing a trick shot like that suggests that he has been playing the sports for quite a while now. Hmmmmm... It would be nice to see him play pool with Efren "Bata" or Django one of these days.

Manny Pacquiao has once again charmed U.S. TV viewers with his latest "Jimmy Kimmel Live" appearance.

A screencap of Manny Pacquiao's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'  November 3, 2011 Guesting

During the show, the humble eight-division world champion and host Jimmy Kimmel talked about Marquez's claim that he won against Pacquiao twice, Pacman's new produce line and the highly anticipated Pacquiao-Mayweather fight.

As in previous appearances of the boxing champ on the late-night show, Pacquiao also sang after his interview. Together with Kimmel, Pacquiao performed Bee Gees’ 1977 hit "How Deep Is Your Love."

Check the videos of Pacquiao's 2011 "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" guesting below:






Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KOs), who is now on his last few days of intense training, is scheduled to fight Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KOs) for the third time on Saturday, November 12, 2011 (Sunday, November 13, 2011 in the Philippines) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Videos courtesy of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

Manny Pacquiao is once again appearing on US late-night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Thursday, November 3, 2011, at 12:05 a.m. ET.

The said guesting marks boxing champ Cong. Manny Pacquiao and host Jimmy Kimmel's 2nd anniversary of knowing each other which started when Pacman first appeared on the latter's show in 2009 where he belted out Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch." The eight-division world champion made three more appearances on the show after that, making Thursday's his fifth.

Just last October 28th, Pacquiao, together with his promoter and Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, had also made a talkshow appearance on CNN, on ""Piers Morgan Tonight."

Both appearances are part of Time Warner-HBO's efforts to aggressively promote the upcoming fight of Pacquiao against Juan Manuel Marquez.

Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KOs), who is now on his last few days of intense training, is scheduled to fight Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KOs) for the third time on Saturday, November 12, 2011 (Sunday, November 13, 2011 in the Philippines) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Boxing champ and Sarangani Representative Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao is delivering a knockout punch on the cover of the November 2011 issue of Men's Health Magazine Philippines. Check out Ninong Pacman's cover below:

Manny Pacquiao's Men Health Magazine Cover

 Manny Pacquiao is currently in his final three weeks of intense training for his fight next month, his defense of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title against three-division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez. The highly anticipated boxing duel will be held on November 12, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Manny Pacquiao, Derek Ramsay and Gerald Anderson are among the male celebrities this month who are being featured on the covers of magazines distributed locally. Find who covers which magazine below:

Manny Pacquiao Esquire Magazine Cover (October 2011)

Vice President Sarangani Representative and boxing champ Manny Pacquiao is on the cover of the first ever issue of Esquire Magazine in the Philippines. The cover story features the Pac-man phenomenon as told by Pacquiao biographer Gary Andrew Poole, Tina Arceo Dumlao of Inquirer, Oliver X.A. Reyes, Lorely Trinidad, and Patricia Evangelista.

This premiere issue of the men's magazine also showcases a sexy spread of actress Lovi Poe.

Derek Ramsay  for Men's Health Magazine

One of the hottest Kapamilya actors right now, Derek Ramsay, is gracing the cover of the October 2011 issue of Men's Health Magazine Philippines. Ramsay's movie "No Other Woman" which was released earlier this week, is performing well at the box office. According to an ABS-CBN report, the film which also stars Anne Curtis and Cristine Reyes, raked a whooping Php15 Million on its opening day.

Gerald Anderson's October 2011 Garage Magazine Cover

Gerald Anderson is the featured artist on the cover of the October 2011 issue of Garage Magazine. Anderson will soon be seen again on primetime TV as mentally impaired child in the upcoming series titled "Budoy."

Manny Pacquiao a Miss Universe 2011 judge?

There are unverified reports that boxing champ and Sarangani Congressman Manny Pacquiao will be judging the Miss Universe 2011 beauty pageant.

According to forum talks and blog posts, Pacquiao, who is currently on a 4-city global tour promoting his upcoming fight with Juan Manuel Marquez this November, will fly to Sao Paolo after completing his current commitments. However, there has been no official confirmation from the Miss Universe organizers yet.

A list of Miss Universe 2011 judges came out recently and it contains only the names of Helios Castroneves (racing champ), Connie Chung (journalist), Isabeli Fontana (supermodel), Vivica Fox (actress and TV producer), Adrienne Maloof (actress), Lea Salonga (movie and theater actress), and Amelia Vega (beauty queen).

The 2011 Miss Universe Coronation Night is set to be staged at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on Monday, September 12 at 9 p.m. ET (September 13, 9 a.m., Manila Time).

Paris Hilton who is in a 5-day visit in the country has finally met pound-for-pound boxing king Manny Pacquiao and his wife Jinkee.

Hilton reportedly went to a 6-course dinner hosted by the Pacquioas at a hotel in Makati Tuesday night.



On her blog, Hilton shared she also met Manny's friends and said Jinkee was "stunning" in her Herve Leger dress.



"I am loving the Philippines! Having the best time! Went to dinner with my friends Manny and Jinkee Pacquiao tonight. They had a dinner party for me and introduced me to all their lovely friends. We all had so much fun talking and laughing . The people in the Philippines are so warm, welcoming, genuine and sweet. The Pacquiao's are such a beautiful and amazing couple! Manny is such an incredible boxer and great friend. Jinkee looked so stunning tonight, she had the hottest Herve Leger dress on. Such a memorable evening! I feel lucky to have such special people in my life." Hilton wrote.



Hilton had been "tweeting" about how excited she was of meeting the Pacquiaos even before she arrived in Manila Sunday night.

The reigning pound-for-pound boxing king Manny Pacquiao has been nominated for "Choice Athlete: Male" award at the Teen Choice Awards 2011, an annual teen awards show being presented by US TV network Fox.

In the category, Pacquiao will be up against mixed martial artist Jon Jones, hoopster Dirk Nowitzki, baseball player Albert Pujols and surfer Shaun White.

Teen Choice Awards honors the year's biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, as voted on by teens aged 13–19. The announcement of this year's winners will be held on August 7th.

Meanwhile, Pacquiao was also nominated at the ESPN's ESPYs (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) Awards 2011 for "Best Fighter" award. Fellow boxers Bernard Hopkins and Sergio Martinez, and MMA fighters Jon “Bones” Jones and George St. Pierre were also nominated in the category. The ESPYs Awards Show will take place in the Nokia Center in Los Angeles on July 13th.

Photo courtesy of: pacquiao-margarito.com

Manny Pacquiao's second television commercial for Hewlett-Packard (HP) has been released. This time, the reigning pound-for-pound boxing king is endorsing a tablet, the HP Touchpad with Web OS.

On the 30-seconder TV ad, Pacquiao shows the multi-tasking capabilities of the gadget and how easy it is to navigate through the opened applications.

Check out Manny Pacquiao's HP Touchpad Commercial below which was posted on Youtube:

Here are Pacquiao's lines in the HP Touchpad TVC:

“They said I couldn’t win a fight, but I did. They said I couldn’t fight above my weight class, but I did. They said I couldn’t get elected to congress. But I did. Now I’m trying to make it in music! Ha ha, millions of hits!”

Pacquiao's first campaign for HP, HP Veer 46 phone, was released late last month. It went viral online, with its Youtube video attracting more than 300,000 views in less than a month.

Apart from HP, Pacquiao also signed a three-year contract to endorse State Street Produce (now renamed "Pacquiao's Produce"), a line of vegetables which grows in Mexico and distributes to restaurants across the United States. The three-year deal will reportedly net Pacquiao at least $1 million annually.

Manny Pacquiao, one of the highest paid athletes in the world, will be sharing his blessings to his countrymen through an upcoming game show on GMA-7 called "Manny Many Prizes."

According to a GMA News report, some of the prizes that are to be given away in the show will be coming from Manny's own pocket. The pound-for-pound boxing king himself confirmed it saying,

“Galing sa akin, yung mga naipon natin, yung mga napanalunan na iba ay maitulong natin, ma-i-share natin sa ating kababayan,

"“Ito yung tanging paraan na makatulong sa mas maraming mamamayang Pilipino na nangangailangan ng tulong. Ito yung pangarap ko noon pa."

On the show's first episode on July 9, 2011, a house and lot will said to be the grand prize. The show will air live on GMA-7 at 6pm on that day.

Co-hosting the new game show are actress Rhian Ramos, actor Paolo Contis, boxer Onyok Velasco and model Isabelle Daza.

Manny Pacquiao's HP commercial is making waves online!

The video of the pound-for-pound boxing king's first biggest brand endorsement on Youtube has reached more than 160,000 views since it was uploaded by youtuber "bhopisback" last May 31.

In the thirty-seconder TV ad of HP Veer 4G, said to be the smallest 4G smartphone in the US, Pacman talks about his workout routine and why he got himself a "small phone."

Here are Pacquiao's lines on the new HP TVC:

"I run ten miles every morning, do two-thousand set-ups a day, eat seven-thousand calories and train for eight weeks straight,

"So, why did I get a small phone?,

"Well, if there's one thing I know, little guys can pack a punch!"

Other uploads of Manny Pacquiao's commercial are generating a number of views as well.

Check out the said ad below:

Manny Pacquiao may appear on Glee as he has said "Yes" to an invitation from the show's producers. However it is not a final deal yet since Pacquiao is still to receive confirmation from makers of the hit series.

Since Glee Season 2 will be airing its Finale today, Pacquiao probably would be appearing on the third season already.

Will he be singing? Will there be long speaking lines for him? Lol... I sure am excited. I hope it pursues. :D

Dionisia Pacquiao a.k.a Mommy Dionisia, mom of pound-for-pound boxing champ Manny Pacquiao, goes lavish in celebrating her 62nd Birthday, today - May 15, 2011.

Mommy Dionisia, through the help of her billionaire son, said to have spent at least 1 million pesos for her birthday bash this year which will be held at the newly-finished Pacquiao gym in General Santos City. With "tropical summer" as theme, the venue has been decorated with thousands of fresh flowers.

"Pacmom" already distributed 800 invites to her friends and special guests which reportedly include ex-Philippine President Joseph Estrada and Box-office Queen Ai-ai delas Alas.

Mommy D prepared dance numbers for the occasion and will be rendering Tagalog love songs to her guests.

As for the 1-million-peso Hermes bag she asked as birthday gift from Manny, ABS-CBN reported that Mommy Dionisia expects to receive it, today. Whew!