Maria Geraldine Capeña Jamora Pacquiao (née Jamora; born January 12, 1979), more known as Jinkee Pacquiao is a Filipina socialite, media personality, occasional film producer and former politician who served as a vice governor of

Sarangani Sarangani, officially the Province of Sarangani ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sarangani; hil, Kapuoran sang Sarangani; Maguindanaon: ''Dairat nu Sarangani'', Jawi: دايرت نو سارڠني; fil, Lalawigan ng Sarangani), is a province in the Philipp ...

Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

from 2013 to 2016. She is well known as the wife of professional

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

boxer and incumbent Senator

Manny Pacquiao Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. (; born December17, 1978) is a Filipino politician and former professional boxer. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He served as a Senator of the Philip ...

. She also had a brief career in the film industry as a producer for her husband's documentaries and for several box-office titles.

Early life

Jinkee Jamora was born at St. Elizabeth Hospital in

General Santos City General Santos, officially the City of General Santos,; hil, Dakbanwa sang Heneral Santos; Maguindanao: ''Ingud nu Heneral Santos''; Blaan: ''Banwe Dadiangas''; Tboli: ''Benwu Dadiangas''; Filipino: ''Lungsod ng Heneral Santos'' and abbrev ...

on January 12, 1979, into the conservative family of Nestor Jamora (born c. 1956,

Kiamba, Sarangani Kiamba, officially the Municipality of Kiamba ( ceb, Lungsod sa Kiamba; tl, Bayan ng Kiamba; mdh, Inged nu Kiamba, Jawi: ايڠايد نو كيامب), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sarangani, Philippines. According to the 202 ...

) and Rosalina Capeña (born c. 1957,

Silago, Southern Leyte Silago, officially the Municipality of Silago ( ceb, Lungsod sa Silago; tl, Bayan ng Silago), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,116 people. It was u ...

). She was born along with her identical twin sister, Janet.

Political career

In 2013, Pacquiao decided to run for vice governor of Sarangani province in Mindanao, after her husband was reluctant to choose between two friends who both wanted his support for the position. She was elected in the May 2013 election as the candidate of the

United Nationalist Alliance The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA; ) is a political party in the Philippines. It was created as a multi-party electoral alliance replacing the former United Opposition (UNO) coalition for the 2013 midterm elections, before it was launche ...

.Luigene Yanoria
"Jinkee Pacquiao leads in Sarangani Vice Governor race"
Yahoo! Philippines, May 14, 2013. After her first and only term, Jinkee decided to retire from politics to focus on their family and her businesses.

Personal life

She was working as a round girl when she met Manny Pacquiao,Greg Bishop

''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

'', November 22, 2013. whom she married in 1999. They have five children.

In popular culture

* Portrayed by

Bea Alonzo Phylbert Angelli Ranollo Fagestrom (born October 17, 1987), professionally known as Bea Alonzo (), is a Filipino actress. Alonzo first gained recognition for the 2002 teleserye ''Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay''. She is best known for her portrayals ...

in '' Pacquiao: The Movie'' (2006)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pacquiao, Jinkee 1979 births Filipino women in business Living people Notre Dame Educational Association alumni People from General Santos People from Sarangani People's Champ Movement politicians Filipino twins United Nationalist Alliance politicians Waray people Jinkee 21st-century Filipino women politicians 21st-century Filipino politicians