Jinkee Pacquiao
| Jinkee Pacquiao | |
|---|---|
| Vice Governor of Sarangani | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Solon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maria Geraldine Capeña Jamora[1] January 12, 1979[1] General Santos, Philippines[1] |
| Political party | United Nationalist Alliance (2013-present)[2] People's Champ Movement (2013-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Manny Pacquiao |
| Children | Emmanuel Jr. Michael Stephen Mary Divine Grace Queen Elisabeth Israel |
| Residence | Kiamba, Sarangani Quezon City |
Maria Geraldine "Jinkee" Jamora Pacquiao (née Maria Geraldine Capeña Jamora, born January 12, 1979) is the wife of professional Filipino boxer and congressman Manny Pacquiao and a politician currently serving as the vice governor of Sarangani, a province of the southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines.[1]
Personal life
Jinkee Jamora was born at St. Elizabeth Hospital in General Santos on January 12, 1979 into the conservative family of Nestor Jamora and Rosalina (née Capeña).[3][4] Her twin sister is Janet. She was a student of Notre Dame and also went to AMA Computer University. She was working as a beauty consultant when she met Manny Pacquiao,[5] whom she married in 2000.[6] They have five children.[1] On April 27, 2014, she gave birth to a boy named Israel Pacquiao.[7]
Political career
In 2012 Pacquiao decided to run for vice governor of Sarangani province in Mindanao,[8] after her husband was reluctant to choose between two friends who both wanted his support for the position.[5] She was elected in the May 2013 election as the candidate of the United Nationalist Alliance.[2][9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Sarangani's Vice Governor Biography". Sarangani.gov.ph.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Luigene Yanoria, "Jinkee Pacquiao leads in Sarangani Vice Governor race", Yahoo! Philippines, May 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Philippines, Civil Registration (Local), 1888-1983," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27263-27838-33?cc=1410394&wc=9Z7P-RMQ:25276101,25276102,25268603,25701301 : accessed 29 Apr 2014), South Cotabato > General Santos City > Birth registers > 1978-1979; citing National Census and Statistics Office, Manila.
- ↑ "Philippines, Civil Registration (Local), 1888-1983," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27263-28140-38?cc=1410394&wc=9Z7P-RMQ:25276101,25276102,25268603,25701301 : accessed 29 Apr 2014), South Cotabato > General Santos City > Birth registers > 1978-1979; citing National Census and Statistics Office, Manila.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Greg Bishop, "A Complex Love Story, Complete With Bells and a Ring", The New York Times, November 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Jinkee Pacquiao opens her houses to TV5's Anggulo and reveals facets of her life", Philippine Entertainment Portal, September 8, 2011.
- ↑ http://sports.inquirer.net/151630/manny-jinkee-pacquiao-welcome-baby-boy
- ↑ "Why Jinkee Pacquiao entered politics", ABS-CBN News, August 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Jinkee's opponent in Sarangani concedes", ABS-CBN News, May 14, 2013.