November 19, 2025 | 12:28pm
MANILA, Philippines — Boxer Eman Bacosa Pacquiao, son of athlete-politician Manny Pacquiao, revealed he has a little crush on young Kapuso actress Jillian Ward.
Eman appeared on the Nov. 18, 2025 episode of “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda,” where during the titular segment, the boxer answered Jillian was his local celebrity crush.
Boy followed up by asking, on a scale of one to 10, how serious Eman was about courting Jillian and Eman responded with five.
After the segment, Boy pressed Eman to give a message to Jillian as the host teased that she watched the show and even recently appeared on it.
“Hi po, sana magkita po tayo soon,” Eman said with a smile, despite him being older than Jillian by several months.
The boxer also admitted he had dated three women in the past, not including those he had flings with.
In the same episode, Eman and Boy jokingly discussed the former’s resemblances to actors Piolo Pascual, Marvin Agustin and Dingdong Dantes.
Eman is Manny’s son with Joanna Bacosa, a waitress the veteran boxer allegedly had an affair with in 2003.
The young boxer currently holds a 7-0-1 record, his first match being the draw and his most recent win coming during the Thrilla in Manila II event co-organized by Manny, who was in attendance for Eman’s match. — Video from GMA Network’s YouTube channel
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