Manny Pacquiao, a.k.a. "PacMan", is a Filipino icon renowned as one of boxing's all-time greats. He holds the distinction of being the only eight-division world champion in boxing history. Beyond his boxing achievements, Pacquiao transitioned into politics, serving as a senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022.
On December 17, 1978, Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. was born in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines.
In 1990, Manny Pacquiao watched James "Buster" Douglas defeat Mike Tyson with his Uncle Sardo, an experience that inspired him to pursue boxing.
In January 1995, at the age of 16, Manny Pacquiao made his professional boxing debut as a junior flyweight.
On December 4, 1998, at the age of 19, Manny Pacquiao won his first major title, the World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight title.
On May 10, 1999, Manny Pacquiao married Jinkee Jamora, marking the beginning of their family life together.
In August 2002, Manny Pacquiao participated in an exhibition match against former world champion Jesus Salud, which he won.
Manny Pacquiao joined The Ring's pound for pound list in 2003.
In January 2004, Emmanuel "Eman" Bacosa, Pacquiao's child with Joanna Rose Bacosa, was born.
In December 2005, Manny Pacquiao took his first lead role in Violett Films' "Lisensyadong Kamao" (Licensed Fist).
2005 marks the start of Manny Pacquiao having the most consecutive boxing world title fight victories at different weights.
In 2005, 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.
On April 27, 2006, Manny Pacquiao enlisted as a military reservist in the Philippine Army as a sergeant.
On June 21, 2006, "Pacquiao: The Movie", a film based on Manny Pacquiao's life starring Jericho Rosales, was released. It was directed by Joel Lamangan but flopped at the box office.
In 2006, Joanna Rose Bacosa disclosed the existence of her child with Manny Pacquiao named Emmanuel "Eman" Bacosa.
In 2006, Manny Pacquiao began releasing albums.
In 2006, Manny Pacquiao was awarded Ring magazine, ESPN and BWAA's Fighter of the Year.
On February 12, 2007, Manny Pacquiao announced his campaign for a seat in the Philippine House of Representatives for the 1st District of South Cotabato province, running as a candidate of the Liberal Party faction, later running under KAMPI after being forced to by the courts.
In February 2007, Manny Pacquiao passed a high school equivalency exam and was awarded a high school diploma by the Department of Education.
In September 2007, Manny Pacquiao signed with GMA Network as an actor and host after the expiration of his contract with ABS-CBN.
On October 7, 2007, Manny Pacquiao was promoted to Master Sergeant in the Reserve Force of the Philippine Army.
In 2007, Manny Pacquiao enrolled at Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU) to pursue a bachelor's degree in business administration, majoring in marketing management.
In November 2008, Manny Pacquiao was featured on the cover of Reader's Digest Asia, which included a seven-page story about his boxing career and life before his fight against De La Hoya.
From the second half of 2008 to the first half of 2009, Forbes listed Manny Pacquiao as the world's equal sixth highest paid athlete.
In 2008, Manny Pacquiao continued his studies at Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU) under the bachelor's degree program of business administration major in marketing management. However, he did not complete the program.
In 2008, Manny Pacquiao participated in the parade of nations at the Summer Olympics opening ceremony as the Philippine delegation's flag bearer, becoming the first-ever non-participant to serve in this role.
In 2008, Manny Pacquiao starred with Ara Mina and Valerie Concepcion in "Anak ng Kumander" (Child of a Commander). The movie was not commercially successful and received negative reviews.
In 2008, Manny Pacquiao was awarded Ring magazine, ESPN and BWAA's Fighter of the Year.
In 2008, the tax issues started which led to the BIR freezing Pacquiao's bank accounts in 2013. The tax issue was about earnings in the United States.
On May 4, 2009, Manny Pacquiao was given the special rank of Senior Master Sergeant and was designated as the Command Sergeant Major of the 15th Ready Reserve Division.
On November 3, 2009, Manny Pacquiao covered "Sometimes When We Touch", originally by Dan Hill, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, marking his first singing performance on American TV.
On November 16, 2009, Manny Pacquiao appeared on the cover of Time magazine Asia. The feature story highlighted his charisma, intelligence, and backstory, noting his appeal to global brands like Nike and his rise from humble beginnings.
On November 21, 2009, Manny Pacquiao announced his intention to run for a congressional seat in Sarangani province.
On December 25, 2009, Manny Pacquiao's superhero/comedy film, "Wapakman", was released as an entry to the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival. The film was not commercially successful.
From the second half of 2009 to the first half of 2010, Forbes ranked Manny Pacquiao eighth with an income of $42 million.
In 2009, Manny Pacquiao was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s and awarded Ring magazine, ESPN and BWAA's Fighter of the Year, and he also won the Best Fighter ESPY Award.
In 2009, Manny Pacquiao was named one of Time's 100 most influential people and was included in Forbes' Celebrity 100 list.
In 2009, the tax issues continued which led to the BIR freezing Pacquiao's bank accounts in 2013. The tax issue was about earnings in the United States.
On March 3, 2010, Manny Pacquiao returned to Jimmy Kimmel Live! to cover another song, "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You".
In May 2010, Manny Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing Sarangani province, defeating Roy Chiongbian.
On June 25, 2010, Manny Pacquiao completed a 10-day crash course on Development Legislation and Governance at the Development Academy of the Philippines.
On November 13, 2010, Manny Pacquiao defeated Antonio Margarito to win the WBC Super Welterweight title, marking his eighth world title in different weight divisions.
ESPN Magazine reported that Manny Pacquiao was one of the top-earning athletes for 2010, earning $32 million for his two boxing matches against Clottey and Margarito.
In 2010, Manny Pacquiao entered politics and was elected as the representative of Sarangani.
In 2010, Manny Pacquiao received praise for a speech on human trafficking. However, he also faced criticism for appearing uninformed during a discussion on the reproductive health bill that year.
In 2010, Manny Pacquiao was elected as the congressman representing the lone district of Sarangani.
In April 2011, Manny Pacquiao released Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch" as a single, which reached number 19 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, making him one of the few Southeast Asians to enter a US Billboard chart.
2011 marks the end of Manny Pacquiao having the most consecutive boxing world title fight victories at different weights.
In 2011, Manny Pacquiao won the Best Fighter ESPY Award.
In 2012, Forbes ranked Manny Pacquiao as the second-highest-paid athlete in the world.
Manny Pacquiao was rated as the best active boxer in the world, pound for pound, until his losses in 2012.
On November 26, 2013, the Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) froze Manny Pacquiao's Philippine bank accounts due to alleged failure to pay ₱2.2 billion in taxes from his earnings in the United States from 2008 to 2009.
In 2013, Manny Pacquiao was re-elected to the 16th Congress of the Philippines, running unopposed. His wife, Jinkee, was elected as vice-governor of Sarangani.
On April 17, 2014, Manny Pacquiao announced his intention to join the Philippine Basketball Association as the playing coach of Kia Motors Basketball team.
On September 4, 2014, Manny Pacquiao trained with the Golden State Warriors at their training facility in preparation for his PBA stint.
From 2014 to 2017, Manny Pacquiao was the player-coach for the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team Kia/Mahindra.
On February 18, 2015, Manny Pacquiao played briefly and scored one point when the Sorento pulled a 95–84 upset against Purefoods.
On April 15, 2015, "Kid Kulafu", a film based on Manny Pacquiao's early life in boxing starring Buboy Villar, was released. It dramatizes his life during childhood.
On May 2, 2015, Manny Pacquiao recorded the highest-selling pay-per-view boxing match in a Welterweight title fight and the highest revenue earned from ticket sales for a boxing match, both at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
On October 5, 2015, Manny Pacquiao formally declared his candidacy for senator under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) party.
On October 25, 2015, Manny Pacquiao made his first field goal in the PBA in a 108–94 loss against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters.
According to Forbes, Manny Pacquiao was the world's second-highest-paid athlete in 2015.
As of 2015, Manny Pacquiao's fights had generated $1.2 billion in revenue from 25 pay-per-view bouts.
In 2015, Manny Pacquiao released an extended play featuring his recorded entrance song for his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and shortly announced his retirement from music.
Manny Pacquiao signed with Bob Arum's Top Rank from 2015 to 2017.
Until 2015, Manny Pacquiao continued to release albums.
In February 2016, Manny Pacquiao made controversial statements against same-sex marriage, comparing those in same-sex relationships to animals. This led to criticism, an apology, and the termination of his partnership with Nike. He was also banned from The Grove at Farmers Market in Los Angeles.
On May 19, 2016, Manny Pacquiao was formally elected as a senator by the Commission on Elections, garnering over 16 million votes and landing in 7th place.
On August 21, 2016, Manny 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.
On September 18, 2016, Manny Pacquiao, aligned with the Duterte government, facilitated the ouster of Leila de Lima from the chairmanship of the Senate Justice committee.
From June 8 to 17, 2016, Manny Pacquiao underwent a 9-day Executive Coaching Program crash course conducted by various institutions after winning a senate seat.
In 2016, Manny Pacquiao had the opportunity to compete in the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but decided not to.
In 2016, Manny Pacquiao ranked No. 2 on ESPN's list of top pound for pound boxers of the past 25 years.
In 2016, Manny Pacquiao was elected and assumed office as a senator in the Philippines.
In 2016, Manny Pacquiao's term as the congressman representing the lone district of Sarangani concluded.
Manny Pacquiao was the longest reigning top-ten active boxer on The Ring's pound for pound list until 2016.
In April 2017, Pacquiao, who was then a senator, approached Philippine authorities to settle his tax case with the BIR. The BIR maintained that taxes were due even if taxes were paid to the IRS.
In 2017, Manny Pacquiao defended then-Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte from allegations of involvement in a seized ₱6.4-billion drug shipment from Xiamen, China.
In 2017, Manny Pacquiao founded the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, initially a semi-professional league.
Manny Pacquiao's contract ended with Bob Arum's Top Rank in 2017.
As of February 18, 2018, the available information was accurate.
As of 2018, Manny Pacquiao had filed a total of 31 Senate bills during the 17th Congress and backed the return of capital punishment in a bill filed alongside Senator Bato dela Rosa and Bong Go.
In 2018, Manny Pacquiao officially announced his retirement from the Philippine Basketball Association after playing just ten games in three seasons.
In 2018, Manny Pacquiao signed with Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) promotion.
The information provided was accurate as of February 2, 2019.
In June 2019, data released by the Philippine Senate showed that Manny Pacquiao had the worst attendance record among all senators in the 17th Congress. Despite this poor attendance, he managed to enact four laws from the bills he filed.
In July 2019, at the age of 40, Manny Pacquiao became the oldest welterweight world champion in history and the first boxer to become a recognized four-time welterweight champion by defeating Keith Thurman and winning the WBA (Super) welterweight title.
On July 20, 2019, Manny Pacquiao became the oldest welterweight boxing world champion when he claimed the WBA Welterweight title at the age of 40 years and 215 days.
On December 11, 2019, Manny Pacquiao graduated from the University of Makati with a bachelor's degree in political science, majoring in local government administration.
In 2019, Manny Pacquiao announced his plans to own an NBA team after retiring from boxing.
As early as June 2020, Manny Pacquiao's former promoter Bob Arum revealed that Pacquiao expressed his intention to run for president in 2022, leading to widespread speculations about a presidential bid.
In December 2020, Manny Pacquiao became the acting party president of PDP–Laban after Koko Pimentel resigned. However, the position was later disputed between Pacquiao and Alfonso Cusi.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Manny Pacquiao collaborated with Alibaba Group co-founder Jack Ma to facilitate the delivery of 50,000 COVID-19 test kits to the Philippines through their respective charity foundations.
In 2020, Manny Pacquiao became the leader of the then-ruling PDP–Laban party.
In 2020, Manny Pacquiao signed with Paradigm Sports Management.
In 2020, Manny Pacquiao was cast to portray General Miguel Malvar in the upcoming biopic film "Malvar: Tuloy ang Laban," which generated mixed reactions from the Malvar family.
In May 2021, Senator Pacquiao filed a bill proposing to create the Philippine Boxing and Combat Sports Commission. Senator Pia Cayetano criticized the timing of the proposal during the coronavirus pandemic.
In June 2021, Manny Pacquiao criticized President Duterte's response to China's claims in the South China Sea, leading to a rebuke from Duterte and a challenge to name corrupt individuals or agencies.
On September 19, 2021, Manny Pacquiao officially declared his candidacy for President of the Philippines in the 2022 presidential election.
On September 29, 2021, Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement from boxing via a post on social media.
In 2021, Filipino game developer Ranida Games announced that a mobile game revolving around Manny Pacquiao's boxing career, "Fighting Pride: The Manny Pacquiao Saga" is in the works.
In 2021, Manny Pacquiao was ranked number 1 in DAZN's list of the top 10 boxers of the last 30 years.
In 2021, Paradigm Sports Management filed a lawsuit against Manny Pacquiao. The lawsuit alleged he breached their exclusive management contract by having multiple management companies negotiating boxing matches simultaneously.
In March 2022, amid news about Bongbong Marcos' unsettled estate tax dues, Manny Pacquiao challenged Marcos to a one-on-one debate and criticized those who would vote for a "plunderer."
Since the campaign period started in February, Manny Pacquiao 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.
In May 2022, Manny 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.
As of 2022, Manny Pacquiao was ranked ninth in The Ring's list of the top 100 boxers of all time.
In 2022, Manny Pacquiao graduated from Philippine Christian University with a master's degree in management, majoring in public administration.
In 2022, Manny Pacquiao lost the presidential election to Bongbong Marcos.
In 2022, President Duterte challenged Pacquiao to name certain individuals or agencies, otherwise he will launch a negative campaign against the senator in the 2022 elections.
In 2022, speculations spread around a possible Manny Pacquiao run for president, backed by his own expression of interest in a presidential bid.
In 2022, the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, founded by Manny Pacquiao, turned professional.
In early May 2023, the Orange County Superior Court ruled in favor of Paradigm Sports Management in their lawsuit against Manny Pacquiao. The court ordered Pacquiao to pay $5.1 million plus attorney fees.
As of August 2023, Manny Pacquiao's YouTube channel had 990,000 subscribers. His family members also have their own YouTube channels.
On September 23, 2023, Emmanuel "Eman" Bacosa, Pacquiao's son, made his boxing debut, which ended in a draw, following in his father's footsteps.
On December 15, 2023, Emmanuel "Eman" Bacosa dedicated his win against Noel Pangantao to his father, Manny Pacquiao.
On May 27, 2024, Mary Divine Grace "Princess" Pacquiao graduated from Brent International School.
On July 28, 2024, Manny Pacquiao made his debut on Super RIZIN 3 in an exhibition featherweight bout against kickboxer Rukiya Anpo, which ended in a draw as there was no judge's decision.
In August 2024, the verdict against Manny Pacquiao in the Paradigm Sports Management lawsuit was overturned. The court found that Audie Attar did not hold a management license when signing the contract.
On September 26, 2024, Manny Pacquiao was named as a senatorial candidate for the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas in the 2025 elections, running under the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas.
On October 7, 2024, Manny Pacquiao formalized his bid for senator by filing his certificate of candidacy.
In 2024, ESPN ranked Manny Pacquiao as the greatest Asian athlete of the 21st century.
In 2024, Manny Pacquiao signified his interest to qualify for the Summer Olympics in France but was disallowed to participate due to the IOC upholding the 40-year-old age limit.
Manny Pacquiao's most recent bout was against Mario Barrios in July 2025.
Following his unsuccessful campaign in the 2025 Senate election, Manny Pacquiao announced his intention to retire from politics and came out of retirement from boxing.
In 2025, Manny Pacquiao is scheduled to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
In 2025, Manny Pacquiao would eventually lose his bid for the senate, placing 18th, garnering 10,397,133 votes. He has considered leaving politics after returning to boxing.
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