LOOK: Pacquiao, 2nd highest-paid celeb, eats meal in small room
SCREENGRAB from Manny Pacquiao Instagram account
After being named as the world’s second highest-paid celebrity in the world by Forbes Magazine, Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao showed that amid all the glitz and glory, he still hasn’t forgotten where he came from.
On Tuesday, Pacquiao posted a photo of him on Instagram eating a meal while sitting on a monoblock chair inside a small room with a small table and a double-deck bed.
Article continues after this advertisement“Kain lang pag may time,” Pacquiao said in the caption.
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In a report by Spin.ph, Pacquiao’s congressional chief of staff Kit Mercado said the room was Pacquiao’s property located at Tinoto, Maasim in Sarangani.
Article continues after this advertisement“Sa kanya yung room na ‘yun. Maliit lang talaga ‘yun, halos pagpasok mo kama na saka maliit na mesa at TV, pero dun nga siya mas madalas magpahinga,” she said.
“Ganun talaga si congressman, mas at ease siya sa mga ganung bagay. Hindi kasi nagbago ang pananaw niya sa pamumuhay maski ‘yung kanyang preference sa food.”
As of posting, Pacquiao’s post has garnered more than 93,000 likes and 1,800 comments.
Pacquiao came in second behind archrival Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Forbes’ list of highest-earning celebrities in the world with an estimated earnings of $160 million. YG/CFC
