Piolo Pascual and Eman Bacosa Pacquiao – who have been jokingly referred to as ‘twins’ by netizens – have finally met for the first time and even engaged in a friendly sparring session.
Aside from being the son of Manny Pacquiao with Joanna Bacosa, Eman has been making rounds on social media for his striking resemblance to Piolo, which led to some netizens addressing him as ‘Piolo Pacquiao.’
Eman was one of the standouts at the Thrilla in Manila 2 after maintaining his record: 7 wins, 0 loss, 1 draw, 4 knockouts, after competing in one of its matches. The event was organized to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier’s 1975 fight in the Philippines.
On the Instagram page of Piolo’s management, Cornerstone Entertainment, on Monday, Nov. 10, the actor and Eman were captured throwing in a few punches during a friendly sparring match to mark their meet-up.
‘Papa P meets Eman! Manny Pacquiao’s son, Eman Pacquiao, whose features are said to mirror those of Piolo Pascual’s, has finally met him!’ the post read.
The Facebook page of ‘Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho’ also shared photos of Piolo and Eman posing side by side in what seemed to be a glimpse of an upcoming interview.
‘PIOLO PASCUAL AT EMAN PACQUIAO, NAGKITA NA! Sa episode ng #KMJS nitong Linggo, nakita na nang personal ng boksingerong si Eman Bacosa Pacquiao ang aktor na si Piolo Pascual na sinasabing kahawig daw niya. Presenting. PIOLO PACQUIAO!’ the post read.
In a recent interview with Soho, Eman opened up about coming to terms with being the son of Manny, and how he planned to establish himself as a boxer who doesn’t rely on his father’s success.
Piolo is one of the lead stars of the family film ‘Meet, Greet and Bye,’ which also stars Maricel Soriano, Joshua Garcia, JK Labajo, and Belle Mariano.