Ara Mina, Jinkee Pacquiao come clean in YES! March issue

Ara Mina and Jinkee Pacquiao—two women associated with Pinoy ring icon Manny Pacquiao—grace the pages of YES! magazine's March 2008 issue. Opening not just the gates of their lavish homes, Ara and Jinky also poured their hearts out, once and for all answering all the intrigues bombarding their personal lives that continue to elicit tabloid-like attention. BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS. "He has nothing to do with my house!" Ara exclaimed agitatedly. She was pertaining to the nagging rumor that Manny Pacquiao himself purchased her new house found inside a posh village. Aside from the house, Manny also allegedly presented Ara with a brand new luxury vehicle. Both, protested the sexy actress, are totally baseless and untrue. "Itong bahay na ‘to? That's my loan! Fifteen years to pay!" she added with stern emphasis. In the midst of all the rumors that followed Ara since she got linked with Manny, the bedimpled actress tried her best to appear composed despite the worsening speculations. It also didn't help that she and Manny were doing the film Anak ng Kumander at that time. Spilling everything out, Ara recounted to YES! on how she first met Manny, Manny's suspected longstanding fascination with her as told by some people close to the boxing champ, their kissing scene in Anak ng Kumander which took nine takes and the alleged confrontation scene between her and Jinkee Pacquiao. Ara also revealed some juicy details about her past with actors Jomari Yllana and Polo Ravales. THE WIFE HITS BACK. Sharing Manny's success in and outside the ring is, of course, his wife of eight years, Jinkee Pacquiao. But aside from the many triumphs, Jinkee, unfortunately, also has to deal with all the intrigues hounding her celebrity husband. "Minsan iniisip ng mga tao may pera ka, happy ka," said Jinkee. "Hindi naman ganoon, e. Mas maraming problema. Sabi ko nga, ‘Mas gusto ko pa ‘yong simpleng buhay kaysa ganito." For a woman who is often painted by the media as feisty, Jinkee surprisingly revealed that she is actually a timid version of her old self. "Ewan ko, noong nag-asawa na ako, nahiya na ako. Hindi ko alam kung bakit," she confided bluntly. Speaking for the first time about the drawbacks of being married to a world-renowned ring competitor with a fat bank account, Jinkee never held back and revealed to YES! a handful of vivid accounts regarding Manny's reported gambling and womanizing ways. On one instance during the interview, she recounted a well-familiar scene every time they're out on a party. "Kunyari hindi ko alam, hindi ko alam ‘yong ginagawa niya. Nagpe-pretend na lang ako na hindi ko sila [Manny and the girls] nakikita, para hindi ako masaktan. Minsan, 'pag nasa bar kami, aalis ako sandali, iiyak ako doon sa gilid, ‘tapos balik na naman ako sa table. Text na naman ako kunyari." But that revelation is definitely moderate compared to the other disclosures made by Jinkee. Indeed, being married to the Pambansang Kamao is not a walk in the park after all. - Philippine Entertainment Portal