Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao finally met his first granddaughter, Clara, earlier this week. In an Instagram post shared by his wife, Jinkee Pacquiao, the athlete-politician was all smiles as he held his granddaughter in his arms.
Clara is the daughter of Manny and Jinkee’s son, Jimuel Pacquiao, with his partner, Caroline.
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“Ang pagkikita ni Lolo Manny at ni Clara! 💕💕💕” Jinkee wrote.
In the photos, both Manny and Jinkee can be seen beaming with joy as they played around with their first grandchild. In one of the photos shared, the two were spotted enjoying the presence of Clara as they celebrated Thanksgiving.
On his own Instagram account, Manny expressed his gratitude towards his faith for having the opportunity to meet his first grandchild.
“Lolo Manny and Lola Jinkee with our first grandchild. God is so good,” Manny wrote.
Friends and fans of the Pacquiao family shared in the comment section how happy they were to see a glimpse of the first grandchild in their family. Other netizens expressed how the couple were radiating positive energy through the pictures.
“God bless you all! This Is such a priceless moment...can't Imagine your happiness,” a fan wrote.
“Congratulations Manny!! Wishing you and your family many blessings,” Physical Asia’s Robyn Brown added.
It was earlier this year when Jinkee announced the pregnancy of Jimuel’s partner. They held a simple gender reveal party towards the latter part of her pregnancy journey where they found out that their first grandchild was going to be a girl.
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“Grabe kasadya! (Gender reveal) 😆 Bisan ako wala ko ka guess kay lalaki ang akong gitagna 😂 Nagpila sila boy or girl unya naay 100 dollars mao lipay kaayo sila Janet ilang grupo ang nidaug kay girl sila. 😂 [Grabe, ang saya! (Gender reveal) Kahit hindi ako naka-guess dahil lalaki ang hula ko. Pumila sila tapos (nanghula if) boy or girl tapos may 100 dollars kaya ang saya ng grupo nila Janet (Jamora, her twin sister) dahil nanalo sila since hula nila ay girl],” she previously shared.
Meanwhile, the family is celebrating Thanksgiving in the US as shared by Jinkee in her Instagram posts.