Money speaks louder than love

By Al S. Mendoza

WHAT money can do.

That’s the only thing I can say about Jinkee, Manny Pacquiao’s beautiful wife.

At the start, Jinkee was one of the most vocal opponents of the Pacquiao-De La Hoya fight.

“I will oppose the fight,” said Jinkee a while back. “I will fight it to the last.”

Her reason?

“De La Hoya is too big, too tall and too good for Manny,” Jinkee said. “I wouldn’t want my husband to get hurt. It’s not right to pit my husband against De La Hoya. I will not allow that.”

Days later, she would change her mind.

Days later, she would even defend her husband against critics of the decision to fight De La Hoya.

Days later, she would criticize De La Hoya for dangling Pacquiao a “mere” 70-30 division of the pay-per-view revenues.

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When De La Hoya backed down and made it 65-35, Jinkee applauded.

“At least that’s fair enough,” said Jinkee.

Women are as fickle as the weather?

Sometimes, yes. Oftentimes, they’d change their mind as fast as they’d change clothes while dressing up for a party.

Most of the time, they’d change their mind over flimsy reasons.

But in this case, I can see only one reason: Money.

I had praised Jinkee here a while back for invoking true love as the reason behind her opposition to the fight.

“I don’t want Manny to get hurt because I love him very much,” she said.

All that vanished into thin air only days after she had recited her pledge of love to the National Fist.

Lip service. All sound, no fury.

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Money, that’s what made Jinkee change her mind.

Money, that’s what made Jinkee forget about the risk her hubby is going to go through against De La Hoya on December 6 in Las Vegas.

And, yes, money, that’s what made Jinkee kill her true love for Manny.

That’s kind of cruel, I guess.

In fairness, I’m sure Jinkee loves Manny to high heavens.

Bring me a lady who doesn’t truly love her husband and I’ll show what real love is.

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Yes, love can also be conditional. Not absolute.

What the hubby likes and loves, the missus can only also like and love.

For, surely, Jinkee truly loves Manny.

She might have abandoned this vow, but albeit only temporarily.

Many are the tales, true confessions theater, in which a lady would go to the extent of leaving her hubby for the money.

Dolphy had done it.

Tony Boy Cojuangco had done it.

And, yes, Erap had done it.

Jinkee changed her position. For the money.

Can we blame Jinkee for vacillating?

If yes, can we also blame Zsa Zsa Padilla for shacking up with Dolphy?

If yes, can we also blame Gretchen Barretto for shacking up with Dolphy?

If yes, can we also blame the many women for shacking up with Erap?

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In the fight with De La Hoya, Jinkee would earn a fortune she and Manny could not consume even in five lifetimes.

With an assured purse of no less than a billion pesos staring them in the face, Jinkee and Manny would just laugh their way to the bank.

With just one fight – circus, I must grudgingly describe the encounter – Pacquiao would collect a check worth about five fights fought in two, three, years.

If you were offered a billion bucks, wouldn’t you grab it yourself?

Mr. Cornel of Binmaley-DILG said, “Money Pacquiao has lost his pride and dignity.”

This world has lost much of its morals.

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