Age, Biography and Wiki
Pokwang (Marietta Subong) was born on 27 August, 1970 in Iloilo City, Philippines, is a Filipino actress, comedian and singer (born 1970). Discover Pokwang's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?
| Popular As |
Marietta Subong |
| Occupation |
Comedian
actress
television host
recording artist |
| Age |
53 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
| Born |
27 August 1970 |
| Birthday |
27 August |
| Birthplace |
Iloilo City, Philippines |
| Nationality |
Philippines
|
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She is a member of famous Comedian with the age 53 years old group.
Pokwang Height, Weight & Measurements
At 53 years old, Pokwang height is 1.6 m .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
1.6 m |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
3 |
Pokwang Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Pokwang worth at the age of 53 years old? Pokwang’s income source is mostly from being a successful Comedian. She is from Philippines. We have estimated Pokwang's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Comedian |
Pokwang Social Network
Timeline
Marietta Tan Subong (born August 27, 1970), known professionally as Pokwang, is a Filipino comedian, actress, television host and singer.
She started in a reality show on ABS-CBN and subsequently appeared in dramas and sitcoms of the network.
She also received the Best Comedy Actress award from the Philippine Movie Press Club for her portrayal in the sitcom Aalog-Alog and the Best Female Comedian award from People's Choice Awards.
She became a host of the variety shows Wowowee, Pilipinas Win na Win and Happy Yipee Yehey.
Pokwang was born as Marietta Subong on August 27, 1970 in Iloilo City.
Her family hails from Antipolo, Rizal.
Her father was a drunkard and her mother had difficulties in raising Pokwang and her 11 other siblings.
Pokwang was the seventh born among her siblings.
In 1990, Pokwang went to Japan as an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) and worked as a group dancer, going home to the Philippines four times within the two years time she worked in Japan.
Her contracts in Japan were for six-months each.
She saved money to renovate her family's fragile house to one made with sturdier materials.
Pokwang also learned how to speak Japanese due to her work.
She stopped working in Japan after she got pregnant which was also the time when Japan started to impose stricter regulations after following an issue with OFWs in Japan.
In 1993, Pokwang married a Japanese national who she had met while she was working Abroad in Japan.
The union had a son, who later died due to a congential brain ailment.
Pokwang went to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to work as a domestic worker in 1998 after the gulf country started to accept OFWs.
She worked in the country for six months.
She wanted to go home immediately after she learned that her son who was then five years old was diagnosed with a brain tumor but her employer did not want to finance her plane ticket to fly back to the Philippines as she was still under contract.
She was then forced to stay to raise funds herself.
Her son later died while she was still in Abu Dhabi.
Following the loss of her son, Pokwang decided to stay in the Philippines and tend to her daughter.
Pokwang made her first appearance as a backup dancer in Eezy Dancing of ABC 5.
While performing as a guest in a comedy bar in Cubao, she met Eric Nicolas who was looking for a talent to work with ABS-CBN.
She worked in a comedy bar named Funline and in 2002 moved to the Music Box.
In 2004, Pokwang joined "Clown in a Million" a reality talent show segment of Yes Yes Show of ABS-CBN after she was convinced by Nicolas to participate and became the grand champion.
After winning, she secured an exclusive artist contract with ABS-CBN.
Pokwang appeared in various dramas and sitcoms following her win at the reality talent show segment.
She also had concerts both outside and within the Philippines and also had appeared in noon-time shows.
She won the Best Comedy Actress award by the Philippine Movie Press Club for her portrayal in Aalog-Alog and the she garnered the Best Female Comedian award of the People's Choice Award.
As a film actress she won the Bert Marcelo Lifetime Achievement Award twice.
Pokwang appeared in various films portraying supporting characters.
Her first film where she portrayed a lead role was the 2011 film A Mother's Story, where she took up a role of an overseas Filipino worker named Medy.
In 2020, following the denial of ABS-CBN's franchise renewal, she signed to APT Entertainment and hosted two blocktime shows produced by APT, Chika, Besh! and Fill in the Bank.
In 2021, Pokwang officially signed up with Sparkle GMA Artist Center after weeks of speculation of her transfer to GMA Network.
Pokwang prefers to use herself as a subject of her jokes rather than other people.
She does not use "green jokes" (Filipino parlance for sexual innuendos) or devise other jokes more fit for a mature audience as she enjoys having children part of her audience.
Pokwang has also impersonated other people as part of her job as a comedian.
Among the people she has impersonated were Dionisia Pacquiao such as for an episode in Banana Split and Anabelle Rama.
