8. He "wants to remain apolitical." Though he's portraying the iconic late Sen. Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, father of presidential candidate Noynoy Aquino, in an upcoming Maalaala Mo Kaya episode, he is not endorsing any of the candidates for the May elections. "I just want to be able to observe Even my mom feels that it's the right thing to do," he told ABS-CBN's Ginger Conejero.
9. The gym is his playground. "When I'm in the gym, I'm more relaxed. It starts my day right. It's part of my lifestyle already so I don't need to force myself to go to the gym." Pascual has been going to the same gym for over five years now; he works out with a personal trainer.
10. He wouldn't change a thing even if he could. "Everything [has] happened for a reason and I wouldn't be where and what I am today if not for the things I went through, so I guess it all fell into place. I just have to live with that."
Press con photos and video by Jeff Cape. Behind-the-scenes video by Peejo Pilar.




