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Jairus Aquino

Filipino actor (born 1999)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ3544706 ↗
Source-derived summary

Jairus Reuel Balagtas Aquino (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈdʒaɪɾʊs aˈkino], born April 1, 1999) is a Filipino actor best known for his roles in Super Inggo, Kung Fu Kids and Luv U.

Aquino appeared in several television advertisements before his first television appearance as an actor in ABS-CBN's television series Super Inggo. The series became popular, earning him the household name "Pareng Jomar", also known as "Pambansang Bestfriend ng Pilipinas" (National Best Friend of the Philippines). Since then, he is seen in ABS-CBN's television shows and films, as part of Star Magic.

Biography

Early life

Jairus Reuel Balagtas Aquino was born in Caloocan, on April 1, 1999. His family is composed of two older siblings, a girl and a boy, father and mother named Carrie.

With encouragement from friends and family support, Aquino began his career as a commercial model at the age of 7. He appeared in several advertisements both for print, media and apparel before he stopped short after his parents became concerned he was working at an early age. One of his commercial appearances for "Dolfenal Mefenamic acid" tells about a father who has a headache and his tagline was "Sabi ni Daddy na lang daw" (Tagalog, "Daddy says later").

Career

Super Inggo series: 2006–2007

In 2006, Aquino auditioned on ABS-CBN's upcoming series Super Inggo after his family's friends introduced it.

The series is about a 17-year-old boy, played by Makisig Morales, who dreamed to become a superhero.

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“Jairus Aquino” enters the record as filipino actor (born 1999). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Jairus, Aquino and Filipino can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1999, 2006, 2007—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1999-04-01. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Jairus, Aquino and Filipino.
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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 7, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3544706. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1999, 2006 and 2007.

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This entry incorporates text from “Jairus Aquino” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.