Eugenio "Boy" Romerica Abunda Jr. (Tagalog pronunciation: [ʔaˈbʊnda]; born October 29, 1961) is a Filipino television presenter, publicist, and talent manager.
In a couple of years, he started Backroom, Inc managing singers and actresses and a public relations firm.
It was during Abunda's public relations work in GMA when one of its executives, Bobby Barreiro, suggested that he should try hosting a television show.
[16] Abunda, in joint venture with Star Music composed his first single, disco-pop 'Bilang' for Pride Month.
He is credited with the lyrics and overall production of the six-soundtrack extended play ‘Say It Clear Say It Loud.’[17] Abunda is openly gay and has been in a relationship with partner Elmer "Bong" Quintana since 1983.
[18] Although Abunda is a practicing Catholic and Marian devotee,[19][20] he is a supporter of LGBT rights and same-sex marriage, expressing disagreement with the Church's stand on homosexuality.
[19] He denounced the 2016 Orlando Nightclub Shooting,[21] which has been recorded as the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in the United States.
On June 23, 2010, Abunda became a part-time professor at Philippine Women's University, teaching radio and television to Communication Arts students.