[2] She started in a reality show on ABS-CBN and subsequently appeared in dramas and sitcoms of the network.

[7] Pokwang went to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to work as a domestic worker[6] in 1998 after the gulf country started to accept OFWs.

[8] 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 starred with other actors and actresses in various projects such as Dolphy which she considers her idol, Ai-Ai de las Alas, Willie Revillame, Piolo Pascual, Sam Milby, Claudine Barretto, Judy Ann Santos, Sharon Cuneta, and Kris Aquino.

Among the people she has impersonated were Dionisia Pacquiao such as for an episode in Banana Split[11] and Anabelle Rama.

He found out about Pokwang's celebrity status via a mutual friend and through international media channels.

[13] In May 2014, Pokwang re-established contact with Ria Mae's father, who had since married and started a family, in an effort to have him appear at her debutante ball for her 18th birthday.

Pokwang speculated that the reason for this was that she was "playing hard to get", but insists that she remains friends with the Briton.

[15] On 20 January 2015, Pokwang entered into a relationship with American actor Lee O'Brian, whom she worked with in the film Edsa Woolworth which was released in theaters in that same month.

Nuptial planning was delayed as Pokwang's priority at the time was her project Till I Met You.

[22] On April 8, 2024, the Bureau of Immigration deported Lee O’Brian and was included in the BI’s blacklist.

Pokwang previously complained of financial abuse, intimidation and abandonment of their daughters Malia and Mae.