MANILA, Philippines – Young actress Krista Ranillo is getting married next year, and she and 7-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao are now "good friends."

In a phone interview with ABS-CBN News, Ranillo announced that she is marrying her childhood sweetheart in 2011.

Reports said the 2 met again in the United States where Ranillo went to at the height of the controversy that cast her as the "People’s Champ's" other woman.

According to entertainment columnist Ricky Lo of The Philippine Star, Ranillo’s boyfriend has a Chinese surname and is said to own a supermarket in California.

Ranillo said she is now moving on with her life following the controversy.

Aside from her upcoming wedding, she will study law in the US. She will go back to the country at the end of July to fulfill her commitments in show business.

The alleged affair between Ranillo and Pacquiao was one of the major issues that rocked the world of showbiz in 2009. The rumor surfaced while they were shooting their first film together, “Wapakman.”

Despite their repeated denials, photos of them together surfaced and were uploaded in the Internet, sparking frenzy for weeks.

She flew to the US to cool down and has been there for almost 10 months since the controversy broke out.

Ranillo's statements came out in Lo’s Monday Funfare column with the headline, “Krista tells all: It’s Over.”

“What I meant when I said 'it's over’... ang ibig sabihin ko lang po na-overcome ko na ‘yong mga intrigues na pinagdaanan ko. I can say that I've moved on,” she said.

She also reiterated that she did not stay to the US to hide her pregnancy as what was rumored.

“No, I’m not pregnant. I was never pregnant. My conscience is clear,” she said.

She also disclosed that she and Pacquiao “have become good friends” even after the controversy.

“Ang masasabi ko lang, siguro, sa lahat ng nasabi sa amin ni Manny, we have become good friends. Ang importante may peace na sa lahat ng concerned,” she added. -Report from Marie Lozano, ABS-CBN News