Aquino sisters defend PNoy on 'party' issue
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| Queen of All Media Kris Aquino, one of the President's sisters |
MANILA, Philippines – Kris Aquino, Pinky Aquino-Abellada and Ballsy Aquino-Cruz defended their brother, President Benigno Aquino III, who is drawing flak for attending a Christmas party while the country was mourning the deaths of hundreds of people killed by tropical storm "Sendong" (international name: Washi).
On ABS-CBN morning show "Kris TV" hosted by Kris, Ballsy reiterated that the President intends to visit Cagayan de Oro, one of the areas worst hit by the floods.
"Talagang pinaplano na nga [ng Pangulo] na pumunta sa CDO. Alam mo kapag pangulo ka, hindi ura-urada ay gagawin mo 'yon at saka titignan lahat. Pero narinig ko na pinag-uusapan na ng PSG (Presidential Security Group) at PMS (Presidential Management Staff) kung ano ang gagawin," she said.
"Ngayon, 'yun namang party ay matagal nang naka-schedule 'yon. Siyempre, may mga masasamang nangyayari at may malungkot but then, life should go on. Hindi naman pwedeng huminto na lang ang buhay at magmukmok na lang tayo.
"That party was for the PSG, ang mga nag-aalaga sa Pangulo at sa kanyang pamilya. Tradisyon 'yon na talagang every year ay nagsasama-sama. Kasi it's time to thank them for always being there. At saka alam naman nating lahat na binibigay nila ang buhay nila para mapangalagaan ang Pangulo. At talagang nasa Constitution na dapat mapangalagaan ang Pangulo. Kung di man sa Constitution, there's some law."
Pinky, on the other hand, explained that the President does not want his arrival to disrupt rescue operations.
"Pinaghahandaan niya ang pagdating niya, ayaw niyang makagulo nang ganoon. So as early as Saturday, alam na natin na Tuesday ilalatag nila lahat. Sana ay hindi siya makaabala doon sa government agencies na talagang working hard to save as many lives as possible," she said.
Kris, for her part, said critics should give the President and their family a break.
"I think hindi niyo po maiaalis sa amin na gusto naming i-depensa ang kapatid namin. The entire night, also Saturday, when we were together, he was constantly on the phone monitoring everything. I think today ang pagpunta ko although I'm going with ABS-CBN. I'm also representing him. I think in many cases talaga, the three of us were able to do that and also there are a lot of security concerns as well," she said.
"Pero siguro hindi niyo maiaalis sa amin na sabihin namin na it's not like he doesn't care. Give me a break, diba? Siyempre pangulo siya ng Pilipinas at mahal niya ang ating mga kababayan. So siyempre, gagawin naman niya ang lahat.
"Sana huwag napakabilis ng batikos kasi napakaraming ahensiya ang nagtatrabaho na. It's just that a President is not like you or me na we can hop on a plane and go there because there are a lot of national concerns.
Actress Valerie Concepcion said on Twitter that she attended a Christmas party for the PSG, where she performed and rubbed elbows with the President.
She even said that the President laughed at her jokes.
After getting negative comments for sounding insensitive, Concepcion apologized for her words.
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COMMON SENSE na lang sana
"Siyempre, may mga masasamang nangyayari at may malungkot but then, life should go on. Hindi naman pwedeng huminto na lang ang buhay at magmukmok na lang tayo."
--- talk about twisted reasoning.
PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE!
Kris, i hope you understand the words indicated above. Until now batang-isip ka pa rin.
Huwag mo sanang gawin TANGA ang sambayanang Pilipino sa mga salita mo.
We all know what your family did to the victims of the Hacienda Luisita massacre.
Until now they didn't even get their shares and their lands.
Moving forward, Pres.Abnoy should have prevented the disaster if he focused his interest on the Typhoon Sendong before it hits Philippines rather than focusing to Chief Justice Corona.
Your mentally-incapacitated brother have already killed not only Filipinos but also other Nationalities as well, remember the BUS HOSTAGE CRISIS???
He didn't even help the convicted Filipinos from death execution in China.
He helped the MILF by funding P5M pesos thru check. That has nothing to do on the Arroyos. Kitang-kita na ang Aquino administration is supporting the rebel groups.
WHO ARE THE AFFECTED? WE, THE FILIPINOS!
Please stop making foolishness because in reality, YOU ARE MAKING THE WORST OF YOUR FAMILY NAME. Please anticipate first before you say something.
Kris making it worst - as usual
Kris' (and her sisters) reasons:
1. Tradisyon 'yon na talagang every year
2. 'yun namang party ay matagal nang naka-schedule 'yon
3. hindi niyo po maiaalis sa amin na gusto naming i-depensa ang kapatid namin
Seriously Kris? valid reasons? most filipinos who lost their families dont think so...but what can be expected coming from this person--
shut up kris
shut up kris, depensahan mo pa si abnoy eh halata naman na nakiparty lang siya instead na puntahan ang mga nabiktima...eh ikaw pumunta ka din db? ano gnawa mo nagpapakuha ka lang sa media kunwari tumutulong ka at naawa ka..plastik ka talaga.
The difference..
The difference when a calamity strikes metro manila and other provinces:
Metro Manila - everything stops, everybody helps, The MEDIA is focused on the efforts of different celebrities, groups and politicians on their effort to help.
Other provinces especially in Mindanao - The shows on major networks goes on... if you turn on your tv you see them dancing, singing, smiling... if there are efforts...not visible enough. media will just show the updates on their allotted time slot.
SO TRUE! good thing BBC WORLD and CNN shows updates on what happened in CDO and Iligan.
Kris Aquino
My girlfriend who is helping with the relief goods distribution in Iligan send me this message:
"A friend of mine who's volunteering at ABS-CBN right now texted me. She said they were already at Consolacion to distribute the relief goods to the people, the people were already lining up, when suddenly they rerouted and went back to Balulang. The reason? Kris Aquino is there and they have to fetch her and go back to Consolacion so that she can also help. Imagine the faces of the people already waiting for the relief goods; All hungry and thirsty and still covered in mud and they all needed fresh clothes to change into...They were shocked to see the ABS-CBN trucks leaving. All they can do is watch and wait for them to come back again. That's what my friend witnessed just a while ago. So depressing.."
TRUE
Somehow, I so find that plausible.
grabe tlga ang tulo quenn n yan huh??
over over wla n tlga kunsensya mga abnoy sisters n yan walang kunsensya,lalo n ng tulo queen pwepwe....huh.??.?
Itaas ang level ng DISCUSSION, karamihan BORING at non-sense
Salamat OPERATO sa acknowledgement. Kaya lang, Hindi ako GENIUS at isa lamang akong ordinaryong mamamayan. 2ndly, Kahanga-nga ang ginawa mo, at sa totoo lang APPLICABLE naman yan sa magkabilang panig.
Tumulong ka para maitaas natin Ang LEVEL ng discussion dito; NON-SENSE, BASURA, BORING, PERSONALAN, IMBIS NA MAKAKUMBINSI LALONG IIWAS at MADIDISMAYA.
Eto ang magandang PAGTALAKAYAN;
ENVIRONMENT, GOOD GOVERNANCE, NATIONALISM, DEMOCRACY, CORRUPTION – PLUNDER, ELECTORAL ang CULTURAL POLITICS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT at PEACE TALK.
Mga issue na MA-EEDUKA ang mga TAO, HINDI GALIT, nakaka-STRESS at PIKUNAN, kapaki-pakinabang.
hindi po ako maka PNOY,
hindi po ako maka PNOY, katunayan ay c Villar ang ibinuto ko.. pero in fairness sa Pangulo wala namang masama ang dumaan sa party nung mga gwardiya at magpasalamat.. ang mahalaga patuloy ang pagtugon nya sa mga nasalanta ng bagyo sa pamamagitan ng ibat ibang ahensya ng ating gobyerno.., pwede namang pagsabayin yun, multi tasking ang tawag dun.. wag po tayong mainitin ang ulo at palaging namumuntos sa pangulo.. sa mga namumuntos, kayo rin po ba may ginagawa para tulungan ang mga kababayan nyo na binagyo..nagtatanong lang po..