MANILA, Philippines -- President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino's youngest sister, Kris, admitted that she was hurt by criticims that reforms and development were slow under the present administration of her brother.
Kris, speaking before the opening of the first TESDA's free assessment and certification week on Monday, even fired at her brother's critics, saying that no one in the Philippine history had recorded a 75 percent approval rating in the surveys like the President.
"Ngayon ho talaga, I'm proud to say na, iisantabi na natin ang pagiging Kris Aquino, kapatid ako ng Pangulo natin na ipinagmamalaki sya ng bonggang bonga," she told hundreds of people who attended the event.
"Bakit po? Alam mo kasi masakit na rin po minsan na parati kang nakakarinig ng batikos na ang bagal nang pag-unlad, na hindi naaaksyunan ang panangailangan ng Pilipino. Pero tinitingnan ko kayo ngayon, ang dami daming nandito na magkakaroon na ng opprtunidad na magkaroon ng magandang tarbaho at alam kong dahil yan sa liderato ng Pangulong Aquino," she said.
"So siguro kayo na ang magiging pruweba ng achivement ni President Noynoy [Aquino's nickname] para sa Pilipinas at siguro po tutulungan nyo kami dahil hindi naman sya magiging Pangulo kung hindi dahil sa inyong lahat, dahil sa botong binigay nyo sa kanya," she said.
And while critics were belittling the 75 percent approval rating of the President, Kris pointed out that no one in the past had gotten the same approval rating.
"Wala naman ho yatang nakatikim noon in the past so sana tigilan na ang kainggitan sa katawan at matuwa na lang tayo talaga na meron tayong Pangulong pinagkakatiwalaan natin," she said.
"Ako po, buong buo ang tiwala ko sa kanya at buong buo ang tiwala ko sa mamayang Pilipino," she further said. (report from Inquirer.net)
