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| Photos courtesy of Inquirer and Instagram @krisaquino |
The queen of all media Kris Aquino has her own way of celebrating Father’s day, a sort of a tribute to her father the late senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino.
Kris said in an article by Inquirer, helping her countrymen
rise again is the “best Father’s Day gift” she can give to her late dad, former
Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino.
She has promised to offer a helping hand to her kababayans
to get back on their feet and rise again, is the “best Father’s Day gift” she
can give to her Dad.
She gave this statement from an Instagram post yesterday,
June 20 of an old video of one of their family trips to the United States back
in the 1980s.
The old video showed her together with her Dad, was taken by
the Associated Press, that her nephews found on YouTube, which showed her, at
nine years old, handing her dad a black pouch while appearing to give her Dad
instructions while a very touching song “Dance with My Father” also played over
the sentimental moment.
Kris explained that the video was taken at an airport when
they were leaving for the United States for the late senator’s triple heart
bypass surgery, which was followed by their three-year stay in Boston.
“Opo, ganun ako ka ‘confident’ na bata, at just 9 years old
may ‘binibilin’ ako sa Dad namin na mga dapat nyang gawin,” Kris said.
The former TV host mentioned that she has been regarded by
many, including her mom former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino, who said she took
after her father and was his female version.
However, Kris believes that she has “so much more to learn”
before she can be “truly worthy” of being likened to her father.
She also mentioned how she is now just one year younger than
Ninoy when he was assassinated in 1983, Kris said she still has to learn
“humility, [self-sacrifice], and the willingness to serve with every drop of
[her] blood.” Kris is 49 years old.
“I have so much more to learn: humility, self-sacrifice, and
the willingness to serve with every drop of my blood before i can truly be
worthy of that compliment,” she said.
“BUT [I] share with both my parents an unwavering LOVE for
the Philippines and Filipinos, come what may, ano man ang pagsubok, mahal ko
ang bayan natin at gagawin ko ang makakaya ko para tumulong sa kapwa para
makabangon tayong muli,” she added.
“That is the best Father’s Day gift [I] can give Ninoy
Aquino,” Kris said.
The late senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino was one of the first to be arrested after President
Ferdinand Marcos proclaimed martial law in 1972. The former senator was a
staunch critic of the dictatorial rule of Marcos.
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