Kris Aquino says they will visit Cory, Ninoy on Christmas 2011 (Philippines)

Kris Aquino says they will visit Cory, Ninoy on Christmas 2011 (Philippines)

According to ABS-CBN's News Report, Philippine's Queen of All Media Kris Aquino has revealed that the Aquino family is planning to visit the graves of their parents at the Manila Memorial Park on Christmas Day.

In an interview with ABS-CBN News on Saturday, Aquino said it has been a tradition that they visit their parents every Christmas.

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She, however, admitted that they will first watch her movie “Segunda Mano” as a family before going to the cemetery.

“We're going tomorrow... Kasi tradition namin ‘yun, after lunch, pero now after the movie. Movie muna. Kasi siyempre kapag hindi sila nanood ng movie ko magtatampo ako. So kailangan watch silang lahat,” she said.

Don Bosco gift-giving

Meanwhile, Aquino said she is happy to make the Christmas of 150 street children and orphans special.

The Aquino family, including President Benigno Aquino III, went to Don Bosco Technical Institute in Makati City on Saturday to distribute Christmas gifts.

“Of course it's very important na huwag natin kalimutan ‘yung mga nasa Mindanao, pero ‘yung mga bata ‘di ba? Na dapat mabigyan din ng pagkakataon na magdiwang ng Pasko,” Aquino said.

“Malapit talaga sa puso namin [ang Don Bosco]... Kasi it's our way of giving back talaga... and we want to of course say thank you to the Don Bosco priests because right after elections also, dito nagmisa para kay PNoy, para maayos yung bilangan,” she added.

source: ABS-CBN News

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Kris Aquino Philippine Actress: A 'white New Year' with her kids (Philippines)

Kris Aquino Philippine Actress: A 'white New Year' with her kids (Philippines)

According to Manila Bulletin's News Report, one of the busiest celebrities in local show business in th Philippines, not only during the Yuletide season, but throughout the year, presidential sister Kris Aquino will have her hands full for tapings, shootings and pictorials next week, before she leaves for abroad.

Mother to two sons, “Joshua” and “Bimby”, Kris is spending quality time with her children this the Christmas weekend. They will observe Christmas Day, the traditional way, by hearing mass and partaking of the “Noche Buena”(Christmas Eve feast).

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“I am a mother first,” says Kris, dubbed the “Queen of all media.”

“On Saturday, Dec. 24 after the Parade of Stars to usher in the Metro Manila Film Festival, may Mass kami(We attend a mass). For security reasons, we have to stay inside the church. Maaga ang ‘Noche Buena’ namin ng mga anak ko kasi ang mga kapatid ko, may mga in-laws, so normally at 10 p.m. tapos na kami(Our Noche Buena is early with my sons and my brother and sisters with their Parents –in-law, so normally it’s over by 10 p.m.),” she said..

On Sunday, Christmas Day, Kris will be with her sisters and some celebrity friends.

“Lunch time kasama ko ‘yung mga sisters ko. Ang mga kapatid ko - di ko na inabala si Presidente Noynoy - will join me and Dingdong Dantes and Direk Joyce Bernal doon sa first screening of 'Segunda Mano.' 

Because there’s no premiere night, they all agreed na ang reunion namin will be sa sinehan on the 25th (I will be with my sisters lunchtime. I will not bother President Noy. With me are Dingdong Dantes and Director Joyce Bernal in the first screening of “Segunda Mano. Because there’s no premiere night, we all agreed on a reunion in the movie house),” Kris relates.

"After that, Bimby will go with his dad (James Yap) because tomorrow,on the 26th, (we will leave) ay aalis kaming mag-iina,” she adds.

It’ll be a “white New Year” for Kris and sons Joshua and Bimby as they are all set to fly to New York City after Christmas Day.

“It was my promise to them mula nung napanood nila yung Smurfs to go to the Central Park and to watch 'Spiderman' on Broadway,” she says.

Early this week, the TV host spearheaded a relief operation in Cagayan de Oro for the victims of typhoon 'Sendong' that wreaked havoc on Northern Mindanao. Kris, along with other celebrities, visited the towns of Consolacion and Balulang to distribute relief goods, including boxes of shampoo, soap, and other products that she endorses.

"Sorry ha, uy, ‘yung mga magpaparada sa Dec. 24 sa Metro Manila FilmFestival (MMFF), huwag kayong magalit sa akin, dinala ko sa Mindanao ang mga shampoo at sabon (Sorry, those in the parade of stars, I took the boxes of shampoo and soap to Mindanao)," Kris jokingly says.

 

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Kris Aquino again comes to Pinoy's defense (Philippines)

Kris Aquino again comes to Pinoy's defense (Philippines)

According to ABS-CBN News Report , Philippine Queen of All Media Kris Aquino again defended her brother from critics, saying that President Benigno Aquino III and the rest of the family are exerting efforts to address the needs of the people, including those affected by tropical storm "Sendong."

“Gusto ko lang sabihin sa inyo na marami talaga tayong pinagdaanan lalo na itong December na ‘to. Siguro naramdaman namin sa pamilya namin na kailangan talagang tulungan natin ang kapwa nating Pilipino,” Kris told reporters during the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Pasko ng Batang Pinoy Grand Christmas Party held at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.

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"Sana po ‘yung mga bumabatikos kay PNoy, nakita n’yo naman po na hindi lang siya kundi ‘yung mga kapatid nya, all out ang effort talaga. Kasi hindi naman niya kaya talaga na mag-isa lang siyang gagawa ng lahat so nandito kami para suportahan siya," she added.

Kris and her sons, Joshua and Bimby, joined President Aquino in giving gift packs to street children and indigents from Metro Manila. Josh gamely joined the children in one of the dance numbers while Kris hosted a part of the day’s program.

DSWD Ambassador For Children’s Rights and Welfare and Miss Universe 2010 fourth runner-up Venus Raj was also present. 

Kris said that she has pledged to provide a year's supply of milk to some 150 orphans. She would also be giving out shoes supplied by Boardwalk, one of the companies she endorses.

“Nag-pledge kami ng isang taon ng milk feeding. Kasi nakikita natin diba, tingnan nyo ‘yung dalawang anak ko, malulusog at siksik talaga. So gusto ko naman, ‘yung ibang batang lalaki, three years old all the way to 16 years old na walang mga magulang, kung anong nutrition na natatanggap ng dalawang anak ko, in our own way, at least may 150 boys kaming matutulungan na kung ano ang sustansya ng dalawang ‘to, pledge natin ‘yun for the entire 2012, yung milk supply nila, ‘yung ine-endorse n’ya (points to Bimby),” Kris said.

DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman said the street children and their families would also receive noche buena packs in exchange for not begging and caroling in the streets. She said the Christmas party is just one part of the agency’s comprehensive program to keep poor children away from the streets while providing them educational assistance and nutrition services, and their families with livelihood. 

In his speech, President Aquino conveyed his Christmas wish for the street children and at the same time urged them to do their part in helping the country. 

“Kaya naman ang wish ko po ngayon, maging mas ligtas, masaya, at masigla hindi lamang ang inyong darating na kapaskuhan kundi pati na ang inyong pamumuhay sa mga susunod na taon. Narito po kaming mga nakakatanda para isakatuparan ang wish na ito. Gumagawa kami ng mga paraan para bigyan kayo ng pagkakataon na maranasan din ang pinagdaanan ng karamihan ng mga bata: pag-aaral sa eskwela, pakikipaglaro sa mga kaibigan at pag-aaruga ng mga maituturing ninyong pamilya,” he said.

“Baka maitanong ninyo: paano kayo makakatulong? Pakisunod po ang ating mga batas, mag-aral nang talagang mabuti, ilayo ang sarili sa bisyo at sa droga. Sapat na iyon para makaambag kayo sa pagtahak natin sa tuwid na daan. Itigil na ang pagiging pasaway, huwag pairalin ang katigasan ng ulo. Marami tayong magagawa kung gagawin lang natin ang tama,” he added.

On Christmas Eve, President Aquino will be joined by his sisters in an outreach activity for orphans in Don Bosco.

source: ABS-CBN News

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