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Amid ‘basketbrawl’ controversy, Kris Aquino and Terrence Romeo start friendship?

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<p>In the wake of the controversial scuffle between Gilas Pilipinas and Australia&#x27;s Boomers, Kris Aquino has become a fierce defender of the Philippine team, saying they have &quot;suffered enough&quot; in the face of a stream of criticisms.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/07/04/20180704-basketbrawl.jpg"/><figcaption>Actress Kris Aquino and Gilas Pilipinas player Terrence Romeo.<em> Composite image: Michael Bagtas/File, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The outspoken actress-host has gone as far as extending her hand to start a friendship with Gilas player Terrence Romeo, who has similarly been vocal about standing by his actions to fight for his teammates.</p><p>Aquino initiated the conversation through a comment on Romeo&#x27;s Instagram post containing his statement about the brawl, in which he apologized to the supporters of Gilas for what happened, but also said he would do it all over again.</p><p>&quot;Gusto kitang kaibiganin,&quot; Aquino told Romeo.</p><p>Romeo replied: &quot;Same here, ma&#x27;am. I&#x27;m humbled po. Salamat po sa support.&quot;</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BkzABP6hex4/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BkzABP6hex4/" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">🙏🇵🇭 #Gilasasone</a></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap">A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tbvrome07/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px" target="_blank"> Terrence Bill Romeo</a> (@tbvrome07) on <time dateTime="2018-07-04T04:47:52+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jul 3, 2018 at 9:47pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Aquino then echoed a portion of Romeo&#x27;s statement about never leaving a loved one behind: &quot;Ganyan ang pananaw ko sa buhay — pag pamilya o kaibigan, lalong-lalo na sa gipitan, walang iwanan. You&#x27;ve been raised well by your parents. Nag-sorry ka, pero pinaintindi mo nang klaro ang paninindigan mo.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Maraming salamat po, ma&#x27;am,&quot; the basketball player responded. &quot;It takes one to understand one. Keep supporting Gilas po. God bless you and your family.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/04/18/kris-says-gilas-suffering-enough-chot-reyes-responds">Kris says Gilas &#x27;suffering enough,&#x27; Chot Reyes responds</a></li></ul><p>Aquino&#x27;s comment came hours after she, on her own Instagram page, shared a slideshow of statements about the so-called &quot;basketbrawl&quot; which she agreed with — all in defense of Gilas. She coupled that with her statement praising the team&#x27;s &quot;unity&quot; and &quot;bayanihan,&quot; and urging support for the national team.</p>