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Herbert happy for Kris after engagement to Mel Sarmiento

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Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA—Senatorial aspirant Herbert Bautista gave his reaction when asked about the engagement of Kris Aquino, with whom he had been romantically linked.</p><p>“Engaged na si Kris Aquino. Ano ang reaction mo?” asked “SRO host” Alvin Elchico during the program’s “Sino SENyo?” segment.</p><p>“Um, well,” the former Quezon City mayor first paused, laughed awkwardly before answering “Happy naman.”</p><p>“Ayun naman pala, OK naman. Nagba-blush ka ka’gad eh,” Elchico teased Bautista before firing the next question.</p><p>Bautista was with 4 other senatorial hopefuls Lutgardo Barbo, Chel Diokno, Samira Gutoc and Minguita Padilla to answer issues pertaining to their candidacy for next year’s presidential elections.</p><p>Aquino on social media recently announced her engagement to former Interior and Local Government Secretary Mel Sarmiento.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/22/20/matagal-kitang-hinintay-kris-aquino-tells-herbert-bautista-not-to-rewrite-history">&#x27;Matagal kitang hinintay&#x27;: Kris Aquino tells Herbert Bautista not to rewrite history</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/29/21/heres-how-james-yap-reacted-to-kris-aquinos-engagement">Here&#x27;s how James Yap reacted to Kris Aquino&#x27;s engagement</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1812216" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

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Herbert happy for Kris after engagement to Mel Sarmiento

Jasmin Romero,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 19, 2021 02:19 AM PHT

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Updated November 19, 2021 02:37 PM PHT

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