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Kris Aquino makes rare appearance to campaign for Leni-Kiko tandem in Tarlac

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Kris Aquino with her sons Josh and Bimby at the Tarlac rally for VP <a href="https://twitter.com/lenirobredo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lenirobredo</a>. Aquino gets emotional remembering her late brother former president Noynoy Aquino. <a href="https://t.co/RC0ptV3oIB">pic.twitter.com/RC0ptV3oIB</a></p>— Wena Cos (@wenacos) <a href="https://twitter.com/wenacos/status/1506593497037492225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2022</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Presidential candidate Leni Robredo had a surprise guest in her &quot;Puso&quot; Grand People&#x27;s Rally in Tarlac, no less than actress Kris Aquino, youngest sister of the late former President Benigno &#x27;Noynoy&#x27; Aquino III. </p><p>The frail Aquino, who has lost weight due to her autoimmune disease, appeared onstage with both sons, Josh and Bimby, to campaign for the Leni-Kiko Pangilinan tandem.</p><p>This is Aquino&#x27;s first physical appearance to campaign for the tandem since the onset of the national campaign period last February 8. </p><p>Prior to this, Aquino appeared once with Robredo to distribute relief goods. Aquino went emotional as she recalled her brother Noynoy, who passed away last year.</p><p>But she turned to her fight mode as she took a swipe at Tarlac City Mayor Cristy Angeles, who staunchly supports Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr.</p><p>She also took a swipe at her exes, whom she didn&#x27;t name, who are already part of the UniTeam. </p><p>Aquino revealed that her brother left a letter to Robredo before he died.</p><p>In this letter, originally written in English but translated by the younger Aquino in Filipino, the former president described Robredo as a sincere leader who puts others before herself.</p><p>&quot;Sabi niya, sa&#x27;yo ko nakikita na iisa ang pananaw, iisa ang vision, may sincerity and may ability to put others bago ang sarili,&quot; she said.</p><p>(He said, I see that you have a single vision, sincerity, and you put others first before yourself.) </p><p>&quot;Kaya sabi ko sa sarili ko, you have to fight for her, kasi sa kanya bilib si Noy,&quot; she added.</p><p>(So, I told myself, you have to fight for her, because Noy believed in her.) </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">LOOK: On limited time by her doctor’s orders due to her illness, Aquino ends her message saying, “Wag nyo syang (Robredo) pababayaan, dahil sigurado ako kayo ang aalagaan nya.” <a href="https://t.co/s0I3bp7Aym">pic.twitter.com/s0I3bp7Aym</a></p>— Wena Cos (@wenacos) <a href="https://twitter.com/wenacos/status/1506600294649516036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Aquino said she was allowed by her doctors to appear onstage for only 30 minutes.</p><p>She also recounted that she only learned last night that Robredo&#x27;s rally will be in Tarlac, and she resolved to be there.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: After joining the crowd at the Pasig people’s rally last Sunday, Angel Locsin tonight joins Kris Aquino onstage at the Tarlac people’s rally in support of VP <a href="https://twitter.com/lenirobredo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@lenirobredo</a>. Locsin said she initially wanted to stay in the crowd, but Aquino urged her to come onstage. <a href="https://t.co/4pe2rCJz6p">pic.twitter.com/4pe2rCJz6p</a></p>— Wena Cos (@wenacos) <a href="https://twitter.com/wenacos/status/1506597731699027970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Aside from Kris, celebrity philanthropist Angel Locsin also made an appearance onstage.</p><p>Locsin said had said she&#x27;d rather be with the crowd than onstage. </p><p>In Sunday&#x27;s PasigLaban, Locsin also appeared with the crowd to support Robredo. Locsin has been a staunch supporter of Robredo, and has donated to OVP&#x27;s initiatives in disaster response.</p><p>This is Aquino and Locsin&#x27;s first onstage appearance to campaign for the Leni-Kiko tandem. -<strong>- reports from Wena Cos and Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=949822899012226" data-width="auto"> </div>

A frail Kris Aquino, who has lost weight due to her autoimmune disease, appeared onstage with both sons, Josh and Bimby, to campaign for the Leni-Kiko tandem.