Kris Aquino takes a cab sans security aides in Cebu City

Kris Aquino. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

CEBU CITY,   Philippines—For the love  of Cebuanos,   President  Benigno Aquino’s   youngest  sister , Kris, bravely took  a cab here on Friday without  any security escorts.

Kris flew in here early  Friday morning to  campaign for re-electionist Senator  Francis “Chiz” Escudero and former MTRB chairperson Grace  Poe,  who are both running   under Aquino’s Team PNoy ticket.

The trio first campaigned in General Santos City   Thursday morning  and then to  Davao City  in the   afternoon.

And when  she arrived  in this city straight from  Davao ,  Kris said she  took a cab  with two companions—her makeup artist and   her personal assistant— from the airport to their hotel .

“I came here straight (last night) from Davao. Wala iyong  PSG  (Presidential  Security Guard) ko . Wala rin iyong nagsusundo sa akin. Nag-taxi po ako (There was no PSG. No one fetched me. I took a cab. Yes. Me,”  she  said at a joint press conference with Escudero, Poe, and   some local candidates.)

“Yes I felt so safe. You know why? Parang any other place, hindi ako magdi-dare (I won’t dare) but it’s Cebu, diretso  lang  naman sa hotel. So ganun ko kamahal ang Cebu at feeling ko naman ganoon ninyo kamahal ang mga Aquino… (just straight  to the hotel.  So  that’s  how I love Cebu and I feel  that’s  how you also love the  Aquinos), ” she added.

While on board  the cab,  Kris said she reminded the  driver to  vote not only  for Escudero and Poe  but also  for her cousin,  Bam Aquino, who is also running for senator under Team PNoy.

“Ipinaalala ko sa kanya (driver) na apart from Chiz and Grace,  number 3 ha, Bam Aquino huwag mong kalimutan. Noong omo-oo siya, dinoble ko. Binigyan ko sya ng P1,000 at sinabi ko keep the change,” she said.

(I reminded him that apart from Chiz, and Grace,  don’t forget Bam Aquino. When he said yes, I doubled my payment. I gave him P1,000 and n told him keep the change.)

Kris said she loves   adventures that someday  she hopes to do a reality show of her going around the country  on her  own.

“Kung kakayanin from the north all the way to the south with just P500—if I survive. Gandang idea iyon (That’s a good idea)