Kris Aquino (Screengrab from iwantTV) and Mae Paner (Screengrab from Renato Reyes facebook account)
MANILA, Philippines―An ally-turned-critic of President Benigno Aquino III took a swipe at his sister, actress-television host Kris Aquino, who has engaged critics of the Chief Executive in verbal tussles online.
In a gathering Tuesday outside Camp Crame to honor the 44 police commandos killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, activist and performer “Juana Change” lampooned Kris by wearing a shirt with the statement: “How beautiful it is to be enraged when someone expects you to be silent.”
The shirt of Juana Change, whose real name is Mae Paner, is a parody of the one worn by the tv host during Monday night’s airing of “Aquino and Abunda Tonight,” a 15-minute talk show on ABS CBN which she hosts with Boy Abunda.
Aquino, the youngest sister of the President, wore a shirt with a message saying: “How beautiful it is to be silent when someone expects you to be enraged.”
Kris Aquino wore the shirt after spending the weekend fending off attacks from bashers and defending her brother for being absent during the arrival honors for the slain members of the police Special Action Force last January 29.
The presidential sister said she would not get tired of defending her brother and her family.
The President’s absence drew outrage and criticisms from Filipinos here and abroad, including celebrities whom Kris reportedly “unfollowed” on her Instagram account.
Some celebrities who criticized Aquino on social media included Judy Ann Santos and Jomari Yllana. AJH
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