Queen of All Media Kris Aquino greeted her father Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. on his 89th birthday in heaven.
"Happy 89th Birthday in heaven to my Dad," wrote Kris on Instagram on Nov. 27.
Kris said that one of the best compliments she ever received from her mother former President Cory Aquino was being called the female NInoy. She also remembered her mom giving her love advice.
"I still remember mom saying - 'Kristina, kung gusto mo to finally have a happy relationship, your only solution is if you can find a male Cory - so good luck to you.” And mom would start laughing, thinking it would be next to impossible," Kris also said.
Kris also said that a male Cory, in the person of her boyfriend Mel Sarmiento, has found her.
"Little did I know that because of our unwitting matchmaker who is also now in heaven, the one my mom thought would be nearly impossible to find, found me. And finally, siguro dahil as he said 'binilin ni sir na alagaan ka' naglakas na rin sya ng loob to express his crush & then his feelings," she wrote.
Following three years of self-exile in the US, Ninoy had just landed at the Manila International Airport when he was shot dead while being escorted by armed men from an aircraft on Aug. 21, 1983.
The full post of Kris:
"Happy 89th birthday in heaven to my Dad.
"The greatest compliment i’ve ever received, and she said it numerous times, was my mom saying: I was the female NINOY. I still remember mom saying- “kristina, kung gusto mo to finally have a happy relationship, your only solution is if you can find a male Cory- so good luck to you.” And mom would start laughing, thinking it would be next to impossible.
"Little did I know that because of our unwitting matchmaker who is also now in heaven, the one my mom thought would be nearly impossible to find, found me. And finally, siguro dahil as he said “binilin ni sir na alagaan ka” naglakas na rin sya ng loob to express his crush & then his feelings.
"We shot this late last night and nangareer ako sa pag edit. And para lang alam nyo, since becoming a couple, it’s NEVER been just about me...yesterday afternoon, we did birthday greetings for a vice mayor from Samar, one for his high school classmate who is Baguio based, and another for a good friend of his who’s now a regional director for Bicol. Then after our video, humabol my Ate w/ her request.
"Many times you will here “in God’s perfect time” - siguro proof kami na totoo nga yun. We love each other for all we are and are learning to accept & trust each other for all we’re not. Kung mag upload ako ng bloopers reel, you’d see exactly why I described our relationship the way I did.
"Sa mga nagtiyagang mag research & gumawa ng cute subtitles, and maghanap pa ng bagay na kanta, THANK YOU. PLUS binigyan nyo ng starring role ang kuya ko- that meant the world to us."