Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III tells why he’s not yet married at the age of 49
November 16, 2009 | Posted by raissa robles It was an ambush interview and therefore the question – “Why are you still a bachelor?” – understandably caught him by surprise.
The Philippines has had only one wifeless president – Elpidio Quirino – but he was a widower grieving over his wife Alicia and three of his five children who were murdered by Japanese soldiers during the Battle of Manila in the Second World War.
Some politicians (and perhaps Sen. Noynoy himself) probably thought my question impertinent and an invasion of privacy. Let me explain. When Sen. Noynoy’s name started popping up as a viable presidential candidate I started asking around and was surprised at some of the answers I got.
Some said they would NOT vote for him because he has never married and has never shouldered the responsibilities of raising a family. They argued that this shows he has shirked from taking on any responsibilities. Therefore, how could he be responsible for an entire nation.
Others even doubted his manhood because unlike Senator Mar Roxas he has never even sired anyone out of wedlock. The second point, I thought, was not relevant to the presidency.
But the first one certainly was.
And so I asked the senator why he has remained a bachelor all these years, in the presence of fellow journalist Dana Batnag of Jiji Press.
Sen. Aquino’s answer was most unexpected.
The one thing I like about ambush interviews is that the source sometimes blurts out what he never intended to say to prying media – the naked truth. I believe this was one of those times.
But first, let me put his words in context so his statements become more understandable.
Sen. Noynoy was 12 when his father, Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. was arrested and jailed for the capital crimes of subversion and murder.
He was 13 when his father wrote him a letter telling him he was NOT going to defend himself in a bogus military court trial. His father was also not going to bend to Ferdinand Marcos’ will like the other opposition politicians had done.
In the letter, his father said goodbye just in case and told him to “look after your two younger sisters (Viel and Krissy)….[and] Finally, stand by your mother as she stood beside me through the buffeting winds of crisis and uncertainties firm and resolute and uncowed.”
That was quite a huge burden to place on any 13-year-old.
When Sen. Noynoy turned 15, his father went on hunger strike and nearly died.
At 17, when his life should have been full of possibilities, the military court sentenced his father to die by firing squad.
When he turned 26, the death sentence on his father was carried out at the airport.
At 27, he nearly died himself when he got shot during a failed coup attempt.
It would have been understandable if Sen. Noynoy had turned to drugs or become so messed up by what had happened to his family. Instead the only signs of trauma and stress are his receding hairline, his heavy smoking of Marlboro Menthol and, according to him, his having remained single all this time.
Here’s what he said transcribed word for word from a digital voice recorder, when asked why he was still a bachelor:
“Yung personal reason there…One of the people detained in Fort Bonifacio with my father…sabay-sabay kami.…sabay sabay kaming – pipickupin we’ll bump into families in like situation.
There was a young couple and a wife…and one day di na lang namin nakita…I overheard this conversation, parang sinabi dun sa asawa, for better or for worse, sori di ko yata kaya. Dun na lang ako sa better, bahala ka na sa buhay mo, bahala na ko.
And this guy, his family would also have been incarcerated if they were here. So pag may dadalaw sa kanya…ang dalaw niya, parating nakikidalaw na lang siya sa pamilya ng bunkmate niya.
Pag pinakita na dun lang siya sa for better at not for worse, medyo napapag-isip ka…
So tinitingnan ko buhay namin. Hindi naman yata naging madali ito. hindi magiging madali. E di mapapag-isip ka.
Siguro part of my fate na rin. Habang hindi binibigay ng Diyos, siguro marami pang pinapagawa. Dahil wala nang pinapadamay sa hirap.”
Here’s a rough translation:
“The personal reason there…One of the people detained in Fort Bonifacio with my father…we all went together….we all went together – when we would be picked up, we’ll bump into families in like situation.
There was a young couple and a wife…and one day we didn’t anymore see (the wife) …I overheard this conversation, it was as if she had said to her husband, for better or for worse, sorry, I don’t think I’m capable of doing that. I’ll just go with better, you take care of your own life, I’ll take care of mine.
And this guy, his family would also have been incarcerated if they were here. So whenever someone else (not his wife) wanted to visit him…his visitor would just visit along with the family of his bunkmate.
When that was shown (to me) that she was there (for her husband) for better but not for worse, that would make you think.
And so I’ve been examining our life. It has perhaps not been easy and will not be easy. And that of course will make you think.
Maybe, it’s really part of my fate. While God has not given (me a life partner), maybe it’s because there are still many things he’s asking to be done. So that no one else will be involved in the pain.”
Categories: Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, his mental health | 
Tags: Noynoy and being single, Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr., Senator Benigno Aquino III | 
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@Naida – Keep praying, but be vigilant. Hindi lahat ng nakapaligid sa kanya ay may magandang hinahangad para sa taong bayan. Sariling kapakanan lang inaatupag.
SALAMAT PO PANGINOON DIYOS AMEN. NGAYON AT SI NOYNOY ANG PRESIDENTE UNTI UNTI NANG MALINIS ANG BANSANG FILIPINAS. NOY ALAM KONG KAYA MONG LINISIN ANG BANSA NATIN, IPAGPATULOY MO ANG MALINIS NA HANGARIN NG AMA MO NUON. REMEMBER YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER ARE GUIDING YOU SPIRITUALLY. IGNORE ALL THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS HUWAG KANG MAGPATALO SA MASAMA. DON’T WORRY ISA LAMANG ANG DIYOS NA SIYANG GUMAWA SA MUNDO NATIN AT SIYA LAMANG ANG MAKAPANGYARIHAN SA LAHAT. SABI NGA NASA DIYOS ANG AWA NASA TAO ANG GAWA SO IKAW NGAYON BILANG PRESIDENTE YOU HAVE ALL THE RIGHT TO DECIDE WHAT IS GOOD, BETTER, BEST NA PARAAN PARA MAGBAGO ANG FILIPINAS MAGBAGO ANG MGA TAONG GUMAGAWA NG AYAW NG DIYOS. THANK YOU LORD AMEN.
congratulation to mr. president “noynoy c. aquino” alam ko ikaw lang ang makakasalba sa hirap ng buhay pilipino, i know you can do it well because of your talent, brightest, specially
makatau…. mabuhay ka president more power to come???
Dear Mr. President noynoy Aquino,please tulungan mo kaming maabolish ung GAMCA po kase napakahigpit nila when it comes to medical,sana matulungan nyo po kaming mahihirap na umaasang makaalis pero ng dahil sa GAMCA na yan kahit peklat lang sa lungs mo ayaw nilang tanggapin.Sobrang pahirap po sa amin ang ginagawa nila si Arroyo walang nagawa sana sa pagkakataong ito kayo po ang aming pag asa.Inaasahan po naming mabuwag nyo ito.
ang masasabi ko lang na kapag si noynoy na ang president sana magawan ng paraan na matanggal na ung rules ng gamca kase kawawa naman yung mga pilipino na nagkaroon ng pulmonary scar please president noy sana magawan mo ng paraan itosobrang hirap na yung dinanas namin sa GAMCA na yan.Scar lang naman at di nakakahawa bakit ganun sila kahigpit.Puro pera ang pinapairal nila President noy buwagin mo na ang Gamca na yan please sana maasahan ka namin sa oras na ito.
Hay nako.. andami talagang BOBO. Kaya nga hindi sya married kasi abnoy sya at walang mgkakagusto sa isang abnoy.
This guy doesn’t have a capable or right mind to be in holy matrimony. :-p Consider Kris Aquino to be the First Lady of the Philippines if he becomes President Abnoy. Philippine politics will surely be abuzz with new forms of entertainment. Lol.
He still has the option of giving marriage a shot with that gold digger girlfriend of his though. 
I would rather prefer a single president than a president with Gloria Arroyo, Imelda Marcos, womaniser Estrada, though Cory Aquino publicly pronounce herself as a plain housewife but destined to be president.
I would rather bet my future with the less baggaged Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas than the bigger family of Villar and bitchy Loren Legarda.
Usually …. a person with Mental disorder does not want responsibilities. Having a family is a big RESPONSIBILITY. How much more leading a nation of almost 100 million souls?
Just think of it……….
Vote wisely……..
kung si noynoy as senator and congressman before ay hindi masyado impressive ang nagawa, walang pamilya, walang business na hinahawakan, walang foundation man lang na naitayo to help mga pilipino… for the last 10 yrs, ano kaya ginagawa nya sa buhay nya? baka totoo yung sinasabi na umaabot ng 5am kalalaro ng video games. pag na enterview sya regarding kay ms shalani, parang ang layo ng sinasagot nya, porke busy sya ngayon.
Ano kaya si noynoy kung wala si kris, cory at ninoy sa buhay nya? sa tingin ko walang pagkakaiba sa kapatid ko.
Kung gusto nyo na maiwasan ang corruption dito, gawin nyo na lang isang collecton na lang ang tax sa bansa. Kung bir or yung city hall. Bahala na BIR na magbigay sa city hall ang porsyento nila. parang sa states.
we have had leaders of diff. backgrounds, leaders highly educated, leaders na pang masa ( kahirapan ang kinagisnana, nagsikap yumaman, naging politico), plain housewife, artista,, catholic, christian background at marami pang iba.
and kalagayan ng bansa, lalong maraming mahirap, mas maraming OFW dahil walang trabaho.
mas mabuti pa ang piliin natin ay yun di materioso at tapat na nagserbiyo at magseserbisyo sa lahat, mahirap man o mayaman,
di maari na mahirap lang ang titignan at tututlungan, kasi ang mayayaman ( business sector) ang nagbibigay ng trabaho at income sa bansa.
tigilan na natin ang pag puna sa nangyari sa bansa natin, mag kaisa na tayo, para ang kinabukasan ay magkaroon ng pag asa. punahin natin ang ating sarili kung karapatdapat nga tayo na mamamayan, ang kaasyusan ng bansa ay mag sisimula sa bawat isa sa atin, unang una pansinin kung may kaayusan sa sariling tahanan at pailigid.
My heart goes with his story as a young boy when his father was in jail before. However, running as a president, and to become our leader, I believed he is not yet ready. The same thing with Sarah Palin in the United States. People said that, Palin is ( not qualifed) ready to become vice president. Why because she just pop up, like aquino, he just pop up also. It should be roxas because I believed he is qualified. Now I will vote for Manny Villar.
At 49, he is not even married! how much more to be a president. As a president you have to lead by example in a highest degree. Something is abnormal with you if you are not yet married at 49.period.
noynoy is still a bachelor at 49 because its very hard for him to choose a woman. Why? because of his high status. 90% of pilipino are below his status, that’s why his feelings
can’t accept even a lovable woman who is not rich, the same as them..
However, they did not get rich if not for former president Magsaysay, and with the help of the government before financially. Folks we have to know the story, because he is aiming for president, which is not even qualified, he is like sarah palin. Many american said that palin is not ready yet to become vice president.
ANg masabi ko lang dito, kung sino mang presidentiables ngayon makapag abolish ng GAMCA sigurado sure winner na landslide victory. Marami sa mga Pinoy na nag aasam magwork sa Middle East pero dahil sa diskriminasyon ng GAMCA sa medical marami pangarap ang nasira. Imagine more than 11 million Filipinos ang nagpepetisyon ngayon para maabolish ang GAMCA pero ang kasalukuyang Gobyerno natin ay dedma lang. Siguro may porsiyento sila sa GAMCA. Si Gibo na kaalyado ni Gloria malabo ng manalo yan dahil minus 11 milyon na nawala sa kanyang boto. Dahil ang Gamca ay naitatag lang nung 2002 mula ng umupo si Gloria. Si Villar wla maka OFW daw wla namang nagawa sa pag abolish ng GAMCA.
mabuti na yun walang first lady dagdag gastos lang yan sa kaban ng bayan.
with this, makatipid pa ang pilipinas sa gastos sa mga mamahalin gown, sapatos plus travel expenses at sa kanyang mga staff etc. etc. plus mga hidden kurakot pa at kaekekan na mga charity na walang kwenta. mabuti pang wala na lang.
Go Noynoy! Pag-asa ng Pilipinas.
obviously this blog is pro-Ninoy!
I read NoyNoy : “… can not trust a woman. Believe each woman encountered just there for the good times, won’t be there for the bad times”.
IKAW ANG FUSS..
ihamfuss mo muna mukha mo sa pader. magbasa ka nga muna bago ka magcomment.
so what if he is single, what’s the fuss?
Ikaw ang senseless… Sino ka para magsabi kung sino ang GOOD or BAD presidents??
As what I’ve said, hindi issue sa leadership ang pagiging married in GENERAL, pero kay abnoy.. issue yan! dahil isa yan sa mga factors na nagpapakita ng kanyang pagiging mahina at hindi karapat-dapat na maging lider ng bansa.
reader says:
December 6, 2009 at 9:47 PM
President Gloria Aroyo, Ferdinand Marcos, Joseph Estrada and so on are all married presidents…does it made them good presidents? r the spouses being helpful for the “leadership”? How is being married becomes an issue of leadership?
cmon..this is totally senseless…when do people stopped casting stones?
A TOTALLY POINTLESS POINT OF VIEW…
As long as that leader would not steal the public funds? ok na sa inyo yun? Eh hindi nga nagnakaw, wala namang ginawa.. at hindi alam ang gagawin.. anong mangyayari sa public funds na sinasabi nyo? Edi sa halip na napalago, baka napunta lang sa wala..
Puro kayo stop casting stones.. Edi i-apply nyo din yan sa lahat. bakit kay Abnoy lang?
Sa mga makitid ang utak na hindi makaintindi hehehe.. Ang issue po ay hindi leadership issue “about being married” in GENERAL.. It is specific for Abnoy’s issue on his leadership as attested by not his being married.
Eh wala na nga halos ginawa nung 9 yrs nya sa congress… tapos dagdag pa yung magti3yrs nya sa senate.. Tapos hindi mo nakuhang mag-asawa at magtayo ng sarili mong pamilya??
ang point dyan, = Nagpapadikta siya sa iba kaya yung mga nagugustuhan nya at nakakarelasyon nya, hindi niya magawang pakasalan. Walang Paninindigan.
( Kilala nyo naman siguro kung sino yung nagdidikta )
= Tapos ngayon, biglang may approval na siya dun sa ka-relasyon ngayon? For what? for publicity / candidacy purposes??
=Ang isang point pa, may balak ka naman pala talagang magkaron ng sarili mong pamilya, Why not when you were YOUNGER?? 70 yrs. old na siya, nagbibinata pa lang ang magiging anak nya. Magiging anong klaseng lider yan ng bansa? Kung kelan palubog na ekonomiya.. saka ka lang manliligaw ng investors at mga mamumuhunan? Saka ka makikipagnegosasyon, saka ka lang kikilos?
Aminin nyo man o hindi, Nakakahiya na siya ang magrerepresent sa ating bansa kapag magkakarong ng paghaharap o pagupulong sa mga kapwa world leaders.
abel caberte says:
December 6, 2009 at 3:51 PM
i could not care less if this nation will be run by a pope, a playboy,a eunuch or a transvestite. . . . as long as that leader would not steal the PUBLIC FUNDS !
President Gloria Aroyo, Ferdinand Marcos, Joseph Estrada and so on are all married presidents…does it made them good presidents? r the spouses being helpful for the “leadership”? How is being married becomes an issue of leadership?
cmon..this is totally senseless…when do people stopped casting stones?
Let those who is without sin cast the first stone …..
Let those who are without sin cast the first stone on noynoy….Need i say more?
i could not care less if this nation will be run by a pope, a playboy,a eunuch or a transvestite. . . . as long as that leader would not steal the PUBLIC FUNDS !
Of course I’m referring to the Pope.
Ikaw naman pala ang walang sense eh. hindi mo ba gets yung point?
sabi mo..
….”You are planning to take the highest position in land, of course you have to re-think about your decision first, he is not like your presidentiable that doesnt have to think because they already know what they want….”
Sino ba ang nagre-think? si noynoy, o yung mga Pink sisters?
You don’t even know who is my presidentiable, so inassume mo na pala kagad na lahat ng presidentiables except for Noynoy ay …”doesnt have to think because they already know what they want…”Money and Power”" ???
sino ngayon ang may sense?
“The Pope is a bachelor. And So???
But is/was he a good leader? He cannot even visit Mindanao during its difficult times or even Metro Manila after the calamities.” <— are you referring to Noynoy? or the Pope?
Voting Noynoy for president just because you feel you can trust him is nonsense. We need someone who have the capability to think and lead. He cannot even trust his own thinking, kailangan pa niyang magpunta sa Pink sisters?, para lang magdecide kung tatakbo ba siya?.. tsk tsk tsk. <— You are planning to take the highest position in land, of course you have to re-think about your decision first, he is not like your presidentiable that doesnt have to think because they already know what they want, "Money and Power"
Vote for the lesser evil, not the lesser brain. <— ((if you are referring to Noynoy, I certanily disagree that he is the lesser brain on this contest, before commenting like this measure your own brain first, from there you can write comments with more "sense"))
that We need someone that despite of being corrupt, can still deliver the services of a President that we need.
The Pope is a bachelor. And So???
But is/was he a good leader? He cannot even visit Mindanao during its difficult times or even Metro Manila after the calamities.
Voting Noynoy for president just because you feel you can trust him is nonsense. We need someone who have the capability to think and lead. He cannot even trust his own thinking, kailangan pa niyang magpunta sa Pink sisters?, para lang magdecide kung tatakbo ba siya?.. tsk tsk tsk.
Vote for the lesser evil, not the lesser brain. We need someone that despite of being corrupt, can still deliver the services of a President that we need.
Who are you going to vote then? Please enlighten us, please ellaborate also the character of that Presidentiables of yours, till then I will just assume you are voting for ERAP.
Pathetic point of view.
whether he is married or not, i will not vote for noynoy. whenever i look at him i see a weakling. he has not done anything significant during his time at the senate. and what experience does he have? nothing. i don’t think it should be a case of “because he is the son of cory and ninoy therefore he is the anointed one, the messiah”. i don’t want to be led by his 4 sisters and the hyatt 10. because this is exactly the scenario if he gets elected. his personality comes across to me as a pushover.
noynoy is a living example of his parents .being not married is not an issue,the issue is that he will continue what his father had died for.go for noynoy and our country will be a better place for the next generation .go for noy not for ourselves but for them .
haler – i am single and noynoy’s age. does it make me less of a woman? i also take care of my parents and siblings!
why is being married such a big deal in our country? why can’t it just be a personal choice?
What’s wrong if Noy is single if he could make a difference. I will still vote for Noy this coming election. He has done good thing for the family. When Ninoy was incarcerated he was age 13 and unto his hand left the responsibility of helping his mother to take care of the two little sisters. I could see how well he is love by Kris and the sisters. Choosing the candidate this time is kinda difficult, but if you compare Noy to others , he is lesser evil. I remember Balsy saying on national television that she is willing to be shot if someone could point an accusing finger to Noy if he has done wrong doings like corruption. I salute the family, especialy Kris on how she is supporting Noy .
Noy can get married after election , he needs a wife who could take care of him , if not Kris family would suffice. Mabuhay Ka Noy!. I am an avid fan of your father.
Being single does not necessarily mean one can be so dedicated to his responsibility. But I think he has done quite good things. However, having a family and performing your task well is more impressive. I hope he finds the “one”. God always provides.
Naku mabuti na yan……”behind a man’s “failure” is a woman”!………….Kris is a good First Sis in Malacanang……….para don na maglivecast ang “The Buzz”.
For me Noynoy is really his parents son. Like his parents, he speaks his mind . When he was first ask to run as president, his answer was ,” that was a tough job, my mother cleaned the mess of the previous dictatorship and now I will be doing the same sobra n yata yon” . That comment was coming from a person who is not power hungry like most of the politicians today. Regarding his being bachelor at 49 only shows that he is selfless, a very basic virtue of a true christian. That one character alone can make him a good president. It’s a pity that his being single because of his family’s sufferings for the Filipino people is being used against him. Ang mga Pinoy talaga, sometimes di marunong tumanaw ng utang na loob or plainly di alam ang totoong nagmamahal talaga sa Pilipinas.
Your comments are all really, really interesting. But you know, the late Ninoy was far from being a saint. That’s why the description of Kris as “the female Ninoy” is very apt. Someday I’d like to write an unauthorized bio of Ninoy. Ninoy sinned well like the young Saint Augustine, and then repented well. That’s what makes his life so fascinating.
I WILL VOTE FOR A WIFELESS NOYNOY
I’m quite surprised that in my circle of friends (key evangelical Christian leaders) there is an emerging unanimity in favor of Sen. Noynoy Aquino, even among those who love to label themselves as apolitical. The reason was summed up by a Bishop’s comment: “I feel I can trust him.”
Whenever I’m asked the inevitable question, who will I support this time (I campaigned and voted for Bro Eddie in 2004), without a moment’s hesitation, I reply, “Noynoy. but for a unique reason..” Then I explain.
If Noynoy can pledge to the Filipino people that he will remain unmarried for the duration of his 6-year term, if elected president, I will campaign for him in my sphere of influence.
Why? In the Philippines, we not only vote for a president, we also vote for his/her spouse and children. Then we’re faced with a grim reality: there is something about being a Malacanang tenant that transforms spouses (and children) into gobbling monsters whose unoriginal mission statement is, “To steal and kill and destroy.” (John 10:10). They begin to think that the nation and everything in it belongs to the President, spouse and children but with the spouse as powerful lead dispenser of the loot. Look at our tragic past, look at our more tragic present.
I see little or no hope of a change “we can believe in” (apologies to Pres Obama) as I look at the spouses of other presidential wannabes.
BUT with an wifeless President Noynoy, we won’t have that problem. In fact, not even a problem with a usually intrusive Kris. If I believe my wife (who is a loyal Krissy fan and believes she can be an Oprah) Kris has been behaving like a President’s tamed sister of late.
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Of course there’s a problem. In the Philippines, where presidential spouses live colorful lives that feed gossip mills or supply scandals worthy of congressional hearings, that’s bad news. People do not like a candidate who will rob them of their pleasure which they usually get from hearing/reading [mis]adventures of first ladies and first gentlemen or watching comedies in Congress, normally called investigations.
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I am willing to draft the solemn “Pledge” that Noynoy will read on national television. The problem of course is that Noynoy would grow to love his unmarried state so much he will soon be convinced of its divine blessedness. Then he begins to write books on “How to Stay Happy Till Heaven’s Day by Staying Single” or “Succeeding as President By Remaining Unmarried” or “The Purpose-Driven Unmarried Life.”
Naku, kawawa naman yung girlfriend niya, si ———- what’s her name?
The Pope is a bachelor.
@Reyna Elena – I do agree with you Reynz. A person with a responsible mentality can only understand his reasons.
He’s much more responsible than any other married man. He ha taken care of his mother and his sister’s just like what his father would have done. He shouldered all the responsibilities left by his dad. Where can you find such great man? If he will marry Shalani, then, she’s very lucky. But I don’t think he will be pressured by people who are questioning his being bachelor. He’s more concern of his country than pay attention to a such.
you can not serve two masters at the same time, either you’ll hate the one and love the other. you can not serve both the interests of your nation and your wife. review history and you will find that the whisperings and enticement of woman/wife leads to the destruction of a nation.
Yasser Arafat married Palestine. Ho Chi Minh was single till he died. Jose Rizal got hitched just before he was executed. . . . .
Having a family does is not a measure of being responsible. If this is so, how will you judge those that had divorce/annulments? Let us look at the real issue- dedication, integrity, honesty, sacrifice for the greater good.
The first obvious reason is that Noynoy was tasked to be the protector of his own mother and younger sisters through much of their difficult lives. It was not so much “physical protection” (PSG can do that better) as much as a psychological occupation to be around them and know everything is in place.
The second reason can be supported by psychology studies. When your mother is so well respected and placed high on a pedestal, it would be so difficult to look for a woman of the same quality — self-sacrificing and self-giving through all sorts of family crisis, rather than seeking own pleasure and comfort. In other words, mahirap makakita ng babae ngayon na totoong “till death do us part.” Ngayon eh, teenage lovers pa lang nagtataksil na, kaliwat kanan ang casual sex.
Cory and Ninoy were raised in a different period, where virtue was of highest importance, where self-denial and self-control were much praised. Cory and Ninoy were made of stern stuff. Their virtues were very difficult to follow — their own youngest child Kris could not even follow their example for 30 years. The new virtuous Kris Aquino is less than 6 years old.
it’s very funny, they ousted Estrada who they accussed of having so many wives and families. now they are questioning Noynoy because of having no family. Mind you, Noynoy stood of for his family, his father wasnt always there with them.
bayan mna bago ang laht.. yan ang tunay. na.
makabayan
Noynoy is already married.
Sa dami ng taon na kaniyang ginugol sa bayan, kasal na siya sa bayan. Kung ang Pilipinas ay tao, malamang ay pinakasalan na ito ni Noynoy.
What does having a wife (or children) have to do with being a successful President? I think this is a Filipino prejudice.
Pierre Trudeau became Prime Minister of Canada at 49. He was neither married nor had any children at the time. He got married at 52 to a woman thirty years his junior, and had three sons (two were born on Christmas Day) in succession. And he didn’t do too badly as Prime Minister.
I am sure there are/were other world leaders who are/were single at the time of their succession. As (again) Pierre Trudeau once said – “The state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation”.
Frankly, would the people who ask why NoyNoy is unmarried rather have a President who is married with several illegitimate children?
Cory Aquino brought him up very well.