Kris Aquino, the Philippines’ First SisterObjectively
Harsh
As she prepares to step beyond her
role as the First Sister or Sister-in-Chief, Philippines’ top movie
star-TV host Kris Aquino, has been busy behind the scenes, crafting
policy-driven agenda that will bring working family issues into the
Palace.
Kris surrounds herself with a team of veteran political insiders and seasoned policy advocates to do it. Imagine, Uncle Butch (Aquino) and Uncle Danding (Cojuangco) are now frequent visitors at the Palace.
Kris has been working to shape her new role, at the extent of dumping her husband James, and she is now poised to continue some of the outreach she did during the campaign--to women, especially to working women.
During the campaign, Kris was an active part of her brother’s race for the country’s presidency, traveling two or three nights a week and headlining her own fundraisers. She did small “girlfriend” forums with women, where she did more listening than talking.
But Kris admits, and also made it clear, that she wasn’t one of her brother’s advisers or strategists--that she’s more like his No. 1 booster. Yet, Kris also seems ever mindful of the careful balance any first sister must strike, and perhaps, in particular, the nation’s First Sister to live in Malacanang.
Understansing how much more important this moment would be, more than just an opportunity to entertain people (including foreign dignitaries visiting the Philippines) for the rest of her brother’s term of office, Kris will surely call on legislation to address the needs of working women. These are the women who would want to ensure that there are policies in place that can help them and also to be sure that there will be balance between their work and family obligations, without putting their jobs or economic stability at risk.
She will highlight more personal ties between P-Noy and Malacanang than did the past president in keeping with P-Noy’s call to unite the two halves of the countyr--the well-to-do government sectors and the economically-stressed members of the citizenry.
You could almost hear Kris Aquino’s very familiar voice...NOW NA! NOW NA PINOYS!
Kris surrounds herself with a team of veteran political insiders and seasoned policy advocates to do it. Imagine, Uncle Butch (Aquino) and Uncle Danding (Cojuangco) are now frequent visitors at the Palace.
Kris has been working to shape her new role, at the extent of dumping her husband James, and she is now poised to continue some of the outreach she did during the campaign--to women, especially to working women.
During the campaign, Kris was an active part of her brother’s race for the country’s presidency, traveling two or three nights a week and headlining her own fundraisers. She did small “girlfriend” forums with women, where she did more listening than talking.
But Kris admits, and also made it clear, that she wasn’t one of her brother’s advisers or strategists--that she’s more like his No. 1 booster. Yet, Kris also seems ever mindful of the careful balance any first sister must strike, and perhaps, in particular, the nation’s First Sister to live in Malacanang.
Understansing how much more important this moment would be, more than just an opportunity to entertain people (including foreign dignitaries visiting the Philippines) for the rest of her brother’s term of office, Kris will surely call on legislation to address the needs of working women. These are the women who would want to ensure that there are policies in place that can help them and also to be sure that there will be balance between their work and family obligations, without putting their jobs or economic stability at risk.
She will highlight more personal ties between P-Noy and Malacanang than did the past president in keeping with P-Noy’s call to unite the two halves of the countyr--the well-to-do government sectors and the economically-stressed members of the citizenry.
You could almost hear Kris Aquino’s very familiar voice...NOW NA! NOW NA PINOYS!
