{"id":47981,"date":"2015-04-30T00:52:03","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T16:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=47981"},"modified":"2015-04-30T00:52:03","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T16:52:03","slug":"kris-aquino-proud-of-noynoy-aquino-on-velosos-reprieve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/04\/30\/kris-aquino-proud-of-noynoy-aquino-on-velosos-reprieve\/","title":{"rendered":"Kris Aquino \u2018proud\u2019 of Noynoy Aquino on Veloso\u2019s reprieve"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kris Aquino (Facebook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA \u2013 After Filipina drug trafficking convict Mary Jane Veloso was reprieved from her scheduled execution on Wednesday, TV host-actress and presidential sister Kris Aquino expressed on social media how \u2018proud\u2019 she was of her brother, President Benigno Aquino III.<\/p>\n

\u201cI kept quiet & just prayed. Left & right paulit ulit na walang ginawa, walang effort, walang malasakit, patalsikin, walang nagawa si Noynoy (Left and right, accusations of no deed, no effort, no sympathy, oust, Noynoy did nothing) Our whole family prayed, of course for Mary Jane and her family, but I prayed deeply for the Holy Spirit to guide my brother & his government to find a way to spare the life of a fellow Filipino,\u201d Kris said in her Instagram post.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo find a reason compelling enough for the Indonesian govt to give Mary Jane Veloso a reprieve, and it came because of testimony regarding the greater problem of HUMAN TRAFFICKING. I prayed for God to bless our relations w\/ Indonesia\u2026 Australia, Brazil, Nigeria, and even an Indonesian died by firing squad. From the New York Times I quote: \u2018Saying Indonesia had a right to exercise its drug laws, Mr Joko\u2019s govt. rejected international pleas to cancel the executions, including from Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General of the United Nation,\u2019\u201d her post continued.<\/p>\n

Hours before Veloso\u2019s execution, President Noynoy appealed for the life of Veloso to Indonesian President Joko Widodo after the 26th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit. He also talked to Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi asserting that Veloso\u2019s life should be spared as she could be a state witness to the drug syndicate in Indonesia, especially now that her alleged recruiters have already surrendered.<\/p>\n

Kris ended her post by saying: \u201cI firmly believe that we must respect the laws of each country, and as Filipinos we will take offense when other countries will dictate upon us\u2026 But we are a God fearing, faithful nation. And He heard our collective prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI kept quiet w\/ the endless attacks against PNoy because that was his reminder to me, but today it is my right & my privilege to say, I AM PROUD of my brother. I AM PROUD OF MY PRESIDENT.\u201d<\/p>\n

The television host-actress had always been vocal of her support towards her brother. However, she admitted that Noynoy had\u00a0asked her to remain mum on sensitive issues in his political affairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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