“It’s nice to be back!”
This was what Kris Aquino said at detergent brand Ariel’s Wash Your Fears Summit at the Shooting Gallery Studios in Makati City on Tue, Oct 11.
The event is Kris’ first major public appearance since May and her first time to address members of the press since announcing that she had officially left ABS-CBN.
READ: Kris Aquino is really leaving ABS-CBN and there’s no ill feelings
The guests of the event — which included former beauty queen Miriam Quiambao and journalist Mons Romulo — were given markers and asked to write down their fears on a white shirt.
Kris wrote down: “My loved ones being hurt.”
“For myself, wala na akong kinakatakutan kasi lahat naharap ko na,” she explained.
(For myself, I have no more fears because I have faced it all.)
As promised, Kris brought the necklace she wore during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Summit last Nov 2015, the same piece of jewelry that rumormongers alleged was originally former First Lady Imelda Marcos’.
Kris reiterated in an Instagram post that the necklace was not stolen from the former First Lady. Rather, it was merely a Bottega Veneta piece made of cubic zirconia.
READ: Kris Aquino blasts rumor alleging that she stole Imelda Marcos’ jewelry
“I just want everyone to see it and put the issue to rest. Because I feel when the truth is on your side, it’s easy to discuss anything,” she explained.
Kris added: “I got annoyed with this issue because it was putting into question my mom’s memory. Because obviously, saan ko makukuha? Gagawin ba yun ng mom ko?”
(“I got annoyed with this issue because it was putting into question my mom’s memory. Because obviously, where would I get it from? Would my mom have done that?”)
It may be recalled that Cory Aquino was installed as the President of the Philippines after President Ferdinand Marcos was overthrown via the 1986 People Power revolution. Cory’s administration formed the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) to recover the Marcoses’ ill-gotten wealth, which they had amassed during Ferdinand’s two decades in power.
Check out Kris Aquino’s photos from the Ariel “Wash Your Fears” event below:
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