“I’M sorry, mom. Mom, I lied to you. Nagsinungaling ako when I told you that we would be OK. I did this because we wanted you to be free from all your pain. At para ’di ka na mag-alala tungkol sa ’min. Pero, mom, it would take a lifetime for us to be OK. Because we will forever miss you.â€
Thus cried actress and television host Kris Aquino, youngest daughter of former Pres. Corazon Aquino, during the two-hour Mass at the Manila Cathedral before she was laid to rest yesterday at the Manila Memorial Park in Parañaque.
“You have given our family honor beyond anything we could ever have hoped to receive, that no matter how great the sacrifices of my parents, I can honestly say to all of you that for my family, the Filipinos are worth it,†Aquino said as she burst into tears.
The TV host-actress could not contain her emotions as she wept from time to time while recollecting the greatness and unwavering love of her mother for Filipinos.
“Pinky, we will forever share that painful memory of seeing mom finally break down and release all her pain that she was so kind to bravely conceal from us,†said Kris.
Considering that both she and Senator Noynoy Aquino are public figures, Kris reminded her brother that they will be the ones who will continue all the unfinished business of their parents for nation-building.
Kris said “Noy, alam ko sa hospital sinabi ni Josh (Kris’s older son), please Tito Noy, never get married.†This statement sent the solemn crowd to burst into laughters.
“Sana maintindihan mo, you’re now his security blanket. You’ve taken mom’s place as his protector,†she added.
