“Welcome on board,” Roque tells Kris Aquino following her comment it was clear to her now why Duterte won 2016 polls

(Eagle News) — “Welcome on board.”

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque had this to say to Kris Aquino after she said in a post she now understood why then-Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte won the presidency in the 2016 elections.

Before making the statement, the sister of former President Benigno Aquino III, who endorsed Mar Roxas in the previous polls, criticized  Roxas’ wife, Korina Sanchez, for making a television feature about her former husband James Yap.

“Sampal sa mukha ko ang inilabas na feature ngayong gabi nung misis ni Mar Roxas..Yes, pinepersonal ko dahil binuwis ko ang kinabukasan namin ng mga anak ko ng walang inasahang kapalit..At ang ganti sa akin at sa mga anak ko ay binida pa ang deadbeat na tatay,” Aquino, an actress, said in an Instagram post.

She said on the other hand, Duterte, in the three times she saw him, was only good to her.

“I apologize sa Kuya ko (former President Aquino)..Humihingi rin ako ng paumanhin sa ninang ko na nanay ni Mar, pero klarong klaro sa akin kung bakit ang nanalong Pangulo ay si Duterte,” she said.

“Well, ang nabasa ko sa statement niya, ngayon lang, a few minutes… a few seconds before the press briefing was, walang masamang pinakita si Presidente Duterte sa kanya at sa kanyang pamilya ano, noong nangangampanya siya para sa kanyang kapatid sa Davao,” Roque said.