Kris on calls for her to exit RP: 'I intend to stay put, sorry'

There will be no need for a despedida for Kris Aquino, who declared she is staying in the country despite the clamor for her to leave.

"I intend to stay put, sorry. Wag niyo muna akong paalisin. Sabi ni Noy hindi ako masamang tao," Kris announced on "The Buzz," May 16.

A Facebook group called "Kris Aquino's Despedida" made waves recently because of its call for the Queen of All Media to fulfill her "promise" to leave the Philippines once her president-apparent brother, Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, gets elected.

As of this writing, the group has 19, 962 members.

A "more mature" and "behaved" Kris---as she described herself during the show's episode---addressed the issue anew squarely, saying, "Ang sinabi ko po dati is kung makakasira ako kay Noy, then by all means lalayas ako."

While critics think of her as a "liability" for Noynoy, she believes otherwise.

"Sana ho hindi niyo ho i-take as being mayabang, it's just a fact. Nakatulong po ako sa kapatid ko," she crowed.

Prior to the start of the campaign period, the ever-controversial host-actress took a temporary absence from her late night entertainment news show, "Showbiz News Ngayon (SNN)," and primetime drama, "Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo (KTM)," to help in his brother's campaign. From March 10 to May 7, Kris went around various cities and provinces to woo Filipinos to vote for her brother.

She thanked Noynoy for standing by her amid the denigration she received from critics during the campaign. "Instead of just enjoying his victory, kailangang i-defend pa niya ang kapatid niya. Thank you, Noy. I love you," she said.

Fans in the audience shouted "We love you Kris!" during the Kapamilya prized star's speech which she echoed back.

"At wag na kayong makipag-away sa Twitter at Facebook. Dedma na dun!" she told them.

Setting the issue aside, Kris vowed to help the soon-to-be 15th president of the Republic of the Philippines "in every possible way that I can for as long as he wants me to help him," even if it means sacrificing her career.

"I am not at liberty po to disclose to you certain career changes for me kasi sa Tuesday (May 18) pa po namin kakausapin ang mga bosses dito sa ABS-CBN. Meron po akong mga programa na after June 30 (when her brother begins his six-year term) kailangan kong i-give up. It's a sacrifice. It's something I'm willingly going to do for my family," she intimated.

Kris hinted she might relinquish "certain areas in my career that caused Noy difficulty."

"Alam ko po na may mga instances na meron po akong nasasabi na kawawa naman ang kapatid ko, na ngayon magiging presidente na, siya pa 'yung kailangang managot. So ako po mismo, it came from my heart: 'Noy, I'll give it up for you.'"

While talks between her and ABS-CBN are yet to take place, the influential celeb will resume hosting for "SNN" and portraying her character Celine, whom she said will "rise from the dead" on "KTM."

Kris' big career move, she said, is for her family's "peace of mind," in fulfillment of the promises she gave in behalf of her elder brother during the campaign.

"Ang dami ko kasing probinsyang napuntahan na napangakuan ng napakarami. And I have to be true to my word. Lahat nung mga pinangako kong tulong na ipapaabot ni Noy kailangan ko pong magampanan because they trusted us," she related.

Kris intends to begin fulfilling that promise by donating school supplies (not cellphone load, which was reportedly guaranteed in a bogus text message) to children who live in areas where Noynoy got plenty of votes. Mongol Pencils pledged to donate one million worth of school supplies, to which Kris said she will add another million pesos from her own pocket.

Their mother, the late President Cory Aquino, may not have received the miracle of a longer life, but the miracle of fulfilling her dream "na maging okay ang Pilipinas" was realized through Noynoy's victory, Kris reflected.

"So I know that Mom is happy and Mom knows that her kids ay mas lalong naging close dahil sa experience na 'to."

On a lighter note, Kris made a "love love love" shout out to her brother's girlfriend, Shalani Soledad, with whom she was once rumored to be not in good terms.

"She proved to me how much she truly cared for Noy by campaigning 100 percent. Kakampi mo na ko," she said.