Kris Aquino wants to be Tarlac governor, then vice president

Presidential sister Kris Aquino wants to follow in the footsteps of her late father, Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr.

She wants to be governor of their home province Tarlac in 2016 just like her father, and explore the possibilities in politics, including a possible run for vice president, afterwards.

“I feel naman na bilang isang Aquino, whatever political career I would hope to have in the future, kailangan talaga magsimula sa Tarlac,” Kris told her home network’s “TV Patrol”  during her gift-giving activity in Tarlac on Dec. 14 with “Dalaw” leading man Diether Ocampo and friend Pokwang.

Kris said she will  only run for public office when her elder brother, President Aquino, completes his six-year term as Chief Executive in  2016.

She said that for now, until 2015, she is also bound by her contract with ABS-CBN.

Kris earlier declared her political ambitions during an episode of “The Buzz” where she said she dreams of becoming the country’s vice president one day, according to a Bulletin report of Rowena Joy Sanchez.

She said  also hopes to emulate her late mother President Corazon Aquino, her brother President Aquino who served as congressman and senator before becoming President, and Batangas governor and acclaimed actress Vilma Santos, wife of Sen. Ralph Recto.

“Hindi ko nakakalimutan ‘yong sinabi ng mom ko na if there is anybody in showbiz na I should be emulating, it’s Ate Vi. Kasi pagkatapos ng napakagandang karera niya sa industriya natin, nakapagbigay naman siya ng magandang serbisyo. Una sa Lipa (as mayor) and then after sa Batangas,” she told “TV Patrol.” 

In the same interview, Kris revealed what caused her marriage with estranged husband James Yap to crumble.

 Kris told “The Buzz” last Dec. 12 that she regrets having allowed James to go to Belo, the beauty clinic she endorses. 

Ako lang dapat. Sana hindi na sana siya nagpunta doon. Eh di okay kami,” said Kris. James had an alleged affair with Hope Centeno, one of the receptionists at the Belo Medical Clinic, in 2007.

She intimated that a broken trust had repercussions on their marriage, which fell apart after five years.

“Any girl who went through a matter of trust being broken, hindi mo maibabalik kahit anong i-try mo talaga, lalo na kung ganun nabulgar sa buong mundo,” Kris said.

Kris has been linked lately to Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay, son of Vice President Jejomar Binay, and broadcaster Ted Failon.

Kris, however, denied any romantic affair with  Binay or Failon.

Failon was linked to Kris after she guested in his program, during which they teased one another.

Kris even invited Failon, a former Leyte congressman, to the premier show of her movie “Dalaw.”