MANILA, Philippines -- After disclosing that he has been dating Korean entertainment host Grace Lee, President Benigno Aquino III is asking for privacy for her family who, he said, was being harassed.
Aquino aired his appeal at the Thursday’s Pulong Bayan after a law student asked him how he and Lee are doing.
Saying they were “okay,” Aquino went on to lament that Lee’s family has been harassed because of the public’s desire for more information on their relationship.
In one instance, he said, Lee’s mother was harassed inside her own grocery store. But he gave no details of the incident.
In an earlier interview, Aquino had cited the right to privacy guaranteed by the 1986 Constitution.
“The Constitution provides for the right to privacy. Maybe you can spare me some of that right under Article 3,” he said.
The bachelor president has often been irked when asked about his love life but has, on several instances, spontaneously discussed this in public.
Before he admitted to dating Lee, Aquino had lamented that his love life had become like a sugar-free soft drink.
His former girlfriend, Valenzuela Councilor and television host Shalani Soledad recently married Pasig Representative Roman Romulo. While he wished them well, Aquino did not attend their wedding.
Aquino has also dated teacher Bunny Calica, celebrity stylist Liz Uy, and stockbroker Len Lopez.
source: interaksyon.com
