o make up for her forced "leave" from the campaign trail because she had to prematurely deliver the four-pound Baby James (now weighing 4.6 lbs.), Kris Aquino showed up at the presscon Thursday night at the function room of the Imperial Palace Suites (Timog-Morato Rotonda, Quezon City) called by Regal Matriarch Mother Lily for Kris' kuya Noynoy Aquino who's running for senator under the Genuine Opposition banner.

Noynoy is among the 12 senatoriables (from GO, Team Unity (TU) and the "indies") endorsed by Mother Lily, including (at random) Chiz Escudero (GO), Kiko Pangilinan (indie), Tito Sotto (TU), Loren Legarda (GO), Manny Villar (GO), Richard Gomez (indie), Gringo Honasan (indie), Antonio Trillanes (GO), Migz Zubiri (TU), Alan Cayetano (GO) and Edgardo Angara (TU). Cheaper by the dozen?

Yellow dominated the whole function room that night, with Kris and Noynoy's mom, former Pres. Cory Aquino leading the pack. It was Tita Cory (who arrived at 7 o'clock sharp ahead of everybody) who kicked off the affair with A Prayer For Noynoy she herself had written.

Also present were Kris' husband, James Yap (looking visibly thinner by 10 pounds he said he lost during basketball practice), and her son Joshua who's turning 12 on June 4, which is the date Kris will resume hosting the rudely-interrupted ABS-CBN game show Deal Or No Deal. She said she might not go back to her other shows, The Buzz and Pilipinas, Game KNB? (which is now hosted by Edu Manzano).

Still recovering from hypertension, a blood clot in her lungs and gestational diabetes (she's taking half a dozen medicines), Kris revealed that during her last days of (difficult) pregnancy, she has had her own intimations of mortality.

"I had morbid thoughts," she said. "Akala ko mamamatay na ako. I had to ask James to pray The Rosary with me. The best lesson I learned from that experience is to keep your faith in The Lord. You can never go wrong with Him."

She said she has also realized that she really love(s) James who hardly left Kris' side during those difficult moments and who has no doubt repented for whatever misdeed he had done. The couple has obviously let bygones be bygones. Good for them. Henceforth, they should listen only to each other and not to people out to destroy their marriage.

"Mahal ko talaga ang taong ‘to," said Kris.

Before the movie press could further "grill" Kris, she excused herself because it was Baby James' breast-feeding time.

"Please write the complete name Noynoy Aquino on the ballot," she reminded everybody before she and James left.

At the start of the presscon, Kris said that if ever, she won't make a bid for the Senate to avoid being accused of having two Aquinos in that body.

"I will run for President," she said.

Briefly Noted

• Senatoriable Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri celebrated his 38th birthday last April 13 with residents of the Golden Acres Home for the Aged. "I realized how much our older and aged kababayan need the help of the younger generation which they have served and guided throughout their productive years," said Migz. That same night, he shared dinner with friends at the Imperial Palace Suites' function room, with Regal Matriarch Mother Lily (also the owner of Imperial Palace ) as special guest.

• Kuh Ledesma and Pops Fernandez, who are now on their Two Divas at the Movies US-Canada Tour 2007, will guest on Fox Channel this weekend. Stay tuned. After shows in L.A. on April 19 and in Alaska on April 21, their next stops will be in Chicago on May 11, Cache Creek Resort Casino on May 18 and 19, Las Vegas on May 27, Montreal on June 2, San Diego ( California ) on June 3, and Atlantic City on June 8.

• Congratulations to Dulce who gave birth last April 30 at, would you believe, 45! Also scheduled to give birth in a few weeks time is the non-showbiz girlfriend of a semi-retired rich actor. The expectant girl is in the City of Lights .

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