Noynoy: Baby James was just playing around

Source: GMANEWS
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Pampanga — Baby James endorsed Villar? Come on, the kid was just playing around.

Presidential aspirant Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III (Liberal Party), the uncle of Kris Aquino's now famous youngest child, virtually made the statement Wednesday after his closest rival Senator Manuel Villar Jr. expressed elation over Baby James' mention of his last name at Aquino's campaign sortie.

"Ganun ba kaunti yun nag-eendorso sa atin pong katungali na kailangan po nilang angkinin yung binigkas ng isang two-year-old na baka naman ang kaalaman ay maglaro sa kasalukuyan?," Aquino said at a press conference in the Jose Feliciano College in Mabalacat, Pampanga, where he is currently campaigning.

(Does our opponent have such few endorsers that he has to claim that they're being supported by a two-year-old who's currently interested only in playing.)

"Sana naintindihan po nila yung bata pong two years old mahilig maglaro po yun (They should understand that a two-year-old only wants to play)," Aquino said.

Asked why he thought Baby James said "Villar!" during a campaign sortie, Aquino said: "Siguro bihira niya naririnig yung tao nagsasabi nun kaya siya na lang nagsabi nun (Perhaps he seldom hears people say it so he said it himself)."

In one of Aquino's commercials, Baby James memorably uttered "Noynoy!" in the end, even flashing the "L" (for Laban) sign.

But a video footage of a rally in Bacolod weeks ago that was released recently showed Baby James uttering the last name of his uncle's closest rival for the presidency before a large crowd. His mother, celebrity Kris Aquino, instantly turned the toddler away from the crowd. In reaction, Villar said: "Ako ay natutuwa at isang malaking karangalan sa akin dahil alam mo ang mga bata, pinakahonest (I'm glad and it's a great honor for me, because you know, kids are the most honest)." In a separate press statement, Villar said "we welcome all forms of support, even those that come in small packages." — RSJ/KBK, GMANews.TV