Who will be First

Kris Aquino publicly pleaded to Noynoy last Wednesday to stay single as he vies for the country’s top post. This comes to no surprise as the position of the Country’s First Lady is also at stake. Currently far from the public’s starving mind is the fact that the female next of kin of an unmarried or widowed president would officially or unofficially act as his First Lady. Elpidio Quirino would be a good case study on this one. Having ascended into the Philippine seat of power widowed (His wife, Alicia Syquia and three of their children died while fleeing the Japanese during the war) Quirino made his eldest surviving daughter Vicky act as his First Lady. Going back to Noynoy’s case, taking out Shalani "Lani" Soledad would seem to be the best logical move for Kris in order to secure the spot. With the Noynoy caravan gathering inertia and the unification of the opposition being smithed, the road to the Arroyo Administration’s end is finally looming in sight. With the FG MIke's trail of scandals still glowing like bloody prints in a crime scene sprayed with luminol, it might be best to also consider who will take the title of First Lady in the next administration. Would it be a Shalani or a Kris?