Kris Aquino invites Paolo Duterte over coffee or beer

Actress-television host Kris Aquino has invited former Davao City Mayor Paolo Duterte for a one-on-one dialogue "to settle too much bad blood that has already been manufactured between our families."

"Too much bad blood has already been manufactured between our families. We have the chance to hear each other out. Para sa mga nagtataka kung bakit ko ‘to ginagawa - because i’d rather have tried & reached out & possibly be rejected than regret not making a move when i saw an opportunity to open communication lines," said Aquino on Instagram last February 27.

"Kung tanggihan mo ko, Paolo - I shall respect that. Nasa pamilya nyo ang kapangyarihan at ang buong lakas ng gubyerno at kapulisan ng Pilipinas - kaya sino naman nga ba ako?;

"Hihiram ako ng linya kay Julia Roberts from Notting Hill (but of course rewriting it to suit our particular situation): I’m just a girl, unfortunately not standing in front of a boy, but doing it via social media - asking him to give getting to know her personally a chance. I shall await your decision & pray that my effort won’t be snubbed," said Aquino.

The resigned mayor is the son of President Rodrigo Duterte. In December 2017, Paolo gave up his post following "recent unfortunate events in my life that are closely tied to my failed first marriage." In January, the President accepted his son's resignation.

On Feb. 20, Paolo uploaded a quote card which slammed the anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, a peaceful revolt that ousted the administration of former President Ferdinand Marcos in 1986.

“The commemoration of EDSA is a reminder of a broken promise,” the quote read. Then Paolo said: “Oo nga no....sorry krissy ha wag magdrama....laro nalang PS4."

On Feb. 27, Kris replied to Paolo's post. It read: "This is a message to @pd375 on IG, @vicemayorpulongduterteofficial on FB... you mentioned me in your post by name & i feel it is only proper to reply;

"Sorry Paolo (you called me Krissy so i’m taking the liberty of calling you Paolo)- i don’t know how to play PS4. But in this instance i’m not my mother’s daughter, but instead my father’s - who believed that everything could be worked out through face to face dialogue.

"So here goes: May i invite you to have coffee (I endorse Nespresso) or we can have a San Mig (I’ve endorsed them too & i’m cool w/ the lemon flavored) if that is your preference;

"You have my word hindi ako 'mag da-drama' pag nagkaharap na tayo. To the best of my knowledge we have never actually met or been personally introduced. It is actually only Kitty your Dad, our president, had introduced me to, way back 8 years ago when i was just campaigning for my brother;

"I have no agenda other than the desire for you to personally get to know me & vice versa," said Kris. - ROBERT REQUINTINA