NANG mabasa namin ang ilang bahagi ng interview kay Kris Aquino published in the recent issue of People Asia—most especially Q.C. Mayor Herbert Bautista’s marriage proposal to her nang dalawang beses—we couldn’t help but feel for the latter’s partner of many years, si Mayora Tates Gana.
We may not be privy to Bistek and Tates’ domestic setup, all we know is that they still share one roof. Kung same bed, hindi natin alam.
All that we know, too, is that they’re blessed with beautiful kids, ewan nga lang kung sino sa mga ito share the same political interests like their parents.
But for Bistek to have offered Kris ng kasal twice, it’s telling us something. All this time ay hindi pala wife material ang tingin ng alkalde sa kanyang “home partner.”
Despite Tates’ place in Bistek’s heart—if any—she doesn’t exude a distraught aura. Not a trace na isang aburidong dyowa.
And why? At her fifty-something biological age, Tates will give most women her age a run for their money.
And yes, a quick run to the nearest cosmetic surgery.