The Philippine Online Chronicles

Kris Aquino said she was offended by the remarks of close friend Makati mayor Junjun Binay in a newspaper interview about marriage.

Binay, who attended Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago's renewal of vows, said in a Philippine Star article "To wed or not to wed: Hayden & Vicki, Junjun & Kris" that he and Kris are good friends. “We saw the Justin Bieber concert together, and by gosh, when you’re with Kris, everybody wants to have a picture with her.”

When asked if he had plans to marry again after his wife's death, the Makati mayor commented, “Why do people marry? Because of lack of knowledge...Why do people separate? Because of lack of experience...Why do people remarry? Because of loss of memory.”

Reacting to the mayor's comment, Kris tweeted, "There's a quote attributed to him about marriage, separation & remarrying. I know he tried to be witty, but it offended me."

“I got so sensitive about 'getting married because of a lack of knowledge, separation is a lack of experience, remarrying is loss of memory'- the truth is james & I have learned so much & we won't forget the painful lessons we've learned,” she tweeted.

She also said that she has not been dating for 14 months after her separation from husband James Yap.

"I thought Jun & I were friends but after what I read I've come to the conclusion a gentleman doesn't really say stuff like that especially when it can be read as 'patama' to his friend," she said.

Aquino said that Binay apologized to her about the statement, but that “I guess it's truly best for us to just avoid each other so no more talk about us.”

In a statement, Binay explained his side as saying that he “has no immediate plans of remarrying because his wife whom he loved dearly had just passed away.”

The politician also said that he “needs to take care of his kids and has a city to manage as a mayor.”