No Wedding Bells for PNoy and Shalani - Yet

Wedding bells will not yet ring for President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III and his girlfriend, Valenzuela City Councilor Shalani Soledad. But it will – someday. That is what Malacañang clarified after the President joked about getting married in an event at The Palace last Friday.

During the oath-taking ceremony of the officers of the Organisasyon ng Pilipinong Mang-aawit (OPM), President Aquino teased OPM President Ogie Alcasid that the singer-songwriter and Regine Velasquez will be his wedding godparents when he ties the knot. "Sa Disyembre, ako ang magiging abay nyo. Pagdating naman ng panahon, kayo ang magiging ninong at ninang ko," (On December, I will be one of your groomsmen. When the time comes, you will be my godfather and godmother) Aquino said.

Prior to the event, Ogie and Regine announced that they are to tie the knot before the year ends. President Aquino will serve as one of their groomsmen on their Philippine wedding.

In an interview, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said that the President is only 50 years old and is in a position to decide on his status in life. Furthermore, Lacierda said that he does not discuss with Aquino about the latter's personal life.

In an interview after Congress proclaimed him as the winner of the 2010 election, President Aquino said that he would consult popular fortune teller Madam Auring (real name Aurora Erfelo) if she could predict whether he and Coun. Soledad would get married this year. The showbiz psychic said that the President would not yet walk down the aisle until a year or two.

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