MANILA,Philippines - Entertainment news anchor Grace Lee did not expect President President Benigno S. Aquino III’s public admission about their date but now that he has done so, she has openly admits that she enjoys his company.
“I wouldn’t waste the president’s time if I didn’t enjoy his company," she said, adding, "but it’s too early to say where this is going exactly. We’re okay."
Asked whether they are still dating, she quipped, “We’re getting to know each other.”
Mojo Jojo, Lee’s radio co-host, shared that, “She says na gentleman siya (PNoy), matalino siya. Usually ‘pag nagde-date siya, group date. She’s very proper. May chaperone…’yung isang ka-deejay namin or ‘yung ganyan..’yung friends niya. Very respectable.”
“Ayon sa manager ni Grace, nagkakilala raw sina Grace at PNoy noong June 2011 sa Cebu,” the “SC” report went. Arnold Vegafria confirmed this, saying, “When she hosted a Korean power plant opening or something. Our president was the guest speaker. Doon sila first [nagkita]. Nag-comment nga, ‘di ba, ang president about her beauty.”
That encounter was played back again on “SC” where the president, seemingly smitten by the charms of Lee, said, “Pati ‘yung bisita nating si Ms. Grace Lee, akala ko Pinay, eh. Hindi nga pala, Korean pero pati Korean na dumadating talagang parehong guwapa lahat.”
“You know he’s the president so if he wanted to know my number I don’t think that would be a problem,” Lee said.
“Ipinanganak noong October 4, 1982 sa Seoul, Korea si Lee Kyung Hee, panganay sa dalawang magkakapatid. Ten years old nang mag-migrate ang mga Lee sa Pilipinas at nanirahan sa Ortigas, Pasig City. Year 2000 siya nagtapos ng high school sa St. Paul Pasig. Pagkatapos ay nag-aral ng Communication Arts sa Ateneo de Manila kung saan opisyal nang in-adopt ang pangalang Grace Lee,” Guanio shared.
Andi Manzano, one of Lee's close friends, described the news anchor as “sobrang sweet.”
“Pati nga ako minsan ‘pag magkasama kaming dalawa parang nilalanggam kami. She’s really sweet with her friends, what more when she’s with her boyfriend,” Manzano said.
Mojo Jojo recalled Lee’s kindness when he was hospitalized for ulcer.
“She’s one of the only few that came [to visit me]. She brought me soup. She brought me home-cooked food. She stayed with me there for hours sa hospital,” Jojo revealed.
“Bihasa sa Filipino, Ingles, Korean at Chinese si Grace. Prior to her career on TV [ay] nagtrabaho siya bilang event’s host at official interpreter sa Malacanang. Sumunod ang mga hosting gigs sa GMA at QTV.”
Sam YG who has“worked with Lee finds her as a “very, very good host, very talented host.”
“She knows what she’s doing. Marunong sumakay sa mga jokes [at] hindi napipikon,” he noted.
“Every morning you can see ‘yung mga insights [niya]. She’s knowledgeable about politics, about current events. She’s the real one to help the Filipino people kahit hindi siya Pinoy by blood, [she’s] Pinoy by heart,” Mojo Jojo added.
Pia Arcanghel finds Lee “very conscientious about the things she does.”
“Halimbawa habang nagnu-news kami sa Balitanghali at nandoon siya sa site ‘pag hindi siya nakababad or naka-ere, nagta-type siya, nagsusulat siya ng kanyang column o nagre-reasearch siya for her show the next day.”
Mojo Jojo revealed that, “Alam ko PNoy minsan listens our radio program in the morning. Minsan nagko-comment siya sa mga comments that we put on ‘Good Times.’”
Tony Toni, another radio host, feels Lee is “very, very aloof. She’s very conservative, super conservative siya.”
“Kami naman we always have our inside jokes. Siya naman wala siyang… hindi niya ma-gets,” Toni shared.
“All she does is tawa lang pero she doesn’t get it, pero okay lang,” Slick Rick, another radio host, added.