Kris Aquino recalls asking doctor for kiss on the lips before operation

Inquirer.net - Oct 29, 2026

Kris Aquino shared a hilarious encounter with a doctor whom she—while under anesthesia—asked for a kiss on the lips during a medical procedure. “I will not name the doctor and this is not the doctor who was my boyfriend. This is a very well respected doctor,” she shared during her TV reunion with her close

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