Ka kammala wannan magana: A lokacin zaben 'yan majalisar dokoki na shekarar 1978 lokacin da mahaifinta da ke kurkuku ya kasance dan takara, Aquino mai shekara bakwai ya kasance mai maye gurbinsa a taron kamfen. An nuna ta a shafin farko na "The New York Times" da kuma a kan murfin "Time Magazine". Aquino ta shafe yawancin kwanakin makarantar firamare a Amurka, inda dangin Aquino ke gudun hijira. Lokacin da take 'yar shekara 12,
an kashe mahaifinta a filin jirgin saman Manila. Kris Aquino ya koma Philippines kuma ya halarci gangamin adawa da mulkin Marcos.