Amor, te quiero mucho!

How sweet! These are the very words that would certainly melt any woman's heart especially coming from a man miles away from her.

In fact, this was also my initial reaction when I first saw and heard the First Gentlemen quipped this after he let Manny Pacquiao talk to the PResident on his mobile phone.

However, my reaction changed the second time I saw the tape. By then, the euphoria of Pacquaio impressive victory has settled in and it was very obvious that the entire episode was all for the show. It was very obvious from the subtle body language of the First Gentlemen.

After Pacquiao returned he phone to him, he clearly moved to face a microphone and spoke in an unusually loud whispher (soft but loud enough to be understood by the audience!).

Certainly, it was not a simple case of an unguarded public display of affection. It was meant to create an image. It was a PR stunt.

It was all in poor taste.

Anyway, I better give my girlfriend a call instead. She expects me to tell her, "Amor, te quiero mucho!"