Edited sentence: (For more information, see Philippine National Broadband Network controversy.) On March 23, 2008, the day before Kris' announcement, she was seen in attending Easter mass in St.Between Christmas of 2007 and New Year 2008, former President Aquino experienced periodic fluctuations of blood pressure, difficulty in breathing, loss of appetite and remarkable loss of weight.Following announcement, Malacañang Palace was saddened and felt sorry for the disclosure.Her brother, Philippine senator Noynoy Aquino was on her side as she made the announcement.In a public announcement on television, she said that her mother began to experience cancer symptoms before 2008, difficulty on breathing, persistent cough and loss of appetite.In the middle of March 2008, she confided the nature of her disease to a close friend, Father Catalino Arevalo.Joseph's College, Quezon City.On March 24, 2008, her youngest daughter, Kris Aquino–Yap, a famous TV personality, disclosed the issue that her mother had a cancer.Philippine senators Francis Escudero and Nene Pimentel also showed deepest sympathies.She is always in active attending public masses and rallies for Lozada like "Mass for Truth" prayer since the former surfacing in February 2008.She was known, before her confinement, to be an avid supporter of NBN-ZTE scandal star witness Rodolfo "Jun" Lozada, Jr.Some days after, her doctor confirmed that she has colon cancer to the Aquino family.The public went shocked because some days before the announcement, Aquino was publicly visible doing some protest against the Arroyo government