LAOAG CITY, Philippines?Despite criticisms, Senator Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III believes his youngest sister, Kris, remains an "advantage" to his presidential bid.

But the senator was leaving it up to Kris to decide whether she would leave her talk show program on ABS-CBN following an insinuation she made over the weekend.

During Sunday's live show of "The Buzz," the TV host broke down into tears lamenting how she was being used to attack her brother.

She did not make clear, however, if she would leave the program.

Asked about this on Thursday, the senator said he would leave it up to her sister to decide for herself.

"Kung saan s?ya komportable. Mayron po s?yang mga responsibilidad sa mga pinirmahan n?yang kontrata...," he told reporters here.

Asked if he considered his sister a liability or a disadvantage to his campaign, the senator said, " Magkasama pa kami sa eroplano. Kung pabigat po ay siguro naman po ay hindi natin kasama."

"Advantage po dahil talagang siguradong sigurado po tayo na meron tayong mga kapatid na talagang nagsasakripisyo at nagmamahal sa atin," he further said.