PNoy respects right of gay couples to get married but...

President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday (Tuesday evening New York) said he respects the right of gay couples to get married, but quickly admitted that he would be having a dilemma if they want to adopt a child. "I don’t think I’m ready to tackle that fight right now. But the perspective… it is their choice," Aquino said when asked during the Asia Society Forum in New York where he delivered a speech. "Normally I would say, you’re adults, you should be able to do whatever you want so long as it doesn’t hurt anybody else. But if the next step is we want the right to adopt, then, I would be in a dilemma," he added. The Philippine president said his priority is the welfare of the child. "My priority would be looking after the child who has a very tender and impressionable mind," he said. — Amita Legaspi/RSJ, GMA News