President Benigno Aquino III has been linked to several women after he broke up with girlfriend Shalani Soledad in October. One was his stylist. On Friday, The Philippine Star had a front page picture of him with a stockbroker said to be his new romantic interest.

The 50-year-old Aquino says he will be spending Christmas without a date because women are scared to go out with him for fear of ending up in the newspaper headlines.

He says it’s difficult to woo a woman with the whole nation watching, and joked with reporters that it will “be on your conscience” if another prospective girlfriend stays away.