Tag: Leni Robredo

Palace slams Robredo for “misplaced” remarks vs Duterte over handling of S. China Sea dispute

(Eagle News)–The Palace has slammed Vice President Leni Robredo for what it said was her “misplaced” remark against President Rodrigo Duterte on the arbitral ruling on the West Philippine Sea. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said President Duterte’s statement he was setting aside the ruling that invalidated China’s nine-dash line that demarcates its expansive claims in the sea meant he was merely focusing first on what would benefit the people, while pushing forward […]

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Duterte vows to respect SC ruling in Bongbong Marcos electoral protest

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 10, said he would abide by the Supreme Court ruling in the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo. “We will just follow the law. If the (Presidential) Electoral Tribunal says Robredo is the rightful occupant, then we will just have to follow the final order of the Supreme Court,” he said. The President issued the remark after the SC, sitting as […]

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Tañada, Te, Diokno sue Advincula, CIDG lawyer for alleged perjury, offering of false testimony in evidence

Seek P5 million each in actual and moral damages (Eagle News)–Peter Joemel Advincula is facing perjury charges over his claims in connection with the Ang Totoong Narco-list videos  that became the basis for the filing of sedition charges against Vice President Leni Robredo and several others. The charges also for offering false testimony in evidence filed against Arnold Thomas Ibay  were lodged by lawyers Chel Diokno, Lorenzo Tañada III and Theodore Te, who are  seeking […]

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Robredo urges Filipinos to help each other in National Heroes Day message

(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Aug. 26, emphasized the need to help each other to ensure a better future for all. In her National Heroes Day message, Robredo noted that “wala sa kamay ng iisang tao ang solusyon sa lahat ng ating mga suliranin, at walang iisang pinuno ang makapagbibigay sa atin ng mas magandang bukas.” “Walang iisang bayani ang iniaangat natin sa iba. Tanyag man o hindi, may mukha man o wala, […]

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Robredo clarifies she has no plans to run for President in 2022, but says she is “open to all possibilities”

(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo has clarified she has no plans to run for president in 2022. In an interview with reporters in Naga, Robredo said she was, however, “open to all possibilities.” Robredo issued the remark after a GMA news report quoted her as saying she was “ready” to be president. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Robredo said she was “leaving everything open” even as she faced “challenges in the opposition.” “A lot […]

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Bongbong Marcos files urgent motion for PET to set electoral protest vs Robredo for preliminary conference

(Eagle News)–Former Senator Bongbong Marcos has asked the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to immediately set his electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo for preliminary conference. In filing the extremely urgent motion, Marcos’ camp noted that the PET already completed revision proceedings for the pilot provinces of Camarines Sur, Iloilo and Negros Oriental on Feb. 8. With the termination of the proceedings, Marcos’ camp said the revision reports on the same have also been submitted. “It […]

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DOJ panel starts preliminary probe into sedition raps vs Robredo, others

  VP a no-show, sends lawyer instead (Eagle News)–The Department of Justice special panel of prosecutors began its preliminary probe into the sedition charges filed against Vice President Leni Robredo and others on Friday, Aug. 9. This was a day after Robredo asked that the deadline for her submission of a counter-affidavit be delayed pending her receipt of the supposed evidence the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group has against her in connection with […]

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Robredo urges DOJ to defer deadline for her submission of counter-affidavit in sedition case

Asks DOJ to allow her to reproduce CIDG “evidence” vs her first   (Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo has filed a motion urging the Department of Justice to defer the deadline for her submission of counteraffidavit pending her receipt of supposed evidence against her in the sedition case against her. In her motion  for production and copying of evidence, Robredo urged the Department of Justice to direct the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation Group, which acts […]

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Palace denies hand in sedition raps vs Robredo, others

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Friday, July 19, denied any hand in the sedition charges filed against Vice President Leni Robredo and several others over the “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos. In an interview over ANC, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Larry Gadon, lawyer of Peter Joemel Advincula who served as the police witness in filing the charges, “has nothing to do with us.” Advincula claims to be the yellow-hooded character in the videos that accuse President […]

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Raps filed vs Robredo, several others over “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos

(Eagle News)–Charges on Thursday, July 18, were filed against Vice President Leni Robredo and other personalities allegedly behind the “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos against President Rodrigo Duterte and his family. Acting as complainant to the charges of inciting to sedition, libel, cyber libel, estafa, obstruction of justice and harboring a fugitive  filed against Antonio Trillanes IV, Bam Aquino, Risa Hontiveros, priests Robert Reyes, Socrates Villegas, Teodoro Bacani and Albert Alejo, former Education Secretary Armin Luistro, […]

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JUST IN: Robredo on Advincula: “He’s a liar”

(Eagle News)–“He’s a liar.” Vice President Leni Robredo had this to say of Peter Joemel Advincula after he accused  the Liberal Party, which she chairs,of being behind the “Bikoy” videos against President Rodrigo Duterte, members of his family and his allies. According to Robredo, in the first place, he never personally met Advincula and only found out about him when he held a press conference at the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. She said there […]

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Robredo camp on her alleged ties to Jayme: It’s easy to find a picture on Facebook and make up stories, her spox says

(Eagle News)—The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo slammed critics who say she was behind the man who was arrested for spreading the “Bikoy” videos against President Rodrigo Duterte’s family after pictures of her and the suspect surfaced online. “Malinaw na paninira na naman ito,” Barry Gutierrez, Robredo’s spokesperson, said. According to Gutierrez, in the first place, no “Rodel Jayme” is working for the Office of the Vice President or for Robredo. He said if […]

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