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(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, April 23, condoled with those affected by the 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Luzon the day before. “Lubos akong nakikiramay sa lahat ng napinsala sa lindol kahapon,” she said in a statement. Robredo also urged vigilance and readiness. “Ang trahedyang ito ay paalala sa bawat isa sa atin na ang panganib ay maaring bigla ang pagdating, at dapat tayo’y laging handa,” she said. At least seven people were killed […]
(Eagle News)–Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday, April 16, slammed Vice President Leni Robredo’s statements the Office of the Solicitor General was against martial law victims when it rejected a US court’s settlement deal for them. “Her statements are outright lies. She must be confused,” Calida said, noting that the OSG has “always been committed to advancing the interests of the Republic, and we will continue to do so,” and that her statements were therefore […]
(Eagle News)–Davao Mayor Sara Duterte on Sunday, March 10, accused Vice President Leni Robredo of having “fake courage,” after members from her camp defended her from the presidential daughter’s tirades. “A reminder to Leni Robredo: Kapag umatake ka, at sinagot ka ng inatake mo to question your authority to speak on integrity and honesty, do not retreat behind a ‘Robredo Camp’ to answer for you and the argument you started,” Duterte said. Duterte was apparently […]
(Eagle News)–The Liberal Party on Saturday, March 9, defended Vice President Leni Robredo from Davao Mayor Sara Duterte’s comments against her. “Kapag kakampi nila hindi issue ang honesty pero kapag si VP Leni at hindi nila kaalyado ay issue na ito? Tama ba yun?” the LP said in a statement. According to the opposition party, in the first place, Robredo was not running in the upcoming elections. It said therefore the “pag-atake sa kanya gamit […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, Feb. 24, slammed anew the continued detention of Senator Leila de Lima for drug charges. “That a Senator of the Republic, an outspoken critic of the administration, and a relentless crusader against extrajudicial killings, can languish in detention for two years on drug charges, despite the glaring absence of physical evidence, and on the mere say-so of convicted drug dealers currently serving prison sentences in the national penitentiary, […]
“Stop giving comments that may inflame incidents,” Panelo says (Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Feb. 11, lashed out at Vice President Leni Robredo for her “speculative comments” on the Philippines’ treatment of Chinese nationals. Robredo had said the taho-throwing incident involving a Chinese national at a Metro Rail Transit station was a “wakeup call” to Filipinos about the “special treatment” being granted to the Chinese in the country. “Maybe it’s a wake up call for […]
(Eagle News)—The Chinese woman who threw taho at a police officer in a Metro Rail Transit 3 station on Saturday, Feb. 9, insulted not only the cop but also Filipinos in general, Vice President Leni Robredo said. In her weekly radio show, Robredo said what Jiale Zhang did to P01 William Cristobal, who was only explaining to her the MRT-3 ban on food and drinks when she refused to dispose of the taho she was […]
(Eagle News)—Vice President Leni Robredo hailed the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law as a “nationwide success” which she said meant peace in Mindanao was now within reach. “Ang pagraratipika ng (BOL) ay isang makasaysayang tagumpay na dapat ipagmalaki ng lahat ng Pilipino, lalo na ng mga kapatid nating mula sa Mindanao,” Robredo said in a statement. She urged Filipinos to be vigilant and to continue to support the process “dahil hindi pa dito nagtatapos […]
Distrust the plurality sentiment toward Arroyo, pollster says (Eagle News)—-Filipinos by and large approve of the performance of three high-ranking government officials in the country–President Rodrigo Duterte, Senate President Tito Sotto, and Vice President Leni Robredo–and trust them, results of a recent Pulse Asia survey showed. A whopping 81 percent of Filipinos “express appreciation” for the performance of Duterte, the December 14 to 21 survey showed, up from the 75 percent he got in September. […]
(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo expressed support for the passage of a law against premature campaigning, with the 2019 elections just around the corner. “Nanawagan ako sa ating Kongreso na dinggin ang panawagan ng Comelec at muling ibalik ang batas laban sa maagang pangangampanya,” Robredo said in a statement. According to Robredo, following the passage of RA 9369, or the Automated Election law, the Supreme Court declared in Penera vs Comelec that there […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, has junked former Senator Bongbong Marcos’ request for Associate Justice Alfredo Caguioa to inhibit from the electoral protest he filed against Vice President Leni Robredo. According to the PET, Caguioa, despite what Marcos said were his ties with former President Benigno Aquino III, his classmate, “has been nothing but impartial.” It was Aquino, a party-mate of Robredo, who appointed Caguioa to the SC. “Parenthetically, […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Claiming to represent over 5,000 Ilonggos, Actress Cynthia Patag has asked the Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, to apply the 25 percent ballot shading threshold in the ongoing manual recount of votes cast in the vice presidential elections in 2016. In supporting Vice President Leni Robredo’s stance, Patag, in a letter also supposedly signed by 5,500 Ilonggos, said the PET could be violating its mandate if […]
