For Vice President Leni Robredo, good governance should be a shared responsibility of both the government and different sectors.
Robredo stressed this on the sidelines of one of her meetings with the Naga City People’s Council, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
“Sana yung empowerment ng basic sectors ma-enhance para mas meaningful ‘yung participation sa governance (I hope the empowerment of basic sectors will be enhanced so the participation in governance will be more meaningful),” she said on Facebook Live in Naga.
The Naga City People’s Council, which her late husband and former interior secretary Jesse Robredo established, gives people the platform to take part in the city government’s decision making process.
The vice president is emulating the style of governance and leadership brand of Jesse, who laid the groundwork for people’s participation in governance in Naga where he was mayor for six terms.
Robredo underscored that people empowerment has always been her personal advocacy even before she entered politics. She used to work as a lawyer for Saligan, a national alternative lawyer’s group for marginalized sectors.
The vice president said she joined the consultation meetings with the Naga City People’s Council so they can make assessment on the various sectors.
“I went home this weekend in Naga City because it would be the first death anniversary of my mom. So I think about focusing on the Naga City People’s Council while I’m here,” she said in Filipino.
Robredo emphasized the people’s participation in government is a vital element that makes up for good governance.
“We are now assessing the status and strengthening of the sectors,” she said, citing it’s beneficial to constituents.