ADVERTISEMENT

Robredo vows to empower Pinoys in governance under her presidency

Published Jan 2, 2022 02:33 pm

If she wins, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo will make sure that people will be empowered sufficiently to participate in governance.

Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo)

Robredo said that in the past five-and-a-half years, she has proven that her kind of leadership is one that gives mechanisms for people to become a part of the change they are hoping to see.

“And I think 'yung tao nakita ito, kaya excited lahat. Excited lahat kasi 'yung hope nila ay magiging bahagi sila ng (the people saw this, so they are excited. They are excited because their hope will be a part of the) change that is forthcoming,” she said in a pre-recorded interview aired on her Sunday radio show.

She admitted to already having a “vision” of what the Philippines will be like under her presidency.

Her vision is for Filipinos to help others and share their blessings.

“Ako (Me), very excited about it, kasi ito naman ‘yung pangarap natin, ‘di ba? Na kapag pinag-usapan natin ‘yung progress (because this is our dream, right? That when we talk about, hindi lang para sa iilan pero para sa lahat ng Pilipino (it’s not only for a few but for all Filipinos),” Robredo said.

The Vice President shared that she thought the campaign will be a “sad” one but her supporters proved her wrong.

Robredo said that she is overwhelmed every time her team goes to the field.

READ: Robredo ‘overwhelmed’ by supporters for considering her 2022 run ‘fight of their lives’

“‘Yung energy ng tao hindi mo talaga sukat akalain. May mga sumisigaw, sumasayaw, tumatalon, umiiyak, kumakanta—so, lahat ng emosyon mararamdaman mo (You cannot measure the energy of the people. People are shouting, dancing, jumping, crying, and singing—so all emotions you can feel) every time bumababa sa (you go to the) ground,” she said.

The conventional election is one wherein the candidates will organize the programs, but the presidential aspirant has a different experience.

Robredo praised the “creativity” of her supporters and volunteers. “Parang celebration siya (It’s like a celebration) each and every time).”

READ: Robredo supporters get creative with ‘Kakampink challenge' responses

“‘Yung (The) recognition na ‘yung (is that the) 2022 elections, parang (like), it’s the fight of our lives—hindi lang ako, pero ‘yung pinaglalaban dito ‘yung (not only for me but the fight here is for the) future ng mga kabataan, ‘yung future ng mga anak natin, ‘yung future ng mga apo natin (of the youth, future of our children, and future of our grandchildren),” she added.

When she decided at the last minute to run as president, all she wanted was to present herself as an alternative candidate.

But now, Robredo believes “flood gates” were opened.

“Ito ‘yung (These) flood gates na nag-umpisa siya sa (sparked) hope, pero parang (but it’s like an) aspiration for the kind of country that we want for our children,” she said.

Related Tags

VP Leni Robredo governance 2022 elections presidency alternative candidate people empowerment
ADVERTISEMENT
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1561_widget.title }}

.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1562_widget.title }}

.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1563_widget.title }}

{{ articles_filter_1564_widget.title }}

.mb-article-details { position: relative; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview, .mb-article-details .article-body-summary{ font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; font-family: "Libre Caslon Text", serif; color: #000; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview iframe , .mb-article-details .article-body-summary iframe{ width: 100%; margin: auto; } .read-more-background { background: linear-gradient(180deg, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0) 13.75%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0.8) 30.79%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000) 72.5%); position: absolute; height: 200px; width: 100%; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0; } .read-more-background a{ color: #000; } .read-more-btn { padding: 17px 45px; font-family: Inter; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid black; background-color: white; } .hidden { display: none; }
function initializeAllSwipers() { // Get all hidden inputs with cms_article_id document.querySelectorAll('[id^="cms_article_id_"]').forEach(function (input) { const cmsArticleId = input.value; const articleSelector = '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .body_images'; const swiperElement = document.querySelector(articleSelector); if (swiperElement && !swiperElement.classList.contains('swiper-initialized')) { new Swiper(articleSelector, { loop: true, pagination: false, navigation: { nextEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-next', prevEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-prev', }, }); } }); } setTimeout(initializeAllSwipers, 3000); const intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const newUrl = entry.target.getAttribute("data-url"); if (newUrl) { history.pushState(null, null, newUrl); let article = entry.target; // Extract metadata const author = article.querySelector('.author-section').textContent.replace('By', '').trim(); const section = article.querySelector('.section-info ').textContent.replace(' ', ' '); const title = article.querySelector('.article-title h1').textContent; // Parse URL for Chartbeat path format const parsedUrl = new URL(newUrl, window.location.origin); const cleanUrl = parsedUrl.host + parsedUrl.pathname; // Update Chartbeat configuration if (typeof window._sf_async_config !== 'undefined') { window._sf_async_config.path = cleanUrl; window._sf_async_config.sections = section; window._sf_async_config.authors = author; } // Track virtual page view with Chartbeat if (typeof pSUPERFLY !== 'undefined' && typeof pSUPERFLY.virtualPage === 'function') { try { pSUPERFLY.virtualPage({ path: cleanUrl, title: title, sections: section, authors: author }); } catch (error) { console.error('ping error', error); } } // Optional: Update document title if (title && title !== document.title) { document.title = title; } } } }); }, { threshold: 0.1 } ); function showArticleBody(button) { const article = button.closest("article"); const summary = article.querySelector(".article-body-summary"); const body = article.querySelector(".article-body-preview"); const readMoreSection = article.querySelector(".read-more-background"); // Hide summary and read-more section summary.style.display = "none"; readMoreSection.style.display = "none"; // Show the full article body body.classList.remove("hidden"); } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { let loadCount = 0; // Track how many times articles are loaded const offset = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]; // Offset values const currentUrl = window.location.pathname.substring(1); let isLoading = false; // Prevent multiple calls if (!currentUrl) { console.log("Current URL is invalid."); return; } const sentinel = document.getElementById("load-more-sentinel"); if (!sentinel) { console.log("Sentinel element not found."); return; } function isSentinelVisible() { const rect = sentinel.getBoundingClientRect(); return ( rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom >= 0 ); } function onScroll() { if (isLoading) return; if (isSentinelVisible()) { if (loadCount >= offset.length) { console.log("Maximum load attempts reached."); window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll); return; } isLoading = true; const currentOffset = offset[loadCount]; window.loadMoreItems().then(() => { let article = document.querySelector('#widget_1690 > div:nth-last-of-type(2) article'); intersectionObserver.observe(article) loadCount++; }).catch(error => { console.error("Error loading more items:", error); }).finally(() => { isLoading = false; }); } } window.addEventListener("scroll", onScroll); });

Sign up by email to receive news.