Vice President Leni Robredo told the government to stop questioning the latest Bloomberg Resilience Ranking that ranked the Philippines 52nd out of 53 countries in the “worst places to be as the world finally reopens,” noting that its non-competitiveness caused such low ranking. (Vice President...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s Swab Cab, a mobile antigen testing program, has arrived in her hometown of Naga City to help its local government unit to curb rising coronavirus cases. Vice President Leni Robredo’s Swab Cab project arrives in Naga City. (VP Leni Robredo/Facebook) On her personal...
More than a month after former Interior and local government secretary Jesse Robredo was laid to rest, then President Benigno Aquino III penned a personal letter to his widow, now Vice President Leni Robredo. He wrote that she and her children “were a source of strength” and assured them that...
Deficiencies in the receipt and distribution by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) of donations in-kind were noted by the Commission on Audit (COA) in the latest annual audit report released by state auditors on Thursday, July 1. COA released the 2020 annual audit report for the OVP a day after...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, July 1, led the way in augmenting the capacities of the Cabungbungan Linggahub United Farmers & Farmworkers Association (CALUFFA), the majority of whom are beneficiaries of the Agrarian Reform Law. Vice President Leni Robredo speaks at the virtual...
One of the Liberal Party (LP) leaders suggested on Thursday, July 1, that his colleagues and supporters of the political opposition should wisen up and calm down as alliances start to form in preparation for the 2022 national elections. Former Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat Jr., the party’s vice...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, June 30, told members of the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual) community to continue to march and stand for their principles and rights. Speaking at the virtual TLF Share event, Robredo also promised them that...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon is not discounting the possibility of the Liberal Party (LP) adopting Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao, but said the opposition party has "certain principles" to stand by. Sen. Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao interpellates a bill during the Senate plenary session...
Vice President Leni Robredo can only describe her five years in office in one phrase: “What a rollercoaster ride it has been.” Today, June 30, marks the fifth year that Robredo was sworn in as the vice president after formally defeating former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. by a slim margin in...
Cagayan De Oro will be next destination of Vice President Leni Robredo’s “Vaccine Express,” a drive-through vaccination program in response to the pandemic. Tricycle, pedicab, and delivery riders get vaccinated through the Vaccine Express project in Manila on June 22, 2021. (OVP/Facebook)...
Unless Vice President Leni Robredo decides to run as president next year, the opposition may have to kiss its dream of a united ticket goodbye as former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV balked at the two pro-Duterte names being floated by the Liberal Party as possible standard-bearers. Former Senator...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has given the Office of the Vice President (OVP) its highest audit rating for the third straight year in 2020. In a statement, the OVP said it received an “unqualified opinion” from COA in its Independent Auditor’s Report dated June 15. This is the third time the...
