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Presidential aspirant and VP Leni Robredo and her running mate Sen Kiko Pangilinan are leading the opening of the Leni-Kiko Volunteer Center in Katipunan, QC. #PHVote #WeDecide @rapplerdotcom

Robredo shares on FB photos of the artists who volunteered to make the murals around the Leni-Kiko Volunteer Center: Nagpapasalamat tayo sa oras, panahon, at talento ng mga artists na nakikiisa sa atin. Patunay po ito na pagmamahal ang magpapanalo sa atin sa laban nating ito.

Jesuit priest Fr. Jett Villarin, SJ, former university president of the Ateneo de Manila University, arrives here at the Leni-Kiko Volunteer Center. He will be blessing the HQ later this afternoon.

Singer Noel Cabangon performs for the guests here at the Leni-Kiko Volunteer Center opening. #PHVote #WeDecide

Main program underway at the opening of the Leni-Kiko Volunteer Center. #PHVote #WeDecide

Crowd here does the D5 hand sign to show support for the reelection bid of opposition senator Leila de Lima, who remains in jail over what she has described as trumped-up drug charges against her. #PHVote #WeDecide

Human rights lawyer and senatorial aspirant Chel Diokno also here, pushes for reforms in the justice system: Panahon na para lagyan natin ng kagat ang hustisya. Panahon na para bigyan natin ng ngipin ang batas. #PHVote #WeDecide

The Robredo-Pangilinan formally opens their volunteer center in Katipunan. #PHVote #WeDecide

The biggest mural of Leni-Kiko are unveiled along Katipunan Ave #PHVote #WeDecide

Fr Jett Villarin, SJ now leading the prayer for the blessing of the Leni-Kiko Volunteer Center. #PHVote #WeDecide

Villarin asks the crowd here to join him in praying over Robredo, Pangilinan & their senatorial bets. “Panginoon, hinihiling po namin na basbasin Nyo po ang amin pong mga kandidato. Hinihiling po namin na bigyan Nyo sila ng dunong, tapang ng loob, pag-asa,” says Villarin #PHVote

Noel Cabangon now performing his song “Ako’y Isang Mabuting Pilipino,” asks the Robredo-Pangilinan supporters to raise their right hand as if they’re taking an oath to be good Filipinos #PHVote #WeDecide

Present here today at the Leni-Kiko Volunteer Center is Viel Aquino-Dee, sister of the late former president Noynoy Aquino. Pangilinan also acknowledges her in his speech. #PHVote #WeDecide

Pangilinan now addressing the crowd, says he’s humbled by the 60-foot Leni-Kiko mural: Nung nakita ko tong mural, parang [Mt] Rushmore yung dating nito ah. Napakabigat ng laban #PHVote #WeDecide

Pangilinan on running for VP: Di ko maaaring talikuran ang tungkulin na manindigan, magsalita… So we stood firm, believing ultimately… sa bandang huli, mananaig din ang tama. #PHVote #WeDecide

Pangilinan asks supporters to work together to help address the pandemic: This is how we want the canpaign to proceed: Unahin ang pagmamahal, ang damayan… We need to come together. #PHVote #WeDecide

Pangilinan recalls setting aside his reelection plan to become Robredo’s running mate: We set aside our own plans. Nung hiningi sa atin ni VP Leni na maging ka-tandem nya, [it was a call of] duty #PHVote #WeDecide

Pangilinan vouches for Robredo’s track record as VP and what she has done during the pandemic: Among all of those running, she is the most deserving. #PHVote #WeDecide

Robredo to her supporters: Gusto ko lang kunin yung pagkakataon na magpasalamat dahil alam ko po na marami na po kayong ginagawa, na marami na kayong sakripisyong ginagawa #PHVote #WeDecide

Robredo on her supporters’ energy and hard work to boost her presidential bid: Ito yung makakatalo sa maraming resources, ito yung makakatalo sa maraming makinarya #PHVote #WeDecide

Robredo says she’s been used to so much toxicity against her, that she was surprised by the deluge of support for her after she announced her presidential bid: Laban din ninyo ito #PHVote #WeDecide

Robredo says she was able to squeeze in a haircut in a mall earlier today, and was touched when people not only recognized her but they also went up to her & showed pictures of what they’re doing to promote her: Kung ganito yung mga kasama mo, bakit ka naman panghihinaan ng loob?

Robredo names each of the artists who helped paint the murals here at the volunteer center and ask them to come up onstage #PHVote #WeDecide

Robredo on the artists who painted the Leni-Kiko murals here: Sila talaga yung nagrerepresent what this campaign is all about. Itong kampanyang ito isn’t about us. Itong kampanyang ito is about what we can all contribute to make things better. #PHVote #WeDecide

Robredo says volunteers for her 2022 bid are all welcome to the HQ in Katip: Itong lugar na to, please treat this place as your own. #PHVote #WeDecide

Robredo: The challenge is for us to sustain this kind of volunteerism until 2022, to convert more peoole… Hindi tayo makakapag-convert kung tayo-tayo lang ang nag-uusap. #PHVote #WeDecide

Singer Bituin Escalante sings “Bayan Ko,” asks Robredo supporters here to join her. Escalante earlier admitted she had voted for Pres Duterte in 2016, but has since withdrawn support for him after seeing the state of the country under the Duterte regime. #PHVote #WeDecide