Thread by @mikenavallo

Will sit down with Vice President Leni Robredo this afternoon for a taped interview. What would you like to ask her?

Interview airs tomorrow on #ANCRundown at 7am.

A portion of our interview with VP Leni Robredo airs on #ANCRundown in a bit. Link here:

VP Leni Robredo on “no vaxx, no ride” policy: This conversation cannot even be considered until after govt already exhausted all possible means to bring vaccines to the people...we should offer reasonable incentives, we should run a proper comms and behavior change campaign.

Robredo on “no vaxx, no ride” policy: Medyo nagfiflip-flop uli tayo kasi day 1 dami di pinasakay. Day 2 sinasabi exempted dito yung mga manggagawa. So this will create another round of confusion kung sino ba yung makasakay o hindi. Discriminatory talaga to.

Robredo says DOH Kalinga kit, vaxx in pharmacies are good moves: Hindi dapat minamaliit any initiative that will bring good to people, hindi na dapat pinagkukumpara.‘Yung pag-add ng mga vaxx sites, ok ‘yun...parati ko nang suggestion is to bring vaccination down to barangays,

Robredo: Siguro sa mga malalapit sa mga transportation hubs, mga terminals, sa mga LRT, MRT stations, baka dapat accessible din ‘yung swabbing and vaccination kasi this is where people conglomerate and wala nang necessity for them to miss work.

Robredo highlights importance of testing: Andami ngayong nagpopositive na either asymptomatic or mild symptoms. And nakakatakot pa nga itong asymptomatic and mild symptoms if they don’t get tested. Kasi if they don’t get tested, they might be going around infecting more people.

Robredo on testing: Di ba ‘yan naman ‘yung pinakasadya ng testing — na ma-contain mo ‘yung virus. If we are not able to contain the virus, kelan pa matatapos ‘yung surge na ito?

Robredo says Bayanihan E-Konsulta experiencing surge of patients that they had to put 400/day cap. In recent days, 400 slots filled up in 9 minutes.

How is OVP able to offer Swab Cab, Vaccine Express, Bayanihan E-Konsulta and COVID care kits despite only P900M-budget? Robredo says they shifted OVP budget to COVID budget. Says her staff trained to handle crisis and thankful to Angat Buhay partners for the trust.

Robredo topped Facebook ads spending but she says it’s her supporters who spent for it, not a centavo spent from her campaign. Says supporters felt compelled because of rival’s social media machinery.

W/o mentioning Marcos, Robredo says rival may not be spending on Facebook ads. “Pero maraming mga gastos na hindi over-the-table, hindi above-board. Alam natin na marami silang ginagawa, gumagastos sila, pero hindi ito pareho ng Facebook ads na you can actually compute, quantify.

Robredo admits initial strategy of shrugging off fake news was a mistake:
I admit that our initial approach to the problem did not work. (What was your initial approach?) Not to mind them...Pero mali ako e...Kasi lies repeated again and again become the truth.

Robredo admits penetrating socmed is a challenge: Bec social media works on algorithms, parang na-saturate na talaga yung mga distribn channels such that mahirap nang i-penetrate...So ang nangyayari ngayon parang nag-e-echo chamber na.

She’s asking supporters to go out of socmed

Robredo says “frustrating” dealing with fake news. “Maraming accusations na hindi naman totoo.”

Vera Files reported Robredo is the number 1 victim of inaccurate election-related reports in 2021 while Bongbong Marcos benefited the most.

Robredo: I am not allowing the disqualification cases (vs Marcos) to affect the way we are doing the campaign... mas mabuting talunin ko siya sa election, despite his numbers now.

Robredo: Malakas yung loob ko kasi unang-una tinalo ko na siya in 2016. And in 2016, I also started with very low numbers. Mas mabuti-buti na nga ngayon. Kasi in 2016, I was number 6 of 6 candidates. I had to literally i-gapang ang sarili ko paakyat and I was able to do it.

Robredo on addressing historical revisionism: Sana yung mga kandidato mai-submit yung sarili nila to debates. I-submit yung sarili nila to events or forums na may opportunity yung tao na i-confront sila about the many accusations against them.

Robredo on candidates avoiding debates: Kung iiwas ka, iiwas ka dahil siguro mataas na numbers ko, di ko na kailangan mag-appear dito, lugi ang taumbayan kasi hindi siya nagkakaroon ng opportunity to confront.

Robredo not bothered by report that 11 Camarines Sur mayors are supporting Marcos. She says no politician in Bicol supported her 2016 VP bid and there were 5 of them Bicolanos running but she ended up getting almost 70% of the votes.

Robredo grateful for endorsements: I know for a fact kung ano yung political envt sa atin now. And maiintindihan ko kung marami ang hindi willing to go out publicly to support us...nagulat ako na there are actually big local politicians who have been very public of their support.

Robredo says she remains open to working with the Left and clarifies her position on NTF-ELCAC: “I agree with the objective. What I do not agree with is the manner by which they are operationalizing some of the things that they have been doing.

If she loses, Robredo says she’ll go back to development work and alternative lawyering: I have just been a politician for close to 9 years. So para sa akin, it will not be difficult for me to go back to the life I was leading before my husband died and before I entered politics.

Robredo: The 2022 elections is not just a fight between 2 or more candidates. But it’s actually a decision we have to make — Ano bang klaseng governance yung gusto nating manaig sa atin? What I’m offering is so different from what Mr. Marcos is offering…

Robredo on May 2022 polls: There is so much at stake but what is at stake is not just my winning or my losing these elections. But what is the direction that we would want our government to take in the next 6 years.

STORY 1:

What are VP Leni’s plans should she lose in May 2022 polls?

news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/20/22/…

STORY 2:

Instead of “no vaxx, no ride” policy, Robredo pushes for more accessible testing and vaccination

news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/20/22/…

STORY 3:

Robredo not bothered by reported support of 11 CamSur mayors for Marcos, Jr.

news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/20/22/…

With only a P900M-budget, how is OVP able to offer pandemic response programs? WATCH

#ANCRundown

https://twitter.com/ancalerts/status/1483951503647858688

VP Leni Robredo’s plans if she loses in #Halalan2022

#ANCRundown

https://twitter.com/ancalerts/status/1483963894175522817

STORY 4:

Based on E-Konsulta numbers, Leni says demand high for COVID consultation, help

news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/20/22/…

VP Leni Robredo not bothered by report that 11 Camarines Sur mayors are supporting her rival Bongbong Marcos, Jr.
#ANCRundown

https://twitter.com/ANCALERTS/status/1483971483135352833

STORY 5:

Top Facebook ad spender? Robredo says volunteers paid for ads

news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/20/22/…

WATCH #ANCRundown interview with Vice President Leni Robredo on issues ranging from the “no vaxx, no ride” policy, vaccination and testing, Facebook ads spending, fighting fake news and other campaign issues.