I'm following presidential candidate and VP Leni Robredo as she joins the Usapang Halalan 2022: The CBCP presidential forum, now being aired this afternoon. #PHVote@rapplerdotcom
@rapplerdotcom We're airing the CBCP presidential forum live on Rappler! Watch here: #PHVote
@rapplerdotcom The indefatigable Robredo joins the CBCP forum fresh from her trip to Davao del Sur and Davao del Norte yesterday. #PHVote
@rapplerdotcom Robredo says becoming ICAD co-chair was biggest challenge she faced in the past 6 years, knowing that post was given to her by Pres Duterte out of spite after she criticized his bloody drug war. #PHVote
@rapplerdotcom Robredo on being ICAD co-chair: Alam ko na hamon yun sa akin. Lahat ng nakapaligid sa akin, ina-advise ako na wag kong tanggapin. Alam kong papahirapan kami #PHVote
@rapplerdotcom Robredo: Halos lahat ng makakasama sa body na yun would rather na wala ako doon, pero at the end of the day tinanggap ko... I have always been crticial of the way the drug was conducted #PHVote
@rapplerdotcom Robredo: And pakiramdam ko, pagkakataon siya na maintindihan kung ano ang nangyayari... makapag-rekomenda ako base sa datos na ibibigay sa akin. #PHVote
@rapplerdotcom Robredo: 18 days lang ako bilang ICAD co-chair pero Wala akong regrets na tinanggap ko yun.
@rapplerdotcom Robredo on addressing insurgency: Hindi ako naniniwala na dahas yung paraan... Kailagnan talaga buo yung solusyon na binbigay natin at yung pupuntiryahin natin, kung ano yung pinakabuod, pinaka-root cause ng problema #PHVote
@rapplerdotcom Robredo: Yung pagbibigay ng solusyon ay hindi nadadaan sa militaristic ways lamang pero yung pag-converge lahat ng social services para matugunan kung ano yung pinagmumulan ng problema #PHVote
@rapplerdotcom Robredo on stopping palakasan system: Yung mga taong ia-appoint ko… dapat yung mga tao, hindi political yung consideration. Dapat experts sa field nila at walang record of corruption.
@rapplerdotcom Robredo reiterates first executive order she'd sign if she wins as president would be a full disclosure policy, which would require all govt offices and depts to be transparent in their transactions, projects. #PHVote
Robredo on addressing addiction: Constitutional obligation ng pamahalaan na alagaan yung welfare ng Pilipnio, lalo na ng mga kabataan. So yung gobyerno, kailangan maghanap siya ng paraan na maregulate at siguruhin.. paano ba siya mas magiging inaccessible sa mga kababayan natin
Robredo: Maraming paraan… Merong mga bansa na matindi yung kanilang drunk driving na mga batas. Merong mga bansa na may minimum age requirement kung sino lang ang makakabili ng alcohol. #PHVote
Robredo: May mga bansa na bawal pumasok sa mga establishment na nagbebenta ng alcohol yung mga minors… Puwede rin tayo magpataw ng mas mataas na buwis. #PHVote
Robredo: Kailangan maging handa yung pamahalaan na maging available yung institutional help na manggagaling sa gobyerno, pag yung alcoholism o yung gambling, [yung tao] nahulug na siya sa addiction #PHVote
Robredo: Agree ka ako Ka Leody na dapat yung gobyerno nag-ooffer siya ng pagkakalibangan nang maayos ng mga tao. Nag-uupisa yung pag-iinom, pagsusugal sa paglilibang. At yung gobyerno pag nagbigay siya ng alternatives na di siya nakakasama #PHVote
Robredo: Agree ako sa sinabi ni Sec Bert, dapat yung pagdesisyon ng gobyerno – at sinabi din ito ni Ka Leody – na walang clear yung policy yung pamahalaan. #PHVote
Robredo: Dapat yung pagdesisyon ng gobyerno tungkol sa mga bagay na nakakasira sa pagkatao, sa pamilya, hindi yung revenues na pumapasok, pero kung ano ba yung social cost nito #PHVote
Robredo: Yung social cost, priceless yun eh… No amount of revenues na pumapasok can compensate doon sa mga nasisirang mga buhay. #PHVote
On raising minimum wage, Robredo says key here is her push for clean and honest governance, says "all else follows" because more investors would come in, jobs would come, quality of work, wages would then improve. #PHVote
Robredo: Ma-attain lang ito kung ang gobyerno tapat siya sa kanyang panunugkulan kasi all else follows… Pag maayos yung pamahalaan, papasok ang investments… Pag mataas yung confidence na yun, makakapgoffer tayo ng trabaho na mas maayos para sa mga kababayan natin #PHVote
Robredo: Napakababa ng suweldo ng mga trabahante natin kumpara sa rising prices ngayon. Kailangan siyang ilapit, pero di natin yun kayang mailapit kung di maayos yung pamamahala. #PHVote
Robredo also begins discussing her comprehensive jobs recovery platform, but she ran out of time during the forum.
Robredo on judicial reform: Agree ako kay Sen Manny na kailangan ng justice reform, and yung justice reform kailangan, sabi nga ni Sec Bert, kailangan ng budget. Iyong sagot ko, hango sa experience ko as lawyer. PAO lawyer ako dati. #PHVote
Robredo:Kakaunti kaming abogado… ang assignments namin ng courts, ang dami. Wala na kaming panahon para mag-aral, kasi palipat-lipat kami from one court to another… Nagpupunta kami doon, hindi namin nakakausap yung mga kliyente kung paano sila madedepensahan nang maayos #PHVote
Robredo: Dapat mas dagdag na abogado. Dapat ma-attract mo yung the best and the brightest sa serbisyo #PHVote
Robredo: Nakita ko ang kahalagahan na ma-educate ang tao about his rights, kasi he will be in a better position to fight for his rights #PHVote
Robredo: Yung judicial reform, kailangan na kailangan…. Ang daming vacancies, hindi ma-fill up. Kulang yung budget na binibigay sa kanila… Ang naaffect dito, yung speedy trial. #PHVote
Robredo on addressing teenage pregnancy: May existing program nito ang OVP in partnership with the UN Population Fund. Bahagi siya ng programa dahil sa awareness na malaking problema na siya #PHVote
Robredo: Agree ako kay Ka Leody na kailangan ma-integrate na ito sa curriculum ng mga paaralan. Pero kinakailangan na mas conscious na effort na nasasagot natin yung problemang ito, na dapat may greater awareness yung education system na krisis na ito #PHVote
Robredo: Ito natutunanan namin ito as we were doing our Angat Buhay: Hindi talaga kaya ng gobyerno na siya lang. Napakahalaga ng partnership with the community and in this case, the partnership with the Church…. Mahalaga ang faith sa pagsugpo sa ganitong problema. #PHVote
Robredo: Yung access din to govt programs, napakahalaga noon… Halimbawa pag nabuntis yung bata, dapat alam nya na meron sa kanyang sasalo. Dahil kung wala sa kanyang sasalo, baka pumapasok yung pagkitil ng buhay. #PHVote
Robredo: Kailangan talaga i-certify as urgent na yung national land use act dahil ito yung magiging basehan ng pagdeklara ng no mining zones. Pag no mining zone, dapat di pumayag na magbigay ng mining concessions doon. #PHVote
Robredo: Meron na tayong batas na nagpoprovide ng free, informed, and prior consent sa mga communities na maapektuhan bago magbigay ng mining permits… Pero naabuso ito, in the sense na hindi naman talaga free and informed consent yung maraming bagay #PHVote
Robredo: Yung iba dinadaya pa yung required consultation. Sisiguraduhin ko na hindi na ito mangyayari. #PHVote
Robredo says it's "nonsense" for the Ombudsman to make it harder for the public to access government officials' SALNs: Kalokohan yun. Ang dahilan kung bakit hinihingi yung SALN...isa yun na paraan para natututukan ng taongbayan kung paano ba gumagalaw yung aming kayamanan #PHVote
Robredo: While paniniwala ko rito hindi siya sapat na ebidensiya kasi marami pang puwedeng gawin gaya ng lifestyle check, but the mere fact na batas na mismo yung nagsasabi [na dapat mag-file kami ng SALNs], dapat isapubliko yun. #PHVote
Robredo on rejecting death penalty: Ano ba yung datos? Nung binalik natin yung death penalty many years ago, bumaba ba yung nagko-commit ng krimen? Hindi, tumaas pa nga. #PHVote
Robredo: Iyong mga bansa na nag-i-impose ng death penalty, mas mababa ba ang incidents of crime nila doon sa mga walang death penalty? Hindi rin. #PHVote
Robredo: Hindi iyong gravity ng penalty iyong deterrent ng crime, kundi iyong certainty na mapaparusahan ka… Kailangan ayusin natin yung ating judicial system. Tama si Senator Manny #PHVote
Robredo: Ano ba ang reality natin ngayon? Marami yung corruption, flaws, pagkukulang. Pag may death penalty, ang chances na mas maraming mahihirap iyong mapaparushan ng death penalty, napakalaki, kasi iyong access sa katarungan, napakakonti. #PHVote
For her closing statement in the CBCP forum, Robredo recalls what she said in the 1st Comelec debate: Sinabi ko po nung huling debate, na ang mga leaders natin, dapat mag-show up at mag-man up #PHVote
Robredo: Ngayon pong eleksyon, marami pong manlliligaw. Ang pinpreresneta ko, di lamang pangako, pero prinsipyong isinasabuhay ko. #PHVote
Robredo: Ang panalo natin sa eleksyon, magmumula rin sa pag-asa mula sa bawat pamilyang Pilipino #PHVote
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WATCH: Speaking in Hiligaynon in his home turf Roxas City, ex-DILG chief Mar Roxas endorses his former running mate VP Leni Robredo for president, asks his kasimanwas to give their full support to Robredo. #PHVote@rapplerdotcom
Roxas recalls why he chose Robredo as running mate in 2016: It was clear to me that the person who had my full trust because she had all the qualifications, not just intellectual qualifications, but also qualifications of the heart, was no other than Leni Robredo. #PHVote
Roxas: During that time, I can sincerely say to all of you, that I was truly proud of her. You already know and are aware of her qualifications, her achievements, and possibly, in these past 45 days or beyond that, you have already heard all the presidential candidates. #PHVote
Davao del Norte D1 Rep and Partido Reporma pres Bebot Alvarez says P779.406M he had asked Sen Ping Lacson was meant for poll watchers, to help mount a credible campaign. He provides computation how he arrived at the amount. #PHVote@rapplerdotcom
Alvarez: A national party, as well as candidates running for a national post, need poll watchers per polling precincts. As of 2019 data, we have roughly 389,703 polling precincts. #PHVote
Alvarez: During election day, you need two watchers, one for the morning, the other for the afternoon/evening, per precinct. Multiply 389,703 by 2, you need 779,406 watchers. #PHVote
Presidential candidate VP Leni Robredo is stepping into Pres Rodrigo Duterte’s home region Davao for the first time on the campaign trail today. Her supporters are currently holding a grand rally for her at the Davao del Sur Coliseum in Digos City. #PHVote@rapplerdotcom
Robredo will then be visiting Digos City Hall and visit Bishop Guillermo Afable at the Diocese of Digos, before heading on to Tagum City for a meet and greet w/ Davao del Norte Gov Edwin Jubahib and One Davao del Norte officials. #PHVote
It’s crucial for Robredo, the opposition leader vs Duterte, to woo voters in Davao. In the 2016 VP race, she lost in this region by a huge margin. Davaoeños went for Duterte’s running mate then, Alan Peter Cayetano. In 2nd place was Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Robredo a distant 3rd.
Aika Robredo, eldest daughter of presidential bet VP Leni Robredo, also appeals to Kakampinks to stop calling supporters of other bets as “bobo” or “babayaran,” tells them there’s so much work that still needs to be done to convert the unconvinced. #PHVote@rapplerdotcom
Aika Robredo: Rallies are great energizers… But just like Patty, I was also doing house to house and market runs prior to PasigLaban that I went to the rally slightly tempered down by my firsthand encounters in different communities. #PHVote
Aika Robredo: Mahalaga pa rin ang usapang tao sa tao, one on one. Maraming bahay na ang kinatok namin na ibang kandidato ang sinusuportahan. Basta bukas makinig, subukan natin. Minsan, sasalubungin ka pa ng nakangiti. #PHVote
Sobering reminder from Tricia Robredo, daughter of presidential bet VP Leni Robredo: Don’t want to be the one who spoils the party but let’s address the elephant in the room: our rallies have been the absolute best but the situation on the ground is very different. @rapplerdotcom
Tricia Robredo: Favorite ko talaga ang market runs at house-to-house campaigns kasi ito rin ang nakasanayan namin sa lokal nung si Papa pa yung kandidato. Mas intimate at mas nakakausap mo rin ang mga tao na mababait naman in general. #PHVote
Tricia Robredo: Pero nung nagsimula kaming mag-ikot this year, may mga hostile communities talaga. Kung dati may paisa-isa lang na NR, ngayon may mga hecklers na. We encountered several when we made rounds right before #PasigLaban. #PHVote
Presidential candidate VP Leni Robredo begins her tour of Negros Occidental in San Carlos City, where her supporters warmly welcome her at 7:30 am: “And this early, people are already so fired up 🔥 What energy!!! Proceeding to Sagay now,” she says. #PHVote@rapplerdotcom
In San Carlos City, Robredo is joined by Negros Occidental Governor Bong Lacson, who is endorsing her for president.
Robredo won big here in Negros Occidental in the 2016 VP race, beating the dictator’s son Ferdinand Marcos Jr by a landslide. But the political landscape has since changed. Vice Gov Jeffrey Ferrer and 28/31 mayors are backing Marcos. #PHVote