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WATCH: This is #WeDecide: The #First100Days of @lenirobredo, a one-on-one interview with Nobel laureate and Rappler CEO @mariaressa. Follow this thread for highlights. #PHVote #PHVoteRobredo

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@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: You have a lead to catch up to in the surveys…. I’m a voter. Convince me to vote for you. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Ako kailangan kasi ‘yung tao. Kinukumbinsi natin sila to look at the track record and to look at the character. Unang una ‘yung character. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Palabas pa lang tayo sa isang pandemic. Anong klase ‘yung leadership qualities ng susunod na presidente na mahalaga sa isang bansa na nanggagaling sa isang pandemic na marami siyang kailangang asikasuhin. ‘Yun yung number 1.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Napakita ko during the 6 years that I was vice president na mahusay ako sa krisis. Mahusay ako sa mga difficult situations. Mabilis akong mag-isip tsaka gumalaw. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: My ability to inspire not just the office, pero my ability to inspire the private sector to be involved. And I think that’s a very important element and component na kinakailangan natin to rebuild the nation after the pandemic.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Hindi kaya ng gobyerno na siya lang ang gagalaw. Kailangan na kailangan yung private sector should own the problem. Should be part of the solution. And I have proven that in the 6 years that I was vice president. 'Yun ‘yung una.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Pangalawa, ‘yung track record. Pinakita ko din not just during the time that I was vice president, but when I was in Congress. All the years that I wasn’t in politics yet. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Pinakita ko na that I am one leader who leads from the front. Hindi ako isang lider na nakaupo lang sa opisina at nag-o-order. I do not ask of anyone what I cannot do myself. And I think that’s very important given the times that we’re in.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: ‘Pag pinakita yung mga tinatayuan ko sa lahat na issues, I’ve been very consistent. Hindi ito put on. I think itong track record na ito is also what inspires people to be part of the solution knowing na kabahagi ako. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Kabahagi ako ng pagod. I put in as much energy, as much number of hours in the work that we do. Very extra. We live in very extraordinary times. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Not just because of the pandemic, but because of the many different, complicated things that we’re dealing with. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: ‘Yung energy crisis, yung inflation, marami. ‘Yung education crisis na kinakailangan talagang ‘yung isang lider na babad sa realities on the ground para ‘yung best solutions…come from people who had undergone and have felt how difficult it is.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: I’m gonna fast forward. The first thing you said is qualities of leadership. So now, you’ve won. You’re president. What are the first three things you will do as president? #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: ‘Yung trabaho ‘yung pinakaproblema and during the campaign period, ‘yung overarching theme natin really is “Gobyernong Tapat, Angat Buhay Lahat” pero it encapsulates a lot of many different things. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: ‘Yung kakulangan sa trabaho, problema sa edukasyon, problema sa kalusugan, ito talaga ang pinakabuod nito para makabalik. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Hindi lang para makabalik tayo sa pinanggalingan natin pre-pandemic, pero malampasan natin ‘yung lahat ng problemang pinagdadaanan. ‘Yung confidence ng tao sa gobyerno niya. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: ‘Yung tao gagalaw, ‘yung investors papasok, ‘pag naniniwala siya na ‘yung gobyerno niya hindi lang malinis, pero alam yung ginagawa. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: So ang pinakauna ko talagang gagawin is to convey the message that my administration is serious about the many things that it set itself out to do. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Para sa investors, yung level playing field. The assurance na zero tolerance for corruption. Kasi kapag inayos natin yung ekonomiya natin, papasok yung trabaho. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: ‘Yung education, even before the pandemic, we have been faced with a crisis of a magnitude na talagang kailangan, tanggapin natin na sobrang sadsad na tayo. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: So ‘yung sa akin talaga, magdedeclare na tayo ng education crisis. All hands on deck pagdating sa education. We have been at the bottom rank of almost all the international assessments already. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo on resuming face-to-face classes: Ngayon, hindi pa open lahat eh. So sisiguraduhin na bumukas na lahat. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Merong McKinsey na study na parang 5 over 10 lang yung efficiency ng online classes. Ito siguro, ‘yung online classes na hindi pa taken into consideration ‘yung dito sa atin na walang access to so many things. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: ‘Yung education, trabaho, edukasyon, health, ‘yung really making sure na handa na ‘yung healthcare system natin ‘pag nagkaroon ulit ng surge. Handa na ‘yung healthcare system natin to weather any crisis that can beset us in the future.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Kahit pandemic lamang ‘yung pag-usapan, ‘yung vaccination rate natin ngayon is just 58%. 58% pa lang ‘yung naka-2 doses. 16% pa lang ‘yung naka-booster shots. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: We see what’s happening now in Hong Kong na sobrang grabe ‘yung tama sa kanila ng latest surge nila and the reason for that is people have been complacent because of the low numbers. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Ang vaccination rate nila ang baba. So we don’t have to wait for the next surge to happen again. Sisiguraduhin natin na marereach na natin 'yung targets natin. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: 'Yung targets natin, kulang pa tayo ng 13 million people because we’re targeting 77 million. It’s not even a high enough target if you will base it on the targets of other countries. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: ‘Pag tiningnan natin 'yung basics, halimbawa 'yung testing, tracing, and treatment, parang there’s still so much to be desired. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: 'Yung making sure na pag nagkaroon tayo ng another surge, 'yung testing natin, sigurado na tayo 'yung contact tracing natin two years into the pandemic, we don’t have a centralized database yet. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: ‘Yung mga iba’t ibang mga LGUs may mga kanya-kanyang…mga contact tracing apps and there’s not even an attempt to centralize everything, so kailangang gawin siya in the first 100 days. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: ‘Yung PhilHealth natin, P86 billion ang unpaid as of now. Our hospitals are suffering…. Halimbawa, ‘yung number of beds to population ratio, ‘yung doctors to population ratio. Marami pa tayong kailangan asikasuhin. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo on the implementation of the Universal Healthcare Law: You know, the law has been signed [in] 2019, pero sobrang bagal ng rollout and that’s primary healthcare. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Ang magiging target ko in the #First100Days, mai-register na lahat sa universal healthcare…. Maraming kailangan asikasuhin just in the first three months to make sure…medyo nasa mabuti tayong spot. #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa asks: You were reluctant to run. Could you have led better to pull Filipinos together?

@lenirobredo: Hindi ako alam ‘yung sagot. ‘Yung starting point ko was of a very different mindset. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Even when I ran for Congress, the entire three years that I was there, I was so sure that that will be my first and only term ever. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Ang saving grace lang is that naging ugali ko naman na whatever is given to me, however limited the role is, ginagawa ko talaga yung lahat. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: When I became a vice presidential candidate, it was very clear to me that I wasn’t even the first choice…I was doing it because I felt that I had a role to play in the bigger scheme of things. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Tapos when I became vice president, siguro hindi ko inasahan na ganito ‘yung magiging political landscape. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Tingin ko if I was aware of it already or if I was gunning for the presidency from day one already, there were many things I could have done differently. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Tingin ko blessing din na the presidency wasn’t in the plan until the filing. Kasi siguro kung plano na siya, baka ‘yung motivation ng mga ginagawa ko would be more political already. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: When we did Angat Buhay, we went to the farthest and to the smallest communities in the Philippines na iniisip ko ngayon kung pinaplano ko maging presidente noon, baka hindi kami pupunta. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Siguro kung nagplano na ako maging VP, baka nag-concentrate na lang kami ng mga programa dito sa Metro Manila, where the bulk of the voting populace is. Siguro blessing siya in the sense na we were doing things for the right reasons.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: So you’ve taken your oath, you’re president and you’ve received word that supporters of a candidate refuse to accept it and they are coming to [Malacañang] Palace. What would you do? #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: I’m so used to very difficult situations…. Because I’ve been so used to it, I’ve been used to handling crises already. Looking back, it gave me the ability to focus on the more important things. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Kasi ‘pag iniisip ko na kasi ‘yung pulitika, baka ang gawin ko… nililigawan ‘yung mga politiko and people who have influence and that would cost me…being a good president. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Pero ‘pag focused lang ako sa trabaho…the universe will conspire to make sure I’m given the kind of strength and support that I would need. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: But in politics, you have to win. How would you command the military or law enforcement as commander-in-chief? #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: I have great faith in them…It’s not a very intimate relationship, pero it’s based on respect. And I think that’s more important than personal relationships. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Itong mga sundalo, professional na pumasok dito…because of their great love for country, and ang paniniwala ko talaga na ‘pag binigyan mo sila ng choice between good and evil, parati pipiliin nila ‘yung kabutihan. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo on commanding law enforcement and military: Kailangan lang nila makita na sincere ako sa ginagawa ko, na seryoso ako sa trabaho. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: What were two biggest lessons that you took out of it (vice presidency)?

@lenirobredo: To remain focused, to be able to choose your battles well, na there are battles worth fighting for and marami ding hindi. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Ang realization ko, ‘yung Pilipino mabuting tao. We were able to survive because of partnerships with the private sector and a lot of our partners talagang sinugal nila. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo on her partners in the private sector: Ginawa nila iyon not because ako ‘yun, pero alam nila ‘yung vehicle na ino-offer namin sa kanila would be a way for them to help communities. We should just continue doing that. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: ‘Yung paniniwala ko, kapag nakikita niya na kapag mabuti yung hangarin mo, and pinaghuhusayan yung trabaho, they are willing to invest. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: I think you’re one of the most targeted online. How did you handle it and deal with it?

@lenirobredo: The most important thing talaga is hindi siya totoo eh…. Ang greatest weapon mo is your own conscience. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: I would have to admit that we did a lot of missteps, kasi the first half of our term, talagang we dealt with all this disinformation. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Ang instruction ko to every one in this office is to don’t dignify, huwag pansinin…it will just go away pero how wrong I was. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: We realized too late. Dapat pala bago pa lang, sinasagot mo na. Not in the manner that they’re (disinformation peddlers) doing the propaganda, pero there are a lot of many different things that we can do to counter them. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: If the question is, was I losing sleep over this (disinformation)? Not at all, kasi wala talagang totoo eh. Lies repeated many times over, ‘yun ‘yung naging totoo and I think that’s the reason why a lot of people bought in doon sa propaganda nila.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: The PH has been a petri dish of social media as a behavior modification system…. What should be done with this technology that now is insidiously manipulating us? #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo on social media platforms and disinformation: Ang ideal sana, self-regulation. Hindi na kaya kasi we’ve been asking the social media platforms to self-regulate for so many years already and they’re not doing anything. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Congress should already pass laws that would make them (social media platforms) accountable. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Alam ko there’s a thin line [with] freedom of expression pero sino ba ‘yung lugi dito? Ang lugi ‘yung taong napapaniwala nila. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: It’s not a freedom of speech issue, it’s the algorithmic amplification. But these are some of the things that we’ve focused on, to try to get laws in place outside of the Philippines, ‘cause it just cascades to us. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: 36 years after People Power ousted Ferdinand Marcos, the frontrunner according to statistical surveys is Ferdinand Marcos Jr. How do you deal with the changing [of] history, with your frontrunner? #First100Days

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@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo on the rewriting of history by the Marcoses: I would have to admit that it’s been very frustrating na alam natin ‘yung katotohanan, yet people buy into it. May pagsisisi din. I also can’t help but blame myself why I have not done enough na harangin siya.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: When I started my term, I was too naive about how powerful social media was na I did not do enough to rally people to do a push back on these things. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: But you know, in the recent past, we see shift on the ground…. It’s something that we have not seen for so long. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: When I filed my certificate of candidacy, I had absolutely no chance, at least ‘yun yung tingin ko, of having a shot at it (the presidency). #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Ngayon, wala akong pagsisisi observing how people are taking the cudgels already – how people are doing a push back. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Natatawa nga ako ngayon eh ‘pag nagrereklamo sila na grabeng lumaban ‘yung mga supporters kasi at the back of my mind, ito yung ginagawa niyo sakin in the last 6 years, tas kayo concerted? ‘Yung push back is organic. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: Weaponization of the law, how do you fix that when the law was used as a weapon against dissent, against journalists? #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: ‘Yung pressure will really come from people. ‘Yung nakita ko naman in the last six years na I was losing hope already. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: I was losing hope already kasi I’ve been at the receiving end of so much at ang feeling ko, ako lang mag-isa. Ang isip ko lang noon, gagawin ko yung trabaho ko to my utmost pero at the end of six years, I’m done. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirorbedo: Pero ngayon kasi people are doing a push back already and we never expected local officials to make public their support of us. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: But little by little, they’re coming out in the open and these are public officials who listen to their constituents. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: When you’re choosing people, what are the primary qualities that you look for?

@lenirobredo: Ako siyempre, experts in their fields. Pero more than being experts, kailangan nasa kanya ‘yung respeto ng lahat ng stakeholders na they will have to deal with.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo also says that she would pick someone with a clean record: Kailangan malinis ‘yung pangalan kasi ‘yun yung paguumpisahan ng lahat eh. Tapos, siguro kailangan pareho ‘yung aming mga gustong mangyari. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: My style of leadership is very hands-on. So ‘yung nakikita ko kasi, and this was exacerbated by the pandemic, parang all departments have been doing their own thing. Parang kulang talaga yung nagkokonduktor. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: One thing that gagawin ko mismo, na sisiguraduhin ko na all the agencies are working harmoniously together. There are a lot of programs na kailangan ‘yung convergence eh. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: I first discovered this when I was in ICAD (Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs) for 18 days. All the important agencies were there but they were doing their own thing. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: Could you have done more [as Vice President]? #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa @lenirobredo: Definitely, kasi halimbawa in communities where the local officials are cooperative, mas maraming kaming nagagawa because ‘pag okay ‘yung local officials, we are able to converge all the different departments that could help. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Pupunta ako to do a courtesy call sa local official kasi ang ideal na pag-roll out ng program through the local government unit and sanay na ako na hindi ako haharapin. Sanay na ako na when I’m there, conveniently biglang nasa business trip yung mayor o nagkasakit.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Maraming missed opportunities na kung hindi lang sana kami nire-regard na kalaban, we could have done more. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: I’ve been very vocal about things I did not agree with. Pero when we look at the numbers, every time I criticize a program of this administration (President Duterte), I’m not afraid of the trolling, pero my [approval] numbers would dip.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Every time my [approval] numbers would dip, nawawalan kami ng strength as an office (Office of the Vice President) to continue what we’re doing. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: We’re not just depending on our own funds, but a lot of our programs happen because the private sector trusts us. When we don’t have that level of stature as an office, sino pa tutulong sa amin? #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Hindi kasi nila nakikita na as Vice President, ang una kong kailangan gawin ay magawa namin yung trabaho namin. Hindi ma-strengthen ‘yung partido, hindi ma-strengthen ‘yung political capital. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Maraming push and pull na at the end of the day, you ask yourself, bakit ako nandito? Ano ba ‘yung naatasan sa akin na gagawin ko? #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: What do you need to do to win?

.@lenirobredo: We’re seeing a massive shift on the ground… pero we need to convert this into votes. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Dapat ‘yung mga tao na may access to more information, and are basing their decisions on that, dapat siguraduhin nila na yung ibang walang access to the same information that they have, they would be able to reach out to them. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Lagi kong sinasabi ‘yung radikal na pagmamahal and I understand the frustration of many of our supporters. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Pero we can’t allow it to be relegated to name-calling…to let their frustration get the better of themselves kasi there’s a fight to win eh. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: During the early days of my being Vice President, there have been a lot of opportunities for me to be more politically strong by entering into transactional politics. But I refused that, and now it’s not that difficult anymore. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Kailangan kong manalo, pero klaro na sa mga kasama ko kung ano ‘yung hindi ako willing to do. It’s not like it’s still a struggle for me. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Sa akin, I don’t have to explain myself to the campaign team anymore. They know me very well already. They don’t agree with me most of the time in many of the political decisions. But nasanay na sila na I’m so hardheaded about it.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Kahit admin candidates kami noong 2016…parati kami inaakusahan na hakot crowds, nagbabayad ng entertainers. But they are not true at all, and I’m not even bothered by the accusations kasi bahala kayo mag-isip. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Meron kaming events na we want a more intimate setting, so it would be more of a listening exercise. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: But we can’t do that anymore because our supporters are very passionate. Pero, we make do and sobrang high blessing to any candidate. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: How will you deal with this much more complex world where democracy isn’t assured?

@lenirobredo: From the point of view of the Philippines, ito ‘yung perfect opportunity for us to strengthen our place under the sun. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: When people were talking about being neutral [on the Russia-Ukraine crisis], sobrang grabe yung frustration ko about it kasi this is not who we are. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Ang gusto ko sabihin, ang foreign policy natin is to take a position of neutrality most of the time. But this is an extraordinary circumstance na we can show the world who we are as Filipinos. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo on Russia-Ukraine crisis: Klaro kasi ‘yung battlelines now. Alam natin sino ‘yung aggressor, alam na natin na baseless ‘yung attacks. This is an opportunity for us to show the world na we fight for whom we think is right. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo on foreign policy: Dapat mas forward-looking tayo, hindi naman in a selfish way.... Lahat na ginagawa natin, meron siyang mark in the future na mas marami ‘yung kakampi sa atin, mas marami tutulong sa atin 'pag klaro 'yung mga position natin.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: When we failed to leverage our arbitral win [on the West Philippine Sea], it was a missed opportunity for us, not too late kasi puwede pa naman natin ma-turn things around. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Pero sayang ‘yung years from 2016 until the present to get the support of so many countries, waiting for the Philippines to act on the arbitral tribunal. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Totoo na napakalayo natin sa Ukraine at saka sa Russia. Although may maraming economic na repercussions as far as the Philippines is concerned. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: Were you surprised that foes turned allies such as Pantaleon Alvarez are coming out & supporting you?

@lenirobredo: Definitely. I didn’t know until recently. Pero the good thing is a lot of people are skeptical about the entire arrangement.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: I would have to assure everyone that there is no arrangement at all [with Alvarez]. It was not transactional at all, in fairness to not just the former speaker but also the [Davao del Norte] governor [Edwin Jubahib]. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: I was travelling to Davao del Sur and ‘yung advance team namin on the ground was asking if I was willing to do a side trip to Davao del Norte dahil mag-e-express ng support ang governor and, then I learned later, si Speaker Alvarez.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: I talked to him before for some other things, pero it was not to discuss shifting allegiances. You talk to many politicians from many different camps over the course of the campaign. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: When we were told that they (Jubahib and Alvarez) would be announcing [their support], sobrang nagulat ako. Parang ilang beses ko pa tinanong na “Sigurado ba kayo?” So wala siyang pag-uusap at all ‘yung kailangan o hihingi ng pwesto.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: ‘Yung Davao region is where I’m faring the worst. Hindi ako doon nag-do-double digits, talagang single digits lang ako. To get the support of local officials of that stature in the region, ang laking tulong niya sa kampanya. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: When they (Alvarez and Jubahib) made public of their support, they were getting a lot of expressions of support from many other local officials. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: Do you see any more consolidation? Are you going to try to pull these unity talks together?

@lenirobredo: I’ve tried. Ang paniniwala ko talaga ang best bet namin to have a unification ticket was before the filing. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Hindi ko nai-imagine ‘yung sarili ko na iiwanan ko ‘yung supporters ko. So that was the reason why hindi ako pumayag doon sa earlier talks na magkandidato tayo lahat, tapos mag-withdraw nalang ng March [or] April kasi I think it’s very difficult to do.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: I am aware that there are supporters who are still trying to unify. Pero ako mismo, actively seeking it out, hindi na, kasi our days are filled with campaign trips already. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: I’m only in Metro Manila only once every week and we would start [at] six o'clock in the morning on the average. Nakakabalik kami sa hotel room ng midnight. Everyday you’re in a different place, in a different hotel. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: You were a target not only online but also by President Duterte. How did you deal with it and what can be done now to change these? #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa @lenirobredo: ‘Yung misogynistic remarks about me, naiintindihan ko na…I cannot allow it to get in the way of the work I was doing. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Outside of it (her time in Cabinet), I was very vocal about my displeasure of how things were turning out. Pero, I guess to a certain extent, his style of leadership caught many of us off-guard in the sense that we were learning the ropes by the day.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: ‘Yung pinaka-concern ko was how to exercise my mandate na mama-maximize ko whatever little opportunity was there. Paano ako magkapagtrabaho ng maayos given the fact I was the receiving end of so much bashing, so much trolling. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Kung iisipin ko pa na ‘you should not be treating me this way,’ parang waste of time, waste of emotions. So ako ang pinoproblema ko lang…papaano ko magagawa ang trabaho ko. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: I cannot let the six years go by na masasayang ‘yung mandato ng opisina namin. In fact, we reinvented our office. I have no regrets as far as pushing whatever button was available for us to do the work we wanted our office to do.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Marami kami nasayang na opportunity politically at saka siguro defending myself. Hindi ko nadepensahan ‘yung sarili ko ng maayos. Pero looking back, wala na din akong regrets na nag-focus ako sa trabaho. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa: What will be your working relationship with the Left?

@lenirobredo: I am one person who is open to everyone. Whether left, whether right, bukas ako sa lahat. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: In fact, all the six years that I was Vice President, we were forever talking to many different groups, many different sectors. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Towards the start of the campaign, we’re very much aware ‘yung mga sore point. Pero, it (senatorial slate) was a coalition ticket… A lot of people were disgusted about the combination. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo on her senatorial slate: Marami kasi siyang considerations na hindi siya ideal pero pinakamahalaga sa amin, ‘yung makakasali, ‘yung magko-commit to the kind of governance that we wanted to push. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Pero mahalaga sa amin ng mga members – not just senatorial slate, but also Senator Kiko – we’re in agreement to each and every one who would be included in the ticket. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Meron mga strong reactions about some of them [in the senatorial slate] and ako laging binibigyan ng premium ‘yun. Hindi ko ininsist ‘yung gusto ko lang kasi ganoon ‘yung paniniwala natin na pinapakinggan natin ‘yung lahat. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: There were many groups pushing for Neri Colmenares and wala akong problema with Neri personally, I was with him in Congress. Pero may mga strong feelings about including him in the slate. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: ‘Yung pinagpipilian for the seventh spot was him and Atty. Sonny Matula, and the entire group agreed na si Matula ‘yung kukunin. So maraming mga considerations. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: I'm running as an independent and kailangan ko ‘yung agreement ng kasama ko. There are a lot of things I can’t reveal publicly, pero we needed to agree on very important things. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo on Leody de Guzman: I only met him during the first CNN debate, we were together. We were discussing security of tenure, contractualization. Pero ‘yung sector naman na nire-represent niya, si Atty. Sonny Matula [is] from the same sector.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo on Leody de Guzman: Hindi naman masasabi na hindi namin kinokonsulta ‘yung sektor nila. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa asks a question from Lara Jomalesa of De La Salle University: What are your plans for transportation modernization? Will you phase out jeepneys? #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Over the course of the last four years of my term as Vice President, I’ve been talking to many different transport groups…. Surprisingly, hindi sila kontra. Nahihirapan lang sila sa terms. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Agree sila (transport groups) na it is time to start talking about modernization, siguro lalo pa na na-heighten ‘yung need ngayon ang taas-taas na ang gasolina, [and] really the need na mag-shift na tayo to e-jeepneys. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo on jeepney modernization: Ang problema nila (transport groups), sobrang mahal for them, sobrang bigat nung terms. So ang hinihingi naman nila na ‘yung subsidies lakihan [at] ‘yung terms ay habaan para makaya nila. And ako, agree ako sa kanila

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo on adjusting terms on jeepney modernization: ‘Pag hindi nila gagawin ang makaka-comply lang ‘yung dati na may capacity. Pero ‘yung bahagi ng transport sector na hirap, na dapat nga sila ‘yung mas tinutulungan natin, sila ang hindi makaka-comply.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo on jeepney modernization: Ang hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit noong height ng pandemic, nawalan nga na silang mga biyahe, pinush pa ito ng pinush… ‘Yung pandemic would have been the time na habaan nila ‘yung pag-intindi sa kakulangan.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: I think also this is the time to seriously think about service contracting. May budget na ito actually, I think P5.5 billion. Pero ‘pag tinitingnan natin doon… 1 billion pa lang ‘yung nagagastos. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Ngayon na nag-pandemic, 'di ba dapat sana ngayon ‘yung time na mas maging active kasi ‘yung social distancing para sana hindi naman nalulugi ang mga drivers. Ngayon ang taas ng presyo ng gas. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Sana mas may empathy ‘yung pag-rollout ng mga policies kasi ang experience ko naman, ang tao basta kabahagi siya ng pagplano at naiintindihan niya kung bakit dapat ito gagawin, mas cooperative naman siya. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: Pero, ‘yung frustration about it is sana huwag natin payag na may maiiwan na naman. Agree naman tayo na dapat may shift na (on jeepney modernization). Pero dapat ‘yung policy natin should make sure na ‘yung pinakamaliit, hindi siya maiiwan.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@mariaressa asks her final question: You’ve lit a spark, so it’s reminded the nation…of beliefs that weren’t rewarded. So how do you keep this going? #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: I don’t want to get the credit for it. Sa tingin ko, naging symbol lang ako. Pero the time was right. Parang, it was a long journey going to this point. Pero with the pandemic, the dots connect eh. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: It could have been anyone else…na ‘yung tao handa na siya, parang matagal na siyang nagkimkim. You see the energy, it’s not the ordinary kind of energy that you see in many of the exercises we did in the past. #First100Days

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: It’s the kind of energy that was like 1986, people are just raring to be part of the change that is happening. Tingin ko to keep it going, it’s not with me anymore. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: I think the one thing that we should do is to keep listening to people, to be attuned to how people feel about a lot of things, and to give them the platform to express themselves. #First100Days #PHVote #WeDecide #PHVoteRobredo

@lenirobredo @mariaressa .@lenirobredo: 'Pag nanalo ako, ‘yung bigger challenge sa aking administration is how to keep people involved, how to make them feel they are part of the solution, how to make them own the problems that beset the nation, kasi without that, we will again fail.

@lenirobredo @mariaressa And that’s a wRap!

This is #WeDecide: The #First100Days of @lenirobredo with Rappler CEO and Nobel laureate @mariaressa. #PHVote #PHVoteRobredo

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