WATCH: Presidential bet Leni Robredo says there's still a part of her that regrets not acting early enough to counter the lies spread by Marcos disinformation networks ahead of 2022 elections. PHVote WeDecide First100Days Watch the full interview:
MANILA, Philippines – To say that the last decade has been life-changing for the Robredo family is an understatement.
In 2012, patriarch Jesse Robredo, who was then interior secretary, died in a plane crash off the coast of Masbate. His widow Leni, a public attorney, reluctantly ran for a House seat in 2013, a stint she says was just meant for one term. “When I ran for Congress, the entire three years when I was there, I was so sure that that will be my first and only term ever,” she says.
The Vice President says her first foray into public office did not prepare her for a bigger role, but fate dealt her cards that required her to do so – first in 2016, when she ran for vice president; and second in 2022, when she threw her hat in the presidential race in a high-stakes election. The vice presidency is often depicted as a “spare tire,” but Leni Robredo’s work ethic can be summed in Mother Teresa’s words – to “do small things with great love.
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