Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo has something to say as
regards the so called freedom fighter that has been tagged with the name of the
late President Corazon Aquino, this after President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said
that Cory only became popular after she lost her husband.
The assassination of senator Beigno Aquino Jr., eventually was the
event that triggered the 1986 EDSA
revolution resulting to the exile of former President Fersinand Marcos and his
family in Hawaii, USA.
Robredo hailed the 1st woman president of the Philippines as "honest
governance and critical role in the Philippines' democracy."
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| Vice President Leni Robredo (photo credit to owner) |
“Hindi siguro nagma-matter kung paano
nakilala, pero iyong nagma-matter, noong binigyan ng pagkakataong makapagsilbi,
paano nagsilbi?” Robredo said.
(It doesn't matter how she became
known, what matters is how she served when she was given the opportunity.)
“Kasi iba-iba naman talaga iyong
circumstances... Pero iyong pinaka-tanong: Noong nabigyan ng pagkakataon, paano
ginamit iyong kapangyarihan na binigay sa kaniya? Alam nating lahat na siya din
iyong halimbawa ng hindi talaga nag-abuso sa kapangyarihan na binigay.”
(There are different circumstances but
the main question is: When she was given the chance, how did she use the power
given to her. We all know she's the example of not abusing power.)
Robredo further describes Cory as someone who "exemplified strength amid the difficulties she faced under the Marcos regime."
“Alam natin na iyong pinagdaanan niya
hindi basta-basta. Hindi lang sa nawala iyong asawa, pero bago nawala iyong
asawa, kung ano-anong panggigipit iyong napagdaanan noong panahon ng rehimeng
Marcos. Noong nakaupo na bilang presidente, alam nating sunod-sunod na kudeta
iyong nalampasan,” Robredo said.
(We all know the difficulties she
faced. Even before she lost her husband, the harassment they faced under the
Marcos regime. When she became President, we know she faced consecutive
rebellions.)
“Parating tinatawaran, lalo na ng mga
supporters ng dating diktador, iyong kakayahan [niya]. Wala namang presidenteng
perpekto, pero siguro kung may isang puwedeng maipagmalaki na hindi nang-abuso,
hindi naging kurakot, [siya iyon]."
(Supporters of the former dictator underestimated
her. No President is perfect but if there was one who we can say did not abuse
her power, did not become corrupt, it was her.)
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