Vice President Maria Leonor “leni” Robredo has been
busy visiting different parts of the country.
The Vice president since resigning from her cabinet
post has been pursuing different projects among the citizenry all geared toward
poverty alleviation.
The Office of the Vice President has been commended
by some senators when it was their turn to present their proposed budget for
next year.
VP Leni Robredo and former President Diosdado Macapagal (photo credit to owner) |
The “Angat Buhay,” “Ahon Laylayan,” and “Storya ng
Pagasa” programs are being handled by the OVP all of which are anti-poverty
initiatives of Vice President Leni Robredo, reaching out to far
flung areas of the country to provide assistance to communities.
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said Robredo’s current
situation reminds him of former President Diosdado Macapagal, who was first a
Vice President before becoming the ninth president of the country.
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said
“Therefore, what Diosdado Macapagal did
for four years that he was in office was to go around the country helping the
needy. And then subsequently, Diosdado Macapagal won the presidency, whether or
not there is a parallel to that, I’m just stating facts,” Drilon said.
“Diosdado
Macapagal was similarly situated as Vice President Robredo,” he added.
Politics was not planned - Leni
Asked what she thought of the
comparison, Robredo said: “Siguro similar kami in the sense na pareho kaming
walang Cabinet post.”
“Pero iyong kaibahan siguro, iyong mga areas kasi kung nasaan kami, ito iyong mga areas na sobrang lalayo, ito iyong mga areas na sobrang mahirap puntahan, at ito din iyong mga areas na kaunti iyong tao – kaunti iyong tao kasi sobrang lalayo niya,” she also told reporters
Further asked if she would consider the same path as taken by Macapagal who eventually became president, Robredo said: “Sa akin lang, parating bukas sa kahit anong possibilities, pero kailangan lang gawin iyong dapat gawin.”
“Pero iyong kaibahan siguro, iyong mga areas kasi kung nasaan kami, ito iyong mga areas na sobrang lalayo, ito iyong mga areas na sobrang mahirap puntahan, at ito din iyong mga areas na kaunti iyong tao – kaunti iyong tao kasi sobrang lalayo niya,” she also told reporters
Further asked if she would consider the same path as taken by Macapagal who eventually became president, Robredo said: “Sa akin lang, parating bukas sa kahit anong possibilities, pero kailangan lang gawin iyong dapat gawin.”
“Mahirap sabihing
‘considering’ dahil iyong trajectory ko naman sa politika, walang pinlano,” she
added.
Robredo clarifies that the presidency in 2022 is far from her mind, since she does not want to be derailed in all the anti-poverty projects laid out by the OVP.
“Mahirap na planuhin siya kasi kapag
pinlano siya, parang iyong lahat na ginagawa ko, ang iniisip ko na iyong saan
ba ako makakakuha ng maraming boto… Kontra siya sa mga ginagawa namin kasi
talagang iyong mga pinupuntahan namin na mga lugar, hindi siya vote-rich,” she
said.
“Ang sinusubukan
naman namin mag-fill in ng gaps, na iyong mga lugar na bihira… iyong
accessibility sa government programs mahina dahil malayo din sila. So kung
iisipin ko na iyong ruta ko for 2022, tingin ko maaapektuhan iyong ginagawa namin,”
she added.
The Finance sub-committee approved OVP’s proposed P673.02 million budget for 2020.
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