Presidential candidate and Vice President Leni Robredo explained why she decided to run for president in the 2022 elections.
Robredo made the explanation during the CNN Philippines presidential debate on Sunday at the University of Santo Tomas.
A clip of the 2016 vice-presidential debate was shown during the show wherein they were asked if they have any plans to run for the presidency.
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Two out of the candidates then Robredo and the late dictator son Bongbong Marcos both said “no” but now are running for the country’s top post.
“Noong 2016, wala talaga akong balak tumakbo. Nag promise ako sa mga anak ko na huling eleksyon na sa aming pamilya iyong 2016,” Robredo said.
“Pero nakita natin iyong 2016 to 2021… Dahil sa fake news, disinformation at propaganda ang namayani, naroon na ang threat ng pagbabalik na pulitika na nagdala ng corruption, nagdala ng plunder in the past, iyong klase ng pulitika na nagpahirap sa ating lahat,” she added.
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Robredo admitted that she tried not running for presidency but unity talks did not materialize.
“Dahil sa threat ng pagbabalik ng pulitikang ito, sinubukan kong pag isahin ang mga contenders para di ko na kailangan tumakbo. Sinubukan ko na kausapin, ayain lahat, pero hindi ako nagtagumpay kaya kumandidato ako,” Robredo added.
