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Robredo: In presidential race in May, 'last man standing will still be a woman'

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Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Vice President Leni Robredo greets supporters mostly clad in pink during her visit at the Guagua Municipal Hall in Guagua, Pampanga officials on Feb. 3, 2022. OVP/ Handout" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/02/04/leni.jpg"/><figcaption>Vice President Leni Robredo greets supporters mostly clad in pink during her visit at the Guagua Municipal Hall in Guagua, Pampanga officials on Feb. 3, 2022. <em>OVP/ Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><div> </div><p>MANILA — Vice President Leni Robredo said Friday the last man standing in May&#x27;s presidential race &quot;will still be a woman,&quot; as she promised voters a government that &quot;would not dupe, steal or abandon&quot; them if she is elected as the next Philippine leader. </p><p>The only female president contender, Robredo said she is often criticized for supposedly being &quot;weak.&quot; But she said, &quot;Ni minsan, wala akong hamon na inatrasan.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1915684" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>(I never backed down from any challenge.) </p><p>She said she stepped up during various crises, including the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/29/22/why-robredo-was-in-marawi-even-before-siege">Marawi </a>siege, the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/25/19/timeline-what-robredo-did-during-her-short-stint-as-anti-drug-body-chief">drug wa</a>r, volcanic eruptions, <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/17/17/robredo-visits-surigao-quake-victims">earthquakes</a>, <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/21/21/robredo-kris-aquino-join-forces-in-odette-relief-drive">typhoons</a>, and the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/18/22/vp-seeks-comelec-exemption-for-covid-programs-during-campaign">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<br/> </p><p>&quot;Tuwing tayo ay kinakailangan, tayo&#x27;y tumitindig, tumutulong, lumalaban. Ang inaalok kong uri ng pamamahala, isang gobyernong tapat, mahusay, masipag at laging maaasahan--hindi ka lolokohin, hindi ka nanakawan, hinding-hindi ka iiwan o pababayaan,&quot; said Robredo. </p><p>(Whenever we are needed, we stand up, help, and fight. The kind of governance I offer is an honest, excellent, hardworking, and reliable government—one that will not dupe you, steal from you, or abandon you.) </p><p>&quot;Handang-handa akong harapin ang hamon ng pagiging Pangulo. At ngayong 2022, the last man standing will still be a woman,&quot; she said in the KBP presidential forum &quot;Panata sa Bayan 2022.” <br/> <br/>(I am ready to face the challenges of being President. And this 2022, the last man standing will still be a woman.) </p><p>Other presidential contenders who faced the live forum included Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso, senators Manny Pacquiao and Panfilo &quot;Ping&quot; Lacson, and labor leader Leody De Guzman. </p><p>Former senator Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr., the early frontrunner in presidential surveys, skipped the event due to conflicts in schedule, according to his camp.</p><p>Robredo encountered poor internet connection during the virtual forum, at times cutting her off air or rendering parts of her statement inaudible. She said she joined the forum from a &quot;borrowed&quot; office near an airport because she had commitments to visit typhoon-hit areas later in the day.</p><p>&quot;True leadership is stepping up and showing up, may eleksyon man o wala, kandidato man o hindi. Bilang vice president, ipinakita ko ito sa tapat at consistent na serbisyo, hindi lang sa pangako kundi sa gawa,&quot; Robredo said during her closing remark for the event. </p><p>(True leadership is stepping up and showing up, whether or not there is an election, whether you are a candidate or not. As vice president, I have shown this through honest and consistent service--not just with promises, but deeds.)</p><p>The widow and mother of three is a former congresswoman and practicing lawyer representing the marginalized before taking on the country&#x27;s No. 2 highest job starting 2016.</p>

VP Leni Robredo said the last man standing in May's presidential race will be a woman.

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Robredo: In presidential race in May, 'last man standing will still be a woman'

Jamaine Punzalan,

ABS-CBN News

Published Feb 04, 2022 01:22 PM PHT

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Updated Feb 04, 2022 01:57 PM PHT

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