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'A new chapter': Robredo launches Angat Buhay NGO

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Former Vice President Leni Robredo leads the launching of the Angat Buhay NGO at the Leni-Kiko volunteer center in Quezon City on July 1, 2022. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/07/01/leni-robredo-angat-buhay.jpg"/><figcaption>Former Vice President Leni Robredo leads the launching of the Angat Buhay NGO at the Leni-Kiko volunteer center in Quezon City on July 1, 2022. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) — Former Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday launched the Angat Buhay foundation, a non-government organization which she earlier said aimed to be the largest volunteer network in the Philippines.</p><p>&quot;Today, we begin a new chapter. Excited for all the good work we will do in #AngatBuhay. Maraming salamat sa mga patuloy na nakikiisa!&quot; Robredo said in a tweet. </p><p>(Thank you to all those who continue working with us.) </p><p>Robredo will sit as chairperson of the Angat Buhay NGO as she continues the programs started by her office when she was vice president.</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/07/01/ngo-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/07/01/ngo-2.jpg"/></div></div><div class="slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Former Vice President Leni Robredo at the launch of Angat Buhay NGO in Quezon City on Friday, July 1, 2022. <cite>Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Former Vice President Leni Robredo at the launch of Angat Buhay NGO in Quezon City on Friday, July 1, 2022. <cite>Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div></div></div><p>At the launch, Robredo revealed that the application for Angat Buhay was initially rejected because an old group registered with the government had the same name. </p><p>It eventually received approval after changing its corporate name to Angat Pinas Inc., but she said its program would still be called Angat Buhay.</p><p>The organization was launched through a street art festival at what used to be the volunteer headquarters in Quezon City of Robredo and her running-mate, former senator Francis Pangilinan. Her ex-campaign manager, former Sen. Bam Aquino, was also at the event.</p><div><strong>FOCUS OF ANGAT BUHAY</strong></div><p>Months after she assumed the vice presidency in 2016, Robredo launched an anti-poverty program called Angat Buhay. It catered to Filipino families in far-flung areas by providing assistance during disasters, as well as housing and resettlement.</p><p>The Angat Buhay foundation&#x27;s will be similar to those of the Office of the Vice President under her tenure, but with a focus on 4 key areas: food security and nutrition, education, disaster relief and rehabilitation, and community engagement, said Robredo.</p><p>She said the foundation would help its local chapters initiate various programs on their own — a reflection of her campaign platform to inspire participatory governance.</p><p>Angat Buhay foundation will initially source its funds from the money that would be raised from selling nearly a thousand artworks she received during the campaign.</p><p>Robredo also bared that the planned museum she earlier announced to house the remaining artworks is now ready and will be called Museo ng Pag-asa (Museum of Hope).</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/12/22/robredo-pink-museum-to-house-supporters-gifts">&#x27;Pinaka-happy na campaign&#x27;: Robredo shows gifts from supporters for &#x27;Pink Museum&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>Days after her loss to President Ferdinand Marcos in the May elections, Robredo <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/13/22/robredo-announces-launch-of-angat-buhay-ngo-in-july">announced </a>that she would establish Angat Buhay as she wanted to continue the wave of volunteerism that fueled her campaign.</p><p>The Marcos camp earlier said that it was everyone&#x27;s right to organize.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/16/22/marcos-camp-on-robredos-ngo-karapatan-ng-lahat-na-mag-organisa">&#x27;Karapatan ng lahat na mag-organisa&#x27;: Marcos camp no qualms about Angat Buhay Foundation</a></li></ul><p>Social Welfare Secretary Erwin Tulfo on Friday said his agency was open to working with Angat Buhay. </p><div><strong>— With a report from Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News</strong><br/> </div><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=2102382" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Former VP Leni Robredo has launched Angat Buhay foundation, which aims to be the largest volunteer network in the Philippines.