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'Walang kahihiyan': Robredo hits sources of 'fake news'

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MANILA (UPDATE) - Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday lashed out at what she called &quot;fake news&quot; sources who appeared at the Senate hearing Wednesday on the spread of misinformation. In an ambush interview, Robredo said some of those who attended the Senate hearing were behind fake stories about her and did not show the slightest hint of regret.&quot;May mga nandoon sa Senado na pinagmulan ng fake news tungkol sa akin. Walang bahid ng pagsisisi. Walang kahihiyan. Mayabang. Maangas,&quot; she said.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">May mga nandoon sa Senado na pinagmulan ng fake news tungkol sa akin. Walang bahid ng pagsisisi. Walang kahihiyan. Mayabang. Maangas.— Leni Robredo (@lenirobredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/lenirobredo/status/915891427455799302?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>The Vice President added that she felt insulted by the statement of one of the attendees who said the government needs him more than he needs it.&quot;Para sabihin mong hindi mo kailangan ang pamahalaan, ito ang nangangailangan sa iyo, insulto ito sa mga kawani na naninilbihan sa taumbayan,&quot; she said.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/04/17/i-am-entitled-to-free-speech-blogger-defends-social-media-posts">READ: &#x27;I am entitled to free speech&#x27;: Blogger defends social media posts</a></li></ul>She did not name anyone in her posts. Robredo has fallen victim to fake news, including the so-called &quot;<a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/09/17/palace-investigates-lenileaks">LeniLeaks</a>&quot; controversy, wherein several bloggers tagged her in an ouster plot against President Rodrigo Duterte allegedly mounted by her Filipino-American supporters. Administration officials have several times alleged that opposition figures were behind moves to <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/04/17/solgen-says-deputy-ombudsman-could-face-charges">overthrow</a> the President, but Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/05/17/defense-chief-says-no-knowledge-on-destabilization-plots">consistently said</a> the military had no such information. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/09/17/robredo-denies-ties-to-lenileaks">READ: Robredo denies ties to &#x27;LeniLeaks&#x27;</a></li></ul>

Vice President Leni Robredo took to social media on Thursday and hit what she called "fake news" sources who appeared at the Senate hearing Wednesday on the spread of misinformation.

Vice President Leni Robredo took to social media on Thursday and hit what she called "fake news" sources who appeared at the Senate hearing Wednesday on the spread of misinformation.