Leni’s track record in Congress makes her qualified to be VP —Palace

(Updated 3:02 p.m.) The track record of Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo even as a neophyte congresswoman makes her qualified to be the vice-presidential candidate of the administration’s Liberal Party (LP), Malacañang said Friday. 

 

“She has a very good head on her shoulders. She is also a lawyer at wala hong bahid ang record,” Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a media briefing. 

 

The LP is wooing Robredo to be Sec. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II’s running mate in next year’s elections. 

 

Valte noted that Rep. Robredo, widow of the late Interior Sec. Jesse Robredo, authored several bills promoting transparency and accountability in government. 

 

The congresswoman is one of the authors of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill, which has yet to be approved in the House of Representatives. She also proposed the Full Disclosure Act requiring all government agencies to disclose their budget and financial transactions. 

 

“You see from her work also that is what she wants to integrate into the system,” said Valte. 

 

“'Yung prinsipyo ni Congresswoman Robredo ay nahahalata namang naka-align sa prinsipyo ng Pangulo, sa mga prinsipyo ni Secretary Roxas,” she added. 

 

Valte said there have been previous initiatives to convince Rep. Robredo to run for vice president. 

#jumpwithleni

 

Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda, for one, started a social media campaign to convince Robredo to run for vice president through the hashtag #jumpwithleni.

“WWJD? Let us all jump with her,” Lacierda said in his Facebook account. He also posted a photo of him literally jumping for Robredo.