VP Leni: Let Corregidor troops’ valor fuel crusade vs threats to democracy

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 05:23:32 +0000

VP Leni: Let Corregidor troops' valor fuel crusade vs threats to democracy

MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo, in her Araw ng Kagitingan message on Tuesday, asked the Filipino to draw strength and inspiration from to courage and valor of Filipino World War II veterans several decades ago in combating corruption and present threats to democracy.

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Robredo hails SC order to release drug war files

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 10:42:46 +0000

Vice President Leni Robredo said Wednesday that the Supreme Court’s decision to release drug war data is a ‘giant step’ towards justice.

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Girls’ dorm for high school students unveiled in Bukidnon

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:29:18 +0000

Girls’ dorm for high school students unveiled in Bukidnon

High school girls in Sumilao, Bukidnon, may now ditch their daily ordeal of walking 13 kilometers just to get to school.

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Robredo: I don’t encourage opposition bets to engage in smear campaign

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:24:08 +0000

Robredo: I don’t encourage opposition bets to engage in smear campaign

Vice President Leni Robredo says she doesn’t encourage senatorial candidates of Otso Diretso to engage in mudslinging despite criticisms.

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Robredo reminds admin: Wiretapping is still illegal

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 07:49:33 +0000

After a Malacañang official admitted that the latest list of politicians linked to illegal drugs was based on wiretapped phone calls.

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Robredo says martial law is back; Panelo retorts: ‘Not really’

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:51:01 +0000

Amid fears that the country is returning to the dark days of the martial law era, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Tuesday that martial rule is actually back.

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Robredo twits Duterte over end of Catholic Church remark

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 07:53:05 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo has declined to comment on President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim that Catholicism would end in around 25 years, and took a swipe at the Chief Executive for missing self-imposed deadlines.

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VP: De Lima’s detention reflects country’s sorry state of justice 

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 09:27:15 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The incarceration and political persecution of Senator Leila de Lima reflect the sorry state of justice in the country, said Vice President Leni Robredo

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Robredo: More violence, killing won’t solve illegal drug problem

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 08:45:23 +0000

Robredo: More violence, killing won’t solve illegal drug problem

Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday stressed that more violence and killings would not solve the country’s problem on illegal drugs.

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Robredo hits lower criminal liability age threshold, weak justice system 

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 11:47:55 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — A weak justice system would put children in conflict with the law (CICL),  especially those coming from poor families at a disadvantage if the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) is lowered, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Wednesday.

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