Charles Teves
Following Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades against her, Vice President Leni Robredo received even more praise from the public.
According to one of Robredo’s latest Facebook posts, the donation drive of her partners already surpassed P50 million. This after Duterte slammed her for allegedly competing with the government’s response to typhoon-hit areas.
“It is also the same with the in-kind donations we have been receiving at the office. Most of the messages accompanying the donations are to the effect that they wanted to help the typhoon victims and it is their way of showing their appreciation for the kind of work that our office has been doing for our kababayans,” she said.
Duterte also claimed that Robredo asked for his whereabouts during Typhoon Ulysses’ onslaught and made it look like she led the government’s relief efforts.
“Sa panahon ng matinding sakuna, dapat lahat na tulong, welcome. Hindi ito contest. Hindi tayo nag uunahan. Lahat tayo dapat nagtutulong tulong para sa ating mga kababayan,” she said earlier.
Posted by Leni Gerona Robredo on Thursday, November 19, 2020
On Friday, Robredo said that an additional P5 million was donated, which has brought the total to over P55 million.
“More communities will receive help. Bayanihan in action. But others are still busy trolling. Pls don’t engage trolls. Just block them,” she tweeted.
Just learned that an additional P5M was received by KN overnight. Wow!!! That brings the total to P55M. More communities will receive help. Bayanihan in action. But others are still busy trolling. Pls don’t engage trolls. Just block them.
— Leni Robredo (@lenirobredo) November 20, 2020
Several hours after that tweet, she posted a photo of cars parked outside her office. Apparently, those who went there wanted to contribute to Robredo’s cause in helping typhoon victims.
Overwhelmed by the generosity of our fellow Filipinos. At a time of great need, we all come together to help those who need help the most. Long line of vehicles again, outside our office, of people wanting to contribute what they can to ease the burden of the typhoon victims. pic.twitter.com/6XObbsGvrg
— Leni Robredo (@lenirobredo) November 20, 2020
Netizens could do nothing but praise Robredo.
https://twitter.com/supervhie912/status/1329658453413924864?s=20
https://twitter.com/ganda_koh12/status/1329660803881066496?s=20
See what happens when you’re transparent, honest and hindi epal enough to claim credit for the donations and magpa tarpaulin ng sariling mukha while distributing goods? People support and trust you knowing na their donation is in good hands.
— JC Santiago (@imjcsantiago) November 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/olliesbp/status/1329669182657421312?s=20
https://twitter.com/iammariab15/status/1329664724158488576?s=20
https://twitter.com/chenillerose/status/1329685224742010887?s=20
https://twitter.com/MissmaeAnn/status/1329661992307548162?s=20
Thank you for all that you do for the Filipino people, and thank you to all who continue to support your cause. Strong work and stay safe @lenirobredo! God bless you, Madam!
— Kit Gatcheco (@kitgat) November 20, 2020
