Vice President Leni Robredo had to take a motorcycle to her designated venue in Cavite due to heavy traffic caused by her rally.
Nearly 50,000 “Kakampinks” showed up to support the Robredo-Pangilinan tandem, letting Gov. Jonvic Remulla know that his promise of ensuring Bongbong Marcos 800,000 votes from the province won’t come easy.
Nandito po ako. I swear!#CaviteIsPink #800KMinusOne pic.twitter.com/MIJsuPqdUc
— Jover Laurio (@PinoyAkoBlog) March 4, 2022
When the evening came, the traffic became worse, according to Cavite natives. But that didn’t stop supporters from attending nor discouraged Robredo from showing up.
Known as a down-to-earth individual, Robredo decided to take a motorcycle to fully complete the rally, something her rival Bongbong Marcos would never do in a million years.
Eto yung actual vid ng pagbaba ni VP Leni sa habal-habal π₯ΊππΈ Pinapagilid daw sila ng tanod dahil dadaan daw si Leni pero walang may alam kung saan nanggaling. Bigla na lang daw huminto sa tapat nila si VP na pababa ng motorsiklo. NAPAKASIMPLE HUHUH#CaviteIsPink#800KMinusOne pic.twitter.com/DcZgmegW7D
— MD (@__md06) March 4, 2022
Cutie spotted. π Habal habal 4 Leni. Lahat talaga gagawin nya 4 us. π₯Ίπ #CaviteForLeni #CaviteIsPink pic.twitter.com/UYQDyUwJbZ
— Jema Rose Miranda (@jemarosemiranda) March 4, 2022
The photo went viral and only proved that Robredo will always be for the people.
A leader shows up in the most difficult times π #CaviteIsPink #800KMinusOne pic.twitter.com/9KlYPOHfBw
— JPT. (@dumidyeypee) March 4, 2022
No one realized the vice president until she took off her helmet, causing supporters to scream.
Eto ung nagaabang lahat ng tao sa gate tpos akala nila sa van lalabas ssi VP leni nkaangkas pla sa motor wlang nkapansin nung tinaggal niya ung helmet niya nagulat kami na prang gusto na naming umiyak. πππ Take note sa kalasada niya tinaggal ung helmet niya. #CaviteIsPink https://t.co/4JyIMWxHoK
— Philip π (@EcarePhilip) March 4, 2022
The crowd instantly went crazy when their candidate arrived.
SO THIS JUST HAPPENED π± In between my set, VP @lenirobredo suddenly arrived and I got to introduce her and share a moment on stage. MY HEART IS POUNDING!! 40k strong!! πππ #CaviteIsPink #LeniKiko2022 pic.twitter.com/ycbNAge0r9
— Gabriel Valenciano (@gabvalenciano) March 4, 2022
According to netizens, roads and bridges were purposely blocked to discourage Filipinos from attending the rally.
Roads were closed for miraculously on time repairs. Signal was jammed. But truth, hope, and joy said, "hold our beers."
— Fr. Myke, MSC (@popmonkph) March 4, 2022
Bakit walang signal sa Cavite???
— DocHappyποΈππ (@DocHappy95) March 4, 2022
Despite being behind Marcos in almost every survey, Robredo shows no sign of stopping. She won the vice presidency in 2016 while also being behind.
βComing from 2016, nag-number three ako noong 2016, late March na. Number three pa lang ako. Nag-number two ako, third week of April na. So ano talaga to, down to the finish line talaga βyung laban. Mas lalo tayong nai-inspire kasi nararamdaman natin βyung energy talaga on the ground,βΒ Robredo said.