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Ramon ‘Jun’ Magsaysay Jr., the son of the former president Ramon Magsaysay, led his family’s endorsement of the VP Robredo’s presidential bid.
The family of the 7th Philippine president, Ramon Magsaysay, expressed its full support for Robredo’s presidential campaign, through a statement released yesterday, April 16. Former Senator Ramon ‘Jun’ Magsaysay Jr. led the family’s endorsement.
“In fully embracing Magsaysay’s belief that those who have less in life should have more in law, VP Leni has served the marginalized by being a lawyer for the masses without much fanfare or pretension,” he said, emphasizing Robredo’s being the best person to embody his late father’s ideals.
“As she believes that the common people are at the very center of public service, the Filipino people may expect Vice President Leni Robredo to espouse President Ramon Magsaysay’s enduring legacy of championing the Filipino masses” his statement further read.
He also took note of the programs, the Office of the Vice President initiated during the pandemic. “As a public servant, VP Leni has initiated programs, such as the Angat Buhay program, that have uplifted the lives of those on the margins of society despite having limited means” he noted.
The late president Ramon Magsaysay, died in a plane crash in 1957. He has long been heralded as the “champion of the masses”. His legacy is currently being carried on through the ‘Ramon Magsaysay Awards’, which recognizes exemplary individuals and organizations that dedicate their services for the good of others and their communities. VP Leni Robredo’s late husband, the former Interior and Local Government Secretary, Jesse Robredo, was among the beneficiaries of such an award. Jesse Robredo also died in a plane crash in 2012.
The Magsaysay family’s endorsement came on the heels of several new endorsements for VP Robredo’s presidential bid. Last week, IM Pilipinas, the group that initiated the call for Isko Domagoso’s presidential bid, shifted their allegiance to the lone female presidentiable.
Robredo also received the backing of former top PNP officials, including retired PNP chief, Ricardo Marquez, and former PNP commissioner, Luisito Palmera.
