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Robredo's camp optimistic of public support despite SWS ratings drop

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 12:40 PM

MANILA - The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo remains optimistic that the public continues to support the official even while her net satisfaction rating in the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey dropped by 7 points. Read more »

Robredo, Arroyo see drop in satisfaction ratings: SWS

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 07:14 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo and House Speaker Gloria Macapagal both saw a drop in their satisfaction ratings, results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed Tuesday.   Read more »

Robredo lauds FB for taking down 'spam' pages, says more should be removed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 06:34 PM

MANILA -- Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday Facebook's recent move to take down pages violating its misrepresentation and spam policies was "good news" for Filipinos. Read more »

VP Leni visits landslide-hit area in Camarines Sur

OVP/Handout
Posted at Jan 02 06:43 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo visits Sitio Igot in Barangay Patitinan, Sagñay, Camarines Sur on Wednesday to check the extent of damage after a landslide hit the area last December 29, 2018. Read more »

Robredo honors ordinary Filipinos in Christmas message, calls for unity amid challenges

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 03:31 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday gave tribute to ordinary Filipinos in her Christmas message commending those who remain resilient amid the challenges faced today. Read more »

OPINION: The House lied about restoring VP Robredo as Duterte’s successor in approved draft federal charter

Raïssa Robles
Updated as of Dec 19 01:17 AM

The House of Representatives lied when its officials said they had restored Vice President Leni Robredo as President Rodrigo Duterte’s successor during the transition to federalism. Read more »

Robredo hits House for prioritizing federal charter over economic bills

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 03:24 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday criticized the passage of a proposed federal charter on second reading in the House of Representatives, alleging politics was prioritized over measures that would temper the rising prices of basic goods. Read more »

Leni seeks probe of other drug war killings after Kian killers' conviction

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 05:08 PM

Robredo said the murder conviction of three policemen proves that there are problems hounding the government's narcotics crackdown.  Read more »

Robredo backs more troop deployment, but calls for 'deeper look' into insurgency

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 05:06 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo said she supports the deployment of more troops in areas affected by insurgency but also called on the government to take a deeper look at the causes of insurrection.  Read more »

VP Robredo calls for transparency in PH-China deals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 11:34 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo called on the Duterte administration to be transparent regarding the bilateral agreements it signed with China during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit. Read more »

Ex-VP Binay wants to amend Constitution, 'give vice president a job'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 14 05:02 PM

MANILA - Former vice president Jejomar Binay on Wednesday said he would push for the amendment of the Constitution to "give the vice president a job," should he win a Congressional seat in the 2019 midterm polls. Read more »

VP Robredo says 'no ambition' to run for presidency in 2022

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 06:03 PM

MANILA - Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday said she has no ambition to run for president in 2022. Read more »

VP Leni favors law vs premature campaigning

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 08:24 PM

MANILA - Vice President Leni Robredo said Wednesday she favors the call of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to revive the law prohibiting premature campaigning of candidates during election season. Read more »

VP Leni reads 'Digong Dilaw' to kids

Office of the Vice President handout
Posted at Nov 06 05:28 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo reads the childrens' book, “Digong Dilaw,” as she interacts with students of Barangay 58 Day Care Center in Pritil, Tondo on Tuesday.  Read more »

Despite 2-point decline, Robredo gets 'good' trust rating: SWS

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 01:27 PM

Robredo saw the biggest increase in her trust rating in President Rodrigo Duterte's bailiwick Mindanao where she received a 14-point increase to +42 "good" from +28 "moderate" in June. Read more »

VP Leni visits Bangsamoro

OVP Handout
Posted at Oct 25 09:11 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo interacts with locals as she visits the Bangsamoro People's Complex in Cotabato City, Maguindanao on Thursday. Read more »

Robredo keeps 'good' rating; Arroyo, De Castro post 'neutral' ratings: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 08:29 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo maintained her "good" net satisfaction rating in the third quarter of 2018, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed Tuesday. Read more »

VP to be reinstated in House draft constitution's presidential line of succession

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 10:53 PM

MANILA - The House of Representatives has backtracked and is reinstating the Vice President in the line of succession in the draft constitution proposed by House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and other lawmakers. Read more »

'Pinakapapel ng VP, natanggal sa panukalang federal charter ng Kamara'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 06:06 PM

Ayon sa isang abogado, tinanggal sa ilalim ng draft federal charter ng Kamara ang pinakaresponsibilidad ng bise presidente na humalili sa presidente.  Read more »

Leni glad Duterte is cancer-free

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 04:11 PM

MANILA - After speculations about President Rodrigo Duterte's health arose in the past few weeks, Vice President Leni Robredo is happy to learn that the chief executive is cancer-free.  Read more »