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Robredo was previously depicted in the 2013 MMK episode "Tsinelas", which was conversely about the life of her late politician husband, Jesse Robredo. [ 4 ] The episode aired three days before the start of the campaign period for the 2016 Philippine presidential election , in which Leni Robredo was a candidate for the vice presidency .
Leni Robredo was born as Maria Leonor Santo Tomas Gerona on April 23, 1965, in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] She was the first of three children born to Naga City Regional Trial Court Judge Antonio Gerona (c. 1933–2013) and Salvacion Santo Tomas (1936–2020).
Leni Robredo ran in the 2016 Philippine vice presidential election as the running mate of Mar Roxas under the Liberal Party ticket. She won with 14,418,817 votes, or 35.11 percent of cast ballots, narrowly defeating her closest rival, then Senator Bongbong Marcos , by 263,473 votes or by 0.64 percent, [ 25 ] the narrowest margin since the 1965 ...
Leni Robredo, the 14th Vice President of the Philippines, has held various foreign, domestic, economic, and social positions over the course of her career.She has supported women's rights and women empowerment, human rights, ending endo contractualization, and policies that are pro-poor. [1]
For Robredo’s supporters, the significant margin between her and Marcos highlights the challenge of changing voter sentiment in a province known for its predictive electoral patterns. Despite efforts like large rallies and social media campaigns, these were not enough to counter the deep-rooted support for Marcos.
In between his stints in the Senate, he was the Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization to President Benigno Aquino III from 2014 to 2015. [4] Pangilinan ran for vice president of the Philippines in the 2022 election under the Liberal Party as the running mate of Vice President Leni Robredo. [5]
Robredo's detractors and internet trolls have pejoratively used the tags "Leni Lugaw" or the "Lugaw Queen" after photos of her serving lugaw circulated online. [21] In response, Robredo has since adopted the tag during political events and campaigns, including serving lugaw to attendees of her 2022 Philippine presidential election bid announcement.
Angat Buhay Foundation, incorporated as Angat Pinas, Inc., [1] is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in the Philippines. [2] It was founded and officially launched on July 1, 2022, a day after its founder Leni Robredo's term as Vice President of the Philippines expired. [3] [4] [5]