Image from Leni Robredo’s official Facebook account - Robredo dismissed ‘supposed plan’ to resign immediately or plot to oust Duterte
- She said rumors were started by a fake FB page which had since been taken down after they complained
- She also downplayed alleged LP plot against Duterte, said she’s ready to give her all-out support to him
MANILA, Philippines – ‘There is no instant resignation or Plan B.’
In her first press conference since overtaking Sen. Bongbong Marcos in the hotly-contested vice presidential race, Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo outrightly dismissed rumors of her immediate resignation or a supposed Liberal Party (LP) plot to oust incoming president Rodrigo Duterte.
“Wala pa akong sinabing ganyan kailanman [I never said anything like that],” CNN Philippines quoted her as saying; in reference to her alleged plan to immediately step down as vice president should she win. “Sa katotohanan, may ginawang fake na Facebook page na ganito po ang sinasabi, na umano’y ako nagsabi, nireklamo na po natin ito. In fact, naipatanggal na natin ‘yung fake na Facebook page [In truth, there was a fake Facebook page that was attributing it, that I was the one who said it, we already complained about it. In fact, we’ve had that fake Facebook page taken down.]”
The original article about her ‘supposed plan’ to resign can still be found in the satirical site The Adobo Chronicles though.
Robredo then nixed the existence of ‘Plan B’ which is being peddled around as an LP plot to impeach Duterte so she could take over.
“Wala po itong katotohanan [There is no truth to this],” she said, and pointed to her running mate Mar Roxas’ exhortation to support Duterte during his own press conference.
“Si Secretary Mar mismo ang nagsabi na malinaw si Mayor Duterte ang magiging susunod na pangulo ng Pilipinas. Hinihikayat niya tayo na ibigay ang suporta sa kanya, [It was Secretary Mar himself who said that Duterte is clearly going to become the next president of the Philippines. He has urged us to give our support to him],” she said.
The widow of the late Jesse Robredo also iterated her willingness to fully support Duterte and said the Filipinos deserve a unified tandem.
“I’ve always repeatedly said in the past that the amount of support that I was willing to give Secretary Mar would be the same kind and the same amount of support that I should give whoever wins the presidency,” she said. “He deserves my 100-percent support and this is good for the country. It will not benefit the Filipinos if I do not give him the support he deserves.”
As all the candidates have expressed, what comes out of the election should be towards the betterment of the country and of the Filipinos.
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