Supporters of Leni Robredo hold a rally outside the Batasang Pambansa on Wednesday, as the Joint Session of Congress starts the canvassing of votes for president and vice president. The group pushed for a joint proclamation of the winners in the May 9 presidential and vice-presidential elections.(MNS photo)
MANILA (Mabuhay) – Leading vice presidential candidate Rep. Leni Robredo on Wednesday expressed concern about reports that the camp of rival Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is allegedly calling for “people power” to protest her proclamation.
“Kagaya kahapon na may nagpadala sa atin ng videos at pictures na umiikot karamihan sa mga informal settlers na sites na nag-e-encourage ng people power at nagsasabi na sila yung panalo,” Robredo claimed during a press conference in Quezon City.
Marcos is the son of the late President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. who was ousted from Malacañang in 1986 by a people power revolt.
The uprising installed into power former President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, mother of incumbent President Benigno Simeon Aquino III.
Former president Marcos, who died while on exile in Hawaii in 1989, was accused of committing human rights abuses and siphoning off some $10 billion from state coffers during his two-decade rule from 1965 to 1986.
Meanwhile, Robredo remains confident that she will be proclaimed vice president.
“Confident naman ako na kung ano yung katotohanan yun ang lalabas… Parang nakakalungkot lang na parang tine-take advantage yung hindi pagkaalam ng tao para paniwalaan yung isang kasinungalingan,” Robredo said.
“Yung sa akin lahat naman tayo may karapatang magpahayag ng ating gustong ipahayag. Basta sana yung totoo lang kasi ang nabibiktima nito hindi naman ako. Ang nabibiktima ang mga tao kaya sana matigil na,” she added.
Robredo said she is looking forward to working on her programs before she formally takes office and hopes the canvassing of votes in Congress will go smoothly.
“Yung resulta ng eleksyon alam na nating lahat, nabilang na ng Comelec yung boto. Sana lang tuloy-tuloy na sa canvass kasi marami na tayong kailangan harapin na trabaho,” Robredo said. (MNS)