Leni Robredo is the duly elected vice president of the Philippines. She won over her closest rival, Senator Bong Bong Marcos, with a slim gain of less than one percent of total votes while the number of her votes was over 4.4 million more than that of her presidential running mate, former Secretary Mar Roxas. Whoever had chosen Leni Robredo […]
Leni Robredo
Before becoming a Congresswoman in 2012, Leni Robredo was a lawyer focusing on the poor and marginalized. She was awarded the Most Outstanding Private Prosecutor in 2009 given by Volunteer Against Crime and Corruption (VACC). She decided to run as congresswoman after her late husband died due to the belief that only 1 family member will be in public office at a time. In Congress, […]