Statement of Vice President Leni Robredo on the March 7 Massacres

Statement of Vice President Leni Robredo on the March 7 Massacres

Kahapon, ika-7 ng Marso, pinaslang ang siyam na community organizers sa Calabarzon—karamihan, sa alanganing oras at sa loob mismo ng kanilang mga tahanan—habang anim na iba pa ang inaresto.

There is no other way to describe this: It was a massacre. And it came just two days after the President himself ordered state forces to “ignore human rights,” kill communist rebels, and “finish them off,” in his rant before the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict.

Sa panahon kung kailan patuloy na nadadagdagan ang bilan...

Message of Vice President Leni Robredo on International Women’s Day

Message of Vice President Leni Robredo on International Women’s Day

Today we affirm the strength of women, and celebrate the years of tireless struggle that our foremothers went through so that the women of today have wider pathways to empowerment.

There is much to be proud of: The right to vote, improved economic and political participation, and stronger legislation protecting women’s rights embody a world that has become more gender-equal over the past several generations. Despite these gains however, the road remains long. The realities on the ground paint a picture that remains far from i...

Mensahe ng Pangalawang Pangulo sa Anibersaryo ng EDSA People Power Revolution

Mensahe ng Pangalawang Pangulo sa Anibersaryo ng EDSA People Power Revolution

Sa araw na ito, ginugunita natin ang pagtindig ng sambayanang Pilipino para sa demokrasya, 35 na taon na ang nakalilipas. Inaalala natin ang tapang, paninindigan, at pagkakaisa na pinamalas nating mga Pilipino para wakasan ang kalupitan at karahasan ng diktaturya; para muling simulan ang pagpanday ng isang lipunang gumagalang sa karapatan, kalayaan, at dignidad ng bawat isa.

Tumindig tayo noon laban sa korapsyon at pang-aabuso ng gobyerno. Laban sa walang direksyon at walang pusong pamamahala. Laban sa walang awang p...

Statement on the Unanimous Decision of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to Dismiss the Electoral Protest of Defeated Candidate Bongbong Marcos

Statement on the Unanimous Decision of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to Dismiss the Electoral Protest of Defeated Candidate Bongbong Marcos

Quezon City Reception House

Magandang gabi. Magandang gabi sa inyong lahat.

Maraming magandang balita ngayong araw at nagpapasalamat tayo na halos limang taon—halos limang taon na iyong nakalipas, ngayong araw nanaig iyong katotohanan. [cheers; applause] Naitaguyod natin iyong tunay na pasya noong 2016 elections. Mula naman sa simula, parati ko namang sinasabi at ito ay makaka-attest iyong ating mga staff dito sa OVP na sa dulo ng lahat, katotohanan...

Statement of Vice President Leni Robredo on the termination of the 1989 UP-DND Accord

Statement of Vice President Leni Robredo on the termination of the 1989 UP-DND Accord

The UP-DND Accord was forged more than three decades ago: a safeguard established in the aftermath of a warrantless arrest of a staff member of the Philippine Collegian, the UP student paper, in front of Vinzons’ Hall, the student center, by operatives of the military. This was in 1989, when the atrocities inflicted by the Marcos dictatorship and its armed agents on members of the University community – students, teachers, and residents alike – still burned vividly in the memories of many. When murder, tortur...