The outpouring of heartfelt gestures for Leni Gerona Robredo VP Leni Robredo is unprecedented. I have witnessed how artworks and logos were made for our beloved 44th US President Barack Obama. Yet, this woman, this untiring guardian of Philippine democracy is fierce and fearless and magnetizes the same from fellow citizens/voters.
Leni Gerona Robredo VP Leni Robredo shows up in every part of the Philippines, climbs mountains, ferries out to the seas to reach towns and localities, rides the buses and tricycles motorcycles, and reaches out to folks of all income levels, dialects, and religions. Citizen supporters do the same and walked for hours just to get to her rallies, or even climb mountains, ascending for miles and hours just to reach the open parks in the provinces. No capricious road repairs, bridge closures, nor cancelled bus rental services can stop the people from coming to show her support.
She’s my President and I get to vote for her this coming May 9, 2022, or before, by going to the Philippine Consulate as I am a duly registered Philippine voter, dual citizen, as provided by law.
We get to write a new narrative of Philippine democracy: fearless, honest, fierce, transparent, quality-oriented just like this beloved and highly respected woman candidate. Never mind the trolls and negative angry haters, they are de minimis if we all come out to vote in massive numbers, guard these electronic ballots, the transmission, and make sure the rallying of votes reflect our collective majority votes, not the minority hackers and negative trollers!
Let me close with these quotes, posted by Gel Santos Relos Rene: “In 1986, the power of the people was manifested mostly on EDSA. In 2022, they are blooming all over the country – drawn to the streets and to a message of hope and change. If the song is the same, it’s because the fight is the same. The old demons wake the new angels, the villains call out for new heroes.” -Rodney Jaleco