VP Leni Robredo addresses some 50,000 people in the Cabanaruan City rally. Photo by Armand Galang
CABANATUAN CITY – “Babawi kami!”
Thus, chanted an audience estimated at 50,000 wd as presidential bet Vice Pres. Leni Robredo told them she was somehow afraid of the possible outcome of her team’s grand rally here Tuesday.
“Pero alam niyo po, nagugulat ako sa inyo kasi naaalala ko po yung 2016 elections. Maalala n’yo pa ‘yung 2016 elections?” Robredo asked to which the crowd answered “Yes!”
They then chanted “Babawi kami! Babawi kami!” before she could recall before them her loss to rival former Sen. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. in Nueva Ecija in the vice presidential race.
“Kaya medyo kabado akong bumalik ngayon, kasi sabi ko baka pareho pa rin ng 2016,” she said.
“Hindi na!” the crowd answered followed by chanting of “Walang solid north.”
The rally held at the Nueva Ecija High School oval here was dubbed “Masaganang aNEhan” or bountiful harvest with the initials of the province in bold letters.
In her speech, Robredo asked the supporters to look for a “resibo” or proof whenever a politician comes to woo their votes.
She likened it to suitors who would want to win a woman’s heart: “Huwag lang po basta pakinggan yung sinasabi. Tanungin ninyo, nasaan ka nung kailangan kita?” Robredo said.
She also asked them to dismantle fake news but “with radical love.”
“Tulungan po natin yung mga kulang ang pang-intindi kung alin yung katotohanan sa kasinungalingan,” appealed the vice president. “Ang pinakamasaklap na pwedeng mangyari sa atin na ang eleksyon madi-desisyunan dahil sa kasinungalingan,” she added.
“Pero ang pakiusap ko po, sa ating pagnanais na ang kasinungalingan ay mapalitan ng katotohanan, lawakan po natin ang ating pag-intindi. Yan po yung aking sinasabi sa inyo na radikal na pagmamahal,” she said.
Earlier in the day, Robredo addressed supporters in different towns and cities of Nueva Ecija.
Robredo was joined by running mate Sen. Kiko Pangikinan and senatorial slate in the rally organized by local volunteers. Earlier in the day, she addressed supporters in different towns and cities of Nueva Ecija.
