Profile of Philippine presidential candidate Leni Robredo ahead of May 9 election

Record ID: 1671324

  • Title: Profile of Philippine presidential candidate Leni Robredo ahead of May 9 election
  • Date: 2nd May 2022
  • Summary: MANILA, PHILIPPINES (FILE - MAY 2015) (REUTERS) CAMPAIGN FOR THEN-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, MANUEL ROXAS, IN PROGRESS THEN-PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT, BENIGNO AQUINO (SECOND FROM LEFT), RAISING AND HOLDING HANDS WITH ROXAS (FAR LEFT) AND THEN-VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LENI ROBREDO (SECOND FROM RIGHT) CANDIDATES WAVING ONSTAGE MANILA, PHILIPPINES (FILE - OCTOBER 7, 2021) (REUTERS
  • Embargoed: 16th May 2022 01:35
  • Keywords: Leni Robredo Philippines election presidential elections vice president
  • Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • City: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • Country: Philippines
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
  • Reuters ID: LVA002248019042022RP1
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  • Story Text: Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo, a staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs, is a candidate in the country's upcoming presidential election on May 9.
    Robredo, 56, was elected separately from Duterte and was not his running mate. Vice presidents are elected separately from presidents in the Philippines and Robredo has been at loggerheads with Duterte on a range of issues.
    The human rights lawyer and widow of a former interior minister said her decision was a difficult one but she wanted to be of greater service to a country facing unprecedented health and economic shocks, and has promised to usher in a government that cares for the people, not personal interests.
    Robredo will face at least four other candidates who have made their presidential runs official, including the son and namesake of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, whom she beat by a slim margin in the 2016 vice presidential contest.
    Should she win, Robredo would be the third woman to lead the Philippines after democracy champion Corazon Aquino in 1986 and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2001.
    The mother of three, who narrowly beat Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, in the 2016 vice presidential contest, is behind the former senator in opinion surveys.
    (Production: Adrian Portugal)
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