MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo will file her certificate of candidacy (COC) for president before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, her office confirmed.
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) said after Robredo’s announcement that she will proceed to the tent at the Sofitel which is being used by Comelec to accommodate candidates for the 2022 national elections.
Earlier, Robredo ended months of speculation about her political plans, saying that she is running for the presidency in the upcoming polls.
Robredo said during her speech at her office in the Quezon City Reception House that she is now ready to fight it out in the upcoming polls, even if she will face an uphill battle just to end the people’s sufferings.
“Naniniwala ako ang pag-ibig nasusukat hindi lang sa pagtitiis, kundi sa kahandaang lumaban, kahit gaano kahirap, para matapos na ang pagtitiis. Ang nagmamahal, kailangangang ipaglaban ang minamahal,” Robredo said.
(I believe that love is measured not by suffering, but by being ready to fight, no matter how hard, to end the suffering. The one who loves must fight for the one they love.)
“Buong-buo ang loob ko ngayon, kailangan nating palayain ang ating sarili mula sa kasalukuyang sitwasyon. Lalaban ako, lalaban tayo, inihahain ko ang aking sarili bilang kandidato sa pagka-pangulo sa halalan ng 2022,” she added.
(My mind is fully made up that we need to free ourselves from our current situation. I will fight, we will fight. I am presenting myself as a candidate for the presidency in the 2022 elections.)