Leni Robredo: How can one be against corruption when he doesn’t pay taxes?

Vice President Leni Robredo brings her campaign in Nueva Ecija on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Speaking before Novo Ecijanos at a Pink Rally in Pag-asa Sports Complex, Barangay Malasin, San Jose City, Robredo says voters must always “verify receipt” whenever politicians claim they are advocates for a certain sector of society or when they are against corruption. Photo from Robredo Campaign Team

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday reminded voters to “verify receipt” whenever politicians claim they are advocates for a certain sector of society or when they are against corruption.

As she brought her presidential campaign in Nueva Ecija on Tuesday, Robredo noted the signficance of discernment

“Pag panahon ng eleksyon dapat ganiyan, ‘di ba? ‘Pag panahon ng eleksyon, kapag may pupunta dito sasabihin, ‘mahal ko ‘yung mga mahihirap’. Dapat tanungin natin, paano ba nila ipinakita ang pagmamahal nila sa mahihirap?” the presidential candidate told Novo Ecijanos during a Pink Rally in San Jose City as she brought her 2022 campaign in Nueva Ecija on Tuesday.

(During election season, it should be like that, right? During election season, when someone comes here and says, ‘I love the poor’. We must ask, how did they show their love for the poor?)

“Pag sinabi pong ayaw sa korapsyon, hanapan natin ng resibo. Eh papaano naman ayaw sa korapsyon kung hindi nga nagbabayad ng buwis?” she added.

(If they say they don’t want corruption, let’s look for a receipt. After all, how can one claim being against corruption when he doesn’t pay taxes?)

Robredo then cited her long list of receipts to prove her advocacy against corruption.

“Ang pinakaresibo nga po namin sa Office of the Vice President, taon-taon nakukuha namin ang pinakamataas na COA Audit Rating. Hindi na po ‘yun kami lang nagsasabi pero isang independent na government agency ang nagsasabi, malinis ang aming pagpapatakbo,” she stressed.

(We at the Office of the Vice President have our own receipt, every year we get the highest COA Audit Rating. We are not the one saying that, but an independent government agency. It proves our operation is clean.)

READ: COA gives OVP highest audit rating for third successive year

She then encouraged voters to verify their own sources and look behind their screens and check the background of the candidate in order to decide correctly on May 9.

“Halos buong buhay natin, ginugol natin sa mga communities at alam niyo ‘yan dahil kapag tinignan niyo po ‘yung aming mga record, kumpleto kami ng resibo,” Robredo said.

(We have spent most of our lives in communities and you know that because when you look at our records, we have a complete receipt.)

”Yun lang po ‘yung pakiusap ko sa inyo. Ngayon kasi maraming napapapaniwala sa napakaraming fake news. Pagtulungan po natin lahat. Pagtulungan po natin ‘yung mga kababayan natin na tama ‘yung basehan nila sa pagdedesisyon,” she added.

(That’s all I ask of you. Today, many are convinced by so much fake news. Let’s all work together. Let us help our countrymen to have the right basis for their decision-making.)

The Leni-Kiko campaign is ongoing in Nueva Ecija as of this posting and organizers said attendees reached more than 30,000 people as of 6:00 p.m.

LOOK: Vice President Leni Robredo’s People’s Rally in Nueva Ecija. Crowd estimate sit at 35,000 as of 6:00 p.m, according to local police and rescue team. #VotePH #OurVoteOurFuture | 📸: Leni’s Media People Campaign Bureau via @zacariansINQ pic.twitter.com/8mGsoi6Pos

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