Robredo hopes Sara Duterte will continue her programs at OVP

Vice President Leni Robredo and Vice-President elect Sara Duterte. FILE PHOTOS

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday expressed hope that her successor, Vice President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio will be continuing the projects that her office had started.

Speaking in her weekly radio program, Robredo also assured that her office is already holding transition meetings with Duterte-Carpio

“Sana … ‘yung mga nasimulan ay tuloy pa din. Nagkaroon na ng several na transition meetings. Okay naman,” she said.

(I hope…those we started will continue. There have already been several transition meetings. It turned out okay.)

“Okay naman ‘yung mga transition meetings. Receptive naman ‘yung team na papasok,” she added.

(The transition meetings are okay. The incoming team is receptive.)

She then explained that past OVPs (Office of the Vice President) have had medical assistance programs, which is why she believes that the medical efforts her office began will be continued by her successor.

“Tingin ko naman to a large extent itutuloy pa din. Siguro ‘yung mas kwestyon lang ‘yung mga programang hindi institutional, kasi marami kaming inumpisahan na programa na hindi talaga siya bahagi ng OVP,” said Robredo.

(I think to a large extent it will continue. Maybe the more questionable are the non -institutional programs, because we have started many programs that are not really part of the OVP.)

“Halimbawa itong Angat Buhay, hindi siya bahagi ng OVP. Maraming mga programa, lalo na noong pandemic, hindi siya bahagi ng OVP pero inimplement namin noong kami na. Sana ano iyon, sana mainstitutionalize, para kahit wala na kami, tuloy tuloy pa din,” she added.

(For example this Angat Buhay, it is not part of the OVP. Many programs, especially during the pandemic, were not part of the OVP but we implemented them when we were there. I hope what happens is that all of it will institutionalized, so that even if we’re gone, we’ll continue)

Meanwhile, regarding the Angat Buhay non-governmental organization, Robredo said it is now currently being registered.

“Kapag na-register na ito hopefully—hinahabol sana namin, na by July 1, lumabas na ‘yung approval ng ating registration para tuloy-tuloy na. Pero gusto natin kasi, above board lahat. Gusto natin na mula sa umpisa, maayos na,” she explained.

(When it is registered, hopefully — we would have that by July 1, the approval of our registration would have come out by then. But what we want is for everyone to be on board. What we want is that everything’s all set even as we begin.)

Angat Buhay aims to establish the widest volunteer network in the country, helping the marginalized and the vulnerable.

Robredo placed second in the 2022 presidential race with 15 million votes, trailing behind President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. who won with 31 million votes.

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