Robredo: I will stand guard against dictatorship

VP leni robredo addresses the nation on her resignation as a member of the duterte cabinet at the office of the vice president in quezon city on monday, december 5, 2016. – inquirer photo/grig c. montegrande

Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday said she will fearlessly stand guard against the return of any form of dictatorship in the country, even as she leaves the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte as the Housing chairperson.

“Buong tapang tayong magmamatyag at magbabantay nang hindi na magbalik pa ang anumang diktadurya na siyang kumitil sa libu-libong buhay noong rehimeng Marcos (We will bravely keep watch and guard in order to prevent the return of a dictatorship which ended thousands of lives in the Marcos regime),” Robredo said in an address to the nation a day after she announced her resignation as the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) chair.

This amid fears that Robredo was being eased out of the Cabinet to pave way for the return of a Marcos in the government, son and namesake of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., her closest vice presidential race opponent.

“We have fought this battle before and won. We will never let anyone revise our history and twist it to turn evil into good,” Robredo said.

She then reiterated that she will not allow anyone to steal the vice presidency from her because that would be “against the voice of the people.”

“The Vice Presidency is not just about one person; it’s about you and your rights. What is at stake here is our collective future,” Robredo said. JE/rga