Pahayag ni Sen. Leila M. de Lima sa Pagdeklara ni VP Leni Robredo ng Kandidatura sa Pagka-Pangulo sa Halalan 2022

Let Leni Lead

Sa pagdeklara ni VP Leni Robrebo ng kanyang pagtakbo bilang Pangulo, natapos na ang matagal na agam-agam ng ilan na baka walang malakas na pambato ang oposisyon. Ang desisyon ni VP Leni ay simula ng pag-asa at pag-asam ng marami para sa isang mabuting liderato sa susunod na anim na taon.

It has to be Leni. It can only be Leni.

In the past half decade, Duterte and his gang have grossly mismanaged the government and our economy, bungled the pandemic response, plundered the public coffers, betrayed the Filipinos in favor of foreign interests, ruined our democratic institutions, and committed innumerable crimes and human rights violations against our people. Pinakyaw na ata ni Duterte at tropa n'ya ang lahat ng pwedeng gawing masama sa pamamahala.

Mabuti na lang may matinong alternatibo tayo. Mabuti na lang may Leni Robredo.

VP Leni has the full grasp of the important issues, has the comprehensive and doable solutions, and has the abilities and proven track record to address the most pressing problems that plague us. Si VP Leni ay may tapang, galing, sipag at pagkalinga sa kapwa, sa bansa at sa Pilipino, lalo na ang mga nasa laylayan ng ating lipunan.

Despite the meager budget for her office and the marginalization and vilification she's getting from Duterte and his gang, VP Leni has amazingly shown her mettle, moral courage, competence and resourcefulness. All these years -- especially during the ongoing pandemic - VP Leni has demonstrated time and again her brand of proactive and compassionate leadership. In services and programs that she personally supervises on the ground, she has extended much needed assistance to our medical frontliners, workers, urban poor, rural communities and other disadvantaged groups. To top it all, her office has been consistently given outstanding COA reviews in the past three years, showing how transparent and incorruptible she really is.

Most importantly, VP Leni has the clearest vision - along with the good heart and the bright mind to match it - of where we ought to be: a better place and a brighter future, away from this national nightmare of the past five years. And she has the right character, the correct attitude, and the best tools that can take us there.

Salamat sa pasya mo, VP Leni. Dasal namin ang tagumpay ng ating laban. Asahan mo ang aming suporta at pagpupunyagi na ipanalo ang iyong kandidatura, na ngayo'y kampanya ng bawat isa. Para sa kapwa at bansa.

Si Leni ang aking Presidente. #LetLeniLead