Leni Robredo Reacts To Iloilo Mayor Jerry Treñas Going Public over Support for Her

loilo Mayor Jerry Treñas Announces Support for Vice Pres. Leni Robredo Who’s Aspiring for a Presidential Bid in 2022

LENI ROBREDO – The Vice President reacted to Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas expression of support for her in public.

One of the 97 presidential aspirants for the Election 2022 is Vice Pres. Leni Robredo. She filed her Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for president on the second to the last day set by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) as the period for the filing of candidacies.

Vice Pres. Robredo is the nominee of the opposition coalition 1SAMBAYAN for president. She is currently the chairperson of the Liberal Party but she filed her COC for president as an independent candidate. It signals her openness to other oppositions as she seeks for unity.

However, the Vice President admitted that there differences on some non-negotiable factors. She prayed while she was deciding and she affirmed the message to her.

Vice President Leni Robredo

Vice Pres. Robredo acknowledged that the presidential bid may be a tough battle for her and her camp because of the lack of resources. Meanwhile, she is overwhelmed by the support she is getting from many people. Several groups and known personalities publicly expressed their support for her after she confirmed her aspiration to run for president.

One of the local government officials who publicly expressed their support to Vice Pres. Leni Robredo is Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas. In his Facebook post, the Mayor who is lauded for the progress of his city under his leadership stated “compassion and commitment” as the first line of his good words about the Vice President.

Iloilo Mayor Jerry Treñas
Photo lifted from SUNStar

Mayor Treñas stated the line of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. highlighting the need for leaders who are not in love with money but in love with justice and who are not for publicity but for humanity. According to him, as the father of Iloilo City, he has to stand firm for the welfare of the people and he must choose the right leader.

The social media post of Mayor Jerry Treñas publicly expressing his support for Vice Pres. Leni Robredo abruptly circulated and it reached Vice Pres. Leni Robredo. On Twitter, the Vice President expressed her gratitude to the Iloilo City Mayor for his support to her.

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