Published April 5, 2021, 8:51 AM
United States President Joseph Biden Jr. must ensure the safety of all Asians and minority groups, including Filipinos, amid the recently increasing hate crimes against people of Asian descent in the US, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Monday, April 5.
Vice President Leni Robredo (Geric Cruz/Bloomberg)
In a statement, the vice president lamented the recent attacks against Asians in the United States, saying that they were “deeply concerning, and an appalling turn of events.”
“At a time when the world should come together in solidarity against the greater threat of the pandemic, Asians, some of them Filipinos, have been singled out as targets of rage and racial hatred. This has contributed to a climate of growing fear in an atmosphere already made volatile by COVID-19,” she said.
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