Published May 24, 2021, 6:46 PM
The coronavirus pandemic, which has caused global economic damage and cost the lives of at least 3.46 million people, “has shown the best kinds of leaders” are those who do the work and listen to science, Vice President Leni Robredo said Monday, May 24.
Mentioning the leaderships in “more robust democracies” such as Taiwan, New Zealand, and Germany, Robredo said that there is a common denominator among Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, President Tsai Ing-wen, Chancellor Angela Merkel they pull “everyone together towards a common cause.”
VP Leni Robredo (OVP photo)
“The pandemic has shown that the best kinds of leaders in a crisis or even during more normal times actually roll up their sleeves, do the hard work, and put in the hours along with the rest of their people,” Robredo said in her keynote speech before the students of of the University of Cambridge’s MPhil in Public Policy Class of 2021.
Vice President Leni Robredo said on Monday, May 24, that to fight off populist leaders in the next year’s elections, the opposition must “create a more inclusive and more welcoming political system.”
Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) She mentioned during the question-a
By CONSUELO MARQUEZ, GMA News
Published May 24, 2021 7:37pm Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday said the Philippines should capitalize on its 2016 arbitral victory and seek the support of other countries in defending its territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea. This as Robredo thumbed down bilateral talks on South China Sea dispute, adding that the Philippines was not on equal footing with China. We had a very significant victory with the arbitral tribunal as far as our claims on the West Philippine Sea is concerned and I feel that victory should have been capitalized on in asking for the support of other countries who have similar claims or are similarly situated or have similar issues with China, Robredo said in an online forum organized by University of Cambridge s MPhil in Public Policy Class (MPP) of 2021 and Cambridge University Filipino Society.
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