Vice President Leni Robredo has not conceded, but she has issued a statement thanking volunteers and supporters who have joined her People’s Campaign, which she describes as a movement for democracy and a new kind of politics.
Robredo issued a live-streamed video statement on Facebook early Tuesday morning in Naga City, thanking everyone engaged in the grassroots campaign, including some of her followers who risked their jobs and names to ask people to vote for her.
“First of all, let me thank you — all of you who voted for me, who convinced their families, friends, acquaintances, and even those they did not know, who did so in so many ways. To all those who staked their careers and their names in sharing our message,” she said in Filipino.
“To all those who gathered in rallies, who conducted house-to-house campaigns; who posted tarps; who posted on social media; who wrote, who made videos and advertisements; to the medics; to those who voluntarily cleaned up after our rallies; to those who played music and lent their voices to show the power of the people who had seen hope — no number can measure the depth of your love. Thank you very much to all of you,” she added.
Leni Robredo thanks supporters
Despite incomplete and unconfirmed results of the fast count showing frontrunner, former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., leading by over 14 million votes, she called for calmness.
According to Robredo, her supporters have established something unique — a grassroots movement that she considers a significant triumph in and of itself.
“Let’s be assured by your contribution: We have started something that has never been seen in the whole history of the country — a campaign led by the people,” Leni Robredo.
“This is a movement that was formed not only to dismantle an old and decaying system but also to forge a true and positive change. You have embodied democracy, not only in voting but also in showing your love for fellow Filipinos. This is a very big victory. And our campaign can only be considered a failure if we allow the unity we have formed to fall apart,” she added.
Leni Robredo also mentioned that not all of the votes had been counted and that several problems remained unsolved.
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