Leni on Sara topping poll: Why are Filipinos drawn to this leadership?

Vice President Leni Robredo wants to know why Filipinos appear to be favoring leadership akin to that President Rodrigo Duterte after his daughter Sara topped the latest presidential preference survey.

On "The Mangahas Interviews", Robredo said one has to study the Filipinos preference for their leaders as seen in the recent poll.

“Ako para sa akin, kailangan natin ‘yun seryosong pag-aralan. Bakit ba ‘yung karamihan sa mga Pilipino, attracted sa ganitong pamumuno. Kailangan natin ‘yun harapin,” Robredo told journalist Malou Mangahas.

Robredo made the remark after she was asked for her thoughts on Sara, the mayor of the Dutertes' hometown Davao City, emerging as a  top contender for president in the 2022 national elections.

In December 2020, a Pulse Asia national survey showed that 26 percent of adult Filipinos would support Sara's presidential bid.

Robredo said the poll results should not be dismissed the survey results as false.

“Kasi kailangan natin tanggapin bakit ‘yung preference ng tao sa ganitong klaseng leadership. Bakit kaya ganon ‘yung naging preference kasi makakatulong ‘yun," Robredo said.

"Makakatulong sa pagbigay natin ng ibang klaseng leadership na natutugunan pa rin ‘yung kanilang mga saloobin,” she added.

Robredo said officials should also not “take for granted” the public’s shift in preference.

“Parang pa minsan there are many days na gigising ka parang iisipin mo parang ibang iba na ‘yung Pilipino, ibang iba na ‘yung pilipinas. Pero kailangan natin tanungin yung sarili natin bakit,” Robredo said.

“So sa akin I think maraming mensahe. Marami yung malalim na mensahe kung bakit ganon at kailangan harapin natin ‘yun. kasi kung hindi natin yun haharapin, hindi natin masusulusyonan ‘yung ating mga problema bilang isang bansa,” she added. -Joahna Lei Casilao/NB, GMA News