Robredo visits island communities in Sulu town

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday visited island communities in Hadji Panglima Tahil, Sulu, where her office had helped build a footbridge for residents.

In a Facebook video, Robredo said that the Office of the Vice President (OVP), in cooperation with Hadji Panglima Tahil officials, built a 200-meter timber footbridge to help the communities in Barangay Pag-asinan.

Robredo, who is seeking the presidency in the 2022 elections, said the footbridge connects the isolated areas in the community to help residents in traveling to schools and health clinics.

“Yung teacher in-charge po ng Pag-asinan Elementary School nagkwekwento siya na sobrang tulong nito, lalo na ngayong pandemic kasi yung mga magulang sa sitio na kukuha ng mga modules, hindi na nahihirapan,” she said.

(The teacher in-charge of Pag-asinan Elementary School shared that it has been a big help, especially now that there is a pandemic because the parents in the other sitios can now easily get the modules and it is no longer difficult for them.)

The Vice President also thanked the local government unit for installing solar lights along the bridge to guide the residents aaat night.

Robredo on Monday personally turned over 1,000 antigen test kits for the Zamboanga del Norte and Dipolog local governments to support their COVID-19 response initiatives.

She also turned over livelihood assistance for fisherfolk in Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay on Monday. — Richa Noriega/BM, GMA News