Robredo tells voters: Be wary of ‘mambubudol’ candidates

Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday appealed to the public to be critical of candidates making lofty promises, saying unfulfilled ones will hurt the voters rather than those aspiring political posts. 

"Isa pa pong pakiusap, ‘pag panahon ng eleksyon, maraming magbibisita sa atin dito, lahat mangangako. Ang akin lang pong dasal, ay sana huwag nating sayangin 'yung kapangyarihan natin pumili sa 2022. Para po 'yang dalaga na nililigawan, kung magpapabudol po tayo, tayo din 'yung lugi sa kahuli-hulihan," Robredo said in a speech during a campaign stop in Daet, Camarines Norte.

(I appeal to you. Many candidates will visit you and make promises, and I pray that we won't waste our chance to choose the best for us in 2022. Think of it as a single woman being courted. If we will fall for sweet talking, we will be the ones on the losing end.)

Robredo said that when candidates say they love the poor and are not corrupt, voters should take it upon themselves to check if these candidates have the track record to back it up.

"Pag sinabi pong, “Mahal ko 'yung mahihirap,” papaano niya 'yun pinakita? Pag sinabing, “Hindi ako magiging korap,” tingnan niyo na lang po 'yung mga nakapaligid sa kanila. Dahil po sa kahuli-hulihan, tayo din 'yung luging-lugi, diba. Pag nakaupo na, dahil nagpabudol tayo, 'yung pagbabagong ipanangako sa atin, wala ding mangyayari," she added.

(When they say they love the poor, how were they able to show it? If they say they are against corruption, let's look at the people around them. Because ultimately, if we just believe their words to us, the promises made the us will remain just that: promises.)

Robredo also urged her fellow Bicolanos to vote for her and the rest of her slate in the 2022 polls because they are pushing for an honest governance anchored on backing of the people, rather than political bigwigs.

"Akin lang pong pangarap pala, sana hindi ninyo lang ako tinutulungan dahil Bikolano ako, dapat may mas malalim pang dahilan kung bakit tinutulungan niyo ako, na sana sumasama kayo sa amin dahil naniniwala kayo sa isang matino at mahusay na pamamahala," she said in a separate campaign stop in Labo, Camarines Norte.

(My dream is that you are supporting and helping me not just because I am your fellow Bikolano, but also because of a deeper reason that you are with me because you believe in what we are pushing for: an honest and competence governance.)

"Alam po natin at nasubukan na natin na 'yung bulok na klase ng politika kayang-kayang talunin ng matino at mahusay na pamamahala basta magkaisa tayong lahat," she added.

(We know and we have tried and tested that governance anchored on integrity and excellence and defeat traditional and rotten politics if we stand united against it.) — RSJ, GMA News