Robredo on campaign rallies: This is true unity

The crowds that gather at her campaign rallies show a genuine unity against a rotten political system, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Friday.

Robredo made the apparent swipe at Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s platform of national unity in Bacolod City before a rally which organizers claimed was attended by 70,000.

"Ito ang totoong pagkakaisa na babaklas sa luma at bulok na sistema ng pulitika at magsusulong sa gobyernong tapat para umangat ang buhay ng lahat," Robredo said.

"Sa bawat rally po natin, kusang loob ang pagpunta ng mga tao. Hindi lang sa hindi kayo bayad, abonado pa kayo, pasensiya na kayo," she added.

Robredo's rallies over the past week have been generally well-attended with organizers claiming attendance in the tens of thousands.

The rally in General Trias, Cavite last week prompted Cavite Representative Boying Remulla to claim in a radio interview that a certain politican was paying P500 per person to attend rallies.

The allegation was denied by the Robredo camp.

"59 days to go bago mag-May 9, alam kong ramdam na ninyo ang nararamdaman ko," Robredo said.

"Palakas nang palakas ang momentum at enerhiya, parami nang parami ang sumasama sa ating hanay, palalim nang palalim ang pagtataya sa ating laban," she added.

"Galingan pa natin ang pakikipaglaban para sa tama at totoo.  Lakihan pa po natin ang ating mga puso, lakasan pa natin ang ating mga tinig para dumami pa ang makakita na pwede palang ganito magkampanya," Robredo said.

"Pwede pala ang ganitong klase ng gobyerno: tapat, taumbayan ang bida, tunay na nagkakaisa," she added.

Robredo said the people should be united in helping each other out, and it starts with the government having empathy for its people.

"Ang matagal nang napag-iiwanan, susunduin natin sila, ang mga nakayuko, isasabay natin sila sa pag-hakbang, ganyan po ang ibig sabihin pag sinasabi nating laylayan ang magiging bagong sentro ng pamahalaan," she added.

Robredo is trailing former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. in pre-election polls by double digits, but she has said that her campaign was going way better than she expected.

Marcos, Jr.'s campaign message is centered on unity, and his ticket with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte as his running mate is dubbed the UniTeam. —NB, GMA News