Facebook posts shared hundreds of times ahead of the Philippine presidential elections claim the government's law office said top job hopeful Vice President Leni Robredo "handled zero cases" as a lawyer before she entered politics. This is false: the Public Attorney's Office told AFP it did not issue such a statement. A Philippine trial court told AFP Robredo was legal counsel for a homicide case in 2008, and multiple reports state she took on cases for the disadvantaged.

The claim was shared here on Facebook on March 20, 2022.

The post features an image of Robredo with overlaid text that states: "So that's why she has a clean record... literally no cases. Her supporters keep mentioning she's an attorney but she never handled any case, the information is from the Public Attorneys Office.

"List of cases handled by Leni Robredo as a lawyer: Zero (no record)."

Screenshot of the false post taken on March 29, 2022.

Robredo has been at the receiving end of false and misleading online posts, often fanned by supporters of her rival for the top job, frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Robredo, originally a lawyer for the disadvantaged, rose to fame as the wife of Jesse Robredo, a respected cabinet member in former president Benigno Aquino's administration.

When her husband died in a plane crash in 2012, public clamour encouraged her to enter politics.

Similar claims were also shared on Facebook here, here and here.

Some users appear to be misled.

"One thing's clear if she did not...

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