Have you ever seen Vice President Leni Robredo wince in utter disgust over a false claim made against her?
If you haven’t, watch the video below, where she responds to the allegation of Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s spokesperson that her camp supposedly “planted” people in a Marcos rally to tell the media that they were paid to be there.
Robredo fired her shot at Marcos Jr. for his camp’s latest lies about her when asked about it in a chance interview after the second Commission on Elections debate for presidential bets on Sunday, April 3.
“Grabe naman. Sa lahat ba naman, kami pa ‘yung magbibigay ng pera? Eh siya kaya ‘yung may record na ganoon, hindi kami,” said the lone female presidential candidate who still kept her composure while debunking the allegation.
(That’s really too much. Of all people, we’re supposed to be the ones giving money? He’s the one with that kind of record, not us.)
In the past weeks, journalists from several news organizations have reported cases of money being handed to people attending the political rallies of Marcos Jr. and his running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. Representatives and allies of Marcos Jr. and Duterte have denied this.
In Tarlac, ABS-CBN was able to interview attendees who admitted they went to the Marcos Jr.-Duterte tandem’s rally in exchange for P500.
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