Historic day.
The longest-running Filipino newscast
@TVPatrol
is back on Channel 2, via
#AllTV
.
Always proud to be part of the newscast I grew up watching.
#ForeverKapamilya
My Pinoy friend from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia told me he was already vaccinated against COVID19. Even likened access to vaccines as 'parang candy, meron sa mga local pharma stores at malls, for free'
It's really not the pandemic that made our life hard, it's the poor response to it!
It's already August 2020, and while our neighboring countries are going back to their normal lives, here we are, back to MECQ.
All because of an incompetent government.
Overheard at the Maginhawa Community Pantry, an elderly man driving a red SUV:
"Ayan, wala silang nakuha. Umaasa na lang kasi sa pantry eh kesa magsumikap."
May we gently remind everyone: Check your privilege! Poverty is not a choice, it's the failure of the system!
39 coverages, 18 flights, 8 ferry rides, countless rallies, and close to a hundred news reports done! Of 39 destinations, I visited 12 for the first time. It all comes to a close now.
This assignment is one for the books!
I was preparing for my morning live report when a man on a cart selling goods (on pic) passed by the pantry. He handed me a plastic bag with three packs of noodles.
Not knowing what to do with it (and I was busy preparing), referred him to a volunteer. 1/n
Alcala, Cagayan Mayor Tin Antonio: "Leni is my President!"
Mayor Antonio says VP Leni is the first nat'l official who responded to calls of Alcala residents during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, when they were submerged in flood.
"Alcala remembers!"
#Halalan2022
@ABSCBNNews
Appreciation post for my cameraman, Ramel Gaddi, who works more than 18 hours a day to document the campaign of VP
@lenirobredo
and Senator
@kikopangilinan
.
He never complained about the long hours, and still made sure every detail of the campaign was captured for our reports.
LOOK: Presidential candidate VP
@lenirobredo
has received the exclusive Funko Pop made by Cubao Customs shop.
The shop reiterates it is not for sale or reproduction.
(📷: Cubao Customs)
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For the first time in the campaign season, the Pangilinan siblings are complete. Senator
@kikopangilinan
is the middle child of nine Pangilinan children.
#Halalan2022
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First wave of protests coming in.
Students, various militant groups march to COMELEC office in Intramuros, Manila to protest what they call dubious election results and alleged cheating in
#Halalan2022
@ABSCBNNews
In a Facebook live video, VP
@lenirobredo
marks a map with the places she has visited in this campaign season. Those with pink marks were the places she visited, yellow marks were the places her children have visited.
#Halalan2022
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Tricia Robredo shares family photo with younger sister Jillian in her toga, ironed by their mother VP
@lenirobredo
.
Jillian will be graduating with a double degree on Mathematics and Economics from New York University, under a scholarship.
(📷: Tricia Robredo)
@ABSCBNNews
First time voter Cid Ligson is among the first to register today:
"Ngayong pandemic narealize ko na ang hirap kapag kung sino-sino binoboto. Magparehistro na tayo lahat, tulung-tulong tayo baguhin ang bansa. Bumoto tayo ng tama, wag lang yung sumasayaw o sikat."
@ABSCBNNews
that those who have less sometimes give more. May he earn more than enough today so he can keep on giving, and may the universe return his generosity tenfold. 🙂
In the span of just three days, VP
@lenirobredo
penetrated provinces which are part of the bailiwicks of her rivals. She went to Davao del Norte, a stronghold of the Duterte's; Pangasinan, part of Solid North, and tonight in Pampanga, home province of Gloria Arroyo.
#Halalan2022
Remember the cart vendor selling chicharon who despite his small income, still donated 3 packs of noodles at the pantry?
We found him!
He's Alberto Calanza, 52 y/o.
"Tiningnan ko yung aking paninda, di ko pa naman kailangan, kaya nagbigay ako ng kusa sa loob ko."
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For the first time in the campaign season, Pinoy Big Brother host Bianca Gonzalez appears onstage to campaign for VP
@lenirobredo
.
Gonzalez is known as a staunch Robredo supporter, like most PBB hosts: Robi Domingo, Kim Chiu, Enchong Dee, and Melai Cantiveros.
#Halalan2022
LOOK: Residents are getting just enough supplies based from their needs. No one is hoarding at the Maginhawa Community Pantry so that everyone can get their share.
@ABSCBNNews
Coincidentally, the tandem of Bongbong Marcos & Sara Duterte are holding their first Miting de Avance in Guimbal, Iloilo.
But Ilonggos proved once again they're pink, as thousands joined the caravan from Santa Barbara culminating in a thanksgiving program in La Paz.
#Halalan2022
LOOK: Drone shot in the ongoing People's Rally of Leni-Kiko tandem in Echague, Isabela. Thousands of people right here.
#Halalan2022
(Photo from Team Kiko/Jimmy Dasal)
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WATCH: Cebu People's Rally ends with a festive singing of "I Love Cebu" with presidential candidate
@lenirobredo
holding an image of Santo Niño de Cebu.
Tomorrow, Robredo and her slate will be campaigning in Iloilo City.
#Halalan2022
@ABSCBNNews
Recap of things:
1. ABS-CBN starts retrenchment; thousands of media workers to lose jobs after Congress denies its franchise.
2. Duterte admits he's behind ABS-CBN closure; stupid spokesperson Harry Roque and lapdog Bong Go lie to public about it.
(1/n)
Legit question:
How do you survive your everyday life at times like these when there seems to be no 'silver lining'? What keeps you going?
Your ideas might be helpful to those who feel down and defeated.
The stars have aligned.
Megastar Sharon Cuneta and Diamond Star Maricel Soriano share a moment onstage.
"Huwag mo akong ma-Terry Terry dahil ang gusto ko, Leni Leni Leni!"
#Halalan2022
@ABSCBNNews
Update!
We have collectively raised P70,000 for Mang Alberto! Several ear doctors have also reached out. Truly, the universe returned Mang Alberto's generosity a hundredfold.
In behalf of his family, maraming salamat po! Let's continue being compassionate with each other! ❤️
For three days, our
@ABSCBNNews
team immersed with onion farmers and agricultural stakeholders in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija.
We tried to follow the onion trail from farm to market, and in the process, trace the problems of the onion industry.
Here's a quick summary of our story. 🧵
Cagayan Valley in one day! It's my first time in Cagayan, second time in Isabela!
Last time I was here was also for news coverage, few days after Typhoon Ulysses. A few minutes after our chopper landed, another plane landed. It was VP
@lenirobredo
.
On to the next!
#Halalan2022
In an instagram story, VP
@lenirobredo
shared what she did first upon arriving in the US, which is ironing her youngest daughter Jillian's toga.
(📷: VP Leni's IG)
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LOOK: Mang Alberto, the cart vendor who went viral for donating noodles, will be returning to the Maginhawa Community Pantry to donate more goods!
He received financial assistance from people who got touched w/ his story, so he's giving back rice, noodles, & eggs.
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LOOK: Around 44,000 sacks of sugar were found by officials of Bureau of Customs in a warehouse in Brgy. Kaypian, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.
Initial investigation shows this is being hoarded to profit from the shortage of sugar in the country.
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JUST IN: Celebrity
@piolopascual_ph
has endorsed the candidacy of VP
@lenirobredo
.
In his advertisement, he said true unity can only be achieved by people and not political dynasties. Pascual said only Robredo can unite the people towards a common good.
#Halalan2022
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VP
@lenirobredo
: "Ako excited to go sa Solid North, kasi may naglalakas loob despite the difficulties. Meron talaga lugar na sayo, at meron ding lugar na admittedly kailangan mag exert ng more effort at yung pagpunta sa North, kailangan mag exert ng more effort."
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The stars are aligning!
After MegaStar Sharon Cuneta's all out support, Diamond Star Maricel Soriano has also expressed support for VP
@lenirobredo
.
#Halalan2022
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Marcos for Leni?
Shan Michael Ramos proudly brings his placard in the
#PasayIsPink
rally in Macapagal Boulevard. Despite having a Marcos surname, he said is a solid kakampink.
#Halalan2022
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LOOK: Tricia Robredo, daughter of VP
@lenirobredo
, did a market run in Pasig Mega Market with three weeks left in the campaign season.
#Halalan2022
(📷: Robredo People's Council)
@ABSCBNNews
In a Facebook live video, VP
@lenirobredo
shows the gifts she has received during the campaign, which included a fan that lights with her name, and an image of Our Lady of Manaoag from Pangasinan.
#Halalan2022
(Screenshots from VP Leni page)
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LOOK: For the first time in this campaign season, Queen of All Media Kris Aquino with sons Josh and Bimby appeared onstage to campaign for the Leni-Kiko tandem.
#Halalan2022
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During the Agusan del Sur rally, a man on the autism spectrum tried to approach the stage to get near VP
@lenirobredo
. Since security didn't allow him to, Robredo who was then seated at the stage went down to approach him and they took photos together.
#Halalan2022
@ABSCBNNews
Chairperson of Political Science Dept of the Ateneo de Manila University Dr. Carmel Abao says the President's speech was more of a technical report.
"That's not the State of the Nation. You just need to go outside, there is still so much poverty," she said.
@ABSCBNNews
It's been a joyful experience covering the campaign trail with fellow news reporters in the Leni-Kiko beat! Incomplete as half of the team is in Naga.
Class photo to wrap the three-month run!
Huge pink crowd now en route to
#PasigLaban
event for Team Leni-Kiko's campaign rally.
100,000 people are anticipated in this rally, the biggest crowd for VP
@lenirobredo
since the campaign started.
#Halalan2022
@ABSCBNNews
Basilan turns pink tonight.
VP
@lenirobredo
is the third presidential candidate to do a campaign sortie in Basilan during an election season, the last being Senator Jovy Salonga in 1992.
Robredo has visited Basilan multiple times as vice president.
#Halalan2022
@ABSCBNNews
On the last day of the campaign, Direk Jimmy Dasal's drone, used to take the official aerial shots of Leni-Kiko's rallies, broke down.
"Maraming salamat drone, isa ka sa unang nagpapaalab ng damdamin ng buong sambayanan," he wrote on Facebook.
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One of my first coverages of VP
@lenirobredo
in July 2016, less than a week after she took office as vice president.
She visited the Missionaries of the Poor, where she turned over wheelchairs for abandoned PWDs.
Naalala ko na naman yung Filipino-Chinese guy na nagtanong bakit lagi tayong humihingi ng tikoy kapag Chinese New Year, eh hindi naman daw sila humihingi ng puto o suman kapag Buwan ng Wika 🤣
LOOK: 'Cubao Customs' shop has created a funko pop of presidential candidate VP
@lenirobredo
as a gift and expression of support to her.
They clarified it is not for sale or reproduction.
#Halalan2022
(📷: Cubao Customs)
@ABSCBNNews
More than 120 operators and drivers of public vehicles, including jeepneys and UV express, are now holding a caravan for VP
@lenirobredo
.
These PUV drivers were badly hit by the pandemic, and they lament not being heard in the pandemic response.
#Halalan2022
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Maginhawa Street– birthplace of the community pantry movement, paints its roads pink today.
A day after VP
@lenirobredo
's birthday rally, residents of Maginhawa gathered together for the 'LeniWanag sa Diliman' concert.
#Halalan2022
@ABSCBNNews
WATCH: Aika Robredo faces undecided voters in Los Baños, Laguna.
“Pinalaki kami na talagang welcome sa amin ang lahat nang paniniwala, kasi ganoon naman talaga ang demokrasya, Salamat po ba kino-consider nyo ang Nanay ko.”
#Halalan2022
@ABSCBNNews
RECEIPT: I took this photo on the runway of Cauayan airport last November 15, 2020. Three days after Typhoon Ulysses hit Luzon.
The
@ABSCBNNews
team was on a separate chopper. I did not know VP
@lenirobredo
was coming, so I was surprised to see her there. No cameras, no fanfare.