Robredo kicks off presidential campaign in Camarines Sur

VICE President Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo's presidential campaign officially kicked off on Tuesday in Camarines Sur.

"Marami po sa 'tin ang nawawalan ng pag-asa...sinasabi po natin, 'Kahit naman sino ang hinalal natin, hindi din nagbabago ang buhay natin.' Hanggang hindi po natin pinapalitan ang luma at bulok na klase ng pulitika, hanggang hindi po natin nabibigyan ng inspirasyon at pag-asa ang ating mga kababayan, talagang walang magbabago. Kaya ngayong umaga po sa pag-umpisa ng ating kampanya, niyayaya ko po kayong lahat na samahan kami. Sumama po kayo sa laban nating ito dahil ito ay para sa atin lahat," Robredo said in her speech at Angat Buhay Village in Lupi.

(Many of us are losing hope...we say, 'Whoever we elect, our lives don't change.' Until we replace the old and rotten kind of politics, until we have given inspiration and hope to our countrymen, nothing will change. So this morning at the start of our campaign, I invite you all to join us. Join us in our fight because this is for all of us.)

She endorsed her running mate Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan and the Robredo-Pangilinan Senate slate.

The team will hold a grand rally in Robredo's hometown of Naga City later today.

Source: TheManila Times