Philippine Opposition Leader Eyes Presidency, Slams Duterte
- Leni Robredo, a Duterte critic, chairs the opposition party
- She joins a crowded contest of presidential hopefuls
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Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo declared her bid for the presidency in the 2022 elections, as she strongly criticized President Rodrigo Duterte’s pandemic response and called for a change in the way the nation is governed.
Robredo, 56, who was elected separately from Duterte in 2016, registered her intention to run as an independent presidential candidate, although she currently chairs the opposition party. In a live-streamed briefing, she called out the administration for supposedly prioritizing self-interest as citizens face hunger, unemployment and lack of health services amid the pandemic.