Jesse Robredo Archives

Aika Robredo on her mom: ‘She’s the quiet strength that has taken us through life’s storms’

BY JOANN RAE M. RAMIREZ Sometimes, children are mirrors of their parents, even as they bloom to be their own persons. Aika Robredo, 34, firstborn of Vice President Leni Robredo and her late husband former local government Secretary Jesse Robredo, is like her mother — articulate and composed. Even the cadences in their…

VP Leni Robredo: The pink light at the end of the tunnel

BY IVY LISA F. MENDOZA Integrity and trustworthiness, competence, track record and purposefulness — Vice President Leni Robredo is all these and more. She carries with her the hope that tough times are but temporary and that Filipinos deserve to see the light at the end of even the darkest…

Meet the ladies (and gent) who won these presidentiables’ hearts

BY JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ Even before the first vote is cast for the May 2022 polls, these ladies (and gent) have already won these leading presidential aspirants’ hearts. Who's their Valentine? Read on to know. Jesse Robredo While she has confirmed that she has no plans of remarrying,…

VP Leni on having a First Gentleman, the leaders she admires & where she’ll stay if elected President

BY JOANNE RAE M. RAMIREZ Vice President Leni Robredo said today she definitely won’t have a first gentleman in her life if she becomes President, and isn’t sure where she’ll be staying if elected, saying she wants to remain true to “who I am.” Presidentiable Leni Robredo, Photography by Mark…

From grieving widow to leading lady: Vice President Leni Robredo

Vice President Robredo has graced PeopleAsia's covers twice; firstÂ in 2012 as a mother and widow in search of understanding and God's grace, thenÂ a second time this year inÂ PeopleAsia'sÂ latestÂ issue as the Philippines' highest ranking female public servant. When asked how she intended toÂ uphold herÂ husbandâ€™s legacy in an interview in 2012, she…

Leni Robredo on Remembering Jesse

A throwback to one of Vice-Presidential candidate Leni Robredo's first interviews after the death of her husband in 2012. Published in October 2012, this feature gave the country a glimpse, not just of Jesse's widow, but of a human rights advocate, a female lawyer and a woman who could very…

Leni Robredo: A Lady of Legacy

Long before she topped the Vice-Presidential surveys, Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo has already been a woman whose ultimate style is in her substance. Read more about her in this exclusive story from 2013. Text by BÃ¼M D. TENORIO JR.Â Photography by MAU MAURICIOÂ A miracle worker she is not.…