Helping Others More Important Than Wearing Pink – Leni

Presidential aspirant and Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Oct. 26, urged her supporters to go beyond wearing pink and help others in any way they can.

Expressing gratitude to those who joined the nationwide caravan last Saturday, Oct. 23, Robredo said no contribution is small when it comes to addressing problems faced by society.

“Our country is facing a lot of challenges. This is why the change in the social system and structure that we are working on should be accompanied by simultaneous action by everyone,” she said in Filipino.

“There is no small contribution. Everything is important,” she added.

Robredo cited some initiatives by supporters during the caravan, including the conduct of feeding program for those in need.

 “It does not have to be expensive or grand. You can buy an extra bag of bread and share it with those you meet. You can allot one hour to tutor a child in your community. You can listen and open up to people who are often cast aside,” the Vice President said.

“I want to remind everyone: Pink should not just be seen, but also felt. There is something more important than wearing pink on Wednesdays: Helping others,” she added.

Robredo has adopted pink as her campaign color. Her campaign launched “Pink Wednesdays” to show solidarity to her presidential bid.

She earlier said that the color should reflect a movement that promotes love and openness to pursue a better future.

Unity talks

Labor leader Leody de Guzman, also a presidential hopeful, said he is open to unity talks with other opposition candidates if it leads to the improvement of the lives of workers and the poor.

“I think we really have to talk to see what we can do. But in terms of track records, we don’t have an ally (among the other presidential candidates),” De Guzman said in an interview with “The Chiefs” on One News on Monday night, Oct. 25.

He likewise complained that none of the known presidentiables have made a stand against some labor issues like contractualization and end-of-contract (endo).

“There is no problem if we join our forces as long as we have the same programs. But I do not agree if the intention is to just block Duterte and Marcos,” De Guzman said, referring to reports that Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio supposedly announced that her political party Hugpong ng Pagbabago will back the presidential bid of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos.

“There is no problem if we join our forces as long as we have the same programs. But I do not agree if the intention is to just block Duterte and Marcos… I will just continue with my fight (for the presidency),” the candidate from Partido Lakas ng Masa said.

Robredo said she endeavored to have a united opposition but decided to run after her talks with other political camps collapsed.