News Roundup 04 March 2022
Mar 04, 2022 • 4 min Read
Cavite frontliners, AIM alumni support Robredo for president | PHILSTAR.COM – Hundreds of frontliners in Cavite and alumni of the Asian Institute of Management are supporting Vice President Leni Robredo’s president. Over 700 doctors, nurses and other frontliners from Cavite have so far signed a manifesto of support for Robredo and her running mate Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, saying they can no longer stay silent as they have lost colleagues and friends in their fight against COVID-19. “We are a group that usually stays silent about politics, but we realized that a lot of illnesses and plagues that affect not only personal health, but are also rooted in poverty and a lack of education and right information,” the frontliners said in Filipino. They added, “Choosing a wrong and fake candidate is like choosing the wrong medicine. And the wrong medicine will not lead to healing. Like a patient, the country cannot heal under the wrong care and carer.” The frontliners called on fellow Caviteños to carefully discern for the elections, which they call “the most important battle of our country.” “Let us not make a mistake, this is the most important battle of our country — the battle for the spirit of all of what our heroes and revolutionaries fought for and the revolutions that we have faced which our province of Cavite was witness to,” they said. Meanwhile, 250 AIM alumni have come out in support of Robredo’s presidential bid. “Leni Robredo is the leader of our times. She personifies values we stand for. She has shown a demonstrated ability to inspire trust and confidence of the private sector as a key development partner,” members of the steering committee of the AIM Alumni for Leni said in a statement. AIM alumni said Robredo proved herself to be a “diligent, incorruptible, and effective government official.” They also praised Robredo for understanding development planning and program implementation from the grassroots to the highest levels of society. They also hailed Robredo’s stance on the West Philippine Sea, saying she is the only candidate who based her position on the historic arbitral ruling that voided China’s sweeping claim over the waters.
Robredo: ‘Insult’ to Church to suggest it’s being used for politics | PHILSTAR.COM – Vice President Leni Robredo pushed back against insinuations that she is using the Catholic Church to bolster her political standing, saying that it will not allow itself to be used by politicians. “I think that’s an insult to the Church,” Robredo told reporters in Filipino in Dasmariñas, Cavite on Friday. “I think the Church will never let it be used. The Church is a stronger institution than us politicians and it will never allow itself to be used just because of their inclination for a politician.” The independent presidential candidate said she thinks the Church is actively involving itself in politics since it recognizes how crucial the upcoming elections are. “It’s not just about siding with a politician, but the morality of our nation is what’s at stake here,” Robredo added. Robredo said she is seeking the help of the Church to help her fight disinformation — which independent fact-checkers say she is the top target of — in the hopes of tapping its machinery to combat falsehoods. She added that the fight against disinformation is not limited to the Church and groups supporting her but is open to all sectors.
We don’t seek conflict with Russia but we are ready for it, US says | INQUIRER.NET – NATO will defend all its allies and territory against a Russian attack, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday, as he arrived for a meeting of the alliance’s foreign ministers in Brussels. “Ours is a defensive alliance. We seek no conflict. But if conflict comes to us we are ready for it and we will defend every inch of NATO territory,” he told reporters, while condemning what he called Russian attacks on civilians in Ukraine. “And overnight, we’ve also seen reports about the attack against a nuclear power plant. This just demonstrates the recklessness of this war and the importance of ending it and the importance of Russia withdrawing all its troops and engaging in good faith in diplomatic efforts.”
