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May 20, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Nina Santos in Auckland On May 9, the Philippines went to the polls in what has been called “by far the most divisive and consequential electoral contest” in the Philippines. The electoral race had boiled down to two frontrunners: one was the current Vice-President Leni Robredo, running on a “people-led” campaign, and driven ... <a title="Pink tears for the Philippines, and transforming the rage into hope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/20/pink-tears-for-the-philippines-and-transforming-the-rage-into-hope/" aria-label="Read more about Pink tears for the Philippines, and transforming the rage into hope">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2022
By Mara Cepeda in Manila Philippine Vice-President Leni Robredo will not allow the massive, volunteer-led movement she inspired in the 2022 presidential elections to just fade away following her loss to the late dictator’s son Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Facing tens of thousands of her supporters during her thanksgiving event at the Ateneo de Manila ... <a title="After election defeat, Robredo to lead ‘biggest volunteer movement in Philippine history’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/16/after-election-defeat-robredo-to-lead-biggest-volunteer-movement-in-philippine-history/" aria-label="Read more about After election defeat, Robredo to lead ‘biggest volunteer movement in Philippine history’">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2022
By Mara Cepeda in Manila Philippine presidential candidate and Vice-President Leni Robredo issued her marching orders for the crucial homestretch of the election campaign before hundreds of thousands of supporters, in a behemoth show of force meant to boost her numbers in the Philippines’ most vote-rich region Metro Manila. Local organisers said some 412,000 “Kakampink” ... <a title="Robredo’s plea to 412,000 in Pasay – 200 in Auckland: Fight fake news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/28/robredos-plea-to-412000-in-pasay-200-in-auckland-fight-fake-news/" aria-label="Read more about Robredo’s plea to 412,000 in Pasay – 200 in Auckland: Fight fake news">Read more</a>