Political positions of Leni Robredo

Leni Robredo, the 14th Vice President of the Philippines, has held various foreign, domestic, economic, and social positions over the course of her career.

[23] She remarks, “We reiterate our call that we bring to justice those responsible for the violence in Davao and at the same time, our bill of rights is followed and treated with utmost respect[.

[29] In March 2017, she called for international investigations of the administration's method of conducting its war on drugs,[30] opening up other abuses, such as battering up those who demanded search warrants and detaining relatives of the accused.

[33][34] Opposition senator Leila De Lima would be implicated in the drug charges during her stint as justice secretary, with allegations of a love affair between her driver and bodyguard being exposed.

[35][36][37] De Lima had expected such charges to be filed against her by her former office, the Department of Justice, and called the possible arrest as “false and railroaded drug charges.”[38] Vice President Leni Robredo opposed the move, describing it as being politically motivated.

[44] Robredo opposes federalism, citing the varying levels of readiness of the regions that depend on the national government for income.

[46][47][48] In January 2018, her camp would express their opposition on the plan to abolish the Office of the Vice President under the draft federalism constitution.

[49][50] Opposition lawyer Christian Monsod stated in July 2018 that the transitory provisions of the draft could be used to nullify Robredo's right to succession.

[52][53][54] Vicente Veloso, House chairperson on constitutional amendments, cites the instability of the Office of the Vice President given the electoral protest filed by Bongbong Marcos.

[65] Amid rising prices, Robredo asked the Senate, House of Representatives, and President Duterte to certify as urgent a bill that will stop the added tax on fuel.

[66] During the vice presidential debates of April 2016, Robredo gave her thumbs down on the question on imposing death penalty for the corrupt.

[71][72] On July 4, 2016, Robredo vowed to collaborate with the Duterte government and to push for more jobs and ending contractualization in spite of their political differences.

[1] She has repeatedly called for men to respect women and to stand up against misogyny and bigotry, stating that inappropriate and tasteless remarks have no place in society.

[86][78] Robredo opined that the current administration has gone back to a culture of misogyny and bigotry, making women politicians disadvantaged at present.

[91] During a CNN Philippines debate on February 27, 2022, Robredo stated, "I am all for civil unions," and that she was in agreement with Pope Francis' view on the subject.

[98] Robredo opposes the Duterte administration's policy to set aside the Philippines' arbitration award while pushing for better relations with the People's Republic of China.

[101] Robredo said that assessing the deals made by Duterte with China is difficult due to the lack of transparency on the part of the government.