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Leni blasts as wild news her link to Reds, marriage to NPA cadre

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Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo denounced the latest efforts to link her to the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA), describing the fake news as a ploy to stop the momentum of her campaign.

In a Facebook post on Sunday, March 13, Robredo posted the screenshots of the malicious text blasts claiming she allegedly endorsed Joma Sison, founder of the CPP-NPA, as “a true patriot of the country” and that Sison has supposedly endorsed her presidential bid.

Robredo said she has been told that so many people have received these malicious text messages red-tagging her and her volunteers.

Robredo reiterated that she does not believe in violence as a solution to problems and that she would oppose anyone who would use arms to push their agenda.

She said all her colleagues are aware of this, including those in the uniformed services who appeared to also be the target of this type of disinformation and propaganda.

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In a press conference in Malolos, Bulacan on Monday, Robredo said she called out one claim that she married an NPA cadre in her teens and allegedly abandoned their child.

She described this fake news as “wild” and said she expects more stories “as wild as this” to proliferate because support for her presidential bid continues to snowball as evidenced by the mammoth crowds in various rallies showing their support for her. She asked people to push back together against these lies.

In Malolos, Robredo received the endorsement of Bulacan Gov. Daniel Fernando and other local officials. Bulacan is the fifth vote-rich province in the country with a little over 2 million registered voters.

Former senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes on Monday challenged President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Panfilo Lacson to identify the communists who have allegedly infiltrated the Robredo camp or be tagged as “fake news peddlers.”

Earlier, Duterte accused the Robredo camp of having ties with the communist underground that are allegedly working to disrupt the 2022 elections.

Lacson also warned of an alleged communist infiltration in Robredo’s campaign team.

The allegations were due to Cavite Rep. Crispin Remulla’s claims that some of those who attended the March 4 political rally of Robredo and her running mate, Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, are members of the communist movement.

“As for Senator Lacson, a decorated police officer and a former PNP chief, he of all people should know that the one who makes the accusations should present evidence to support the claim,” Trillanes said.

“If they cannot come up with names, then we can dismiss their allegations as fake news or just intrigues to block the mounting support for Team Leni-Kiko.

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