Marcos-Robredo meeting 'a step toward healing;-- Escudero

The Manila Times

Marcos-Robredo meeting 'a step toward healing;-- Escudero  Senate President Francis Escudero describes the brief interaction between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former vice president Leni Robredo as 'symbolic,' a step toward healing after the divisive 2022 elections.  Video by Catherine Valente  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #tmtnews  #lenirobredo  #marcos

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00:00For our festival, as a Dikulana, and second, he benchmarked a little.

00:07Because after he won as mayor, he brought his city officials to benchmark in the city of Sorsogon and in the province of Sorsogon.

00:18So I accompanied him to tour our Capitolio, our museum, our people's mansion, and also our PDRRMO.

00:27Why did you invite a lot of Dikulanas to welcome VP Lenin?

00:33We were invited by a lot of visitors.

00:35Some left early, they couldn't wait.

00:37Senator Soto, Senator Lapid, they were the first to go here.

00:41President Marcos didn't make it because they were busy constructing Sorsogon Arena.

00:49VP Lenin also made it after his benchmark, he waited.

00:53President Marcos came to welcome him to the Philippine Arena.

00:58But you know VP Lenin, he didn't want to go on stage, so I asked him if it's okay to do it.

01:05But given their history, does it mean anything to you?

01:11Well, not their history, our history.

01:13Remember, we fought in 2016, if you remember, for Vice President.

01:17They fought for President in 2022.

01:20VP Lenin won in 2016, if you remember.

01:24President Marcos won in 2022 as President.

01:28So the three of us have a history.

01:31For me, it's symbolic because in the sports arena, we are an odd trio, right?

01:38And maybe it's a good thing that politicians followed the rules of the sports coliseum of Sorsogon.

01:48In the career of a politician, we should remember to be a sportsman,

01:53to follow the rules and regulations,

01:55and to accept freely who will win the medal, or in this case, the election.

02:02What did they talk about?

02:03Nothing, they just greeted each other.

02:05I think this is the first step towards healing any wound, any misunderstanding.

02:13Remember, any debate or difference of opinion is political, not personal.

02:20So it's easier to heal, it's easier to fix, compared to personal fights.

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