Leni Robredo

Leni Robredo
Leni Robredo
	Official portrait, 2016
18th Mayor of Naga
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 30, 2025
Vice Mayor	Gabriel Bordado
Preceded by	Nelson Legacion
14th Vice President of the Philippines
	In office; June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Jejomar Binay
Succeeded by	Sara Duterte
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Camarines Sur's 3rd district
	In office; June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016
Preceded by	Luis Villafuerte
Succeeded by	Gabriel Bordado
President	In office; November 6, 2019 – November 24, 2019
Appointive positions
Co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs
	In office; November 6, 2019 – November 24, 2019
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Dante Jimenez
Chairperson of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
	In office; July 12, 2016 – December 5, 2016
President	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Chito Cruz
Succeeded by	Leoncio Evasco Jr.
Preceded by	Incumbent
Other roles and positions
Chairperson of Angat Buhay
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 1, 2022
Preceded by	Office established
Chairperson of the Liberal Party
	In office; August 10, 2017 – June 30, 2022
Preceded by	Benigno Aquino III
Succeeded by	Francis Pangilinan
Personal details
Born	Maria Leonor Santo Tomas Gerona; April 23, 1965; Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Jesse Robredo (m. 1987; died 2012)
Children	3, including Tricia
Residence(s)	Naga, Camarines Sur
Alma mater	University of the Philippines Diliman (BA); University of Nueva Caceres (LL.B)
Occupation	Politician; lawyer;
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Website	Campaign website

Maria Leonor "Leni" Gerona Robredo (Tagalog: [ˈlɛnɪ ɾɔˈbrɛdɔ]; née Gerona; born April 23, 1965) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 14th vice president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 under President Rodrigo Duterte. She is currently serving as the 18th mayor of Naga since 2025. Robredo is the second female vice president of the Philippines Philippines, after Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and the first from the Bicol Region.

Robredo represented Camarines Sur in the Philippine House of Representatives from 2013 to 2016. She later announced her candidacy for the 2016 vice presidential election as the running mate of Mar Roxas. She won the election, defeating Senator Bongbong Marcos by a narrow margin. She has spearheaded multiple programs in the Office of the Vice President (OVP); her flagship anti-poverty program, Angat Buhay (lit. 'Uplifting Lives'), has helped address key areas including education, rural development, and healthcare, in partnership with more than 300 organizations. During the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the OVP under Robredo responded by providing free shuttle services for frontline workers, swab tests, telehealth services, and raised funds for relief operations across the country. Robredo was awarded by the government of Thailand in 2016 for her work and advocacy in women's empowerment and gender equality.^[1] Under her leadership, the OVP also received the ISO 9001: 2015 certification for the office's quality management systems.^[2]^[3]

During her vice presidency, she served as the chair of the Liberal Party and de facto leader of the opposition to President Rodrigo Duterte's administration, where she was appointed by Duterte and briefly served as the chair of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council and the co-chairperson of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs. She has received backlash from government supporters for her being staunchly critical to Duterte's policies such as the war on drugs,^[4] counter-insurgency initiatives,^[5] COVID-19 pandemic response,^[6] and soft stance toward China.^[7] She has been a constant target of disinformation, with many articles making false claims about her personal life to discredit her.^[8]

In 2021, Robredo filed her candidacy in the 2022 presidential elections with Liberal Party leader and Senator Francis Pangilinan as her running mate.^[9] Their ticket was ultimately defeated by Marcos and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.^[10]^[11] Following the loss, she founded Angat Buhay, a nonprofit organization, before successfully running for mayor of Naga, Camarines Sur, in 2025.

^ "COA gives OVP highest audit rating for third successive year". June 29, 2021. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (February 8, 2021). "OVP gets ISO recertification for quality management system". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^ "Robredo receives ISO 9001:2015 quality certificate for OVP". Manila Bulletin. February 8, 2021. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^ Cepeda, Mara (January 6, 2020). "'1 over 100': Robredo calls Duterte's drug war a 'failure'". Rappler. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
^ Cepeda, Mara (November 9, 2021). "Robredo wants to abolish Duterte's notorious anti-insurgency group". Rappler. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
^ Cepeda, Mara (September 3, 2021). "Robredo tempted to tell Duterte: Just let me handle pandemic response". Rappler. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
^ Cepeda, Mara (July 12, 2021). "Robredo laments Duterte admin's 'cowardice' in defending West PH Sea vs China". Rappler. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference :11 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Robredo to run for President as an independent". BusinessWorld. October 7, 2021. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2022. The opposition leader, who heads the Liberal Party, will run as an independent candidate, the Commission on Elections tweeted.
^ Cite error: The named reference BBMisPresident was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Final, official tally: Marcos, Duterte on top with over 31M votes each". Manila Bulletin. May 25, 2022. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.

[1] "COA gives OVP highest audit rating for third successive year". June 29, 2021. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.

[2] Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (February 8, 2021). "OVP gets ISO recertification for quality management system". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.

[3] "Robredo receives ISO 9001:2015 quality certificate for OVP". Manila Bulletin. February 8, 2021. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.

[4] Cepeda, Mara (January 6, 2020). "'1 over 100': Robredo calls Duterte's drug war a 'failure'". Rappler. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

[5] Cepeda, Mara (November 9, 2021). "Robredo wants to abolish Duterte's notorious anti-insurgency group". Rappler. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

[6] Cepeda, Mara (September 3, 2021). "Robredo tempted to tell Duterte: Just let me handle pandemic response". Rappler. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

[7] Cepeda, Mara (July 12, 2021). "Robredo laments Duterte admin's 'cowardice' in defending West PH Sea vs China". Rappler. Archived from the original on May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

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[BWorld-RunIndependent-9] "Robredo to run for President as an independent". BusinessWorld. October 7, 2021. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2022. The opposition leader, who heads the Liberal Party, will run as an independent candidate, the Commission on Elections tweeted.

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[11] "Final, official tally: Marcos, Duterte on top with over 31M votes each". Manila Bulletin. May 25, 2022. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.

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