Developing the maritime industry and improving the lives of its seafarers will be among the core focus of Vice President Leni Robredo’s programs if she is elected as president.
“Ang isa po sa mga flagship programs ko, pag ako ay naging pangulo, ay asikasuhin ‘yung maritime industry. At sa pag-asikaso ng maritime industry natin, nandun din ‘yung pag asikaso ng ating mga seamen (One of my flagship programs if I will become president is to boost the maritime industry. In doing so, I will also be attending to the concerns of seamen),” Robredo said in a statement on Sunday.
The Vice President also debunked the misinformation that she discredited the country’s seafarers as several videos circulated online, displaying spliced clips that made it seem like Robredo was belittling the skills of seafarers during the presidential debate.
She clarified that she said that many opportunities are available to Filipino seafarers because they are competent. In this regard, they must be assisted and supported with additional skills training to aid them in receiving higher salaries in the field.
Robredo shared that through social media, some netizens are knowingly perpetuating disinformation to twist her statements and place her in a bad light, making it harder for her to reach her intended audiences.
“Ang problema po, dahil sa social media, ‘yung mga sinasabi natin, binabaliktad para akalain ng tao na wala tayong maayos na programa para sa kanila (The problem is, because of social media, what we say is twisted so people would think that we do not have a good program for them)”, she said at a recent political rally in Naval, Biliran.
She then called on the youth to counter those knowingly sowing disinformation by sharing the truth, saying “Karamihan po sa inyo mga kabataan, mga digital natives … Alam niyo kung ano ‘yung kasinungalingan, ano ‘yung katotohanan. Kaya dapat ipaglaban natin na ang laging mamamayani, katotohanan (Most of the young people are digital natives..You know what is a lie and what is the truth. So we must fight to always let the truth prevail)”.
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