A YOUTH organization launched on Wednesday a petition urging former vice president and current Naga City mayor Leni Robredo to run for president in the 2028 elections.
Kilos Ko Youth, the official youth arm of Sen. Francis Pangilinan, launched the online petition.
Pangilinan was Robredo’s running mate in the 2022 elections.
In a radio interview earlier this week, Robredo said she was no longer open to running for higher office.
“As 2028 draws closer, we once again call on Leni Robredo to run for President of the Philippines. Not because one person alone holds the answer to our nation’s problems, but because we believe that leadership marked by competence, resilience, honesty, and accountability is possible,” the petition’s description wrote in Filipino.
“Because this is not just about an election or about Leni. This is about every ordinary Filipino,” it added.
The petition had an original target of 1,000 signatures on Wednesday. As of press time on Thursday, over 3,000 had signed.
“We are Filipinos who dream of fair and sufficient wages, affordable basic goods, quality education, and a future filled with hope. We are the reason the fight for good governance must continue. It is not just one candidate we want to see win; it is the Filipino people we want to see triumph,” the petition stated.
Liberal Youth, the youth arm of the Liberal Party of the Philippines, also shared the petition.
“Mayor Leni Robredo, let us continue this journey of good governance, with unwavering faith in the strength of our people,” the party said on its Facebook page.
