Vice President Leni Robredo proudly announced that her daughter Tricia Robredo was among the 3,500 examinees who passed the licensure examinations for doctors in November.
Tricia or Janine Patricia Robredo graduated in July with a dual degree in Doctor of Medicine and Master of Business Administration from the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health.
“Doctor na si Tricia!!!” Robredo exclaimed on Facebook while posting photos of her and her daughters and the portion of the list which showed the name of Tricia Robredo.
Robredo and her daughters experienced “bullying” from President Rodrigo Duterte and his supporters over Tricia Robredo and her sister’s tweet allegedly attacking Duterte during the onslaught typhoon Ulysses.
“Ngayon, ang binubully mga anak ko. I have always been proud of the persons my daughters have become. They are their own persons. What they have accomplished, so far, are all borne out of their hard work. They never used our name or whatever little influence we have to get what they want,” Robredo said.
“They’re all adults now. They’re not in government. They are not politicians, and they don’t plan to be. Totoo, they’re outspoken and rightfully so. We have trained them to stand up for themselves and what they believe in,” she added.
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Robredo decried the bullying after presidential spokesperson Harry Roque accused Robredo’s daughters of attacking Duterte during typhoon Ulysses.
Roque said that Tricia Robredo, on November 14, asked her followers on Twitter, “Tulog pa rin? Alas otso na.” Aika Robredo then replied, “Sabado, eh, weekend.”
Leni was married to Jesse Robredo, whom she met while working at the Bicol River Basin Development Program, from 1987 until his death from a plane crash in 2012. The couple had three daughters: Jessica Marie “Aika” Robredo, Janine Patricia “Tricia” Robredo, and Jillian Therese Robredo.
Their eldest daughter, Aika, was an executive assistant at the Office of Civil Defense, while their second eldest, Tricia, is now a doctor and was a UAAP basketball sideline reporter for National University. Their youngest, Jilian, is currently studying biomolecular science.