On Friday, Vice President Leni Robredo visited and brought hot porridge or “lugaw” to communities affected by the typhoon Ulysses.
“Speaking engagement in the morning, and the rest of the day ahead visiting communities,” Robredo said in a Twitter post.
“Nagbaon na kami para sure,” the Vice President added on Twitter, referring to the fish crackers they have as a snack on their way to evacuation centers.
“May dala kaming lugaw (We’re bringing porridge),” she said.
Robredo’s detractors use “Leni Lugaw” or “Lugaw Leni” to mock the Vice President after she was seen selling hot porridge to raise funds when she ran in the 2016 elections.
Donors and other partners of the Office of the Vice President provided blankets, diapers, and face masks to the evacuees.
Leni Robredo urged the public to help those still recovering from the typhoons’ effects by donating necessities such as clothes, slippers, food items, and blankets.
Meanwhile, Robredo denied claims that she brought media members whenever she visits evacuations centers for relief operation.
The Vice President said her staff does the documentation as it was part of their job.
VP Leni Robredo brings ‘lugaw’ to typhoon victims
“Grabe traffic papunta sa evacuation sites, kaya nanananghalian na kami sa sasakyan. Sabi ng trolls, lagi daw kami may kasamang media. Hindi po totoo,” Robredo said in a Facebook post.
“Ang totoo, kami lang anim yung magkakasama sa ikot. Kagabi, lima lang kami. Kami kami din po nag pi-picture and video and kung anu-ano pa. Nagagawa ko trabaho ko ng maayos, dahil sa kanila,” Leni Robredo added.
On the same day that typhoon Ulysses flooded several Metro Manila areas and nearby provinces of Rizal and Bulacan, the OVP launched relief operations in Brgy. Tumana, Marikina City, and Kasiglahan Village Elementary School in Rodriguez, Rizal.