Leni Robredo’s “Tayo ang Liwanag: Journeying through Our People’s Campaign” will be launched on May 9, a year to the day of the May 2022 presidential election. The launch will start at 3 p.m. at the Museo ng Pag-asa (Museum of Hope) at 84 Cordillera St., Barangay Lourdes, Quezon City. In a livestream on Facebook...
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