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Leni Robredo’s political life goes full circle
Former Vice President Leni Robredo poses with supporters at the Commission on Elections office in Naga City. —PHOTOS BY REY ANTHONY OSTRIA
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October 9, 2024October 10, 2024News, Politics

Leni Robredo’s political life goes full circle

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NAGA CITY—Amid clamor from her supporters for her to run for the Senate after a failed presidential bid in 2022, former Vice President Leni Robredo has opted to seek the mayoral seat of Naga City in May next year, saying she would be “better and more passionate” in heading a local government and getting involved...

From fish vendor to town mayor
POOR MAN’S BET Former fish vendor Rodrigo “Onoy” Rivera in one of his campaign sorties as a mayoral candidate in Dolores, Eastern Samar. —PHOTO BY FRANCIS ALGIE RIVERA
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July 29, 2022September 23, 2023Local News

From fish vendor to town mayor

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I was in Dolores, Eastern Samar, a few weeks ago and had a chance to take a photo of the new mayor of the third-class municipality (annual income: P15-20 million) facing the Pacific Ocean, on a billboard near the port. The story of Rodrigo “Onoy” Rivera, 62, a fish vendor who became mayor, is one...