Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday warned the public against a fabricated report that claimed her eldest daughter Aika was arrested in the United States back in 2017.
Sharing a seemingly lighthearted exchange she had with her daughters on Facebook, the presidential aspirant recalled how "enemies" back then wrote a letter to Harvard Kennedy School, asking for the U.S.-based school to revoke Aika's acceptance.
They claimed Aika's tuition was from corrupted government funds, but the Ivy League school quickly saw through the bluff, she said.
"Napahiya sila at tinawanan lang sila. Ang hindi nila alam ay full scholar si Aika. Hindi lang tuition yung libre kundi pati yung kanyang tirahan at lahat na living expenses ang covered ng scholarship," Robredo said.
"Hindi din nila alam na competitive ang pagpasok sa kurso dahil Degree Program po ito. Nakapasok siya dahil sa sarili niyang credentials at walang kinalaman ang pagiging niyang anak namin para tanggapin siya," she added.
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Robredo said "sorry" to those trying to discredit her daughters' achievements, saying that their attempts were futile as all her children take their studies and work lives seriously. Not one of them are in politics and are all doing well in their respective fields, she said, adding that nor are they involved in anything "illegal".
Robredo said although funny, such claims need to be corrected given the number of people who believe them anyway.
"Ma checheck naman po ito sa records pero yung iba kasi naniniwala lang basta kahit kasinungalingan," she said.
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