Vice President Leni Robredo took to social media to clarify a rumor that said that she was vacationing in Palawan amid the pandemic.
Singer-actress Rachel Alejandro, who was in Palawan at the time, was mistakenly identified by a netizen as VP Robredo.
In an Instagram post by Alejandro on January 20, she posted a picture of herself vacationing in El Nido, Palawan with the view of the ocean in the background.
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“I never fail to tell people who have never been to our country that the Philippines has the best beaches in the world,” she wrote in the caption.
The actress simply posted her beach getaway and even promoted the beaches in the Philippines. However, one netizen mistook her for the vice president and posted on Facebook that Robredo was not doing her duties as a government official.
“Nasaan ang bise presidente? Busy naman pala sa Palawan?” the netizen wrote.
With the uncanny resemblance between Robredo and Alejandro, the said Facebook post went viral as other netizens believed that the vice president was indeed vacationing in Palawan.
On Monday, February 1, Vice President Leni clarified the rumors about her through a post on her official Facebook account.
Robredo simply laughed off the rumors as she explained that she was not the one in the photo because she is currently in her office, and not in Palawan.
In her post, she also asked for the forgiveness of actress Rachel Alejandro.
“Was initially confused why a number of people are sending me this.
“Kalma lang po. Hindi ako yan. Andito po ako sa opisina, wala sa Palawan,” said Robredo.
“Ako na po humihingi ng paumanhin kay Rachel Alejandro,” she added.
Alejandro herself also caught wind of the rumors as she commented on Robredo’s post saying that the rumor simply made her smile.
“VP Leni, ako din po, I got so many comments that I look like you when I posted that photo on IG. Napa-smile nalang ako,” she said.
Alejandro even joked that she will be willing to play VP Leni if ever a movie about the vice president were to be made.
“Basta pag may movie tungkol sa buhay niyo, may idea na kayo sino ang puedeng mag-portray. I don’t believe we’ve properly met but let me use this opportunity to thank you for all that you do,” she said.
