As Vice President Leni Robredo and Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto continue their work in serving the Filipino people, their hard work once again paid off and recognized by PeopleAsia magazine.
The publication cited Robredo and Sotto among this year’s People of the Year awardees.
The Vice President got recognized for her signature anti-poverty program Angat Buhay and her Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) response to COVID-19. She bagged the Special Award for Public Service.
Meanwhile, PeopleAsia readers voted for Sotto to be the People’s Choice Awardee. The young Pasig City mayor is recognized for his effective COVID-19 response and named among 12 International Anticorruption Champions.
As the two received their respective awards, celebrities and Netizens could not help but congratulate Robredo for another achievement.
ABS-CBN talent manager Ogie Diaz congratulated the Vice President telling her that she deserved such recognition.
Congrats po! Well deserved! @lenirobredo https://t.co/Uwo7yHkZSu
— ogie diaz (@ogiediaz) April 13, 2021
Comedian John Lapus also showed his support as he congratulated Robredo on his twitter account.
Congrats Ma'am @lenirobredo 🙌👏🥳 https://t.co/jUtXYJ8l57
— John Lapus (@KorekKaJohn) April 13, 2021
Advocate Samira Gutoc sent her regards to Robredo as she won PeopleAsia’s Special Award for Public Service.
Congratulations VP @lenirobredo for the People of the Year award, cited by PeopleAsia magazine.https://t.co/1S3mJSl49Q pic.twitter.com/gN43mXRaDX
— Samira Gutoc (@GutocSamira) April 13, 2021
Twitter personality Leisbeth Recto likewise lauded Robredo. She even encouraged the VP to keep doing her work for the Filipinos.
Kodus to you VP @lenirobredo !
Keep up the good work, Mam!#BusyPresidente #LetLeniLead https://t.co/tD2YMSgWRF
— Leisbeth Recto (@leisbeth_recto) April 13, 2021
YouTuber and entertainment columnist Rose Garcia showed her admiration for Robredo as she did not take all the credit for the award she received. VP Leni also shared the recognition with her staff, the donors, and volunteers of her programs.
“It’s an honor for me to accept this award, but the truth is this is not for me but for all the people who trusted and continue to trust the work being done and the advocacy being pushed by the Office of the Vice President,” said Robredo during the virtual ceremony for People of the Year on Monday, April 12.
“From donors to our volunteers, to our hardworking staff who really went above and beyond their service — we have proven that nobody travels or succeeds alone. Our journey towards being a more responsive, more advocacy-driven office, geared towards uplifting the lives of our people, could only have been made possible through a vast constellation of efforts.”
Salute! Respect! https://t.co/Rb1cvSXXu9
— Rose Garcia (@rosegarcia) April 13, 2021
With Robredo showing her appreciation for the people behind her, screenwriter Hyro Aguinaldo commended her for having a “kween behavior.”
Kween behavior https://t.co/zMScOB6GcT
— H Y R O (@heyrow) April 13, 2021
Blogger Gabby Lopez could not keep his emotions at bay as he cried over the achievement of Robredo. Furthermore, Lopez appreciated how the VP recognized those who supported her projects by calling her “selfless.”
https://twitter.com/gabbysplopez/status/1381929287226376196
And with Robredo not taking the whole credit, a Netizen even admired her for sharing the award with her staff, donors, and volunteers.
https://twitter.com/PhogBalaan/status/1381873293158834179
People of the Year is an annual awarding ceremony organized by PeopleAsia magazine to honor extraordinary people in extraordinary times.
