[WATCH] Robredo on discussing 2022 run with daughters: 'Mahirap, mabigat'

Despite her daughters' worries about politics, their sense of duty prevails, says Vice President Leni Robredo. PHVote WeDecide

It wasn't easy for Vice President Leni Robredo's daughters to accept that their mother would again be mounting a national campaign for the 2022 elections.

The Vice President, as opposition leader, is often the subject of attacks. Her three daughters, Aika, Tricia, and Jillian, would have wanted that she return to private life.When her name was floated as a presidential candidate, Robredo said her daughters reminded her,"Mama,But as in her past decisions to seek public office, the sense of duty prevailed.

"Alam nila that this is the right thing to do. Alam nila na kahit mabigat sa kanila ay susuporta sila 100%,"In announcing her candidacy on Thursday, October 7, Robredo had said she was not only a mother to her daughters, but also a mother figure for other Filipinos suffering under Duterte's rule. "Ina akong nakikita ang pagdurusa ng minamahal kong bansa. Naniniwala ako: Ang pag-ibig, nasusukat hindi lang sa pagtitiis, kundi sa kahandaang lumaban, kahit gaano kahirap, para matapos na ang pagtitiis. Ang nagmamahal, kailangang ipaglaban ang minamahal,"

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