Hindi lahat ng babae ay ligtas sa mundo, ayon kay Vice President Leni Robredo, at ipinahayag kung paanong dahil sa makabagong panahon ay pahirapan na ang pagtiyak sa kaligtasan at proteksiyon ng kababaihan.
“After my husband’s passing five years ago, I have to be both mother and father to my three daughters. With this comes the desire to protect them from all things, even fake news and post-truths. That is a struggle that we face seven days a week without break, even during storms and holidays,” sabi ni Robredo.
“Sadly, today’s world is not safe for all women. Attacks and harassment on social media, including threats of rape and bodily harm, are just as painful as attacks in real life. But on social media, we are a lot more vulnerable.
Safety and protection are a lot more difficult to find in the digital arena,” pahayag ni Robredo sa kanyang pagdalo sa Belle du Jour Women’s Summit.
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Aniya, kahit sinong ina ang tanungin ay masasabing hindi kailanman naging madali ang trabaho nila habang lumilipas ang panahon.
“When times get rough, it is their presence that makes every fight worth it. During last year’s campaign, my daughters said that they were more than willing to share me with the country. They believed in me, perhaps just as my husband had and would have, and saw what I was capable of. With their blessing, I could not refuse the call to serve,” ani Robredo.
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Tinalakay din ni Robredo ang mga pag-atake sa kanya ng mga tao at ng ilang grupo kamakailan.
“In the face of the latest attacks on myself and my office, I have found solace in the fact that empathy empowers, while meanness and criticism imprisons. Negativity turns anyone into a smaller person. So, even as the lies go on unabated, we focus on why we are here: the work of helping the poor and the marginalized,” diin niya.
(Charina Clarisse L. Echaluce)
