“Kaya pagkatapos po ng Rolly, ako po ay umuwi sa amin sa Bicol kasi pareho po tayo, iyong Bicol po kung saan ako taga-roon at saka iyong Aurora, tayo iyong madalas daanan ng bagyo kaya sanay na sanay na tayo sa bagyo,” she added.
Robredo also revealed that after former Aurora governor Chit Ong informed her about the devastation faced by the province, she could not send in teams immediately because her staffers have their hands full with operations in Bicol, Cagayan Valley, and Metro Manila. She then asked a team in Cagayan to move south to Aurora to assess the pressing needs of people affected by the calamities.
“Eh ubos na po iyong tao namin kasi mayroon po kaming team sa Bicol, mayroon po kaming team sa Cagayan at saka Isabela. So sabi ko po sa team namin sa Cagayan, baka puwedeng bumaba sila ng Aurora para i-assess. Pagbaba po nila dito, sinabi nga po nila na talaga nga pong na-grabe iyong dalawang bayan,” Robredo said.“Tinatanong po namin ano ba iyong puwede naming maitulong. Ang sabi po nila pangunahin iyong pangangailangan sa hanapbuhay. Ito nga po iyong mga bangka natin,” she added.
Robredo and OVP have been busy responding to Filipinos who were displaced and those who lost their livelihoods due to the recent typhoons. However, this also meant that they attracted controversy, with no less than President Rodrigo Duterte himself claiming that she was