BOCAUE, Bulacan – Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday met with representatives of various civil society groups in the province for a planning session of “Ahon Laylayan Coalition” at the St. Martha Estate in Barangay Batia here.
The coalition, a brainchild of Robredo, is a platform for determining the needs of the communities, especially the poorest sector of the society.
Lt. Col. Amado Mendoza Jr., Bocaue police chief, said Robredo held a “dialogue with homeowner associations of relocation sites in Bocaue, Pandi, and Balagtas and with some sectoral representatives” from the said municipalities.
“No political discussions were made in the said dialogue,” he noted.
Kat Guerrero, Robredo’s media relations officer, said the Vice President met with Bulakenyos coming from various sectors including women, transport, labor, farmers, fisher folks, faith-based groups, persons with disabilities (PWDs), cooperatives, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), youth, senior citizens, urban poor, vendors, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT), academe, and professionals, for the “Ahon Laylayan Coalition's” provincial planning session.
The meeting, she said, was aimed towards helping the various civil society organizations to formulate a “People's Agenda” and activities for their respective sectors in preparation for the upcoming provincial launch of Laylayan Koalisyon in Bulacan.
Later in the afternoon, Robredo’s group proceeded to Bustos town where she had a dialogue with women leaders. (PNA)
