Marcos, Robredo set to meet in Naga

Will President Marcos and his former political rival Leni Robredo bury the hatchet to counter a common opponent?

- By ALEXIS ROMERO

President Marcos is welcomed yesterday by students of Minuyan Elementary School in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan where the Yaman ng Health Program and DepEd's Kalinga Caravan are being implemented.

Speculations mounted that the Marcos administration and the Robredo camp may forge an alliance for the 2028 elections after Malacañang revealed that the President would visit Naga City on Saturday to discuss flood control projects with local officials.

Robredo, who defeated Marcos in the vice presidential race in 2016 but lost in their rematch during the presidential elections six years later, is now the mayor of Naga City.

Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said Marcos would oversee the implementation of the flood mitigation project Oplan Kontra Baha in Naga City this weekend.

"The personnel of DPWH (Department of Public Works and Highways) are busy cleaning creeks, drainage and the river in Naga City. The President will visit that and it’s true, he will undertake a visit and he will be with the mayor, Leni Robredo, of Naga City, on Feb. 21, Saturday," the Palace press officer said at a press briefing yesterday.