Lugaw for Leni: Fund Raising for Leni Robredo for Vice President

Unlimited bowls of Lugaw for Leni

Volunteering for Mar Roxas and Leni Robredo has so far been a challenging yet enriching experience. I get to learn a lot from every volunteer activity, as well as meet fellow volunteers who are also willing to give their time, talents, and material resources for the campaign as an expression of patriotism.

Last February 21, Chef Adrian Cuenca of Elbert's Steak Room and Elbert's Sandwiches organized Lugaw for Leni, a fund raising initiative for Leni Robredo for Vice President, at Elbert's Steak Room in Salcedo Village, Makati City.

Beyond common references to Leni as the widow of the late Jesse Robredo, serving the poor has been always at the heart of Leni Robredo's life mission as a human rights lawyer and legislator, an essential characteristic of someone who deserves to lead our country as vice president.

Leni Robredo was at the time working for SALIGAN, which is an organization for alternative lawyering, offering her legal services and expertise to the poor and the marginalized sectors, especially in far-flung communities in the provinces.  

... became the representative of the Third District of Camarines Sur in 2013 after she was persuaded to consider the political life, with a continuing commitment to her three daughters to remain the caring mother she set out to be at the start of her married life. Her record in Congress demonstrates a consistent focus on rural development, women empowerment, and improving governance. She has worked on a wide range of concerns, from systematizing citizen’s participation in local governance, to delivery of basic services to the poor, and addressing structural inequality.  

Some of the bills she filed in the House of Representatives are: National Food Security Bill of 2015, Anti-discrimination Bill of 2013, People’s Participation in Budget Deliberation Bill, People Empowerment Bill of 2014, Full Disclosure Bill and the Freedom of Information Bill. (Source: http://lenirobredo.com/about-leni/)

All eyes on Mar Roxas! (Photo Credit: Alma)

Together with other supporters, we gathered at Elbert's bar to watch the 2016 Presidential Debates kick off where we Leni's running mate, Mar Roxas, besting all the other candidates according to the Movement for Good Governance's scorecard. (Other opinions are valid. Peace!)

Creative and infinite toppings on Chef Adrian's special lugaw recipe

Afterwards, we transferred to the Steak Room to enjoy Chef Adrian's special unlimited bowls of lugaw with creative and infinite toppings. With a full house, we were able to raise funds that were immediately turned over by Chef Adrian to Leni Robredo's official campaign staff. He subsequently provided us his accounting report along with the receipts in the spirit of transparency which the Daang Matuwid espouses.