Vice President Leni Robredo is looking forward to working with other members of President Rodrigo Duterte鈥檚 team as she is set to attend her first Cabinet meeting on Monday.
鈥淰P Leni鈥檚 schedule for Monday has been cleared for her to be able to attend the Cabinet meeting,鈥 Robredo鈥檚 spokesperson Georgina Hernandez said in a statement to the media.
鈥淎s it is her first meeting, her initial aim is to get up to speed with the policy and work priorities of the administration,鈥 Hernandez said.
A day after Duterte asked Robredo to join his Cabinet, the Vice President met with Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) officials on Friday night.
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鈥淪he was given a packet of documents to study and prepare for her first Cabinet meeting,鈥 the spokesperson said.
Duterte offered the housing portfolio to Robredo last week over a phone call in the middle of a media interview at the Malaca帽ang.
The President also invited her to join the Cabinet meeting so she would be briefed 鈥渙n security matters鈥 and she would be 鈥渒ept abreast about what鈥檚 happening in the country.鈥
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In earlier interviews, Duterte said he was not keen on giving Robredo a post in his Cabinet because it would hurt the feelings of defeated vice presidential candidate and his close friend, Bongbong Marcos.聽JE/rga
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