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‘Doctor na si Tricia’: VP Leni Robredo celebrates as daughter becomes a licensed doctor

Mara Cepeda

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‘Doctor na si Tricia’: VP Leni Robredo celebrates as daughter becomes a licensed doctor

ONE BIG FIGHT. The Robredo family celebrates Tricia's passing of the physician licensure examination on November 25, 2020.

Photo from Vice President Leni Robredo's Facebook account

'Our children’s achievements are always sweeter than our own,' says Vice President Leni Robredo following the feat of daughter Tricia

The household of Vice President Robredo is celebrating another milestone: Her second daughter Tricia is now a licensed doctor.

The Vice President donned her proud stage-mom hat on Wednesday night, November 25, when she announced that Tricia was among the passers of this year’s physician licensure examination. 

“Doctor na si Tricia (Tricia is now a doctor),” said Robredo, who shared a family photo that was likely taken after the results came out. 

In the picture, Robredo, her eldest daughter Aika, and youngest Jillian were holding balloons forming the letters OBF, the acronym for the Ateneo de Manila University’s famous cheer, “One Big Fight.”

Tricia is a true blue Atenean, first earning her undergraduate degree from the Ateneo before enrolling in the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH) for her joint MD-MBA degrees. She graduated from ASMPH in September 2020. 

The Vice President could not be any prouder of her daughter, whom she congratulated in another post on Thursday morning, November 26.

“Our children’s achievements are always sweeter than our own. Congratulations, Trish. Thank you for making us proud many times over,” Robredo said. (RESULTS: November 2020 Physician Licensure Examination)

Tricia’s sisters were just as proud. Aika seemed happy she can now officially call her younger sibling “Doc Patty.”

The same goes for the youngest Jillian, who tweeted, “Dra Tricia Robredo!! Congrats kapatid (sister) @jpgrobredo.”

https://twitter.com/jillrobredo/status/1331652488999563264

The Robredo clan is a family of achievers. Aika graduated from the prestigious Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2018. (WATCH: Robredo’s vlog on daughter Aika’s Harvard graduation)

Robredo’s youngest child Jillian is currently taking up biomolecular science under a full scholarship at New York University.

No wonder the Vice President loves being a stage mom. Her late husband Jesse Robredo would surely be just as proud of their children. – Rappler.com

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Mara Cepeda

Mara Cepeda specializes in stories about politics and local governance. She covers the Office of the Vice President, the Senate, and the Philippine opposition. She is a 2021 fellow of the Asia Journalism Fellowship and the Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship of the UN. Got tips? Email her at mara.cepeda@rappler.com or tweet @maracepeda.