MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday raised deep concerns over the rise in hate crimes against Asian-Americans, branding it as an “appalling turn of events” and has added to the “climate of growing fear” at a time where the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten countries around the world.
“The recent attacks against Asians in the United States are deeply concerning, and an appalling turn of events. At a time when the world should come together in solidarity against the greater threat of the pandemic, Asians, some of them Filipinos, have been singled out as targets of rage and racial hatred,” Robredo said in a statement.
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