An official of the Angat Buhay non-government organization warned Filipinos to be cautious of scams that misuse the name of their chairperson, former vice president Leni Robredo , especially during times of crisis. Angat Buhay NGO executive director Raffy Magno on Wednesday, October 23, flagged a mobile number contacting him and their staff members, posing as “Leni Gerona Robredo.” The scammer also used the same profile picture uploaded by Robredo in her personal Facebook account.
“Please be aware that this number is falsely using Atty.@lenirobredo’s identity and has been contacting our staff members,” Magno said, sharing a screengrab of the scammer’s number and attempts to contact him. “Please follow our official accounts for accurate and up-to-date information about our operations.
Stay alert and beware of scammers,” he added. In a follow-up post, Magno said he reported the number to the authorities. He also urged the public to refrain from misusing the NGO’s name “to scam people.
” “For accurate information, all operations-related updates are posted on our official social media pages,” the NGO official said. Angat Buhay NGO has a verified Facebook page with the username facebook.com/angatbuhaypilipinas.
Meanwhile, its accoun t X (formerly Twitter) platform has the username x.com/angatbuhay_ph. The NGO’s Instagram , on the other hand, has the username instagram.
com/angatbuhay, while its TikTok account has the username tiktok.com/@angatbuhaypinas. .