Leni was married to Jesse Robredo, whom she met while working at the Bicol River Basin Development Program, from 1987 until his death from a plane crash in 2012.
Leni menikah dengan Jesse Robredo, yang ia temui saat bekerja di Program Pengembangan Lembah Sungai Bicol, sejak 1987 hingga kematiannya karena kecelakaan pesawat pada tahun 2012.