Jesse Robredo
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Jesse M. Robredo QSC PLH |
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Robredo in 2008
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| Secretary of Department of the Interior and Local Government | |
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In office July 9, 2010 – August 18, 2012 |
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| President | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Benigno Aquino III |
| Succeeded by | Mar Roxas |
| Mayor of Naga City | |
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In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Sulpicio S. Roco Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John G. Bongat |
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In office February 2, 1988 – June 30, 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Carlos G. Del Castillo |
| Succeeded by | Sulpicio S. Roco Jr. |
| Personal details | |
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Jesse Manalastas Robredo May 27, 1958 Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines |
| Died | August 18, 2012 (aged 54) Off the coast of Masbate City, Philippines |
| Cause of death | Plane crash |
| Resting place | Eternal Gardens Memorial Park, Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | Leni Gerona (m. 1987) |
| Children | 3 (including Aika) |
| Alma mater |
Ateneo de Naga University High School, De La Salle University, Harvard University, University of the Philippines Diliman |
| Occupation | Public servant |
| Website | jesserobredo |
Jesse Manalastas Robredo, QSC, PLH (May 27, 1958 – August 18, 2012) was a Filipino statesman who served as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government in the administration of President Benigno Aquino III from 2010 until his death in 2012. Robredo was a member of the Liberal Party.
Beginning in 1988, Robredo served six terms as Mayor of Naga City in Camarines Sur. In recognition of his achievements as Naga City mayor, Robredo was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 2000, the first Filipino mayor so honored. He was appointed to the Cabinet of President Aquino in July 2010.
On August 18, 2012, the Piper PA-34-200 Seneca I aircraft carrying Secretary Robredo crashed off the shore of Masbate Island. He was scheduled to go home and watch his daughter's swimming competition in Naga City. The Philippine Department of Interior and Local Government said that the pilot sent a distress call to the Masbate airport requesting an emergency landing. The airplane never made it to the airport and crashed in the sea. Robredo's body was retrieved three days later, August 21, 800 meters from the shore and 180 feet below sea level.
Jesse Manalastas-Robredo was born on May 27, 1958 in Naga City to Jose Chan Robredo, Sr. (1923–2015), a Filipino Chinese and his ethnic Bicolano wife, Marcelina Manalastas-Robredo (1928–2013). Robredo is of Chinese descent through his paternal grandfather, who immigrated to the Philippines from Fujian province at the beginning of the 20th century, and has a Hokkien Chinese name, Lim Pieng Ti. He was the third of five siblings: he had a brother, Jose "Butch" Robredo Jr., a businessman; and three sisters: Jocelyn Robredo-Austria, who lives in the USA; Jenny Robredo-Tang; and Josephine (Penny) Robredo-Bundoc of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH).
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