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Supporters line up activities to commemorate Robredo on 1st death anniversary
Supporters and wife of late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo on Saturday boarded a Philippine Navy boat for a fluvial parade around the Masbate coast to commemorate the first death anniversary of the cabinet official.
A Mass aboard the ship was followed by a wreath-laying ceremony, Cesar Apolinario reported on GMA News TV’s “Balitanghali” on Saturday.
Secretary Jesse Robredo and two others died in the plane crash off Masbate on August 18 last year. The cabinet official’s police aide, June Abrazado, was the only survivor of the incident.
Robredo was en route to Naga city from Cebu when one of the plane’s engines faltered.
The Piper Seneca plane sent a distress signal to the Masbate airport but no one was at the tower. The pilot then tried to turnaround to Cebu but to no avail. The plane nosedived and plunge into the water.
Other activities under the “Jesse Robredo Month:”
August 18 – Tsinelas Walk in Naga City. This will be highlighted with a parade with participants wearing slippers. Also, Masses for Robredo will be held in various parts of the country, including Naga City, Camarines Sur; Passi in Iloilo; and in Manila.
August 24 - Tsinelas Giving and Storytelling in Estero de San Miguel, Manila. A screening at the Leong Hall in Ateneo de Manila University of Jesse Robredo documentary, which is open to public school students .
