Jesse Robredo

Jesse Manalastas Robredo (May 27, 1958 – August 18, 2012) was the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government of the Philippines.^[4] Robredo was a member of the Liberal Party.

Jesse Robredo
Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government of the Philippines
In office July 9, 2010 – August 18, 2012
President	Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by	Benigno Aquino III
Succeeded by	Paquito Ochoa, Jr. (acting)[1]
Mayor of Naga City
In office June 30, 1988 – June 30, 1998
In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Personal details
Born	Jesse Manalastas Robredo (1958-05-27)May 27, 1958 Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Died	August 18, 2012(2012-08-18) (aged 54) Masbate City, Philippines
Cause of death	2012 Philippine Piper Seneca crash
Nationality	Filipino
Political party	Liberal Party (Philippines)
Spouse(s)	Maria Leonor "Lenny" Gerona Robredo[2][3]
Children	Aika Robredo Patricia Robredo Jillian Therese Robredo[3]
Alma mater	Ateneo de Naga University De La Salle University Harvard University University of the Philippines Diliman Far Eastern University
Website	www.teamrobredo.com

Until his death in 2012, Robredo was married to Leni Gerona who is the 14th and current Vice President of the Philippines.

On July 9, 2010, President Benigno Aquino III named Robredo as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government.^[4] Robredo was a former Mayor of Naga City in Camarines Sur. He was the first Filipino Mayor to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 2000.

On August 18, 2012 (PHT), the aircraft carrying Robredo crashed^{[broken anchor]} off Masbate bay.^[5] He was scheduled to attend a political event in Naga City. The Philippine Department of Interior and Local Government said that the pilot sent a distress call to the Masbate airport. The pilot was requesting an emergency landing. The plane never made it to the airport and crashed in the ocean.^[6][7] His body was retrieved three days later, August 21, 800 meters from the shore and 180 feet below sea level.^[8]