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18 Aug, 11 tweets, 8 min read
#TodayInHistory in 2012, #PH Interior Sec. Jesse Robredo, w/ 3 passengers, perished when their plane, a Piper Seneca light aircraft, crashed at sea, 1.1 km off Masbate airport. He was an award-winning statesman, & late husband of VP @lenirobredo. THREAD. ImageImage
After EDSA Revolution, optimism was high & many well-meaning citizens joined the gov bureaucracy to rebuild #PH from the stagnation & impunity of the Marcos dictatorship. One of them was Jesse, who was Bicol River Basin Dev't Program Director in 1986.
Robredo was elected in 1988 as Mayor of Naga City, the youngest mayor in #PH #history, serving at age 29. He was elected for 6 terms, spanning 19 years of service (1988-1998, & 2001-2010). He set policies that hit patronage politics at its heart—promoting officials based on merit
His city admin set up public hospitals, day-care centers, 5 new schools, & put priority on the city's poor. His Empowerment Ordinance let welfare orgs participate in city gov committee meetings to provide constructive criticism and establish mutual trust & partnerships.
Known for his participative leadership, Robredo transformed Naga City from a backwater city into "Asia's Most Improved" (cited by AsiaWeek in 1999) & one of the top business-friendly cities in #PH, where the Nagueños' active participation proved Naga's best asset.
Widely recognized for his achievements, Robredo was awarded the prestigious @MagsaysayAward for Gov Service in 2000. In 2010, Robredo was appointed #PH Secretary of Interior & Local Gov. His leadership in @DILGPhilippines impacted positive change & set high standards on #PH LGUs ImageImage
15th #PH President Benigno S. Aquino III issued Proclamation No. 460 declaring a national mourning from 21 Aug 2012 to the interment of Robredo's remains. As protocol indicates, in such instances, all #PH flags were lowered on half-mast for 6 days upon Executive Issuance. Image
Robredo was posthumously awarded #PH Legion of Honor—oldest of 3 senior #PH honors; & Quezon Service Cross—the highest recognition ever bestowed by the Republic of the Philippines via the President and w/ concurrence of Congress.
In 2017, recognizing the Jesse Robredo's legacy of good governance, @NHCPOfficial inaugurated the Museo ni Jesse Robredo in Naga City in 2017. #PH Vice President @lenirobredo, widow of Jesse Robredo, delivered the speech on the museum's opening day. Image
Photos:
- Casket at Villamor Airbase, 2012, PCDSPO
- J. Robredo at Awards Ceremonies, 2000, @MagsaysayAward
- Robredo's #PH Legion of Honor & Quezon Service Cross, during curatorial prep, 2017
- #PH flag on half-mast, Malacañang, 2012, PCDSPO
- J Robredo's statue at the museum
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This was how history informed his policy.
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