Robredo's remains found
Posted at 08/21/2012 9:34 AM
Robredo body recovered
(Updated 9:24 a.m.) - With his voice cracking, Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas confirmed Tuesday morning that the body of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo was found at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, 800 meters from the shore off Masbate.
Roxas, in a briefing, said Robredo’s body was found inside the fuselage of the small Piper plane that crashed off Masbate Saturday afternoon.
“Nakausap ng Pangulo ang misis ni Sec. Jess and informed her about the development,” he said in the briefing, parts of which were aired on dzBB radio.
Roxas said Aquino was “very quiet” when he was first informed about the development.
The body was found at a depth of 180 feet. –KG, GMA News
“Nakausap ng Pangulo ang misis ni Sec. Jess and informed her about the development,” he said in the briefing, parts of which were aired on dzBB radio.
Roxas said Aquino was “very quiet” when he was first informed about the development.
The body was found at a depth of 180 feet. –KG, GMA News
GMA News
Butch Robredo: "nasa harap ko ngayon ang katawan ng kapatid ko"
Butch Robredo, kinumpirma na rin na kapatid nyang si Sec.Robredo ang narekober ng mga diver #DZBB via @glenjuego
Jesse has passed. The nation has lost one of her finest servant-leaders. Join us in mourning and tribute. LSGH #salamatjesse
Robredo's appointment as DILG Secretary was never confirmed by the Commission of Appointments for the past 2 years. After each bypassing, Pnoy always reappointed Robredo who was a Ramon Magsaysay awardee.
PLANE carrying DILG Sec. Robredo CRASHED!
PLANE CRASHED AT AROUND 4:20PM, 8/18/2012, SATURDAY
BREAKING NEWS:
ABS-CBN News
Masbate City Vice Mayor Vince Revil says plane carrying DILG Sec.Robredo crashed 150m away from Masbate airport |via@ANCALERTS
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DILG Sec. Robredo feared dead after his plane crashed 1-km from shore in Masbate. | via @ichuvillanueva
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BREAKING: DILG secretary Jesse Robredo's Cessna plane crashes in Masbate strait (via @karadavid)
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INQUIRER.NET:
A five-seater light plane purportedly carrying Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo crashed in Masbate, said radio and television reports. Two are reportedly missing. No other details are available as of posting time.
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The Philippine Star
Palace (Lacierda): Search & rescue operations ongoing for SecRobredo's aircraft; says speculations not useful at this time |@AuCalicaSTAR
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Sec. Robredo was on board a cessna 172. Pilot sent distress call to masbate airport at abt 5pm requesting for an emergency landing
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The plane did not make it to the airport and crashed 3 kilometers from the airport in masbate bay.
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Sec. Robredo was not able to get out the plane, sd LtCol. Julian Pacatan, commander of the Army in Masbate, quoting survivor Supt. Abrazado.
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Masbate Gov. Lanete: We need search lights kasi madilim na sa crash site. #NewsTVLive
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Masbate Gov. Lanete: May mga scuba diver na sa crash site.
Plane that carried Sec Robredo :
PIPER SENECA PLANE RP C4431
WIKIPEDIA: The Piper PA-34 Seneca is an American twin-engined light aircraft, produced by Piper Aircraft since 1971 and still in production in 2011.[4][5][6]
The Seneca is primarily used for personal and business flying.[1]
Data from Piper Seneca V Information Manual (October 25, 2005)
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Capacity: Five or six passengers
- Length: 28 ft 7.44 in (8.72 m)
- Wingspan: 38 ft 10.87 in (11.86 m)
- Height: 9 ft 10.8 in (3.02 m)
- Wing area: 208.7 ft² (19.39 m²)
- Airfoil: laminar flow NACA 652-415
- Empty weight: 3212 lb (1457 kg)
- Loaded weight: 4773 lb (2165 kg)
- Useful load: 993 lb (450 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 4750 lb (2155 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Continental TSIO-360RB and LTSIO-360RB 6-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally-opposed piston engine, 220 hp (164 kW) each
Performance
- Never exceed speed: 204 knots (378 km/h, 235 mph)
- Maximum speed: 204 knots (378 km/h, 235 mph) at 23,000 ft (7,000 m)
- Cruise speed: 188 knots (348 km/h, 216 mph) econ cruise at 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
- Stall speed: 61 knots (113 km/h, 70 mph) wheels and flaps down
- Range: 870 nmi (1611 km, 1000 mi) max fuel, econ cruise at 18,000 ft (5,500 m), no reserves
- Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,620 m)
- Rate of climb: 1550 ft/min (7.87 m/s)
- Wing loading: 21.2 lb/ft² (104 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.1 hp/lb (164 W/kg)
PIPER SENECA
Non-pressurized light twin, club seating for 3 with total seating capacity for 4 passengers. Aircraft cruises at 190 miles per hour and is all-weather capable. Economical air transportation in today's competitive market.
source: http://www.aircharterexpress.org/piperseneca.html
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MANILA, Philippines - Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Manalastas Robredo was reported missing in a plane crash off Masbate City yesterday afternoon.
Philippine National Police chief, Director General Nicanor Bartolome said Robredo, his police aide-de-camp Sr. Inspector Jun Abrazado and two pilots were aboard a private plane and was en route from Cebu City to Naga City when the incident happened at 4:30 p.m.
Bartolome said that based on the statements of Abrazado who was rescued by passing fishermen, the plane was just about 30 minutes away from Cebu City when it encountered a problem.
Bartolome said the plane’s pilots then decided to make an emergency landing at the Masbate City airport. However, it missed the runway and crashed into the waters.
“Di umabot sa runway yung plane nila. About 300 meters from the airport bumagsak sa tubig,” said Bartolome.
Abrazado confirmed that Robredo and the two pilots are still inside the plane when it crashed.
“This is still a search and rescue operation. I have ordered police divers to look for the plane. Abrazado knows exactly where the plane went down,” said Bartolome.
Bartolome said the search and rescue operation is being headed by Superintendent Jeffrey Fernandez, Masbate deputy provincial director.
Bartolome said the PNP is also calling on the Philippine Coast Guard to join the search for the downed plane.
Interior Secretary of the Philippines In office
July 9, 2010 –Mayor of Naga City In office
June 30, 1988 – June 30, 1998In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010Personal details Born May 27, 1958
Naga City, Bicol
Masbate , PhilippinesNationality Filipino Political party Liberal Party (Philippines) Spouse(s) Maria Leonor Gerona Children Aika,Patricia and Jillian Therese Alma mater De La Salle University
Harvard University
University of the Philippines DilimanReligion Roman Catholic
AUGUST 4 , 2000 VOL. 26 NO. 30 |
Pride Restored By RAISSA ESPINOSA-ROBLES Naga
"I won't trade my principles, friends and family to rise up," says the crusading mayor who brought democracy and transparency to city hall
Robredo, a 29-year-old engineer when he took over city hall [of Naga]. He had excelled as an executive with blue-chip conglomerate San Miguel but quit to head the Bicol River Basin Development Program in Naga. He wanted to give something back to the community. The chance came when he became interim mayor in 1988 and was elected to the job fulltime the following year.
After a year assessing the capabilities of his team, Robredo started setting them targets. Complaints about garbage, for example, had to be dealt with in a day, or else citizens could take their beef directly to him. "We never demanded anything [of employees] that we ourselves didn't do," he says.
Perhaps Robredo's most valuable innovation was to introduce the Empowerment Ordinance, which authorizes citizens to become involved in city policies. Welfare organizations are entitled to sit in on city-hall committee meetings. Though they cannot vote, they are welcome to give their views.
Under Robredo's stewardship, Naga bounced back, recapturing its first-class rating in 1990. He served a decade as mayor — three terms in all — and retired in 1998.
During his watch, malnutrition and child death rates fell, while literacy improved. Squatter families were given the opportunity to acquire land. City services improved and graft and corruption decreased. The U.N. recognized Robredo's administration for its excellence and for improving housing. In its 1999 review of Asia's best cities, Asiaweek named Naga as one of the most improved.
In the meantime, Robredo is working with a welfare group that helps the poor. "I won't trade my principles, friends and family to rise up," he vows, adding that he is "not comfortable asking for favors." In its citation, the Ramon Magsaysay Foundation said it selected Robredo for this year's award for Government Service in recognition of the way he showed that "effective city management is compatible with yielding power to the people."
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GMA News @gmanews
Sec. Carandang said earlier that he hasn't spoken to PNoy yet about crash, but President is being constantly updated (via
Sec. Carandang said earlier that he hasn't spoken to PNoy yet about crash, but President is being constantly updated (via @irispagsanjan)
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Statement of Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda:
On the search and rescue efforts for Secretary Jesse Robredo [August 18, 2012]
As search and rescue efforts for Secretary Jesse Robredo and party continue, we ask the Filipino people to join the President and the cabinet in prayer for his successful rescue. We ask that the efforts be allowed to continue unimpeded and without speculation on the part of the public. We must remain focused on the task: to find Sec. Robredo and his companions, and to bring them to safety.
Members of the rescue team searching for missing DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo and two other persons on board a light plane that crashed off Masbate City Saturday. Photo courtesy of Philippine National Red Cross
YouScoop: Robredo delivers speech in Cebu hours before plane crash
Hours before the plane carrying him crashed off Masbate late Saturday afternoon, Secretary Jesse Robredo delivers his speech thanking members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Community Investigative Support (CIDGCIS) for their efforts to deter crimes.
The Pilot
Capt. Jessup M. Bahinting.
Chairman and CEO of Aviatour’s Fly’n Inc.
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Twitter: Mar Roxas
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| The coordinates of the crash site |
Survivor recalls horrifying moments before plane crash
Crash survivor Sr. Insp. Jun Abrasado, Sec. Robredo’s Aide. Photo courtesy of PTV
By Ben Cal
MANILA (19-Aug-12/PNA) – The aide of Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo recalled on Sunday the horrifying moments before and during the time of impact when their light plane plunged into the sea off Masbate Saturday afternoon.
Police Senior Insp. Jun Abrazado said the impact rendered him unconscious for a while but he regained consciousness just in the nick of time to extricate himself from the aircraft before it finally went underwater.
Abrazado related the shocking episode on what transpired during the intense few moments inside the ill-fated plane before it crashed to President Benigno S. Aquino III, who flew to Masbate early Sunday morning to supervise the search-and-rescue operations for the missing plane with Robredo and two pilots on board.
Department of Transportation and Communications Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II told radio station DZBB during a radio interview that Abrazado became unconscious when he hit his head against the seat in front of him but recovered just in time before the plane went down to the water some 60 feet deep.
Abrazado was able to unfasten his seat belt, then tried to loosen the seat belt of Robredo but to no avail.
Hovering between life and death as rushing sea water entered the plane, Abrazado struggled towards the aircraft’s door and got out just in the nick of time before the plane sank.
Abrazado recalled that 30 minutes after they took off from Mactan International Airport in Cebu Saturday afternoon, the plane developed engine trouble on its right engine.
The pilot determined whether they would turn back to Cebu but decided to proceed to land at Masbate airport which was nearer. Unfortunately, the plane continued to lose altitude as the pilot struggled to fly the aircraft to the airstrip which was only a kilometer away.
As the plane was approaching the runway some 500 meters away, the plane crashed to the sea before 5 p.m. Saturday.
Fishermen, who were in the area at that time, saw the ill-fated plane plunge into the sea.
By instinct, they immediately undertook rescue operation and plucked the injured Abrazado from the water. They brought him to the hospital.
After being treated of a broken arm, Abrazado insisted that he be brought to the crash site to help locate his boss and the two pilots who are still missing as of Sunday noon.
Search-and-rescue operations are in full blast as ordered by the President.
Rescuers have difficulty looking for the three missing people, including Secretary Robredo because of the strong current in the sea.
The Philippine Coast Guard has established a command post in the shoreline of Masbate to facilitate the rescue operation.
A sonar device arrived in Masbate Sunday morning from Cebu to help detect and trace the wreckage of the aircraft.
Rescuers have recovered some debris of the plane but there was no trace yet of Robredo and pilot Capt. Jessup Bahinting and his co-pilot Kshitiz Chand, a Nepalese.
Robredo was going to Naga City from Cebu to visit his family on his way to Manila when the tragedy happened. (PNA).
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US Navy vehicle to join #MasbateCrash search http://bit.ly/Pa1pge#Robredo #Bahinting #Chand
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In this photo released by Malacanang Photo Bureau, rescue boats and foreign divers continue their search for Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo and two pilots, Monday, Aug. 20, after their plane crashed in the waters off Masbate city, Masbate province, central Philippines. (AP)
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Two British divers and a Filipina who volunteered to help in the search for DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo and two pilots check their gear before diving off Masbate City yesterday.EDD GUMBAN http://www.philstar.com/
Photo from President Aquino’s Facebook page shows him with Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo’s wife Maria Leonor; her daughters Patricia, Jessica and Jillian, and their other relatives in Naga City. http://www.philstar.com/
Source: Inquirer.net
Associated Press/Malacanang Photo Bureau, Jay Morales - In this photo released by the Malacanang Photo Bureau, men carry parts of a crashed plane carrying Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo in Masbate
