What Jesse Robredo did?
Jesse Manalastas Robredo CCLH QSC (May 27, 1958 – August 18, 2012) was a Filipino politician 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.
What is tsinelas leadership of Jesse Robredo?
Tsinelas leadership, a term derived from the Filipino word for flip-flops, refers to the rural grassroots and poverty alleviation program started by Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, the husband of Vice President Leni Robredo, as Mayor of Naga, Camarines Sur.
Where was Jesse Robredo born?
Naga, Philippines
Jesse Robredo/Place of birth
Who is Jesse Robredo’s enemy?
Robredo came into power in 1988 because of his uncle Luis Villafuerte, who used Jesse as a pawn to wrest the Naga City mayorship from the Rocos. Yet by 1991 Villafuerte was a bitter political enemy of Robredo, as the older man realized that “utang ng loob” and family ties didn’t ensure ownership of Naga City and its young mayor.
Where will Jesse Robredo’s legacy be displayed?
His life and work will also be showcased in the Jesse Robredo Exhibit on Aug. 15-18 at SM Cebu. Coinciding with it is a Naga Study visit on Aug. 15-16. Family members and friends of Robredo will also visit Masbate, where the fatal crash happened a year ago, to offer flowers and hold Mass on Aug. 17, a day before his first death anniversary.
Who is Jesse Manalastas Robredo?
This man would also fight for social inclusion intensely at a time when the tide of economic inequality was about to reach a tipping point. Jesse Manalastas Robredo was born in Naga City, Camarines Sur, on a Tuesday, to parents Jose Chan Robredo Sr. (Chinese Name: Lim Pay Co) and Marcelina Manalastas.
What is the nationality of Robredo?
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.