PHNO-BE: PHILIPPINE AIRLINES TO BUY 54 AIRBUS JETS; $7 BILLION DEAL


PHILIPPINE AIRLINES TO BUY 54 AIRBUS
JETS; $7 BILLLION DEAL

MANILA, AUGUST 30, 2012
(CANADIAN BUSINESS.COM) By AP — Flag-carrier Philippine Airlines
signed a $7 billion deal on Tuesday to buy 54 Airbus jets as part of an
ambitious plan to overhaul its fleet to meet higher demands of transporting
passengers and cargo in Asia, the Middle East and Australia, airline officials
said.
PAL President Ramon Ang said the first batch of about a dozen wide-body
A330-300s and A321s would be delivered in January while the rest of the aircraft
would be put in service in the next three years.
The acquisition, the largest single aircraft order ever made by a Philippine
carrier, would more than double the airline's passenger and cargo handling
capacity and signals an expansion phase after Philippine food and beer
conglomerate San Miguel Corp. acquired major stakes in PAL and its affiliate
budget carrier Air Philippines Corp. earlier this year.
PAL also plans to buy another 46 aircraft from Airbus and other
manufacturers, including Boeing, Ang told a news conference.
"The orders we are placing with Airbus will play a key role in revitalizing
PAL and growing trade and tourism in the country," PAL chairman Lucio Tan said.

Twenty-six of the 100 airplanes the airline wants to buy would be for
long-distance journeys, like Manila to New York and to Paris, Ang said.
In Washington, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland suggested
American officials have lobbied for Boeing to get the aircraft deal with PAL but
added the awarding of the contract to Airbus would not affect Washington's
relations with the Philippines, which has been bolstered in recent years.
Asked if the U.S. government lobbied for the Philippines to award the deal to
Boeing over Airbus, Nuland said: "We always advocate for U.S. companies,
particularly when there's a big contract at stake."
"But, you know, nations make sovereign decisions and they make them based on
their own set of criteria," Nuland said.
A Philippine Airlines official said the company awarded the huge contract
based purely on business criteria and without prejudice to any company. The
official spoke on condition of anonymity for lack of authority to talk to
reporters.
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Associated Press writer Matthew Pennington contributed
to this report from Washington.


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THE PHILIPPINES AT THE PARALYMPICS: I CAN!


 








THE PHILIPPINES AT THE PARALYMPICS: I
CAN!

MANILA, AUGUST 30,
2012 (FOREIGN COMMNWEALTH OFFICE ONLINE) BY
British Ambassador to the
Philippines, STEPHEN LILLIE (photo at right)- Many people have
called this year's London Olympics the Greatest Show on Earth. Well, part two
begins this week with the opening of the Paralympic Games on 29 August.
These will be the biggest Paralympics ever, and the Philippines is fielding
its largest team yet, with nine athletes planning to go for gold in swimming,
athletics, table tennis and power lifting.
I was delighted to meet the squad last week, when they graced the British
Embassy's "I Can!" Photography Exhibition at SM Podium Mall in Ortigas.

[PHOTO -Mike Barredo, PhilsSpada Chairman and I wishing the
Filipino
Paralympians the best in the London 2012 Paralympic Games to be held
f
rom 29 August to 9 September.]
The Paralympics began in Britain, at the time of the 1948 London Olympics. So
for many Britons, it feels like the games are "coming home".
For the first time, the Olympics and Paralympics form a fully integrated
programme under the single banner "London 2012″. Ensuring that venues and public
transport are fully accessible to people with disabilities, London 2012 is the
most accessible Olympics and Paralympics ever.
The Paralympics promise to be another great spectacle of sport. Just as
important, they promise to change the way people think, feel and behave towards
disability and disability sport. From combatting prejudice in wider society, to
encouraging more disabled people to get involved in grassroots and competitive
sport, the Games should be truly transformational.
It was with the same intention of changing attitudes that the British Embassy
partnered with a number of other organisations to run the "I Can" photography
competition in July.
The competition set out to capture the most eye-catching images of persons
with disabilities leading active and productive lives. The winners and
finalists' entries are being displayed in the "I Can!" Photography Exhibition at
different SM Malls around the country for the duration of the Paralympic Games.

The entries may be viewed on the British Embassy's Flickr account. I think
they're impressive, and I really hope they will inspire and promote greater
respect for the achievements of the disabled.

[PHOTO -"I Can!" Photography Competition Grand Winner and Voter's
Choice Sheila Pamakid and her subject Arnel Aba.]
My thanks go to our partners in this venture: SM Supermalls, PhilSPADA-NPC
Philippines, the British Council and Samsung. Many congratulations to all our
winners, in particular Sheila Pamakid, whose entry titled "I Can be full", was
declared both the Grand Winner and the Voter's Choice.
And to the Philippine Paralympians: the very best of luck; we hope you'll
be winners too. Along with Team GB, the British Embassy is cheering you
on.

[PHOTO -British Ambassador Stephen Lillie with the
Paralympians. (first row)
Luis Jose Arellano (President, PhilSPADA); Adeline
Dumapong (Powerlifting);
Achele Guion (Powerlifting); Agustin Kitan
(Powerlifting); Beariza Roble (Swimming);
Marites Burce (Athletics) (second row)
Carlos Weber Jr (Secretary General, PhilSPADA);
Ramon Debuque (coach); Roger
Tapia (Athletics); Andy Avellana (Athletics); I
sidro Vildosola (Athletics); Bien
Mateo (Vice President, SM SuperMalls);
Annie Garcia (President, SM SuperMalls);
Antonio Ong (coach); Gerardo Rosario (Chef de Mission, PhilSPADA); British
Ambassador Stephen Lillie; Mike Barredo (Chairman, Philspada); Steph Lysaght
(First Secretary, British Embassy).]




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PHNO-SB: APO HIKING MOMENTS WITH YOUR FAVORITE STARS


APO HIKING MOMENTS WITH YOUR FAVORITE
STARS

[PHOTO -Boboy
Garovillo, Jim Paredes and Danny Javier on the front and back covers of their
'best of' album]
MANILA, AUGUST 30, 2012 (PHILSTAR) FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo -
Curtain-raiser:
• Here's an update on Zsa Zsa Padilla, from her daughter Nicole sent
yesterday: "At 10 p.m. Manila Time (7 a.m. L.A. Time, Monday), my mom
underwent laparoscopy. Part of her kidney was removed. The procedure lasted for
five and a half hours. Wala na po 'yung tumor sa kidney. The family is waiting
for final tests to find out if she's cancer-free."

* * *
First thing I'll do tonight after work is rush to a theater near me
to catch the last screening of Unitel Pictures' I Do Bidoo Bidoo which
opens today nationwide.
I missed the two previews (grrrrr!!!) and my friends who were there have been
praising the movie, inspired by APO songs, to high heavens.
Tempo's Ronald Constantino called it "the contemporary musical (film),"
thanks to the brilliant mind of "ground-breaker/trail-blazer" producer Tony
Gloria, director Chris Martinez and the equally brilliant cast led by Zsa Zsa
Padilla, Gary Valenciano, Ogie Alcasid, Eugene Domingo, Sam Concepcion and
newcomer Tippy dos Santos.
Like many people, I have my own "APO moments," vicarious milestones in my
life (actually those of some stars) indelibly etched in memory by APO songs.

• Nandyan ka na naman
Tinutukso-tukso ang aking puso.
Ilang ulit na bang
Iniiwasan ka di na natuto
My car was stuck in knee-high flood at the intersection of E. Rodriguez
Avenue and Araneta Avenue in Quezon City back in 1987 and Di Na Natuto sung by
Gary V. was playing on the radio. It reminded me of the sexy actress who got so
enamored with an actor with a killer smile who milked her dry of her lifetime
savings. He loved not her but her money. He ran for public office and lost, and
left for abroad, with the actress na di na natuto holding an empty bag, leading
an empty life. For a while, the actress stayed abroad and when she came back,
she wasn't in her right senses. I wonder where she is.
• Kaibigan, tila yata matamlay
Ang iyong pakiramdam
At ang ulo mo sa kaiisip
Ay tila naguguluhan
Have you ever met somebody who swore that he's a friend (in front of you) but
who stabs your back when (of course!) you're not looking?
My friend "R" had one such friend whom he treated like a brother, a
confidante and a shoulder to cry on. That friend was a wolf in sheep's clothing
— a cloaked traitor.
He was envious of my friend who woke up to painful reality before it was too
late, but only after surviving a period the same as that described in the song
Kaibigan.
Fast-forward: My friend became more successful (mabait kasi, eh!). The
inggitero? Hmmmm, unheard of.
• Minsan kahit na pilitin mong
Uminit ang damdamin
Di siya susunod at di maglalambing
Minsan di mo na mapigil mapansin
Na talagang wala nang naiiwan na pagmamahal
Have you heard about the sultry singer who was maltreated by her
singer-husband (whose first wife was also a singer)? The guy loved her so much
but only when he saw her in the spotlight, dressed to the nines and all made up.
After the show, he would pull her to bed still under her onstage "spell."
But the morning after, minus her make-up and all, he would taunt her for
being ugly (she definitely is not!) and wouldn't touch her with the proverbial
10-foot pole. Worse, he beat her up.
As the song goes, wala nang naiwang pagmamahal, so the poor singer mustered
enough guts and walked out of his life. She's now happily married to a man who
treats her like a princess.
I'm not sure if the three APO songs are featured in I Do Bidoo Bidoo and it
doesn't matter. I love the APO songs (in fact, I was playing The Best of APO
Hiking Society CD while writing this piece).
Erik Santos: All set for his concert at Meralco Theater, Aug. 30 and 31
See all you APO "hikers" at the theaters.

[VIDEO:Published on
Aug 4, 2012 by IDOBIDOOBIDOO True to the legacy of the love of her life, Zsa Zsa Padilla invites us all to celebrate life through
the comedy musical movie event I Do Bidoo Bidoo --- Showing nationwide on August
29! Celebrate and watch with you family and friends!!! :)
Erik Santos' favorite theme songs

[PHOTO -Erik Santos: All set for his concert at Meralco Theater, Aug.
30 and 31]
Because Erik Santos is having a concert tomorrow (Aug. 30) and Friday (Aug.
31) at the Meralco Theater, titled The Greatest Theme Songs, I asked him to
furnish Funfare a list of his favorite theme songs. Here they are:
• Can You Read My Mind from the movie Superman: "This song transports me to
my childhood."
• Pangarap Ko Ang Ibigin Ka from the movie of the same title: "This is my
ultimate favorite OPM song. The music and the lyrics are just so perfect."
• Broken Vow from the TV series Meteor Garden: "I find the song very
sincere."
• Maging Sino Ka Man from the movie and teleserye of the same title: "For me,
this song is immortal. I just love singing this song."
• Come What May from the movie Moulin Rouge: "I love the words of this song.
Talks about great love."
• With You from Ghost The Musical: "This song makes me cry whenever I hear
it."
• Se from the movie Cinema Paradiso: "It tells a great story and presented
with great melody."
• Go The Distance from the animated movie Hercules and Colors of the Wind
from the animated movie Pocahontas: "Two of my most favorite Disney songs. I
just love the way these songs were written — very distinct."
(Note: Erik's concert is presented by Qualibet and Record Breaker Events
in cooperation with Zenea Slimming and Body Sculpting and a production of
Cornerstone Concerts. For tickets, call SM Tickets at 470-2222 or Ticketworld at
891-9999.)
Christian the kick-boxer?
In preparation for his 10th anniversary concert series X Class at the Meralco
Theater, Christian Bautista is pulling all stops to offer something new and
exciting to his audience.
Christian has recently enrolled in kickboxing training sessions to prepare
him in some of the stunts he will do for the concert, which has the country's
finest concert directors Rowell Santiago and Louie Ocampo.
"This is a dream concert and it's something like I've never done before, and
I'm just excited to show the audience the new stuff we created to really make
the audience have a great time!" says Christian. "I hope everyone joins me in
this momentous event."
X Class is a five-night concert series at the Meraclo Theater on Oct. 6, 7,
12, 13 and 14.
For tickets, call Ticketworld at 891-9999. — Reported by
CARLO OROSA






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PHNO-SB: A FILIPINO MUSICAL: 'A'-RATED "I DO BIDOO" COLLECT CHEERS


A FILIPINO MUSICAL: 'A'-RATED "I DO BIDOO"
COLLECT CHEERS


[PHOTO -'I Do Bidoo,
Bidoo: A Movie Musical celebrating the hit songs of the
APO Hiking Society - Jim
Paredes, Boboy Garrovillo and Danny Javier]

MANILA, AUGUST 30, 2012 (BULLETIN) By JOJO P. PANALIGAN - The
movie-oke "I Do Bidoo, Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila" seems poised to live up to the
hype surrounding its release by not only getting an "A" rating from the Cinema
Evaluation Board (CEB) a few days ago, but by garnering favorable reviews from
movie critics.
Note that any film with such a rating is entitled to a 100 percent rebate on
its amusement tax aside from being put by the Film Academy of the Philippines
(FAP) on the list of films they consider in the Best Foreign Language Film
category that are sent to the Academy Awards.
[PHOTO COURTESY OF INTERAKSYON.COM-TV5 chair Manny V.
Pangilinan looks very pleased in the company of Gary Valenciano, Ogie Alcasid,
Chris Martinez, and Tippy Dos Santos. (Joseph
Agcaoili/InterAksyon.com)]
One of the print ads for the film shows some of local movie critics'
assessment of the film. They herald "I Do Bidoo Bidoo" as "an endearing musical
comedy" that's "highly entertaining, uplifting, affecting and contagious."
Another raved that the music of the APO Hiking Society that's featured in the
film "rocks." Still another went as far as to say that it's the "Best Picture Of
The Year."
According to a release, the movie shines in that it is able to make the
well-loved hits of the legendary group as integral to the storytelling as the
spoken lines. In "I Do Bidoo," APO songs such as "Mahirap Magmahal Ng Syota Ng
Iba," "Blue Jeans," "Awit Ng Barkada," "Panalangin," "Nakapagtataka," among
others, are so in context that it reaches a point when viewers willingly step
into the world it offers.
It took director and scriptwriter Chris Martinez months to decide on which
APO song goes in the film resulting to well thought out assignments. Every
character in the film has a special song that not only amplifies a scene but
defines the personality of those involved.
The story of "I Do Bidoo" is about two young sweethearts from different
backgrounds whose impending marriage throw their respective family off-kilter
and, in the process, put their love for each other to the test. The cast is
composed of Gary Valenciano and Zsa Zsa Padilla (as the wealthy Fuentebellas);
Ogie Alcasid and Eugene Domingo (as the not-so-wealthy Polotans); Jaime
Fabregas; Sweet Plantado; Frenchie Dy; Neil Coleta; Kiray Celis; and Gerald
Pesigan.
Other APO songs featured in "I Do Bidoo, Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila" are
"Pumapatak Na Naman Ang Ulan," "Syotang Pa-Class," "Salawikain," "Batang Bata,"
"Kaibigan," "Huwag Masanay Sa Pagmamahal," "Ewan," "Paano," "Di Na Natuto,"
"Pag-ibig" "Do Bidoo" and "Kabilugan Ng Buwan."

[VIDEO:Published on
Aug 20, 2012 by IDOBIDOOBIDOO: Heto na, heto na, heto naaa!!! The official DO
BIDOO music video, performed by Ogie Alcasid,
featuring clips from the movie I DO BIDOO BIDOO (showing in Philippine cinemas
on August 29).
"I Do Bidoo, Bidoo: Heto nAPO Sila" opens in theaters today, Aug. 29.




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PHNO-SB: PORTRAIT OF KUH LEDESMA AS A PAINTER


PORTRAIT OF KUH LEDESMA AS A
PAINTER

[PHOTO -Singer Kuh
Ledesma tries her hand at creating abstract artworks]
MANILA, AUGUST 30, 2012 (PHILSTAR) Kuh Ledesma takes a new step
forward in her creative journey with her debut exhibit "Unexpected," which opens
on Sept. 13 at Whitespace Gallery.
Kuh discovered her love for painting as a young girl.
But when she took up singing, the painting was pushed aside.
Recently, she took it up again, taking to acrylic and canvas with the passion
that has always been a trademark of her creative endeavors.
Artwork by Kuh


True to the exhibit's title, therefore, Kuh the visual
artist delivers something quite unexpected: paintings done with strong, bold
colors that somehow manage to convey a sense and spirit that calms the soul.

Even with her use of black and white, she evokes figures that are more than
just pleasing to the eye.
Being in the presence of her works seems therapeutic, and one can now
visually see the joy that exudes from Ledesma because each line and stroke
refreshes — and uplifts — the viewer.
There will be a preview on Sept. 12 at Whitespace Gallery is at 2314 Chino
Roces Avenue Extension (formerly Pasong Tamo Extension) Brgy. Magallanes, Makati
City.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
Kuh Ledesma
Kuh Ledesma (born March 16, 1955) is a popular Filipino pop and jazz singer.

She is known in the Philippines as the "Pop Diva". Kuh Ledesma has been
performing for 35 years in the music industry which encompasses more than 1,000
concerts all over the world, numerous awards in the Philippines, and 20 albums
in the Philippine recording industry.
She was the first Filipino singer to become a recipient of the Salem Music
Awards in London in March 1989.
In 1997 she released her international debut album Precious in collaboration
with the best American and Filipino songwriters, arrangers and musicians.

[PHOTO -Ledesma singing one on the one of her Concert
Tours]
Kuh Ledesma was born Maria Socorro Ledesma on March 16, 1955 in Manila,
Philippines with a Lebanese lineage.
Ledesma was married to Luisito "Louie" Gonzalez (President Elpidio Quirino's
grandson).

Gonzalez's mother Vicky Quirino, daughter of the former
President, married shipping magnate Francisco Delgado after the death of his
first wife.

Ledesma's former husband Gonzalez voluntarily surrendered to
the NBI on July 16, 2008, after an arrest warrant for murder and physical
injuries was issued by Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 32 Judge Thelma Medina
amid the Court of Appeals' review of the case.

Gonzalez was held for the
killing of his step brother Federico Delgado on March 10, 2007, who was found
dead with multiple stab wounds.

Ledesma has a daughter named Isabella Gonzalez, (photo) who is
also a recording artist.
Ledesma is a born-again Christian.
Ledesma's career in music began when she joined the Lastiko band (formerly
known as Ensalada band) in Bacolod while she was still a Nursing student at
Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod. Ledesma and her bandmates Toto Gentica and Jet
Montelibano later went to Manila to form the Music & Magic band which became
pivotal for her career. She later received the lead role in the pop ballet Rama
Hari by Alice Reyes. She eventually went solo with Dito Ba?, Ledesma's first hit
song.[1]
CAREER
1980s
In the 1980s, Ledesma has performed during solo concerts at the Cultural
Center of the Philippines (CCP), the Araneta Coliseum, PICC and the Philippine
Folk Arts Theater.
In 1982, Ledesma launched an all-Filipino concert, Ako ay Pilipino (I am a
Filipino) at the Cultural Center of the Philippines that featured a repertoire
of ethnic sounds, classic kundimans and beautiful pop songs, tapping into the
rich node of indigenous art and contemporary pop music to produce alternative
approaches to songs.
Her show eventually became a television special followed by two albums. This
was immediately followed by another production at the CCP, Inspired Madness in
1983, which was created in collaboration with Philippine film director Peque
Gallaga and musical director Ryan Cayabyab.
During the political ambience of the 1980s, Ledesma paid tribute to Ninoy
Aquino at the end of one of her shows at the CCP by singing her a cappella
rendition of Impossible Dream and You'll Never Walk Alone (Hindi Ka Nagiisa).

From 1984 to 1986, Ledesma joined the Apo Hiking Society in Ang Pinoy Nga
Naman (1, 2, and 3) at the Folk Arts Theater.
In June 3, 1988, Kuh performed in the Musical - KUH of the Year at the
prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York.
In March 1989, Kuh Ledesma was chosen as the first Philippine singer to be
the recipient of the Salem Music Awards after competing against other top
singers from Asia at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
1990s
In the 1990s, Ledesma had a series of concerts with foreign artists
Noel Pointer, Jack Jones, Kenny Rankin, The Platters and Michel Legrand followed
by other concerts with popular Philippine song artists such as Regine Velasquez
(U.S. tour, 1999), Pops Fernandez and Jaya (Power of Two, 1999).
After Ledesma's four-night concert with the jazz violinist, Noel Pointer, she
released the album, The Voice, The Violin. Ledesma was also one of the judges in
the coronation night of the Miss Universe 1991.
In February 1994, Ledesma had the Two of Hearts concert with balladeer Jack
Jones. During 1995's Valentine's season, she performed with Kenny Rankin.
Ledesma started the new millennium in a Valentine show with The Platters. In
2002, Ledesma had Valentine presentation with Michel Legrand.
Ledesma has her own production company Headline Concepts and built concert
venues such as the Music Museum (a combined theater-restaurant built in 1988 at
Greenhills, Manila) and the Republic of Malate.
The Republic of Malate is a facility located along Mabini Street in Manila,
which houses a restaurant, a bar, a watering hole, a game room, a tobacco area a
dance club and a theater. However, The Republic of Malate was destroyed by a
fire in November 2001. Ledesma has plans of rebuilding the facility.
Kuh Ledesma had a regular monthly television special called Akuhstic Café
which is a musical travelogue that presented viewers the urban night life of
Metro Manila by visiting clubs, lounges and concerts. Akuhstic Café was a grand
finalist in the Asian Television Awards in Singapore for best musical program.

In April 1997, Ledesma became the featured artist of the ''Muling Aawit ang
Pasig'', a benefit concert of former Philippine First Lady Ming Ramos for the
restoration of the Pasig River.
In 1998, the centennial year of Philippine Independence, after producing a
Valentine concert at Fort Santiago, Manila, Ledesma was commissioned by the
National Centennial Commission to stage a three-night centennial concert of the
year, Lahi…Kami ang Pilipino which was held the Expo Center at the former Clark
Airforce Base.
2000s
Ledesma also owns Bravo Records, a music recording studio. Ledesma is known
for building careers of new talented singers.
Ledesma celebrated her 25th year in the music industry by holding a series of
shows at the Captain's Bar of the Mandarin Oriental Manila (Kuh Ledesma
Presents).
Ledesma has a goal of publishing a book of photographs to chronicle her
career.
Kuh Ledesma is also a member of the Artista Para Sa Pagbabago (Artists for
Change), an organization of artists, environmentalists and businessmen.
She was also the president of the Restaurant Owners Association of
Malate.
During the 2001 Philippine national elections, Ledesma was chosen by the
PINATUBO (Pinag-isang Lakas Tungo sa Pagbabago) Party as a first nominee for
congress. The PINATUBO Party has the goal of alleviating poverty in the
Philippines through grass-roots development.
Apart from performing and producing concerts and special shows, Ledesma also
travels widely in the Philippines and abroad to deliver values formation
lectures, and inspirational and motivational talks.

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International performances
In March 1990, Ledesma appeared as a guest performer in a Gilbert Becaud's
television show in Paris where she sang Bulaklak (The Flower) in three languages
(Filipino, English and French). In July 1990, she was the Philippine's
representative-performer at the international television special, Earth 90 in
Tokyo, Japan.
Earth 90 was a show that celebrated the importance of the environment and was
aired simultaneously around 80 countries. Ledesma was then on stage with artists
such as Olivia Newton-John and John Denver. On the same year, Ledesma also
joined the NHK-KAYO parade in Tokyo.
In 1991, Ledesma accepted the invitation to become a member of the panel of
judges during the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in Las Vegas, U.S.A.
In 1982, Ledesma was chosen by international director Peter Weir to play the
role of Tiger Lily in the film, The Year of Living Dangerously, to work with
actors Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver.
After becoming a model for Lux soap in the Philippines from 1984 to 1990,
Ledesma also appeared in a series of print ads and television commercials for
Lux in Singapore from 1988 to 1989, and in Indonesia in 1992.
In 2002, Kuh teamed up with illustrious composer Michel Legrand in a back to
back concert at the Philippine International Convention Center. Years prior to
that she teamed up with International artists Noel Pointer,Jack Jones, Kenny
Rankin.
In 2009, she went on a tour called A Love Affair, with her daughter Isabella
to New Zealand where she had a series of concerts in Aukland, Wellington,
Christchurch, and Hamilton.
Kuh is also famous for putting together top artists in one concert. Her
recent Divas 4 Divas Concert Tour with Regine Velasquez, Zsa Zsa Padilla, and
Pops Fernandez is a milestone in Philippine Entertainment.
In December 2011, Kuh, released her first Gospel album entitled Fragrance of
Worship.





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PHNO-PNoy: WHO WILL IT BE? JPE PUSHES BINAY AS DILG CHIEF; LACSON; LP's ABAYA?


WHO WILL IT BE? JPE PUSHES BINAY AS DILG CHIEF;
LACSON; LP's ABAYA?

MANILA,
AUGUST 30, 2012 (STANDARD) - By Macon
Ramos-Araneta - Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Tuesday said Vice
President Jejomar Binay was well suited to replace the late Interior and Local
Government Secretary Jesse Robredo as a result of his experience.

[PHOTO -WHO WILL IT BE? President
Benigno S. Aquino 111 is expected to name a new secretary of the Department of
Interior and Local Government (DILG) before he leaves for Russia on Sept. 7,
2012. Among those being considered include (upper photos, from left)
Representatives Joseph Emilio Abaya of Cavite and Teddy Baguilat Jr. of Ifugao,
and Senator Panfilo Lacson. (Lower photos, from left) former Isabela Governor
Grace Padaca, Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas, and Representative Lorenzo
Tanada 111, of Quezon. FROM MANILA
BULLETIN]
But Binay, the head of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating
Council, said he was not interested in the post, and that there were others
qualified to fill it.
"President Aquino has assigned many things to me, including the shelter
sector, illegal recruitment and smuggling," Binay said.
"I'll have to finish those tasks before anything else."
Enrile said Binay was familiar with both the operations of the national
government, being the current vice president, and local governments because he
was mayor of Makati City for a long time.

[PHOTO - VIVE PRESIDENT BINAY SAID NO]
Enrile was reacting to reports that the Interior Department was a toss-up
between Binay and Transport and Communication Secretary Mar Roxas.
"He is holding a Cabinet position which requires administrative functions,"
Enrile said.
"If you are vice president, what you do is just travel around the country
like the late President Diosdado Macapagal before he became President.
"They are all capable because they have experience in local administration.
They all know the common problems of local governments. That's politics. You are
mostly involved in politics if you are in the local level, but that position of
Interior and Local Government portfolio does not only involve politics. It
involves law enforcement."
Senator Panfilo Lacson is also being eyed to replace Robredo.
On Tuesday, Valenzuela City's public information officer said Mayor Sherwin
Gatchalian, 38, was among those being recommended by the group Movement for Good
Governance to replace Robredo.
"I am sure Mayor Sherwin is very much flattered with the recommendation of
the MGG, but as of now I am not sure how the mayor would respond to this," Ahna
Mejia said.
Valenzuela City topped the Interior Department's Local Governance Performance
Management System in 2011. The same year, Gatchalian was named one of The
Outstanding Young Men for public service as a result of his commitment to
education and community development.

[PHOTO -Roxas on Monday belied reports the DILG post has been offered
to him.]
Enrile said it was up to the appointing power to select the best candidate
for the position.
"Not only the best material but the trust and confidence of the appointing
power on the person to be appointed because the one who will be appointed will
be the alter ego of the President," Enrile said.
"He is the embodiment and personification of the President in that
department.
Asked about Cavite Rep. Joseph Emilio Abaya, who is being pushed by some
sectors to assume Robredo's post, Enrile said he did not know him.
"But I know Senator Lacson quite well enough," he said.
"I think if they will tap Senator Lacson to head that department, he will do
very well because he is trained as a law enforcement person and the police
organization is under that department."
Lacson is a close ally of President Benigno Aquino III. Roxas and Abaya are
members of the ruling Liberal Party.
Enrile said Lacson was familiar with the responsibility required by the post
because he had been exposed to national politics and local leaders.
"He has gone all over the country. He knows the problem of law and order in
every area of the country, having been the head of the police department,"
Enrile said.
"He was once the head of the [National Police]. He was a member of the
Cabinet. He has been a senator for many, many year terms so therefore, he is
familiar with the laws and conditions of this country."
Senator Franklin Drilon said he did not think the President had made any
decision yet on who to appoint to Robredo's post because they were still
grieving over his death.
"But I believe that the vacancy should immediately be filled and the
President should be able to make his decision in the next two weeks ideally," he
said. With Gigi Muñoz-David and Sara Susanne D.
Fabunan
FROM MALAYA BUSINESS INSIGHT
Enrile says Lacson good choice for DILG Details
Published on Wednesday, 29 August 2012 00:00 Written by JP LOPEZ .
SENATE President Juan Ponce Enrile yesterday said Sen. Panfilo
Lacson (photo) will "do very well" as next interior secretary, replacing
Jesse Robredo who died in a plane crash last August 18.
Enrile said Lacson, a former PNP chief, "is trained as a law enforcement
person and the police organization is under that department."
"In terms of political content of that function, he is familiar with the
breadth of the responsibility because he has been exposed to national politics
and the local leaders of the country," he said.
Vice President Jejomar Binay, who was among those considered for the post in
2010, reiterated he is no longer interested.
He said he wants to finish the tasks assigned to him by Aquino, like in the
"shelter sector, illegal recruitment and human smuggling."
"Marami akong tatapusin doon sa ipinagkatiwala sa akin ni Pangulong Noynoy.
So, iyong iba na lamang po, at marami pa namang qualified diyan," he added.
Enrile also said what is important is that the next interior secretary has
the trust and confidence of President Aquino, and not his political affiliation.

"If you are a member of the party (Liberal Party), if he does not have full
confidence in you, you will have a hard time running your department," he said.

Lacson is a known ally of President Aquino.
Lacson's term expires next year. He has declined comment on the possibility
of being given a Cabinet post but has expressed willingness to serve the
administration if Aquino would offer him a position.
Sen. Franklin Drilon said the Liberal Party has a long list of nominees for
the post, and suggested that Aquino choose from the list in the next two weeks.

The post is currently occupied by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. in
acting capacity.
Drilon said the appointment of Ochoa was "not good" because the work involves
peace and order and the PNP. "I would like to think that the President should
make an appointment by the next two weeks," he said.
Ochoa reportedly belongs to a faction headed by Binay who is facing an
electoral protest case filed by Transportation Secretary Manuel Roxas II,
Aquino's running mate in the 2010 elections, and head of the other faction in
the Aquino administration.
Roxas on Monday belied reports the DILG post has been offered to him.
FROM THE TRIBUNE

LP's Abaya as likely next DILG chief backed Written by Angie
M. Rosales
Tuesday, 28 August 2012 00:00

President Aquino is
reportedly bent on Cavite Rep. Emilio Joseph Abaya (photo), the Liberal
Party's (LP) secretary general, to succeed Jesse Robredo, who died on a plane
crash last Aug. 18, at the helm of the Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) which Sen. Edgardo Angara said would be a good
choice.

This, despite earlier statements made by Angara urging Aquino to
seriously consider naming someone outside of his "turf" in the Liberal Party
(LP) with the highest credentials for the job rather than a political
ally.

Transportation and Communications Secretary Manuel Roxas II, LP
president, also earlier endorsed Abaya as the new DILG chief.

Angara
agreed that speculations appeared to be rife on the matter of Abaya getting the
position although Malacañang claimed that the President is not about to name
anytime soon the replacement for Robredo as his post is currently filled by
Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa as officer-in-charge. Abaya is alleged to have
the support of the LP, based on the information reaching the senator. Asked
about Abaya, Angara said the congressman is very qualified.

"He is
qualified. Annapolis graduate, engineer, disciplined, isn't he? Also he's a Navy
man," Angara said.

With the 2013 national elections coming up, Angara
said it is just logical that the President will appoint a partymate as Robredo's
replacement.

Apart from Abaya, among the names being floated as Robredo's
replacement are Vice President Jejomar Binay and Roxas.
President Aquino will
award the Philippine Legion of Honor, which is equivalent to a chief commander
rank, to Robredo today.
According to the Bulletin no. 11 issued by the
Committee on Funeral Arrangements and Burial, President Aquino will confer the
rank of a Chief Commander on the late Department of Interior and Local
Government (DILG) Secretary after the concelebrated requiem mass during the last
day of the state funeral in Robredo's hometown Naga City.

The Philippine
Legion of Honor is considered the highest award the President can bestow without
the need for approval of Congress.

"(DILG) Secretary Robredo is being
conferred the Philippine Legion of Honor for life achievement as Secretary of
the Interior (and Local Government), and as Mayor of Naga City," the committee
said.

The rank of a Chief Commander is the highest in the Philippine
Legion of Honor, which was created through the Philippine Army Circular No. 60
dated July 3, 1947.

The Legion of Honor is awarded to a Filipino or
foreign citizen in recognition of valuable and meritorious service in relation
to the military affairs of the Republic of the Philippines.

The rank of
a chief commander is conferred upon a civilian for life achievement in public
service not otherwise qualifying for the Quezon Service Cross; or upon a former
or incumbent head of State and/or of government.

Robredo's widow,
Leonora Robredo, will receive the posthumous award.

The remains of the
late DILG Secretary are currently at the Basilica Minore de Nuestra Senora de
Penafrancia here.
A concelebrated requiem mass is scheduled today at 10 a.m.
at the Basilica after which a eulogy will follow for the late DILG Chief to be
delivered by Aquino.

According to the bulletin, Budget and Management
Secretary Florencio "Butch" Abad will read the honor's citation before the
President presents the posthumous award to Robredo's widow Leni.

The
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will render a 19-gun salute during the
departure honors at the Basilica.
The casket will be loaded onto the hearse
and will then proceed to the Naga Imperial Crematory and Columbary for the
cremation.

A three-volley salute, to be given by a company of 21
soldiers, followed by the playing of Taps, will take place at the Naga Imperial
Crematory.

The state funeral for Robredo ends when the national flag is
taken off the casket, folded, and presented by President Aquino to Robredo's
widow.




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PHNO-HL: ROBREDO'S PLANE RIGHT ENGINE RECOVERED / JESSE'S 'OTHER WOMAN'


ROBREDO'S PLANE RIGHT ENGINE RECOVERED / JESSE'S 'OTHER
WOMAN'

[PHOTO -Members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed
Forces of the Philippines carry DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo's casket out of the
Basilica Minore de Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia during the state funeral in
Naga City yesterday. EDD GUMBAN]
MANILA, AUGUST 30, 2012 (PHILSTAR) By Evelyn Macairan -Divers
recover second engine: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has already
recovered the right engine of the Piper Seneca plane that crashed into the
waters of Masbate last Aug. 18, killing Interior and Local Government Secretary
Jesse Robredo and two pilots.
"With the successful retrieval of the right engine, the search operation is
now terminated," PCG commandant Vice Admiral Edmund Tan said.
Tan also informed Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas that the right engine
has been successfully retrieved and is now being brought to Masbate port.
According to PCG Bicol District commander Commodore Joel Garcia, the divers
found the plane's right engine in waters 186 feet deep and 800 meters from shore
at around 12:45 p.m. yesterday.
Garcia said it took the divers five hours to make the second dive because
they had to refill their tanks. Before they left the site, they placed a
floating balloon marker to indicate the exact location of the engine.
The PCG divers and personnel also took a 10-minute break around noon as a
sign of respect for Robredo, who was laid to rest yesterday, 10 days after the
crash.
PCG spokesman Lieutenant Commander Armand Balilo said that Tan gave
instructions that all PCG vessels were to sound their horns at noon for two
minutes in memory of Robredo.
Tan said the PCG divers and personnel from their Masbate station did not have
not the opportunity to pay homage to Robredo since his body was recovered
because their work at the crash site was not done.
The PCG ship BRP EDSA 2 also performed a flower drop at the crash site.
Garcia explained that it was important to recover the right engine, since it
will be used in the investigation of the Civil Aviation Authority of the
Philippines (CAAP).
The right engine would help the CAAP find ways to prevent a similar incident
from happening again, Garcia added.
Meanwhile, according to a source at the CAAP, the Aviatour Fly'N Inc. insured
the ill-fated Piper Seneca RPC-4431 for P2.5 million, while its passengers and
crew were covered for P500,000 each.
The insurance policy MICO/AV/00/201100519 covers the period from Oct. 16,
2011 to Oct. 15, 2012.
The source said if the plane was insured for P4 million, the family of the
passengers and crew could claim up to P1-million each in insurance coverage in
case of death.
According to documents shown by the source, the plane was sold to Aviatour
Fly'N Inc. in Cebu on Sept. 24, 2007. The aircraft bill of sale, however, did
not indicate the amount of the sale. – With Perseus
Echeminada
Jesse's 'other woman' By Cecille Suerte Felipe
(The Philippine Star) Updated August 29, 2012 12:00 AMComments (4)


[PHOTO -Our Lady of Penafrancia, Penafrancia Shrine, Naga
City]
MANILA, Philippines - Aside from his wife and daughters, Interior and Local
Government Secretary Jesse Robredo has another woman in his life – "Ina," or Our
Lady of Peñafrancia, the patron saint of Bicolanos.
Robredo had been a devotee of Our Lady of Peñafrancia since he was 16 years
old, which spoke well of his compassion for the poor and the needy.
Fr. Kulandairaj Ambrose of the Missionaries of the Poor, a personal friend of
Robredo, said the late DILG secretary was compassionate to the poor and needy.

Robredo's widow Leni personally requested Ambrose to officiate the last Mass
at the funeral.
During Ambrose's homily, the crowd, which filled the Basilica Minore de
Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia in Naga City, applauded seven times in
appreciation of Robredo's dedication to public service and for being a great
man.
"The souls of the just are in the hands of God and no torment will ever touch
them... They are at peace. They will receive great good because God tested them
and found them worthy of Himself," he said.
FROM THE INQUIRER
Robredo parents not told of son's death
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The late secretary Jesse Robredo's parents—Jose Chan Robredo and
Marcelina Manalastas, both in their 80s and bedridden, have yet to be informed
about the death of their illustrious son, according to elder and only brother
Butch.

Butch said the Robredo siblings had agreed that the medical practitioners
among their kin, would be the ones to decide when to break the bad news to their
parents.

He said if ever that would happen, only their mother would be told because
members of the family could communicate with their father only through touch.

FROM ABS-CBN
Robredo's dad rushed to ICU ABS-CBNnews.com Posted
at 08/29/2012 4:56 PM | Updated as of 08/29/2012 4:56 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Jose Chan Robredo, father of the late Interior and
Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, was rushed to hospital last Monday due
to pneumonia.
Butch Robredo, older brother of the late DILG chief, said their 89-year-old
father was brought to the intensive care unit of the Mother Seton Hospital in
Naga City at 2 p.m. He said their father has been in and out of the hospital due
to illness.
The Inquirer reported on Wednesday that Jose, who is bedridden, hasn't been
informed that his son is dead.
The late DILG chief was given a state funeral in Naga City on Tuesday. He and
2 pilots were killed after their plane crashed in the sea off Masbate last
August 18.
Robredo left behind his wife, Maria Leonor, and 3 children, Jessica Marie
"Aika", Patricia and Jillian. -- Report by radio
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PHNO-HL: ROBREDO LAID TO REST IN NAGA CITY / FUNERAL CELEBRATES JESSE ROBREDO


ROBREDO LAID TO REST IN NAGA CITY / FUNERAL CELEBRATES JESSE
ROBREDO

[PHOTO -Photo from President Aquino's official Facebook
account]
MANILA, AUGUST 30, 2012 (INQUIRER) By Totel de Jesus - Accepting the
posthumous Philippine Legion of Honor award in her husband's behalf, the wife of
Secretary Jesse Robredo on Tuesday said the entire family was honored though the
pomp and pageantry would make "Jesse a little uncomfortable."

"If we could hear Jess speak, sasabihin nya sobra sobra na 'to (this is too
much already)," said lawyer Leni Robredo in her acceptance speech after the
concelebrated funeral Mass that was broadcast live on television late morning at
Naga City.

She thanked members of the Cabinet who were with Robredo until the end,
naming Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas, Budget Secretary Butch Abad and
Cavite Representative Joseph Abaya.

She also cited Social Secretary Corazon "Dinky" Soliman, Communication
Secretary Ricky Carandang and Peace Process Adviser Teresita "Ding" Deles for
helping the family in organizing the burial rites.

Hands-on father

Recounting some of their happy moments, Leni said Robredo was always there
for their three daughters despite his busy schedule.

"He would drop everything for the girls," said Leni. She recounted how
Robredo would badger Secretary Roxas for tickets at the UAAP basketball games
whenever the Ateneo team played to give to their eldest, 23-year-old Aika, a
student of Ateneo de Manila University.

She said her husband would ask her to pray before the Blessed Sacrament
whenever their second child, 18-year-old Patricia, had an exam. Robredo would
also tutor her on her math assignments their youngest, 13-year-old Jillian, by
telephone.

"He was never too busy for all of us," she said. Aika and Patricia live with
Robredo in Manila while Jillian lives in Naga City with Leni.

She said Robredo would send her text messages only to inform her they had
just finished eating dinner and his evening ritual would follow.

"The ritual means signing documents he had brought home."

She said when he was still mayor of Naga City, he never made the children
feel a sense of entitlement. "In the end, what's best is leaving a good name,"
she said.

Dreams fulfilled

She said Robredo's dream for himself was simple and that he never dreamt of
becoming Interior and Local Government secretary.

"He told me, 'quoting quota na ako (I've reached my quota).' His cup was
overflowing," she said.

During the tragic day of his death, Leni said she told Robredo to take the
bus to Naga instead and not hurry home. But Robredo took a plane to be with them
at once. "That was Jess to the very core, always working so hard, always rushing
home to be with his family."

When he knew that death was certain, she said in his calm voice, Robredo was
able to call her only to tell her he'll call again later because he had to
attend to something important. The next call never came.

"He would always shield me from fear," she said.

Addressing Robredo's casket, she said, "You may have been prepared to die, we
are not prepared to lose you."

President Aquino in his eulogy said what Robredo had shown as a trailblazer
was that being successful in politics doesn't mean being a 'trapo' (traditional
politician).

Aquino paid tribute to Robredo as a leader who got things done while rising
above the corruption that infests Philippine politics.

"All of Naga feel like they have lost a father," he said, wearing a black arm
band as a sign of mourning.

Aquino's entire cabinet attended the funeral of a colleague whom they had
hailed as perhaps the most hard working among them.

They stood beside Robredo's grieving widow and three daughters as police and
military honour guards in crisp blue and green uniforms carried the coffin.


[PHOTO -PRESIDENTIAL SALUTE President Aquino bows before the casket of
the late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo at Basilica Minore de Nuestra Señora
de Peñafrancia in Naga City on Tuesday. The President said Robredo was "already
in the ranks of heroes watching over us from heaven, and he is giving us the
strength to continue with their good deeds." LYN
RILLON]
As the mournful bugle music "Taps" played, Aquino handed the Philippine flag
that draped Robredo's coffin to his widow.

A three-volley salute by 21 military riflemen followed, before the coffin was
wheeled inside the crematorium for a private ceremony reserved for family
members.

Robredo, 54, was on his way home to Naga aboard a twin-engine airplane when
it encountered engine trouble and plunged into the deep sea in the central
Philippines on August 18.

After a three-day search, divers pulled Robredo's remains from the wreck on
the seabed. The pilot and his co-pilot also died, while Robredo's security aide
survived.

Aquino appointed Robredo shortly after he won the presidency in 2010 on a
platform to end corruption.

Robredo was widely praised for leading reforms in the country's
143,000-strong corruption-plagued police force and seeking to implement a policy
of transparency in government.

His political star rose in 2000 when he won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for
good governance. The well-respected award recognises achievers annually across
the region. With a report from Agence France-Presse
Originally posted at 2:02 p.m.
Funeral celebrates Jesse Robredo By Jonas Cabiles
Soltes, Juan Escandor Jr., Michael Lim Ubac Inquirer Southern Luzon, Philippine
Daily Inquirer 12:15 am | Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
Aquino: Let us stop weeping, let's say thank you


[END OF STATE FUNERAL RITES, THE HERO BEGINS President Aquino
along with Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo, wife of the late Interior Secretary
Jesse Robredo, and daughters Aika, Tricia and Jillian, stand by the casket at
the entrance of the Imperial Crematory and Columbary in Naga City on Tuesday.
MALACAÑANG PHOTO BUREAU]
NAGA CITY—Eulogizing Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo on
the final day of national mourning before his interment here on Tuesday,
President Aquino said that the secretary had joined the pantheon of national
heroes looking after his countrymen.

"Jesse is already in the ranks of heroes watching over us from heaven, and he
is giving us the strength to continue with their good deeds. So let us stop
weeping; instead, let us give thanks," the President said in a speech delivered
in Filipino that elicited repeated applause from the crowd at Minor Basilica of
Our Lady of Peñafrancia, where the concelebrated requiem Mass was held.

"For the brief time that he was here in this world, we were the ones blessed
to be in the company of Jesse Manalastas Robredo," said Mr. Aquino, who wore a
black arm band as a sign of mourning.

"Goodbye, Jesse. In behalf of the nation, thank you very much," the President
concluded.

The funeral rites came 10 days after Robredo, 54, and the two pilots of a
Piper Seneca died in a plane crash at sea in Masbate.


[PHOTO -Leni Robredo (left) holds the urn of her husband, former DILG
secretary Jesse Robredo at the Eternal Gardens in Naga City yesterday. EDD GUMBAN]
In his eulogy, Mr. Aquino summed up the gravity of Robredo's death. "His
family lost a husband and father; the nation lost a trustworthy and efficient
leader; I lost a brother in the official family of the Cabinet who was an ally
in our crusades, and a party mate. I lost a good friend," he said.

Robredo had served for 19 years as mayor of this city before joining the
Aquino administration in 2010.

'Tsinelas people'

Fr. Kulandairaj Ambrose, Jamaican-based of the Missionaries of the Poor, who
officiated the funeral Mass, declared Robredo a champion of the "tsinelas
people," referring to the poor, the abandoned, homeless, and neglected whom many
considered a "burden" on society.

Ambrose, a Jamaican missionary, was personally asked by Robredo's widow,
lawyer Maria Leonor "Leni," to officiate the requiem Mass.

The priest said that Robredo had proven that the "Filipino is worth dying
for," borrowing the famous line of the President's father, slain Sen. Benigno
Aquino Jr.

"I am humble and honored to do this to a friend, a great man and a friend of
the poor," said the priest, who vowed to establish a free clinic for the poor
"in his honor."

Describing Robredo as a family man, a "man of the poor," and a "God-fearing
man," Ambrose lamented that his wards would surely miss Robredo. "He was their
father; they are his children," said Ambrose.

"He was there even when we did not need him. You may call it a tsinelas
friendship."

Crowd like 'Ina' feast

The throng of mourners was so huge that more than a hectare grounds of the
basilica and Magsaysay and Peñafrancia Avenues filled with people, which only
happens during the annual September processions of the image of the Virgin Mary,
to whom Robredo was a devoted.

Two Marian processions are held every third Friday and Saturday of September
in Naga City—the Traslacion on Friday and the fluvial procession the following
day.

But on the interment of Robredo, all three recognizable landmarks of this
city were filled with men and women in yellow, who also wore tsinelas or rubber
slippers as tribute to the simplicity of Robredo.

Thousands of Camarines Sur residents converged in Naga, mindless of the
searing heat.

'Voyadores'

The size of the crowd on the streets was comparable to the crowd that would
gather every "traslacion" or fluvial procession.

Some of the men donned the trimmings of the "voyadores," or men who carry the
Virgin Mary during the processions. They wear yellow headbands. Voyadores also
wear headbands of different colors from red to blue during the Peñafrancia
fiesta.

But unlike the voyadores who walk barefoot, most of the men wore slippers.


It was different, too, from the traslacion and the fluvial procession since
many women came. Women are not allowed to join the main procession every
September and can only trail the men.

Lea Marcelo, a teacher from Pili, Camarines Sur, who lined up with thousands
of people as the bier of the late secretary was moving out of the compound of
the basilica, was among those who described the funeral as "phenomenal one fit
for a hero."

"This is a manifestation of the greatest love for our secretary," she told
the Philippine Daily Inquirer as the cortege moved in slow cadence and the gun
salute boomed.

"We can't help but shed tears, yet only God knows the reason for the loss of
a hero," Marcelo said.

As Robredo's bier mounted on an open truck decked with white and yellow
flowers passed by, people waved to show they were saying goodbye to a well-loved
son of Naga City. They shouted, "Pogi, pogi, pogi."

Legion of Honor

[PHOTO -President Aquino presents to Leni Robredo the insignia of
the Philippine Legion of Honor with the rank of Chief Commander conferred to her
husband. EDD GUMBAN]

Before the eulogy, the President conferred posthumously the Philippine Legion
of Honor, with the rank of Chief Commander, on Robredo.

It was the President's penultimate act before he handed Robredo's widow the
flag which, for many mourners here, has come to symbolize the country's undying
gratitude to a fallen son of Bicol who had devoted his life to God and country.


The future

The President talked about a future when he and members of his Cabinet would
meet and discuss what they went through during their incumbency.

"Jesse will not be with us during those conversations. We won't be teasing
Jesse about how he would size up his daughter's suitors, and in the coming
years, he won't be around to play with his grandchildren," he said.

Mr. Aquino said many in the Cabinet had hoped that Robredo would still show
up and say, "Forgive me, you were all inconvenienced by my delayed arrival."


Simple living

He made public what could probably be Robredo's private personality—the "what
you see is what you get" attitude; his quiet but hardworking work ethic; simple
living; and proximity to the masses.

Mr. Aquino also joked about Robredo's singing "limitations," although two of
his favorite songs were "My Way" and "Impossible Dream."

"Jesse is a trailblazer in the 'straight path,'" the President said.

"He proved that someone could succeed in politics without becoming a
traditional politician," and that early in his political career, "he longed for
deep and widespread change," Mr. Aquino said.

Cabinet pallbearers

By virtue of a presidential edict, Robredo was accorded full military honors
befitting a head of state when he was finally laid to rest here.

The funeral and interment arrangements prepared by the Palace Committee on
Funeral Arrangements and Burial were followed religiously.

After the President's eulogy, the honor guard carried Robredo's flag-draped
casket and put it on a bier.

Secretaries Leila de Lima, Rogelio Singson, Rene Almendras, Edwin Lacierda
and Teresita Deles; Metropolitan Manila Development Chairman Francis Tolentino
and Lualhati Antonino, the chair of the Mindanao Development Authority, served
as pallbearers.

The police and military detail rendered for the last time departure honors,
including a 19-gun salute, before the funeral cortege proceeded to Funeraria
Imperial Crematory and Columbary, some 700 meters away from the basilica.

All Cabinet members

[PHOTO - President Benigno Aquino III and Leni Robredo
along with her three daughters watch as the coffin bearing the remains of DILG
Secretary Jesse Robredo is carried out from the Basilica of the Nuestra Señora
de Peñafrancia on Tuesday to the Naga City crematorium. Andrew Pamorada]
The President, Robredo's immediate family—Leni, Aika, Patricia and
Jillian—close relatives and friends, and all members of the Cabinet followed the
bier on foot.

The cortege reached the crematory at 1:03 p.m., when the military detail
rendered the final honors for Robredo and a three-volley gun salute accompanied
by a sounding of Taps.

For the last time, the crowd applauded Robredo before the casket bearers
removed and folded the flag. It was handed to the President, who then presented
it to Robredo's wife at 1:24 p.m.

National Days of Mourning

This ended the state funeral, which began on August 21, when the President
signed Proclamation No. 460 proclaiming National Days of Mourning until
interment.

Later Tuesday, Robredo's ashes would be interred in a plot in the Eternal
Gardens beside the funeral home in a ceremony exclusive to the family and close
friends of Robredo.

National figure

In a span of just seven years, Robredo was the second national figure from
this region to be mourned by Bicolanos.

Robredo was a close ally of the late Sen. Raul Roco—also one of the region's
most beloved sons—who died in August 2005, after a long bout with prostate
cancer.

Robredo walked alongside Roco's hearse during the funeral procession attended
by some 50,000 people.




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ROBREDO NEVER LEFT HOME; WIFE NOT SAYING GOODBYE /DAUGHTERS
WILL SERVE NAGA

[PHOTO -Share on facebook_likeShare 19 Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]
NAGA CITY, AUGUST 30, 2012 (INQUIRER) By Juan Escandor Jr., Michael
Lim Ubac Inquirer Southern Luzon -Interior Secretary Jesse M. Robredo never
really left home.

"I will not say goodbye because I know that you will never leave us and will
always be in our midst," Robredo's widow, Maria Leonor or Leni, said in
accepting the posthumous Philippine Legion of Honor accorded to him shortly
before President Benigno Aquino delivered his eulogy at Peñafrancia Basilica
Minore here Tuesday.

"You are now back home where you truly belong. Rest well. We will love you
forever," she said.

The President conferred the highest award that could be bestowed on a
civilian without the need of Congress approval on Robredo after the requiem Mass
ending an eight-day wake here and at Malacañang in Manila. Robredo's remains
were recovered at the bottom of the sea off Masbate City, three days after his
plane crashed on August 18.

"In behalf of my children, my brother and sisters-in-law, and our entire
family, I accept this Legion of Honor award with deep and respectful gratitude.
This award recognizes my husband's achievements in public service, an
affirmation of his life and work," Leni said.

A celebration of life

[PHOTO -President Benigno Aquino III gives the coffin of
DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo a last touch as he arrives at the Basilica of the
Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia during the state funeral in Naga City on Tuesday.
Danny Pata]

"I am honored. Our entire family is honored. If Jess were here with us today,
I know he would shy away from excessive praise. He might find all the fuss, pomp
and pageantry a little uncomfortable."

"If we could hear Jess speak, I know he would be saying, 'This is too much,'"
she said. "But Jess, just this one time, allow us to celebrate your life in the
way we think you deserved to be honored."

The crowd applauded.

The two met when Leni applied for work at the Bicol River Basin Development
Project in the mid-1980s. Robredo was then program director.

Leni thanked the people of Naga for the support and love they had given her
husband. "We brought him back here to his happy place because he finds comfort
in your constant love. We are going to bury him near the cradle of Our Lady of
Peñafrancia," she said

Search-and-rescue

She said her family extended an apology to them "if you cannot have him all
for yourselves. Like you, many (people) also love him. But after this day, you
don't have to worry because you will have him all to yourselves again."

She thanked the President for the massive search-and-rescue operations that
saw over 600 uniformed personnel, along with ships, rubber boats and planes,
scouring Ticao Pass in search of Robredo and the two plane pilots.

The intense efforts of the government for the retrieval of her husband's body
and for the state funeral became a "beacon of hope and comfort" as the family
waited for Robredo to come home, Leni said. It helped the family deal with the
unexpected death and searing grief, she said.

She also expressed gratitude to Secretaries Manuel Roxas, Florencio Abad,
Edwin Lacierda, Dinky Soliman, Leila de Lima and Teresita Deles, and
Representative Emilio Abaya "who were always with Jess, not just in death but
also in life."

"Thank you for dreaming with him. Thank you for walking with him. Thank you
for staying with him until the very end," she said.

Anecdotes

[PHOTO -Leni Robredo, widow of DILG Secretary Jesse
Robredo, and their three daughters, drape a funeral pall on his coffin at the
Basilica of the Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia during the state funeral in Naga
City on Tuesday. Danny Pata]

Leni's anecdotes about her late husband were full of life.

She said Jesse was "always working so hard but at the same time always
rushing home to be with his family."

Neither Jesse nor their children felt any sense of entitlement due to his
position, and that he was conscious not to spend beyond their means so as not to
"be more vulnerable to temptations."

When Jesse, during one of his recent birthdays, received a number of
signature shirts as gifts, he piled them up inside his closet and told her, "God
will be angry at me already."

"The greatest gift he could give our children is a good name. In death, he
gave his children that gift and the best way we can all honor him is to guard
that name and make him proud," Leni said.

When Robredo became interior secretary, coming home to Naga every weekend
kept him grounded and made him stronger against temptations, she said.

Family handyman

"The weekend before that fateful crash, he fixed everything in the
house—busted lights, broken doorbell, leaking faucets. He always looked for work
to feel like a regular man of the house. He said these simple tasks made him
feel important to his family and strengthens him," she disclosed.

"Much has been said about how great Jess was as a public servant. But to us
his family, we will remember him most as an exceptional husband and father. He
died with nothing left unsaid. He constantly showered us with 'I love you's,'"
she added.

He texted her just about anything—while in the middle of a difficult
conversation, or sometimes when attending a formal function at some flashy
hotel, he would text me, "Bok, this is fine dining again; Surely, I will be
hungry again."

He often came home early enough to eat dinner with their daughters, and would
drop everything for them.

When they celebrated their silver wedding anniversary, he came home for a few
hours to surprise Leni with a "hodgepodge of flowers he got along the way."

Indeed, he was a simple man filled with his "loving gesture" which was all
they needed from a father.

Overflowing cup

[PHOTO -Workers unfurl a large tarpaulin in front of the
DILG office in Quezon City on Tuesday as an expression of gratitude to the late
Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo by his employees. Asti
Flores]
"In a moment of reflection, we agreed that we have been truly blessed not
only because we have three wonderful children, but also because life has
generally been good to us. That was when he first told me that he had already
fulfilled all his dreams for himself," Leni said.

She said her husband had told her: "I have exceeded my quota. This is more
than what I dreamed of. God has given me so much more than I asked from Him."


"His cup was indeed overflowing," Leni said. "His dreams for himself was
simple God gave him so much more than he asked for."

"His death was unexpected and we have dealt with the searing grief of losing
him. But I believe that for Jess it was not tragic, and he was not taken before
his time. He was never fearful of his life. He was always ready to face his
Creator," she said.

Grieving nation

Leni said the immense public response to her husband's death and the
collective grief shared by the nation would have given comfort to him that all
his efforts as a public servant hit their mark.

"I am amazed to see big burly men crying over his death. When the funeral
cortege passed by the streets of Manila and Naga, there were as much cheers as
there were tears," she said.

Robredo is deserving of the honors being given him now, she said. "Maybe for
him, it was the perfect end to a life well lived."

"We are truly blessed to have been loved by you. As my daughter said, 'You
may have been prepared to die, but we were not prepared to lose you.' We are
devastated by your loss, but even if we are grieving we will continue to live
because your spirit lives in us. I will make sure that your dreams for our
children will be fulfilled," she said.

"You are home now. You are back where you truly belong. Rest well, we will
love you forever."
Robredo's girl vows to pursue his legacy By Juan
Escandor Jr. Inquirer Southern Luzon 12:08 am | Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

[PHOTO -Patricia Robredo. Photo by Pancratio
Francisco / Malacañang Photo Bureau /PCOO]
NAGA CITY—Delivering a light and anecdote-filled response to tributes to her
father on Sunday night, the second daughter of the late Interior Secretary Jesse
Robredo vowed to pursue his legacy, with statements that hinted at a career in
politics in this city.

Patricia "Tricia" Robredo, 18, a premed student at Ateneo de Manila
University, described her father as a family man first and then a responsible
public official who rallied people to fight for good government by looking
inside for the heroes within them.

"Sec, Mayor, Pogi, Bok, bright boy, Papa … it will not stop on Facebook,
Twitter or TV our pledge to continue what you have started," Tricia said at
necrological rites for her father at City Hall here.

"I will be the one to take care of Mama," she promised, drawing applause from
the hundreds of mourners, including local officials, inside the main hall of the
administrative building where her father was lying in state and hundreds more
outside watching her on large screen monitors.

Will serve Naga

Tricia assured the mourners that they, the three daughters of Robredo, would
return to Naga City to continue the legacy of their father once they have become
successful professionals.

The Nagueños responded with an even louder and longer applause.

At the end of her 25-minute speech in Bicol, Tricia asked the mourners to
stand up and salute her father, on whom had been heaped since he died profuse
accolade and recognition for his work in public service and local government.


Jillian eyes stardom

Robredo died in a plane crash in Masbate province on August 18. He will be
buried Tuesday, with President Benigno Aquino leading the ceremonies to give him
state honors.

On the lighter side, Tricia said that after confirmation of their father's
death, her youngest sister Jillian, 13, asked their mother Leni how old Kris
Aquino was when her father, Sen. Ninoy Aquino, died.

Tricia said Jillian also wanted to become a movie star like Kris Aquino,
unlike her older sister Jessica Marie, whom she described as strong and smart,
and herself, who was "shy, full of drama" but preferred to be alone.

Tricia said her father loved all his daughters, tutored them, and provided

them with even the littlest of things, including tips on how to secure tickets
to a basketball game.

Her father, Tricia said, was a loving husband who always had surprises for
their mother. She recalled one instance when her father told her mother by phone
that he was coming home to Naga from Manila the next day, when all the time he
was already on a bus, together with his two daughters, traveling to Naga.

Unforgettable incident

Tricia recounted an incident that she described as unforgettable and it
happened when her father was the mayor of Naga City. One day, she said, a couple
came to their house, asking to be wed.

Her father was sick but did not say no. He wed the couple even though he was
in his pajamas, barefoot and wired to an intravenous bottle.

Tricia said her father never said anything unpleasant about anyone, even when
he was angry. When he was really angry, he bit his fingers to avoid letting out
unkind words.

"He was angry with others but he vented it on himself," she said.

Her father brushed aside dangers that came with his job in the government,
she said. He kidded about them, she said, even his once narrowly escaping a bomb
attack in Maguindanao.

Thanks to everyone

Tricia thanked the mourners for the prayers and moral support they had given
to her family. She also thanked the fishermen and divers who helped to bring
back her father's body from the sea.

She said her family did not expect such outpouring of support, but was happy
to know that many people loved her father.

Tricia said she hoped everyone would continue the legacy of her father, and
to see a Robredo in everyone who cared for him.




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