By Raymund Antonio
A museum dedicated to the life and legacy of late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo has a “tsinelas” art installation and a special exhibit featuring his photographs for the public.
(Photo via Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN)
The former Interior secretary’s widow, Vice President Leni Robredo, led the unveiling of the art installation and ribbon cutting of the “Para Kay Jesse” exhibit today at the Museo ni Jesse Robredo in Naga City.
The exhibit features 60 faces of Jesse inside a room filled with memorabilia showing his life.
Robredo said the exhibit will run until June 18.
This was unveiled in her husband’s home city coinciding with his 60th birth anniversary.
Together with their relatives, friends, and political allies, the Vice President attended a mass in commemoration of Secretary Jesse’s birthday at the museum.
Jesse was a longtime mayor of Naga before he was appointed to the Department during the time of then President Benigno Aquino III. He was known for his trademark “tsinelas” brand of leadership.
Jesse, who received the 2000 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service, died in a plane crash off Masbate on August 18, 2012. His body was found after three days of grueling search operations.
The Vice President remembered that her husband preferred a quiet family dinner over grand celebrations with many visitors. He was never absent at work during his birthday.
“Our tradition was to hear mass early. It was the first mass in the morning. Then after the mass, he will go to the office. It was always a regular working day. He was never absent because it was his birthday,” she said in Filipino.
“In our family, we are not into parties. When he was in the city hall, the employees were the ones who surprised him. That was the same when he was in DILG,” Robredo said
(Photo via Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN)
The former Interior secretary’s widow, Vice President Leni Robredo, led the unveiling of the art installation and ribbon cutting of the “Para Kay Jesse” exhibit today at the Museo ni Jesse Robredo in Naga City.
The exhibit features 60 faces of Jesse inside a room filled with memorabilia showing his life.
Robredo said the exhibit will run until June 18.
This was unveiled in her husband’s home city coinciding with his 60th birth anniversary.
Together with their relatives, friends, and political allies, the Vice President attended a mass in commemoration of Secretary Jesse’s birthday at the museum.
Jesse was a longtime mayor of Naga before he was appointed to the Department during the time of then President Benigno Aquino III. He was known for his trademark “tsinelas” brand of leadership.
Jesse, who received the 2000 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service, died in a plane crash off Masbate on August 18, 2012. His body was found after three days of grueling search operations.
The Vice President remembered that her husband preferred a quiet family dinner over grand celebrations with many visitors. He was never absent at work during his birthday.
“Our tradition was to hear mass early. It was the first mass in the morning. Then after the mass, he will go to the office. It was always a regular working day. He was never absent because it was his birthday,” she said in Filipino.
“In our family, we are not into parties. When he was in the city hall, the employees were the ones who surprised him. That was the same when he was in DILG,” Robredo said