Indeed, it was a very sad day for the whole Filipino nation, including us, overseas Filipino workers and our families, when Philippine authorities confirmed that the lifeless body of Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo had been retrieved from Masbate waters.
For and in behalf of its members and officers, and our families, Migrante-Middle East joins the Filipino nation in mourning the loss of Secretary Robredo, a genuine and one-of-a-kind public servant.
We extend our condolences to his wife and children, relatives and friends, and to all the people of Naga and the rest of Bicol.
We echo the call of other groups to let him rest at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. His public life, works and good deeds are enough reasons to make him worthy of burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. He has done a heroic act in setting an example of what a good public servant is.
Salamat, Secretary Jesse!
—JOHN LEONARD MONTERONA,
regional coordinator,
Migrante-Middle East,
migranteme@gmail.com