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MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) – President Benigno Aquino III on Monday afternoon, August 20, met with the family of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo.
Aquino left Masbate City for Naga at about 3.40 pm, according to Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas.
Robredo’s wife and 3 daughters are in Naga City, where they are monitoring updates on the search and rescue operations for the Secretary.
The President met with them at the Pili airport in Camarines Sur, which is near the city.
Earlier on Monday, August 20, Mrs Robredo issued a statement thanking the President and the nation for their prayers for Robredo. His 24-year-old daughter Aika said that while they remained hopeful they were also being “realistic.” The family is bracing for the worst, Mrs Robredo said in a written statement.
The plane carrying Robredo, his aide Police Senior Inspector Jun Abrasado, and two pilots crashed at sea off Masbate on Saturday, August 18. Abrasado survived the accident and was rescued from the sea.
The President is supervising the rescue operations in Masbate City, where he set up a command center last Sunday, August 19. But he was scheduled to return to Manila Monday in time for the commemoration of the 29th death anniversay of his father, the late Sen Benigno Aquino Jr., on Tuesday, August 21. – Rappler.com
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