Robredo wake in Manila begins Friday

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The remains of the late Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo will be brought to Manila for a two-day wake

STATE HONORS. The government extends state honors to the late Robredo. Photo from Malacañang/PCOO

MANILA, Philippines – The remains of the late Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo will be brought to Manila tomorrow, Friday, August 24.

The Palace has said the remains will be transported from Naga City at 9 am Friday. The wake in Manila will be held in Malacañang.

For today, Thursday, August 23, the following is the schedule in Naga.

Thursday, August 23:

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. – Mass
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – wake
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Mass
6:00 p.m. onwards – wake

Robredo’s remains will be returned to Naga on Sunday, August 26.

He will be buried on Tuesday, August 28, with state honors that include an escort battalion and other rituals.

Robredo died last Saturday, August 18, in a plane crash off Masbate. His body was retrieved on Tuesday, August 21. He was 54. – Rappler.com



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