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Disaster Ill-Equipped Country: The Philippines Should Learn From Secretary Robredo’s Death
It was August 21, 2012 when the body of Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo recovered in the coastal area of Masbate, two days after the plane crash. And that ends all the hope that he will be recovered alive. A day after, the body of the owner and pilot of ill-fated Piper Seneca, Captain Jessup Bahinting was also found inside the plane which was upside down at a depth of 180 feet. And early morning today, the body of Bahinting’s co-pilot, Kshitiz Chand was also found floating by fishermen after it went missing when the plane wreckage was successfully extricated last night. The retrieval operations ended…
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Secretary Jesse Robredo, 2 Others Still Missing
It has been more than 24 hours now since the plane carrying Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo crashed off the coast of Masbate Saturday afternoon. Divers have found today the flight plan which only confirmed that the Secretary was with his aide and the two pilots on the ill-fated six-seater Piper Seneca plane. Chronology of Events on August 18, 2012: 11:45 AM – Robredo arrived in Consolacion, Cebu to grace the ground-breaking ceremony of the new PNP Regional Training Center. He was on board Cebu Pacific flight 5J 553. 2:30 PM – Robredo left Consolacion, Cebu site and proceed to Mactan-Cebu International Airport. 3:00 PM – Robredo arrived…