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“We were deprived the honour of confirming a great man, one of the best in the Cabinet. His place in the history of public service is secure,” Congressman Roilo Golez told the Inquirer.

The CA postponed Robredo’s confirmation from August 15 to August 29, because both houses of Congress were busy after Congressman Salvador Escudero died of cancer.

Robredo was told about this, said Congressman Rodanto Marcoleta, of Alagad, a sectoral party at the House of Representatives.

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The continuous snub on Robredo spoke more about the people who were behind the confirmation of appointed officials, said Pastor Alfred Crespo, adding that the no-nonsense and pro-people Robredo was “anachronistic in dirty politics”.

Earlier, Robredo said that in an interview with GMA News Reporters’ Notebook, “All my life has been guided by making a difference in everything that you (I) choose to do.”

“The things that I believe makes sense, that’s the only thing that I will do,” he added.

When he was not confirmed for two years and remained as an acting DILG secretary, he said, “I told myself I can go anytime,.. I look at this assignment on a day-to-day basis.”

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As a mayor of Naga City for ten years, which began when he was 28 in 1998, Robredo empowered women and poor people, ran after illegal gambling lords, and demanded reform in the Philippine National Police (PNP).

As DILG chief starting 2010, he wanted all local government leaders to undertake the fight for reform and transparency in the procurement of services and materials, using people’s money.

“He was too good to be true. That way, he had enemies,” said Crespo, adding that if Robredo shamed old traditional politicians, he also inspired young people to believe in government and in making politics a clean way to help people.

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robredo never considered himself as politician but a servant leader. kining mga taga-CA, mga TRAPO nga dagko.

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believer lang gyod tingali ta ug de mortuis nihil nisi bonum...

in the case of robredo, though, there is more reason to believe.  the fact that he went in such a tragic fashion like a plane crash is an added consideration.  he may not be a hero in the sense that we know heroes like rizal (or ninoy for that matter, or even marcos if his family and loyalists are to be believed), but definitely he's no heel either, which is something that can't be said if it were one of our current crop of legislators who said goodbye that same way.

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