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Published May 27, 2021, 8:51 AM
The late Interior secretary and former Naga City Mayor Jesse Robredo would have turned 63 years old Thursday, May 27, Vice President Leni Robredo and their daughters shared on social media as they celebrated his birth anniversary.
“63rd. His life, though short, was purposeful. It’s the kind of life we strive to live, every single day,” the vice president said on her personal Facebook page.
She remembered her late husband as the “better half of me.”
Robredo shared a photo of her husband with the words “mission accomplished salamat pogi!” Jesse was referred to as “pogi (handsome)” by his constituents in Naga City, where he served as mayor for six terms.