A Day of Mourning

Today, the remains of the Philippines' DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo has been found. His plane crashed just two days ago. This is a sad thing for the Philippines. Admittedly, it is only now that I knew of who he really is. It is only now that I realized of his goodness. I do not normally say these remarks to anyone, especially to someone with position in the Philippine government.

When someone passes away, it is normal to say all the good things. Sometimes, I do not even care to watch the news because I know that everything that will be said are everything good, wonderful, magnificent, kind, generous and all those adjectives. It is just a good thing that this time, I managed to watch the news. They showed how humble he is. My father even told me that the house of Sec. Robredo was shown and it was just small. He also said that he just sometimes ride a bus, considering that he has been working in the government for quite a long time. I must commend him for resisting the temptation of corrupting, if he actually did not corrupt. I am not in the position to judge him as a whole, because nobody ever has the capacity to. I think, however, that if he is still alive, the whole country will not even know about all these things and will not be able to appreciate him. This is a sad thing, as well, that the person has to die first before everyone will notice what he has done.

May his soul rest in peace.