..i was walking in Taft Avenue when i saw the headline of a tabloid saying "ROBREDO IN A PLANE CRASH"..
When i saw that, i didn't even give the newspaper a second glance.. i told myself, yeah right another politician in a plane crash..
when i went home, i tried to listen to my favorite radio program on LS, barangay love stories, i don't know why but i switched to news 5 and there was this never ending update on SEc Robredo's case, from his aide who survived, to how Capt Bahinting switched seats with his Nepalese student..at first, i was just interested with the switching of the seats of the pilots.. but as the story progressed, i got hooked and for the first time, i found myself following developments on his case.. i prayed for his safety and was even surprised to feel a tear roll down my cheek when the search and rescue operations became search and retrieval operations.. in the following days after his plane crash, i found someone from our cabinet secs who i would say i learned to respect and admire..
.. i was shocked when i learned he had to take a bus when he goes home to Bicol, for someone who has a second home in the Visayas, just a few hours away from Bicol, i know how hard it is to travel by bus and i am genuinely surprised when i heard that.. my admiration for the guy grew stronger as days pass by.. but sayang coz he is gone..
.. he was laid to rest today and i felt that i had to make something as a sign of my respect for the man who touched my soul and captured my mind and heart on the day he died..
.. i was advised not to use the computer for a couple of days coz of an eye infection but i can't help it and i told myself, ilang minuto lang naman to and i have to capture what i feel at the moment..
..from the bottom of my heart, thank u Sec Jesse Robredo, and let me borrow a few words from Elton John's Candle in the wind..and alter a few words as well..
Goodbye SEc Jesse
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain
Now you belong to heaven
And the stars spell out your name
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain
Now you belong to heaven
And the stars spell out your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along Philippines' greenest hills
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along Philippines' greenest hills
and the homes of the poor and oppressed
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will
..yes u are now gone but may your good example inspire each and everyone..
..may u rest in peace SIR....
