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The body of Jesse Robredo, Philippine Interior Secretary, has been recovered from the sea after a plane he was travelling in crashed.

Jesse Robredo’s body was retrieved from wreckage of the light aircraft about 55 m (180 ft) underwater, Transport Secretary Mar Roxas told reporters.

He was described as a “most honorable” leader by the spokesman of President Benigno Aquino.

Three others were also on the plane when it crashed on Saturday.

Flags at government institutions and police stations are being flown at half-mast.

The body of Jesse Robredo, Philippine Interior Secretary, has been recovered from the sea after a plane he was travelling in crashed

The body of Jesse Robredo, Philippine Interior Secretary, has been recovered from the sea after a plane he was travelling in crashed

“The nation is united in grief and gratitude to one of her finest and most honorable servant-leaders,” Benigno Aquino’s spokesman said in a statement.

The small plane was travelling from Cebu City in central Philippines to Jesse Robredo’s hometown of Naga City, in Camarines Sur province, when it encountered engine problems.

The pilots sought permission for an emergency landing at Masbate province, but did not manage to make it there. Witnesses saw the aircraft crash into the sea less than a kilometre from the runway.

The bodies of the two pilots have also been found in the wreckage, the government said, but it is not clear if they have been retrieved.

A fourth person, Jesse Robredo’s aide, managed to get out of the aircraft on Saturday. He was rescued by local fishermen and taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Benigno Aquino flew to Masbate on Sunday to oversee the search and rescue operation for Jesse Robredo, local media report.

The president was also with Jesse Robredo’s family on Tuesday as they received his remains in Naga City.

Jesse Robredo, 54, was in charge of the national police force and provincial governments. He was a close ally of Benigno Aquino and helped his election campaign in 2010.

He was a long-time mayor of Naga City before his appointment to Benigno Aquino’s cabinet.

A graduate of Harvard University’s John F Kennedy School of Government, Jesse Robredo received numerous awards for good governance.

One of these was the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award, known as Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize, in 2000.

Various officials have described him as an “exceptional” and “inspirational” public servant.

“His unflagging sense of integrity and diligence served as an example to many of his colleagues in and outside government, and these same qualities have made him a most valuable and highly regarded member of President Aquino’s cabinet,” said Florencio Abad, budget secretary, in a statement.

 

Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo is missing after the light aircraft he was travelling in crashed into the sea, officials say.

Two other people are said to be missing after the Cessna came down in the sea off central Masbate province while trying to make an emergency landing.

An aide to Jesse Robredo was rescued from the water by local fishermen.

Police said search efforts had been suspended for the evening because of darkness.

Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo is missing after the light aircraft he was travelling in crashed into the sea

Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo is missing after the light aircraft he was travelling in crashed into the sea

Military spokesman Colonel Generoso Bolina said the plane had been travelling from central Cebu city to Jesse Robredo’s hometown of Naga city, in Camarines Sur province.

“There was an engine problem so they sought permission to make an emergency landing at Masbate, but the plane did not make it there and crashed,” Generoso Bolina told reporters.

Witnesses saw the Cessna 172 crash into the sea less than a kilometre from the runway. The wreckage has not been found.

Jesse Robredo’s police escort managed to jump out of the aircraft and was rescued and taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Two pilots – a Filipino and a Nepali – are also missing.

Rico Puno, the under secretary in the interior ministry, said Jesse Robredo had been in Cebu for a gathering of civilian volunteers assisting in police work, the Associated Press news agency reports.

Jesse Robredo, 54, is a close ally of President Benigno Aquino and helped his election campaign in 2010.