Bikolanos join in prayers for the safe return
of Robredo,two companions
By Analiza S. Macatangay
NAGA CITY, Aug. 18 (PIA) --
Supporters, friends and city officials gathered at the house of Interior and
Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo today in prayer as they implore
Ina’s intercession for the safe return of Robredo and his companions.
The vigil is being held at the Secretary’s residence at Bulusan Street, Dayangdang here .
The social networking sites are also now flooded with prayer requests for the safe return of his group.
Atty. Leni Robredo, the secretary’s wife, knows that the aircraft was having an engine trouble after the secretary himself called her up to inform her of his situation.
Hour later, debris of the ill-fated Piper Seneca plane were found by rescuers yet not the large portion of the aircraft. Robredo and the two pilots identified as Capt. Jessup Bahinting, owner of Aviatour Flight School, and Nepalese copilot Kshitiz Chand were also nowhere to be found.
Captain Jun Abrazado, Robredo’s aide, survived when he was thrown off from the plane and was later rescued by fishermen. He sustained a fracture in the arm. After being given initial medical treatment her returned to the site to help in the rescue efforts.
Naga City Mayor John Bongat has called on all the Naguenos to pray together for the safe return of Robredo who headed the city government for the past decades.
It was in 1988 when Robredo first impressed his constituents when he ran as City Mayor at the age of 29. He eventually won and became the youngest city mayor of the Philippines. Robredo during his incumbency has transformed Naga City into one of the most improved cities in Asia.
Tomorrow, Bongat and all the city officials will catch the fast craft for an early trip going to Pilar, Sorsogon bound to Masbate City to personally check the search and rescue operation.
They will be joined by barangay officials and members of the Naga City Press Corps.
President Benigno Aquino already instructed the Philippine Navy and other rescue groups to hasten the search. The President is also off to Masbate City tomorrow.
The plane failed to safely land after the pilot sent a distress call to the Masbate airport. (MAL/LSM-PIA5/Camarines Sur)
The vigil is being held at the Secretary’s residence at Bulusan Street, Dayangdang here .
The social networking sites are also now flooded with prayer requests for the safe return of his group.
Atty. Leni Robredo, the secretary’s wife, knows that the aircraft was having an engine trouble after the secretary himself called her up to inform her of his situation.
Hour later, debris of the ill-fated Piper Seneca plane were found by rescuers yet not the large portion of the aircraft. Robredo and the two pilots identified as Capt. Jessup Bahinting, owner of Aviatour Flight School, and Nepalese copilot Kshitiz Chand were also nowhere to be found.
Captain Jun Abrazado, Robredo’s aide, survived when he was thrown off from the plane and was later rescued by fishermen. He sustained a fracture in the arm. After being given initial medical treatment her returned to the site to help in the rescue efforts.
Naga City Mayor John Bongat has called on all the Naguenos to pray together for the safe return of Robredo who headed the city government for the past decades.
It was in 1988 when Robredo first impressed his constituents when he ran as City Mayor at the age of 29. He eventually won and became the youngest city mayor of the Philippines. Robredo during his incumbency has transformed Naga City into one of the most improved cities in Asia.
Tomorrow, Bongat and all the city officials will catch the fast craft for an early trip going to Pilar, Sorsogon bound to Masbate City to personally check the search and rescue operation.
They will be joined by barangay officials and members of the Naga City Press Corps.
President Benigno Aquino already instructed the Philippine Navy and other rescue groups to hasten the search. The President is also off to Masbate City tomorrow.
The plane failed to safely land after the pilot sent a distress call to the Masbate airport. (MAL/LSM-PIA5/Camarines Sur)
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