Jesse Manalastas Robredo was a Filipino politician who served as 23rd Secretary of the Interior and Local Government in the administration of President Benigno Aquino III from 2010 until his death in 2012. Robredo was a member of the Liberal Party.
Jesse Robredo
A plaque awarded by Robredo in 2011 as Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government
Robredo on a 2013 stamp of the Philippines
Museo ni Jesse Robredo, a museum dedicated to Robredo
The Quezon Service Cross is the highest national recognition of the Republic of the Philippines. It has been awarded to only a handful of Filipinos since its creation in 1946.
Quezon Service Cross diagram
Quezon Service Cross given to Jesse Robredo in 2012
Image: Carlos P. Romulo
Image: Emilio Aguinaldo ca. 1919 (Restored)