Today, the President signed Proclamation No. 461, s. 2012, declaring a Special (non-working) day in the City of Naga, Camarines Sur, on August 28, 2012.

Earlier, the City Government of Naga issued a resolution requesting the Office of the President to declare August 28, 2012, the day of Secretary Robredo’s interment, a non-working day. This is to allow the people of Naga to participate in the State Funeral and pay their last respects to their beloved former mayor and Secretary of the Interior.

At 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 28, 2012, the funeral mass for the late Secretary Robredo will take place in the Basilica Minore de Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia. This will be followed by the rendering of full military honors at 11:00 a.m., and by the conclusion of the State Funeral at Funeraria Imperial, where the of the remains of the late Secretary will be cremated.

August 24, 2012