I do not wish to join the "I-know-Jesse-Robredo" bandwagon. But I do want to write a blog post about him, if only to remember that there once lived a man like him. I do not claim to know him personally. But let this be my way of paying tribute to a good man. I met Mr. Robredo while working on my undergraduate thesis in 2001. My thesis partner and I conceptualized a weekly documentary that will feature different places in the Philippines and the issues and culture that are unique to each location. Initially, we wanted to feature my hometown in Eastern Samar because there was a mining issue there back then. But due to time and distance constraints, we decided to feature my partner's hometown instead - Naga City. I visited the place between Christmas and New Year of 2001. I stayed there for a couple of days and my partner and I were able to interview Mr. Robredo. Our first meeting was in his office at the City Hall. The first thing I noticed about him was that he was ver...