Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim said he gave the order upon learning that Robredo’s body had been found and retrieved from the fuselage of a plane that crashed off Masbate last Saturday.
As Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Robredo supervised the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.
At Camp Crame, PNP chief Director General Nicanor Bartolome said police camps nationwide have been ordered to fly the Philippine flag at half-mast to mourn the death of Robredo.
Bartolome said this is a gesture of "our great respect to a great man and a good leader."
"All PNP camps are hoisting the national colors at half mast as an expression of our great respect to a great man and a good leader who steered the DILG-PNP family through the straight and narrow path of proper public service," Bartolome said in a statement posted on the PNP's Twitter account.
Meanwhile, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has likewise followed suit in honoring Robredo.
"I have already directed that the flag in the DOJ premises be on half mast," De Lima said.
Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas confirmed on Tuesday that Robredo's body was found at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, 800 meters from the shore off Masbate.
In a press briefing, Roxas said Robredo’s body was found at a depth of 180 feet inside the fuselage of the small Piper plane that carried him and three others on Saturday.
"'Yung unang sumabak na mga tech divers 'yung mga puti na nakita natin kahapon, si Matt at ang kanyang team na dalawang babae. At 8:15, kumpirmado na na 'yung isa sa mga katawan ay 'yung kay Sec. Jess Robredo," Roxas said.
Hours before Transportation Secretary Manuel Roxas II confirmed Robredo’s body had been found, Lim led activities marking the 29th death anniversary of former Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr., father of incumbent President Benigno Aquino III. - VVP/RSJ, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com