Liveblog: Departure Honors for Sec. Jesse Robredo, prep at 7:37am
GMA7 News TV Channel 24 (Channel 11 on free tv) is live-covering the departure honors for Sec. Jesse Robredo, there’s a quarter-screen inset showing real-time what is going on at the Archbishop Palace in Naga City.
7:40am the flag-draped coffin is being carried and escorted by high officials of the PNP, being brought outside the building ,
7:41am followed by members of the family, policemen and other officials line up .
7:42 they stop in front of honor guard, lift the coffin, the pall bearers are high officials representing the different branches of PNP.
7:44 High officials, honor guards, policemen execute a salute to Sec. Robredo, the sound of pealing of bells as it seems.
7: 45, very slowly, they turn left and walk very slowly bearing the coffin. pathway lined up by white wreaths, solemn music from military band. Pathway lined by more honor guards. Very orderly and quiet.
7:47 pall bearers approach the funeral cortege, now the flag- draped coffin being brought inside the funeral cortege.
7:48 they laid it there, door still open, the pall bearers execute a military about-face and slowly march away. the door is closed. A high official executes a salute before the closed door. Black funeral cortege.
7:50 am funeral cortege inches away, very slowly, honor guards execute a miltary about-face.
7:51 family members board a white van, to follow the funeral cortege, pall bearers, honor guards, and the police slowly march away. Funeral procession proceeds on a street filled with people to the brim, solemn and very orderly.
no more visuals for now, just a phone-patched report.
8:03 am GMAChannel 7 Free TV Unang Hirit, quarter-screen inset of Naga airport showing the plane and more PNP members waiting for the funeral cortege.
GMA7 News TV on Channel 24 (Channel 11 on free tv): Inside the studio, the playlist includes: “Jesse” by Roberta Flack; “Simply Jessie”, Rex Smith; they also played what they researched as the favorite song of Sec. Jesse Robredo, the OPM (original Pinoy music) “Ikaw”, version of Martin Nievera — aren’t you heartened, that his fave song is an OPM? — (i am shamed!) Regular reporting of the day’s news in the city proceeds.
ABS-CBN news cable, 8:10am quarter-screen inset of the funeral procession showing a giant gold-and-white image of the Lady of Peñafrancia as part of the procession.
8:28 GMA News TV Channel 24, quarter-screen inset, Naga airport, honor guards line up the tarmac, they’re in their dark blue uniform and white “guardia civil” hats/caps… on a sunny, windy day at the Naga airport in Pili, Camarines Sur.
And now GMA News is playing Phil Collins’s upbeat drum tempo “Take me Home” for the Naga airport setting.
8:52 pall bearers now bring the casket to the plane. 8:53 casket now inside the plane. Pall bearers stand at attention. family members are also standing before the door of the plane.
8:55 family members now walk slowly and go inside the plane. as the door is shut, pall bearers execute a salute. Honor guards still at attention.
