--- title: "3 Jesse Robredo Quotes - Famous Politician (Making local governance work)" description: "Jesus \"Jesse\" Manalastas Robredo was a Filipino politician who served as 23rd Secretary of the Interior and Local Government in the administration of Pr..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jesse-robredo-49279.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Jesse Robredo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jesse-robredo-49279.jpg) # Jesse Robredo (1958–2012) Politician Philippines **3** quotes in **25** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Jesse Robredo was a politician from the Philippines, best known for *Making local governance work*. ## Quick Facts About Jesse Robredo Born May 27, 1958 Died August 18, 2012 Nationality Philippines Profession Politician Notable works Making local governance work Spouse Leni Robredo ## About Jesse Robredo Jesus "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. ## Awards & Honors Ramon Magsaysay Award Philippine Legion of Honor Quezon Service Cross ## Quotes by Jesse Robredo > [The most important ingredient of leadership is character. Most of the proficiencies can be learned, but what's inside you is something that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-robredo/the-most-important-ingredient-of-leadership-is-character-most-of-the/) [Jesse Robredo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-robredo/) [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12d/jesse-robredo-78893_change_the-most-important-ingredient-of-leaders_109681.png) > [It's not enough for an official to be good. There has to be a system that forces them to be good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-robredo/it-s-not-enough-for-an-official-to-be-good-there-has-to-be-a-system/) [Jesse Robredo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-robredo/) [Be good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/be-good/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03a/jesse-robredo-78893_be-good_it-s-not-enough-for-an-official-to-be-go_289573.png) > [I've long held the belief that as a leader, I can't ask of you something that I can't do myself, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-robredo/i-ve-long-held-the-belief-that-as-a-leader-i-can-t-ask-of-you/) [Jesse Robredo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-robredo/) [Asks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e7/jesse-robredo-78893_asks_i-ve-long-held-the-belief-that-as-a-lead_884988.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-robredo/#itemlist", "name": "Jesse Robredo Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The most important ingredient of leadership is character. 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