More conflicting and anomalous accounts on the plane crash that killed Sec. Jesse Robredo #salamatjesse

By -
More questions are coming up as to what really happened in the minutes before the plane crash in which Secretary Jesse Robredo and two pilots died (and in which Robredo's aide Jun Abrazado survived).

The Inquirer reported that Abrazado "embraced the secretary as they braced for impact but Abrazado lost consciousness when he hit his head on the back of the seat in front of him as they hit water". Does someone who loses consciousness as a result of a blow to the head remember the specific cause of his loss of consciousness? According to an article published by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), people who suffer such a trauma or concussion "often cannot remember what happened immediately before or after the injury, and they may act confused." Furthermore, "a concussion can affect memory, judgment, reflexes, speech, balance and muscle coordination."

According to the Inquirer report, this was what supposedly happened as the plane sank: "Unable to find Robredo, Abrasado managed to eventually unfasten his seatbelt and swam out of the sunken plane." However, according to the Visayan Daily Star report, "Abrazado was able to unfasten his seat belt, then tried to loosen the seat belt of Robredo but to no avail."

So what really happened?

Comments

  1. UnknownAugust 23, 2012 at 9:07 PM

    The more Abrazado talk, the more the situation become complicated. No more cover-ups plz!!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousAugust 23, 2012 at 11:04 PM

    ... it looks like Abrazado is really confused until now... it was a miracle which saved him from death! I believed in the innocence of the man who protected the life of Sec. Robredo in previous times... why not ask the other aides of the late Secretary who wasn't able to accompany him on that tragic day! ... by the way, I live in Masbate City, along the airport where the ill-fated plane supposedly landed on that day.

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousAugust 24, 2012 at 12:33 AM

    You could consider the statement--falling unconscious because of hitting his head on the back of a seat--as a conclusion derived in hindsight to fill in the blanks.

    As for conflicting reports from different news sources, that happens. I have personal experience of this because a family member survived a vehicular accident involving government officials also. We gathered as many news articles as we can find. Reports ranged from dead, badly injured or perfectly fine.

    A better way to speculate, rather than focusing on people and psychology, is focusing on some hard science, like the plane crash itself and the physics involved. This will provide harder evidence of possible foul play.

    ReplyDelete
  4. AnonymousAugust 24, 2012 at 1:09 AM

    I dont understand why the author is trying to insinuate that there could have been a foul play with the accident. Besides his only source states the word "often cannot remember..." that those who suffered concussion or sudden loss of consciousness, yet Abrazado (somehow) remember things he thinks he did. The result of the study of the foreign agency still have some holes.

    Hey in that situation could you be more calm? Well, we can't give any hunch or malicious thougths because we're not the one who got in that near-death situation. Why can't we just be thankful that at least there was a survivor?! We all mourn for the loss of the good secretary but it was all an accident... It's like it's better to have no survivor at all if the good secretary will not survive? Pathetic... tsk tsk

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. AnonymousAugust 24, 2012 at 10:48 AM

      I totally agree with you. It seems like they would have been more thankful if everyone in the plane died.

      Delete
  5. AnonymousAugust 24, 2012 at 1:47 AM

    Conflicting? Anomalous? You're an idiot!

    ReplyDelete
  6. AnonymousAugust 24, 2012 at 5:57 AM

    I had an overload of doubts as to what really happened...not merely perhaps, but a must??? that the most credible international crash investigation authorities delve into these confusing details and help surface the truth, a truth that remained to be seen at least for critical thinkers??? first, why did the retrievers find the body of the nepalese pilot floating? was there a chance he could have been able to free himself and that rescuers failed to find him perhaps very hungry and dehydrated while floating for several days??? In my little experience in swimming...even the heavy objects or human body for that matter does not require so that much force to lift it underwater as compared to the ground considering the bouyancy of water that helps lighten the object...then why couldn't the 'lone' survivor pull the Secretary out of the fuselage??? Why didn't he bother to tell who remained inside the plane if he kept on saying that he managed to unfasten his seatbelt to free himselt while only just chest deep submerged, he could still vividly looked around to check his companions for a count??? If it is true that he found it hard to unfasten Robredo's seatbelt then why did the retrievers (divers) say that Robredo wasn't fastened to his seatbelt already??? who unfastened him???the water current??? or Was Robredo 'awakened' from being unconscious during the plane plunge and freed himsfelf to no avail as the survivor already left??? or, has Robredo really been able to siwm up the surface but died floating (if there was a cover-up)???...Was the Magsaysay award, a coded fate for Robredo to have the same fate as Ramon Magsaysay died on a plane crash??? Yes the period of grief and mourning is in the air but doesn't the people deserve the true information all the time??? in case there was a 'sarzuela' do the people behind have the right to enjoy plotting another gruesome tragedy that lists you as their next victim??? DON'T I HAVE THE RIGHT under the Geneva Convention to ask these questions??? NAKAKABOBO ANG MGA BALITA..

    ReplyDelete
  7. AnonymousAugust 24, 2012 at 7:25 AM

    i love this kind of questions; lets add some conspiracy theory....the secretary uncovered that the proceeds of the sale of assets (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-13/philippines-agency-plans-to-sell-mining-assets-southeast-asia.html)like the ones before it are being pocketed by high ranking officials. The government are selling a lot of government assets that are not being shown in our local news.

    ReplyDelete
  8. AnonymousOctober 1, 2012 at 7:37 PM

    the writer is sick

    ReplyDelete
  9. AdeleDiazFebruary 11, 2013 at 10:14 PM

    Hello! I am actually interested in one thing, of course if I'm not asking too much could you please tell us your place of origin?

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular this week

Filipinos are taught by their parents to flush at public toilets with their feet. Is this RIGHT??

By -
Image
Public toilets in the Philippines are seen to be dirty. As such many Filipinos are taught by their parents to use their feet to operate the flush lever after using a public toilet. The prevalence of this practice was confirmed after a tweet from a Filipino Netizens describing the practice attracted wide approval... Is this the right way to solve the problem of unsanitary public toilets in the Philippines? By teaching kids to use their feet to operate such facilities? It's more like teaching them to be inconsiderate and rather than be good members of the community. No wonder public facilities in the Philippines suck. It's because their users suck.
Read more

The sound of a #Tagalog convo: 'like chickens and hens cackling in unison'

By -
Image
While I'm not sure the language should totally go the way Latin did, one can't deny the limited use of Tagalog. As it is now, a sentence can't be done without two or three borrowed words in English which makes it redundant in academia. Somehow you gotta address the technical jargon but there really is no equivalent to it in Tagalog so the English term just ends up jammed in between the local vernacular. Nevermind the fact that reading Tagalog online is cringey no matter who wrote it. Add the fact that it just doesn't sound pleasing to the ear. Normal conversation with Tagalog is like chickens and hens cackling in unison to the uninitiated. It's the peasants' language through and through. ------------ This is a GRP Featured Comment. Join the discussion! http://getrealphilippines.com/blog/2014/06/kudos-to-the-commission-on-higher-education-ched-for-finally-junking-tagalog/comment-page-1/#comment-544143
Read more

What good are Filipino "activists" to ordinary Filipinos?

By -
Image
This question is leaving an increasing number of Filipinos utterly stumped, specially nowadays, ironically, considering the number of activist circuses that spring from the ground everyday. But that is exactly the problem. Protest rallies  spring then fizzle at every drop of a hat in recent months. Much of what these rallyists protest can't even be considered to be things one would normally be outraged about anymore. Most ordinary Filipinos simply get on with it. But not these "activists". The things they consider to be important from their cushy ivory towers are too lofty for the average Filipino to care about. After all, how relevant, for example, is "feminism" to the average Pinoy? Can "human rights" be eaten for breakfast? Would whoever happen to be sitting in Malacanang actually make any difference to the average Filipino schmoe? See, this is the trouble with today's "activism". The show put up by these "militants" a
Read more

The slow steep decline of Camp John Hay in #Baguio under #Filipino management

By -
Image
Camp John Hay (Baguio) is a perfect example of this. Back when the US bases were still existing it was touted as the best R&R facility for US military personnel in the Pacific. Unfortunately, much of Camp John Hay now, despite its purported "corporate care," is mired in stacks of intricate court cases. Hotels which are supposed to bring in cash to Baguio are still closed due to litigation. Around a dozen old bunk houses have been bulldozed for faux-log cabins nobody uses anyway. The corporations which supposedly take care of Camp John Hay's well-being refuse to pay taxes to the government because they think they have some sort of "special privilege." At the center of this all is a lawyer-politician under the Liberal Party banner who has plans to become Baguio's mayor. Furthermore, his SJW wife turns her back and keeps silent over John Hay's wanton environmental degradation, and rather be more vocal against the earthballing of trees at SM Baguio
Read more