Panelo visits wake of VP Robredo's mother

Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo visited the wake of Vice President Leni Robredo's late mother, Salvacion Gerona, as shown in photos sent by the Office of the Vice President on Thursday morning.

Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo visits wake of Sally Gerona, mother of Vice President Leni Robredo, in Naga City, Camarines Sur | via @llanescajourno pic.twitter.com/NrTwR11oF9

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Like Robredo, Panelo hails from Naga City, Camarines Sur.

Panelo earlier said that workload had prevented President Rodrigo Duterte from paying his respects to the mother of the Vice President. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the President said he shares Robredo's grief.

A day before Panelo’s visit, Robredo's allies from the Liberal Party also paid a visit to her mother’s wake. These included Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, Senator Francis Pangilinan, former Senator Bam Aquino and former Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas.

Salvacion Gerona died on Saturday at the age of 83.

Panelo had earlier described Gerona as a “selfless and dedicated teacher who molded countless of young minds across generations.”

Gerona was a teacher by profession who served at the Universidad de Sta. Isabel in Naga, one of the oldest schools in the Philippines. —Llanesca Panti/KBK, GMA News