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A brown moth (left), which Naga City mayor Leni Robredo has associated with her late husband Jesse, shows up at the wedding of their daughter Aika with Jim Guzman. Robredo/Facebook

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Reyma Deveza

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1767080293852MOTH WEDDING 12302025.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="A brown moth (left), which Naga City mayor Leni Robredo has associated with her late husband Jesse, shows up at the wedding of their daughter Aika with Jim Guzman. Robredo/Facebook"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A brown moth (left), which Naga City mayor Leni Robredo has associated with her late husband Jesse, shows up at the wedding of their daughter Aika with Jim Guzman. Robredo/Facebook </span></span></span></div><p>Naga City mayor Leni Robredo believes that her husband, interior secretary Jesse Robredo, continues to watch over their family even after his passing. </p><p>For the past years, the former vice president has associated a brown moth with her late husband as it has consistently showed up during their family&#x27;s milestones. </p><p>Many Filipinos believe that a moth represents a soul. </p><p>In a Facebook post, Robredo revealed that a brown moth appeared once again on Monday, December 29, as their daughter AIka married Jim Guzman in a church ceremony. </p><p>She posted a photo of it perched on the cloth of the table near the newlyweds.</p><p>&quot;Since Jesse left us 13 years ago, a brown moth, almost always, suddenly appears during birthdays, anniversaries, important family events, and never leaves until the day is over,&quot; Robredo wrote.</p><p>&quot;Last night, at the wedding reception, he was there again, from start to finish,&quot; she added.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fleni.robredo%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0xj7HNNzfAZugcXPdFveeKMBH1HmtxjZnSALw9PK4JjxFNsZMFNA6MQGSo8cVcaPnl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="709" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>As a tribute, Aika wore a wedding gown crafted from some of the old Barong Tagalog owned by her father, who died in a plane crash in 2012. </p><p>She is the eldest of Robredo&#x27;s daughters, which also include Tricia and Jillian.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/health-beauty-fashion/2025/12/29/a-piece-of-jesse-aika-robredo-s-wedding-gown-honors-late-father-1801" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A piece of Jesse: Aika Robredo&#x27;s wedding gown honors late father</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/08/18/19/vp-leni-shares-late-husband-jesses-leadership-mantra-on-death-anniversary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">VP Leni shares late husband Jesse&#x27;s leadership mantra on death anniversary</a></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/91F47Kmlem4?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NJudkCRa1pM?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/13uVaqRCi8c?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mIjIHknVc9w?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Naga City mayor Leni Robredo believes that her husband, interior secretary Jesse Robredo, continues to watch over their family even after his passing.</p>

Naga City mayor Leni Robredo believes that her husband, interior secretary Jesse Robredo, continues to watch over their family even after his passing.

'He was there again': Leni Robredo says late husband Jesse was 'present' at daughter's wedding

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'He was there again': Leni Robredo says late husband Jesse was 'present' at daughter's wedding

Reyma Deveza,

ABS-CBN News

Published Dec 30, 2025 03:39 PM PHT

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