Puno Condoles with Remonde's Family

 January 19, 2010

Secretary Ronnie Puno of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) yesterday expressed deep sadness over the passing away of his friend, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde whom he called a versatile and hardworking public official.

“My family and I extend our deepest condolences to the family of Secretary Remonde. I lost both a friend and an esteemed colleague,” Puno said. “We were all shocked by his sudden passing and we will miss him greatly.”

Puno said Remonde was a multitalented public official having held various posts in government prior to his post as Press Secretary in the Arroyo administration.

He noted that Remonde rose from the ranks to become a member of the Cabinet, from being .a member of the appeals board of the Movie Television and Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) and Commissioner of the Communications Committee for UNESCO.

Puno recalled that the late Press Secretary was also formerly the head of the Government Mass Media Group and Director General of the Presidential Management Staff and lead convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission.