d ▁a ▁compla int ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁O mb ud s man ▁against ▁Rob red o , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁dismiss ed . ▁ ▁Ben ign o ▁Aqu ino ▁III ▁was ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Inter ior ▁and ▁Local ▁Government , ▁until ▁Aqu ino ▁named ▁Rob red o ▁to ▁succeed ▁him . ▁At ▁least ▁two ▁polit icians ▁from ▁B icol , ▁Luis ▁Or te ga ▁and ▁Luis ▁Villa f uerte ▁Sr . ▁expressed ▁opposition ▁to ▁Rob red o ' s ▁confirm ation ▁by ▁the ▁Commission ▁on ▁App oint ments ▁of ▁which ▁Villa f uerte ▁himself ▁was ▁a ▁member . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Commission ▁on ▁App oint ments ▁by pass ed ▁Rob red o ' s ▁nom ination . ▁His ▁nom ination ▁was ▁by pass ed ▁again ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Another ▁confirm ation ▁hearing ▁had ▁reported ly ▁been ▁set ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁eleven ▁days ▁after ▁Rob red o ' s ▁sudden ▁death . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Rob red o ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁an ▁air ▁accident ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁Pi per ▁Sen eca ▁light ▁aircraft ▁he ▁was ▁trav elling ▁in ▁crash ed ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Mas b ate ▁Island . ▁He ▁was ▁flying ▁to ▁N aga ▁City ▁to ▁assist ▁to ▁his ▁daughter ' s ▁sw imming ▁competition . ▁The ▁plane ▁suffered ▁an ▁engine ▁failure ▁en ▁route ▁from ▁C eb u ▁City , ▁and