ial ▁School , ▁a ▁private ▁Catholic ▁school ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁h one ▁his ▁talent ▁and ▁love ▁for ▁ch ess . ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁known ▁and ▁had ▁established ▁a ▁record ▁for ▁winning ▁B icol ' s ▁annual ▁province - wide ▁ch ess ▁tournament ▁and ▁Rob red o ' s ▁brother ▁had ▁been ▁among ▁its ▁champions . ▁However , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁Rob red o ' s ▁turn ▁to ▁represent ▁his ▁school , ▁he ▁only ▁gar ner ed ▁second ▁place . ▁ ▁Rob red o ▁entered ▁high ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁A ten e o ▁de ▁N aga ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁junior ▁year ▁when ▁President ▁Ferdinand ▁Mar cos ▁declared ▁mart ial ▁law ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁The ▁university ▁administration ▁immediately ▁called ▁an ▁assembly ▁and ▁war ned ▁its ▁students ▁against ▁getting ▁involved ▁in ▁anti - g overn ment ▁activities ▁– ▁which ▁could ▁result ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁being ▁closed ▁down . ▁ ▁J esse ▁obtained ▁his ▁under grad uate ▁degrees ▁in ▁industrial ▁management ▁engineering ▁and ▁mechanical ▁engineering ▁at ▁De ▁La ▁S alle ▁University . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Rob red o ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁San ▁Miguel ▁Corporation ▁in ▁Mand al uy ong ▁City , ▁in ▁the ▁Phys ical ▁Distribution ▁Techn ical ▁Services ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Services ▁Division , ▁and ▁within ▁six ▁months , ▁Rob red o ▁had ▁hur d led ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁levels ▁in ▁the ▁division ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁fin ance ▁division ▁for ▁another ▁six ▁months . ▁He