ate ▁Island , ▁after ▁suffering ▁an ▁engine ▁failure . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁J esse ▁Man al ast as ▁Rob red o ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁in ▁N aga ▁City ▁to ▁José ▁Chan ▁Rob red o ▁Sr . ▁( 1 9 2 3 ▁– ▁ 2 0 1 5 ), ▁a ▁Filip ino ▁Chinese ▁and ▁his ▁native ▁Filip ina ▁wife ▁of ▁eth nic ▁B icol ano ▁descent , ▁Marcel ina ▁Man al ast as - Rob red o ▁( 1 9 2 8 ▁– ▁ 2 0 1 3 ). ▁Rob red o ▁is ▁of ▁Chinese ▁descent ▁through ▁his ▁pat ernal ▁grand father , ▁who ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines ▁from ▁F uj ian ▁province ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁H ok k ien ▁Chinese ▁name , ▁Lim ▁P ien g ▁Ti . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁of ▁five ▁sib lings : ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁brother , ▁José ▁" But ch " ▁Rob red o ▁Jr ., ▁a ▁business man ; ▁and ▁three ▁sister s : ▁J oc ely n ▁Rob red o - A ust ria , ▁who ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁USA ; ▁Jen ny ▁Rob red o - T ang ; ▁and ▁Joseph ine ▁( P en ny ) ▁Rob red o - B und oc ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines - Ph ili pp ine ▁General ▁Hospital ▁( UP - PG H ). ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁N aga ▁Par och