▁was ▁later ▁accepted ▁as ▁an ▁Edward ▁Mason ▁Fellow ▁and ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Public ▁Administration ▁degree ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ' s ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁School ▁of ▁Government ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Rob red o ▁finished ▁his ▁Masters ▁in ▁Business ▁Administration ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁D il iman , ▁Que zon ▁City , ▁as ▁a ▁scholar ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁and ▁Fac ulty ▁Organ ization ▁aw arde e ▁for ▁scholar ly ▁excell ence . ▁The ▁Far ▁Eastern ▁University ▁best owed ▁Rob red o ▁with ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁Human ities , ▁honor is ▁causa , ▁during ▁its ▁ 8 0 th ▁comm enc ement ▁exercise ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁pl en ary ▁hall ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁International ▁Convention ▁Center ▁on ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁recogn izing ▁his ▁efforts ▁to ▁develop ▁N aga ▁City . ▁ ▁When ▁Rob red o ' s ▁immediate ▁superior ▁transferred ▁to ▁Magn olia ▁Ice ▁C ream , ▁San ▁Miguel ▁Corporation ' s ▁ice ▁cre am ▁division , ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁come ▁along . ▁He ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁log istics ▁planning ▁and ▁concurrent ly ▁function ed ▁as ▁staff ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁physical ▁distribution ▁director . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Rob red o ▁returned ▁to ▁N aga ▁City , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁Program ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁B icol ▁River ▁Bas in ▁Development ▁Program , ▁an ▁ag ency ▁task ed ▁to