High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2012 Philippine Piper Seneca crash was the August 18, 2012 crash of a twin-engine light aircraft in the sea in the island province of Masbate in the Philippines. The Piper PA-34 Seneca was carrying four people, including Philippine Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo. As a result of the crash, three of the four passengers died, including Robredo, who was traveling from Mactan, Cebu to Naga, Camarines Sur.