The death of Press Secretary Cerge Remonde today was a shock to many as he was found unconscious in his office bathroom today. Cerge Remonde was Director-General of the Presidential Management Staff, and finally, on February 1, 2009, he was appointed as Press Secretary.

Remonde graduated magna cum laude from the University of the Visayas (UV) with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1986, he studied Cooperation and Development Studies at the Afro-Asia Institute in Tel Aviv, Israel. In 1992, he took part in the United States State Department International Visitors Program in Washington, D.C. Remonde is married to newspaper columnist Marit Stinus.