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When asked how he is to be introduced as our retreat master this year, August 3-7, 2015, he simply said that introduced him simply as Bishop Pablo Virgilio S. David. Well, little I have known about this bishop except as brother of known sociologist Randy David. He was also a chairman of the Episcopal commission for Biblical Apostolate. Sorry, he is is still the chairman until the end of November. In December he will head the Commission on heritage of the Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines. From the official page of the Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines, here is the excerpt of this man: PERSONAL Birth: March 2, 1959 Place of Birth: Betis, Guagua, Pampanga Sacerdotal Ordination: March 12, 1983 Episcopal Ordination: July 10, 2006 EDUCATION Elementary – Betis Elementary School, Guagua, Pampanga (1964-1970) High School – Mother of Good Counsel Seminary, San Fernando, Pampanga (1970-1974) College – AB Pre-Divinity, Ateneo de Manila (197...

CEBU City, Jan. 14, 2012—A Catholic bishop has called on Filipino families to become God’s instrument in changing the face of society through witness of life. Jaro Auxiliary Bishop Gerardo Alminaza said the nation’s celebration of the feast of Sto. Niño should lead Christian families to realize and live their “liberating and transformative role as the focal point of evangelization and the nucleus of faith-witnessing.” He noted that the theme of the celebration dubbed as “Sto. Niño, Refuge of the Filipino Christian Family” has a powerful message on the situation and role of today’s Filipino families in bringing change to society. Alminaza, who is also convenor of the Visayas Clergy Discernment Group, reflected how families nowadays are greatly endangered by the hedonistic values spread by the media. “Today, families are greatly attacked by worldly values, decadent media, internet, and modern gadgetry,” he said. “Moreover, a sizable number of marginalized Filipino families are livin...