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Pedro Bantigue y Natividad, (January 31, 1920 – November 20, 2012) was a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is notably the first bishop in the Philippines to come from Hagonoy, as well as the Province of Bulacan. Pedro N. Bantigue was born in Sta. Monica, Hagonoy, Bulacan by Marcos Bantigue and Eusebia Natividad and was ordained a priest in the Archdiocese of Manila on 31 May 1945. Shortly after his priestly ordination in 1945, he served as Private Secretary to three archbishops of Manila: Archbishop Michael J. O’Doherty, Archbishop Gabriel Reyes, and Cardinal-Archbishop Santos.  When one searches his name in the Internet you will discover one of his literary works on a thesis on Canon law he has taken in Catholic University of America on The Provincial  Council Of Manila 1771 (Its Text Followed by a Commentary on Actio II De Episcopis). He was ordained bishop on 25 July 1961 by His Eminence Rufino Jiao...

( A repost from CBCPNews ) MANILA, July 6, 2009—Cotabato Auxiliary Bishop Jose Colin M. Bagaforo said he was deeply saddened by the turn of events yesterday morning at the vicinity of the Immaculate Conception cathedral in downtown Cotabato City where five persons died and 25 others were wounded. An improvised explosive device ripped through a roasted pig stand, a spitting distance from the entrance of the said cathedral. “Ang unang reaksyon ng mga tao ay galit lalo na ng mga kamag-anak at kaibigan ng mga namatay at nasugatan,” the prelate said over Veritas Pilipinas early Monday morning. However, he added the Church has called for sobriety as it appealed to all sectors, from the government to various religious groups and organizations not to resort to violence. “I said Mass at 11:00 A.M., nearly three hours after the incident, in another church and I said there’s no room for violence because it will cause more violence,” the 55-year old prelate said. He added they noticed a decrease i...