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This event is dedicated to the Filipino People on the occasion of the five- day pastoral and state visit of Francis here in the on October 23 to 27, 2014 part of 22- day Asian and Oceanian tour from October 22 to November 13, 2014.

Papal Visit Philippines

2014 and 2015 ―Mercy and Compassion‖

a Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014

Contents

About the project ...... 2 About the Theme of the Apostolic Visit: ‗Mercy and Compassion‘...... 4 History of is Lord Church Worldwide...... 6 Executive Branch of the Philippines ...... 15 Presidents of the Republic of the Philippines ...... 15 Vice Presidents of the Republic of the Philippines ...... 16 Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines ...... 16 Presidents of the Senate of the Philippines ...... 17 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines ...... 17 Leaders of the Roman ...... 18 Pope (Roman Catholic of and Worldwide Leader of Roman Catholic Church) ...... 18 Roman Catholic of ...... 24 The Life of / Jorge Mario Bergoglio ...... 25 Childhood in a happy Catholic family ...... 25 Growing up with the Salesians...... 26 The Grandma Who Stood Up to Mussolini ...... 28 Preparations for the event (August 2013-September 30, 2014) ...... 29 Paseo de Manila tourism zone to rise in Luneta Park ...... 29 The 2013 Year-End Report ...... 31 DOLE – A year of building legacy ...... 37 The Pope in Manila: Pre-papal activities ...... 52 The visit (October 22-30, 2014) ...... 68 The Purpose of the Apostolic Visit ...... 69 Pre-Papal Activities (October 17-23, 2014) ...... 70 Pope Francis' First Visit to the Philippines (October 23-31, 2014) ...... 73 After the celebration ...... 443

About the project The Preparation for the Visit of Pope Francis was announced on July 28, 2014. The tri-media coverage was on all local television networks, national newspapers and radio stations to cover it the event. It was the once of a lifetime event to celebrate the Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church‖ on it‘s annual anniversary celebration in October since 1979 and the 20th anniversary of the song ―Tell the World of His Love‖ composed by Trina Belamide released in January 1994. It was the theme song of Tenth 1995 Manila, held last January 12 to 15, 1995.

World Youth Day is a worldwide religious gathering of youth presided by a Pope. Every World Youth Day has had its own theme song. ―Tell The World of His Love‖ is the theme song of the 1995 World Youth Day which was held in the Philippines.

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In January 1994, a nationwide song-writing contest for the theme song of was launched in the Philippines. The entry ―Tell the World of His Love‖ was chosen.

The song was composed by Trina Belamide whose real name is Katrina Marie Concepcion Ruiz Belamide. Prior to the contest, she has already been writing songs for different Filipino artists for three years.

In an interview, Ms. Belamide was asked how she came out with the beautiful lyrics and the melody of the song. Ms. Belamide explained, "I started the song with the title, Tell the World of His Love, and I built it from there. Actually, I didn't have a rough time writing the lyrics. I had a rough time with the melody. I had a clear vision of what I really wanted. I wanted the people to sway with the music. And I pictured them with a “lighter” in their hands as they sang it. I wanted a melody that could easily get the "feel" of the youth.”

As a Filipino, I'm so proud of this song. It was played at St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope John Paul II's beatification. It was reportedly one of the late Pope's favorite songs.

The project: ―The Pope in Manila 2014‖ was formally planned in November 2013 after the installation of Pope Francis on March 13, 2013 in Vatican. The date of the visit of the Pope from October 23 to 27, 2014 in Manila and again, January 15 to 19, 2015 for the Twentieth Anniversary of World Youth Day Manila held last January 12 to 15, 1995.

The month-long ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Anniversary Festival‖ opens on October 1 at the Park and ends on November 12, 2014.

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About the Theme of the Apostolic Visit: “Mercy and Compassion”

The Apostolic Visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines from October 23-27, 2014 and January 15 – 19, 2015 will have for its theme ―Mercy and Compassion‖. Pope Francis will visit the Philippines primarily to comfort devastated by the typhoon and the that hit the in October and November 2013 and again that hit in July to September 2014. This visit calls to mind what Jesus did as recounted in the Gospel. In Matthew 9:36, Jesus after ―seeing the people, felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd.‖ And like the Good Shepherd of Whom he is the Vicar here on earth, the Holy Father saw the suffering of his flock. He felt compassion and comes to us bringing ―the joy of the gospel‖ to revive our ―drooping spirit‖ and to lead us to greener pastures (cf. Psalm 23). The message the Holy Father brings with him challenges us to imitate Christ, the Good Shepherd, who is Mercy and Compassion. In his Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis proclaims that ―the Church must be a place of mercy freely given, where everyone can feel welcomed, loved, forgiven and encouraged to live the good life of the Gospel‖ (Evangelii Gaudium 114). Thus, the Holy Father‘s visit is to bring Christ‘s compassion for our suffering people still struggling to rise from the devastations wrought by the earthquake on October 16 and the typhoon that hit the Visayas on November 8 last year and the typhoon Glenda in July, Luis and recent tropical storm Mario and monsoon rains that hit the and Luzon on September 19. Catholic ‘ Conference of the Philippines president and Lingayen Archbishop said the most distinctive way to prepare spiritually for the coming of Pope Francis is for the country to become ―a people rich in mercy.‖ ―Our compassionate shepherd comes to show his deep concern for our people who have gone through devastating calamities, especially in the Luzon, Visayas and . He

4 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 comes to confirm us in our faith as we face the challenges of witnessing the Joy of the Gospel in the midst of our trials. This is an eloquent way of showing mercy and compassion,‖ Archbishop Villegas said. Filipinos as a preparation for the papal visit resolve to make an act of mercy everyday, such as giving food to the hungry, helping build homes for the disaster victims, visiting prisoners or patients in the charity ward of hospitals, drug rehabilitation centers, homes for the elderly, and orphanages. It is a time to re-learn and live the Spiritual and Corporal Acts of Mercy. Further, the bishops encourage us to meet Christ, Mercy Himself, in the Tribunal of Mercy, the Sacrament of Reconciliation. There, in the person of the , He awaits us with open arms to show us His mercy, compassion and love. ―Let us make mercy our national identity. Trust in God‘s mercy is part and parcel of our traditional Filipino Christian culture. Let us make the practice of mercy our gift to the pope when he comes to visit us,‖ the CBCP president said at that time.

The Logo

COLORS. The colors of the logo (blue, red, and yellow) are the colors of the Philippine flag. The colors therefore represent the country and its people. It is in solidarity with the victims of recent calamities from October 2013 to September 2014 that the Pope is coming to the Philippines.

CIRCLES. The innermost circle resembles a pearl, and again it symbolizes the Philippines, which is known as the pearl of the orient seas. The white Cross symbolizes the Christian faith, and our fervent prayer that the center of our country be our Lord Jesus Christ. It serves as a reminder as well that more than a State Visit, the primary objective of the Papal visit is a religious one. He comes to show and share the Lord‘s mercy and compassion with the Filipino people.

The red circle symbolizes Mercy, one of the themes of the Papal visit. Red is the color of blood and recalls the sacrifice of our Lord on the cross for our salvation, a holy sacrifice that manifests and exemplifies for sinful humanity.

The blue circle means Compassion, the other theme of the Papal visit. Blue is the color of divine presence – it is the color of the sky and the sea that surround our life, much like God‘s presence, that is, God‘s compassionate love that permeates and sustains human existence.

The sequence of the colors follows the order of the colors of the Philippine flag: Yellow (cable number 80068) at the center, blue (cable number 80173) on top, and red (cable number 80108) at the bottom.

The red and blue circles appear like arms embracing the yellow circle. These are the merciful and compassionate arms of the Pope, the Vicar of Christ, embracing the Philippines, the pearl of the orient seas. The current Pope is well known for expressing

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his love and care for people by spontaneously hugging and kissing them. The red and blue circles or arms therefore symbolize the Pope‘s Merciful and Compassionate Embrace, and by extension, Christ‘s loving embrace. The Pope now comes to the Philippines to embrace us with his arms of love.

Finally the blue and red circles appear like ripples, or waves emanating from the inner circle, from the Cross. We pray that the Papal visit will indeed create ripples of compassion and mercy throughout the Filipino nation and beyond October 2014 and January 2015.

History of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide n 1973, Eddie Villanueva (also known as Bro. Eddie or Bishop Eddie), then an Economics and Finance professor in the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, I began preaching the Gospel to his students and colleagues. On August 26, 1978 at 6:24 p.m. local time (4:24 p.m. UTC), the first signs of smoke— whose color signifies the success or failure of an election—from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel appeared. However, it was unclear which color the smoke was for over an hour; some of the cardinals had personally deposited their notes and tally sheets in the stove, causing black smoke after white had already appeared. Pericle Felici, as the ranking Cardinal Deacon, then stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and delivered the Habemus Papam announcement in Latin, declaring Luciani's election. “Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus Papam! Eminentissimum ac reverendissimum Dominum, Dominum Albinum Sanctæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ Cardinalem Luciani, qui sibi nomen imposuit Ioannis Pauli Primi” John Paul I was found dead sitting up in his bed shortly before dawn on September 28, 1978, just a mere 33 days into his papacy. The Vatican reported that the 65-year-old pope most likely died the previous night of a heart attack. John Paul I's funeral was held in Saint Peter's Square on October 4, 1978, celebrated by Cardinal Carlo Confalonieri. In his eulogy of the late pope, he described him as a flashing comet that briefly lit up the church. He was then laid to rest in the Vatican grottoes. On October 5, 1978, Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva invited his listeners for a Thanksgiving Holy and Worship and Healing Prayer Rally that was held at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Santa Mesa Campus on the Thursday nearest his birthday, Friday, October 6. About one thousand people attended the affair and experienced the miracle-working power of God! Encouraged by the success of the rally, Bro. Eddie scheduled a monthly Roman Rite Holy Mass and Worship and Healing Prayer Rally at the DWRV Compound in City. Some time later, as more people came to be led back to the Lord Jesus Christ, the rally was held weekly. A monthly Catholic Life-in-the-Spirit Seminar (CLSS) and a weekly fellowship were also held at the 22nd Floor, Strata 2000 Building, F. Ortigas Jr. Avenue, Ortigas Center, , Metro Manila.

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After a while, Bro. Eddie decided to air his program three times a week and began thinking of a new title and theme song for it. At this time, a friend gave him a magazine entitled ―Jesus is Lord,‖ which quickly aroused his interest. He made a study of the meaning of the term and discovered that it was one of the seven Covenant Names, by which God the Father revealed Himself to Israel. Jesus is Lord, the motto of the World Council of Churches. The most popular and briefest was "Jesus is Lord" found in 1 Corinthians 12:3; Romans 10:9 and probably in the baptisms referred to in Acts 8:16; 19:5 and 1 Cor 6:11 since their being described as "in the name of the Lord Jesus" certainly seems to imply that "the formula 'Jesus is Lord' had a place in the rite". The phrase might be extended as "Jesus Christ is Lord" as in Philippians 2:11. Shortly, he heard the song "Jesus is Lord" over Radio DWRV 860 itself: "Jesus is Lord" by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend Jesus is Lord The cry that echoes through creation Resplendent pow'r eternal Word our Rock The Son of God The King whose glory fills the heavens Yet bids us come to taste this living bread

Jesus is Lord Whose voice sustains the stars and planets Yet in His wisdom laid aside His crown Jesus the man who washed our feet Who bore our suffering Became a curse to bring salvation's plan Jesus is Lord The tomb is gloriously empty Not even death could crush this King of love The price is paid the chains are loosed And we're forgiven And we can run into the arms of God Jesus is Lord,a shout of joy a cry of anguish As He returns and every knee bows low then every eye and every heart will see His glory the judge of all will take His children home. Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the weekly fellowship came to be called the DWRV Prayer Partners Jesus the Healer, since Radio DWRV was the broadcast medium, he and his first listeners became prayer-partners, and Jesus is Lord was the Divine Name revealed to him by God. Every week, God added thousands of new prayer-partners to this community by means of the Good News aired over the radio DWRV and the Mass and Healing Rallies held all over Metro Manila and nearby provinces. As the community grew, they voluntarily gave their tithes and miracle-seed-of-faith offerings to support the radio program "Jesus the Healer" and the Roman Rite Holy Mass and Worship and

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Healing Prayer Rallies. Some prayer-partners even volunteered to serve without compensation. Inspired by the outcome of events, Bro. Eddie thought it was time to formally organize the community. Thus, the ―Jesus is Lord Fellowship, Inc.‖ was established, which in due time was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It was organized, primarily, as an institution where Bro. Eddie could channel his tithes and donations derived from his real estate business and other companies to support the religious activities of various Roman Catholic charismatic renewal religious groups and some projects of charitable organizations. These however were not enough to support the expenses of the newly-founded Roman Catholic charismatic religious community, especially the radio programs of DWRV 860 kHz and the Roman Rite Holy Mass and Worship and Healing Prayer Rallies. And so, he had to continue shelling out funds from his own personal earnings. For him, though, it was a great enough blessing from Jesus is Lord that his radio listeners came to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour and was receiving answers to their prayer-requests. From 1986 to present, other chapters were formed in Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Akrotiri and Dhekelia, Åland Islands, Anguilla, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Clipperton Island, Cocos Islands, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, , Estonia, Federal Dependencies of , Finland, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Gibraltar, Greenland, , Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guernsey, , Haiti, , Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, , Iran, Iraq, Isle of Man, Israel, , Ivory Coast, , , Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Maldives, Martinique, Marshall Islands, Mayotte, Mauritania, Mauritius, Melilla, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, , Nagorno-Karabakh, Nauru, Navassa Island, Nepal, Netherlands, North Korea, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, , Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Cyprus, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Nueva Esparta, Oman, , , Palestine, , Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Réunion, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Andrés and Providencia, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, , Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Somaliland, South Korea, South Ossetia, , , Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, , Tajikistan, Tanzania, , Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Transnistria, , Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, , United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, , Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. These were formed by Filipino and foreign prayer-partners working abroad, who were motivated by the

8 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 desire to bear witness to the love and goodness of Jesus Christ our Lord. With the emergence of the religious chapters abroad, the corporate name registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippine Department of Finance was amended to ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide, Incorporated‖. It was the second religious organization was formed by Villanueva after Jesus Miracle Crusade International Ministry (JMCIM) founded by Pastor Wilde Almeda on February 14, 1975, two years, five months after President Ferdinand E. Marcos declared Martial Law on September 21, 1972. Later in 1993, the Catholic Bishops‘ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) realized that the growth of the Foundation, particularly since it was affecting Catholics, could not be taken for granted any longer. Most Rev. Teodoro C. Bacani Jr., DD, then- of Manila and Overall Spiritual Director of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement (CCRM) in the Archdiocese of Manila, invited Jesus Miracle Crusade International Ministry spiritual director Pastor Wilde Almeda, DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International Founder and Servant-Leader Bro. Mike Z. Velarde and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, international president and spiritual director Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva to the CBCP Conference on January 24, 1993, to shed light on what was going on in the Foundation. On that occasion, Bishop Bacani was beside Pastor Wilde, Bro. Mike and Bro. Eddie, not to defend him, but to bear witness to what God was doing through the Foundation. The result of the meeting was satisfactory because most of the questions asked were clearly and humbly answered by Bro. Eddie. At 6:18 p.m. local time (17:18 UTC), the white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning that a new pope had been elected. As the senior Cardinal Deacon, a visibly excited Pericle Felici gave the traditional Latin announcement for Wojtyła's election on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. "Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus papam! Eminentissimum ac reverendissimum dominum, dominum Carolum, sanctæ romanæ Ecclesiæ cardinalem, Wojtyła, qui sibi nomen imposuit Ioannis Pauli." (―I announce to you a great joy: We have a pope! The most eminent and most reverend Lord, the Lord Charles of the Holy Roman Church, Cardinal Wojtyla, who took the name of John Paul.‖) John Paul II appeared on the balcony at 7:15, and while gripping the balustrade, broke precedent by delivering a brief speech before his first Urbi et Orbi blessing in Italian: ―Praised be Jesus Christ! Dear brothers and sisters, we are still all very saddened by the death of the very dear Pope John Paul I. And now the most eminent cardinals have called a new bishop of Rome. They called him from a far-away country… far, but always near in the communion of faith and the Christian tradition. I was afraid in receiving this nomination, but I did it in the spirit of obedience to Our Lord and with total trust in his Mother, the Most Holy Madonna. I don't know if I can express myself well in your – in our – Italian language. But if I make a mistake, you will correct me. And so I introduce myself to you all, to confess our common faith, our hope, our trust in the Mother of Christ and of the Church, and also to begin again on this path of history and of the Church with the help of God and with that of men.‖

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On October 13 to 14, 1979, during its First Founding Anniversary Celebration of Jesus is Lord Fellowship at the DWRV Compound in Municipality of Pasig, Metro Manila one year after the founding of Jesus is Lord Fellowship on October 5, 1978, about five thousand people witnessed and experienced the miracle touch of Jesus is Lord. Some eight thousand people gathered together on the Second Anniversary Celebration of the Jesus is Lord Fellowship at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) at Street, Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, City, Metro Manila on October 12, 1980. Even the seemingly indifferent PICC staffs were surprised because the affair lasted one whole day and it was the first time that it‘s Reception and Plenary Halls were filled to capacity. Martial Law would officially end on January 17, 1981 with Proclamation No. 2045. President Marcos, however, reserved decree-making powers for himself. Ahead of the Pope‘s visit on Feb. 17, 1981, then President declared that he had ―lifted‖ martial law. On this visit, Pope John Paul II‘s first agenda was to celebrate Mass at , after which he expressed to Cardinal Sin his wish for Manila Cathedral to become a basilica. The Pope next visited the Our Lady of Perpetual Help church in Baclaran where he met with religious women, and the archbishop‘s residence, Villa San Miguel, where he met with the Philippine Episcopate and Asian bishops. The following day, the Pope delivered a message at Araneta Coliseum in . He next addressed the Filipino youth at the University of Tomas (UST), telling them that ―[t]he Church is not frightened at the intensity of your feeling. It is a sign of vitality. It indicates pent-up energy, which of itself is neither good nor bad, but can be used for good causes or for bad.‖ The Pope also addressed the poor in Tondo and later proceeded to Manila‘s where he beatified and other martyrs who were persecuted in Japan in the 17th century. It was the first beatification outside of Rome in history. The Chinese Catholic communities in and later, the Diplomatic Corps, had an audience with the Pope as well. On Feb. 19, 1981, the Pope flew to City, where he met with the and seminarians of the before celebrating a Mass for families at the old Lahug airport. The following day, the Pope celebrated Mass for the community of before meeting with representatives of the Muslim community at the Davao airport. On the same day, he met with landowners and workers of sugarcane plantations in the reclaimed area of City, as well as with representatives of Catholic organizations in the Cathedral of Jaro in province. On Feb. 21, 1981, the Pope visited a refugee camp in Morong town, province, and met with Vietnamese, Laotian and Cambodian war refugees. He then met with a group of lepers in Tala at Radio Veritas in Manila. Over Radio Veritas, the Pope addressed the

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other Asian nations that have never had a pontifical visit, among them China, North Korea and Vietnam. His message was a prayer for peace in these nations‘ quest for prosperity. The Pope later met with representatives of mass media and of other Christian churches in the Philippines and with the labor committees in the Apostolic Nunciature in Manila. Pope John Paul II‘s last day in the Philippines on Feb. 22, 1981, began in City with a Mass for indigenous tribes after which farewell ceremonies were held at Manila International Airport. The Third Anniversary Celebration of the Jesus is Lord Fellowship was celebrated with an Overnight Roman Rite Holy Mass and Worship and Healing Prayer Rally at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium in Vito Cruz, Manila, from October 10 to 11, 1981. It rained heavily throughout the affair, but the estimated two hundred thousand attendees stayed until it ended in the morning. The Yellow Revolution started in 1983, religious organizations in the Philippines were founded. Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., fondly called ―Ninoy‖ by those closest and dearest to him, arrived at the Manila International Airport from Taipei on board CAL Flight CI-811, at 1:04 o'clock in the afternoon of August 21, 1983. While he ought to have been met with flowers, laded with leis, and carried over the shoulders of his admirers and friends as a returning patriot, he was, instead, treacherously and brutally shot at the back of the head after being fetched by military men from inside the plane and led out surreptitiously through an aerobridge door and down into a bridge stairs. The foremost opposition leader, the most malignant thorn at the side of the then ailing strongman, President Ferdinand E. Marcos, fell dead, his face kissing at last the soil of his native land. First World Youth Day instituted by Pope John Paul II celebrated in Rome in 1984. Celebrated between Rome and a different city in alternating sequence every year. Indira Gandhi was brought at 9:30 AM to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS-New Delhi), where doctors operated on her. She was declared dead at 2:20 PM. The postmortem examination was conducted by a team of doctors headed by T. D. Dogra. He stated that as many as 30 bullets struck Gandhi, from two sources, a Sten gun and a pistol. The assailants had fired 33 bullets at her, of which 30 had hit; 23 had passed through her body while seven were trapped inside. Dogra extricated bullets to establish the identity of the weapons and to correlate each weapon with the bullets recovered by ballistic examination. The bullets were matched with respective weapons at CFSL Delhi. Subsequently, Dogra appeared in the court of Shri Mahesh Chandra as an expert witness (PW-5). The testimony lasted several sessions. The cross examination was conducted by Shri P. N. Lekhi, the defense counsel. The Jesus is Lord Fellowship joining the nation in the February 22-25, 1986 EDSA People-Power Revolution led the downfall of Ferdinand E. Marcos and the widow of former Philippine Senator Benigno Simeon ―Ninoy‖ Aquino, Maria Corazon ―Cory‖ S. -Aquino with her hand resting on a red bible held by her late husband‘s mother

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Doña Aquino, recites the presidential oath administered by Supreme Court Senior Justice .

The 10th founding anniversary celebration of Jesus is Lord Fellowship was held on October 2, 1988 at the Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City and attended by H.E. Corazon C. Aquino, President of the Republic of the Philippines, the guest of honor for the celebration. She was joined by H.E. Salvador H. Laurel, Vice-President of the Republic of the Philippines, Mel Lopez, Mayor of the City of Manila, H.E. Brigido Simon, Mayor of Quezon City and H.E. Jejomar C. Binay, Mayor of the Municpality of . The Mass concelebrants are: Jaime Cardinal L. Sin, Archbishop of Manila and Ricardo Cardinal J. Vidal, Archbishop of Cebu. As early as 9:00 a.m. of October 8, 1989, members and followers of the Jesus is Lord Fellowship began trooping to the Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium in Vito Cruz Street, Manila to participate in its Eleventh Anniversary Celebration. By midnight of Monday, October 9, 1989, the entire stadium was jammed with over half a million people from all over the Philippines to take part in an overnight activity of praise and worship dedicated to Jesus Christ our Lord, our Savior. Bishop Teodoro C. Bacani, together with some Roman Catholic priests from the different parishes in the Archdiocese of Manila, Lipa, Nueva Caceres, Jaro, Cebu, de Oro, and Davao, led the Holy Mass. From October 13 to 14, 1990, the Twelfth Anniversary of the Jesus is Lord Fellowship was held at the Grandstand in Rizal Park, Manila. In attendance were thousands of its members and followers, who experienced the wonderful works of the Holy Spirit as

12 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 they praised and worshipped to Jesus and listened to His Word despite a storm which flooded some parts of the venue with knee-deep water. The scenario of the Thirteenth Anniversary of the Jesus is Lord Fellowship held at the in Rizal Park, Manila, from October 12 to 13, 1991, was identical to that of its 12th Anniversary. Nevertheless, the almost half a million attendees braved the monsoon rains and knee-deep flood to give thanks, praise and worship to God. On the occasion of the Fourteenth Anniversary Celebration of the Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide held at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park, Manila, from October 17 to 18, 1992, more than one-and-a-half million prayer-partners attended the affair. His , President Fidel V. Ramos, gave his greetings to the congregation. For the first time in the history of Rizal Park and the whole of Metro Manila for that matter, about three million people joined the Fifteenth Anniversary Celebration of the Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide at the national park from October 8 to 9, 1994. The participants crowded the 61-hectare national park and adjacent areas-Roxas Boulevard, Taft Avenue, UN Avenue, T.M. Kalaw St., Port Area, and Jones Bridge. Some of them came to the venue as early as three days before the event. They came not only from Metro Manila, but also from , , , the , Quezon, the , , , and other distant provinces. Also present were members from different overseas chapters of the Foundation. The Pope visited the Philippines again in January 1995 in time for the 10th World Youth Day. Some 3 million people lined the streets to welcome John Paul II, who arrived on Jan. 12, 1995. The five-day visit was the Pope‘s first overseas trip after he underwent an artificial bone implant in the leg following a hip injury in April 1994. On his arrival, the Pope addressed the youth and invited them ―…to [s]ee the world around you with the eyes of Jesus himself! The Gospel says that when he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.‖ The following day, the Pontiff met with then President Fidel Ramos at Malacañang and later celebrated Mass for the 233 delegates of the International Youth Forum at Central Seminary Chapel of the UST. He also gave a 20-minute speech to some 200,000 cheering students and academicians gathered at UST Grandstand and Parade Grounds. ―I see that it is my great privilege to be here, to be here and discover anew this phenomenon I knew before, and today I know better,‖ the Pontiff said. During this visit, Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass to mark the fourth centenary of the Archdiocese of Manila and the Dioceses of Cebu, Caceres and Nueva Segovia at the Philippine International Convention Center grounds in Pasay City on January 14, 1995. In a private meeting with members of the Catholic Bishops‘ Conference of the Philippines, the Pope made the ―strongest comments‖ defending the Catholic ban on artificial contraceptives. He also condemned the injustice in the country and noted the ―increasing‖ gap between rich and poor.

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―When powerful interests promote policies which are against the moral law inscribed on the human heart, they offend the dignity of man who is made in the image and likeness of God,‖ the Pontiff said. ―In doing so, they undermine the foundations of society itself.‖ On Jan. 15, 1995, a Sunday, the Pope arrived at Malacañang Park aboard the Popemobile from the Apostolic Nunciature on Taft Avenue, but was forced to ride the presidential helicopter along with Cardinal Sin and Papal Gian Vincenzo Moreni to get to Quirino Grandstand amid the huge crowd on the streets. At past 10 in the morning, the Pope began the three-and-a-half-hour Mass that marked the closing of World Youth Day. Attended by 4 million people, it was the biggest gathering so far in the Pontiff‘s 16-year reign. The Mass‘ concelebrants included Sin, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Vatican Secretary of State Angelo Cardinal Sodano and Eduardo Cardinal Pironio, head of the Pontifical Council of the . The following morning, the Pope left Manila for Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. In his farewell speech before some 10,000 people at the old Manila International Airport, the Pontiff said: ―The Pope feels so well in the Philippines that he looks at another opportunity perhaps to return.‖ He added: ―I take with me a thousand images of the Filipino people.‖ His Excellency, President Fidel V. Ramos was the guest of honor during the Eighteenth Annual Anniversary Celebration of the Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide (JiLCW) at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Manila on October 13, 1996. In line with the anniversary theme, which is unity, leaders from the different charismatic groups and religious groups were invited to speak in a CLSS. During the Thanksgiving Mass officiated by Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin, a mass wedding took place, in which 5000 couples who had been living together as common-law spouses finally tied the knot. During the impeachment trial of President on November 13, 2000, El Shaddai founder Bro. Mike Velarde rejected the call of then-Archbishop of Manila Jaime Cardinal Sin to join a prayer rally urging Estrada to resign. Velarde said that El Shaddai members were free to join the rally of their own volition and reiterated that the movement was neither for against Estrada's resignation. On January 1, 2001, the 21st century and the new millennium begin. The Church solemnizes the start of the third Christian millennium by extending into part of the year 2001 the jubilee year that it observes at 25-year intervals and that, in the case of the year 2000, it called the Great Jubilee. At 12:20 p.m. of January 20, 2001, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo takes her oath of office in the presence of the crowd at EDSA, becoming the 14th president of the Philippines. At 2:00 pm, Estrada releases a letter saying he had ―strong and serious doubts about the legality and constitutionality of her proclamation as president‖.

On February 2001, Eddie received the EDSA People Power Freedom Award for ZOE TV 11 for its fair coverage of the People Power II movement. He founded and owns ZOE Broadcasting Network Inc. and operates Channel 11 on Filipino television. Bro.

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Eddie hosts three ZOE programs, Diyos at Bayan, PJM (Philippines for Jesus Movement) Forum and ―Jesus the Healer‖. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake. On 2 April 2005, Pope Saint John Paul II died in his private apartment at 21:37 CEST (19:37 UTC) of heart failure from profound hypotension and complete circulatory collapse from septic shock, 46 days short of his 85th birthday and seven months before the movement‘s 27th anniversary. Two days after the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 75 Men‘s Tournament Finals between the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles versus University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers at on October 11, 2012, at least nine million participants participated in the 34th Anniversary Celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide, with no less than the President of the Republic of the Philippines, His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III as guest-of-honor in the celebration, traversing a crowd from the 58-hectare Rizal Park to Port Area to the in a celebration that lasted twenty-four hours from 7:00 a.m. of Sunday, October 14, 2012 to 8:00 a.m. of Monday, October 15, 2012.

Executive Branch of the Philippines Presidents of the Republic of the Philippines Emilio F. Aguinaldo (June 12, 1898 (Term began with the formal establishment of the Malolos Republic, considered the First Philippine Republic.) - April 1, 1901 (Term ended when Aguinaldo was captured by U.S. forces at Palanan, .) Manuel Luis M. Quezon (November 15, 1935 – August 1, 1944) (Died due to tuberculosis at Saranac Lake, New York.) José P. Laurel (October 14, 1943 – August 17, 1945) (Term ended with his dissolving the Philippine Republic in the wake of the surrender of Japanese forces to the Americans at World War II.) Sergio Osmeña, Sr. (August 1, 1944 – May 28, 1946) Manuel A. Roxas (May 28, 1946 – April 15, 1948) (Died due to a heart attack at Clark Air Base.) (April 17, 1948 – December 30, 1953) Ramon F. Magsaysay (December 30, 1953 – March 17, 1957) (Died on a plane crash at Mount Manunggal, Cebu.) Carlos P. Garcia (March 17, 1957 – December 30, 1961) Diosdado P. Macapagal (December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1965) Ferdinand E. Marcos (December 30, 1965 – February 25, 1986) (Deposed in the 1986 .) Corazon S. Cojuangco-Aquino (February 25, 1986 – June 30, 1992) Fidel V. Ramos (June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998) Joseph M. Ejército-Estrada (June 30, 1998–January 20, 2001) (Deposed after the Supreme Court declared Estrada as resigned and the office of the presidency as vacant as a result, after the 2001 EDSA Revolution.)

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Gloria M. Macapagal-Arroyo (January 20, 2001–June 30, 2010) Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III (June 30, 2010–June 30, 2016) Vice Presidents of the Republic of the Philippines 1. Mariano C. Trías (March 22, 1897 – November 2, 1897) (Term ended with the Pact of Biak na Bato.) 2. Sergio Osmeña (November 15, 1935 – August 1, 1944) 3. Elpidio Quirino (May 28, 1946 – April 17, 1948) 4. Fernando López (December 30, 1949 – December 30, 1953) 5. Carlos P. Garcia (December 30, 1953 – March 17, 1957) (Succeeded after the death of president.) 6. (December 30, 1957 – December 30, 1961) 7. Emmanuel Pelaez (December 30, 1961 – December 30, 1965) 8. Fernando López (December 30, 1965 - September 23, 1972) 9. Arturo M. Tolentino (February 16, 1986 – February 25, 1986) (Term ended when Marcos was overthrown in the 1986 People Power Revolution) 10. Salvador H. Laurel (February 25, 1986 – June 30, 1992) (Assumed vice presidency by claiming victory in the disputed 1986 snap election.) 11. Joseph M. Ejercito-Estrada (June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998) 12. Gloria M. Macapagal-Arroyo (June 30, 1998 – January 20, 2001) 13. Teofisto T. Guingona, Jr. (February 7, 2001 – June 30, 2004) (Nominated by President Arroyo and confirmed by Congress.) 14. Noli L. de Castro, Jr. (June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2010) 15. Jejomar C. Binay, Sr. (June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016) Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines Sergio S. Osmeña, Sr. (October 16, 1907– 1922) Manuel A. Roxas, Sr. (1922-1933) Quintin Paredes (1933-1935) (November 25, 1935 – December 30, 1938) (December 30, 1938 – December 30, 1941) Benigno Simeon Q. Aquino, Sr. (September 25, 1943 – February 2, 1944) Jose Zulueta (June 9, 1945 – December 20, 1945) Eugenio Pérez (May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1953) José B. Laurel, Jr. (January 25, 1954 – December 30, 1957) Daniel Z. Romualdez (January 27, 1958 – March 9, 1962) Cornelio T. Villareal (March 9, 1962 – February 2, 1967) José B. Laurel, Jr. (February 2, 1967 – April 1, 1971) Cornelio T. Villareal (April 1, 1971 – September 23, 1972) Querube C. Makalintal (June 12, 1978 – June 30, 1984) Nicanor E. Yñiguez (July 23, 1984 – March 25, 1986) Ramon V. Mitra, Jr. (July 27, 1987 – June 30, 1992) Jose C. de Venecia, Jr. (July 27, 1992 – June 30, 1998) Manuel B. Villar, Jr. (July 27, 1998 – November 13, 2000) Arnulfo Fuentebella (November 13, 2000 – January 24, 2001) Feliciano R. Belmonte Jr. (January 24, 2001 – June 30, 2001) Jose de Venecia, Jr. (July 23, 2001 – February 5, 2008)

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Prospero C. Nograles (February 5, 2008 – June 30, 2010) Feliciano R. Belmonte Jr. (July 26, 2010 – June 30, 2016) Presidents of the Senate of the Philippines Manuel Luis M. Quezon (October 16, 1916-1935) Manuel A. Roxas (July 9, 1945- May 25, 1946) José Avelino (May 25, 1946 – February 21, 1949) Mariano Jesús D. Cuenco (February 21, 1949 – December 30, 1951) Quintin Paredes (March 5, 1952 - April 17, 1952) Camilo Osías (April 17, 1952 – April 30, 1952) Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (April 30, 1952 – April 17, 1953) Camilo Osías (April 30, 1953 – May 20, 1953) Jose Zulueta (May 20, 1953 – December 30, 1953) Eulogio A. Rodriguez, Sr. (January 25, 1954 – April 5, 1963) Ferdinand Emmanuel E. Marcos (April 5, 1963 – December 30, 1965) Arturo M. Tolentino (January 17, 1966 – January 26, 1967) Gil J. Puyat (January 26, 1967 – September 23, 1972) Jovito R. Salonga (July 27, 1987 – January 1, 1992) Neptali A. Gonzales, Sr. (January 1, 1992 – January 18, 1993) Edgardo J. Angara (January 18, 1993 – August 28, 1995) Neptali A. Gonzales, Sr. (August 29, 1995 – October 10, 1996) Ernesto M. Maceda (October 10, 1996 – January 26, 1998) Neptali A. Gonzales, Sr. (January 26, 1998 – June 30, 1998) Marcelo B. Fernan (July 27, 1998 – June 28, 1999) Blas F. Ople (June 29, 1999 – July 12, 2000) Franklin M. Drilon (July 12, 2000 – November 13, 2000) Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr. (November 13, 2000 – June 30, 2001) Franklin M. Drilon (July 23, 2001 – July 24, 2006) Manuel B. Villar, Jr. (July 24, 2006 – November 17, 2008) (November 17, 2008 – June 5, 2013) Jinggoy P. Ejercito-Estrada (June 5, 2013 – June 30, 2013) Franklin M. Drilon (July 22, 2013 –June 30, 2016) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines # Name and Date of Tenure 1 Cayetano L. Arellano (June 15, 1901 – April 1, 1920) 2 (July 1, 1920 – October 31, 1921) 3 Manuel Araullo (November 1, 1921 – July 26, 1924) 4 Ramón Avanceña (April 1, 1925 – December 24, 1941) 5 José B. Abad Santos (December 24, 1941 – May 2, 1942) 6 José Yulo (February 5, 1942 – July 9, 1945) 7 (July 9, 1945 – March 20, 1951) 8 (April 2, 1951 – February 17, 1961) 9 César Bengzon (April 28, 1961 – May 29, 1966) 10 (June 17, 1966 – April 18, 1973) 11 Querube Makalintal (October 31, 1973 – December 22, 1975)

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12 Fred A. Ruiz Castro (January 2, 1976 – April 19, 1979) 13 (July 2, 1979 – July 24, 1985) 14 Felix Makasiar (July 25, 1985 – November 19, 1985) 15 (November 20, 1985 – March 6, 1986) 16 Claudio Teehankee (April 2, 1986 – April 18, 1988) 17 (April 19, 1988 – June 30, 1988) 18 (July 1, 1988 – December 6, 1991) 19 Andres R. Narvasa (December 1, 1991 – November 30, 1998) 20 Hilario G. Davide, Jr. (November 30, 1998 – December 20, 2005) 21 Artemio V. Panganiban (December 20, 2005 – December 7, 2006) 22 (December 8, 2006 – May 17, 2010) 23 Renato C. Corona (May 17, 2010 – May 29, 2012) 24 Antonio T. Carpio (May 29, 2012 – August 25, 2012) 25 Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno (August 25, 2012 – July 2, 2030) Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church Pope (Roman Catholic Bishop of Rome and Worldwide Leader of Roman Catholic Church) 1. Peter (AD 30 - AD 64) 2. Linus (c. 67 - c. 79) 3. Anacletus (c. 79 - c. 92) 4. Clement I (92 - 99) 5. Evaristus (c. 99 - c. 107) 6. Alexander I (c. 107 - c. 115) 7. Sixtus I (c. 115 - c. 124) 8. Telesphorus (c. 126 - c. 137) 9. Hyginus (c. 138 - c. 142) 10. Pius I (c. 142 - c. 154) 11. Anicetus (c. 157 - c. 20 April 168) 12. Soter (c. 167 - 174) 13. Eleuterus 14. Victor I 15. Zephyrinus 16. Callixtus I 17. Urban I 18. Pontian 19. Anterus 20. Fabian 21. Cornelius 22. Lucius I 23. Stephen I 24. Sixtus II 25. Dionysius 26. Felix I 27. Eutychian

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28. Caius 29. Marcellinus 30. Marcellus I 31. Eusebius 32. Miltiades 33. Sylvester I 34. Mark 35. Julius I 36. Liberius 37. Damasus I 38. Siricius 39. Anastasius I 40. Innocent I (401 - 12 March 417) 41. Zosimus (18 March 417 - 27 December 418) 42. Boniface I (28 December 418 - 4 September 422) 43. Celestine I 44. Sixtus III 45. Leo I 46. Hilarius 47. Simplicius 48. Felix III 49. Gelasius I 50. Anastasius II 51. Symmachus 52. Hormisdas 53. John I 54. Felix IV 55. Boniface II 56. John II 57. Agapetus I 58. Silverius 59. Vigilius 60. Pelagius I 61. John III 62. Benedict I 63. Pelagius II 64. Gregory I 65. Sabinian 66. Boniface III 67. Boniface IV 68. Adeodatus I 69. Boniface V 70. Honorius I 71. Severinus 72. John IV 73. Theodore I 74. Martin I

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75. Eugene I 76. Vitalian 77. Adeodatus II 78. Donus 79. Agatho 80. Leo II 81. Benedict II 82. John V 83. Conon 84. Sergius I 85. John VI 86. John VII 87. Sisinnius 88. Constantine 89. Gregory II 90. Gregory III 91. Zachary 92. Stephen II 93. Paul I 94. Stephen III 95. Adrian I 96. Leo III 97. Stephen IV 98. Paschal I 99. Eugene II 100. Valentine 101. Gregory IV 102. Sergius II 103. Leo IV 104. Benedict III 105. Nicholas I 106. Adrian II 107. John VIII 108. Marinus I 109. Adrian III 110. Stephen V 111. Formosus 112. Boniface VI 113. Stephen VI 114. Romanus 115. Theodore II 116. John IX 117. Benedict IV 118. Leo V 119. Sergius III 120. Anastasius III 121. Lando

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122. John X 123. Leo VI 124. Stephen VII 125. John XI 126. Leo VII 127. Stephen VIII 128. Marinus II 129. Agapetus II 130. John XII 131. Benedict V 132. Leo VIII 133. John XIII 134. Benedict VI 135. Benedict VII 136. John XIV 137. John XV 138. Gregory V 139. Sylvester II 140. John XVII 141. John XVIII 142. Sergius IV 143. Benedict VIII 144. John XIX 145. Benedict IX 146. Sylvester III 147. Benedict IX 148. Gregory VI 149. Clement II 150. Benedict IX 151. Damasus II 152. Leo IX 153. Victor II 154. Stephen IX 155. Nicholas II 156. Alexander II 157. Gregory VII 158. Victor III 159. Urban II 160. Paschal II 161. Gelasius II 162. Callixtus II 163. Honorius II 164. Innocent II 165. Celestine II 166. Lucius II 167. Eugene III 168. Anastasius IV

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169. Adrian IV 170. Alexander III 171. Lucius III 172. Urban III 173. Gregory VIII 174. Clement III 175. Celestine III (Giacinto Bobone) (21 March 1191 - 8 January 1198) 176. Innocent III (Lotario de' Conti di Segni) (8 January 1198 - 16 July 1216) 177. Honorius III (Cencio Savelli) (18 July, 1216 – 18 March, 1227) 178. Gregory IX (Ugolino di Conti) (19 March, 1227 – 22 August, 1241) 179. Celestine IV (Goffredo da Castiglione) (25 October, 1241 - 10 November, 1241) 180. Innocent IV (Sinibaldo Fieschi) (25 June, 1243 – 7 December, 1254) 181. Alexander IV (Rinaldo di Jenne) (12 December, 1254 - 25 May, 1261) 182. Urban IV (Jacques Pantaléon) (29 August, 1261 – 2 October, 1264) 183. Clement IV (Guy Foucois) (5 February, 1265 – 29 November, 1268) 184. Gregory X (Teobaldo Visconti) (1 September, 1271 – 10 January, 1276) 185. Innocent V (Pierre de Tarentaise) (21 January, 1276 – 22 June, 1276) 186. Adrian V (Ottobuono de' Fieschi) (11 July, 1276 – 18 August 1276) 187. John XXI (Pedro Julião) (13 September, 1276 – 20 May, 1277) 188. Nicholas III (Giovanni Gaetano Orsini) (25 November, 1277 – 22 August, 1280) 189. Martin IV (Simon de Brion) (21 February, 1281 – 28 March, 1285) 190. Honorius IV (Giacomo Savelli) (2 April, 1285 – 3 April, 1287) 191. Nicholas IV (Girolamo Masci) (22 February, 1288– 4 April, 1292) 192. Celestine V(Pietro Angelerio) (5 July, 1294 – 13 December, 1294) 193. Boniface VIII (Benedetto Caetani) (24 December, 1294 – 11 October, 1303) 194. Benedict XI (Nicola Boccasini) (22 October, 1303 – 7 July, 1304) 195. Clement V (Raymond Bertrand de Got) (5 June, 1305 - 20 April, 1314) 196. John XXII (Jacques Duèze) (7 August, 1316– 4 December, 1334) 197. Benedict XII (Jacques Fournier) (20 December, 1334 - 25 April, 1342) 198. Clement VI (Pierre Roger) (7 May, 1342 - 6 December, 1952) 199. Innocent VI (Étienne Aubert) (18 December 1352– 12 September 1362) 200. Urban V (William de Grimoard) (28 September, 1362– 19 December, 1370) 201. Gregory XI (Pierre Roger De Beaufort) (30 December, 1370 – 27 March, 1378) 202. Urban VI (Bartolomeo Prignano) (8 April 1378 – 15 October 1389) 203. Boniface IX (Piero Tomacelli) (2 November 1389 – 1 October 1404) 204. Innocent VII Cosimo de' Migliorati (17 October, 1404 – 6 November, 1406) 205. Gregory XII (Angelo Correr or Corraro) (30 November, 1406 – 4 July, 1415) 206. Martin V (Oddone Colonna) (11 November, 1417 – 20 February, 1431) 207. Eugene IV (Gabriele Condulmer) (3 March, 1431 – 23 February, 1447) 208. Nicholas V (Alfons de Borja) (8 April, 1455 – 6 August, 1458) 209. Callixtus III (Tommaso Parentucelli) (8 April, 1455 – 6 August, 1458) 210. Pius II (Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini) (19 August 1458 – 14 August, 1464) 211. Paul II (Pietro Barbo) (30 August 1464 – 26 July, 1471)

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212. Sixtus IV (Francesco della Rovere) (9 August, 1471 – 12 August, 1484) 213. Innocent VIII (Giovanni Battista Cybo) (29 August, 1484 - 25 July, 1492) 214. Alexander VI (Roderic Llançol) (11 August, 1492 - 18 August, 1503) 215. Pius III (Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini) (22 September, 1503 - 18 October, 1503) 216. Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere) (1 November, 1503 – 21 February, 1513) 217. Leo X (Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici) (9 March, 1513 – 1 December, 1521) 218. Adrian VI (Adriaan Floriszoon Boeyens) (9 January, 1522 – 14 September, 1523) 219. Clement VII (Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici) (19 November 1523 – 25 September, 1534) 220. Paul III (Alessandro Farnese )(13 October, 1534 – 10 November, 1549) 221. Julius III (Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte) (7 February, 1550 – 23 March, 1555) 222. Marcellus II (Marcello Cervini degli Spannochi) (9 April 1555 – 1 May 1555) 223. Pius IV (Giovanni Angelo Medici) (25 December 1559 - 9 December 1565) 224. Pius the Fifth (Antonio Ghislieri) (8 January 1566 - 1 May 1572) 225. Gregory XIII (Ugo Boncompagni) (13 May 1572 – 10 April 1585) 226. Sixtus V (Felice Peretti di Montalto) (24 April 1585 – 27 August 1590) 227. Urban VII (Giovanni Battista Castagna) (15 September 1590 – 27 September 1590) 228. Gregory XIV (Niccolò Sfondrati) (5 December 1990 – 16 October 1591) 229. Innocenth XI (Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti) (29 October 1591 – 30 December 1591) 230. Clement VIII (Ippolito Aldobrandini) (30 January 1592– 3 March 1605) 231. Leo XI (Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici) (1 April 1605 – 27 April 1605) 232. Paul V(Camillo Borghese) 16 May 1605 – 28 January 1621) 233. Gregory XV (Alessandro Ludovisi) (9 February 1621 – 8 July 1623) 234. Urban VIII (Maffeo Barberini) (6 August 1623 – 29 July 1644) 235. Innocent X (Giovanni Battista Pamphilj) (15 September 1644 – 7 January 1655) 236. Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi) (7 April 1655 – 22 May 1667) 237. Clement IX (Giulio Rospigliosi) (20 June 1667 – 9 December 1669) 238. Clement X (Emilio Bonaventura Altieri) (29 April 1670 - 22 July 1676) 239. Innocent XI (Benedetto Odescalchi) (21 September 1676 - 12 August 1689) 240. Alexander VIII (Pietro Vito Ottoboni) (6 October 1689 – 1 February 1691) 241. Innocent XI (Antonio Pignatelli) (12 July 1691 – 27 September 1700) 242. Clement XI (Giovanni Francesco Albani) (23 November 1700 – 19 March 1721) 243. Innocent XIII (Michelangelo dei Conti) (8 May 1721 - 7 March 1724) 244. Benedict XIII (Pietro Francesco Orsini) (29 May 1724 – 21 February 1730) 245. Clement XII (Lorenzo Corsini) (12 July 1730 – 6 February 1740) 246. Benedict XIV (Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini) (17 August 1740 –May 3, 1758) 247. Clement XII (Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico) (16 July 1758 - 2 February 1769) 248. Clement the Fourteenth (Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli) (19 May 1769 - 22 September 1774) 249. Pius VI (Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi) (15 February 1775 - 29 August 1799)

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250. Pius VII (Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti) (14 March 1800 - 20 August 1823) 251. Leo XI (Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola Sermattei della Genga) (28 September 1823 - 10 February 1829) 252. Pius VIII (Francesco Saverio Castiglioni) (31 March 1829 - 30 November 1830) 253. Gregory XVI (Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari) (2 February 1831 - 1 June 1846) 254. Pius IX (Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti) (16 June 1846 - 7 February 1878) 255. Leo XIII (Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci) (20 February 1878 - 20 July 1903) 256. Pius X (Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto) (4 August 1903 - 20 August 1914) 257. Benedict XV (Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa) (3 September 1914 - 22 January 1922) 258. Pius XI (Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti) (6 February 1922 - 10 February 1939) 259. Pius XII (Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Cardinal Pacelli) (2 March 1939 – 9 October 1958) 260. John XXIII (Angelo Giuseppe Cardinal Roncalli) (28 October 1958 – 3 June 1963) 261. Paul 6 (Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Cardinal Montini) (21 June 1963 - 6 August 1978) 262. John Paul I (Albino Cardinal T. Luciani) (26 August 1978 – 28 September 1978) 263. John Paul II (Karol Józef Cardinal K. Wojtyła) (16 October 1978 - 2 April 2005) 264. Benedict XVI (Joseph Cardinal P. Ratzinger) (19 April 2005 - 28 February 2013) 265. Francis (Jorge Mario Cardinal S. Bergoglio) (13 March, 2013 – present) Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila 1. Domingo de Salazar, O. P. (February 6, 1579 - December 4, 1594) 2. Ignacio Santibáñez, O.F.M. (August 30, 1595 - August 14, 1598) 3. , O. P. (October 7, 1602 - July 26, 1605) 4. Diego Vázquez de Mercado (March 28, 1608 - June 12, 1616) 5. Miguel García Serrano, O.S.A. (February 12, 1618 - June 14, 1629) 6. Hernando , O.S.A. (, 1634 – July 1, 1641) 7. Fernando Montero de Espinosa (May 20, 1644 – 1645) 8. Miguel de Poblete - September 9, 1650 – December 8, 1667) 9. Juan López, O. P. (1672 - February 12, 1674) 10. Felipe Pardo, O. P. (October 28, 1681 - December 31, 1689) 11. Diego Camacho y Ávila (August 19, 1696 - January 14, 1704) 12. Francisco de la Cuesta, O.S.H. (August 12, 1707 – 1722) 13. Carlos Bermudez Gonzalez (1722 - November 13, 1729) 14. Juan Ángel Rodríguez, O.S.T. (May 18, 1731 - June 24, 1742) 15. Pedro de la Santísima Trinidad Martínez de Arizala,O.F.M. February 3, 1744 - May 28, 1755 16. Manuel Antonio Rojo del Río y Vieyra 1758 - 1764 17. Basilio Sancho de Santa Justa, S.P. April 14, 1766 - December 15, 1787

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18. Juan Antonio Orbigo de Gallego, O.F.M. December 15, 1788 - May 17, 1797 19. Juan Antonio Zulaibar, O. P. March 26, 1804 - March 4, 1824) 20. Hilarión Díez, O.S.A. (July 3, 1826 - May 7, 1829) 21. José Seguí, O.S.A. (July 5, 1830 - July 4, 1845) 22. José Aranguren, O.A.R. January 19, 1846 - April 18, 1861) 23. Gregorio Melitón Martínez Santa Cruz (December 23, 1861 – 1875) 24. Pedro Payo y Piñeiro, O.P. (January 28, 1876 – January 1, 1889) 25. Bernardino Nozaleda y Villa, O. P. (May 27, 1889 – February 4, 1902) 26. Jeremiah James Harty (June 6, 1903 - May 16, 1916) 27. Michael J. O'Doherty (September 6, 1916 - October 13, 1949) 28. Gabriel M. Reyes (October 13, 1949 - October 15, 1952) 29. Rufino J. Cardinal Santos (February 10, 1953 - September 3, 1973) 30. Jaime Cardinal L. Sin (September 3, 1973 - November 18, 2003) 31. Gaudencio Cardinal B. Rosales (November 21, 2003 - December 12, 2011) 32. Luis Antonio Cardinal G. Tagle (December 12, 2011 - present)

The Life of Pope Francis/ Jorge Mario Bergoglio

Childhood in a happy Catholic family Fr. Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, the capital and largest city of Argentina, on December 17, 1936. He was baptized by Fr. Enrique Pozzoli, an Italian Salesian priest who was close to the family. Today, Pope Francis often speaks of the importance of Baptism and urges the faithful to remember the date on which they became a Christian.

His father, Mario Jose Francisco Bergoglio, was an Italian immigrant. One of his grandfather‘s brothers had started a flooring enterprise in Parana, Argentina that was doing well and the four Bergoglio brothers were putting up a family business. ―They disembarqued from the ‗Julius Caesar‘, though they should have sailed on an earlier voyage: with the ‗Princess Malfada‘, which sank.‖ Fr. Jorge wrote. ―You cannot imagine how many times I have thanked divine Providence!‖

Having worked as an accountant in the Bank of Italy in Turin, Papa Mario, though an only child, had enjoyed being part of Don Bosco‘s ―Salesian Family‖ in Italy. When he arrived in Buenos Aires in 1929, he went to live with the Salesians in Solis Lane where he was warmly welcomed in typical Salesian fashion. It was there that Mario encountered Fr. Pozzoli who promptly became his confessor.

Photography and other creative activities attracted the youth. Mario settled in to his new life in Buenos Aires and joined the lively group of young men that gathered around Fr. Pozzoli in much the same way the young men in Turin had often surrounded Don Bosco.

Fr. Pozzoli the missionary, confessor, and watchmaker, was also a photographer and much loved by the Sivori family, and most of all by their eldest son, Vincent Sivori, who had a passionate love for photography.

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Mario met the Sivori brothers who were part of the Círulos Católicos de Obreros and eventually met Regina Maria Sivori whom he married on December 12, 1935 in San Carlos. Jorge‘s Mama devoted herself to raising the family and to giving their five children a healthy religious upbringing.

His grandmother, Dona Rosa Margarita Vasallo de Bergoglio, a great promoter of Catholic Action,greatly inspired young Jorge who often carried with him one of her leaflets entitled ―St. Joseph in the life of the maiden, the widow and the bride.‖

He recounts one occasion when his grandmother said things that did not please the government and they closed the hall where she was to speak. Undaunted, she spoke out on the street, standing on a table.

―It‘s not strange that I speak with affection of the Salesians, ―he wrote, ―because my family was nourished spiritually by the Salesians of San Carlos. ―As a child I learned to go to the of Mary Help of Christians,‖ he wrote, ―and also to that of Saint Anthony of Street. When I was at my grandmother‘s home, I went to the Oratory of Saint Francis of Sales. ―As a child I had in my hands the Religious Instruction of Father Moret.‖ Fr Jorge added. ―They had taught us to ask for ‗the blessing of Mary Help of Christians‘ every time we took leave of a Salesian.‖ An economic recession,however, began to take a toll on the flourishing Bergoglio family business. The President of the firm, Jorge‘s granduncle, became ill with leukemia and lymphosarcoma and died. The two events—the recession and the death of Juan Lorenzo—caused the family business to fail. They had to sell everything, from the family chapel in the cemetery to the four storey ―Bergoglio Building‖ where the four brothers lived. Jorge‘s grandparents and his Papa were left with nothing. Growing up with the Salesians As a family, the Bergoglios always turned to Fr. Enrique Pozzoli whenever there was a problem, or when they needed help or advice. He had baptized all the children but one, Jorge‘s second brother who was born in 1938 when Fr Pozzoli was in Usuahia. Then in February of 1948, it happened that after Jorge‘s Mama had his sister, the fifth and last child, she became very weak and exhausted making it necessary for the three eldest children to board. His sister, the third child, who is today the mother of a Jesuit and of a woman religious, was placed as a boarder at María Auxiliadora with the help of Fr. Pozzoli. Fr. Pozzoli‘s prayers to Mary Help of Christians for ―his‖ boys when they were going through difficult situations did not go unheeded, however, and he was able to introduce the family to a person who lent them 2,000 pesos so that Jorge‘s grandparents could set up a store in Barrio Flores. His Papa, who had been an accountant at the Bank of Italy, now had to be the delivery man for the family store.

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Near the end of 1948, Fr. Pozzoli intervened again so that Jorge and his brother could enter as boarders at the Colegio Wilfrid Barón de los Santos Angeles in Ramón Mejía. ―There I completed sixth grade, in 1949, and my brother fifth and sixth in 1949 and 1950,‖ Pope Francis wrote Fr. Bruno. The future pope was in Class 6B and won first prize that year in conduct, religion and the Gospel. Life in any Salesian college is the same anywhere in the world. One only has to visit any Don Bosco school in the Philippines to get a sense of the Salesian Spirit that permeates Don Bosco schools and opens the hearts of the young to God. Pope Francis writes that the Wilfrid Baron School of the Holy Angels in Ramos Mejia, Buenos Aires, prepared him ―for life.‖ Reflecting on what it was like to attend the school, Pope Francis describes its ―Catholic culture‖: School life was a ―whole.‖ I was immersed in a way of life prepared so that there wouldn‘t be time to be lazy. The day passed as an arrow without time for one to be bored. I felt myself submerged in a world that, although prepared ―artificially‖ (with pedagogic resources), had nothing artificial about it. The most natural thing was to go to Mass in the morning, as well as having breakfast, studying, going to lessons, playing during recreation, hearing the ―Good night‖ of the Father Director. On devotion to Mary Recourse to Our Lady is essential for life. It goes from the awareness of having a Mother in heaven that takes care of me to the recitation of the three Hail Marys, or of the . On the Good Night talk One of the key moments of this learning to seek the meaning of things was the ―Good night‖ that the Father Director generally gave. When one or two years later I came to know how Father Isidoro Holowaty died, of how he endured for the sake of mortification so many days of pain in his stomach (he was a nurse) until one Wednesday Father Pozzoli, who had gone there to confess the Salesians, ordered him to see a doctor, well, when I came to know this it seemed to me the most natural thing that a Salesian should die this way, exercising virtue. On sports Sports is an essential aspect of life. One played well and a lot. The values that sport teaches (in addition to health) we already knew. In study as in sport the dimension of competition had a certain importance: we were taught to compete well and to compete as Christians.‖ (Like most South American kids, young Jorge became a fervent fan of San Lorenzo de Almagro, one of the classic teams of Argentine fútbol.) Education in creativity There was room for hobbies and crafts… Father Lambruschini taught us to sing, with Father Aviles I learned to build machinery—and so many other things (theater, organization of championships, academic ceremonies, taxidermy, etc.) that channeled hobbies and anxieties. Reason, religion and loving kindness

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How did our educators address crises? They made us feel that we could trust, that they loved us, they were able to listen, they gave us good opportune advice, and they defended us both from rebellion as well as melancholy.‖

The Grandma Who Stood Up to Mussolini By Ma. Lourdes Ll. Galza Castor Oil and Live Toads During the dark days under Benito Mussolini,armed squads in black called theCamicie Nere, or Black shirts, quelled critics of the Fascist regime bytying them to trees, pouring castor oil down their throats and forcing them to eat live toads. 1Most people found it expedient to keep their thoughts to themselves. Political correctness, however, meant compromising principle and one concerned citizen with a conscience could notcompromise God‘s truth. Catholic Courage Doña Rosa Margherita Vasallo de Bergoglio wasPope Francis‘ Nonna or grandmother. Shehad that special courage born of grace. ―Nonna, Doña Rosa Margherita Vasallo de Bergoglio, worked with the newly founded Catholic Action.‖ The future Pope wrote his friend, Salesian historian Fr. Cayetano Bruno. ―Nonna had known Bl. Pier Giorgio Frasatti.‖2 Bl. Giorgio was a handsome, fun-loving, young man with a great sense of humor. Born of a wealthy Italian family, he secretly helped the poor. A mountaineer and popular athlete,he was a passionateCatholic social activist who opposed Fascism. He died at the age of 24 and was beatified in 1990 by Pope John Paul II.3 With similar passion, the Pope‘s Nonna Rosa gave rousing lectures on Catholic Action. ―She lectured everywhere, ― then Fr. Bergoglio explained. ―It seems that my grandmother said things that did not suit the policy …Once they closed the hall where she was to speak, and so she spoke out on the street, standing on a table.‖4 The Pope‘s sister Maria Elena, confiding to Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli added, ―Grandmother Rosa was a heroine for us, a very brave lady. I‘ll never forget when she told us how in her town, in Italy, she took the pulpit in church to condemn the dictatorship, Mussolini, fascism.‖5 ―She taught me a lot about faith‖ Today, Pope Francis describes his Nonna as the woman who ―had the greatest influence‖ 6 on his life. ―It was my grandmother who taught me to pray. She taught me a lot about faith and told me stories about the saints,‖6 He said ina radio interview released from Barracas, Buenos Aires. Tornielli reports that Pope Francis keeps in his breviary a little note from his Nonna Rosa that reads: ―May my grandchildren, to whom I have given the best of my heart, have a long and happy life. But if there are days of pain or illness, or if the loss of a loved one fills them with despair, may they remember that a whisper of a prayer and a look to Mary at the feet of the cross, can be like a drop of balsam on even the deepest and most painful wounds.‖ 7 1 ―Life in Fascist Italy – History Learning Site‖. Retrieved September 2014 from http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/life_in_fascist_italy.htm

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2 Leon, SDB, Fr. Alejandro. Francis and Don Bosco. Quito, Ecuador: Published by CSPP José Ruaro/ CSRFP, 2014. 3 ―Who Is Pier Giorgio Frassati?‖ Retrieved September 2014 from the official website for Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. www.frassatiusa. 4 Leon, SDB, Fr. Alejandro. Francis and Don Bosco. Quito, Ecuador: Published by CSPP José Ruaro/ CSRFP, 2014. 5Tornielli, Andrea. Francis: Pope of a New World. Ignatius Press, Retrieved September 2014 from http://www.ignatius.com/promotions/francis-pope-new- world/ 6Leon, SDB, Fr. Alejandro. Francis and Don Bosco. Quito, Ecuador: Published by CSPP José Ruaro/ CSRFP, 2014. 7Marshall, Dr Taylor.‖Pope Francis‘ Special Note from His Grandmother Rosa‖. Retrieved September 2014 fromtaylormarshall.com/2013/04/pope-franciss- special-note-from-his.html

Preparations for the event (August 2013-September 30, 2014) Paseo de Manila tourism zone to rise in Luneta Park The country's national park agency has bigger plans to redevelop the People's Park By Pia Ranada, .com MANILA, Philippines, August 30, 2013 - A tourism enterprise zone dubbed Paseo de Manila will rise in Luneta Park, Juliet Villegas, outgoing National Parks Development Committee (NPDC) director, announced on Friday, August 30. In a public presentation held in Makati, Villegas showed a graphic of the proposed development meant to attract more local and foreign tourists to the national park and stimulate economic growth in the area. Paseo de Manila will be constructed in the western part of the park, near Quirino Grand Stand and . The graphic showed 8 new proposed buildings, ranging from 3 to 15 stories high. Villegas said proposals recommended that these buildings be boutique hotels, restaurants or shopping centers. All 8 buildings will feature a "green roof" or roof garden to add greenery to the park as a whole. "It is now undergoing a validation plan, because in Tourism Act of 2009, Luneta Park is designated as a flagship destination to become a tourism enterprise zone together with ," explained Villegas. Paseo de Manila is just one of the key proposals for the redevelopment of the 54- hectare People's Park. The agency also plans to add more entry points to the park. One in the works will connect the United Nations LRT-1 station to the children's playground. A raised walkway "decorated with vines and flowers" will connect Luneta to Intramuros, said Villegas.

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An airconditioned glass-walled Visitor's Center will be constructed as a hub for tourists who both want to know more about the park and rest from the heat. The Rizal Park Amphitheater designed by National Artist will be outfitted with a modern canopy so that public events like concerts or film- screenings can enjoy protection from rain. Park-goers can see the finished product for themselves in October when the Philharmonic Orchestra formally opens the amphitheater to the public. Revival Stretching from Taft Avenue to Manila Bay, Luneta is said to be the largest urban park in Asia. Since the 1800s, it has served as the People's Park, the preferred venue for public events like: the Feast of the (January 8-9), El Shaddai Easter Overnight Celebration (every Black Saturday to Easter Sunday), Independence Day (June 12), El Shaddai Anniversary Celebration and 2014 protest. The NPDC, an agency under the Department of Tourism, is the designated steward of Luneta. When Villegas was appointed NPDC head in 2010, she set out to fix the most glaring problems that pulled down the public park from its "golden age" in the 70s, when Filipinos from every economic class patronized it. "Due to budget constraints, the park couldn't do as much. It was just going through the rounds of sweeping, cleaning, garbage-disposal. There were a lot of overgrown shrubs and trees that made the park darker at night. Some of the bulbs were busted," she recounted during a public presentation in Makati. The park increasingly became more crime-prone, with the notorious "palakpak boys" mugging park-goers and carrying out petty crimes. The August 2010 hostage-taking of Chinese tourists in a bus in nearby Quirino Grand Stand cemented Luneta's menacing reputation in the minds of local and foreign tourists. With P300 million allotted to the NPDC for 2010 to 2013, Villegas sought to make ―quick but effective fixes‖ to the park. She is proud to report a lower crime rate due to the 24-hour security provided by tourist police and CCTV cameras. Jog lanes now run through the park. "Green" rest rooms that collect rainwater for the flushing of toilets are open to park-goers. With the help of urban planner Paulo Alcazaren, who is also leading the revival of Roxas Boulevard, the agency has rehabilitated many of the park's most famous features: Paco Park, the giant relief map of the Philippines, Flower Clock, children's playground, musical dancing fountain, and diorama of Jose Rizal's martyrdom. READ: Bike-friendly, billboard-free Roxas Boulevard? Private-public partnerships have added new features like sculptures, mosaic murals, the Senior Citizen's Garden and bus stops for tourists. The importance of urban parks

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Urban parks pose many benefits to communities. According to University of Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, urban parks improve quality of life and and provide "visual and psychological relief" for weary city dwellers. Parks encourage healthy physical activities like sports, and create a sense of community by providing space for interaction and gatherings. Dubbed the "green lungs" of a city, urban parks also offer many environmental benefits. Their trees and plants help cool cities by lowering surface and air temperature. The shade they provide can lower temperature of surfaces by 11 to 25 degrees Celsius. Cooling also happens when water evaporates from soil and transpires from plants. Trees and vegetation lessen air pollution from the heightened commercial activity and traffic of vehicles in urban zones. Along with soil, park greenery mitigates flooding by absorbing water run-off. To maximize these environmental benefits, NPDC unpaved the park's concrete walkways to allow floodwater to seep through and be absorbed by the soil. About 20 hectares of what was once pavement are now trees and vegetation. Though it seems that NPDC's efforts have revitalized Luneta Park, Villegas knows this is only the beginning. ―We have too few public parks in the country. While our mandate only covers Luneta, Paco Park and Pook ni Mariang Makiilng in Laguna, we can work towards creating more parks nationwide,‖ she said. - Rappler.com The 2013 Year-End Report Super-typhoon ‗Yolanda‘ in AP‘s 2013 Top 10 stories New York, New York, USA, December 23, 2013 (AP) – The glitch-plagued rollout of President Barack Obama‘s health care overhaul was the top news story of 2013, followed by the Marathon bombing and the dramatic papal changeover at the Vatican, according to The Associated Press‘ annual poll of US editors and news directors. The saga of ―Obamacare‖ – as the Affordable Care Act is widely known – received 45 first-place votes out of the 144 ballots cast for the top 10 stories. The marathon bombing received 29 first-place votes and the papal transition 21. Other strong contenders were the bitter partisan conflict in Congress and the leaks about National Security Agency surveillance by former NSA analyst Edward Snowden. Last year, the top story was the massacre of 26 children and staff at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. That result came after a rare decision by the AP to re-conduct the voting; the initial round of balloting had ended Dec. 13, a day before the Newtown shooting, with the 2012 election at the top. The first AP top-stories poll was conducted in 1936, when editors chose the abdication of Britain‘s King Edward VIII. AP‘s 2013 top 10 stories, in order:

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HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL: The White House had hoped the Oct. 1 launch of open enrollment would be a showcase for the upside of Obama‘s much-debated health care overhaul. Instead, the website became a symbol of dysfunction, providing Republicans and late- night comics with ammunition, and worrying the president‘s Democratic allies. The site gradually improved, but a wave of cancellation notices from insurers undercut Obama‘s oft-repeated promise that people who liked their existing coverage could keep it. BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING: In seconds, a scene of celebration transformed into one of carnage, as two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in April. Three people were killed and more than 260 injured, including at least 16 who lost limbs. Authorities soon identified two suspects – 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died in a shootout with police, and his brother, Dzhokhar, 20, who faces multiple charges, including 17 that carry a possible death penalty. Though jolted by the bombings and a subsequent lockdown, the city rallied under the slogan ―Boston Strong.‖ VATICAN CHANGEOVER: Pope Benedict XVI stunned Catholics around the world with his announcement in February that he would resign. The Argentine cardinal elected to succeed him, soon known as Pope Francis, proceeded to captivate many Catholics and non-Catholics alike with a new tone of openness, modesty and tolerance. Without challenging core church doctrine, he suggested it was time to rethink policy on divorce, focus more on serving the poor, and devote less rhetoric to condemnations of gay marriage and abortion. DIVIDED CONGRESS: Opinion polls showed Congress with historically low approval ratings, and the key reason was seemingly intractable partisan conflict. Among the consequences were the harsh automatic spending curbs known as sequestration, the partial shutdown of the government in October, and bitterness in the Senate after Democrats used their majority to reduce the Republicans‘ ability to stall presidential nominations via filibusters. NSA SPYING: The ripple effect continues, seven months after the world learned of Edward Snowden. The former NSA analyst leaked vast troves of secret documents detailing NSA surveillance operations, including programs that collected Americans‘ phone records and eavesdropped on allied leaders. After a stay in Hong Kong, Snowden spent a month in Moscow‘s airport before obtaining asylum in Russia. The leaks have roiled diplomacy, triggered lawsuits and calls for reform, and prompted warnings that terrorists could benefit from the disclosures. GAY MARRIAGE: Capping decades of activism, the gay-rights movement won a monumental victory in June in the form of two Supreme Court decisions. One cleared the way for ending a ban on same-sex marriages in California, the most populous state.

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The other struck down a 1996 law passed by Congress that banned federal recognition of same-sex marriages. In subsequent months, Hawaii, Illinois and New Mexico boosted the number of states allowing gay marriage to at least 17. NELSON MANDELA: A freedom fighter, a political prisoner, a statesman revered for preaching reconciliation in a nation torn by racial strife. Nelson Mandela was all that and more – the icon of the anti-apartheid movement and ‘s first black president. With his death at the age of 95, his compatriots, world leaders and countless other admirers mourned the loss of a one-of-a-kind hero. PHILIPPINES TYPHOON: There were dire warnings beforehand, but the toll wreaked by by super- (locally named ―Yolanda‖) was still stunning in its scope after it struck on Nov. 8. More than 6,000 people died; hundreds more remain missing. The typhoon damaged or destroyed the homes of more than 16 million people, with rebuilding expected to take years. SYRIA: The death toll mounted inexorably, past 120,000, as Syria‘s nearly 3-year-old civil war raged on with no signs of resolution. The government of Bashar Assad did agree to eliminate its chemical weapons, but prospects for peace talks were complicated by infighting among anti-government rebels. Nearly 9 million Syrians have been uprooted from their homes, with many of them seeking refuge abroad. MISSING WOMEN FOUND: The call for help came on May 6, and the revelations that followed were gripping and grim. A former bus driver, Ariel Castro, had abducted three women from the streets of Cleveland from 2002 to 2004 when they were 14, 16 and 20. He periodically kept them chained, restricted access to food and toilets, and repeatedly raped and assaulted them until their escape. Castro pleaded guilty to multiple charges, and in September, faced with life in prison, hanged himself in his cell.

Saño among 2013 ‗10 People Who Mattered‘ in science (By Ron B. Lopez, Manila Bulletin) Manila, Philippines, December 24, 2013 - Climate Change Commissioner Naderev ―Yeb‖ Saño represented the millions of Filipinos affected by super typhoon ―Yolanda‖ (internatioanal name Haiyan) when he spoke at the United Nations climate talks in November, and it is still to them that he dedicates the honor of being named one of the ―Ten People Who Mattered‖ in 2013. Saño, who drew a standing ovation over his solidarity plea at the UN climate talks at Warsaw, is chosen as one of 10 people who mattered worldwide in 2013 by Nature Journal, an international science journal, joining the list of people who excelled and made breakthrough discoveries in the field of science. „The Climate Conscience‟ Nature journal described Saño as the ―Climate Conscience‖ for focusing the world‘s attention to global warming following the destructive typhoon Yolanda that killed more than 6,000 people in . On November 20, Saño started his fasting during the 14-day climate talks ―until a meaning outcome.‖ His sacrifice has resulted in the last-minute deal of delegates from

33 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 international community to keep negotiations on track for the next major climate summit in 2015. Saño, a climate change advocate since 1997 and served as part of the NGO delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, also dedicated the acknowledgement he got ―to all the people around the world confronting inequity, injustice, and the risks of a planetary system gone awry,‖ he told Manila Bulletin Online. His said he was ―deeply moved‖ that his message at the UN talks has been recognized by several organizations worldwide. ―I am absolutely stunned. To have been lined up with these amazing people who are trailblazing in their quest to make people‘s lives better is a huge honor,‖ he said. But this only serves as the beginning for Saño. The University of the Philippines-Diliman graduate said they are launching a program which is similar to the fasting he and other concerned groups in the climate talks did: the #FastForTheClimate campaign. Saño joined the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), together with other global organizations, in a monthly Day of Fasting for the Climate beginning 1 January. They urge prayer and spiritual reflection to express solidarity with those who are most vulnerable to climate change. ―[We are] calling on people to join us in fasting every 1st day of each month until December 1st 2014 when the next UN Climate Change Conference takes place in Lima, Peru,‖ he said. In the Philippines, Saño and his group will visit communities nationwide to highlight the things needed to be done to build resilience against climate change. ―I also dedicate it to my children and future generations from whom we are merely borrowing this Earth.‖ Saño noted that even his name will be forgotten, what‘s more important is that the message has been delivered to the world so ―solidarity and the global awakening live on.‖ ―The most important thing is to be a living example of what we advocate for. I will continue to take public transport regularly to build awareness on the need to improve the public transport systems,‖ he said. Saño is chosen together with Feng Zhang of the Institute of Technology in Cambridge who has been tagged as the ―DNA‘s master editor‖, and Tania Simoncelli, a US science-policy expert who fought to keep genes open to all which earned her the title the ―gene patent foe.‖ The science journal‘s list also includes Deborah Persaud, a virologist which proved that infants born with HIV can be cured, Michel Mayor who belongs to a group who have found hundreds of exoplanets during the past two decades, Viktor Grokhovsky or the ―meteorite hunter,‖ and virologist Hualan Chen who helped China to combat an outbreak of H7N9 avian flu in humans. Also in the list are Shoukhrat Mitalipov, or the ‗cloning chief‖, who developed a line of stem cells from a cloned human embryo; Kathryn Clancy, an anthropologist who ―unearthed disturbing trends in sexual assaults at field sites; and Henry Snaith or the ―Sun worshipper‖ who boosted the efficiency of solar cells this year. Nature journal is one of world‘s most highly cited interdisciplinary science journals, according to the 2012 Journal Citation Reports Science Edition. It is a weekly

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international journal which started to publish finest peer-reviewed researches in all fields of science since 1869.

The Visayas in 2013: Growth and daunting crises (First of Three Parts) Manila, Philippines, December 24, 2013 - YEAREND REPORT For the entire Visayas islands — save for Eastern Visayas — 2013 started and was sustained by robust growth all through most of the year only to end in calamities so horrendously devastating that this particular instance in Philippine modern history will be etched indelibly in the memories of Filipinos and the whole world for a long period of time. Altogether, the Visayas regions, , and to a lesser degree, Eastern Visayas, were estimated to contribute as much as 12 percent to the overall growth of what has largely been regarded by the outside world as, Asia‘s new economic ―strong man,‖ of late. Sans catastrophic crises, the Philippines‘ full-year growth through 2013 was projected to hover between 7.3 to 7.5 percent from a clearly indicated 6.8 percent growth at yearend 2012. A diversified economy fueled by, among other drivers, a booming property development sector, vibrant tourism, and a healthy banking and burgeoning business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, all contributed to Western Visayas‘ positive 8.2 percent economic growth. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas deputy director Fernando Silvoza pointed out during an October 11 visit to the regional capital, , was ―higher than the national average of 6.8 percent.‖ Meanwhile, Central Visayas, strategically located between major island groups, Mindanao and Luzon, has always been an economic leader among the country‘s regions, growing by 9.3 percent last year, 6.8 percent in 2011 and 12.9 percent in 2010. Given its strong momentum in the last three years, Efren Carreon, assistant director for the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Central Visayas (Neda-7) said, in early December, that despite the devastating natural calamities that affected parts of the region, particularly the regional capital, Cebu, in the fourth quarter, ―we are targeting 7.5 to 10 percent growth of gross regional domestic product (GRDP) for 2013.‖ He said whatever critical events may have occurred in the region in 2013, ―many of the industries, including manufacturing, have already produced goods to sell for the entire year.‖ Some activities, tourism for instance, and particularly agriculture would most likely be affected by the disastrous events that befell the region in October and November, but construction will remain positive as both government and the private sector make efforts to undertake rehabilitation and reconstruction work in areas affected by the calamities. Even Eastern Visayas, the perennial laggard in terms of growth and development among the three Visayas regions, showed promise. For instance, in September, Department of Science and Technology provincial director in Leyte John Glen Ocana said there were certain indicators that point to an improvement in certain infrastructure, such as the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) parks and the setting up of telecommunications in rural areas.‖

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Leyte province, and its capital city , were in fact regarded by the BPO sector in the country as so-called ―next wave‖ areas, which mean they are eyed as potential hubs among locators in the BPO industry. By the third quarter of 2013, the BPO sector in Eastern Visayas was employing some 4,000 workers, whose total contribution to the regional economy is estimated at about P100 million annually. Political Events The year 2013 also saw the holding of two consequential political events – the senatorial election of May 13, and the barangay elections on October 28. The first was held, using automated machines, and the latter, via the conventional, manual method. But no matter the disparity by which both electoral exercises were held, the fact that the incidents of violence and disorder did not reach alarming levels and the conduct of both electoral exercises was generally peaceful. That was an accomplishment by both the electorate and the authorities who maintained order worth commending. At the macro level, it was pretty apparent that the country was well on its way to realizing its 2013 growth target projections. Calamities There were a few incidents that marred an otherwise promising year, including the sinking of 2GO passenger ship M/V Thomas Aquinas after a collision with cargo ship MV Sulpicio Express Siete owned by Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation at Cebu Strait off the coast of Talisay City, which resulted in 61 deaths, 59 missing and 750 rescued passengers. However such and other incidents were all eclipsed by the two major natural calamities that struck the Visayas in quick succession, first in mid-October, and then barely two weeks later, in November. 7.2 Earthquake The first of the two calamities was a 7.2-magnitude earthquake described by Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) director Renato Solidum as having the ―energy equivalent of 32 Hiroshima atomic bombs‖ which disembowelled Central Visayas. The earthquake on Oct. 15, — the deadliest in about a quarter of a century to happen in the country – shook up the entire Visayas, particularly hitting hard and Cebu provinces, and was felt beyond, as far as and even portions of southern Mindanao. Total damage suffered by Bohol province which was the most affected by the earthquake, and Cebu, is estimated at over P2 billion. Beyond estimation is the heartbreaking damage on some of the country‘s — and Bohol‘s — most precious national cultural heritage treasures – the centuries-old Roman Catholic churches in Loon, Loboc, Maribojoc, Baclayon, Dais, Loay and Dimiao. The earthquake also caused landslides on the famed natural wonders, the Chocolate Hills in Carmen and the leaning bell tower which serves as the Hills‘ viewing deck. In , the quake destroyed the belfry of the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño which was constructed in the 16th century. In all, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) says over 3,000,000 persons or 671,000 families were affected by the massive tremor. Nearly 350,000 people or 72,000 families were displaced and the casualty count included over 200 people dead, eight missing and nearly 90,000 persons injured.

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People in the province, most especially the children, have to be given trauma therapy because to date, after shocks continue to cause anxiety among the populace. Phivolcs has recorded over 4,000 aftershocks. Strongest Cyclone On Record A little over two weeks after the earthquake struck, aid and rehabilitation efforts for victims of and areas hard hit by the earthquake had to be disrupted when what would be described by such weather experts like real time weather information online service, wunderground.com‘s Dr. Jeff Masters as ―the strongest tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in world history,‖ packing extreme wind speeds of 315 km/h (195 mph), hit the country, initially ramming the coastal town of Guiuan, at the southernmost tip of Island facing the Pacific. Leyte province and Eastern Visayas capital Tacloban City, some 96 miles away from Guiuan, was next to be hit by super typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan). Seawater, rising to as much as over 20 feet, roared through the city, severely damaging the airport, and drowning thousands of people who local authorities failed to convince to leave their homes in lowland areas, and not sparing even those who did, many of those being evacuees at the 5,000-capacity Tacloban City Convention Center, locally referred to as the Astrodome. Like many major edifices in Tacloban, including Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez‘s own mansion, the Astrodome is built near the sea.

DOLE – A year of building legacy (by Samuel Medenilla, Manila Bulletin) Manila, December 25, 2013 - It was a good year to build a legacy. This was how Labor and Employment Secretary described the performance of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) wih less than three years remaining in President Aquino‘s term. Baldoz said 2013 saw DOLE finally laying the groundwork for much-needed international labor reforms, which will outlast the current administration. ―It was a year of the institutionalization of the reforms we started in 2010… So it was a good year of work, when you will see these reforms last beyond the administration,‖ Baldoz said. Among these were the country‘s landmark ratification of two international labor conventions – the Decent Work for Domestic Workers Convention and the Maritime Labor Convention 2006, which will protect household service workers (HSW) and seafarers, respectively. DOLE was also able to secure a bilateral agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), to protect the thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFW), particularly HSWs, who are staying there. It was also able to sign other bilateral agreements with Germany, Canada and Papua New Guinea to provide additional overseas jobs for more Filipinos. Institutionalize Policies Baldoz said DOLE pushed for the passage of laws, which will institutionalize DOLE‘s innovative policies. These include the Single Entry Approach (SENA), which she attributed to the sharp decline of work stoppage in the country and the Kasambahay Law, which provides legal and social protection for local HSWs. Overseas Displacement

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But aside from this landmark reforms, Baldoz said the year was also defined by disasters, both natural and man-made. As with the previous three years, when the so-called Arab spring in the Arabian Peninsula and other nearby countries began, DOLE also assisted in the repatriation of thousands of OFWS through the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). Last August, POEA issued a total deployment ban to Egypt after it declared a month-long State of Emergency amid its worsening political tension. It was lifted this month after its turmoil subsided. POEA also re-imposed its deployment ban in Yemen this month due its escalating domestic violence. It, however, lifted the deployment ban in Iraq after tension in that country began to subside last April except in four ―no-go‖ zones, which are still deemed unsafe for OFWs. A voluntary moratorium in the deployment of HSWs was also declared by some local recruitment agencies for Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore to force their counterpart agencies in the Asian countries to comply with POEA‘s mandatory $400 minimum wage for HSWs. DOLE said it supported these initiatives. These were all lifted later in the year as countries began complying with POEA-set minimum wage. Saudization This year also signaled the beginning of KSA‘s crackdown on millions of illegal migrant workers as it attempted to raise the participation of Saudi nationals through the Saudization program in local establishments. The program affected at least 200,000 undocumented OFWs staying in KSA who rushed to legalize their status or seek repatriation within the seven-month amnesty period givenby the Saudi government which ended in November. The record showed that 104,364 of the OFWs changed professions, while 53,330 transferred to new employers to comply with KSA standards for foreign workers. The remaining 38,939 OFW opted to be repatriated so they could either seek redeployment to other countries or permanently stay in the Philippines and start their own business through POEA and OWWA, respectively. Major Calamities The country was also prepared to end the year with some improvements in the labor market in the last quarter when it was hit by major calamities. Last September, thousands of workers were turned to refugees after a faction of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) raided and razed part of , which lasted for almost a month. Many employees from Bohol also grappled with lost jobs and livelihood after a magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck it on October 15. In its recent survey for the month of October, the National Statistics Office (NSO) noted the country‘s labor market was able to shrug off the two incidents, when it posted a slightly lower unemployment rate from 6.8 percent in same period last year to 6.5 percent. Underemployment or the rate of workers seeking better work opportunities also declined to 17.9 percent, while employment rate also slightly rose to 93.5 percent.

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2013 a smashing year for PH beauties (by Robert R. Requintina, Manila Bulletin) Manila, Philippines, December 25, 2013 - The year 2013, just like 2012, was a banner year for beauty pageants here and abroad highlighted by the three major titles won by the Philippines and the successful return of Venezuela in three other beauty contests. For the first time, the Philippines finally clinched the elusive crown when movie and television actress-television host Megan Lynne Young, 23, of City, won in Bali, Indonesia, on Sept. 28, 2013. It was a historic win for the Philippines in the 63-year-old beauty contest, although the country only started to send representatives to the world‘s longest running pageant in 1966. Prior to Young‘s victory, the highest ranking the country had achieved in the Miss World pageant was first-runner up won by (now Sister) Evangeline Pascual in 1973 and Gwendoline Ruais in 2011. This year, the Philippines also notched another international crown after Mutya Johanna Datul, 21, was crowned Miss Supranational in Belarus on Sept. 6, 2013. Although the international pageant is relatively new – only five years old and hardly heard in the Philippines – the contest is fast gaining a reputation as one of the most popular beauty events in Europe. With Datul‘s triumph, she holds the record as the country‘s and Asia‘s first Miss Supranational winner. Smashing Record Datul‘s victory also contributed to another smashing record for the country in beauty contests: the Philippines now hold the record as the country that has won in all major beauty pageants (, Miss World, , , and Miss Supranational). Bea Rose Santiago, 23, of Masbate, capped the successful run of Filipino beauties in 2013 by winning the Miss International beauty contest in , Japan, last December 17. She bested 66 candidates from around the world. Controversy The Miss International was, however, rocked by controversy for the first time when 2012 titleholder Ikumi Yoshinatsu of Japan was dethroned for her alleged involvement in a scandal with a media executive. During the 2013 coronation night, Ikumi was barred from attending. Instead, Santiago was crowned by 2008 Miss International Alejandra Andreu of Spain at the end of the competition. Santiago dedicated her victory to the victims of super-typhoon ―Yolanda‖ which ravaged the Visayas last November, killing more than 6,000 people. Santiago‘s win was the fifth Miss International crown won by the Philippines. Past four winners were Gemma Cruz (1964), (1970), (1979), and (2005). Impressing Judges During the question and answer portion, Santiago was asked: ―What will you do if you win the crown?‖ She impressed the judges with her answer: ―The whole world saw how my country hurt. One by one, other countries helped. You have opened my heart and eyes on what we can do to help each other. I will work to hold the spirit of sympathy and spirit of hope. As long as we work together, there is hope.‖

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Other Shining Beauties Three other Philippine candidates also made good in beauty contests when they placed third runner-up in international competitions. Ariella Arida, of Alaminos, Laguna, won third runner-up in the 2013 Miss Universe beauty contest held in Moscow, Russia, for the first time last Nov. 9. This was the fourth year in a row that the Philippines finished in the Top 5 of the most prestigious beauty contest. Maria won fourth runner up in 2010; Shamcey Supsup, third runner-up in 2011, and Janine Tugonon, first runner-up in 2012. Professional singer Annalie ―Ali‖ Forbes, 20, also placed third runner-up in the first edition of the 2013 International contest in Bangkok, Thailand last Nov. 19. The beauty contest, sponsored by the government of the Kingdom of Thailand, campaigns against war. Its first winner was Janelle Chaparro, of Puerto Rico. Koreen Medina, 18, of Quezon City, also finished third runner-up at the 2013 Miss Intercontinental contest held in Madgeburg, Germany last Dec. 14. Medina‘s achievement was the highest since 1993 when Maria Sovietskaya Bacud placed second runner-up in the same beauty contest, which continues to hold the record for the most expensive crown of all beauty competitions. The crown named Oriental Holy Water is worth US$361,446 (roughly P16, 265,070). Gil Wagas, 22, of Cebu City, placed fourth runner-up in the Mister International contest held in Bali, Indonesia, last Nov. 21, won by Jose Paredes of Venezuela. Paredes was crowned by 2012 Mister International first runner-up Ron Teh of Singapore after Ali Hammoud of Lebanon could not make it to Bali because of his participation in the Lebanese version of Dancing With The Stars. Venezuela on Top also finished on top of two other competitions when Maria Isler was crowned 2013 Miss Universe and Alyz Henrich won the 2013 Miss Earth held in Alabang, City. The two are good friends back home. Maria Isabelle Zaragoza Mendoza, 19, of San Beda College, was crowned Miss Campus World in Malaysia last Dec. 6. Roland William de Dios finished second for male category of the contest. Other notable finished in 2013 were Angelee delos Reyes, Top 8 in the 2013 Miss Earth pageant, and Cindy Miranda who was in the Top 10 of the Miss Tourism Queen International in China last October. Social Responsibility Meanwhile, at the start of the worldwide broadcast for the 2013 Miss Universe beauty contest, Thomas Roberts of MSNBC Live and ex-Spice Girl Melanie Brown dedicated the beauty pageant to the Philippines and Vietnam, both affected by super-typhoon Haiyan (named ―Yolanda‖ in the Philippines). The environment-driven Miss Earth beauty contest, during a live telecast, also thanked the countries that aided the Philippines during the crisis. The contestants joined the disaster relief efforts for typhoon victims. The News that Defined 2013 – Part 1 (by MB Online) Manila, Philippines, December 26, 2013 - The year 2013 will be remembered, first and foremost, for the devastating calamities that were visited upon the nation.

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When super typhoon Yolanda ripped through the Visayan provinces on Nov. 8, nobody could foretell the deadly effect of the 7-meter storm surges that inundated the coastal areas. With Tacloban City all but flattened, the death rose above 6,000 as relief workers continued to dig bodies out of the rubble, or fish them out of the water. This and the powerful earthquake that rocked Bohol barely a month earlier made calamities—both natural and manmade—the top story of the year. In Manila Bulletin Online‘s yearend review, the other big stories of 2013 were: the pork barrel scandal and its impact on the country‘s politics; Manila‘s territorial dispute with Beijing over the West Philippine Sea; the economy‘s gains that were dampened by rising unemployment; Nur Misuari‘s violent misadventure in Zamboanga City; a shooting incident in Philippine waters that triggered a diplomatic and economic backlash from Taiwan; the repatriation of thousands of Filipinos from countries that had become inhospitable to foreign labor; the mid-term elections in which the administration strengthened its grip on the Senate; a bloody and futile bid by the sultanate to assert its ownership of Sabah; and the repeated grounding of ships in the precious Tubbataha Reef. Here‘s a snapshot of the most defining news of 2013. Super Typhoon and Super Quake October 15 and November 8, 2013 would be remembered for the two calamities that inflicted so much pain, death and destruction in the Visayas. The earthquake that struck Central Visayas in October registered a 7.2-magnitude intensity enough to kill 222 people in seconds. It also injured 976 people and left eight missing. It flattened a good part of , Bohol and also Cebu, toppling centuries- old churches, schools, hospitals and other landmarks that would take years to repair. The killer earthquake affected 3.221 million people and damaged P2.257 billion of properties. But the force of nature was not finished yet. In less than a month, it landed the most destructive typhoon in Leyte and other nearby provinces. For just a few hours, it obliterated Tacloban City, killed over 6,000 people, displaced millions of Filipinos and destroyed everything in its path. It was a super typhoon the world had never seen before and its name was ―Yolanda‖. Fishy Pork Barrel On July 12, a P10-billion was exposed and it had the name Janet Lim Napoles written all over it. The scandal implicated senators and government officials and sent the whole country demanding for truth and justice. Since then this story has developed a cast of characters that include an army of whistleblowers, the socialite daughter of the accused, government officials charged with plunder, and even the President to whom Napoles personally surrendered. The stinky pork barrel scam is an issue that fired the nation to stage ―pork‖ rallies to demand the abolition of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). It caused social media to boil over, senators to quarrel publicly, and for the accused to turn the table to their accusers. The pork barrel scam is a running story that will continue in 2014. Although PDAF has been ruled unconstitutional and has been put to rest, getting to the bottom of the pork barrel scam would take awhile. Troubled Waters The United Nations on April 25 announced that it has completed the arbitration body

41 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 which will tackle the case filed by the Philippines against China over its ―excessive‖ claim to the South China Sea. What followed was a verbal tussle between officials of the two countries that didn‘t improve relationships and even caused Japan, the European Union and the to get involved somehow. Ironically, it took an ugly event such as super typhoon Yolanda to somehow relax the strained relationships between the two countries, with China‘s decision to send aid, including its , for the typhoon-ravaged parts of the Philippines in November. The arbitration case, however, remains as the fragile relationship between Philippines and China hangs in the balance. Economic boom? On October 3, the country has received its third investment grade rating for the year from credit rating firm Moody‘s Investor Service. Moody‘s has rated the country ―Baa3″ from the previous rating ―Ba1.‖ In March, Fitch Ratings recognized the country‘s improving economic standing, while Standard & Poor‘s and Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) upgraded their assessments of the country‘s economic outlook last May. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), however, acknowledged that impressive economic growth for five consecutive quarters is not enough to combat the problems of unemployment and poverty, citing the need of other factors to help trickle down the economic boom. Zamboanga Siege The Zamboanga siege began around 1:45 a.m. of Sept. 9 when fully-armed members of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) from the faction of its founding chairman Nur Misuari, came to Sitio Bugok in Barangay Sta. Catalina but were blocked by government security forces. It was an unfortunate event that lasted over 20 days and, when the smoke cleared, revealed the death of over 100 rebels and the capture and surrender of some 223 and 52 MNLF men, respectively. However, the government also suffered casualties, including 18 soldiers and five policemen killed in action (KIA) Nd 167 soldiers and 14 policemen wounded in action (WIA). Among the innocent civilians who were caught in the crossfire, nine were killed and 57 wounded. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) also reported that the violence affected at least 23,794 families or 118,819 people from 14 villages in the city and one barangay in . Misuari, however, has avoided capture and reportedly has managed to leave the country to face charges of rebellion filed against him by the government. Backlash from Taiwan Relationship with Taiwan went sour in May when a Taiwanese fisherman was reportedly shot by a member of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after they were found to be poaching off Balintang Channel, which is part of Philippine waters. This led to a string of events such as Taiwan‘s economic sanction against the Philippines that included its refusal to hire Filipino contract workers and demands for compensation and apology to the family of the victim. Three months later, the National Bureau of Investigation recommended the filing of homicide charges against PCG officers in connection with the accidental shooting of the

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Taiwanese fisherman. On August 9, Taiwan lifted its sanction to the Philippines. It is also one of the many countries that come to the aid of Yolanda victims. OFW woes Throughout 2013, thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) made news mostly for being in miserable situations. From repatriations to sex-for-flight scandals, many OFWs in Egpyt, Syria, Saudi Arabia and other places around the world have become victims of their circumstances. On Sept. 19, however, came one good news–OFW Rodelio ―Dondon‖ Lanuza returned to his family after 13 years in Saudi prison. Lanuza has been saved from death row in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after killing an Arab national. The Saudi Arabian court sentenced him to death but pardoned him after his family was able to pay the 3 million Saudi riyal blood money. The Philippine government was able to raise 700,000 riyal. The remaining 2.3 million riyal came from Saudi King Abdullah. Mid-term Elections The mid-term elections had the administration strengthening its grip on the Senate when most of its senatorial bets were proclaimed winners. Grace Poe Llamanzares, daughter of the late Fernando Poe, Jr., garnered the highest vote, followed by , and . Quest for Sabah When some 200 armed followers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III occupied a town in Lahad Datu in Malaysia on February 11 to reassert their territorial claim on Sabah, it caught both the governments of Malaysia and the Philippines by surprise. The standoff had triggered a standoff and saw eight members of the Royal Forces captured and charged with terrorism in Malaysia, facing death or life imprisonment over the intrusion. On October 20, the Sultan died in Quezon City due to multiple organ failure caused by diabetes, but the ownership claim of the sultanate over the Sabah continues. Tubbataha grounding On January 17, the US Navy minesweeper, the USS Guardian, ran aground in the Sulu Sea and got stuck on Tubbataha Reef. Known as one of the world‘s best dive sites, the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a 97,030-hectare World Heritage Site consisting of two coral atolls that harbor a wide range of marine species including large marine life such as manta rays, sharks, and turtles. It took months to dislodge the USS Guardian from Tubbataha and not after causing huge damage to the priceless natural resource. The United States has since then made compensation for damage to the reef caused by their ship. But barely weeks after the USS guardian‘s wreckage was removed from the reef, a Chinese fishing vessel also ran aground at the Tubataha Reef on April 8, causing more damage to the marine protected area in . The Philippine Coast Guard said that the fishing vessel F/V Min Long Yu had 12 crew members, allegedly Chinese poachers found to have crates of dead, protected wildlife anteaters. While it was smaller than the USS Guardian, the Chinese fishing vessel had caused worse damage to the heritage site than the US Guardian as the boatmen tried to forcibly dislodge their vessel.

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The Tubbataha Management Office said that based on the result of the study of scientists that analyzed the damage caused by the Chinese vessel, it has severely damaged 3,902 square meters of corals-including some massive corals 500 years old. The damage is 66 percent larger than the damage caused by the USS Guardian. The USS Guardian measured 224 feet by 39 feet, while the Chinese fishing vessel measured 48 meters long and eight meters wide. Other stories Before 2013 comes to a close, other big stories developed and one of them is the impending P4.15 per kWh power rate hike of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco). This, in itself, represents the continuous crucifixion of Filipino consumers who today suffer the world‘s highest rates for electricity. Slapped with a temporary restraining order by the Supreme Court, Meralco has to shelve its planned rate increase, but said they will defer about P9-billion of payment to power suppliers. This, and other stories, will spill over to 2014. The Visayas in 2013: Growth and daunting crises (2nd Of Three Parts) (by Teodoro Y. Montelibano, Manila Bulletin) Manila, Philippines, December 25, 2013 - YEAREND REPORT Guiuan‟s Fear Meanwhile, compared to Tacloban, the coastal town of Guiuan, with a population of some 45,000, and first to be beaten up by Yolanda, did not suffer as much casualties. Guiuan‘s mayor, Christopher Gonzalez‘s assiduous determination in getting town residents to move up to higher ground paid off. Referring to the storm as ―delubyo,‖ or deluge, he managed to provoke fear amongst the majority of townspeople, who left their homes for safe, higher grounds. As a result, only 87 of Guiuan‘s population perished, 23 remain missing and some 930 injured. Yolanda stormed through the Visayas region, hitting landfall on other areas, including the northern parts of Cebu, Panay, and provinces, before making its exit the following day, Nov. 9, toward the direction of Vietnam. Within three days of the monstrous typhoon‘s occurrence, various provinces beyond Leyte and Samar in the Visayas – Cebu, , and Iloilo, as well as Palawan in the region – were declared under a state of national calamity. (With inputs from Mars W. Mosqueda, Malou Mozo, and Phoebe Jen Indino) The World Helps Immediate response, both locally, and from the international community, was immediate and overwhelming. To date, some 57 countries in the world have pledged close to P24 billion ($539 million) with about P593 million ($12.337 million) in cash already received by government. The governments of many countries, including the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, Russia, Israel, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, , New Zealand, and even the People‘s Republic of China, with which the country is at loggerheads over territorial disputes, sent cash as well as relief goods and equipment by the tons, along with actual humanitarian missions. The Norwegian Shipowners Association‘s Norwegian Training Center-Manila, for instance, mobilized over a hundred cadets and volunteers, to load for a full day tons of relief goods targeted for areas in Eastern Visayas not yet reached by aid, on board a

44 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 training vessel. The vessel set sail from Manila‘s South Harbor under heavy rains for Tacloban port, the first civilian ship to undertake relief efforts for Yolanda victims in Eastern Visayas. Oil Spill Japan Coast Guard personnel, employing modern techniques and equipment, also proved instrumental in speeding up work on an oil spill incident at Barangay Botongon, Estancia, one of several towns badly hit when Yolanda ravaged northern Iloilo. The incident involves the spilling of some 900,000 liters of bunker fuel from a power barge supplying power to the Visayas grid that was dislocated from its mooring site by typhoon-caused huge waves and ferocious winds and was swept aground the barangay‘s coastline. Operated by the National Power Corporation for the Power Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM), 32-megawatt Power Barge 103‘s storage tanks were believed to have been punctured when it rammed the coastline, causing bunker fuel stored in the tanks to spill into the water. Some 2,000 people had to be evacuated from the barangay to an evacuation center at the Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College-West Campus at Estancia town proper when tests indicated that benzene level from fumes from the spilled oil reached 16.9 ppm or 30 times the allowable level. PSALM hired contractor, Kuan Yu Global Technologies to clean up the oil spill, but to a large extent, it was modern technical help provided by the Japan Coast Guard that effectively helped to speed up the work. More current test results show the reduction of toxicity levels to zero parts per million (ppm), which is lower than the tolerable level of 0.5 ppm, and very recently, the Department of Health in Iloilo has recommended that resident-evacuees could return home. Meanwhile, a 20-meter radius from the spill site remains off limits and continued air quality monitoring continues. Transfer of the remaining bunker fuel inside the power barge has been completed and the contaminated water and debris transferred to a treatment facility in Luzon. Refloating and towing of the barge off Estancia has also been set by the contractor for Jan. 9, 2014. Achievements, experiments mark bumpy year in transport (By Kris Bayos, Manila Bulletin) Manila, Philippines, December 26, 2013 – Airplanes overshooting the runway, buses flying off the expressway or ramming other vehicles, ships sinking, and trains breaking down have made public transportation a frequent item in the headlines this year. But 2013 has also been a year of achievements, of successful experiments and of new feats in the transportation sector. Probably the most noteworthy accomplishment of the Philippines in the field of transportation this year is recovering from an infamous reputation in the global aviation industry. This was after being delisted from the International Civil Aviation Organization‘s tally of member-states with unresolved significant safety concerns (SSCs) last March. AVIATION SAFETY In an electronic bulletin dated March 7, 2013 sent to the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC), the ICAO Council formally stated

45 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 that ―the [Philippine] State has implemented corrective actions in accordance with the mechanism approved by the Council to resolve two SSCs – the issuance of air operator certificates and the aircraft registration process.‖ Following its audit findings, the ICAO Coordinated Validation Missions team recommended to the ICAO Headquarters in Montreal, Canada the lifting of the SSCs it previously raised with respect to the Philippines. Shortly thereafter, the European Union‘s Air Safety Committee started lifted its ban against Philippine carriers from serving European destinations, starting with Philippine Airlines (PAL) last July 12. Ambassador Guy Ledoux, head of the delegation of the European Union (EU), lauded the efforts of Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) officials for taking sufficient corrective actions to address the EU Air Safety Committee‘s requirements and that of the ICAO. The ICAO delisting and EU ban lifting has not only invigorated tourism but also the contributed to the growth of the economy as the Philippines have become more accessible to incoming tourists and returning Filipino travelers and workers in Europe. After these achievements, the Philippine government is expecting the United States Federal Aviation Authority to upgrade the country‘s status from Category 2 to 1. The US FAA had earlier identified major safety, management and regulation shortcomings in Philippine aviation and consequently downgraded the country‘s rating to Category 2 from Category 1. Once upgraded, Philippine carriers would be able to deploy trips to more destinations in the US and switch to newer and fuel-efficient aircrafts to serve the flights. SAVING MARINERS Similarly, Philippine maritime transportation stakeholders are awaiting the result of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) audit last October pertaining to the Philippines‘ Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) for seafarers‘ compliance. The audit was in line with the Philippines‘ commitment to the 1978 International Convention on STCW. EMSA had threatened to ban Filipino seafarers from EU-flagged ships after the Philippines failed to act on the recommendations of a previous STCW audit in 2006. The ban could put at least 100,000 Filipino seafarers out of work and leave European ships with serious crew shortage. Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) Administrator Dr. Maximo Q. Mejia admitted that ―if we fail the audit, it could result in the major disruption of an important ‗symbiotic‘ relationship,‖ he said, adding that ―Filipinos stand to lose jobs, while European ships come to a standstill for lack of seafarers to operate them.‖ But Mejia said Marina is making sure that the Philippines will pass the EMSA audit, stressing that ―the international shipping community–the maritime world– has increasingly put its faith in the Filipino to carry global commerce from far end of the earth to the other, so much so, that today close to 30 percent of all seafarers in the international trade are Filipino.‖ TRANSPORT EXPERIMENTS Meanwhile in land transportation, the government has test-ran a proposal to limit public utility buses entering Metro Manila by setting up a centralized terminal for provincial buses in Paranaque. Originally part of the three terminals envisioned

46 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 for the Integrated Transport System (ITS), the Southwest Interim Transport Terminal, which started operating last August 6 at the corner of MIAA and Coastal Roads, has contributed to the reduction of vehicular traffic volume in the city. Commuters have also started to adapt with the new system just before government implements the ITS project, with centralized provincial bus terminals rising at the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) property along Coastal Road, the Food Terminal Inc. (FTI) in City and at a soon-to-be-identified location in Quezon City. Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya said the DOTC is scheduled to start the bidding process for the construction of the ITS terminals in Taguig and Paranaque City early next year. Once the ITS is implemented, all provincial bus terminals will be relocated to the central hub and will greatly reduce the number of vehicles entering Metro Manila. Full implementation of the ITS is reportedly Malacanang‘s requirement for the planned rehabilitation of Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA). RAIL IMPROVEMENTS Also a prerequisite to the EDSA rehabilitation, the government is close to awarding the P3.8-billion MRT 3 Capacity Expansion Project to supply 48 new train cars to the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3. According to DOTC Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya, the Bids and Awards Committee has found the Chinese supplier Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co. CNR Group as ―fit‖ to do the project for having ―adequate, if not impressive, manufacturing facilities.‖ He said post- qualification of the bid is ongoing and that awarding is expected early next year. Ideally, delivery of the prototype can be expected by the first quarter of 2015 and the delivery of the rest of the LRVs by the third quarter of 2016. And speaking of bidding, the DOTC was able to generate negative bids for two of its public-private partnership (PPP) projects: the P17.5 billion Mactan-Cebu International Airport Development Project and the P1.72 billion Automated Fare Collection System (AFCS) for the Light and Metro Rail Transits (LRT-MRT). By offering negative bids, the proponents are offering to implement the projects and even willing to pay government to win the contract. According to DOTC BAC chairman and Undersecretary Jose PerpetuoLotilla, government did not only get the best deal, it also saved taxpayers‘ money through meticulously packaged projects. TRANSPORT APPS Another innovative achievement in the transportation industry this year is the launching of the first Philippine Transit App Challenge last July. At least 17 apps competed for the best transit application, which was aimed to enable multi- modal trip planning by providing commuters and tourists with information on the available means of multi-modal transportation means and location of key transfers. The winning app, Trip Barker, bested other entries for being a community-based trip planner which can be used to report and share weather, traffic, and events in real-time with other users. Public transportation in the Philippines may be far from being world-class but government is surely doing its part in making it at par with the rest of the world. Various transportation infrastructure projects are in the pipeline and more are coming up, including an ambitious plan to revive the Philippine National

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Railway‘s operation from Cagayan, Isabela to Sorsogon to tap government- owned tracks for rapid transit (passenger) and cargo services in Luzon. Delays have marred awarding of several key projects and put a doubt if the administration‘s projects will be implemented before President Benigno S. Aquino III steps out of office on June 30, 2016 but Abaya said PPP ―remains a continuous learning process for both government and the private sector.‖ ―It has been a ‗good‘ year but still there is a lot of room for improvement,‖ Abaya said.

Big year ends with Wall Street hopeful for 2014 As Wall Street‘s best year in more than 15 draws to a close, few are expecting a repeat performance in 2014, though traders have plenty of reasons to feel optimistic. While the market will likely enter January quietly, with many traders still out for the holidays and few major catalysts, the upward trend is seen continuing next week, especially in some of 2013′s high-flying names. Economic growth is expected to accelerate next year, boosting employment and consumer purchasing power. But with markets repeatedly notching all-time highs, that may not translate to market gains as dramatically as in 2013. ―There‘s a pervasive feeling that the economy is getting better, and the Fed is still on the market‘s side after saying it would keep rates low,‖ said Donald Selkin, chief market strategist at National Securities in New York. ―However, while new money will still be flowing into stocks next year, probably we‘ll see less money come in. There‘s little chance of another 30 percent gain or so next year.‖ The S&P 500 .SPX has risen 29 percent so far in 2013, its best annual performance since 1997. The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI is up 26 percent while the Nasdaq is up nearly 38 percent. The gains have been widespread, with all 10 S&P 500 sectors higher on the year. The weakest group, telecoms .SPLRCL, rose 6.5 percent while consumer discretionary .SPLRCD led the year with a gain of 40 percent. One of the market‘s biggest boosts this year — the Federal Reserve‘s stimulus program — will not be as strong a factor after the central bank announced a slowing of the program in December. The Fed beginning in January will buy $75 billion in Treasuries and mortgage-backed bonds per month, down from $85 billion, and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, whose term expires on January 31, suggested the U.S. central bank could continue to slowly reduce that stimulus throughout 2014. The latest Reuters poll showed analysts expect the S&P 500 to rise to 1,925 points by the end of 2014, which represents a rise of 4.5 percent from current levels. Subscription video company Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) was the S&P‘s strongest performer in 2013, with a jump of almost 300 percent, followed by electronics retailer Best Buy Co Inc (BBY.N) and semiconductor maker Micron Tech (MU.O), both of which climbed nearly 240 percent. Tesla Motors (TSLA.O) was another standout, soaring 346 percent, while Inc (FB.O) more than doubled. These names could see further upside next week thanks to ―window dressing,‖ a practice in which investors buy securities with big gains to improve the

48 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 appearance of their holdings before presenting the results to clients. The 2013 year will close out on Tuesday, with the market closed on Wednesday for the New Year‘s Day holiday. ―Consumer discretionary and tech names have driven the market over the past 12 months, so it wouldn‘t surprise me to see continued upside on them next week,‖ said Jake Dollarhide, chief executive of Longbow Asset Management in Tulsa, Oklahoma. However, Dollarhide said the names were ―priced for perfection‖ and vulnerable to pullbacks next year. ―There won‘t be a sudden ‗let‘s sell Micron and Netflix‘ movement, but if profit growth slows or a conference call doesn‘t go well, absolutely you could see a 20 to 30 percent selloff after doubling this year,‖ he said. The fourth-quarter earnings season won‘t start in earnest until the second week of January, but there will be a few clues into the economy‘s strength coming out next week, with data on consumer confidence and manufacturing. Next week will also see reads on the housing market with November pending home sales on tap for Monday and the Case/Shiller report on October home prices on Tuesday. The housing sector has been in focus as U.S. benchmark Treasury yields rose to two-year highs, which could put pressure on mortgage rates, which are typically driven by the yield on the 10-year Treasury note. ―If yields stay this high, I would consider that both a technical and psychological negative for markets,‖ said Mark Grant, managing director at Southwest Securities in Fort Lauderdale. Pending home sales, or sales which are in contract but not yet closed, are seen rising 1 percent while the October home prices are expected to rise 0.8 percent. In the latest week, the Dow rose 1.6 percent while the S&P was up 1.3 percent and the Nasdaq rose 1.3 percent. 2013 America: the good, the bad and the funny December 28, 2013 - Vice President Joe Biden congratulated the wrong man on being elected mayor of Boston and college football star Manti Te‘o publicly mourned the death of a girlfriend who never was. While U.S. headlines in 2013 were dominated by the Boston Marathon bombs, Edward Snowden leaking government secrets, and the disastrous rollout of President Barack Obama‘s healthcare reform law, the news also brought plenty to laugh about. In the category of ―Politicians Behaving Badly,‖ former Congressman Anthony Weiner‘s campaign to become mayor of tanked when news broke that the Democrat, who resigned from Congress in 2011 after a sexting scandal, was at it again – this time using the name ―Carlos Danger.‖ The X-rated déjà vu inspired a play called ―The Weiner Monologues. On the West Coast, San Diego Mayor Bob Filner made the headlines with what came to be known as the ―Filner Headlock.‖ After asking a woman for a date, he came up behind her and wrapped one arm around her in an embrace that was more World Wrestling Entertainment than Kama Sutra. Sexual harassment accusations followed – from nearly 20 other women, resulting in Filner‘s resigning, getting sued and being sentenced to home confinement.

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A foot-in-mouth moment occurred on the November night Massachusetts State Senator Marty Walsh was elected mayor of Boston. As new mayor Walsh prepared to greet supporters, another Marty Walsh – a Boston public affairs consultant – saw an unfamiliar 202 number pop up on his cell phone. ―Congratulations, Marty, you son of a gun. You did it!‖ he heard the voice of the U.S. vice president shout gleefully, before he realized his mistake. In October, the federal government shutdown led to some strange stories, including the blackout of the wildly popular online Giant Panda Cam at the National Zoo in and the furloughing of poison ivy-eating goats in New Jersey and New York. Months later, the fumbled launch of Healthcare.gov whipped up a search for the ―Obamacare Girl,‖ who was re-named ―Glitch Girl‖ after her smiling face remained frozen on the home page that frustrated millions of computer users. In the sports world, former Notre Dame Linebacker Manti Te‘o put a new twist on the old adage that it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. Romantics were drawn to the tale of his devotion to Lennay Kekua and her tragic death from cancer – until her very existence was exposed as a fraud. The snarky Twittersphere was flooded with photos of people ―Te‘oing‖ – hugging empty chairs or puckering up in an otherwise empty room. Broken hearts were mended after a New Jersey commercial fisherman lost $12,000 in cash he had saved to buy an engagement ring. His backpack had a faulty zipper and the money fell out as he rode his motorcycle to the docks. Much of the loose cash was scooped up, but after the story came out, good Samaritans returned it to him. Elsewhere on the Jersey Shore, Wildwood officials banned saggy pants on the boardwalk, pressing their crusade for decency with the threat of a $200 fine for pants that sag more than three inches below the waist. To those who invoked their right to wear low-slung pants, Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr. said: ―I have a right not to look at your rear end. Animals acting up got their share of attention in 2013. A foul-mouthed Rhode Island cockatoo landed its owner in trouble by cursing at a next-door neighbor, who happened to be the girlfriend of the owner‘s ex-husband. The City of Warwick initially slapped the woman with a $15 fine for the bird‘s salty language, but eventually dropped the case. In Colorado, a man on his way to his brother‘s wedding 600 miles away in Utah was arrested for being drunk while riding his horse. He had a small dog in his backpack. As the year drew to a close, an African flamingo that had been on the lam for eight years after escaping from a zoo in Wichita, Kansas, was spotted this month cavorting with a companion in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast. Flamingos pair up for life, but the gender of these two birds was unknown, a zoo official said.

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Malacañang: 2013 a year of foresight and prudence (by Madel Sabater - Namit, Manila Bulletin) Manila, Philippines, December 28, 2013 - Malacanang on Saturday described 2013 as a year of foresight and prudence for the Aquino administration which faced political challenges and disasters in the last 12 months. ―The past year has been a remarkable year for the Filipino people: one in which the President showed his indomitable will to lead the nation forward, and where the mandate for change was renewed in the year‘s midterm elections,‖ Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said. ―It has been a year wherein the foresight and prudence of the President and his team— holding fast to the long-term vision of a more prosperous, stable, and dynamically competitive Philippines—has been upheld time and again,‖ she said. ―It has been a year of challenges not only for the Administration but also for the Filipino people. Another year where our collective commitment to persevere and to stand shoulder to shoulder enabled us to overcome the trials set before us, thus making the world admire and respect us all the more,‖ she added. In the first quarter of the year, as the government was starting its rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in Compostela Valley and that were hit by typhoon ―Pablo‖, the Aquino administration was thrown into a sudden crisis in Sabah when Sultan Jamalul Kiram III invaded it to reclaim its as part of their ancestral right. The February Saban incursion was followed in May by another foreign problem: the fatal shooting of 65-year-old Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-Cheng off the Balintang Channel that sparked a rift between the Philippines and Taiwan, with Taiwan imposing sanctions on the Philippines that adversely affected the state of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the island state. Before the cloud over the Balintang tragedy could settle, the country was rocked by the pork barrel or the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scandal that continues to drag until now. But it was the ―ber‖ months that proved to be the most challenging, starting with the September brazen siege of Zamboanga by the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari and his men. The Zamboanga standoff caused the displacement of more than 120,000 individuals and the destruction of more than 10,000 homes. There were also 200 people who died and 270 members of the MNLF had been captured by government forces while 24 of them surrendered during the standoff. October had been a month of natural disasters as typhoon ―Santi‖ ravaged Central and Northern Luzon while Bohol and Cebu had been rocked by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. But the biggest one came in November as super typhoon ―Yolanda‖ devastated Eastern Visayas. But 2013 is not without its good news. Valte cited the Philippine economy‘s positive performance with the country able to get an investment grade in all three major credit rating agencies: a BAA3 (positive) from the Moody‘s Investors Services; and a BBB- (stable) from both Standard & Poor‘s and Fitch Ratings. The country‘s GDP has also remained within seven percent: at 7.8 percent in the first quarter; 7.5 in the second quarter; and seven percent in the third quarter, she said.

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Peace with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is also within reach as three of the four annexes had been signed this year: the Transitional Arrangements and Modalities Annex, signed on Feb. 27, 2013; the Revenue Generation and Wealth Sharing Annex, signed on July 13; and the Power Sharing Annex, signed on December 8. In terms of the government‘s efforts against corruption, this year a total of 157 cases had been filed against smugglers; 195 cases filed against tax evaders; and plunder, malversation of public funds and other charges filed initially against 39 individuals and 34 more individuals in the second batch, including businesswoman Janet Lim – Napoles. ―Our achievements only tell us that nothing is impossible to the Filipino people,‖ Valte said, citing the achievements of Filipina beauty queens and Filipino athletes all year round. ―Maraming mga Pilipinong namayagpag sa ibang bansa at nagdala ng karangalan sa atin [A lot of Filipinos took center stage in the international arena and brought honor to the country],‖ she said. These include ―Pambansang Kamao‖ , and beauty queens (Miss World); Bea Rose Santiago (Miss International); and Mutya Johanna Datul (Miss Supranational 2013), among others. Papal Visit Asia 2014 and 2015: Pre-papal activities Pope Francis‘ visit set October 23-27, 2014 and January 15-19, 2015 MANILA, Philippines, July 28, 2014 (UPDATED) - Roman Catholic Church leaders announced on Tuesday that Pope Francis will visit the Philippines on October 23 to 27, 2014 and January 15 to 19, 2015. In a press conference at the Arzobispado de Manila, Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle said ―his holiness Pope Francis will make his apostolic visit to Sri Lanka on November 10-12, 2014 and January 12 to 15, 2015 and to the Philippines on October 23 to 27, 2014 and January 15 to 19, 2015.‖ In a sign of joy, Tagle ended his initial statement with, ―Thanks be to God!‖ Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, the current nuncio to the Philippines, described the visit as a ―spiritual typhoon.‖ Tagle said the Vatican will announce the details of the visit before the end of the year, but reiterated previous statements that Pope Francis wants to visit areas devastated by super typhoon Yolanda. On reports that Francis will hold a rally at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila, Tagle could only say that in ―past visits of in the Philippines, UST has always figured as one of the sites.‖ Preparations are now under way for the Pope's visit, with the national government also taking the lead. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said President Aquino has appointed Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. as the lead point person in helping the papal visit committee. He said the government expects the Filipinos to ―accord [Pope Francis] the warmth of their hospitality and manifest the fervor of their faith as they welcome the first pontiff from South America.‖

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The visit of Pope Francis also coincides with the 20th anniversary of World Youth Day Philippines, which took place in Manila on January 10 to 15, 1995. Asked what Filipinos can do to prepare for the visit, Tagle said: ―We could prepare best by undergoing spiritual renewal, tasting the mercy of God, returning to God through the sacrament of reconciliation.‖ He also urged Filipinos to engage in ―specific actions of mercy.‖ He reminded Catholics of the unique of Pope Francis, which was already obvious on the first day of his papacy. ―He wants to journey with the people where they are,‖ he said. Tagle noted that when Pope Francis blessed the mosaic of St. at St. Peter‘s Basilica back in November, he took time to include Filipinos in his prayers. ―It was not just a blessing of an icon… During that event, he said plainly that he was one with the suffering of the people and that we should not be afraid to ask God: Why?‖ he said. Filipinos should not be afraid to show Pope Francis their worth, he said. ―We show him who we truly are: the resilience of Filipinos, [full of] faith, compassion, and bottomless hope.‖

Caceres Archbishop Emeritus Leonardo Legaspi succumbs to cancer NAGA CITY–The archbishop emeritus of the Archdioceses of Caceres has succumbed to lung cancer early morning Friday, August 8 at University of Santo Tomas Hospital beside his brother and fellow Dominican priests, two months before the 36th anniversary celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide at Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Manila on October 26 to 27 as part of the five-day pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines. He was 78. Caceres Archbishop Emeritus Leonardo Cardinal Z. Legaspi, O.P., D.D., the of the Catholic Church in from 1984 to September 8, 2012, died after battling for years and losing the battle against lung cancer, according to Father Louie Occiano, director of Caceres Archdiocesan Communications Commission. Legaspi found he had cancer three years ago (2011-2014) before he bowed out of his duties to the present Archbishop Rolando T. Triona, who was installed on September 8, 2012, the 2028th birth anniversary celebration of Mama Mary.

Filipino Catholics flocking to social media dedicated to pope's visit

Facebook page and account attract growing number of followers Manila, Philippines, September 12, 2014 - Large numbers of Catholics in the Philippines are frequenting the official social media site for the visit of Pope Francis in January, following the site's launch earlier this week by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. More than 11,000 people were following the Facebook page "papalvisitph2015", which invites users to share a photo of their welcoming the pontiff. "If your parish has posted a photo welcoming the Holy Father to the Philippines, share it with us and we will post it here!" reads the Facebook page invitation.

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―If you can have your picture taken holding your message board or paper with your message and/or artwork printed on it for the Holy Father, then share it,‖ it adds. A Twitter account, @papalvisitph, has also been launched, with close to 200 followers so far. A website dedicated to the Pope's visit, papalvisit.ph, also went live last month. The site carries news, features, and statements related to the pope's upcoming visit, and a video titled ―We are all God's Children‖, the official theme song of the 2015 apostolic visit. A digital clock counts down the weeks, days, hours, and seconds left before the arrival of Pope Francis. In a pastoral statement issued on July 7 the Philippine bishops' conference said the underlying spirit of the papal visit to the country is "mercy and compassion‖. Pope Francis will visit the country on October 23 to 27, 2014 and January 15 to 19, 2015, after a visit to Sri Lanka. It will be the third time a pontiff has visited the country after Pope Paul VI in 1970 and Pope John Paul II on February 1981 and January 12 to 16, 1995.

WATCH: ‗We Are All God's Children,‘ official theme song for 2015 Papal Visit What better way for Filipinos to show their unity than through a song?

In the case of Pope Francis' visit to the Philippines in January, that song would be "We Are All God's Children," penned and sung by multi-awarded actress-singer Jamie Rivera, with music by Noel Espenida.

Rivera told GMA News in August that upon finding out about the Papal visit, she called Archbishop Socrates Villegas, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, to ask if she could write a song for the event.

Rivera was the voice behind "Tell the World of His Love," the official theme song of the 1995 World Youth Day, attended in Manila by now-Saint John Paul II.

"We Are All God's Children," she said, was inspired by the humility showcased by Pope Francis.

It carries the message of "solidarity with the poor and mercy to the weak," Rivera said. "We should help the poor with joy and humility."

As in "Tell the World of His Love," the official song for the 2015 Papal visit is "We Are All God's Children," has actions and gestures choreographed by Yolanda Juan.

Rivera and Espenida have also made the music score of the song for the public's use.

Listen to the song with this "action video" performed by the Ligaya ng Panginoon Community:

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Pope‘s visit will change Philippines, Cardinal Tagle hopes Manila, Philippines, Sep 18, 2014 / 12:47 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis‘ visit to the Philippines in January will be an opportunity to lead the Church in the country down ―new roads in the faith and in the mission,‖ said Cardinal of Manila. ―Pope Francis‘ pastoral visit, centered on mercy and compassion, will undoubtedly offer great opportunities to experience grace, to hear a call, to question our comfortable surroundings, to value the poor, renew society, care for creation and live honorably,‖ the cardinal said in a letter to Catholics of the Philippines. The Philippines will host Pope Francis next month October 23 to 27 and early next year, January 15 to 19. The country hosted visits by Pope Paul VI in 1970 and St. John Paul II in 1981 and 1995. In his letter to the Filipino faithful, the cardinal recalled Paul VI‘s visit to the Philippines. Cardinal Tagle was 13 years old at the time of the visit. At one point, seeking to see the Pope, he was surrounded by thronging crowds of faithful. ―I stretched my neck and focused my eyes in order to see him as the car in which he was riding passed in front of us. The Pope‘s serene gaze and attitude amazed me. That image never left my mind,‖ Cardinal Tagle reflected. ―Eighteen years later in 1985, I registered at the Catholic University of America to study theology,‖ he said. Because of his interest in the , he wrote about Paul VI‘s plans for the council when the future Pope was still a cardinal. ―I never imagined in 1970 that one day I would ‗travel‘ inside the mind, heart and soul of this great Pope, who led the renewal of the Church in the modern world!‖ Cardinal Tagle said his studies of Paul VI and the Second Vatican Council led him later on to ―serve and collaborate with Popes St. John Paul II, Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI and now Pope Francis.‖ ―The Pope‘s visit in 1970 mysteriously opened for me a door into the mystery and mission of the Church,‖ he said. ―At the end of the papal visit,‖ Cardinal Tagle concluded, ―we will surely share other stories of how Pope Francis‘ trip led us down new roads in the faith and in the mission.‖ ‗Study faith ahead of Pope‘s visit‘ —bishop MANILA, September 26, 2014—A high-ranking member of the clergy is positive that Pope Francis‘ upcoming visit to the country will be an avalanche of blessings to all Filipinos, but advises them to consider seriously ―studying the faith‖. In a recent interview over Church-run DZRV Radyo Veritas, Bishop Florentino Cinense called on the faithful to deepen their knowledge of the faith in order to prepare themselves better for the apostolic visit. ―Filipino Catholics who know next to nothing about Catholicism must now learn everything a Catholic is supposed to learn. It‘s not enough that they‘re Catholics in name only. They can only share the faith with others if they know what the faith is about in the first place,‖ explained Cinense.

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He stressed Filipino Catholics who have little knowledge of their Catholic beliefs should see the occasion both as a challenge and an opportunity to study the faith seriously. According to him, it is high time the Philippines receive the spiritual blessings it badly needs given the current ―sorry state‖ of things. ―We need some progressive moves in order to better our situation. That is why I believe that the visit of the Pope will give us these blessings of unity, fraternity, love for one another, and ultimately, the progress that we have been looking for all these years,‖ said Cinense. The prelate shared all Filipinos, including those in power, must learn to love one another for the sake of the common good, adding that unity is key to national progress. Based on data collated by the Catholic Directory of the Philippines in 2013, about 76.18 million Filipinos, out of a total of 96.8 million, identify themselves as Catholics. Meanwhile, various Church organizations await the papal visit scheduled on October 23 to 27, 2014 and January 15 to 19, 2015. After Bl. Paul VI in 1970 and St.John Paul II in 1976—unofficially, as Kraków Archbishop Karol Józef Cardinal Wojtyla,—1981, and 1995, Pope Francis will be the third Catholic pontiff to visit Asia‘s largest Christian nation. http://www.cbcpnews.com/papalvisit/?p=245

Vatican, CBCP officials meet, discuss Papal Visit preparations

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VATICAN CITY – Philippine representatives and Vatican officials on Thursday (Sept. 25, 2014) concluded a three-day meeting on media and liturgical preparations for the 2015 Papal Visit.

Meeting at Sala Stampa Santa Sede with Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ.

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, host of the Papal Visit on October 23-27, 2014 and January 15–19, 2015, led the Philippine panel. Joining him were Pasig Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara, chairman of the Committee on Information and Media; Fr. Joselito Jopson, executive secretary and in-charge of telecommunications and satellite transmission; and Fr. Genaro Diwa, chairman of the Liturgy Committee.

Bishop Vergara and Fr. Jopson collaborated with Vatican media representatives from the Sala Stampa Santa Sede () represented by spokesperson Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J. and Matteo Bruni, in-charge of accreditation.

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Other media representatives included Roberto Romulo of the Vatican Television Center (CTV), Elena Pinardi of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Alberto Gasbarri and the team from Radio Vaticana, and Prof. Giovanni Maria Vian and collaborators from the L‘Osservatore Romano.

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Final Meeting For media concerns on Papal Visit In the office of Osservatore Romano, September 25, 2014.

Meanwhile, Guido Marini of the Vatican‘s Office on Liturgical Celebrations discussed with Fr. Diwa the liturgical preparations for the Papal Visit.

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Bishop Vergara said he found the meetings very assuring. ―With the confirmation and support of the Vatican in our preparations, we hope to offer all the countries of the world a truly meaningful and spiritual experience of Pope Francis‘ first and second visit to the Philippine soil,‖ he said. – Report by Fr. Joselito Jopson

AFP, PNP begin preparations for Pope's visit September 29, 2014 10:22pm - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have already started preparing for Pope Francis's visit to the Philippines on October 23 to 27, 2014 and on January 15 to 19, 2015.

AFP Chief of Staff General Gregorio Catapang said in a report on ―‖ aired early Monday evening that the military is committing two battalions of its United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone (UNDOF) peacekeepers who have been withdrawn from Golan Heights and those who had been training to replace them.

Joining the soldiers are some members of the PNP. A special task force headed by a star rank PNP official will be formed for the Pope's visit.

Security threats

PNP's new spokesman Sr. Supt. Wilben Mayor said that the national police is

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looking into reports of security threats in the country such as alleged recruitment in Mindanao by Islamic State militants.

Aside from the Islamic State threats in the country, the PNP is also looking into possible threats similar to "Oplan Bojinka" that was discovered a few days before Pope John Paul II, now a saint, visited the Philippines in 1995. Muslim extremist Ramzi Yousef who led the terror project was planning to assassinate the Pope back then.

The plan was revealed when a chemical fire sparked in one of the rooms at Doña Josefa Apartment in Malate, Manila that the terrorists occupied.

Aside from assassinating the Pope, "Oplan Bojinka" also involved plans to bomb 11 airliners en route to the United States and crashing a plane full of bombs into the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Virginia, USA.

The thwarted attack plan was said to be the basis of the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States. —Trisha Macas/JDS, GMA News

Department of Tourism Philippines announces 'Visit Philippines Year 2015' The Department of Tourism (DOT) Philippines has announced 2015 as 'Visit Philippines Year' (VPY 2015). With numerous major events lined up in 2015, Philippines includes India as one of its key markets. As a part of the promotion, the DOT has launched a new microsite itsmorefuninthePhilippines.com. Speaking about VPY 2015, Maria Corazon G Jorda-Apo, officer-in-charge, market development group, DOT, said, ―We see India as a potential market, as the population is huge. We are promotion luxury tourism and shopping tours for the Indian market as the number of HNIs in India is very large. 2015 is a big year for us as it is Visit Philippines Year. We have many major events happening in our country. In January 2015, Pope Francis will be visiting Philippines. We will be hosting the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministerial meetings and leaders‘ summit in November, which is one of the biggest MICE events in our list.‖ The DOT Philippines has witnessed a positive trend in Indian tourist arrivals, with nine per cent growth in July 2014. Speaking about the Indian market, Jorda-Apo, commented, ―We have seen a strong interest amongst the Indian travellers. We have recently launched the Philippines Specialist Programme, as the Indian travel agents have shown interest to know more about our nation. We are expecting a lot of Indian tourist in 2015. Also the Indian travellers love to explore different cuisines, next year we are hosting the biggest culinary event in the world, the Madrid Fusion Manila in April.‖ The DOT has unveiled fresh campaign banners focusing on five themes, namely: business meetings; history and culture; lifestyle and entertainment; music and the arts; sports, adventure, and eco-tourism.

AFP more worried about crowds than armed groups in papal visit By Alexis Romero (philstar.com)

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MANILA, Philippines, September 30, 2014 - What worries soldiers about the visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines this October 2014 and January 2015? It‘s not so much about the armed groups who could sabotage the pontiff‘s historic visit to the largest Catholic country in Asia. The military is more concerned about the crowds who might mob the pope, who is fond of mingling with devotees. ―There is no such threat (from armed groups). Our concern is he might be mobbed by the devotees,‖ Armed Forces chief Gen. Gregorio Catapang Jr. told reporters Tuesday in Camp Aguinaldo. Catapang noted that the pope sometimes alights from his heavily guarded vehicle just to greet the crowds. He said they are concerned that the pontiff might trip off if he gets swarmed by devotees. ―The people like him very much,‖ the Catapang said. But apart from possible mishaps, the military does not see any serious threat that could disrupt the papal visit. ―There is no threat to our pope. You know, our pope is very popular,‖ he added. While securing important persons is a daunting task, Catapang said they are looking forward to Pope Francis‘ visit. Pope Francis will visit the country from January 15-19 and is expected to go to areas affected by typhoon ―Yolanda.‖ The visit will come amid concerns over the threats posed by the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq, a terrorist group that is reportedly recruiting members in different countries. President Aquino has given assurance that the pope would be given adequate security during his visit. The military will provide two battalions to augment the security forces who will secure Pope Francis. Among those who will help safeguard the pope are the Filipino peacekeepers who figured in a standoff with Syrian rebels in Golan Heights last August.

PAPAL VISIT | Philpost issuing special Pope Francis stamps By: Beverly Natividad, News5 September 30, 2014 2:34 AM MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Postal Corp. is issuing special stamps to celebrate the papal visit on October 23 to 27, 2014 and in January 2015, but first, it is seeking public participation in the design. According to Postmaster General Josie dela Cruz, Philpost will launch on Oct. 11 an on- the-spot design contest. The agency expects to print some 150,000 such special stamps for Pope Francis's visit, or more than the usual 100,000 as in previous similar projects, because they expect a huge demand for these stamps, considering this pope's popularity. "We will launch an on-the-spot drawing contest. The top four winners will be the official design of the stamps in honor of his visiting the Philippines," said dela Cruz. While the stamp's designs will be crowd-sourced, the souvenir sheet already has a design. The souvenir sheet is the envelope in which the special stamps will be placed, and the so- called First Day Cover (the bigger envelope that is considered a collectible because it is

62 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 sold only during the launch) will be designed with a special coinage stamp with metallic foil – something that is not usually used for a souvenir sheet. The Stamp Committee still has to deliberate on the price at which the stamps will be sold. Besides the design contest, Philpost is also encouraging people to write letters to the Pope, which it promises to deliver to His Holiness when he comes to Manila. Philpost will install mail boxes for this purpose when it conducts the roadshow to exhibit the first stamps that will be printed. "Now, to drum up interest about his visit, on November 3 we will have a moving exhibit. It's about the four popes for whom Philpost has issued stamps already. The mail boxes will be installed wherever we will have the moving exhibit, same in Tacloban, Davao, Manila or SM Aura." This will be the second Pope Francis stamp in the country. In April this year during the anniversary of his election as Pope, Philpost also printed special stamps featuring the pope's image. Philpost partnered with the Vatican Post in the design and printing of this earlier stamp. Philpost usually issues special stamps for papal milestones: the visit to Manila of Pope Paul VI in 1970; the visits in February 1981 and January 1995 of John Paul II; the death in 2005 of Pope John Paul II; and his canonization together with Pope John XXIII this year. Since Pope-related stamps are not issued often, there are actually no Pope Stamp collectors in the country, except for those who really collect all items related to popes. "If ever they are not active members (of philatelic groups) and it's hard to find where they are. Normally they are not stamp collectors but only souvenir collectors because there are so few issues of papal stamps here for them to form a decent collection," said Rey Ong, president of the Philippine Philatelic Federation. Still, according to Philpost, demand is high for papal stamps printed in the Philippines. When they printed the twin canonization stamps this year, they received numerous calls from Italy from people wishing to book orders.

Ordinary No More Nothing can hinder JIL‘s pastors and leaders from a deeper quest for God. NO the cost of traveling many miles away from home to a place of a different time zone… the trouble of studying in a school (even at an age past good eyesight and sharp memory)… even the risk of being terminated from a fulltime and stable secular job. That was what the sixty-eight (68) pastors, church coordinators and select core leaders of the North American Hemisphere (NoAH) of the JIL International Operations proved.

No ordinary students Traveling from across the different parts of the USA and Canada, they gathered at JIL Cornerstone in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from August 18-September 1, 2014 for the Advanced Pastoral and Shepherding Ministry Course of the Bro.

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Eddie School of Ministries International (BESMI).

What could have caused their zeal? Partly because it was the first ever BESMI program outside the Philippines. But mostly—and primarily—because of their simple desire to be found efficient AND faithful as they carry out the delicate calling of God in their lives.

That, they obtained... and more. Because BESMI is a Bible school… and more. No ordinary curriculum With in-depth teachings on the most fundamental topics such as theology, soteriology, hermeneutics and bible prophecies, their already gifted minds were sharpened.

Through exhaustive discussions on the practical basics of pastoral skill and practice such as church planting, church growth, concept formation, outlining and homiletics, their already hardworking hands and feet were strengthened. Coupled with stirring lessons on the core principles of pastoring such as shepherding ministry, leadership pitfalls and finishing well, their already burning hearts were set ablaze. Reinforced with firsthand accounts on the history and principles of this church born from the very heart of God, their already surging bloods were pumped up.

Then, through fresh impartations from God through the personalized talks of their apostolic parents and spiritual leaders, Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva and Dr. Sis. Dory Villanueva, their already uplifted spirits were stirred. Laced with some fun-filled activities such as group presentations, Philippine games and a Gala night, their already vigorous bodies were bolstered. Finally, wrapped up with the mighty move and power of the Holy Spirit, their entire beings were ministered to and empowered. Holistic in every way, students were baffled. They never expected that a discussion in theology or homiletics would make their eyes wet and red! Such a balance between the heart and the mind demanded this declaration at the end of the course:

―JIL NoAH will never be the same again!‖ No ordinary accounts

But even while they were still halfway through the course, most of the students already wanted to go home. That is, back to their respective churches toapply what they have learned in BESMI—straightaway.

―We were given a vision, but we didn‘t know how to fulfill the vision,‖ they would say. ―But now, we‘re excited to go back and start making God‘s vision come alive!‖

Even NoAH Operations Director, Rev. Bong M. Gonzales, share the same

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thoughts, ―Today, we do not only have the passion, we also have the ability. Because we have spent time to learn.‖

Such was the impact of the BESMI training to them that, seasoned pastors and leaders as they are, they were still encouraged and edified.

For others, it was having the DNA of the church they have been called to serve ingrained in their bloods. Church coordinator Sister Cora Criss, who came to know Christ in the USA, shared how badly she desired to enroll in BESMI to know what the JIL Church distinctly is.

No ordinary outcome

And yet, if these were all that the 68 students gained from BESMI—being equipped in the ministry and being rooted in the JIL Church—BESMI failed.

Because, as Bro. Eddie has put it, BESMI is not about Bro. Eddie, nor about the JIL Church. BESMI is all about JESUS CHRIST, the God from whose heart this church was born.

But BESMI did NOT fail. Because at the end of the course, all the 68 students‘ cry was: JUST TO PLEASE GOD.

With such a mantra as that, indeed, JIL NoAH will never be the same again!

Because they did not only enter in a Bible school. They encountered the God of the Bible.

Aquino creates committee on papal visit By Marc Jayson Cayabyab, INQUIRER.net President Benigno Aquino III has ordered the creation of a committee that will coordinate preparations for Pope Francis‘ visit this October 23-27, 2014 and in January 2015. In Memorandum Circular No. 72, Aquino created Papal Visit 2015-National Organizing Committee (PV-NOC). ―As instructed by President Aquino, all heads of the different government departments, local governments as well as the private sectors are encouraged to participate and coordinate all efforts to make sure that the visit of His Holiness in our country this month and next year will be well organized and peaceful,‖ Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. said in a statement on Friday. The committee will be chaired by Ochoa, and vice-chaired by the Foreign Affairs Secretary. Among the members are the Secretaries of the Departments of National Defense, Interior and Local Government, Public Works and Highways, Health, Transportation and Communications, Tourism, the Presidential Communications Operations Office, Armed Forces Chief of Staff, National Police Chief, and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman.

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It will coordinate the efforts of the public and private sectors, including the central committee of the Catholic Bishops‘ Conference of the Philippines, which will lead the religious and civil plans of the visit. Pope Francis is set to visit the victims of Super Typhoon ―Yolanda‖ in Leyte, Typhoon ―Glenda‖ and ―Mario‖ in Metro Manila and ―Luis‖ in Bicol and of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Bohol. http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/travels/

Papal visit items issued Caritas Manila on Thursday said Pope Francis displays and memorabilia are now available as part of the preparation for the pontiff‘s arrival in January next year. Executive Director and Radio Veritas President Father Anton Pascual said the ―Pope Merchandise campaign‖ is meant to support Pope Francis‘ advocacy in the continuing mission to fight poverty. ―Our Social Service and Development Ministry is the sole entity authorized to release collaterals using the official logo for the benefit of the poor,‖ he said in Pilipino. He said Caritas has developed items such as t-shirts, pins, decals and other collectibles to promote Pope Francis‘ visit. Pascual said donations would be welcome apart from the purchase of memorabilias to be gathered into the pool of funds together with other forms of assistance to be distributed particularly during the papal journey to meet the survivors of the earthquake in Bohol and Typhoon Yolanda Visayas, Agaton in Mindanao, Glenda, Luis and Mario in Luzon. The coming of Pope Francis is the fourth pastoral visit following Pope Paul VI in 1970 and John Paul II in 1981 and 1995.

Pursue Peace and Be Holy, Without which No One Can See God Happy blessed victorious anniversary to my JIL Church Worldwide family!

We are again at one historic moment in the life of this precious ministry born from the very heart of God. After 36 years of experiencing monumental growth and phenomenal expansion all over the world, we cannot help but recall our humble beginnings.

It all started with a small Bible study composed of 15 students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. Yet this seemingly insignificant number merely became proof of God‘s infinite love and great power. The whole wide world is a witness to this truth. By the power of the Holy Spirit, we have been able to reach even the remotest parts of the Philippines, as well as, the farther ends of the earth.

Though the journey was not without great challenges and obstacles, we are able to look at the bigger picture, and all we see is God‘s amazing grace poured upon us. He is certainly a faithful Master, true to all His wonderful promises in His Word. All that we, as a Church, have gone through merely affirm His word in Hebrews 13:5, ―Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.‖ And with this

66 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 same promise He sends us to the world – now with a fresh revelation message to direct all our plans and undertakings: “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears. For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest, and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore. (For they could not endure what was commanded: “And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or shot with an arrow.” And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I am exceedingly afraid and trembling.”) But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel. See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much moreshall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.” (Hebrews 12:14-29) This divinely inspired theme for our 36th Anniversary certainly brings us back to the core of our mission. As a church redeemed by the blood of Christ, we are endowed with the identity as a glorious church, holy and without blemish. Our calling is clear – to walk in His statutes and please Him in all aspects of our existence. This means only one thing: we are set apart solely for the Holy God. Such is the reason why we never give up in our mission ―to bring all peoples to the Kingdom of the Living God regardless of race, status, belief and religious affiliations through the saving, healing, delivering, and transforming power of the Lord Jesus Christ.‖

There is nothing that can stop us from reaching out to lost souls and proclaiming the truth in Romans 5:10, ―For if, while we were God‘s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!‖ We persevere not only because we have been commissioned to do this – but more importantly, we feel the heartbeat of God for the salvation of fallen mankind. His deepest desire is for all men to be reconciled with Him because this is the only way to experience genuine and lasting peace. Our Lord Jesus Christ emphatically gave us this

67 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 promise in John 14:27, ―Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.‖ Apart from Him, peace can never reside in a person‘s life. And since we know that it is God‘s will for all to experience this kind of serenity, we will untiringly offer this message to all.

Consequently, the peace which we desperately want for our country and the entire world will forever be elusive if pursued without the knowledge of the Prince of Peace. For us to truly attain a harmonious society, all we need is the peace of God that is birthed from a genuine relationship with Him. Hence, our relentless efforts to spread the Good News, proclaiming Jesus is Lord, to the ends of the earth.

Therefore, as part of His glorious church, redeemed to be his beloved children and faithful disciples, let us respond to God‘s call to pursue peace and to be holy! With passion and commitment, we pledge our entire being to God, knowing that we exist solely for the pleasure of our Creator. And in this new chapter of the JIL Church, we anticipate the greatest reward at the end of the road – to see Him face to face and remain in His loving presence throughout eternity!

Again, happy, blessed, victorious and glorious anniversary to my JIL Church Worldwide family!

All glory, honor and praise to the only One who is worthy – our Prince of Peace, the Lord Jesus Christ! Pope Francis ‗present‘ at National Catechetical Month launch JARO, Iloilo, October 8, 2014 – The launching of the National Catechetical Month in Iloilo came with a twist with the ―presence‖ of Pope Francis. Before the Holy Mass Jaro Archbishop Angelo N. Lagdameo and priest concelebrants posed for a ―groupie shot‖ with ―Pope Francis‖ at the entrance of he National of Our Lady of Candles (Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral). ―Pope Francis‖ is the photo standee distributed by Catholic Radio Veritas 846, encouraging people to have a picture with the ―Pope‖ to promote the upcoming papal visit on October 23-27, 2014 and again on Jan. 15-19, 2015. After the Holy Mass, a floral offering was made before the tomb of the late Archbishop Jose Maria Cuenco, to commemorate his 43rd death anniversary, and also as a tribute to him for being the first Filipino Bishop of Jaro and the founder of the diocese‘s Pius XII Institute of Catechetics, the pioneer catechetical school in the country. A short memorial lecture entitled ―Hagiographical Catechesis and the New Evangelization‖ followed at the Pius XII Institute Catechetical and Pastoral Center given by Dr. Linda Tacorda, Ph.D., of the Jaro Archdiocesan Commission on Catechesis and Catholic Education (ACCCE). This year‘s National Catechetical Month carries the theme ―Ikay kag Ako: LAIKO; Ikaw, Kita, KATEKISTA!‖ (Fr. Mickey Cardenas)

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‗Hapag-asa‘ joins Pope‘s fight vs. hunger MANILA, Oct. 10, 2014— In response to the Holy Father‘s call to address widespread hunger, a social worker invites all Filipinos to work together in reversing the high incidence rate of malnutrition and starvation in the country. ―We can always team up to put an end to widespread hunger. Here in the Philippines, there are still many kids who often experience hunger and are pitifully malnourished,‖ said Finda Lacanlalay over Church-run Radyo Veritas in response to Pope Francis‘ call to make global hunger a thing of the past. Lacanlalay, who is the national coordinator of Hapag-asa, a Church-backed program that has been in the ―feeding business‖ since 2005, faults rampant economic hardships as the main reason behind the staggering number of Filipino children who are starving and malnourished. Hapag-asa is a combination of the Tagalog words for table (hapag) and hope (pag-asa). She added that the Church, the State, as well as the private sector must join forces in order to address these issues more effectively. She explained, however, that the solution required does not so much mean making food available to more people, as ensuring them the accessibility of quality, nutritious food. ―Malnutrition is a result of prolonged hunger. That is to say, many young people go hungry. This is where Hapag-asa comes in, because it is our mission to help them out of hunger by giving them food that is not only sufficient, but nutritious,‖ Lacanlalay said. According to her, Hapag-asa is open to collaborating with other organizations in the country in the fight against malnutrition. In late 2013, the Holy Father made a public appeal urging the faithful to support ‘ ‗One Human Family, Food for All‘ campaign which aims to eradicate the prevalence of poverty-caused hunger. ―The scandal that millions of people suffer from hunger must not paralyze us, but push each and every one of us to act: singles, families, communities, institutions, governments, to eliminate this injustice,‖ the Argentine pontiff was quoted as saying. Based on the Hunger Statistics of the World Food Programme, there are as many as 800 million individuals worldwide who sleep on an empty stomach.(Raymond A.Sebastián)

The visit (October 22-November 12, 2014)

The Purpose of the Apostolic Visit The visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Philippines on January 15-19, 2015 is indeed a great blessing to a nation whose covenant with God has been tested in various ways, but which has also savored many triumphs in its four centuries of Christian faith.

The spotlight will not be on the person of the Pope but on the communities devastated by ―Haiyan,‖ the strongest typhoon on record and ―Rammasun‖, whose destructive path displaced four million people and flattened a million

69 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 homes. Pictures of survivors, carrying religious images and clutching their while fleeing in the height of the typhoon‘s devastation, are images of faith that have struck a chord in the common humanity that brings the world together in times of tragedy.

Pope Francis will be with the people of , Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, , Naga, Tacloban and Palo in Leyte as they recount their stories of survival, pray for their dead, and continue to rebuild their lives. ―Our compassionate shepherd comes to show his deep concern for our people who have gone through devastating calamities, especially in the Visayas.

He comes to confirm us in our faith as we face the challenges of witnessing to the Joy of the Gospel in the midst of our trials,‖ states the Pastoral Letter issued by the bishops of the Philippines on July 4, 2014 to prepare the People of God for the Apostolic Visit of Pope Francis.

The 2014 and 2015 visit is also in response to the invitation of civil authorities, which affords the Holy Father the chance to meet the faithful in Manila, the nation‘s capital.

Christians from all walks of life are urged to prepare spiritually for the Pope‘s forthcoming visit, embracing the mercy of God and becoming a merciful people, concretely by extending an act of mercy every day and by frequenting the Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist.

―When the Pope comes, he will bring with him the message of the mercy and compassion of God. When he meets us, may he see in us a people touched by the mercy of God, living out the compassion of God, a people truly rich in mercy and compassion and grateful to those who have shown mercy to us especially after various calamities hit our country,‖ the Pastoral Letter states. Pre-Papal Activities (October 1-23, 2014)

Quezon City Diamond Jubilee

QUEZON CITY BEGINS ITS COUNTDOWN TO 75: A golden party for Manila‘s largest city AS the largest city in Metro Manila, Quezon City is known as an ―all-in-one‖ metropolis with its many historical landmarks, business and commercial hub, premier tertiary institutions, and government offices. Of course, it is also home to thousands of citizens. Indeed, there is so much to celebrate in Quezon City what with decades of progress and growth attained by past and present leaderships. Thus, in the city‘s lead-up to its 75th anniversary in October 2014, the local government has rolled out a year-long series of activities for the landmark event. ―The 75th-year celebration of cityhood gives us the perfect opportunity to show off what Quezon City has to offer. This is why we are inviting everyone to

70 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 become part of our city‘s many celebrations as we collectively show our support and pride as residents of this premier city,‖ said QC Mayor . Month-long landmark event Quezon City was established on October 12, 1939, and Mayor Bautista wanted to host the grandest celebration for its 75th anniversary with activities representing the values of the city that continue to be upheld. To start off with a thanksgiving celebration and began on October 3, which encourages the city‘s religious to pray and be grateful to the heavens will run until October 12 at the Quezon City Hall. The famous Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC), meanwhile, was the site of the Senior Citizens Walk on October 4, as well as the five-day Jubilee Scout Jamborette, which will conclude today. On October 6, the city will unveil the Diamond Jubilee coffee table book, a commemorative coin and stamps, and its landmark ―Mural of History.‖ Shoppers are also in store for huge discounts in three SM Malls for the ―Super QC Sale,‖ which runs until October 12. Highlighting numerous food hubs and restaurants around the city, the ―Maginhawa Food Festival‖ is slated on October 11. According to the mayor, this aims to promote Maginhawa St. and its adjacent roads as food and tourist destinations of Quezon City. Located near the University of the Philippines Diliman campus in Sikatuna Village, the local government saw the area‘s potential when food establishments mushroomed in the neighborhood, catering to students living on a budget. Food establishments and offbeat shops offering unique but affordable items have become popular along this long stretch, attracting food enthusiasts from north to south. Besides the Maginhawa Food Festival, Quezon City‘s six districts will have boodle fights, concerts, street parties, and inter-district competitions to promote community development and solidarity. There will also be livelihood projects and city wide medical missions, job fairs, a fun run, sports exhibitions and tournaments, including the Martsa ng Musiko. On the eve of the Diamond Jubilee on October 12, a Grand Diamond salubong will be held, where participants can expect firework displays, marching bands, a 60-foot long Quezon City airship, and a float parade. The largest Zumba fitness outdoor party will also be held at the QMC in the same day. This outdoor party aims to attract 9,000 residents to join an hour of non-stop dance routines. This is an attempt to break the ―Largest Zumba Class‖ Guinness World Record that India is currently holding, which had 6, 671 participants. To cap the momentous day, the Gawad Parangal Grand Night will take place at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, recognizing exceptional individuals from Quezon City. With QC‘s Diamond Jubille celebration extending past October, the local government has scheduled more activities until the end of the year. Some events to look forward to include an inter-barangay street soccer tournament, health and wellness fairs, an international film festival, international marathon, a pride march, academic conferences, and the highly-anticipated opening of the Quezon City Museum which will serve as the legacy of Quezon City‘s Diamond Jubilee.

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For more information on Quezon City’s 75th Diamond Jubilee, visit its official Facebook page.

Countdown to QC Diamond Jubilee Quezon City‘s first district held a grand celebration of Quezon City‘s 75th Founding Anniversary. La Loma and Del Monte of District 1, Quezon City mounted concerts and street parties that begun yesterday and continued early morning today, the official start of Quezon City‘s Diamond Jubilee. The two points were linked for a bigger celebration via audio and video feed and connected through PLDT. La Loma‘s street party and concert was hosted by DJ Eva Ronda. The party was open to La Loma‘s community and was accompanied by fun games and performances. La Loma‘s famous lechon was also served. Constituents of La Loma were treated to a host of performances from bands and artists Roochies Band, Kalookalikes, Ken Chan, Shermaine Santiago, Aia de Leon of Imago, Scarlet Band, Luke Mejares and Cueshe. Del Monte on the other hand featured star-studded and musical performances from the cast of ―Walang Tulugan‖, 6 Cycle Mind, and Siakol. The entertainment was accompanied by a Banchetto set-up at Roosevelt-Del Monte Ave. for those present at the concert. Both countdown points met Quezon City‘s 75th Founding Anniversary with a spectacular fireworks show and band performances. The events were organized by Quezon City District 1 Representative Francisco Calalay Jr. and were conceptualized and staged by VPF Creative Productions. FABC Plenary Program The Twelfth Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) will open with a Eucharistic celebration on October 21 at Manila Cathedral with Cardinal , Papal representative to the assembly, as presider. This will be followed by the official opening of the meeting at , in EDSA, Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City.

The afternoon of the first day and the morning of Wednesday, October 22, will be devoted to the discussion of a working paper on the conference theme ―Living the Eucharist with Christ in Asia.‖ Wednesday afternoon will be a discussion on the Statutes of the Federation, while Thursday, October 23, will see groupings of the participants according to regions; including a conference on ―The Word of God and the Eucharist‖ by Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil of Guwahati, India.

For Friday, October 24, the workshop reports of the regional groupings will be presented as well as activity reports from the nine FABC offices, which carry out the basic activities of the Federation.

The morning of Saturday, October 25, will be open for interventions of individual bishops' conferences while the late afternoon and evening of this day will

72 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 distribute the participants to some 12 parishes in Metro Manila for a pastoral exposure and dinner with local communities.

The Plenary will end on Monday morning, October 27, with the final document of the meeting and the concluding Eucharist at the conference venue, Pius XII Center, Manila. All in all, some 120 delegates and participants are expected, representing the 18 member-bishops' conferences of the Federation and 11 associate members. The general theme of the assembly is ―Living the Eucharist in Asia.‖ This will be the fourth time that such a plenary takes place in Manila, after the foundation of the Federation in Manila in 1970, the 6th Plenary Assembly in January 1995 and the 9th Plenary Assembly in August 2009. Pope Francis' Visit to the Asia and Oceania (October 23-November 12, 2014) The Pope visited the Philippines on October 23 to 27, 2014 in time for the grand prayer assembly and annual founding anniversary celebration of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖ at Luneta, Rizal Park, Manila on October 26, 2014. Some 3 million people lined the streets to welcome Pope Francis, who arrived on October 23, 2014, three days after the Beatification of Pope Paul VI on October 19, 2014 at the Vatican.

The five-day visit was the Pope‘s first overseas trip after he led the canonization rites in the third week of October of the same year. Tagle can‟t stop me; he‟s not God-Noy (By Juliet L. Javellana and Stella O. Gonzales) Manila, Philippines, October 19, 2014 (INQUIRER) – ―CARDINAL Tagle is not God and no matter what accusations he makes against me, he cannot stop me.‖ An angry President Benigno Aquino III yesterday struck back at Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal G. Tagle for calling his administration ―disgusting,‖ and used up almost all of his two-hour radio program to attack the leader of the country's more than 50 million Roman Catholics. Mr. Aquino said he was willing to resign ―right now!‖ if Tagle could prove he was guilty of corruption. The President made his anti-Sin offensive as his ally, El Shaddai founder and servant- leader Bro. Mike Z. Velarde, brushed off concerns that he would be disobeying Tagle by holding a separate gathering of his flock on the same day the rallyists would lead an anti- Charter change rally. Velarde said that in the October 26-27 El Shaddai gathering, prayer requests would be made, including the resolution of the Marcos wealth issue in a referendum and

73 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 the successful of several events. Speaking on his weekly radio show yesterday, Mr. Aquino criticized Tagle, saying ―we still respect him but there is no truth to these accusations.‖ He was reacting to Sin's statement calling on the public to oppose Mr. Aquino's moves to amend the Constitution and attacking the alleged return of cronyism and the renewed influence of the family of the late deposed dictator Ferdinand Marcos under the Aquino III administration. In a statement issued earlier this week, Tagle said Mr. Aquino's administration was ''disgusting'' for allowing the return to power of Marcos associates and also accused the government of a lack of transparency and for a perceived clampdown on at least two newspapers, the Manila Times and the INQUIRER. Baseless The President assailed Tagle for writing lies (―walang katotohanan”) and ―baseless‖ accusations. Mr. Estrada has been repeatedly accusing the INQUIRER of the same offenses. The statement is set to be read today in all Catholic churches in the country. Rallysts called for a massive protest rally on October 26, mainly against the issues raised in the pastoral letter. The Catholic bishops are backing Tagle's opposition to Charter changes but the main business groups are in favor of such amendments. More than 50 million of the country's 74 million population are Roman Catholics. The late former Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin and the late former Philippine president Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino led the 1986 Edsa popular revolution that toppled Ferdinand E. Marcos from power and installed her as president on February 25, 1986. Backed by losers Mr. Aquino belittled the planned protest, saying ―the ones behind that are those who ran against me in the election and were ignored by the people and even up to now, they continue their attacks without basis.‖ This was a reference to the fact that Sin and Aquino backed a losing candidate against him in the 2010 elections, which Mr. Aquino III won by a landslide victory. Mr. Aquino slammed Sin in his ―Report kay Boss‖ radio program, which is aired nationwide. The President mentioned the name of the highest-ranking Catholic leader in the country 12 times during the two-hour program, which yesterday was devoted entirely to his plans to amend the Constitution. ''We still respect him because he's the cardinal, but he should not overdo it (making accusations) because no one will believe him anymore,'' the President said in Pilipino. His co-host, Ted Failon, read to him this portion (translated into Pilipino) of Sin's letter: ―The return to power of the former plunderers is disgusting. The harassment of press people is alarming. The compromise with the heirs of the dictator is immoral.‖ Prove it Mr. Aquino, a former Marcos ally, denied he was restoring the Marcoses to power or suppressing press freedom. He vehemently denied any corruption under his administration. He pointed out that as mayor of San Juan town in Metro Manila, then as senator and vice president, and now as President, he was never linked to any corruption.

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―Now, if Cardinal Tagle can prove I from the government, I will resign right now,‖ he said. ―I am not challenging him to a debate. He just has to prove I committed any act of graft and corruption in the government. ―He cannot call me a thief,'' he said. ''He has no proof. He is a cardinal. He shouldn't make accusations like that.‖ Not people's sentiments He said Tagle's letter did not reflect the sentiments of the Catholic faithful. ―What the Cardinal says should have at least a little truth in it,‖ he said. ―The trouble is, the people who are joining him are the same ones who ran against me in the election and were ignored by the people. Even up to now, they continue their attacks without basis.‖ Mr. Aquino has been repeatedly assailing the INQUIRER for its 2010 Election Day headline, ―Anybody but PNoy,‖ which was based on a statement the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines issued just before the election. The President found an ally in Novaliches Bishop-Emeritus Teodoro Bacani who, in a meeting at Malacañang on Thursday, denied that the CBCP had issued that 2010 statement. Money from Marcos The President, saying he was not a Marcos crony, revealed for the first time that Marcos gave him P18 million in 1978, when the dictator asked him why he was angry at the then President. ―I told President Marcos I was not mad at him but I was against martial law,‖ he said. He said he used the money to buy land for squatters. He said Tagle was well aware of this because he bought the land from Radio Veritas, a Catholic radio station. ―That's on record, so it can't be said that I stole,‖ he said. ―He has no proof,'' he said. ―He's a cardinal, he shouldn't make such accusations.‖ No press suppression The President insisted his government was transparent and there was no curtailment of press freedom. He said he had not jailed any reporter and had not sued anyone in the media after his P101-million libel suit against the 116-year-old Manila Times. He said that for ―that newspaper,‖ referring to the INQUIRER, freedom was not reduced, only its income. He said there was no stopping his administration's efforts at Charter change. ―As long as I know that what I am doing is for the Filipino masses, no one can stop me,‖ he said. ―No matter what anybody, like Cardinal Tagle, accuses me of, he cannot change my mind because I believe that the voice of the people is the voice of God,‖ he said. ―The people elected me. I know that Cardinal Tagle is not God, so he cannot stop me, no matter what accusations he makes.‖ Not compulsory “The President‟s big backer, El Shaddai's Bro. Mike Velarde and Jesus is Lord Church's Bro. Eddie Villanueva, said in a news conference yesterday: “I suppose that (circular) is not compulsory. Everybody is really for freedom and if they are for

75 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 freedom, why should they compel their constituents or force their constituents to attend rallies?” He was referring to the October 3 circular issued by the Archdiocese of Manila calling on all archdiocesan ministries, parishes, organizations, schools and other institutions to join the Aug. 23 and Oct. 26 Rally for Democracy to be led by the protesters in Makati. “El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide are under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila. It will have its own October 26 to 27 rallies at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park in Manila for the five-day pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines part of the eleven-day Asian Journey from October 22 to November 13, 2014.” Four requests Velarde said that at 3 p.m. on October 26, blaring of sirens in all government offices, mobile police cars and watercraft, firetrucks and jail service vans, thousands of white doves will be released, bells will be tolled, blowing of horns, pounding of musical drums or tin cans and other noise-producing objects, ―miracle mission balloons of faith, love and unity‖ would be released to the air with 4 prayer requests and petitions written on ballpen or pencil on them and fireworks will be lit to signal to brought out the cake, chilled champagne, blow the candles and sang ―Happy Birthday‖ to greet Brother Eddie. The four prayer requests are: ―For El Shaddai to continue touching people's lives, healing the sick, and repairing broken relationships. ―For President Aquino to succeed in bridging the gap between the rich and the poor through food security and peace and order initiatives. ―For the Marcos wealth issue to be resolved by the people in a referendum so the stigma and bitterness caused by this unresolved issue may be healed and bring about unity and love among our people. ―For media to be a constructive partner in nation building by their truthful, honest and fair reporting of events.‖ Asked later if the last request means that, like the President, he thinks some in media are irresponsible in their reporting, Velarde replied: ―I am not saying that. I'm just praying that media would continue being a constructive partner in nation building.‖ Not forced ―(People) should be free to attend rallies and in fact our members are free to attend the rallies, whichever rally they would want to attend,‖ Velarde said. ''I'm not forcing anyone to attend any particular event. That's how democracy should be observed, including by the Church.'' But he conceded that when it comes to matters of faith and morals, religious movements like his can only follow what the Catholic hierarchy says. Velarde and Villanueva held a news conference at the VIP Lounge of the Quirino Grandstand to formally announce the celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, international president and spiritual adviser Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva‟s birthday on October 6 and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‟s 36th founding anniversary celebration on October 26 to 27 for the five-day pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines.

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“This event has long been planned and scheduled since last year after the October 16, , the November 8, 2013 Super Typhoon “Yolanda” and the July 15, 2014 Super Typhoon Glenda,” Velarde said, explaining why the annual founding anniversary celebration and grand prayer assembly of the religious group “Jesus is Lord Church” headed by Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva will coincide with the pork barrel rally. No changing date ―My birthday was scheduled 75 years ago on August 20, 1939 while Bro. Eddie Villanueva‘s birthday was scheduled 81 years ago on October 6, 1933,‖ he added. ―We can't change that.‖ An INQUIRER source said he discovered that El Shaddai submitted a reservation letter on July 26 to Rizal Park authorities to include Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24, in the group‘s celebration. El Shaddai‘s regular gathering is held on Saturday and Sunday, and requires reservation letter. Tagle announced the October 26 to 27 rallies on October 19, 2014. President Benigno Aquino III, Vice President , Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr., Chief Justice Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno and other government officials have been invited to attend the El Shaddai rally. Also invited as speakers and guests during the Holy Mass are business and church leaders, sports icons, fashion models, movie and television celebrities and high society figures led by Metrobank president Tony Abacan, Philippine National Bank board of director, Rep. Miguel ―Mike‖ Romero, retired Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justices Hilario Davide, Jr., and Reynato Puno, , Bea Zobel, Ayala Land, Inc. president Antonino ―Tony" Aquino, Rowena Tomeldan, AC Legarda, Mark Sablan, Joseph Reyes, Maricris Bernardino, Pivi Diaz, Rina Rejanit, Bobby Dy, Manuel V. Pangilinan, TV5 President-Emeritus and Chairman Atty. Ray C. Espinosa, TV5 President and CEO Noel Lorenzana, Ariel Fermin, Gary Dujali, News5 head Luchi Cruz-Valdes, Meralco HR and Corporate Services Senior Vice-President and Philippine Basketball Association Chairman-Emeritus Mon Segismundo and Sports5 head and Gilas Pilipinas Basketball Team Coach Chot Reyes, Kenneth Yang, Tessie Sy-Coson, Tony Tan-Caktiong, , Alfred Ty, Arthur Ty, Sari Yap, Lance Gokongwei, Robina Gokongwei-Pe, Liza Gokongwei-Cheng, Isha Andaya-Valles, Myrza Sison, Jo-ann Maglipon, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation Chairman Eugenio Lopez III, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation President and Chief Content Officer Charo Santos-Concio, ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. managing director Malou Santos, Broadcast Head and Channel 2 Head Cory Valenzuela- Vidanes, television business unit head Laurenti Dyogi, business unit head for comedy Linggit Tan-Marasigan, ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc. General Manager Ernie Lopez, Television President Deo Endrinal, Roxy Liquigan, Riley Santiago, Robert Labayen, Mark Yambot, August Benitez, Nandy Villar, Rico Camus, Raymond Miranda, Mark Lopez, Maricel Arenas, Happy Mabulay, Darwin Cerrado, Aldrin Cerrado, Dino Laurena, March Ventosa, Chris Lopez, , Leo Katigbak, Paolo Pineda, Bong Osorio, Monchet Olives, Karen Coloma, former ABS- CBN presidents Cito Alejandro and Freddie Garcia, movie and television director , Vice-President Mariole Alberto, Cathy Garcia-Molina, Arnel

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Natividad, Toto Natividad, Malu Sevilla, Rechie del Carmen, Jojo Saguin, , , Jerry Lopez-Sineneng, Tots Mariscal, Erik Salud, Ruel Bayani, Ruel Naval, , John-D Lazatin, Jerome Pobocan, Jonathan Diaz, Wenn Deramas and Don Cuaresma, 4, 000 Lopez kin from all over the world, ABS-CBN Manila Radio and Sports Division head Peter Musngi, ABS-CBN Integrated News and Current Affairs Chief Ging Reyes and Choose Philippines head Charie Villa, music composer and television director Bobet and actor Kobi Vidanes, the members of the Yap, Diaz, Castelo, Daza, Planas, Valenzuela and Vidanes families, Andrew Tan, Beth Lee, Fe Agudo, Washington Sycip, , Menardo Jimenez, Sr., Jimmy Duavit, Annette Gozon-Abrogar, Lito Abrogar, Lilybeth G. Rasonable, Regie C. Bautista, Marivin T. Arayata, Jose Mari R. Abacan, Gigi Santiago-Lara, Darling P. De Jesus, Cheryl Ching- Sy, Teresa L. Pacis, Bang U. Arespacochaga, Ali Nokom-Dedicatoria, TAPE, Inc. president and chief executive officer Tony Tuviera, Malou Choa-Fagar, TAPE, Inc. chairman-emeritus Romy Jalosjos, Sanjiv Vohra, Wilson Tieng, Philippine Daily Inquirer board chairman Marixi Rufino-Prieto, Philippine Daily Inquirer president Alexandra Prieto-Romualdez, Philippine Daily Inquirer editor-in-chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc, United States Embassy spokesperson Rebecca Thompson, as well guests were media agencies and advocacy partners, 600 participants of the World Economic Forum on East Asia Summit 2014 from more than 30 countries, 1,000 guests during the president‘s ―State of the Nation Address‖ 2014, bag designer Sylvia Santos, fashion designers JC Buendia, Randy Ortiz, Jojie Lloren, Dong Omaga Diaz, Joey Samson, Ivarluski Aseron, Vittorio Barba, Gerry Katigbak, Frederick Peralta, Rajo Laurel, Len Nepomuceno, Hindy Weber-Tantoco, Ramon Esteban, PJ Aranador, Edwin Ao, OJ Hofer, Arcy Gayatin, Tippi Ocampo, Avel Bacudio, Jerome Salaya Ang, Joel Escober, Anthony Nocom, Albert Andrada, Noel Crisostomo, Ronaldo Arnaldo, Kristel Yulo, Happy Andrada, Pablo Cabahug and James Reyes, FDAP designers Johnny Abad, Ricky Abad, Dexter Alaza, Nino Angeles, Delby Bragais, Karen Castro, Kirby Cruz, Ivan dela Cruz, Perry Diaz, Lynn Roxas, Boyet Dysanco, Ricco Escaro, Rocky Gathercole, Genar Gozum, Pristine de Guzman, Adin Lara, Paul Ranier Lim, Noelle Llave, Edgar Madamba, Jontie Martinez, Nikkie Martinez, Ole Morabe, Vivo , Dave Ocampo, Lito Perez, Nholie Pilapil, Joyce Pilarsky, Aan Pineda, Raoul Ramirez, Yako Reyes, Rholand Roxas, Edgar San Diego, Fanny Serrano, Edwin Uy, Simon Ariel Vasquez, Geoffrey Zordilla, independent fashion designers Jun Escario, Michelle Sison, Patrice Ramos Diaz, Charina Sarte, Cary Santiago, Dennis Lustico, John Paras, Bea Albert, Eric de los Santos, Maureen Desini, Vania Romoff, Martin Bautista, John/Paul Herrera, Ronald Mendoza, Audie Espino, Sidney Perez Sio, Goullee Gorospe and Raoul Ramirez, country‘s design icons Inno Sotto, Auggie Cordero, Pepito Albert, Cesar Gaupo, Lulu Tan-Gan, Mike de la Rosa and Loretto, Efren Ocampo and The of Filipino Fashion Designers Ben Farrales, McCann Erickson Client Service Director Bernadette Chincuanco, Coca-Cola ASEAN Business Unit President Manuel Arroyo, Coca-Cola Philippines President & General Manager Guillermo Aponte, marketing director Anubha Sahasrabuddhe and Franchise and Commercial Leadership Director Peter Schaelstraete together with the Coca-Cola Philippines team: Johanna Hife, Steve Little, Rogie Delena, Raymond Villaflor, Teejae Sonza, Jobert Dumlao, Sharon Tanganco, Roki Ferrer, Rachel Cruz, Francis Chua, Franz Decloedt, Yasmin Mallari, Jenny Cinco, Jing Atienza, Criselda Pascual, Mavel Banocnoc, Thess Acuna, Franco Jorge, Stephanie Castillo, Tish Condeno, Jaideep Kibe,

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Nicamae Baylen, Jenalyn Perez, Barry del Rosario, and Nikki Lee, Suyen Corporation's Nene and Virgilio Lim, Bryan Lim and Suyen Lim, Carlos Chan's children Carlson, Archie, Rinby, Larry, Oszen and Shera, Tony Ferrer, Lawrence Tan, Atty. Joji Villanueva-Alonso, former Ilocos Rep. Roque ―Roquito‖ Ablan, Charie Villa, Stella Katigbak Dearing, Cecy Seares Luna, Duke Frasco, Choy and Marissa Cojuangco, Suyen Corporation Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder Ben Chan, hair stylist and Philippine Fashion Ball creative director Noel Manapat, public relations practitioner, events orgainzer and talent manager Keren Pascual, Girlie Rodis and Star Magic handler Monch Novales, Maricar Xerez-Burgos, Karen Santos, Conchita Toda, Doody Tuason, Fr. Pedro Garcia Galende, Angie Lacson, Corazon Alvina, Jose Mari Trenas, and Drew Arellano, Paolo Abrera and Suzi Entrata, beauty queens Lara Quigaman, Shamcey Supsup with husband Lloyd Lee, Gwen Ruais, Bianca Manalo and , Sitti Navarro, Jasmine Curtis Smith, James Blanco, Eric Tai, , and Raymart Santiago, , Bamboo Manalac, 2013 winners Cindy Miranda and Pia Romero, Bea Rose Santiago, 3rd Runner-Up Ariella Arida, Katherine de Castro- Cruz, Oyo Boy Sotto, Rowell Santiago, Dominique Cojuangco, Dina Bonnevie with husband Vice-Governor Deogracias Victor Savellano, , apl.de.ap, and , Former Professional Models Association of the Philippines board members and fashion luminaries Tina Maristela Ocampo, Izza Gonzales-Agana, Desiree Verdadero-Abesamis, Marina Benipayo, Patty Betita, Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez, Den Abesamis, Hans Montenegro, Grace Molina and Ariel Atendido, Robert Mananquil, models Robby Mananquil, Raya Mananquil-de Leon, and Rissa Mananquil-Trillo with Valerie de los Santos; Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles team manager Paolo Trillo; Current Professional Models Association of the Philippines president Phoemela Baranda also came with Manila‘s favourite models Grace Tagle, Bubbles Paraiso, Luke Jickain, Mia Ayesa, Sanya Smith, Mika Lagdameo-Martinez, Antoinette Enciso-Ocampo, Angel Agustin-Co and Marilen Faustino-Montenegro The Philippine STAR Lifestyle section columnists RJ Ledesma, Stephanie Zubiri-Crespi, and Tim Yap, The Philippine STAR Lifestyle section editor Millet Martinez-Mananquil, Philippine Daily INQUIRER Lifestyle section editor Thelma Sioson-San Juan, coach , Ateneo men‘s basketball coach Bo Perasol and his players Ponso Gotladera, Kris Porter, Anton Asistio, Isaac Jules Lim, former players Macky Escalona, Nico Salva, Bacon Austria, Tonino Gonzaga, Emman Monfort, Juami Tiongson, Frank Golla, Oping Sumalinog and JP Erram, Sen. Jr., William Lao, Carol Garcia, Charlie Cojuangco, Mother Lily Yu-Monteverde, Mark Lapid, Ethel Ramos, Dolor Guevarra, Boots Plata, Ricky Lo, Cristy Fermin, Rikka Dylim, Shirley Kuan, Deedee Sytangco, Sec. Sonny Coloma, Beth Tagle, Rep. Dax and Midy Cua, Dolly Anne Carvajal-Mendoza, , Mon David, Lily Layug, Arthur Manuntag, Christine Singson, Grace Singson, Tess Daza, Jackie Aquino-Gavino, Joy Melendrez, Tonypet Albano, Maricar Bhel, Reps. Uliran Joaquin, , Annie Susano and Butch Dumpit, Vanessa Francisco, Annabelle Rama-Gutierrez, Boots Anson- Roa, Snow Tago, Charmaine Yu, Greg Yu, Edmund Lim and Ramon Jacinto, Helen Ong, JJ Calero, Jeannie Goulbourn, Katrina Feist, Jun and Nene Leonor, Jojo and Henry Zabarte, Marilou Lovina, Kay Kuok Goo, Elizabeth de Motte, Ronald Villavelez, Enrico Lingao, Jr., Protacio Empaces, Mario Rotersos, Jude Elardo, Edwin Ao, Mario

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Colmenares, Romain Barberis, Carminia Pavia, Spencer Ty, Liza Tan, Christine San Diego, Karen Grupp, Mimi and Juliet Tan, Ana and Vince Bitong, Tito Herbosa, Angela Trillo, Chris Parker, Chito Melo, Riina Sinisalo, Alexandra Escat, Johnny Revilla, Sandy Daza, Elizabeth Cunanan-Angsioco, Matthew Lloren and Tani Aragon, Tata Aragon, Candy Ochoa, Marica Cabrera, Maryrose Centenera, Ana Esperanza-Uy, Tet Magno, Msgr. Don Erfe, Rev. Fr. Greg Ramos, Leon Ang, Tony and Maryann Bejar, Jose Laig, Luisa Quintana, Ramon Mojica, Jomar Castillo, Joyce Oreña-Stalder, Tetta Ortiz-Matera, Gus Albor, Roberto M.A. Robles, Reggie Yuson, Naki Ataman, Bob Zozobrado, Armando Anday, Andy and Tisha Bautista, Celia Cuasay, Leroy Tan, Amado Tadeo, William and Eliza Valdez, Dave Mercado, Roi Philips, Lorna Quisumbing, Susan Campos, Nimfa Yatco, Margarita Romualdez, Jaina Perez, Tina Coscolluela, Joan Matchuck, Vincenzo Cappelluto, Chit Montenegro, James Freney, Rodolfo Giusto, Tillie Pelagallo, Syke and Sessy Garcia, Mari Kaimo, Geneva Cruz, Cher Calvin, Pia Regala, Corcor Dizon-Agustin, Fiona Lucas, Luz Julian Peralta, Glo Fariña Peralta, Dr. Teresita Colome, Ruby Tuason, Msgr. Matt Garcia, Joe Briones, Dr. Jazmine Gongora, Cali and Pepsi Aro, Dr. Andrea Dimayuga, Rev. Fr. Nick Yatco, S.J., Santos and Pilar Estacio, Eta Mercado, Etta Rosales, Toby Tiangco, Peewee Trinidad, Sonny Belmonte, Gary Coull, Mike McCoy, Richard Taylor, Tim and David Ferdinand, David Fergusson, Simon Dewhurst, Rafe Totengco, Josie Cruz-Natori, Anna Bayle, Tunting Cruz Matters, Tunting Cruz Matters, Maricel Matias and Rene Santos, Zeny Cabral, Melissa Lopez, Bea Valdes, Laurice Guillen, Socorro Cancio-Ramos, Isidro Camacho, Clarissa Ocampo, Kelly Sum, Joyce Ma, Karina Borromeo, Brad Turvey, Robbie Puno, Monsour del Rosario, Benny Litonjua, Lourdes Gregorio, Judith Zapanta, Juanjo Berenguer, Alvaro Pertierra, Pepito Albert, Tricia Cu Unjieng, Riki Kwek-Mathay, , Barbara Gonzales, Erwin Elechicon, Malu Maglutac Chiongbian, Ampee Sietereales, Bobby Macapagal, Tony and Charing Ang, Quinito Henson, , Bettina Osmeña, Cheloy Dans, Tessie Dichupa, Cota Yabut, Corito Kalaw, Adelia Angeles, Peping and Essen de las Alas, Aurora Nosco, Tomas and Gracing Dadia, Edita Cambe, Natzy Zaragoza, Oming Concepcion, Tessie Pajarillo, Ching Bernardo, Imelda Requiesta, Lucy Vergara, Merce Reyes, Jo Madarang, Jimmy Nanagas, Mila Dayrit, Ading Dayrit, Paolo Valenciano, , Mon Isberto, Ben Quezon Avanceña, Pitang Lopez-Tiongson, Fr. Roberto San Diego, Belinda Adora and Bong Marquez, Berna Lomotan, Ramon Barretto, Catherine Weir, Nina Aguas, Gerry Ablaza, Topper Coronel, Norberto Nazareno, Gigi Montinola, Yogi Salcedo, Dolly Fortun, Connie Mamaril, Daisy Ople, Monet Joven, Lulu Villanueva, Jenette Lista, Susan Sebastian, Lucille Chabeldin, Marilu Ngo, Johnny Taguinod, Thelma Dinoy, Victor Valbuena, Carlo Orosa, Mauro Malang Santos, Jessica Soho, Ariel Lozada, Amparito Lhuillier, Lili Adina, Petite Garcia, Nelson Paglinawan, Dawnie Roa, Dee Hua Gatchalian, Sheryl Yao, Organisasyon ng mga Pilipinong Mang- Aawit (OPM) President and EDSA People Power Commissioner Ogie Alcasid and wife , Luke Mejares, Nyoy Volante, Wency Cornejo, Maegan Aguilar, Jonathan Badon, Atty. Ferdie Topacio, Alvin Anson and Gary Berena, Davey Langit and Lara Maigue, Michael Jackson impersonator Jericho Valencia, teleserye stars , , , , and Julia Montes, and television show host Bianca Gonzales and music composer Jim Paredes, economist and former NEDA secretary general Solita Collas-Monsod, actor with his wife and brother Rommel, noontime game and variety

80 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 television show host Willie Revillame, 1969 Miss Universe , Father and son Pen and Ping Medina, cousins Isabelle Daza and Georgina Wilson, Pokwang Subong, ―‖ girls RR Enriquez, Saicy Aguila, and April ―Congratulations‖ Gustilo, Carla Abellana, sexy actress Katrina Halili, models Pancho Magno, John Spainhour, Vince Ferraren and JC Tiuseco, , comedian Gelli de Belen, Dra. Vicki Belo, Edward Mendez, Kim Benedicto Lokin, Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta, Bernadette Sembrano, Cheryl Cosim, Niña Corpuz, Marife Mordido, Aida Sy-Gonzales, Aster Amoyo, Karen Padilla, Edna Lazaro, Leslie Saulsbury, Lourdes Rosario, Jet Versoza, Apple Peji Tan, Champaigne Flores, volleyball player , comedian , singer , Mia Nolasco, chef Lando Laudico, Ginger Conejero, Comedienne Candy Pangilinan and Arnell Ignacio, film and television directors and Manny Castañeda, Ramon Bautista, Richard Gutierrez, TV host Raymond Gutierrez, Mae Paner, Pinky Amador, Leo Valdez, Noel Trinidad and Jun Urbano, Dr. Aivee Aguilar-Teo, and , , Ai-ai delas Alas, , , Rustom Padilla, and Gardo Versoza, 1986 EDSA People-Power Revolution veterans Leah Navarro, Mitch Valdez, and Maan Hontiveros, Megastar and Kiko Pangilinan and daughter KC Concepcion, Dr. Elenita Binay and Louie Locsin, Sabrina Wong, Dianne de Castro, Christian Raeuber, Beth Mancilla, Carl Cunanan, David Celdran, Goody Custodio, Mari Oquinena, Monica Torres, Joey Singian, Marilou Batchelor, Arlene Cua, Claudia Tambunting, Karen Santos, Rosanna Fores, Cara Wilson Ferrari, Carlos Borromeo, Poch Villa-Real, Anjie Dy Buncio, Ayen Laurel, Tony Maughan, Haydee Potenciano, Dale dela Cruz, Kristine Lim, Nenita Lim, Hisanao Nagasawa, Randy Ang, Tina Chan, Maurice Laude, Gail Laude, Roxanne Farillas and Erickson Farillas, Paing Hechanova and Mely Concepcion-Hechanova, Ed Quimson, Margaux Salcedo, Lori Baltazar, Nancy Reyes Lumen, Bobby Cuenca, Mary Ann Ojeda, Rye Fariñas, Camille Agbayani and Macky Mathay, Isagani Banzuelo, Rochelle Balatbat, Jayson Liban, Boris Joaquin, Cat Arambulo, Bombi Balquiedra, Cacay Moras and Santi Go, Bizu Patisserie Audrey Tanco, Mich Mella, Grace Sy, Katrina Yu, Lia Colayco, Issa Litton, Jojo Zabarte, Bob and Elsie Colombo, Javi and Teresa Hernandez, Bambi Harper, Juan Jose and Miren Berenguer-Testa, Ricky and Beng Dee, Robert and Cecile Lopez Lillies, Rupert and Tina Jacinto, George Sison, Maritess Allen, George and Ces Schultz, Eric Recto and Jay Lagdameo, Peng and Vicky Perez de Tagle, Elbert and Chito Melo, Zia Alonto Adiong and Hafsa Dimaporo Balindong, Victor and Nancy Luy, Miriam Lao, Alex Alcantara, Russell Morgan, Yoshi Uy, Mark Nicosia, Alexandra Pajaro, Judith and Rodolfo Pajaro, Jun Leonor, Rica King, Joyce Jimenez, Benjamin Besa, Martin Nuñez, Jay Aquitania, Ryan Yllana, Antonio Aquitania, Jing Uy, Ana and William Antonio, Sandy Rieta, Delmer Miranda, Dboy Trofeo, Baron Geisler, Jason Luengo, Rita Sanson, Myrna Fernandez, Susan Joven, Elena Bautista, Cecile Wiekene, Jake and Karen Macasaet, Jun and Nene Leonor, Captain Joy Roa, Television host Paolo Bediones, Lorraine Belmonte, Carla Sibal, Hall of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach, former Bulls center Luc Longley, and comedian , Ito Curata, Anton Mendoza, , Mark Leviste, Tony Abad, Jamie Picornell, Michelle Pantoja, Martin Lim Marty and Cassandra Beltran Kierulf, Corazon Llorca, Cecilia Abad, Paulino Cheng, Gloria Beltran, Tonichi Grey, Clemence Cervantes, Quincy Castillo, Gerardo Lanuza, , Noel Lim, Carmelita Mendiola, Rafael Villareal, Gabe La‘O, José Miguel Pons, Nicky Novella,

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Freddy Gonzalez, William Paradies, Domeka Garamendi, Katrina Burrows, Jackie Kierulf, Monica Barretto, Erica Tatad, Gabby de la Rama, Mic Agcaoili, Rica Villaluz, Bong Aromin, Ann Michelle and Marielle Capistrano, Glenn Glinoga, Ito Ocampo, Tristan Choa, Tippi Ocampo, Cecile Zamora and Jerome Van Straten, Claire Ann Yap, Philip Grima and Cosetta Fedele, Chris Paraiso, Harry Gue, Rubens Fedele, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the Philippines Mohd, Ameen Wali, Manuel Lazaro, Avelino Cruz, Atty. Mike Toledo, Boying Remulla, Rex Gatchalian, Carissa Coscolluela, Rachel Arenas, Cecile Mauricio, Yvonne Dayrit Romualdez, Jacqueline Dayrit Boncan, Erlinda Panlilio, Mita Rufino, Bambi Harper, Susan Calo-Medina, Chichi Salas, Eliza Tan,Joyce Andres, Cristina Ynes Sison, Maryann Garcia, Sandra Rocha, Rick Jacobsen, Oliver Kreuzer, Paolo Quimson, Erika Aquino, Ling Ochoa, Alfredo Barretto, Don Pepe Araullo, Vilma Labrador, Linda Legaspi Rosal, MJ De Leon, Amber Roxas, Shiela Tan, Chrissie Say, Fernando Fernandez, Danica Caynap, Allan Garcia, Genesis Kelly Lontoc, Jose Amado Dominguez, Lulay Mapa and Chito Gaurano, Dette Aquino-Tan, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Adolfo Azcuna, Precy Lopez and Steve Psinakis, Maritess Lopez, Odette Ong, , Guia Gomez, Carlos Chan, Clinton Campos-Hess, Milagros How, Robert Coyiuto, Jr., Elisa Lim, Emilia Yang, Dr. Queenie Lee-Chua, Joseph Estrada, Claudio Condotta, Stella Chua, 92AD, Fr. Johnny Go, S.J., Fr. Bienvenido Nebres, S.J., Fr. Nemesio Que, S.J., Digos Bishop Guillermo Afable, Bless Villareal, Pat Goc-Ong, Michelle Calo-Alvarillo, Christian Arzsenal, Robbie Afzelius, , , and Sandy Andolong, Rez Cortez, and Yayo Aguila, Lani Mercado-Revilla, -Fernandez, Tirso Cruz III and wife Lyn and son Bodie, , G. Toengi-Walters and Romnick Sarmenta, Kuh Ledesma, Grace Nono, Louie Heredia and Dingdong Avanzado, Philip Salvador, Smokey Manaloto, Beth Tamayo-Wong, Antoinette Taus, Tom Taus, Janine Gutierrez and basketball stars, Sunshine Cruz, -Roxas, Daisy Reyes, Rufa Mae Quinto and , Bro. Eddie Villanueva 2010 presidential campaign supporters Coney Reyes, Karla Martinez, , Quizon, Jr., Donita Rose, Nonoy Zuniga and Prof. Jeremias Jangad, ―Hawak-Kamay‖ main cast members , Zaijian Jaranilla, Xyriel Manabat, Andrea Brillantes, Yesha Camile, supporting cast members Juan Karlos Labajo, Lyca Gairanod, Jacob Dionisio, Axel Torres, , Manolo Pedrosa and Kim Nichole Baranda, PBA players and sons Joshua and Bimby Aquino-Yap, Marc Pingris and wife Danica Sotto, , Jimmy Alapag and wife LJ Moreno, Doug Kramer and wife Cheska Garcia and daughter Kendra, Wesley Gonzales, Kelvin dela Peña, JC Intal, Simon Atkins, Jai Reyes and wife Klaire Yapuco, Larry Fonacier and wife Lora Gahol, and LA Tenorio and wife Cheska, Felisa Valdez, Ambrosio Valdez Jr., Reema Chanco, Rica Tantoco De Jesus, Bobby Andrews, Symon Soler, Vitto Lazatin, Kris Lawrence, Nancy Castiglione, Mojo Jojo, King DJ Logan, Toti Dalmacion, Up Dharma Down, Gaby dela Merced, Andi Manzano, ―Fastbreak‖ charity basketball game players , , , , Jose Manalo, Marco Alcaraz, Champ Lui Pio, , Luis Alandy, , , Lemuelle Pelayo, Arthur Solinap, Carl Guevarra, Rico Blanco, , , , Chris Tiu, JV Kapunan, Jon Lucas, Ervic Vijandre, , Joe Vargas, Gab Valenciano, Jon Hall, Carlo Gonzales and James and Jim Salas, Thirdy Ravena, RR Garcia, Terrence Romeo, Bobby Ray Parks, Kevin Louie Alas, Garvo Lanete, Jake Pascual, Chris

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Newsome, Baser Amer, Von Pessumal, and Nico Elorde, NBA 3x3 Philippines celebrity basketball players Fabio Ide, Rovilson Fernandez, Gerard Acao, Bobby Yan, Andy Smith, Will Devaughn, Robin da Roza and , running coach Rio de la Cruz, basketball coaches Vince Hizon and Allan Gregorio, Perlas Pilipinas women‘s national basketball team player Melissa Jacob, sports broadcasters Jinno Rufino of , Mark Zambrano of GMA News and Marco Benitez and Anton Roxas of ABS- CBN Sports, ―7,107 International Music Festival‖ celebrity revelers Magalona siblings, KC Montero, Rhian Ramos, Troy Montero, Aubrey Miles, Bea Soriano, Adrien Semblat, Francis Ricafort, Erwan and Solenn Heussaff, Carla Humphries, Nicole Anderson, Gian Magdangal, Paula Peralejo-Fernandez, former Bb. Pilipinas contestants Liezel Verses, Abigail Lesley Cruz, DJ Mo Twister, , , Felix and Dominic Roco, Teresa Herrera-Anthony, Daniel Matsunaga, , Victor Basa, Divine Lee, , ―Boys Night Out‖ Radio Disc Jockeys Tony-Tony, Slick Rick and Sam YG, Kiefer Ravena, Brent Javier, Borgy Manotoc, , Bianca King, Phil Younghusband, and more, Gerard Cancio, Carla Sebastian, Mark Bumgarner and Michelle Bumgarner, BENCH/ family stars, ―6,200: The Mission Possible Project‖ personalities and ―The Naked Truth: Denim and Underwear Fashion Show‖ celebrity models , , Jeric and , , , , Rachelle Ann Go and Markki Stroem, Michelle Vito, Sofia Andres, Dianne Medina, Helga Krapf, , Djanin Cruz, Kiana Valenciano with Samantha Godinez- Valenciano, Mr. Chinatown 2013 winners Jose Miguel Lasala, Sydney Du, Sky Yang, Jerome Tan and Randy See; Mr. Chinatown 2014 winners David Licuaco and Kurt Joshua Ong, Mark Lopez, Jairus Ferrer, Alec Robes, ―Be BENCH/: The Model Search‖ finalist Ron Morales; Carlos Concepcion; ; ―: Season 2‖ scholar Hansen Nichols with his twin brother GC, ―BENCH/ Rajo Laurel Dos collection‖ models , Rocco Nacino, , Enzo Pineda, Sarah Lahbati and Regine Angeles, newest ―BENCHsetters‖ including actors , , Martin del Rosario and Dominic Roque, Anthony and David Semerad, Andre Paras and De La Salle Green Archers center Arnold van Opstal, ―America's Next Top Model‖‘s Dominique Reighard and Allison Harvard, ―Asia‘s Next Top Model‖ finalist , television commercial, ramp, print and fashion models and actors , , Franco Daza, Marx Topacio, Victor Silayan, John James Uy, Marvin Raymundo, Miko Raval and Raphael Robes, Luisito Rabat, models and athletes Anton del Rosario and Sam Richelle, Andrew Wolff and Janka Cederstam, Hideo Muraoka, , Valerie Bariou-Bondoc, Rima Ostwani, Janeena Chan, Regine Tolentino, AJ Dee, Mariana del Rio, Say Alonzo-Yupangco, Chynna Ortaleza and Railey Valeroso, Denise Laurel, Mel Martinez, Sharon Tan, Paul Daza, Pia Asistio, Mich Araullo, Debbie Co, Alvin Lim, Maggie Wilson, Camille Villar, Fargo Baillet, Josephine Bael Fujisawa-Ilagan, Dominic John Galeon, Mia Bayuga, Chris Badiola, Bong Tan, Richard Tiu, Christine Love, Illac Diaz, Lovely Tecson and , Nedy Tantoco, Isabel Wilson, Pitoy Moreno, Bea Valdes, Irene Martel Francisco, Guilly Rufino, Gloria Huang, Jocelyn Buendia, Gigi Barrera, Marzena Nowakowska, Johncy Maham, Mitch Dizon, Matthew Lim, Samantha Yen, Victor Antonino, Enrique Gonzalez, Clarisse Chiongbian, Dr. Carlos Gabriel, Dr. Anna Lopez- Gabriel, Quito Lopez, Greg Montenegro, Emily Montenegro, Fitz Puyat, Paolo Araneta, Mumph Ruiz, Manny del Rosario, Cary Lagdameo, Mark and Michelle Tagle, Eva

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Gullas, Myra Puyat Santiago, Margarita Fores, Monique Villongco, Amado Fores, Sandro Tengco, Ethan Belmonte, Joel Lomotan, Marissa Orosa-Concepcion, Kai Lim, Marissa Cojuangco, Abby Jimenez, Milette Belmonte, Trina Alindogan, Candy Dizon, Cathy Qu, Lianne Tiu, Ruthy Vera, Grace Ang, Annette Tirol, Suzanne Cobonpue, Lisa Araneta-Marcos, Susan Florete, Audrey Puckett-Chiu, Nanette Medved Po, Marilen Tuason, Florence Ko, Helmut Gaisberger, Chesca Roces, Mark Jentes, Denisse Oca, Sha Supangan, Stephen Ku, Bibe Martinez, Rajiv Ghumman, Roseana Grandel, Eloisa Ricchetti, Dang Palma, Rico Arce, Michael Chua and Angela Bunag, Glenn Gaerlan, Enchong Formoso, Chris Nelson, Dominic Bekaert and Paloma Zobel, Adriano Cartuliares, Lalain Landico, Evelyn Reyes, Rose Bernardez Redaon, Janice Reyes, Mark Jones, Judith Go, Jacqui Wieneke, Emily Santos, Marion Chua, Agustin Davalos, Sep Cimafranca, Glowie Ramiro, Karen Pamintuan, Toby Gatchalian, Gicelle , Edith Marquez-Reyes, Rebecca Daza-Sadhwani, Manjit Sadhwani, Bing Carrion-Buck, Loren Legarda-Leviste, Greggy Licaros Jr., Mabel Abaño, Jeffrey and Vivian Ng, Filaine Tan and Jeann Wee, Herbert Bautista, Missy Ayala, Ben Wintle, Simon and Paul Jablon, Eric Noyel, AA Acuna, En and Andrew Calvert, Evan King, Analu Fereira, Victor De Leon Lima, Chiyuki Fujimoto, Chertchai Methanayanonda, Busba Bunnag, Khun Manthana de Leon, Khun Kullanit, Khun Suwattee Teerapath, Joey Bernardino, Rene Lapid, Albert Banaag, Rhea Rivera, Jhoanna Lim, Mike Celis, Lei Lopez, Chikarom Kitiyakara, Silvana Diaz, Phyllis Zaballero, Alfredo and Beth Francisco, Ron Reibenbach, Pilar Singian, Sylvia Ventura, Mindy Gana, Carmen Lynam-Mannakee, Renee Veyret, Irit Ben Abba, Busba Bunnag, Hajah Maimunah Dato Haji Elias, Salem Adam, Jacky Foo, Mohammed Ebrahim Aljowaid, Navrekha Sharma, Milena Santana-Ramirez, Joao Cayetano da Silva, Domini Primero, Miko Valenzuela, Ronnie Henares, Baham Mitra, Cita Astals, Jaime Daez, Ella Roces Montenegro, Jenny Syquia, Michelle Bayle, King DJ Logan, Ginny del Rosario and Emilio Abello, Luis and Barbara del Rosario, Alice Ong, Aying Palenzuela, Joanne del Rosario, Ging de los Reyes, Billy King, Jesse Sincioco, Mike Constantino, Mon Maramba, Edmundo Reyes Jr., Paulyn Sicam, Dr. Rosita Navarro, Francis Tolentino, Antonieta Fortuna-Ibe, Winnie Nazareth, Enrico Villanueva, Maritoni Fernandez, Josephine Knox, Betty Tenchaves, Presy Ramos, Susan Grau, Chito Francisco, Kate Gordon, Spirit of ‗67, Albert Bildner and Lin Illusorio, Jesusa Calanog, Linglingay Lacanlale, Bill and Lily O‘Boyle, Winna Kimmel, Calvin Tsao, Nene Quimson, Minnie Osmeña, Anna Sy, Hernan Cortez, Isabel Ongpin, Rene Encarnacion, Lourdes Montinola, Nelly Fung, Lorna Laurel, Toni Yulo Loyzaga, Del Fojas, Nestor Santiago, Andy Locsin, Lorrie Reynoso, Lorenzo and Lorrie Valdez, Dr. and Mrs. Ruben Paredesm, Dr. and Mrs. Raul Sala, Tess Labrador, Kiling Dakudao, John Tanchangco, Philip Zorgani, Trisha Reyes, Bernadette Barbers, Ruth Padilla, Jeannie Ng Sandoval, Mary Ann Arcega Dy, Raffy Suarez, Antonio Reina, Aissa Barrera Cojuangco, Arlina Arrozal de Jesus, Louie Vargas, Andie Recto-Montenegro, Mitos Pacis, General Alberto Fernando Braganza, Roberta Lopez-Feliciano, Maribel Ongpin, Toni Yulo-Loyzaga, Andy Locsin, Lauro Baja Jr., Gov. Parouk Hussin, Irit Ben-Abba, Helen Ong, Helmut Gaisberger, Evangeline Pascual, Joanne Lorenzana, Carla Tengco, Mike Planas, Marisa Olasolo and Arturo Rocha, Edward Wehrli, Baby Araneta, Toni Abad, Bebet Gozun, Gloria Mara, Michael Salientes, Carol Atacador, Marides Fernando, Rose Libongco, Teofisto Guingona Jr., , Monique Zani, Ernie and Fe Yu, James Lau, Celia Cuasay, James Jao, Don Valerio, Gener Caringal, Arleen Ong, Tomas Rodriguez-

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Pantoja, Roland Reyes, Dennis Socrates, Cel Yulo, Bing-Bing Gonzales, Bela Vasquez, Chu-Chu Madrigal and Mandy Eduque, Cesar Buenaventura, Dada Lorenzana-Santiago, , Fr. Robert Reyes, Rupert Jacinto, , Ping Valencia, Red Jacinto and Julie Hidalgo, Boots and Andy Soler, Jesi and Gina Mendez, Nora Jacinto, Eddie and Katie Jacinto, Nanette dela Cruz, Africa Valdes-de Reynoso, Emily Reynoso-Laws, Hans Sy, Larry Francia, Bobby Gopia, Adrian Cristobal, Virginia Moreno, Chitang Guerrero-Nakpil, Ramon Villegas, Kit Roxas, Jomari Trenas, Paulino and Hetty Que, Pepe Smith, Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Monsignor Alberto Boongaling, Tony Adriano, Aba Lluch Dalena, Al Perez, Lito Carating, Henri Cainglet, Andy Maluche, Thea Paz, Ronald Garcia, Shahid Zahid, Vicky Abad, Paulo Vinluan, Isay Alvarez, Rachel Alejandro, Mandy Ochoa, Bert Nievera, Franco Laurel, Zaldy Ladroma, Paolo Guevarra, Alfonso Yuchengco, Peter Go-Pailan, Dr. Adolfo Belosillo, Drs. Amelia and Manuel Catalan, Ulay Tantoco, Ben Farrales, Des Bautista, Fe Habijas, Steve De Leon, Manny Castro, Raymund Isaac, Vicky Marchandesch, Nick Tuason, Tessie Tomas, Katrina Tantoco and Paolo Lobregat, Francisco Mañosa, Sonia Santiago-Olivares, Antonio Rodriguez Mendoza, Ivy Almario, Conrad Onglao, Mike de Jesus, Jean Monteverde, Beng Puyat, Oscar Motlo, John Cogul, Alvaro de Salas, Oscar Via, Elizabeth Sy, Pedro Roxas, Geni and Yorgos Psinakis, Eileen Choy, Nico Montinola, Franco Limjuco, Gina Mok, Greek Nafsika and Bubbles Drossou, Mike Vaca, Gemith Gemparo, Debbie Enriquez, Judith Zapanta, Enrique and Tine Vasquez Prada, Richard and Nick Underwood, Tina Pamintuan, Dennis Padilla, Gilda Salonga, John Lesaca, Fides Cuyugan-Asenio, Benny and Ophie Clemente, Fr. Sanny de Claro, Antonio Martel Jr., Belen Lovina Ticzon Martel, Don and Norma Sanders, Roberto Felano and Rizalina Buenaventura, Bombit de la Peña, Julius Ticzon and Ryan Manaog, Peppy Dinglasan, Gabriel Santos, Andre Dinglasan, Margaret and Theresa de la Peña, Wanggo Gallaga, Portia Santos, Arlene Ticzon, Chit Gohu, Linggoy and Connie Araneta, Danny and Lilia Cruz, Jim and Vivian Villacrusis, Emma Ilagan, Tessie Maronilla, Gerarda Villa, Evelyn Kilayko, Fr. Tony Rosales, Pierra Calasanz, Juliet and Mimi Tan, Joey Server, Julien Tripet, Krystal Lao, Frank Briones, Cat Arambulo, Trish Briones, Karl Ty, Chicho Suarez, Nap Rama, Lupita Aquino and Ken Kashiwahara, Ditas Rodrigo Sevilla, Paul Aquino, Atty. Alfredo Lim, Larry Henares, Atty. Juan Collas, Johnny Litton, Verni Varga, Fr. Asandas Balchand, Vicente Emano, Constantino Jaraula, Faustino Dy III, Katrina Tuason-Cruz, Manny Pacquiao, Earl Ignacio, Ace Barbers, Marco Protacio, Neil Rumbaoa, Gigi and Ging Montinola, Wilma Palafox, O.V. and Marilen Espiritu, William Hamilton-Whyte and Angelique Repapis, Basil Ong, Cesar and Bambina Buenaventura, Teddy Boy, Louie and Ramon Locsin, Peter Pedersen, Stefano Ruzza, Ernie Tanquintic, Golly Talens, Miok Loyola, Aileen Tence Dionisio, Neny Francisco Marasigan, Leah Zamora Banaag, Vina Francisco, Irene Consunji Montilla, Pilar Bustamante Estrella, Pin Cojuangco Guingona, Rhona Modesto San Pedro, Udit Villarama Galvez, Joanna Tayengco-Infante, Marivic Hebron Juan, Franco Laurel, Rem Zamora, Bonbon Soler, Lisa Tinio, Ingrid Sala Santamaria, Joana Palanca Lhuillier, Michelle Concepcion Reyes, Suresh Nanoo, Jose Mari Ugarte, GMA Network Artist Center talents , Pilita Corrales, , , Mark Herras, Yasmien Kurdi, LJ Reyes, , Kristoffer Martin, , , Miguel Tanfelix and Bianca Umali, Bela Padilla, , Max Collins, , , Glaiza de Castro, Rochelle Pangilinan, Mona Louise Rey,

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Jonalyn Viray, Kyla Calumpad-Alvarez, Jay-R Silliona, Mark Bautista, Chef Boy Logro, , Angelu de Leon, , , , , Anjo Yllana and Wally Bayola, TV5 actor Vin Abrenica, Ritz Azul, Eula Caballero, Martin Escudero, Empoy Marquez and Mr. Fu, GMA News and Public Affairs personalities , Arnold Clavio, Sandra Aguinaldo, Raffy Tima, Mariz Umali, Oscar Oida, Mark Salazar, Jun Veneracion, Chino Gaston and , Media personalities Atty. Dong Puno, Chiqui Roa-Puno, Gerard Garcia, Lia Cruz, Shawn Yao, Manu Sandejas, Jason Webb, Jeanne Young, Cory Quirino, and Jay Sonza, society columnist Mons Romulo, Tonyboy Cojuangco and , Ed and Margarita Delgado, Donnie and Crickette Tantoco, , Renee Salud, Mon Ilagan, , Rado Dimalibot, Inocencio Ferrer, Rene Puno, Tony Zulueta, Raffy Zialcita, William Llamas, Pat Gonzales, Mayenne Carmona, Bebot Laurel, Romy Garduce, Leo Oracion, Glowie Ramiro, Nicole Angeles, Cathy David, Sep Cimafranca, Ton Lao, Irene Tan, Len Olbes, Ike Layug, Ramon Orlina, Napoleon Abueva, Lito Atienza, Lala Fojas, Helen Marte, Gerard and Ning Chesnel, Carolle Lucas, Aurelio Montinola III, Eduardo Delgado and Donnie Tantoco, Lingling and Archie King, Gutzee Segura, Carlo Endaya, , Andrew Barton, , , , Neriza Mathay, Kathy De Guzman, Joanne Zapanta Andrada, Trisha Panlilio Cu-Unjieng, Josephine Knox, , Maritess Tantoco, Georgie Diaz, Kim Atienza, Len Nepomuceno-Guiao, Chechel Joson, Pops Fernandez, Danny Buenafe, Gerick Parayno, Ruel Mendoza, Ricky Sison, Johnny Santos, Andres Estella, Ojie Leona, Felix Bacolor, William Ma, Korina Sanchez, Julius Babao and Tintin Bersola-Babao and daughter Anya and son Nio, Katrina Ponce Enrile and Ling-Ling King; celebrity makeup artist Patrick Rosas; hair stylist Jing Monis; Lito Sy, Jason Magbanua, Maros Claudio, Patricia May Siy, Felix Ang, Dr. Hayden Kho, Margie and Gilbert Duavit, Mike Echavez, F.F. Cruz, Danton Bueser, Afric Valdes, Maryann Pineda-Reynoso, Ophie Canada-Reynoso, Karen Davila (with her sons David and Lucas), Marjorie Barretto-Padilla and daughter Dani Barretto; Gingging Mendoza, Alex Reyes, Myra Reyes, Marilen Carpio, Freddie Reyes, Marlyn and Tony Lilles, Chavit Singson, Prateek Kumar, Richard Tiu, Junie and Fernando Peña, Rosa Rosal, Jorge Joseph, Wency Lagumbay, and Martin Jickain, Brian Belen, Miguel Pastor, Joy Ortega, , , ―Survivor Philippines‖ castways Shaun Rodriguez and Suzuki Sadatsugu, Laureen Uy, Nixee Garcia, Ena de Guzman, Greggy Santos, Kamae de Jesus, Steve Medalle, Gab Perez, Monique Salcedo, teen heartthrobs and David Chua, Olivia Chan, Christian San Jose, Marielle-Felize Trias Flores, Marco Figueras, Raymond Ang, Bobby Solomon, Riva Galveztan, Franco Imperial, Christopher de Venecia, Tricia and Mark Gosingtian, Ange de la Cruz, Paolo Almazan-Ebora, Sean Go, Lucky Mercado, , Monica Verallo, Mico Aytona, Jestoni Alarcon and wife Lizette, Bo Cerrudo, Bayani and Len Agbayani, Alanna Lopez-Montelibano, Richie Coronel Santos, Aries Saludo, Ruby Cojuito of Flawless, Ronald Carballo, Alvin Fortuna, Dennis Coronel, Kenneth Dong, Olai and Roland Espiritu, Carlos Agassi, Gemma Fitzgerald, , Kristopher Peralta, , , Danilo Barrios, Streetboys and Ya Chang, Peping Cojuangco daughters Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, China Cojuangco-Gonzalez (and her adorable baby Lucia), Mai-Mai Cojuangco-Zini, Atty. Jess Santos, Nick Locsin, Mario and Alice Queblatin, Audie and Cecile Saa, Jenny

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Franco, Andrew Te, Marisol Barria, Luciano Bongola, Michael Lim, music composer Ryan Cayabyab and his wife Emmy, Louie Ocampo and wife Jojo, Jacqui Magno, Celeste Legaspi, JM Rodriguez, Arnold Vegafria and Cris Villonco, , Niño Muhlach and son Alonzo, Michela Cazzola, Rita Avila, Shyr Valdez and Yayo Aguila, swimmer Johansen Aguilar, and wrestler Marcus Valda, Gwen Garci, Celine Lopez, Jenni Epperson, Anne Bella, Kissa Castañeda, Preview magazine editor in chief Pauline Suaco-Juan, Daryl Chang, Liz Uy, entertainment news reporters Mario Dumaual, Gretchen Fullido and MJ Marfori, Gary Valenciano, -Lagdameo, with daughter Alissa Martinez, Benjie Paras with wife Lyxen, , Paolo Contis, , Alfred Vargas, Marco Sison, Ivy Violan, , , Bangs Garcia, Jerome Florentino, Erik Santos, Jane Paredes, Ogie Diaz, Lyka Ugarte, Angeli Pangilinan-Valenciano, , , Erik Cua, Issa Reyes, Rico Serrano, Chicho Suarez, Franco Mabanta, Aliya Parcs, , Ana Fegi, Basil Valdez, , Gina Tabuena-Godinez, Marilou Martinez, Efren Briones and Iya Rodriguez, Paula Camille Locsin and Juan Paolo Bondoc, Angeles Guevara, Betty Mactual, Belen Castro, Matin Petilla, Lu Antonino, II, Pinong Javier, Johnny Remulla, Jose Puyat Jr., Aristeo Puyat, Mercy Tuason, Dr. Randy Francisco, Leonard Tirol and Amanda Onrubia Guidotti, Rev. Isauro David, Arthur Macapagal, Mickey Ferriols, Eric Buhain, Robert Nacianceno, Mon Gonzalez, Malu Veloso, Toby Gan, Noel Dela Merced, Ala Paredes, Richard Venn, Gregorio Domingo, Axel Gohner, Anthony Garcia, Lance Sheperd, Jun Juban, Paul Cabral, Angela Velez, Andrea Bautista, Sarah Jane Paez-Santiago, Dondi Alikpala, Letlet Veloso, Aurora Diaz-Wilson, Tina Tinio, Sonny Borromeo, Tonio Veloso, Amalie and Roman Azanza, Lorna and Levy Hizon, Ruby and Buddy Roa, Roi Philips, Beth Romualdez, Paz Sotto, Lucille Villanueva, Jean Salvador, Ruby Santos, Luli Delgado, Victoria Tuazon, Toby Cabalkin, Cynia Mascariñas, Dot Favis-Velasco, Anthony del Rosario, Miko Pascual, Chef Roland Laudico, Nicky Camcam, Greg Singian, Pinky Amador, Bonjin Bolinao, Peachie Veneracion, Renee Araneta, Chukri Prieto, Bert Garcia, Michelle Quizon, Dale Villar, Jacques Dupasquier, Nicolas Goullencourt, Julien Cleret, Sebastien Mangeant, Martine Vasseur, Andree Belanger, Michael Seligman, Sabrina Heinekey, George Hashim, Suzzane King, Charina Sabal, Charles Rappaport, Jean Hetzel, James Benoit, Cecilia Leung, Rina Sinisalo, Jim Lynch, Brett Coleman, Edi Tekeli, Anne Witheford, Caridad Sanchez, Gelo Serrano, Fanny Serrano, Cynthia Almario, Gino Padilla, Maribi Garcia, Beth Sison Tagle, Robbie Herrera, Nancy Dizon Castro, Cynthia Jocson, Cecil Licad, John Silva, Ace Barbers, Gabrielle Calizo, Beth See and Rene Nabong, Sari Ortiga, Marc Logan, Gringo Honasan, Francis Ricciardone, Edwin Arce, Dino Santos, Freddie Borromeo, Dondi Santos, Bobby Aguirre, Ricky Yabut, Cooch Lynch, Vince Bitong, Amalie and Roman Azanza, Lorna and Levy Hizon, Ruby and Buddy Roa, Celso Dayrit, Cindy Kurleto, Ino Manalo, Dale Villar, Trish Villanueva, Manet Dayrit, Jia and Gabby Estrella, Miko Valenzuela, Erich Edralin, Christine San Diego, Morten Bremelhoej, Mia Trinidad, Gai Olivares, Philippe Ticzon, Bubut Andres, Caridad Sanchez, Gelo Serrano, Maribi Garcia, Beth Sison Tagle, Rolf Kambli, Robbie Herrera, Kitty Go, Nancy Dizon Castro, Cynthia Jocson, Ambassador Mohamed Ebrahim Al-Jowaid, Cecil Licad, John Silva, Gaita Fores, Joanne Salgado, Letty Hahn, Luz Cullen, Fanny Blanco, Telly Aldana, Cita Revilla-Yabut, Maricris Cardenas-Zobel, Maricar Totengco, Wanda Louwallien, Anton Palanca, Bobby Claudio,

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Rick Yupangco, Monchet Ongsiako, Jose Luis Villanueva, Zack and Roisin, Jed Carlos, Carla Gutierrez, Lyn Sherman, Pastor Paul Mata, Anthony Garcia, Santi Elizalde, Vince Bitong, Rem Zamora, Herminia Fajardo, Erlinda Villanueva, Lourdes Sese, Virma Vergel de Dios, Marinela Velez, Maria Ang, Erlinda Sunico, Roby Goco, Jose Sala, Tony Lozada, Pericles Dakay, Allen Tan, Christopher Uy, Deborrah Ann Cua Ho, Ignacio Bunye, Ed Calma, , Glydel Mercado, Noel Cabangon, Ariel Rivera, Hyubs Azarcon, Heber Bartolome and Paolo Santos, Rhap Salazar, , Liezel Martinez, and Joanna Ampil, musical director and arranger Homer Flores, ballerina, actress and ballet director Maritoni Rufino-Tordesillas, Nikki Tang, Marcott Almeda, Ruby Chua, Tiffany Chua, Sheree Chua, Aziza Mondonedo, Cristina Gomez, socialites Baby Araneta Fores, Lisa Araneta, Cacho Marcos, Linda Oledan, Veana Fores, Lorrie Reynoso, Vicky Zubiri, Maricris Zobel, Carol Garcia, Maripi Muscat and Margarita Fores, Anton Mendoza, Monch Cruz, Chut Cuerva, Marcel Crespo, Ipe Cruz of Rogue Magazine, Marco Lobregat, Ching Cruz, Tina Cuevas, Agnes Huibonhoa, Fe Rodriguez, Susan Joven, Ian Giron, Andres Vasquez Prada and Al Tengco, Doris Magsaysay Ho, Gina Lopez, Evelyn Forbes, Marc Nelson, Ricco and Tina Maristela-Ocampo, Rikki and Beng Dee, Philip and Tricia Cu-Unjieng, Sander Tantoco, Philippine National Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon, Renna Hechanova Angeles, Karen Santos, Bobby and Chingbee Cuenca, Gina Aboitiz, Baby Girl Fricke, Maurice Arcache and ace photographer Alex Van Hagen, Jojie Dingcong, Jean Goulbourn, Frances Lim and Paul Campos, Dennis Valdes and Tessa Prieto-Valdes, Ernest Escaler, Dr. Orly Mercado and Suzy Pineda, Cheche Lazaro, Bibeth Orteza and Carlitos Siguion Reyna, Ces Orena- Drilon, Dyan Castillejo-Garcia, Jackie Castillejo-Guingona, Liza Ilarde, Ana Kalaw, Anton San Diego, Raul Teehankee, Pepper Teehankee, Mariko Jacinto, Aye Nuguid, Leah Puyat, Anton Barretto and Jack de Mesa, Raul Manzano, Athena Valdes, Angelette Calero, Annika Valdes, Nix Alanon, Renna Angeles, Baby Fricke, Karen Santos, Bing- Bing Quiros, Gina Aboitiz, Nick and Lucille Locsin, Paul Campos, Tony and Chingbee Cuenca, Manny Miñana, J. Anton Mendoza, Budji Layug, Royal Pineda, Ed Calma, Milo Naval, Tony Gonzales, Tes Pasola, Kenneth Cobonpue, Ana Rocha, Bart Guingona, Jinggoy Buensuceso, Jaime Chua, Brendan McCarthy, Thom Santiago, Pascal Goujou, Manolette Dinsay, Andrew Sharpe, Alfred Xerez-Burgos III, Francis Ceballos, Shella Sarmiento, Rorie Carlos, Tara Santos, Rodeon Rojas, Brian Llamanzares; Adel Tamano, Simon Tantoco, Danie, Daisy and Eddie Mendoza, Martha Buckley, Yolly Ayson, Debbie Chan, Roselle Rebano, Bong Palma Gil, Mikee Chanco, Judy Araneta-Roxas, Betty Siy-Yap, Eduardo Lopez, Amor Roselle Herrera, Suzette Morelos, Nestor Encinas, Randy Baron, Sergia Abueva, Purificacion Veloso, Petite Garcia, Javier Galvan, Ana Luisa Espinosa, David Ferro, Lorraine Nubar, Rachelle Gerodias, Masako Toribara, Josephine Roces Chavez, Bunny Ludo, Joseph Gonzalez, Quinito Moras, Jayjay Neri, Dean Diez, Budiette and Brandie Tan, Andre Quintos, Alma Junia, Eric Tamayo, Mike and Lea Famularcano, Rudy Aviles, Raymond Abao and Lucien Letaba, Orlando Magno, , Nena Ilusorio, Maribel Ongpin, Sari Cojuangco, Tessie Fajardo, Popsy Mendez-Aquino, Bella Ancheta, Sol Peña, Alice Sandejas, Ralph Peter Jentes, Mary Ann Ong, Rosalie Sipid, Violy Lim, Elena Lee, Rose Lim, Greta Go, Stefie Inocentes, Carmela Ongsiako, Terry Rosales, Cecile Ongsiako, Dely Ongsiako, Maridol Mabanta, Tessa Sierra, Juvy Yupangco, Sevy Santos, Gretchen del Rosario, Celuch Manahan, Robert Constantino and Helen Marte, Curtis Chin, Tati Licuanan, Greggy and Irene

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Araneta, indoor volleyball players Dzi Gervacio, Jem Ferrer, Fille Saint Merced Cainglet- Cayetano, A Nacachi, Rachel Anne Daquis, Jovelyn Gonzaga, Alyssa Valdez, Denden Lazaro, Coach Charo Soriano, Marge Tejada, Melissa Gohing, Mary Jean Balse, Mayeth Carolino, Michelle Carolino, Ella De Jesus, Kara Acevedo, Karla Bello, Stephanie Gabriel, Mae Tajima, Jayson Ramos, Maica Morada, Jed Montero, Michelle Laborte, Sasa Devanadera, Grethcel Soltones, Joy Benito, Rubie De Leon, Mae Crisostomo, Ynna Hao, Tina Salak, JP Torres, Dahlia Cruz, Nene Bautista, Aiza Maizo, Maika Ortiz, Rhea Dimaculangan, Denise Tan, Venus Bernal, Jheck Dionela, Angge Tabaquero, Mitch Datuin, Abby Praca, Bea Pascual, Bea Tan, Judy Caballejo, Maruja Banaticla, AJ Pareja, Myco Antonio, Henry Pecana, Rex Intal, Dindin Santiago, Jaja Santiago, Kathy Bersola, Princess Gaiser, Shiela Marie ―Bang‖ Pineda, Mayette Zapanta, Rosemarie Vargas, Jen Reyes, Princess Listana, Angela Benting, Pau Soriano, Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone, Edwin Tolentino, Peter Den Mar Torres, Michelle Gumabao, Cha Cruz, Stephanie Mercado, Jeshul Wensh Tiu, Abigail Marano, Mika Esperenza, Kim Fajardo, Mika Reyes, Victonara Galang, and Cyd Demicillo, Renz Casanova, Chris Macasaet, Philip Cerveza, Mark Lee, Joanne Siy, Loren Lantin, Mia Hirotsuji, Pamela Lastimosa, Ingrid Reyes, Jessey De Leon, Carmela Tunay, Chloe Cortez, Alex Cabanos, Patricia Rasmo, Illa Santos, Joanne Bunag, Jacqueline Alarca and Ers Iratay, Bishop Leo Alconga of the International Bible Society, Bishop Dan Balais of Philippines for Jesus Movement, Pastor Ed De Guzman of Intercessors for the Philippines, Pastor Paul Chase of Alabang New Life in Christ, Apostle Renato Carillo of Jesus Our Shield Worldwide Ministries, Pastor Art Ferriol of Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ, Pastor Emilio Henares of River of Life in Bacolod, Pastor Joshua Bontogan of Life Touchers Ministry, Pastor Entoy Sintos of Jesus Miracle Crusade, and Bro. Danny Navales of Ang Dating Daan. The event will serve free food for all. All expenses will be paid by the Villanueva family and close friends and not by the El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide movement. Expect tighter security in coming to the 58-heactre national park where the celebration will be held. At 2 p.m., a fluvial procession along the Pasig River: Guadalupe Ferry Station towards the Escolta Ferry Station will bring the image of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and Saint Pedro Calungsod to Sta. Ana and end at the ferry station of Santa Elena, Marikina City to the back of Quirino Grandstand which houses the main . The churches, all located near the Pasig River await the participation of devotees and tourists to witness the unique display of faith, devotion and celebration of the said feast. Dubbed as ―Marian Fluvial Procession‖, the government, non-government and religious organizations, civic and foreign dignitaries and community assure the public of lively presentations and activities with the participation of several musical bands. The joint fluvial caravan relives the Catholic tradition and to heighten environmental awareness for Pasig River‘s protection, revival and preservation. According to DOT Undersecretary for Tourism Services and Regional Offices Oscar Palabyab, the Feast of the Holy Rosary is one of the country‘s annual major religious festivals, along with the triple celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‘s founding anniversary and worship and healing prayer service and television evangelist and founder, elding presider, international president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie

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Villanueva‘s birthday party at Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Manila and the fluvial parade at Pasig River will be focused on inculcating the values of tradition. There will be a ceremonial blessing of all participating boats and the Pasig River before the start of the procession. Three decorated ferries with images of the Blessed Our Lady of the Abandoned on board will be accompanied by the devotees. The Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine National Police will oversee the event‘s safety and security requirements. In certain boats, the rosary will be recited in the and Marian songs will be sung. The parade will proceed from the Guadalupe Ferry Station towards the Escolta Ferry Station where welcome ceremonies will be held, back to Sta. Ana and end at the ferry station of Santa Elena, Marikina City. An hour before the sea parade, at 1 p.m., the 76 carrozas carrying patron saints of various parishes in Metro Manila, , Ilocos Sur, , Isabela, Cagayan, , Quirino, , , , , , , , , Tarlac, , , Aurora, Pampanga, Bataan, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, , Quezon, , , , , Palawan, , Camarines Sur, , Sorsogon, , Masbate, Aklan, , Capiz, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, , Cebu, , , Bohol, Samar, Leyte, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, , , , , North Cotabato, Zamboanga City, , Zamboanga Sibugay, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi will make their way to the venue. (http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/574756/fluvial-procession-metro-manila) The parade will proceed from the Guadalupe Ferry Station towards the Escolta Ferry Station where welcome ceremonies will be held, back to Sta. Ana and end at the ferry station of Sta. Elena, Marikina City. A Mass will be celebrated at 6 p.m., Sunday, October 26 at the parish church of Our Lady of the Abandoned. There will be a rare display of the different images of Perpetual Help, Holy Rosary, Our Lady of Lourdes, Immaculate Conception, Mary Help of Christians and others. The Marian festival is held in cooperation with DOT-NCR and Special Project Office, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). ―We are basically ready although there are still somethings that need fine-tuning,‖ Msgr. Dennis Villarojo, the overall chairman of the Manila celebration for anniversary of Jesus is Lord Church, said. He urged the people to make use of the celebration to get closer to the Lord. ―We should continue the spirit of penance and prayerful atmosphere so that we will be able to experience the spiritual fruits of the occasion,‖ Villarojo told Cebu Daily News. ―This is a celebration of the Eucharist. We should keep a solemn demeanor,‖ he added. There will be no Masses in all parishes in 81 provinces in the Philippines from 12 noon onwards (Manila Time).

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Anyone who can‘t go to the Rizal Park can watch the event through People‘s Television Network (PTV) Channel 4 and other broadcast television stations all over the world. Internet users can also log on to www.ptv.ph for a live streaming of the activities. Radio stations all over the world will also broadcast the events live. On site 12 giant LCD screens will be mounted in different parts of the vast field to allow the crowd to see at is going in the altar. At least 20 golf carts and three electric cars from Intramuros, Manila will transport the elderly and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Roman Catholic , bishops, cardinals, deacons, and priests from the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Pacific (Oceania), India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, China, Taiwan, North and South Korea, Japan, United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, , Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Guatemala, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Italy, , Spain, Poland, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary, Austria, England, Netherlands, Ukraine, Ireland, Slovakia, Crotia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Lituhania, Romania, Slovenia, Belarus, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Lativia, Luxembourg, Malta, Albania, Sweden, Greece, Estonia, Iceland, , Tanzania, Angola, Chad, Senegal, Gabon, Madagascar, Burundi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Zambia, Malawi, Cameroon, Cote d‘Ivore, Benin, Burikina Faso, Togo, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Eriterea, Cape Verde, Namibia, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tunisia, Niger, Comoros, Mauritania and Algeria who will be brought from the Manila Hotel at One Rizal Park, Manila Pavillion Hotel at United Nations Avenue corner Maria Orosa Street, Pan Pacific Manila at M. Adriatico corner General Malvar Street, Hyatt Regency Hotel and Casino Manila at 1588 Pedro Gil corner MH Del Pilar Street, Grand Boulevard Hotel to the Quirino Grandstand through vans. The hotels serve as their holding area before the Mass. Although there are 30,000 monoblock chairs with white covers for guests at the stage of Quirino Grandstand, people are urged to bring their own portable chairs. Sixteen medical stations can also be found in the venue. Each medical station has one standby ambulance. At least three firetrucks will also be stationed at the Rizal Park. Portalets and comfort rooms are located at the sides of the Grandstand. In going to the Rizal Park, people can take the free shuttle buses from Resorts World Manila. Bus stops are located at Padre Burgos Drive, near the Manila City Hall and Taft Avenue, near the United Nations LRT-1 Station and a away from the Lagusnilad tunnel. The Holy Mass will start at 6:45 p.m. From the Apostolic Nunciature along Taft Avenue in Malate, Manila, the Pope rode the ―Popemobile‖ into Malacanang Park, four kilometers away. From there, the Holy Father boarded the Presidential Helicopter at the back of the Quirino Grandstand at 7:45 P.M. Even the Pope was late for Sunday Mass: a fretful 1 hour and 41 minutes at 6:30 P.M. up to 8:11 P.M. Highlights of the Event include the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, to be officiated by Pope Francis, the Bishop of Rome and the leader of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church and a host of Roman Catholic territorial archbishops, bishops and cardinals,

91 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 deacons, monsignors, diocesan and religious priests from the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Pacific (Oceania), India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, China, Taiwan, North and South Korea, Japan, United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Guatemala, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Italy, France, Spain, Poland, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary, Austria, England, Netherlands, Ukraine, Ireland, Slovakia, Crotia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Lituhania, Romania, Slovenia, Belarus, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Lativia, Luxembourg, Malta, Albania, Sweden, Greece, Estonia, Iceland, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, Chad, Senegal, Gabon, Madagascar, Burundi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Zambia, Malawi, Cameroon, Cote d‘Ivore, Benin, Burikina Faso, Togo, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Eriterea, Cape Verde, Namibia, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tunisia, Niger, Comoros, Mauritania and Algeria. The 76-year-old Pope, who has been the leader of the Worldwide Roman Catholic Church, was leading the Holy Mass. Other than the Pope, the other cardinals who will be present in the October 26 liturgy include Pontifical Council of the Laity President Stanisław Ryłko, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal , Cardinal , the prefect of the Congregation of the Causes of Saints; Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, Manila Archbishop-Emeritus Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, Nueva Segovia Archbishop-Emeritus Ernesto Antolin Salgado, Nueva Segovia Archbishop Emeritus Edmundo M. Abaya, Nueva Segovia Archbishop Mario M. Perlata, Archbishop Sergio Cardinal L. Utleg, Tuguegarao Archbishop-Emeritus Diosdado A. Talamayan, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop-Emeritus Oscar Cruz, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas, San Fernando Archbishop Emeritus Paciano Aniceto, San Fernando Archbishop Florentino Lavarias, Lipa Archbishop Ramon C. Arguelles, Nueva Caceres Archbishop Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, Capiz Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula, Jaro Archbishop Angel Cardinal Lagdameo, Cebu Archbishop-Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma, Palo Archbishop-Emeritus Pedro R. Dean, Jr., Palo Archbishop John Du, Davao Archbishop-Emeritus Fernando R. Capalla, Davao Archbishop Romulo G. Valles, Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Cardinal B. Quevedo, Archbishop-Emeritus Jesus B. Tuquib, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, Archbishop Jesus A. Dosado, Zamboanga Archbishop Romulo T. Dela Cruz, Singapore Archbishop William Goh Seng Chye, Singapore Archbishop-Emeritus Nicholas Gerald Chia, Archbishop , Kuala Lumpur Archbishop-Emeritus Anthony Soter Fernandez, Kuala Lumpur Archbishop-Emeritus Murphy Pakiam, Kuching Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock, Kuching Archbishop-Emeritus Peter Chung Hoan Ting, Kota Kinabalu Archbishop John Wong Soo Kau, Kota Kinabalu Archbishop-Emeritus John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw, Jakata Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Jakarta Archbishop- Emeritus Julius Cardinal Riyadi Darmaatmadja, Palembang Archbishop Aloysius Sudarso, Kupang Archbishop Peter Turang, Makassar Archbishop Johannes Liku Ada, Medan Archbishop Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, Medan Archbishop-Emeritus Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, Pontianak Archbishop Agustinus Agus, Pontianak

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Archbishop-Emeritus Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, Vientiane Archbishop Jean Khamsé Vithavong, Savannakhet Archbishop Jean Marie Vianney Prida Inthirath, Phnom Penh Archbishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Malanday Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang, Malanday Archbishop-Emeritus Paul Zingtung Grawng, Taunggyi Archbishop Matthias U Shwe, Yangon Archbishop-Emeritus Gabriel Thohey Mahn-Gaby, Yangon Archbishop , Bangkok Archbishop Kriengsak Kovitvanit, Bangkok Archbishop- Emeritus , Thare and Nonseng Archbishop Louis Chamniern Santisukniram, Hanoi Archbishop Peter Nguyễn Văn Nhơn, Hanoi Archbishop-Emeritus Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt, Ho Chi Minh City Archbishop Bùi Văn Đọc, Ho Chi Minh City Archbishop-Emeritus Phạm Minh Mẫn, Huế Archbishop-Emeritus Etienne Nguyên Nhu Thê, Huế Archbishop François Xavier Le Van Hong, Delhi Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto, Delhi Archbishop-Emeritus Vincent Michael Cardinal Conçessao, Bangalore Archbishop Bernard Moras, Bangalore Archbishop-Emeritus Alphonsus Mathias, Bangalore Archbishop-Emeritus Ignatius Paul Pinto, Mumbai Archbishop Oswald Cardinal Gracias, Chennai Archbishop George Antonysamy, Chennai Archbishop-Emeritus Malayappan Chinnappa, Kolkata Archbishop Thomas D'Souza, Kolkata Archbishop-Emeritus Henry Sebastian D‘Souza, Kolkata Archbishop-Emeritus Lucas Sirkar, Mumbai Archbishop-Emeritus Ivan Cardinal Dias, Gandhinagar Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes, Hyderabad Archbishop Thumma Bala, Guwahati Archbishop John Moolachira, Guwahati Archbishop-Emeritus Thomas Menamparampil, Colombo Archbishop Albert Cardinal Patabendige Don, Colombo Archbishop-Emeritus Oswald Gomis, Dhaka Archbishop Patrick D‘Rozario, Dhaka Archbishop-Emeritus Paulinus Costa, Karachi Archbishop , Karachi Archbishop-Emeritus Evarist Pinto, Lahore Archbishop Shaw, Lahore Archbishop-Emeritus Lawrence John Saldanha, Beijing Archbishop Joseph Li Shan, Guangzhou Archbishop Joseph Gan Junqiu, Taipei Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan, Taipei Archbishop-Emeritus Matthew Kia Yen-wen, Taipei Archbishop-Emeritus Joseph Ti-kang, Taipei Archbishop-Emeritus Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa, Seoul Archbishop Andrew Yeom Soo-Jung, Seoul Archbishop-Emeritus Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, Daegu Archbishop Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil, Daegu Archbishop John Choi Young-su, Daegu Archbishop-Emeritus Paul Ri Moun-hi, Tokyo Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada, Gwangju Archbishop Simon Ok Hyun-jin, Gwangju Archbishop-Emeritus Andrew Choi Chang- mu, Gwangju Archbishop-Emeritus Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, Osaka Archbishop Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda, Osaka Archbishop-Emeritus Paul Hisao Yasuda, Osaka Archbishop-Emeritus Leo Jun Ikenaga, Nagasaki Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher, Sydney Archbishop-Emeritus , Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart, Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Perth Archbishop Timothy John Costelloe, Perth Archbishop-Emeritus Barry James Hickey, Canberra Archbishop Christopher Charles Prowse, Canberra Archbishop-Emeritus Francis Carroll, Archbishop , Hobart Archbishop-Emeritus Adrian Leo Doyle, Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson, Adelaide Archbishop-Emeritus Leonard Anthony Faulkner, Wellington Archbishop John Atcherley Dew, Nouméa, New Caledonia Archbishop Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, Papeete, French Polynesia Archbishop Pascal Chang-Soi, Papeete, French Polynesia Archbishop-Emeritus Hubert Coppenrath, Apia, Samoa Archbishop Alapati Lui Mataeliga, Port Moresby Archbishop , Port Moresby Archbishop-Emeritus Brian James Barnes, Mount Hagen

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Archbishop Douglas William Young, Mount Hagen Archbishop-Emeritus Michael Meier, Madang Archbishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, Madang Archbishop-Emeritus Benedict To Varpin, Madang Archbishop-Emeritus William Joseph Kurtz, Rabaul Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, Rabaul Archbishop-Emeritus Karl Hesse, Honiara Archbishop Adrian Thomas Smith, New York City, New York, United States Archbishop Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, New York City, New York, United States Archbishop- Emeritus Edward Michael Cardinal Egan, Newark, New Jersey, United States Archbishop John J. Myers, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Archbishop , Hartford, Connecticut, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Henry Joseph Mansell, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Archbishop Seán Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Bernard Francis Cardinal Law, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Archbishop Jerome Edward Listecki , , United States Archbishop , Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Archbishop-Emeritus , Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Archbishop Joseph William Tobin, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Daniel Mark Buechlein, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali, Chicago, Illinois, United States Archbishop Blase Joseph Cupich, Chicago, Illinois, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Francis Eugene Cardinal George, Anchorage, Alaska, United States Archbishop , Anchorage, Alaska, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Francis Hurley, , Washington, United States Archbishop James Peter Sartain, Seattle, Washington, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Alexander Joseph Brunett, Portland, Oregon, United States Archbishop Alexander King Sample, Portland, Oregon, United States Archbishop-Emeritus John George Vlazny, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States Archbishop Michael Jarboe Sheehan, Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt, Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America Archbishop-Emeritus , Dubuque, , United States Archbishop-Emeritus Daniel Kucera, Dubuque, Iowa, United States Archbishop-Emeritus , City, California, United States Archbishop José Horacio Gómez, Los Angeles City, California, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony, San Francisco, California, United States Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone, San Francisco, California, United States Archbishop-Emeritus George Hugh Niederauer, San Francisco, California, United States Archbishop-Emeritus William Joseph Cardinal Levada, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Archbishop Robert James Carlson, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, Kansas City, Kansas, United States Archbishop Joseph Fred Naumann, Kansas City, Kansas, United States Archbishop- Emeritus James Patrick Keleher, Galveston, Texas, United States Archbishop Daniel Nicholas Cardinal DiNardo, Galveston, Texas Archbishop-Emeritus Joseph Fiorenza, Mobile, Alabama, United States Archbishop Thomas John Rodi, Mobile, Alabama, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Oscar Hugh Lipscomb, , Georgia, United States Archbishop , Baltimore, Maryland, United States Archbishop William Edward Lori, Baltimore, Maryland, United States Archbishop- Emeritus Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Washington, District of Columbia, United States Archbishop Donald William Wuerl, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Archbishop-Emeritus Theodore Edgar Cardinal McCarrick, Miami, Florida, United States Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski, Miami, Florida, United States Archbishop- Emeritus John Clement Favalora, Louisville, Kentucky, United States Archbishop Joseph Edward Kurtz, , , United States Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron, Detroit, Michigan, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Archbishop Christian Lépine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Archbishop Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Marc Cardinal Ouellet, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada Archbishop Pierre-André Fournier, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Thomas Christopher Collins, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Archbishop John Michael Miller, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Raymond Roussin, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Vernon James Weisgerber, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Archbishop Richard William Smith, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Archbishop Anthony Mancin, Keewatin, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Murray Chatlain, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Brendan Michael O'Brien, Moncton, New Brunswick Archbishop Valéry Vienneau, Moncton, New Brunswick Archbishop-Emeritus Valéry Vienneau, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Archbishop Daniel Joseph Bohan, Mexico City, Mexico Archbishop Norberto Cardinal Rivera Carrera, de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos, San Juan, Puerto Rico Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Archbishop José Francisco Cardinal Robles Ortega, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus Juan Cardinal Sandoval Íñiguez, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico Archbishop José Fernández Arteaga, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus Constancio Miranda Weckmann, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico Archbishop José Luiz Chávez Botello, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico Archbishop Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus Luis Morales Reyes, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Archbishop Rafael Romo Muñoz, Durango, Durango, Mexico Archbishop José Antonio Fernández Hurtado, Durango, Durango, Mexico Archbishop- Emeritus Héctor González Martínez, Durango, Durango, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus José Trinidad Medel Pérez, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Archbishop José Francisco Cardinal Robles Ortega, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico Archbishop Fabio Martínez Castilla, Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla, Mexico Archbishop José Víctor Manuel Valentín Sánchez Espinosa, Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla, Mexico Archbishop Emeritus Rosendo Huesca Pacheco, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico Archbishop Alberto Suárez Inda, Tlalnepantla, Morelos, Mexico Archbishop, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico Archbishop Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán, Tlalnepantla de Baz, State of Mexico, Mexico Archbishop , Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico Archbishop José Ulises Macías Salcedo, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus Carlos Quintero Arce, Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico Archbishop Domingo Díaz Martínez, Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico Archbishop Emeritus Pedro Aranda Díaz-Muñoz, León, Guanajuato, Mexico Archbishop Alfonso Cortés Contreras, León, Guanajuato, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus José Guadalupe Martín Rábago, Castries, St. Lucia Archbishop Robert Rivas, Castries, St.

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Lucia Archbishop-Emeritus Kelvin Edward Cardinal Felix, Fort-de-France, Martinique Archbishop Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte, Fort-de-France, Martinique Archbishop- Emeritus Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte, Kingston, Jamaica Archbishop Charles Henry Dufour, Kingston, Jamaica Archbishop-Emeritus Donald James Reece, Nassau, Bahamas Archbishop Patrick Christopher Pinder, Hamilton, Bermuda Bishop Robert Joseph Kurtz, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Archbishop Joseph Everard Harris, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Archbishop-Emeritus Edward Joseph Gilbert. Agana, Guam Archbishop Anthony Apuron; Most Rev. Giuseppe Pinto; the apostolic nuncio in the Philippines; and Rome-based priest, Fr. Fernando Rojo, the main postulator for Calungsod‘s cause will also be around. Msgr. Villarojo said at least Roman Catholic Archbishops, bishops, cardinals, deacons and monsignors, and around 414,313 priests from 221,740 Roman Catholic parishes in the 3,000 Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Pacific (Oceania), India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, China, Taiwan, North and South Korea, Japan, United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Guatemala, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Italy, France, Spain, Poland, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary, Austria, England, Netherlands, Ukraine, Ireland, Slovakia, Crotia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Lituhania, Romania, Slovenia, Belarus, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Lativia, Luxembourg, Malta, Albania, Sweden, Greece, Estonia, Iceland, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, Chad, Senegal, Gabon, Madagascar, Burundi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Zambia, Malawi, Cameroon, Cote d‘Ivore, Benin, Burikina Faso, Togo, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Eriterea, Cape Verde, Namibia, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tunisia, Niger, Comoros, Mauritania and Algeria have confirmed to attend the event. During the holy mass, seminarians, parish choirs and guest artists will render praise songs and traditional music. Meanwhile, bands from the Philippine Army and the will also be on hand to provide music. During communion, Villarojo advised the people not to flock to the main altar. ―They should stay put until they see a communion distributor marked by umbrellas,‖ he said. Villarojo said there are 2,000 communion distributors. Of the number 1,600 are lay ministers. They will be augmented by priests and . After the communion, Pinto, the papal nuncio, will deliver a message. After the Mass, the Pope will led the Message and followed by the recitation of the Angelus Domini prayer in English, then delivered his farewell messages to the people in Spanish, Italian, French, Russian, German, Korean, Vietnamese, Standard Mandarin, Hong Kong Cantonese, Malay, Indonesian, Japanese, Filipino, Ilokano, Ibanag, Ibaloi, Pangasenese, Kapangpangan, Central Bikolano, Waray-Waray, Cebuano, Butuano, Chavacano and English. President Aquino, who sought the permission of the archdiocese so he can deliver his 30- minute speech to the Filipinos, will have to make his piece after the Mass. Fr. Raul Gallego, chairperson of the committee on venue, urged the people to bring along radios, water, flashlights, food, candles, portable chairs, and umbrellas. On the other hand, people are prohibited from bringing guns and bladed weapons.

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After the Mass including the special message by Bishop-Emeritus Teodoro Bacani at 11:30 pm, and a cultural dance presentation will be made at 12 midnight of October 27. This will be participated in by Pasigarbo sa Sugbo contingents from Minglanilla, Talisay City, and City. The Lumad Basakanon, who has reaped awards during the festivities, will also be part of the presentation. Dinner for the special guests will be served simultaneously at the Manila Hotel, Waterfront Manila Pavilion, Pearl Manila, Hyatt Regency Hotel and Casino, Pan Pacific Manila, Diamond Hotel and Grand Boulevard Hotel. At the Luneta and at least 10 around the Philippines, there will be to be led by images of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The concelebrated mass, which will project the Philippines as a pilgrimage destination in Asia, will be covered by the national multi-media with possible hook-up by satellite. It will also be recorded, with the videotape to be sent to the Sister Angelica Channel. The religious activity has been arranged in cooperation with the Wells Spring of Life, Sacred Land of Asia, Marian Movement, Charismatic Movement of the Philippines, Confradia, and Association of Shrine Rectors and Pilgrimage Promoters of the Philippines. A 12:45 A.M., Monday, October 27, a 45-minute grand fireworks display, sponsored by private businessmen, will light up Manila‘s skies and the four barges in Manila Bay 250 meters off the shore, between the Manila Yacht Club and the United States Embassy set up by pyrotechnic experts from Bocaue, Bulacan for P120, 000 lit the night sky and lasted a half-hour and was met with a roar of applause by people at the parade grounds. After the message of Bishop Teodoro C. Bacani at 11:30 p.m., the cultural dance presentation show at midnight and fireworks display from 12:45 to 1:30 a.m., at about 2:15 a.m with joyful praise and worship songs. To the delight of everyone, Bishop Bacani, in his white robe and scarlet sash, expressed his joy and appreciation for the presence of the thousands of prayer-partners that evening. During the program, a lighting of thousands of candles, a magnificent glow filtered through the darkness of the night filling the 58-hectare Rizal Park and adjacent areas- Roxas Boulevard to north and southbound areas of Taft Avenue, T.M. Kalaw Street and United Nations Avenue into Ermita, extending up to Maria Orosa Street, Padre Burgos Drive, Port Area district, Jones, Ayala, McArthur and Quezon Bridges to in Quiapo. Bro. Mike Velarde, founder and servant-leader of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Fellowship Foundation International, Inc. (DWXI-PPFI) Roman Catholic Charismatic Renewal Religious Movement will deliver the 3-hour Worship and Healing Prayer Rally Message for the DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International Family Appointment with El Shaddai was held for the grand prayer assembly and annual founding anniversary celebration of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖ and annual birthday celebration of television evangelist and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva on Monday Morning at 4:00 a.m. followed by a Morning Breakfast Joyful Salu-Salo at 7:00 a.m.

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The event will be aired live nationwide by the People‘s Television Network (PTV) Channel 4 through its 19 provincial television stations and 600 cable and satellite television operators nationwide. With a report from AFP EL SHADDAI NOT JOINING CORY-SIN RALLY Manila, October 19, 2014 - Bro. Mike Velarde, servant leader of El Shaddai, yesterday expressed support for President Aquino‘s proposed amendments to the Constitution, and said he and millions of his followers will stay away from the anti-Aquino rally over the PDAF controversy in Makati. ―There is no reason to be afraid of these changes because these would be good for the people,‖ Velarde said in a press forum at the Quirino Grandstand lounge. Velarde, spiritual adviser of President Benigno Aquino III, arguedthat the Filipinos will still have the last say on any amendments proposed by Congress. He added that a plebiscite will be held to vote on the approval of these proposed changes. Despite strong opposition from Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal G. Tagle, Catholic bishops, and former President Fidel V. Ramos, Velarde insisted that plans to amend the Charter are appropriate and necessary. ―I'm surprised at those who are opposing Charter change,‖ Velarde said, adding these changes are for the country's economic development, benefitting all people. President Aquino is pushing for Charter-changes, which he calls Constitutional Corrections and Development (Concord), through Congress convening itself into a constituent assembly to suggest amendments based on economic reforms. Aquino said the constitution hurts the nation's economy because it limits foreign investment in the Philippines. He said the country's poor would suffer if the constitution is not amended soon. The proposed Charter change and the pork barrel scam sparked the opposition to hold a ―pro-democracy rally‖ on October 26, the same day when the El Shaddai and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide members will celebrate Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva‘s 81st birthday and the 36th founding anniversary celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Manila. The anti-pork barrel, anti-charter change, construction traffic and anti-police groups will lead the rally mainly against the proposed amendments to the constitution, the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill, the alleged suppression of the press, the resurgence of the Marcos family, the carjacking cases and high-profile killings and incidents, in Metro Manila, the massacre in Atimonan, Quezon; his order to stop support to the Officers‘ Ladies Club; the plunder charges filed against Philippine National Police Director General Alan L.M. Purisima before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with the alleged anomalous deal the PNP entered into with a courier service; disappointment among legitimate firearms holders over the stricter issuance of permit to carry firearms outside residence and license to own and possess firearms; the P316- million funds from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, extend the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) by five years, the transfer of assignment of Task Force Tugis chief Senior Superintendent Conrado Capa after the arrest of Globe Asiatique president Delfin Lee; and the spate of killings nationwide, the Bohol

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Earthquake rehabilitation, the Yolanda rehabilitation and supposed cronyism in government. Velarde clarified that the gathering on Sunday is held annually is the anniversary celebration of rival religious group Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide is headed by founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva on October 26-27 by which has intentions to instigate feud with the other group. ―This annual event has long been planned and scheduled since last year in 2013,‖ he said. Asked if he would go the the Aquino-led rally, Velarde said there would be difficulty, saying the program at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park in Manila would start as early as 10 a.m., October 26 until the next day, Monday, October 27, 2014 at 8 a.m. The rally against the national issues of the Philippines will start at 1 pm and end at 3 pm in Makati City. Besides, he said, he was not invited to attend the rally led by former President Fidel V. Ramos and Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle in Makati City. ―Like Me, the El Shaddai-DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International has gone through all kinds of life threatening crises. And yet by Divine Grace it survived, and continue to grow by leaps and bounds, miraculously touching millions of people all over the earth,‖ Velarde said. Guests include President Aquino, Vice President Jejomar C. Binay, House Speaker Feliciano R. Belmonte, Jr., Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno. Pope Francis, who will officiate the mass together with Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal G. Tagle. The event will serve free food for all. All expenses will be paid by the Villanueva family and close friends and not by the El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide movement. By 3 p.m., thousands of balloons will be released with these prayer requests: for El Shaddai to continue touching people's lives, healing the sick and repairing broken relationships; for President Aquino to succeed in bridging the gap between the rich and the poor; for the Marcos wealth issue to be resolved by the people in a referendum; and, for the media to become a constructive partner in nation-building. Aug. 20 rally: No invitation needed; ‗come if you believe‘ Manila, Philippines, October 20, 2014 (INQUIRER) - COME if you believe. With this exhortation, organizers invited all sectors of society to the Aug. 20 and October 26 Rally for Democracy in Makati City and register their opposition to the constitutional amendments proposed and national issues by the Benigno Aquino III administration. Former Sen. Rene Saguisag, chair of the Movement of Attorneys for Brotherhood, Integrity and Nationalism (Mabini), announced that the lawyers' group had decided to join the rally. The other groups that have vowed to see action in the rally include the Kilosbayan led by former Senate President , the religious such as the Church People's Initiative Against Cha-cha, Tyranny and Cronyism, the Promotion of Church People's Response, students such as members of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines, artists led by the Kontra-Busal, and gays represented by Progay Philippines. ―You do not need to be invited,‖ convenors of the protest rally said in an advisory. ―Come if you believe.‖

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Saguisag said in a statement that on Friday night, the seven trustees of Mabini decided to join the Makati rally. He said the Mabini officers and members agreed to meet and assemble ―in front of the fire station near the corner of Ayala Avenue and Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue.‖ ―In the end, it is a question of individual choice,‖ said Saguisag. ''Basta ang hindi sumama o makisama, maitim ang buto. ―How many will show up on October 25-27?‖ he said. ―One man in the right is a majority.‖ Salonga's Kilosbayan yesterday made its own decision to join after an overwhelming vote. Only one member voted against the decision, according to Kilosbayan member Quintin Doromal. It is the first time since the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution that Kilosbayan is joining a protest action. The members called the decision a ―patriotic political action.‖ They said their group was endorsing the three issues raised by the Aug. 20 and October 26-27 rally organizers--protest against constitutional change at this time, against cronyism and against threats to press freedom. Good governance Lawyer Chito Gascon, who represented the youth in the 1986 Constitutional Commission, said in a breakfast forum at the Sulo Hotel in Quezon City that it was ―good governance, not Charter change, that will bring about economic reforms.‖ Gascon, a member of the organizing committee of the Aug. 20 and October 26-27 rally, will marshall the rally participants who will gather at the corner of Buendia and Ayala avenues. One guest at the Sulo Hotel forum said public officials should be ―punished not only for their sin of commission but for their sin of omission as well.‖ When the guest noted that Vice President Jejomar Binay was ―nowhere'' at this crucial time, rally convenor Noel Tolentino said Macapagal had been giving them support, however ''invisible.'' He admitted that the rally organizers had been missing the support of other officials. Remember Edsa People who are joining the Rally for Democracy must feel the same sense of urgency that they did during the 1986 Edsa Revolution, Ibon Facts and Figures executive director Tony Tujan told a crowd of about 1,000 in a forum in Bacolod City on Friday. ''Every right-minded Filipino should stop any effort at Charter change at this time because all its intentions are clearly anti-Filipino,'' Tujan said. The Bacolod forum was sponsored by the Church People's Initiative Against Cha-cha, Tyranny and Cronyism. The same group will spearhead the anti-Cha-cha rally in Bacolod on Aug. 20, September 21 and October 26. Tujan noted that the El Shaddai had been regularly holding its holy masses and worship and healing prayer rallies at night. “Now for the first time they are holding it during the day,” he said. “I think there really is an intention to weaken the political impact of the nationwide protest movement against Cha-cha,” he added. Tujan urged the reported 5 million members of El Shaddai to attend the pro- democracy rally first before going to their gathering at Rizal Park.

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“Even the El Shaddai people should realize that now is the time to be truly Christian and Filipino by joining the anti-Cha-cha rallies,” he said. El Shaddai leader Mike Velarde is celebrating his 75th birthday last August 20, while Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide movement founder, international president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva is celebrating his 81st birthday on October 6. National Democratic Front executive committee member Luis Jalandoni said President Benigno Aquino III was trying to use Velarde and Villanueva's “birthday celebration” as a “political weapon” to counter the anti-political rally. Artists, gays Artists and gays, too, are set to take part in the Makati rally. The artists, led by Kontra-Busal, and the gays, represented by the Progressive Gays Organization of the Philippines (Progay), are members of People Resist, a broad alliance of organizations and individuals formed in 1997. The Kontra-Busal and Progay groups will assemble in front of Rustan's department store along Ayala Avenue. A People Resist statement said religious people headed by the Promotion for Church People's Response (PCPR) will launch an activity called the Church against Rising Tyranny (Christ) on October 21. On the same date, health professionals will launch the Health Alliance against Tyranny and Charter Change (HaTaC Na), said People's Resist. On Aug. 16 and Oct. 21, People Resist will hang black ribbons in designated areas in Quezon City, Pasay City and Caloocan City. On Aug. 18 and Oct. 22, at exactly 6 p.m., People Resist will hold a 30-minute noise barrage in three major ―noise centers‖ in Metro Manila: in Quezon City, Monumento in Caloocan City and Pasay City. Mask appeal Yesterday, artists and writers gathered at Vinzon's Hall at the University of the Philippines in Diliman to stage ―Mask Action,‖ sponsored by Kontra-Busal. More than 80 artists and writers designed and created anti-Charter change masks. The masks were made from materials like found objects, paper, abaca fiber, acrylic paint, paper cups, etc. ―We will wear these anti-Cha-cha and anti-tyranny masks in the Aug. 20 rally,‖ said Kontra-Busal spokesperson Chickoy Pura of the rock band Jerks and the group Musicians for Peace. Bomen Guillermo of the Amado V. Hernandez Resource Center said in the same UP gathering that his group's fight against ''any attempted restoration of fascist dictatorship'' is in the ―great tradition of Jose Rizal, Aurelio Tolentino, Amado V. Hernandez, , Ismael Bernal and many more artists and writers before us.‖ In yesterday's Kapihan sa CyPress in Quezon City, Progay secretary general Oscar Atadero said his group, together with the Lesbians in Baguio for National Democracy (Lesbond), the Gays United to Wipe Out American Military Presence in the Philippines (Guwapo), and the Gays Opposed to Charter Change (Gotcha), would rally gays to join the protest rallies in major cities in the Philippines. Fasting, prayers

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The religious sector in Lucena City will lead the people in Quezon province in fasting and prayers from Aug. 17 to 20 and October 19 to 22. The activity will coincide with the celebration of Quezon Day in the province, according to Fr. Raul Enriquez, chair of the Social Concern Commission of the Lucena diocese. It will start with the simultaneous pealing of church bells in all parishes in the diocese, praying of the rosary in Pilipino Language and Panalangin Para sa Lipunan (Prayer for the People) on August 17 to 19 to and October 19 to 21. On Aug. 18 and October 22, a grand ecumenical assembly will be held on the grounds of the St. Ferdinand Cathedral in Lucena City. The four-day event will end with a march to the monument of President Manuel L. Quezon in the city's outskirts. Religious and students The Reject Charter Change Movement in Cebu said no amount of ''coercion'' or ―divisive tactics‖ could stop the people from rejecting Mr. Aquino‘s Cha-cha efforts. In Davao City, the Davao Archdiocese said it would mobilize priests, nuns, lay members, students and other religious congregations for the August 23 to 24 and October 26 to 27 rallies. Student councils and members of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) will hold simultaneous education forums on Cha-cha and press freedom in at least eight colleges and universities on Aug. 16 and 18. CEGP Davao City chair Beng Hernandez said students would light candles in the eight schools before marching to Freedom Park in that city for a rally. With reports from Delfin T. Mallari, Southern Luzon Bureau; Carla P. Gomez and Frauline Maria Sinson, PDI Visayas Bureau; Jowel F. Canuday, PDI Mindanao Bureau; AFP

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Noy—Lacierda (By Juliet Labog-Javellana) Manila, Philippines, October 22, 2014 - MALACAÑANG yesterday protested what it said was ―a tendency to demonize‖ certain people in the supposed portrayal of the issue of Charter change as a battle between good and evil. And Senate President reminded Luis Antonio Cardinal G. Tagle of the separation of powers between Church and State, in an apparent attempt to discourage the outspoken Manila archbishop from further expressing objection to amending the Constitution. At a press briefing, President Benigno Aquino III‘s spokesperson Atty. said ''some of the words that have been expressed seem to indicate a moral judgment that those who are for Charter change are somehow the personification of evil, or have an evil agenda.'' Asked if the exchange of harsh words between the President and Sin last weekend indicated a rift between the two leaders, Lacierda said: ''There has been a tendency over

102 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 the past weeks to demonize people, to raise the rhetoric, and I just wonder if that is good for the country.'' ―I think we can argue, if necessarily very passionately, among ourselves, but let's grant that the people who have views opposite to us are not necessarily demons and evil persons out to destroy the country,‖ he added. But Lacierda could not resist referring to those strongly opposed to amending the Constitution at this time as ''hecklers.'' ―We can't have a hecklers' veto. You can't have a situation where the person with the loudest voice is allowed to defeat the democratic process,‖ he said. Lacierda, a lawyer and a student activist in the 1960s, posed this question to opponents of Charter change: ―Are we forever going to live under the shadow of the Marcos years?‖ He also pointed out that ''we're going to live with each other after October 26.‖ The day will be marked by a pro-democracy rally to be led by protesters in Makati City, and an apparent countergathering by the El Shaddai, led by Mr. Aquino‟s spiritual adviser Bro. Mike Velarde for the DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International Family Appointment with El Shaddai was held for the grand prayer assembly and annual founding anniversary celebration of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement “Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide” and birthday party of television evangelist and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva, at the Rizal Park in Manila just in time for the pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines. „Sinful‟ Tagle, however, made no mention of the word ''evil'' in his pastoral letter, which was read in all Catholic churches last Sunday. Archbishop-Emeritus Fernando Capalla of Davao City, however, described Charter change as ―sinful,‖ while Cebu Archbishop-Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal said the Church could not meekly stand at the sidelines without voicing its concern over national issues. In the pastoral letter, Tagle urged the faithful to join the rally for democracy in Makati as a patriotic duty. ''We want morality in government. We want transparency in public office. We want the truth all the time,'' he said. The rally is meant to air opposition to any Charter change now, the perceived return of Marcos-style cronyism, and threats to press freedom. Stung by the contents of the letter, the President spent much of his two-hour radio program ―Report kay Boss‖ last Saturday in attacking Tagle. ―Cardinal Tagle is not God, and no matter what accusations he makes against me, he cannot stop me,‖ Mr. Aquino said. He was particularly offended by the part wherein Tagle said: ''The return to power of the former plunderers of our nation is disgusting. The harassment of press people is alarming. The compromise with the heirs of the dictator is immoral.'' According to the President, the letter contained lies and baseless accusations--charges he often makes against the INQUIRER. 'Both ways'

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Atty. Lacierda, who treated reporters to a lunch to mark his first year on the job, appealed for sobriety. ―If we are all going to characterize each other in very personal things, it will be very hard to form a community, a nation that can move forward,‖ he said. ―I think what's important here is a little bit of good faith, a little bit of respect for those who disagree with us however strongly--and that works both ways. ―And it's important for us to sometimes lower the temperature of our rhetoric, especially us Filipinos (who) take these things very personally.‖ Atty. Lacierda also said it was important not to let bitterness divide the nation. ―We're going to live with each other after October 26. The kind of personal bitterness that comes out of this has the capacity (of) poisoning our whole society for a good 10 or 20 years,'' he said. Filipinos, he said, should ''step back from the precipice of … personal attacks, and think at the end of the day, 'We will recognize that even those opposed to us may have valid things to say.‖ ―Let's listen to each other. And perhaps we can move forward as a people,‖ he said. 'Difficult' Atty. Lacierda said the Church's ''personal attacks'' were making it difficult for public servants to do their job. ―When you are doing public service under these rather difficult conditions, I just think that perhaps we ought to reexamine some of the statements we are making about people,‖ he said. ―In the long run, I think it's also important that we are balanced about this. This is a democracy, people have a right to speak up, express strong views, and those sides will continue to be protected, as they should be.‖ Atty. Lacierda said those opposed to Charter change would have the opportunity to express their views ―when concrete proposals are made‖ and during the plebiscite. He said the Aquino III administration had proposed ―solid economic changes‖ and had issued the assurance that no political amendments would be introduced to benefit the President and other officials. So far, Mr. Aquino III has announced allowing foreign ownership of land, public utilities and media, and clipping the powers of the Supreme Court as among the amendments that he favored. Barican took those opposed to Charter change to task for living in the shadow of martial law. ―Are we forever going to live under the shadow of the Marcos years? Let's learn from it, but are we going to be so afraid of the Marcos years that all the reforms we need to do won't get done because of the fears we have of what happened in 1972 to 1986?‖ he said. ―I would like to think that we can learn from that experience and overcome it as well.‖ Otherwise, he said, Filipinos ―just have to pay the price.‖ „Limits‟ At the Senate, Ople said in an ambush interview: ''I think there are constitutional limits for religious interference with the affairs of the government. ―(But) at this time, we are inclined to give Cardinal Tagle the benefit of the doubt, because he himself says he is utilizing his constitutional freedom as a citizen of the Philippines to express his opinions on some vital issues of the State.‖

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Ople warned further that Tagle‘s vocal stand on highly political issues, coupled with his critical views against the Aquino III administration, might be regarded by many as stepping beyond the confines of religious influence. ―If this leads somewhere to a serious advocacy for a theocratic state in the Philippines, I'm sure that the Filipino people would not like it, because we are a secular state by constitutional choice,‖ Ople said. He added: ―A theocratic state is something we find in Iran or in maybe some parts of Mindanao, but this is not acceptable to the Filipino people because we believe in the separation of the Church and State.‖-- With a report from Cathy C. Yamsuan 47 dioceses to hold simultaneous rallies (By the PDI Bureaus) Manila, Philippines, October 22, 2014 - THE NUMBER of dioceses holding simultaneous rallies on October 26 to 27 to protest Charter change has risen to 47 even as a senior Church official urged the founders of the El Shaddai Movement and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide to follow his bishop on issues with moral dimensions. The dioceses of , Oriental Mindoro, and Digos, Davao del Sur, have firmed up plans to hold rallies on Friday. Forty-five other dioceses earlier finalized plans to hold rallies against Charter change. More groups have also signified their intention to hold rallies to oppose moves by President Benigno Aquino III to amend the Constitution and scrap the pork barrel. In Cebu, at least 12 groups from different sectors yesterday attended the launching of the Reject Charter Change Movement (Reject). Among those who joined the launching of Reject were representatives from nine Catholic religious groups--the Salesian Fathers, the Religious of Virgin Mary, the Society of Divine Word, the Redemptorist Fathers, the Religious of Mercy, Franciscan Sisters, Daughters of St. Paul and the Carmelite Sisters. For its part, the Kilusang Mayo Uno appealed to employers to allow their workers to take a ―day off‖ on Friday to enable them to attend the protest rallies being organized by the Church. Davao Archbishop-Emeritus Fernando Capalla said Bro. Mike Velarde, founder of El Shaddai, Bro. Eddie Villanueva, founder, president and spiritual director of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide, must follow Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle on issues with moral dimensions. ''The principle to follow: lay people in Manila, including El Shaddai (followers) and Velarde, Jesus is Lord Church (members) and Villanueva, must follow their bishop--and that is Cardinal Tagle--on matters of the faith,'' Capalla said in Legazpi City on Saturday.

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Capalla and some 100 bishops and other church leaders came to Legazpi City to attend the 50th Episcopal Ordination Anniversary of Bishop Jose C. Sorra. While Villanueva is leading a rally cum celebration of his 81st birthday on October 6 while a belated birthday celebration and belated anniversary celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Movement on October 26-27 at Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Manila during the four-day pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines. The El Shaddai rally will be attended by President Benigno Aquino III. Capalla said lay Catholics could disagree with their bishops on political issues like Charter change. But he declared in a pastoral letter which was read in all the churches in the Davao archdiocese that moves to amend the Charter were ''morally sinful'' and ''outright oppressive.'' Capalla stressed that the Church must also make a stand on political and economic issues with moral dimensions. Mindanao In Mindanao, he said, the Catholic Church had made a stand against Charter change because the proposed amendments would allow foreigners to own land in the country amid widespread lawlessness. Catholic Church leaders in Cebu, Negros Occidental and Iloilo are preparing to bring thousands of people to the streets for the pro-democracy protest rally on Aug. 20 and October 26. In Cebu City, the rally spearheaded by Archbishop Jose Palma is expected to mobilize some 250,000 people, according to Msgr. Roberto Alesna. Besides Charter change, the Cebu rally will address the threats to press freedom, cronyism, foreign debt, gambling, illegal drugs, pornography, prostitution and violence against women and children. Representatives from the Philippine Peasants Institute, the Kilusang Pambansang Demokrasya and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Cebu Chapter also attended the launching of Reject in Cebu. In Negros Occidental, Bishop Vicente Navarra of Kabankalan City and Bishop Nicolas Mondejar of San Carlos City have called on the faithful to join the rallies set in their respective areas. A Church-led rally in Bacolod City is also expected to draw a lot of people despite Bishop Camilo Gregorio's announcement that he will not join the mass action. Gregorio had said he was against moves to change the Constitution but he believed the rally would be a ''useless and futile exercise'' and ''a waste of time.'' Rivas letter

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In the absence of a pastoral letter from Gregorio, some Bacolod priests read instead in their Masses on Sunday the letter of Msgr. Victorino Rivas, vicar general of the Diocese of Bacolod, inviting the faithful to join the Bacolod rally. In his letter, Rivas said ''given the numerous statements of Pope Francis regarding the ill effects of the neo-liberal policies of globalization against the poor of the world, we are morally and duty bound to inform the people on the move to globalize the Constitution through numerous amendments favoring the whims of giant transnational corporations controlling the world economy.'' In Iloilo, parishes from all over the province had been told to send delegations to the rally being spearheaded by the Jaro Archdiocesan Social Action Center (Jasac). Members of the Hublag Demokrasya, a church-backed anti-Charter change coalition, and cause-oriented groups are also participating in the rally. ''If the Constitution is changed, this can jeopardize our civil liberty, particularly freedom of expression and of the press, and more cronies are to be surely benefited by this move,'' said Fr. Meliton Oso, director of the Jasac. Organizers have designated two assembly areas for participants, at the plaza of Jaro district and at the Rotary Amphitheater, beside the Iloilo Provincial Capitol. Hublag Demokrasya will lead the assembly at the Rotary Amphitheater. At 2:30 p.m., the two groups will march toward St. Clement's Church in Lapaz district for a prayer rally at 3 p.m. At the end of the rally, organizers will release balloons attached to a banner with the word ''Kahilwayan,'' Hiligaynon for freedom, will be attached. Tagbilaran In Tagbilaran City, the Church-led Aug. 20 and October 19 activity will come in the form of a symposium that will spell out the anti-Charter change sentiment of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). The symposium will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the St. Joseph Cathedral in Tagbilaran City. Boholanos opposed to amending the Constitution launched on Sunday the ''People Resist Cha-cha'' movement. Its convenors include Fr. Justino Estoque Jr. of the Promotion of Church People's Response; Michael Bagaipo of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines-Bohol; and John Gerard Lumantao, of the National Union of Students of the Philippines-Bohol. In Davao City, militants and moderates will again join forces for the rally on Friday, their fourth team-up since the Sept. 21, 1997 anti-Charter change rally. 3 marches Leaders from the militants and the moderates, Catholic and Protestant churches have agreed during a weekend meeting to follow what they did in 1997: hold three separate marches from the northern, southern and central parts of the city and converge either at Rizal Park or Freedom Park for the prayer rally.

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Glen Amoroso, Bayan secretary general, said such an expression of unity showed the people's serious concern over the ''selfish'' motives behind Mr. Estrada's move to amend the Constitution. He said the people were also alarmed by the President's ''pattern of actions'' undermining the democratic gains won by the people. Amoroso noted the continued attacks by the President on the INQUIRER for ''its unwavering critical reports about his presidency, the return of the Marcoses and their cronies in powerful business and political posts and the move for a compromise settlement on Marcos ill-gotten wealth.'' On Wednesday, the multisectoral People Resist against Rising Tyranny-Southern Mindanao will hold a ''Torch Parade for Freedom'' in the city's main streets to entice more people to join the Aug. 20 and October 26 rally. In urging workers around the country to take a synchronized ''day-off'' on Friday, KMU chair Crispin Beltran said the threats to democratic rights and the nation's patrimony under the Estrada administration were ''much more dire than the effects of any supertyphoon.'' ''We ask the capitalist employers to allow their workers to do so (attend the mass actions) as a matter of patriotism,'' Beltran said. The militant labor group had earlier announced it would mobilize its ranks to join the rally to be held on Ayala Avenue in Makati. KMU said it would hold coordinated mass actions nationwide along with the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan). ''It's crucial that the Filipino working people go out into the streets and loudly air their protests against the Estrada government's comprehensive attempt to curtail civil and political rights and sell out to foreign monopolies what remains of our nation's wealth,'' Beltran said in a statement. More protests The Kilusan Para sa Pambansang Demokrasya said it would also launch coordinated mass actions on Aug. 20 and October 26-27 to add voice to the Church-led rally. Sonia Soto, KPD chair and co-convenor of the Reject Charter Change Movement, said thousands of protesters would hold rallies in Negros, Cebu, Cordillera, Bicol and Mindanao on the same day. A 20,000-strong contingent from led by Bishop , regional head convenor of the Reject Cha-cha Movement, will lead a motorcade to Metro Manila to join the Makati rally. In Mindanao, protest actions will also take place in Davao, Cagayan de Oro and Bukidnon.-- Reports from Rey Nasol, PDI Southern Luzon Bureau; Cynthia A. Borgueta, Carla P. Gomez, Nereo C. Lujan and Chito A. Fuentes, PDI Visayas Bureau; Jowel F. Canuday, PDI Mindanao Bureau

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FABC’s 11th Plenary Assembly Opens in Manila The Eleventh Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) opened on October 21, 2014 at San Carlos Seminary Auditorium, Makati City.

The gathering, which marks the federation‘s 45th anniversary (November 26, 1970 - November 26, 2015), is focused on the theme ―FABC at Forty-Five Years: Responding to the Challenges of Asia.‖ Among 71 participants consisting of cardinals, archbishops and bishops from more than 20 Asian countries in attendance is Pope Francis‘ special envoy to the six-day event, Cardinal , the archbishop-emeritus of Manila. Other participants include executive secretaries of various offices of FABC, fraternal delegates and guests from Oceania, Europe and .

Cardinal Rosales presided at a concelebrated Mass that launched the event. His homily evoked the image of Jesus the Good Shepherd who leaves 99 of his flock to go out and find one lost sheep. Since Catholicism is so limited in Asia, where only about three percent of its 3.8 billion people are Catholics, the cardinal said the Church in Asia has a kind of reverse challenge, leaving the one in its fold as it tries to reach out to the other 99. At the end of the Mass, he also read the Holy Father‘s special message to the assembly.

The official opening ceremony that took place after the Eucharistic celebration showcased the presence of government officials from Vietnam's religious affairs bureau, as well as leaders of Buddhist, Muslim and Protestant communities in Xuan Loc diocese and Dong Nai province.

The special representative of the Philippine government delivered a message in which he stressed the appreciation of Vietnam's people for the helpful role Catholics and the Catholic Church have played in the cultural, political and moral growth of the local community and the country at large. To complete the gesture, the government official presented three man-sized flower arrangements as gifts to Cardinal Rosales and India‘s Cardinal of Mumbai, the FABC secretary general and Bishop Dominic, the local bishop of Xuan Loc diocese.

The two cardinals then thanked the Philippine government for the hospitality and warm reception extended to all the participants from the time they arrived in Manila to the moment they reached the San Carlos Seminary. On behalf of the local Church in the Philippines, they also expressed an assurance that Filipino Catholics will continue to be the good citizens they are. With continuing dialogue and cooperation, the Catholic Church in the Philippines also hopes to contribute to a better future for the country. 800 cops to guard rival rallies (By Michael Lim Ubac) Manila, Philippines, October 22, 2014 (INQUIRER) - THE October 26-27 rallies led separately by protesters, Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide's Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva and El Shaddai's Mike Velarde shall be given equal protection, police said yesterday, October 21.

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The National Capital Regional Police Office said yesterday that about 400 policemen would be deployed on Ayala Avenue in Makati City, where Pro-Democracy Rally will be held from three assembly points. Velarde‟s gathering of El Shaddai flock at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila will also be provided with 400 policemen. The El Shaddai founder and servant-leader ruled out political undertones in staging the DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International Family Appointment with El Shaddai for the annual founding anniversary celebration and holy mass and worship and healing prayer rally of Evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic charismatic renewal religious movement “Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide” on Sunday, October 26, saying it will be held only to celebrate Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva's 81st birthday on October 6 and Jesus is Lord Church, is celebrating 36th anniversary on Sunday, October 26 to Monday, October 27 at Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Manila just in time for the five-day pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines as part of the twenty four-day Asian journey tour from October 22 to November 14. Chief Supt. Marcelo Garbo Jr., NCRPO chief, said that he had already placed the five police districts in Metro Manila under red alert in preparation for the political and religious rallies. Of the 400 to be deployed on Ayala Avenue, 200 policemen will come from the Makati police, while the rest will come from the Southern Police District, according to Senior Superintendent Manuel Lukban, Makati police chief. Lukban maintained that even though the DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International Family Appointment with El Shaddai would need bigger police force due to its sheer number, the Ayala rally deserved the same security since, he said, ―the Anti-Aquino protesters will be there, including the transport groups.‖ About 5 million people, including President Benigno Aquino III and Bro. Mike Velarde‟s political and showbiz friends, several government officials, society figures, foreign dignitaries and 1,000 guests in the July 28 State of the Nation Address, Church leaders, are expected to attend Velarde‟s rally for the DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International Family Appointment with El Shaddai was held for the grand prayer assembly and annual founding anniversary celebration of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement “Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide” and annual birthday party of television evangelist and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva on October 25 to 27, 2014, seven days after the beatification of Pope Paul VI in Vatican. Lukban said they are waiting for the official guest list of the Archdiocese of Manila and instructions from the Presidential Security Group. ROTC cadets, police trainees and civilian agents will bet tapped. Manila City Mayor Joseph Estrada, who inspected the celebration site yesterday, said he wants vehicular traffic closed off around the venue. ―I want to make it a general rule that only the people can come in. If there are vehicles that really need to get inside the venue, it should not cause gridlock,‖ he said.

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Estrada said residents should be prepared to walk from the parking area to the templete site, similar to the way revelers of the Sinulog are mostly pedestrians who move around sealed streets. National Parks Development Committee Executive Director Elizabeth Espino accompanied Estrada who went around the area to check on earthworks and construction. Estrada said the platform for the altar table should be made higher so that officiating 414,313 priests from 221,740 Roman catholic parishes in the 3,000 Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Pacific (Oceania), India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, China, Taiwan, North and South Korea, Japan, United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Guatemala, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Italy, France, Spain, Poland, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary, Austria, England, Netherlands, Ukraine, Ireland, Slovakia, Crotia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Lituhania, Romania, Slovenia, Belarus, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Lativia, Luxembourg, Malta, Albania, Sweden, Greece, Estonia, Iceland, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, Chad, Senegal, Gabon, Madagascar, Burundi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Zambia, Malawi, Cameroon, Cote d‘Ivore, Benin, Burikina Faso, Togo, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Eriterea, Cape Verde, Namibia, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tunisia, Niger, Comoros, Mauritania and Algeria are seen by those sitting in the front rows. Estrada got a chair and demonstrated that VIPs are seated; they can only see the priests from his waist up. ―The best view is not in front,‖ he said. He said the city government is doing its share by making public roads leading to the Quirino Grandstand presentable. He ordered the City Traffic Operations Management (CiTOM) to prepare a traffic plan. ―We are seeing to it that everything is in its proper place,‖ he said. Reyes also belied reports that his intelligence personnel had received bomb threats from unscrupulous groups out to sow violence and terror in the Ayala political rally. ―But to be sure, we would dispatch bombsniffing dogs as early as Friday night, October 23,‖ he said. Reyes added that police operatives would also tighten security measures on the towering buildings near the corner of Paseo De Roxas and Makati avenues, the exact site where the political rally will be held. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority will also dispatch 100 traffic enforcers to man traffic on roads leading to Ayala Avenue. MMDA officials said half of the Ayala Avenue would be closed to traffic but could not divulge the details since they are yet to be finalized tomorrow. MMDA said that 170 traffic and security personnel of the combined members of the Makati Parking Authority and the Makati Public Safety were also expected to help it direct the flow of traffic. Chief Insp. Renato Ferrer Go, Manila Police District Deputy Chief for Traffic, said some 400 traffic enforcers of the MMDA would be deployed in Manila to augment the police force. He said the deployment will start as early as 9 a.m. Saturday until

111 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 the dispersal of the protesters before dusk. Alintog said he had requested the Truckers Association of the Philippines to order their trucks not to pass from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday on roads surrounding Quirino Grandstand to lessen traffic gridlock in Manila. He said the Katigbak Drive leading to Roxas Boulevard would be closed for traffic on Friday. El Shaddai will start its celebrations at 6 p.m., October 25 which will last until the next day, Monday, October 27, and possibly December 25 to 26, December 31 to January 1, 2015, January 8 to 9, 2015 and January 18 to 19, 2015. The crowd, expected to reach over four million, poses a special challenge for Catholic Church officials who are prepared to ―feed‖ the faithful during the Mass and distribute holy wafers during communion. Pope Francis will preside over the 8 p.m. Concelebrated Roman Rite Holy Mass, which will be televised live and exclusive nationwide via domestic satellite on radio and television and video streamed to an audience of millions around the country and abroad. Twelve giant LED screens mounted in the field will give participants a better view of the liturgical rites unfolding in the Grandstand, an elevated concrete-and-bamboo structure. In the 61-hectare site, a national park backfilled with dirt and limestone for the annual grand historic event, most of the participants will have to stand throughout the series of activities which start before noon with foot processions Only vehicles with passes issued by the Archdiocese of Manila as well as shuttle buses which would ferry people to the site are allowed to enter the area. Expect tighter security in coming to the 58-hectares national park where the grand annual anniversary celebration of Evangelical Roman Catholic Charismatic Christian renewal movement Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide will be held. At 2 p.m., a fluvial procession along the Manila Bay: from Guadalupe, Makati City to will bring the image of San Lorenzo Ruiz and St. Pedro Calungsod to the Quirino Grandstand which houses the main altar. An hour before the sea parade, 76 carrozas carrying patron saints of various parishes in Metro Manila, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Isabela, Cagayan, Batanes, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Benguet, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Apayao, Kalinga, La Union, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Aurora, Pampanga, Bataan, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Catanduanes, Masbate, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Guimaras, Cebu, Siquijor, Negros Oriental, Bohol, Samar, Leyte Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Biliran, Southern Leyte, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Bukidnon, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Camiguin, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Zamboanga City, Basilan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi will make their way to the venue. ―We are basically ready although there are still somethings that need fine-tuning,‖ Secretary Joel Villanueva, the overall chairman of the Manila celebration for Jesus is Lord Church anniversary, said. He urged the people to make use of the celebration to get closer to the Lord.

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―We should continue the spirit of penance and prayerful atmosphere so that we will be able to experience the spiritual fruits of the occasion,‖ Villarojo told Cebu Daily News. ―This is a celebration of the Eucharist. We should keep a solemn demeanor,‖ he added. There will be no Masses in all parishes in 81 provinces from 12 noon onwards. Anyone who can‘t go to the Rizal Park can watch the thanksgiving Mass through GMA Network Channel 7 and other stations. Internet users can also log on to www.gmanews.tv for a live streaming of the activities. Radio stations will also broadcast the events live. On site 12 giant LCD screens will be mounted in different parts of the vast field to allow the crowd to see at is going in the altar. At least 20 golf carts and three electric cars from Mandaue City will transport the elderly and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Bishops who will be brought from the Manila Hotel, One Rizal Park to the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Manila through vans. The Hotel serves as their holding area before the Mass. Although there are 12,000 monobloc chairs for guests, people are urged to bring their own portable chairs. Sixteen medical stations can also be found in the venue. Each medical station has one standby ambulance. At least three firetrucks will also be stationed at the Rizal Park. Portalets and comfort rooms are located at the sides of the Grandstand. In going to the Rizal Park, people can take the free shuttle buses. Bus stops are located in front of the Park N‘ Ride and a block away from the Lagusnilad. While those who would attend the rally on Ayala Avenue, which will last from 1 a.m to 3 p.m., will assemble at three points Don Bosco Church on Pasay Road, Makati Central Fire Station on Ayala Extension; and Shell gas station at the corner of Edsa and Gil Puyat Avenue. MMDA said the designated parking areas are as follows: Both sides of Paseo De Roxas, from Villar to Ayala Avenue and both sides of Paseo De Roxas from Ayala to Dela Rosa Street. Parking shall not be allowed along Ayala Avenue. The MMDA will reroute traffic on Friday to avoid gridlock. Here is the rerouting plan: On Ayala Avenue (westbound lane), from Makati Avenue to Herrera Street will be closed while the eastbound will remain as is. Vehicles passing Ayala Avenue, from Edsa to Gil Puyat shall turn right to Makati Avenue, turn left to Gil Puyat Avenue, turn right to Dela Rosa Street (which will be made twoway temporarily), turn right to Salcedo St. and turn left to Ayala Avenue again. MMDA said Paseo De Roxas from Dela Rosa Street to Villar Street (both lanes) will be closed to vehicular traffic. Vehicles passing Paseo De Roxas, from Arnaiz Avenue to Ayala Avenue, shall turn right to Dela Rosa Street, take Makati Avenue. Those coming from Makati Avenue going to Dela Rosa Street, shall turn right to Villar Street, turn left to Alfaro Street, and turn left to Herrera Street. Those coming from Edsa Gil Puyat shall use the westbound lane of Gil Puyat Avenue, then to Paseo De Roxas. Those vehicles coming from the Makati fire station shall use the eastbound lane of Ayala Avenue. With a report from Jerome Aning

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Protestants, Muslims join Ayala march Manila, Philippines, October 23, 2014 - MUSLIMS and Protestants will march on Ayala Avenue in Makati City on October 26-27. The Philippine Muslim Task Force (PMSF) and the National Council of Churches of the Philippines (NCCP) yesterday said they were joining the rally called by Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal G. Tagle. In a statement, Jamil Yahya, PMSF's spiritual leader, called on Muslims to join the rally to protest President Benigno Aquino III's ―immoral plan to amend the Charter.‖ Yahya said the PMSF was also opposed to the ―immoral act‖ of returning to power the cronies of Marcos and Mr. Aquino III's ―unjust animosity‖ against the INQUIRER and anti-Muslim policy. Yahya, who claims to be a co-founder of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, said Mr. Aquino III had not kept his promise to nominate Muslims to his Cabinet. He said Mr. Aquino was the fourth President who took his oath of office in a church to the exclusion of Muslims. The Muslims were again excluded during Mr. Aquino's inauguration at the Quirino Grandstand at the Rizal Park in Manila on June 30, 2010. Allah ―O Allah, the Almighty. Guide President Aquino to the right way to save the Filipino people from destruction. If you know he could not be guided to the right way, destroy him before he destroys our country,‖ Yahya said in a prayer. He said PMSF was the same group that staged rallies in front of the US Embassy on Roxas Boulevard last year to protest the US bombing of Sudan and Afghanistan and the attacks on Iraq. Former Vice President Noli L. de Castro, Jr. has also come out in the open to denounce the Aquino administration. ―Noynoy (President Aquino) does not perhaps realize that he is forcing the polarization of the people. So let it be. Let there be a realignment of forces,'' de Castro, Jr. said. ''Let all those who are disappointed and disgusted with the way he is running the country now join a reunited democratic opposition,'' he said in a statement. NCCP sec-general The People Resist coalition said that Bishop Roman Tiples, NCCP secretary general, would join the rally which will start at 9 a.m. at the vicinity of the Rustan's department store on Ayala Avenue. The NCCP, which counts 10 Protestant churches and seven associate member churches under its wings, played a significant role in the struggle against the Marcos dictatorship. Obispo Maximo Tomas Millamena of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente, the Protestant church with the largest membership in the country, has issued letters to parishes nationwide calling on members to join similar rallies in their respective areas. Millamena will also join the contingent of the People Resist in Makati. Bishop Elmer Balocon of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines said the church's national council leaders and bishops would take part in the rally in Cebu. Other NCCP member churches--the Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches and the Episcopal Church in the Philippines--have expressed support for the rally. In Davao City, priests, nuns, lay and other members of the Davao Archdiocese will hold a motorcade in the city's main streets this afternoon to drum up support for Friday's rally.

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The militant People Resist Against Rising Tyranny will also troop to the streets for a ''Torch Parade for Freedom'' and candle-lighting activities at 6 p.m. today. Bishop Generoso Camiña said the marches and rallies in Davao del Sur on Friday would be organized by the Democratic Initiative for Strengthening the Constitution and Against Resurging Dictatorship (Discord-DS). Discord chair Antonio Navidad said the rally would be in solidarity with the October 26 rally in Makati and key cities in the country. The Catholic Church yesterday clarified that it was not forcing students of its schools to attend the October 26 pro-democracy rallies. Only fourth year high school students and all college students of Catholic schools will be asked to voluntarily join the rally, said Chris Panaglima of the Manila Archdiocesan and Parochial Schools Association (Mapsa). The Student Council agreed with the October 26-27 rally's stand on Charter change, press freedom and Marcos cronies. ''We oppose any use of government power to protect itself against public criticism because we believe that public office is public trust,'' it said. Doctors At least 35 doctors mostly from Quezon City hospitals like the Capitol Medical Center, Quezon City Medical Center and the Philippine Children's Medical Center signed a call for unity among health professionals against ―rising tyranny.‖ ―The proposed Charter change, suppression of press freedom, re-ascendance of the Marcoses and their most notorious cronies and the escalation of human rights violations indicate rising tyranny,‖ they said in a statement. Government employees belonging to the Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (Courage) also announced their plan to join the rally. Other groups which oppose Charter change include the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP). ―Sound legislation and good governance are the appropriate responses to our nation's problems at this time,‖ the FFW said. The FFW said there was no compelling reason to allow foreign ownership of land, public utilities, media, advertising firms and other areas exclusively reserved for Filipinos, and to clip the powers of the Supreme Court. ''We are strongly opposed to Charter change at this time. It is divisive and dissipates the energy of the nation,'' the IBP said. The Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino of labor leader Felimon ―Popoy‖ Lagman said BMP, Sanlakas and Kongreso ng Pagkakaisa ng Maralitang Lungsod would join the Makati rally and stage simultaneous municipal-level protests in Metro Manila. Farmers, too Provincial and regional chapters of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas and the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas are also mobilizing members for local protest actions. These will be held in Angeles City, Calamba in Laguna, Cebu, Davao City, Iloilo, Baguio and Mamburao, Mindoro Occidental. The Diocesan Social Action Center in Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino are also joining the October 26 rally.

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Students of a university and six other colleges in Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino have opposed Charter change, saying that ''it is not the Constitution that has a defect but rather the leadership of the country who have been into power struggle.'' In Baguio City, officials of the Catholic Territorial Diocese of Baguio and Benguet said they would first poll the Cordillera faithful, before they invite them to join the October 26 rally. Sr. Paz Rimando, directress of the Social Action Center here, said the Cordillera parishes wanted to show the President that the Catholics, who would join the rally would not be ―hakot (bussed)‖ crowds. A Baguio-based official of a national association of provincial cable providers also announced that they would join the democracy march to protest plans to open media to foreign investors. Baguio-Benguet Bishop Ernesto Salgado, chair of the Episcopal Commission on Indigenous Peoples (ECIP), invited 50 parishes to a forum on the eve of the rally which would discuss all available information about the Constitution. ―The Church here is not softening. The Cordillera is plagued by more development issues. There is (the P1.2-billion) San Roque multipurpose dam project. There are mines here. There is the ancestral lands issue which will be affected by Mr. Aquino‘s decision to open land ownership to foreigners,‖ Sr. Paz Rimando said. Reports from Gerald G. Lacuarta and Philip Tubeza in Manila; Leander Domingo and Vincent Cabreza, PDI Northern Luzon Bureau; Jowel F. Canuday and Allan A. Nawal, PDI Mindanao Bureau October 23 a holiday, says Ochoa. Executive Secretary Pacquito Ochoa, Jr. yesterday clarified that October 23 which has been declared as Jesus is Lord Church Anniversary Festival by President Benigno Aquino III, is a special non-working holiday for government workers Ochoa said the President issued the proclamation to allow government workers to attend both the celebrations as well as the visit of Pope Francis. Traffic Re-Routing Plan for the Papal Visit (October 23, 2014) Closure of north-bound lane of Taft Avenue (between Vito Cruz and President Quirino Avenue) shall start at 3:00 P.M. of Thursday, October 23, 2014 and lasts until about 11:00 A.M. of October 27, 2014. The existing southbound lane shall be open for use of northbound vehicles. Southbound traffic along Taft Avenue from Manila shall turn right to Remedios or San Andres, turn left to M. Adriatico and finally turn left at Vito Cruz and re-take Taft Avenue going south. During the arrival of the Pope, closure of Old MIA Road (between Nayong Pilipino and Roxas Boulevard); Roxas Boulevard (between Seasaide Drive and President Quirino); and President Quirino (between Roxas Boulevard to Taft Avenue) shall take effect on October 23, 2014 from 3:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. When the Pope leaves on October 27, 2014, the same roads/route shall be closed from 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Affected vehicles may take the following routes:

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1. Northbound traffic from Cavite City using Roxas Boulevard in going to Baclaran will be rerouted to Victor Medina/Kabihasnan Street towards their destination. Those going to Manila may take Dr. A. Santos (Sucat Road) - South Luzon Expressway - South Superhighway route. 2. Southbound vehicles along Roxas Boulevard coming from Luneta will be rerouted to Pedro Gil Street enroute to Taft Avenue or South Super Highway. 3. All vehicles going to Roxas Boulevard coming from: a) President Quirino Avenue, b) Buendia Avenue, c) EDSA, d) Airport Road; and e) Old MIA Road are advised during the aforecited time slots and dates to take the South Superhighway or Taft Avenue route. Ordinary motorists, participants or devotees during the Papal Visit may help decongest heavy traffic areas or ask any form of assistance from the  OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN HON. ATTY. FRANCIS N. TOLENTINO - 882- 4154 to 74 loc. 205; 207  OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN Usec. ALEX RAMON Q. CABANILLA - 882-4154 loc. 282  TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CENTER Dir. Noemie T. Recio Director III - 882- 0858 Grand welcome awaits Pope. Manila, Philippines, October 23, 2014 - Pope Francis, head of the Worldwide Roman Catholic Church and Vatican City State, arrives today from Rome, Italy for a five-day pastoral and state visit aimed at strengthening the Filipino people's Christian faith and improving relations between the Church and the Aquino Government. President Benigno Aquino III, during his regular press briefing, said he will discuss with the Pope key issues affecting Church-Government relations, including the the Charter change, the Framework Agreement, the tension against China over the Scarborough Shoal, the Development Acceleration Program (DAP) and Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam of businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles, the rehabilitation after the Zamboanga siege to the onslaught Yolanda caused in Visayas and the recent typhoon ―Glenda‖ in Luzon last July, the P316-million Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office funds scam, P6.6 billion housing scam of Delfin Lee's Globe Asiatique (GA), P728 million fertilizer fund scam, the construction of major infrastructure projects, the crime rate in Metro Manila including robbery holdups, the high-profile killings, the gang rape, the onslaught of typhoon Glenda, the 100 million population mark, the legal issues in DOTC such as: the rehabilitation of MRT-3, the awarding of the LRT-1 south extension project, the legal battle between SM Prime Holdings and Ayala Land on the proposed ―common train station‖ in Quezon City. Mr. Aquino also assured that the Pope will be well-secured during his entire visit. Some 20,000 security personnel from various law enforcement agencies have mobilized for the visit. The President said his talks with the Pontiff will very brief. But, Mr. Aquino hinted that the talks will ensure improvement relations between the Church and the Government. Some 1,500 people will also be on hand to welcome the Pope. Upon the Pope's arrival, the President will deliver his welcome remarks, after which the Pontiff will deliver a message to the Filipino People.

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Tomorrow, the Holy Father will make a courtesy call on President Benigno Aquino III at Malacanang's Music Room, to be followed by a one-on-one meeting between the two leaders. A Private audience with the First family follows. On Saturday, October 25, the Holy Father will officiate at the Celebration of The Holy Eucharist at the Philippine International Convention Center in celebration of the 420th Anniversary of the Elevation of Manila as a Metropolitan See and the Creation of Episcopal Sees of Cebu, Nueva Caceres and Nueva Segovia. He will then proceed to the Arzobispado de Manila for a Private Lunch with the Members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines At 4:30 P.M., the Holy Father will attend the Sapphire Jubilee celebration of Radio Veritas Asia and 36th Catholic Mass Media Awards at the Philippine International Convention Center Plenary Hall. He will then proceed to Luneta to attend the Vigil. On Sunday, October 26, Pope Francis will celebrate Holy Mass at 6:45 P.M. at the Quirino Grandstand, Luneta for the grand prayer assembly and 36th Founding Anniversary Celebraton of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic charismatic renewal religious group and movement Jesus is Lord Church. This will be followed by a meeting with the members of the Federation of Asian Bishop Conference at the San Carlos Seminary Auditorium in Makati City. Saturday, October 25, 2014 3:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. – Opening Program 4:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. – Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Worship and Healing Services by Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva, Founder, International President and Spiritual Director of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide 6:30 P.M. – 12:00 A.M. – Overnight Vigil with the Pope Sunday, October 26, 2014  7:30 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. - Gospel Music and Life Testimonies  11:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M. - Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Founder, International President and Spiritual Director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva's 81st Birthday Thank-Offering Salo-Salo  2:30 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. - El Shaddai Gospel Music Ministry Choir  3:00 P.M. - 3:30 P.M. - Helicopter Dropping of Miracle-Vision Handkerchiefs  3:30 P.M. - 3:35 P.M. - Thanksgiving Prayer for the Birthday Celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Founder, President and Spiritual Director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva and Anniversary Celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide led by Bro. Mike Z. Velarde, Servant-Leader of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. and release of Miracle-Vision Balloons  3:35 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. - El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines Gospel Music Ministry Choir  4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. - Message: Greetings, Special Sharing headed by His Excellency Vice-President Jejomar C. Binay, Sr. and other Special Guests

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 5:00 P.M. - 5:05 P.M. - Introduction of Guest of Honor: Bro. Mike Z. Velarde, Servant-Leader of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc.  5:05 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. - Special Message: His Excellency, President Benigno S. Aquino III  5:30 P.M. - 5:32 P.M. - Special Song: "Hindi Kita Malilimutan"  5:32 P.M. - 6:10 P.M. - Talk - Holy Spirit: Building Community by Bro. Bo Sanchez, Chairman and Presiding Elder, Light of Jesus Community  6:10 P.M. - 6:20 P.M. - Angelus, Lord's Prayer and Psalm 91  7:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. - Arrival of the Pilgrim Image of San Lorenzo Ruiz and St. Pedro Calungsod at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park  7:30 P.M. - 7:45 P.M. - Arrival of Pope Francis from riding of Helicopter from the Helipad of Malacanang Park to the Back of Quirino Grandstand  7:45 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. - Joyful Worship in preparation for the Eucharistic Celebration: El Shaddai Gospel Music Ministry Manila Choir  8:00 P.M. - 11:30 P.M. - Eucharistic Celebration officiated by Pope Francis, as Main Celebrant, Bishop of Rome and Leader of Worldwide Roman Catholic Church, and other Roman Catholic Archbishops, Bishops, Deacons, Monsignors, Pastors, Priests Con-celebrating (Offertory: Villanueva Family) o Prayers of the Faithful - Various Guests o Celebration of Sacrament of Matrimony o Angelus Message o Angelus Prayer o Farewell Message by the Pope o Final Blessing o Message: His Excellency, President Benigno S. Aquino III  11:30 P.M. - 12:00 A.M. - Special Anniversary Message by Bishop Teodoro C. Bacani, Jr., Bishop-Emeritus, Diocese of Novaliches and Over-all Spiritual Director of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. Monday, October 27, 2014  12:00 A.M. - 12:45 A.M. - Cultural Show  12:45 A.M. - 1:30 A.M. - Fireworks Display with El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. Bagumbayan, Taguig City Chapter Gospel Music Ministry Choir o Candle-Light with El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines Chapter Gospel Music Ministry  2:30 A.M. - 3:15 A.M. - Documentary about the history of big four largest religious groups: Jesus Miracle Crusade International Ministry, Jesus is Lord Church and El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. plus photos and video clips of Jesus the Healer from 1984 to 2014, Weekly El Shaddai Gathering from 1992 to 2014  3:15 A.M. - 4:00 A.M. - Candle-Lighting Ceremony in preparation of Healing Message

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 4:00 A.M. - 7:00 A.M. - Healing Message by Bro. Mike Z. Velarde, Founder and Servant-Leader of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc.  7:00 A.M. - 7:30 A.M. - Message: His Excellency, President Benigno S. Aquino III  7:30 A.M. – 9:00 A.M. - Breakfast Salo-Salo President Aquino and His Family, together with other government and church leaders, will sent off the Pope on the Morning of October 28 at the Old Manila International Airport. The Pope will fly on to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea for the Continuation of his four-nation Asian tour. The Pontiff's five-day visit is actually a fulfillment of a promise he made early last year when he assumed as pope on March 13, 2013 and he planned by announcing he will be in Manila in October. Newsbits (October 23, 2014) NCCA to serenade Pope. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), in cooperation with the Department of Tourism, will welcome the Pope with a special "Harana sa Papa" by Andion Fernandez, the Coro de San Antonio, the UP Choral Ensemble and the Festival Choir. ―Tough job ahead for GMA-7‖ (Scenes by Norma Japitana) As the war of the two channels heats up even the coverage of the Pope‘s visit becomes a contention. ―Mel and Jay‖, a popular radio and television show on Channel 2 practically lambasted the people behind the granting of the exclusive coverage of the Papal Visit to Channel 7 at a recent program. Some excerpts from that show:  Jay Sonza: Can you now franchise a television coverage? A live television news coverage?  Mel Tiangco: Ang aming prinsipyo ay simple lang. We are a diversified multi-media company at tungkulin namin sa bayan na ihatid ang mga pangyayari at mga balita. 'Yan lamang naman ko ang prinsipyo ng aming kumpanya.  Jay Sonza: Nakalimutan siguro ang Simbahang Katoliko na Protesante at ang Kompanya ng Teleponong Pangmalayuan ng Pilipinas ang may-ari ng GMA. (ABS-CBN Background Theme Music)  Jay Sonza: You are listening to a catholic broadcast network ABS-CBN. Ang Katolikong himpilan ng ABS-CBN ay kasapi sa KBP... Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster sa Pilipinas... Ang tumpak na oras para sa kapakanan ng lahat na Kristyano at Muslim dito sa Bansa, ay ganap ng makalipas ang alas nuebe... Patuloy kayong nakikinig sa Katolikong palatuntunan ng ―Mel and Jay‖. (Commercial gap)  Jay Sonza: Ito po ang Mel and Jay... Ang Pambansang Broadcast sa Radyo... Kasama po ang inyong lingkod Mel Tiangco... Lumaki sa mga

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madre sa Saint Theresa's isang Katoliko sarado. At ang inyong lingkod Jay Sonza, isang dating seminarian...  Selected members of media listened to this portion. Of course the wit of the Pinoys one came out with something like: "Cardinal Tagle may be living in the house of Sin, while others living…" The Catholic Bishops Conference of The Philippines has appointed GMA-7 as the official television carrier for the event. The coverage will be live. (No commercials. Can you imagine asking the Pope to pause for commercial breaks! Other television networks may apply for limited rights such as hook-ups. There will be a Broadcast Center to facilitate all other local and international media organizations and their requirements. These events were the first to be produced and broadcast entirely in 16:9 1920 pixels × 1080 lines (2.1 megapixels) temporal resolution of 60 interlaced fields per second digital high-definition) When GMA won the bid they also carry the responsibility of providing full coverage of the events. This will mean huge investments in equipment, man- hours and other resources. Also, a substantial portion of the revenues that they will be able to raise from sponsors of their coverage, will help pay for the many expenses expected by CBCP as hosts of the two significant events. GMA will put into effect the most comprehensive live coverage of the Papal Visit and Jesus is Lord Church Anniversary Festival 2014 activities with more than 40 hours of live broadcast and specials. GMA has assembled an army of over 450 production and news specialists together with over 10 remote broadcast teams to simultaneously cover all the sites of the Pope's appearance. GMA broadcasts live coverages pre-empting regular programming beginning October 23 with the Pontiff's arrival at 2:00 p.m. On October 24, the live coverage of his courtesy visit to Malacanang airs at 9:00 A.M. and the Pope's special message airs at 5 p.m. On day three of the Papal visit (October 25), the live coverage of the Quadricentennial Mass airs at 8:00 A.M. and the Sapphire Jubilee of Radio Veritas Asia and the 36th Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) at 4:00 P.M. Televiewers will see the Pope and the residents together at the Youth Vigil. On October 26, the live coverage of the Anniversary Celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide airs at 8:00 a.m. A statement, prepared by the leaders of the International Youth Forum, will be presented during the Holy Mass. Finally, on October 27, televiewers will see Pope Francis' departure for Papua New Guinea at 7:00 P.M. The Marathon Papal coverages will be anchored by broadcast journalists Malou Mangahas and Cheche Lazaro, plus the pool of GMA Radio and Television reporters stationed at various points all over Manila. The official international broadcasters for the papal visit are:  Albania: RTV21  Australia: Seven Network  Austria: TW1  Argentina: América 2  Bahamas: ZNS-TV  Bermuda: ZBM-TV  Belgium: Star!

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 Bolivia: Unitel  Brazil: Rede Globo  Brunei: RTB1  Bulgaria: BNT 1  Canada: CBC Television  Chile: TVN  China: CCTV-1  Colombia: Canal A  Costa Rica: Teletica  Cyprus: Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation  Denmark: Star! Scandinavia and Showtime Scandinavia  Dominican Republic: Color Vision  Ecuador: Ecuavisa  Egypt: MBC3  El Salvador: TCS  Estonia: Star! and Viasat Baltics  Finland: MTV3, Star! Scandinavia and Showtime Scandinavia  France: Première  Germany: Das Vierte (German)  Greece: ANT1  Honduras: Canal 11  Hong Kong: TVB Pearl  Hungary: m1  Iceland: Star! Scandinavia and Showtime Scandinavia  India: DD National  Indonesia: Indosiar (Indonesian)  Ireland: RTE One  Israel: Arutz 2  Italy: Rai Uno  Jamaica: Ination TV  Japan: NHK  South Korea: KBS1  Latvia: Star! and Viasat Baltics  Lebanon: LBC and MBC3  Malaysia: TV1, TV2  Republic of Malta: TVM  Mexico: Canal de las Estrellas (XEW-TV)  Myanmar: TV Myanmar  Namibia: NBC  Netherlands: Star!  Nicaragua: Televicentro  Norway: TV2  Pakistan: PTV Home  Panama: Telemetro  Peru: ATV  Philippines: GMA Network  Poland: TVP2

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 Portugal: RTP1  Puerto Rico: WAPA-TV  Romania: TVR1  Russia: C1R (Russian)  Singapore: MediaCorp Channel 5  Spain: TVE1  Serbia: RTS  Sweden: Star! Scandinavia and Showtime Scandinavia  Switzerland: SF 1  Taiwan R.O.C.: CTS  Thailand: Channel 7 (Thailand) (Thai)  Trinidad and Tobago: CCN TV6  Turkey: NTV  Ukraine: UT1  United Arab Emirates: MBC3  United Kingdom: BBC One  United States: NBC  Venezuela: Venevisión  Vietnam: VTV1 (Vietnamese) Pope gets grand welcome. Manila, Philippines, October 24, 2014 - In his fifth trip and his first to this country, Pope Francis called on the people to "see the world around you through the eyes of Jesus Himself.

Looking less fit than his previous pastoral and state visit of deceased former Pope John Paul II in the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Sri Lanka 19 years, 11 months and 30 days ago on January 12 to 21, 1995.

Addressing the crowd from a specially-built stage on the tarmac, the pope said, ―The Filipino people are never far from my mind and heart, and I reach out to embrace each one in esteem and affection.‖

Pope Francis called on the people to reflect the theme of the anniversary celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide: ―Peace 10-26-2014‖

When the Pope ended his short speech with ―Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!‖ the crowd went wild waving handkerchiefs, pennants and flags.

In an unprecedented move, Pope Francis approached the schoolchildren, garbed in native costumes and who had come to dance for him, instead of boarding the popemobile as scheduled.

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Security measures went awry as people took the opportunity to move near the pope and receive the blessing. Finally boarding the specially build vehicle an hour after he arrived, the Pope took a Moment to raise his hands before members of the joint Vatican and Presidential Security Group guards closed the door.

Until he arrived at the Papal Nunciature 50 minutes later, the aging pontiff continued to wave to the throngs who braved the heat to greet him along Roxas Boulevard, Quirino Avenue and Taft Avenue.

Throngs of Roman Catholic faithful waved flags and shouted ―Viva Il Papa!‖ as the pontiff made his way to the Apostolic Nunciature, his official residence for his five-day stay in Manila.

Travelling along the designated route from the Old Manila International Airport in Pasay City to the Nunciature in Taft Avenue, Manila the 76-year-old Pope was met each time with huge crowds who circled his specially made, bullet-proof "popemobile". So thick were the crowds that what would have been a 15-minute trip stretched to 50 minutes. In some areas, the crowd may have 30 to 40 deep, barely allowing the Papal convoy passage.

On his arrival, the Pope addressed the youth and invited them ―…to [s]ee the world around you with the eyes of Jesus himself! The Gospel says that when he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.‖

The Pope had arrived as scheduled at 2:57 p.m. on board an Air Alitalia Airbus. He paused to greet the Airport crowd before being accompanied down from the plane by Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, Archbishop of Manila and Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, Papal Nuncio to the Philippines.

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The Pope was met by President Bengino S. Aquino III and his sisters, Maria Elena Aquino-Cruz, Aurora -Abellada, Victoria Elisa Aquino-Dee and Kristina Bernadette Aquino-Yap, who were the first to greet them officially.

The National Anthems of the Republic of the Philippines and Vatican City State were played as he went through the cordon of honor and greeted Filipino officials and members of the diplomatic corps.

Among those on hand to welcome Pope Francis on his first visit were Philippine Vice- President Jejomar C. Binay, Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., Senate President Franklin M. Drilon, Speaker Feliciano R. Belmonte, Jr., Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario and Philippine Ambassador to Vatican Mercedes Arrastia Tuason.

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Former President Fidel V. Ramos, Manila City Mayor Joseph Estrada and Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo were also among his first welcomers.

WELCOME CEREMONY: ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS, POPE FRANCIS (Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Thursday, October 23, 2014)

Dear President Aquino, Dear People of the Philippines,

1. I thank you, Mister President, for your kind words of welcome, full of the warmth and hospitality with which Filipinos traditionally welcome their guests. I greatly appreciate all that you and your Government have done to make this visit possible. For a long time I have looked forward to stepping on to Philippine soil once more. The Filipino people are never far from my mind and heart, and I reach out to embrace each one with esteem and affection. We are indeed old friends, ever since assumed as a pope on March 13, 2013.

2. My Brother Bishops, Cardinal Rosales and Cardinal Palma, and all the Bishops – whom I gladly greet in the Lord – expressed many times their wish for the Successor of Peter to share the joy of Filipino Catholics on the Fourth Centenary of the Archdioceses of Manila, Cebu, Caceres and Nueva Segovia. I am here to celebrate with the Catholic community of the Philippines four hundred and twenty years of the organized and hierarchical presence and action of the Church in these Islands. That first evangelization has produced enduring fruits of Christian life and holiness, of civilizing action, of the transmission – especially through a strong family life – of fundamental human and civic values. As the next presidential administration approaches, we should all be convinced that those fruits can thrive even more in concerted action by all sectors of society, in the building of a nation resolutely set on the path of genuine and integral development, and fully committed to the wellbeing of all its citizens, with special concern for the weakest.

3. The thought of celebrating the annual founding anniversary of the religious group ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖, founded by activist and Evangelical Christian religious preacher Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva, in the Philippines, in Asia, has

126 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 gladdened me and given me encouragement. The Spirit of God has led thousands of young men and women here and they are now filling the streets of Manila with their youthful joy and Christian witness. A large group of them are right here. I greet each one of you: I warmly embrace every young person here, all the youth of the Philippines, and all those who have come from other countries and continents. At Rio, Brazil, during the last World Youth Day outside Rome, we meditated on the ―new life‖ which comes from Jesus Christ: ―I came – he said – that they may have life, and have it abundantly‖ (Io. 10, 10). Now, here in Manila, we gather to hear him say: "As the Father sent me, so am I sending you" (John 20: 21). During these days we shall reflect on and pray about what these words mean for each one of you, for the young people of the end of the Twentieth Century, the young people of the Third Christian Millennium.

4. To all Filipino people, to all gathered for the Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Anniversary Festival, I make this invitation: See the world around you with the eyes of Jesus himself! The Gospel says that when he saw the crowds, "he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd" (Matthew chapter 9 verse 36). The Good News of God‘s love and mercy – the word of truth, justice and peace which alone can inspire a life worthy of God‘s sons and daughters – must be proclaimed to the ends of the earth. The Church and the world look to young people for new light, new love, a new commitment to meeting the great needs of humanity.

The people gathered in Manila for the annual anniversary celebration of the religious group "Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide" know this. The Church in the Philippines knows that it has a special vocation to bear witness to the Gospel in the heart of Asia. Guided by Divine Providence, your historic destiny is to build a "civilization of love", of brotherhood and solidarity, a civilization which will be perfectly at home among the ancient cultures and traditions of the whole Asian continent.

5. Mister President, members of the Government, and distinguished representatives of the Filipino people: the Church and the political community work on different levels and are mutually independent, but they serve the same human beings (cfr. Gaudium et Spes, 76). In that service there is ample room for dialogue, co–operation and mutual support. You have a very valid and specifically Philippine model of co–operation for development in The Social Pact, formally signed in March 1993. I pray that the "new solidarity" which The Social Pact espouses will be a striking success for the good of the Filipino people, and for the pride and glory of the Nation as a beacon of peace and harmony in Asia.

6. Cardinal Tagle, Cardinal Palma, Brother Bishops, Deacons, Filipino Brothers and Sisters in Christ: I look forward to celebrating with you in faith the great things done in the Church and by the Church in these Islands over the last four centuries. Together we shall pray that God may continue to protect and guide his pilgrim People in the Philippines!

God bless the Philippines! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

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The following day, October 24, 2014, the Pontiff met with President Benigno S. Aquino III at Malacañang and later celebrated Mass for the 233 delegates of the International Youth Forum at Central Seminary Chapel of the UST. He also gave a 20-minute speech to some 200,000 cheering students and academicians gathered at UST Grandstand and Parade Grounds.

―I see that it is my great privilege to be here, to be here and discover anew this phenomenon I knew before, and today I know better,‖ the Pontiff said. Traffic Re-Routing Plan for October 24, 2014 ―Papal Visit 2014 and 36th Anniversary Celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖ Between 7:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., President Quirino Avenue and A. Lacson from Taft Avenue to Dapitan will be closed to vehicular traffic. Motorists are advised to take the following alternative routes:

1. Vehicles along Taft Avenue going to Roxas Boulevard are advised to take both San Andres and Vito Cruz Streets. 2. From 7:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M., northbound vehicles along President Quirino Avenue going to A. Lacson (Governor Forbes) are advised to take San Andres Street or Vito Cruz Street, then northwards at Taft Avenue and take Rizal Avenue or Quezon Boulevard to their areas of destination. 3. Southbound vehicles using the A. Lacson (Governor Forbes) - President Quirino Avenue towards the Taft Avenue way, are advised to take the Quezon Boulevard - Taft Avenue Route.

Also on the same day from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Espana fronting UST from P. Noval to A. Lacson will be closed to Public Utility Vehicles. Only Northbound PUJ's and PUB's are advised to take P. Paredes Street towards Sergio Loyola. Southbound PUJ's and PUB's will be re-routed to Don Castillas, Don Quijote and Maria Cristina Streets enroute to the Laong-Laan-Andalucia-Quezon Boulevard route.

Ordinary motorists, participants or devotees during the Papal Visit may help decongest heavy traffic areas or ask any form of assistance from the

 OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN HON. ATTY. FRANCIS N. TOLENTINO - 882- 4154 to 74 loc. 205; 207  OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN Usec. ALEX RAMON Q. CABANILLA - 882-4154 loc. 282  TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CENTER Dir. Noemie T. Recio Director III - 882- 0858 One-on-one: President Aquino scores point with the Pope. Manila, Philippines, October 25, 2014 - President Benigno S. Aquino III won points with Pope Francis when he talked on his social reform agenda - programs meant to uplift the lives of the poor - during the brief meeting at Malacanang on October 24.

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The President informed the Pontiff of his commitment to help disadvantaged sectors of society - particularly in the 19 poorest provinces - hand-in-hand with the continuing economic progress of the country. This was their second encounter since Mr. Aquino visited the Pope at his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, a few miles from Rome. The Papal motorcade was slowed down by a thick crowd that lined-up the street from Magsaysay Boulevard near Nagtahan Bridge up to Gate 7 of the Palace near St. Jude Church. The Pope was expected to arrive at the Palace by 8:50 a.m., but he came at 9:10 a.m. The Pope and his entourage were met by the President and his sisters Ballsy, Pinky, Viel and Kris. The Pope went up the stairway, instead of taking the elevator prepared for him. The Pontiff and the President had a 20-minute one-on-one meeting at the Music Room. During their meeting, the Pope reiterated his special affection for the Filipino People which he has demonstrated by personally choosing Manila as venue for the Visit. The Pope also entrusted the Basilica of Santa Prudenziana to the Filipino Community of Rome. Mr. Aquino informed the Pontiff that the Government had extended the franchise of DZRV Radio Veritas 846; the Philippine Roman Catholic commercial AM radio broadcast station for another 30 years (2014-2044). ―I also conveyed the Filipino people‘s admiration for the commitment and courage shown by His Holiness when he installed on March 13, 2013, despite his installation day as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church after the resignation of Pope Benedict the 16th on February 11, 2013,‖ the President said. He said he also briefed the Holy Father of the Government‘s ―Development Assurance Program‖ fund and firm resolve and desire for peace with insurgents and rebels. ―I assured His Holiness that the Philippine Government is determined to keep all doors open for our peace progress to succeed and that the Government recognizes that the Basis of Authentic Peace is the promotion of Human Dignity through Social Justice‖, the President said. Toward the end of their Meeting, Mr. Aquino gave a set of gifts that included a solid, narra woodcarving of the Virgin and child surrounded by children of all races designed by artist Manuel Baldemor, a bronze statue of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and a copy of the President's latest book entitled: "From Growth to Modernization." For his part, the Pope presented the President with a mosaic painting of Jesus. While the Pope and the President were meeting, the Papal Delegation led by held a bilateral meeting led by Foreign Affairs Alberto del Rosario, Jr. and Executive Secretary Pacquito Jojo Ochoa, Jr. The Pope had a private audience with the Members of the at the main conference room. They included The First Family had their picture taken with the Pope. The Pope was then introduced to the Members of the Cabinet led by Vice-President Jejomar C. Binay, Sr. While descending at the stairway, the Pope was attended but held on the railing. The Papal Entourage left the Palace at 10:10 A.M. Before boarding the Popemobile, the Pope gave the President a firm handshake and waved to swarms of the cheering Malacanang employees and mediamen.

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Second day for Pope Fever. Manila, Philippines, October 25, 2014 - Filipino enthusiasm for Pope Francis remained unabated yesterday as devout thousands flocked to the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest Catholic and only pontifical university in Asia. ―Francis loves you,‖ the Pontiff told an estimated 300,000 flag-waving, cheering Filipinos, many of whom had been waiting in the broiling heat for over six hours. ―I hear and I feel‖, a smiling but visibly drawn Pope Francis told the faithful after they had repeatedly chanted, ―Francis, Francis, we love you.‖ Earlier, UST Fr. Herminio Dagohoy has expressed the sentiments of the crowd and said, ―We hope that the love you, feel for us has doubled in intensity because this is your visit.‖ Karina Torralba, speaking for the visit, assured the Pope that the people have not abandoned the Church. ―We seek you, Holy Father, together with your clergy,‖ she said. Continue to help us strengthen our faith and to live with conviction our Christian faith. The pontiff continued to endear himself to the people as he used every opportunity to make himself visible to them, even climbing the ramp to the sage despite his injury. To shouts of ―Mabuhay!‖ and ―Viva il Papa!‖ the Pope commended the Filipino People for their ―joyous hospitality‖ in celebration of the founding anniversary of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide on October 26. ―I am very grateful,‖ he said repeatedly. He said it was a great privilege to address the Thomasian community and that he has a special affinity to UST, having visited the Campus twice. As early as 4:00 a.m. yesterday, hundreds of Catholic faithful had gathered at the downtown university in anticipation of the Pope‘s visit after the main gate was forced open. Although the seven-hectare football field were the rally held a capacity of only 150,000 more and more people crammed their way in. Nearby buildings and a pedestrian overpass were brimming with those who could no longer enter the campus. Despite the long wait and huge turn-out, the rally was generally peaceful.

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A New Hero on Campus for the multiracial group. MANILA, Philippines, October 25, 2014 – ―I am very anxious to meet you personally after the Celebration to be near every one of you from so many different languages, countries and nations of the world...‖ This was the response of Pope Francis to the hundreds of beaming to the hundreds of beaming and jubilant delegates of the International Youth Forum (IYF) who attended the multi-lingual mass he celebrated at the University of Santo Tomas on October 24, 2014. The Gospel was read. The first reading, followed by the singing of Responsible Psalm while the second reading was in English. The Pope speaks and writes in nine languages:  Filipino  Ilokano  Ibaloi  Ibanag  Pangasinense  Kampanganan  Central Bikol  Romblomanon  Masbateño  Palawano  Hiligaynon  Capiznon  Aklan  Cebuano  Waray-Waray  Maranao  Davawenyo  Butuanon  Surigaonon  Standard Chinese (Mandarin )  Jin Chinese  Zhangjiakou–Hohhot dialect  Hong Kong Cantonese Jyupting  Gan Chinese

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 Korean  Japanese  Russian  Tatar  Chuvash  Bashkir  Chechenm  Ukrainian For an hour, the Pontiff remained on his feet to bless and greet each IYF delegate in their respective national costumes that queued and thronged down the aisles of the Saint Thomas Aquinas Chapel of the Central Seminary of the University of Santo Tomas. Touched, many were in tears as they kissed and hugged the Holy Father Pope Francis, who gave them his fatherly kiss, a caress and even brushed away their tears. Simultaneously, the Chapel reverberated with songs in different languages, brought in by the delegates from their countries. But the familiar sound of a Filipino harp stood out, giving an upbeat Filipino flavor to the whole affair. ―I see the People in the Philippines very joyous,‖ the Pope Adlibbed in his homily to the delight of his young audience. ―Why are they so joyous, full of Joy?‖ I am convinced you Filipino people are joyous, so full of joy because you have received the Good News…those who received the Good News (are) joyous… (You give) joy to God, today you are giving the joy to the Pope. You are also giving joy to the Cardinals, to the Bishops, the priests, the monsignors, the deacons, and the pastors and to all of you. And I and all of us, we are so grateful to the Filipinos for the joyous hospitality… As my personal conviction, it was so important for me to hear these words: ―I am with you. Be not afraid.‖ At the UST Grandstand Despite the long morning audience at the University of Santo Tomas Chapel, the Pontiff skipped his lunch and proceeded to the UST Grandstand at 1:30 p.m. to address the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) member-school students and alumni who had been on vigil since 5:00 a.m. By the time the ceremonies began the crowd swelled from 80,000 to 300,000 estimated to be twice over the 150,000 expected turnouts. While alighting from the pope mobile a cheering crowd began unfurling banners, flags and streamers and chanting ―Francis, we love you.‖ The Pope grabbed the microphone by the rostrum and quipped, ―Francis, he loves you!‖ ―I hear and feel‖, the pope said. He sought the help of the UAAP member-schools students and alumni in saving their own generations from the ―futility, emptiness and frustration‖ of modern society.

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“His demands are a measures of his love” Text of Pope Francis' homily during Holy Mass he celebrated at the University of Santo Tomas yesterday. “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Mc 10,17). Dear Friends in Christ, 1. A young man once asked Jesus this question. In reply, Jesus re minded him of God‘s commandments. And when the young man indicated that he had kept all the commandments from his earliest days, Jesus looked at him with love and said: ―You lack one thing; go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me‖ (Mc10,21). “Come, follow me!” The call which the Lord addressed that day to the young man in the Gospel reechoes in our time. The Church repeats this call when the Pope, the Bishops, and those involved in the pastoral care of people invite them to gather together. There are many such occasions for young people to meet: in their parishes and Dioceses, and for the past twenty-nine years at the World Youth Days; in Rome, then in Buenos Aires in Argentina, later in Santiago de Compostela in Spain, later in Jasna Góra, Częstochowa in Poland, and in in the United States. Today we are here in Manila, in the Philippines, in Far East, in Asia. Even though there are delegations here from most of the world‘s countries, we have to say that this is, in a special way, the World Youth Day of the Churches of Asia and the Far East. 2. The Twenty-Fifth International Youth Forum, organized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity, under the presidency of Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko, has brought together the delegates of the Bishops‘ Conferences, and of international Movements, Associations and Ecclesial Groups, to share their experiences in the apostolate in different parts of the world, and to reflect on the theme of the World Youth Day. The theme this year is expressed in the words of Christ to the Apostles after the Resurrection: ―As the Father has sent me, so am I sending you‖ (Io 20,21). Two thousand years ago these wordsset in motion the Church’s never-ending mission to proclaim the Gospel of salvation to the ends of the earth. The Lord Jesus said to the Apostles: "Receive the Holy Spirit" (John 20,22), and the mission – in obedience to these words – began on the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles and those simple men became the holders of the divine power which enabled them to announce the Gospel with courage, even to the shedding of their blood. 3. What do these words mean today? What do they mean for you, young people of the International Youth Forum? When Jesus says: “As the Father has sent me, so am I sending you”, his words have the same meaning now as they did immediately after the Resurrection. At the same time they always have a new meaning. The task of the World Youth Day, and especially the task of the Forum, is to disclose this meaning, which is both eternal and contemporary. In

133 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 a way, your task is to invite the Holy Spirit to this Filipino cenacle, where Jesus‘ words can become once again a mission, a sending of apostles. 4. It is always Christ who sends. But whom does he send? You, young people, are the ones he looks upon with love. Christ, who says: ―Follow me‖, wants you to live your lives with a sense of vocation. He wants your lives to have a precise meaning, a dignity. Most of you are called to marriage and family life; but some will receive a call to the priesthood or religious life. In fact there is a representative group of Seminarians, Novices and young Religious present at this Mass. I greet each one of you and encourage you to be steadfast in answering the call to a total self-giving love of the Lord. He will make many demands on you. He will require the fullest commitment of your whole being to the spreading of the Gospel and to the service of his people.But do not be afraid! His demands are also the measure of his love for each of you personally. 5. What is it that Christ wants young people to do? The Second Vatican Council has made us more aware that there are many ways of building up the Church. Every form of the apostolate is valid and fruitful if it exists in the Church, by the Church and for the Church, the Mystical Body of Christ, spoken of in the teaching of Saint Paul. The World Youth Day can be for all of you an occasion for discovering your calling, for discerning the particular path which Christ sets before you. The search and discovery of God‘s will for you is a deep and fascinating endeavor. It requires of you the attitude of trust expressed in the words of the Psalm used in today‘s liturgy: "You will show me the path to life, fullness of joy in your presence, the delights at your right hand forever" (Ps 15,11). Every vocation, every path to which Christ calls us, ultimately leads to fulfilment and happiness, because it leads to God, to sharing in God‘s own life. And I see that the people of the Philippines are very joyous. Why are they so joyous? I am convinced that you Filipino peoples are so joyous because you received the Good News. Who is receiving the Good News is joyous, is radiant with joy, and also is giving the joy to others. Today they are giving that joy to the Pope. They are giving the same joy to the Cardinals, to the Bishops, to priests, to all of you! And I myself, and all of us are so grateful to the Filipino peoples for their joyous hospitality. 6. Returning to the text, do not be slow to answer the Lord‘s call! From the passage of the Book of Exodus read to us in this Mass we can learn how the Lord acts in every vocation (cf. Ex 3,1-6; 9-12). First, he provokes a new awareness of his presence – the burning bush. When we begin to show an interest he calls us by name. When our answer becomes more specific and like Moses we say: ―Here I am‖ (cf. Ex 3,4), then he reveals more clearly both himself and his compassionate love for his people in need. Gradually he leads us to discover the practical way in which we should serve him: “I will send you”. And usually it is then that fears and doubts come to disturb us and make it more difficult to decide. It is then that we need to hear the Lord‘s assurance: “I am with you”. Every vocation is a deep personal experience of the truth of these words: “I am with you” (Ex 3,12). I give to the words my personal convictions. It was so important for me to hear them. ―I am with you. Be not afraid!‖. So we see that every vocation to the apostolate springs from familiarity with God‘s word and involves being sent to communicate that word to others. These ―others‖ can be people who already know the language of the revealed word. But they can also be people who do not yet know that language, as happens in the case of the missionary vocation.

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The word of God is unknown to some because they have not yet heard it. Others have forgotten it, or have abandoned what they once heard. No matter what the difficulties, the apostle knows that he is not alone: “I am always with you”. I pray every day that the Catholic young people of the world will hear the call of Christ and that their response will be what the Responsorial Psalm says: The Lord is ―my allotted portion... I set the Lord ever before me; with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed” (Ps 15,8). 7. Enormous tasks lie before the youth of the world; especially before the Catholic youth of the Philippines, of Asia and the Far East, on the eve of the Third Millennium. The largest mission land of the world is in need of workers, and the Church constantly prays the Lord of the harvest to send them, to send us, to send you. As I go to the altar, I wish, together with the Bishops and priests gathered here, to offer up under the forms of bread and wine all that you, young men and women, carry in your hearts. The bread and wine will become, in the Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Christ. When you receive him in Holy Communion, may you have the courage to listen to his call. Let me express this call in the words of a song (but no singing) which I learned from young people when I was still in my own country. Their song goes: “Come with me to save the world; for already it is the twentieth century!” Indeed, the twentieth century is now coming to an end. So Christ says: “Come with me into the Third Millennium, to save the world!” I am very anxious to meet you personally after the celebration, and to be near to everyone of you, from so different languages and countries and nations of the whole world. I am anxious to see you, to come and meet you leaning on this walking-stick. “As the Father has sent me, so am I sending you…” Amen. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19950114&print sec=frontpage&hl=en Traffic Re-Routing Plan for October 25, 2014 (Papal Visit and 36th Anniversary Celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide) On October 25, 2014, Roxas Boulevard (from Buendia Avenue to Anda Circle) and President Quirino Avenue (from Taft Avenue to Roxas Boulevard) will be closed to vehicular traffic from 7:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. Motorists are advised to take the following alternate routes:

1. Northbound vehicles using Roxas Boulevard from Buendia Avenue to Bonifacio Drive are advised to take A. Mabini, Taft Avenue or South Super Highway routes. 2. Southbound vehicles traversing Roxas Boulevard are advised to take Taft Avenue or South Superhighway. 3. South Harbor-bound vehicles will have to wait 30 minutes due to the closure of vehicular traffic along Aduana, Intramuros or take Jones Bridge - C.M. Recto and Bonifacio Drive route towards Aduana. 4. Luneta-bound vehicles are only up to P. Burgos-Taft-Avenue-T.M. Kalaw intersections/junctions.

On the same day (October 25), General Luna Street (from Aduana to P. Burgos) will be closed to vehicular traffic from 11:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. and motorists are advised to take other parallel streets or take Aduana-P. Burgos-Taft Avenue.

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The Quirino Grandstand Area will definitely be closed to all vehicular traffic from 7:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. Ordinary motorists, participants or devotees during the Papal Visit may help decongest heavy traffic areas or ask any form of assistance from the  OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN HON. ATTY. FRANCIS N. TOLENTINO - 882- 4154 to 74 loc. 205; 207  OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN Usec. ALEX RAMON Q. CABANILLA - 882-4154 loc. 282  TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CENTER Dir. Noemie T. Recio Director III - 882- 0858 Manila See marks 420th year. Manila, Philippines, October 24, 2014 - A con-celebrated mass to be led by visiting Pope Francis will mark the 420th Year of the Creation of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila on October 25, 2014. The mass will be held at the sprawling 10- hectare lot located at the back of the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) within the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex along Roxas Boulevard, starting at 8:00 A.M. As main celebrant, the Pontiff will be assisted by co-celebrants: Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, Manila Archbishop-Emeritus Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, Nueva Segovia Archbishop-Emeritus Ernesto Antolin Salgado, Nueva Segovia Archbishop Emeritus Edmundo M. Abaya, Nueva Segovia Archbishop Mario M. Perlata, Tuguegarao Archbishop Sergio L. Utleg, Tuguegarao Archbishop-Emeritus Diosdado A. Talamayan, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop-Emeritus Oscar Cardinal V. Cruz, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas, San Fernando Archbishop Emeritus Paciano Cardinal B. Aniceto, San Fernando Archbishop Florentino G. Lavarias, Lipa Archbishop Ramon C. Arguelles, Nueva Caceres Archbishop Rolando O. Joven Tria Tirona, Capiz Archbishop Jose F. Advincula, Jaro Archbishop Angel N. Lagdameo, Cebu Archbishop-Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal J. Vidal, Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma, Palo Archbishop-Emeritus Pedro R. Dean, Jr., Palo Archbishop John F. Du, Davao Archbishop-Emeritus Fernando R. Capalla, Davao Archbishop Romulo G. Valles, Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Cardinal B. Quevedo, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop- Emeritus Jesus B. Tuquib, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, Ozamiz Archbishop Jesus A. Dosado, Zamboanga Archbishop Romulo T. Dela Cruz, Singapore Archbishop William Goh Seng Chye, Singapore Archbishop-Emeritus Nicholas Gerald Chia, Kuala Lumpur Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim, Kuala Lumpur Archbishop- Emeritus Anthony Soter Fernandez, Kuala Lumpur Archbishop-Emeritus Murphy Pakiam, Kuching Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock, Kuching Archbishop-Emeritus Peter Chung Hoan Ting, Kota Kinabalu Archbishop John Wong Soo Kau, Kota Kinabalu Archbishop-Emeritus John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw, Jakata Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo

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Hardjoatmodjo, Jakarta Archbishop-Emeritus Julius Cardinal Riyadi Darmaatmadja and Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See to the Philippines Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto.

Some one million people coming from all over the Philippines, Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide members and other foreign nationals are expected to attend the first of two public Masses, Pope Francis will officiate during his five-day pastoral visit to the Philippines.

The second public mass for the grand annual anniversary celebration and prayer assembly of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide and birthday celebration of ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. Board Chairman and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, international president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva at 6:00 p.m., October 26 at the Luneta Park in front of the Quirino Grandstand.

In the crowd will be some 4,000 religious including members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences and Roman Catholic archbishops, bishops, monsignors, pastors, deacons from foreign countries, priests, diocesan and religious.

Government officials and their families, led by President Benigno S. Aquino III are expected to hear the Mass. The Holy Father will arrive at the site 15 minutes before the start of the Mass and will bless the crowd on his way to the Altar.

The Prayer of the Faithful will be read in English. Only 70 chosen faithful will receive Holy Communion personally from the Pope. Message and Final Document of FABC Plenary The 11th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops‘ Conferences (FABC) will issue a message to the Churches and Christians in Asia at the conclusion of the October 20 to 27 meeting. The text refers to the role and importance of the Eucharist in the life of Christians in Asia. Christians in Asia are encouraged in the unity given by the Eucharist to ―cross boundaries of religion and race, culture and language, caste and class, as well as to forge bonds of fellowship within and also with the people of other religions and cultures.‖ The message encourages families to listen to the Word of God regularly, especially on Sundays. A culture of listening to the Word of God is encouraged as a basis for authentic Christian spirituality. A longer final document on the theme of the assembly ―Living the Eucharist in Asia‖ was agreed upon in principle, but will be published in a final version at a later stage. Fourth centenary During this visit, Pope Francis celebrated Mass to mark the 420th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Manila and the Dioceses of Cebu, Caceres and Nueva Segovia at the Philippine International Convention Center grounds in Pasay City on October 25.

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Pope prays for nation’s poor, Yolanda victims Manila, Philippines, October 26, 2014 - Pope Francis voiced concern for the millions of Filipinos living in poverty and the victims of natural disasters as hundreds of thousands of people gathered yesterday for a Mass beside manila bay in an outpouring of religious fervor. ―In the midst of our joy on this occasion we cannot forget our Filipino brothers and sisters who live in difficult social and economic conditions, and those who are trying to recover from the natural disasters which have occurred with a certain frequency in recent times,‖ he told the crowd. The Pontiff, celebrating the first public mass of his four-day visit from October 23 to 27, 2014, singled out the victims of the November 8, 2013 Super Typhoon Yolanda whose led to death of at least 5,000 people.

―I ask God to strengthen and comfort those who have lost their loved ones, their homes, their livelihood, and I earnestly hope that their appeals for further help and solidarity will not go unheard‖, he said.

Half of the 100 Million Population of the Philippines is considered to be living below the poverty line, and the country is regularly hit by natural disasters like tropical storms and .

The Pope cautioned people to confuse the church in the Philippines, Asia's only Christian-majority nation with "some merely human or humanitarian organization."

Official estimates put the crowd at more than a million people but witnesses said it appeared much smaller.

If the crowd was smaller, than Roman Catholic Church leaders of the Philippines had hoped for, it made up for the lack of numbers with fervor at the sight of the Pope.

―MABUHAY!‖

At one point, the 76-year-old pontiff replied to the cries of Mabuhay ang Santo Papa (Long Live Holy Father) with his own ―Mabuhay ang Filipino People‖ from the High Altar specially constructed with a Pyramid Canopy.

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At the end of the Mass on the big open area beside a gaudy fairground along Manila Bay, hundreds of people descended on the flower-decked platform, after the Pope had left, to snatch souvenirs. Children tried out his throne-like chair.

Security was intense for the Mass marking the 420th Anniversary of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila and other Regions of the Philippine Islands after they were conquered by Spain.

Even the Pope‘s own Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin was frisked before being allowed to join archbishops, bishops, cardinals, deacons, monsignors, reverend fathers, pastors throughout Asia, Oceania, North America, South America, Europe and Africa for the Mass.

He smiled broadly as he was checked for weapons with a metal detector, part of the security measures imposed after the Philippine Police arrested at least two people suspected of plotting to harm the Pope.

The Pontiff was lifted to the top of the flower-decked platform for the Mass by a Philippine Airlines Airport Hoist.

And he paid tribute to the ―spiritual joy‖ of the Filipino people - expressed in their traditional way through song.

―I thank the Filipino people, the Wonderful Filipino people,‖ the Pontiff told the cheering crowd. ―My heart is going out to all of them, to all the Filipino men and women, to all the men and women from all countries of the world.‖

Yesterday, October 24 was the busiest day of the Pope's five-day visit to the Philippines, which began Thursday, October 23. Following the Morning Mass, he met with Asian bishops, attended the 45th foundation anniversary of the Catholic short-wave radio station Radio Veritas Asia and visited people during an evening vigil at Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park.

Vatican sources said the 76-year-old pontiff would also broadcast a message to the 1.2 billion people of China, whose government has refused to allow Roman Catholics to acknowledge papal supremacy for six decades.

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“Go and make disciples of all nations” Pope Francis’ message at the Mass yesterday at the Philippine International Convention Center. "Full authority has been given to me both in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations” (Matthew 28, 18-19). Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, 1. These words from today‘s Gospel take on a special meaning in the context of the Jubilee which, together with the World Youth Day, the Church in the Philippines is celebrating. Four hundred and twenty years ago, in 1595, the first was set up on these Islands: the Archdiocese of Manila and the Dioceses of Cebu, Caceres and Nueva Segovia. I greet the whole Filipino people, wonderful Filipino people. I greet all their Pastors. I thank Cardinal Tagle for these kind words of welcome. I greet also His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III and the Authorities. The establishment of a Metropolitan Church in the Philippines bore witness to the fact that the work of the first missionaries had borne abundant fruit. The process of planting and building up the Church had already taken place in other parts of the world, especially in the European countries. In the case of my own Argentina, it had taken place in the year 1000. Later, the same thing happened in the countries of South America, Central America and North America. So it happened and continues to happen in Africa, in Australia and throughout Oceania, and on the continent of Asia. All this has a meaning that is not just a question of ecclesiastical administration. The Church is a living body. Like a living body, at a certain point she reaches a stage of maturity which makes it possible for a particular Church to give life to other Churches like itself. Plantatio Ecclesiae. Mysterium plantationis Ecclesiae. Paulus plantavit; Apollo rigavit. Deus autem incrementum dedit. I see that Filipino people are understanding very well Latin. 2. Four hundred and twenty years ago the Church in Manila became the Metropolitan See for the Church in Cebu, Caceres and Nueva Segovia. In the space of these four centuries the number of the particular Churches in the Philippines has greatly increased. Those first four Dioceses have each become a Metropolitan See, and alongside them

140 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 numerous particular Churches have developed and continue to grow. In this part of the world it is the Philippines which enjoy the greatest wealth of ecclesial life. Plantatio fecunda, fecundissima. Dear brothers and sisters, we have come together here to give thanks to God precisely for this grace, great grace of God. Not just you who have come from all over the Philippines, but also representatives of the Churches throughout Asia and the Far East. As I see also many Cardinals from Europe, and from Africa, from Asia. All together we greet the delegates of the other Christian Churches and Communities, as well as the representatives of other religions. For me it is a great joy to be here with you on this day, as Bishop of Rome and Successor of Saint Peter. Peter was the first in ―plantatio Ecclesiae‖ in Rome and from Rome. ―Plantatio Ecclesiae‖ in Manila, in the Philippines, Peter, Successor of Peter, also a grace. Together let us praise God for the grace of this Four Hundredth Anniversary. In one great chorus let us commend the Church in the Philippines and the whole Nation to God‘s Providence: “Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance” (Ps. 28 (27), 9). In the midst of our joy on this occasion we cannot forget our Filipino brothers and sisters who live in difficult social and economic conditions, and those who are trying to recover from the natural disasters which have occurred with a certain frequency in recent times. I am thinking in particular of the victims of the Pinatubo eruption and its after-effects. I ask God to strengthen and comfort those who have lost their loved ones, their homes, their livelihood, and I earnestly hope that their appeals for further help and solidarity will not go unheard. And I think also there are many Filipinos in Rome, in Italy and through the world. I greet all of them. They are also the same inheritance. They are also celebrating this centenary. 3. Today, we cannot fail to remember the first messengers of the Good News who came to these Islands. Their origins were in Spain, for it was above all the Iberian Peninsula which gave rise to that great missionary thrust which followed the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. At that same time other brave explorers were travelling south and east, round Africa by way of the Cape of Good Hope, through the Indian Ocean, towards Asia and the Far East. Those remarkable voyages opened up for the Church vast new horizons for her evangelizing mission. It was in that context that the evangelization of the Philippines began. It is significant that the first Episcopal See in Manila was originally attached to Mexico, in spite of the enormous distance involved in crossing the Pacific Ocean. Clearly that was a temporary measure, until the first independent Ecclesiastical Province was erected in the Philippines, precisely in 1595. After hesitation at the beginning, the missionary Church of that early period gradually became more truly Filipina as the number of native- born priests and Bishops increased. Looking back today on that past, we must express our thankfulness to God for those pioneers who laid the foundations of the Church in this land: for the Augustinians who were the first to arrive, followed by the , the Jesuits, the Dominicans and the Augustinian Recollects. The early missionaries who sought to defend the native peoples from the abuses of the conquistadores and encomenderos found a vigorous leader in the

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Dominican Fray Domingo de Salazar, the first Bishop of Manila. As early as 1582 he summoned the first Synod, which decided many questions regarding conquest, settlement and administration in accordance with the principles of the faith and Christian morality. A wonderful process, a wonderful history, history of the Church, history of salvation, history of Filipino people. All of us, all of you Filipinos today, you are the inheritance, the successors in this great process, great process. 4. Saint Paul writes to the Ephesians: "May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, grant you a spirit of wisdom and insight... that you may know the great hope to which he has called you... and the immeasurable scope of his power in us who believe" (Eph. 1, 17-19). What Saint Paul wished for the Christian community at Ephesus is what I wish today for the Catholic people of the Philippines. I pray above all that you will appreciate ever more fully the grace of your Christian vocation as explained by the Second Vatican Council in its Constitution on the Church (Cfr. Lumen Gentium, 40). This vocation has its beginning and source in Christ himself. All Christians live by the inexhaustible riches given to us in him. Saint John of the Cross, the great Spanish mystic who lived just at the time when the evangelization of the Philippines was getting underway, reminds us of this fact. He wrote in the Spiritual Canticle: "(Christ) is like a rich mine with many recesses containing treasures, and no matter how men try to fathom them the end is never reached" (Saint John of the Cross, Spiritual Canticle, st. 36). Christ is so rich! In the work of the missionaries and in their service to the people, the power of Christ, Crucified and Risen, was being manifested – the power of Christ, who is seated at the right hand of the Father and who, as Redeemer and Bridegroom of the Church, works through her in the Holy Spirit. It is very important not to confuse the Church with some merely human or humanitarian organization. The Church lives and grows in Christ and through Christ. All her members, in their thoughts and actions, are called to bear witness to the living presence of the Redeemer. 5. The Father, as we read in the Letter to the Ephesians, "has put all things under Christ‘s feet and has made him thus exalted, head of the Church, which is his body" (Eph. 1,22- 23). That is why, after his Resurrection, Christ sent out the Apostles with the words: "Full authority has been given to me both in heaven and on earth" (Matthew 28:18). This saving power of the Redeemer is what sustained the missionaries who came to the Philippines in the sixteenth century. This same power is what has preserved the sons and daughters of your nation in living their lives as Christians, in forming Christian families, in educating your children in the faith. By doing all of this, your forefathers laid the foundations of the only predominantly Catholic country in this part of the world, a region which still presents an enormous challenge for evangelization. In time, children of this land, as priests and Bishops, took over full pastoral responsibility, while others filled the ranks of the congregations of men and women religious, so that the Church which is "the fullness of him who fills the universe in all its parts"(Eph. 1, 23) would be truly catholic and universal, but also truly immersed in the life and culture of these Islands.

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6. Today therefore is a day of great joy: rejoice in great gratitude to the Lord. The Responsorial Psalm contains an appropriate invitation: "All you people clap your hands, shout to God with cries of gladness... For the king of all the earth is God... God reigns over all the nations" (Psalm 47(46), 2, 8-9). The faith which springs from the Gospel transforms the life both of individuals and of nations. For four hundred years the Church has served as a leaven and as a kind of soul for Philippine society, most of all by her healing and elevating impact on respect for the human person, and by the way in which she strengthens families and communities, and imbues everyday activity with a deeper meaning and reference to God (Cfr. Gaudium et Spes, 40). Inspired by their faith, Filipino Catholics have begun countless initiatives for the good of society, in the fields of education, healthcare and service of all kinds. Out of the Church‘s religious mission during these four hundred years there came a light and an energy which have served to structure and consolidate the human community according to the divine law (Cfr. Gaudium et Spes, 42). This is the source of our joy. This is the source for our joy and our gratitude to the Lord, the Almighty Father. This is the reason for the Philippine Church‘s joy, visible in this celebration, with all the color and vitality of your culture and Christian traditions. But this is also your task and responsibility: to remain faithful to what has been handed down and to build on it, so that God‘s law will abide in your hearts and his blessings will increasingly be poured out on your nation. A great boost to our joy is given by the people of the “Jesus is Lord Church Anniversary Festival” who have come to Manila from every corner of the Philippines, from many parts of Asia and the Far East, and from the other continents. They are the sign and the confirmation of your living faith. My heart is going to all of them, to all the Filipino young men and women, and to all young men and women of the whole world, of so many countries of the world... European, Asiatic, Africa, America, North America, Latin America, Central America, Australia, all the continents. 7. The joy of the human heart springs from the presence of God in us, in our hearts. Isaiah writes: "All who... hold to my covenant I will bring to my holy mountain and make joyful in my house of prayer". The spiritual joy of God’s people in the Philippines has two fundamental points of reference: the house of prayer and the holy mountain. First, the community gathers in "the house of prayer"(Is. 56, 6-7) – which is the home, or a chapel, a parish church or a cathedral – to celebrate the mysteries of our redemption and to profess the one, holy, catholic and apostolic faith. From there God‘s pilgrim people go forth to ascend "the holy mountain": marching forward in hope towards the fullness of God‘s kingdom, all the time striving to make present and operative at every level of your personal and national life that kingdom of holiness, justice, peace and solidarity. So two points: the house of prayer and the holy mountain, being together and ascending with Christ into heaven, into his kingdom. All that is inspired by the liturgical texts as of today‘s liturgy. 8. Filipino People of God: at every Mass you hear the call to lift up your hearts: Sursum corda! Lift up your heart, holy Church, which in four centuries has built a solid dwelling place for God in these Islands! So numerous islands, Filipino islands, wonderful islands!

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Whole generations have gone up from here to the Holy Mountain, where the God of glory dwells. The sign of this ascent are your Filipino Saints, beginning with Saint Lorenzo Ruiz whom Pope John Paul 2 had the joy to beatify here in Manila and to canonize in Rome. They remain closely united with you in the Communion of the Saints. They show you the way to God, which is the fulfilment of the vocation of each and every human being. Rejoice Filipino people, holy Church of Manila, Cebu, Caceres, and Nueva Segovia! Rejoice, every Filipino family, every Filipino Diocese and parish! Rejoice, for it has pleased the Father to give you the kingdom! This promise of the Father is fulfilled unceasingly through the power of Christ: to him be honor and glory for ever! Amen. A long homily, but not too long for this occasion! Mabuhay, to all Filipino people! Long live! Very, very, very grateful for this celebration, for this great festivity of the Church in the Philippines. Very grateful to almighty God! Very grateful to all of you! Viva Manila, Cebu, Caceres, Nueva Segovia! Thank you very much! Mabuhay! Sister Faith Abano: Please all stand. In a private meeting with members of the Catholic Bishops‘ Conference of the Philippines, the Pope made the ―strongest comments‖ defending the Catholic ban on artificial contraceptives. He also condemned the injustice in the country and noted the ―increasing‖ gap between rich and poor. ―When powerful interests promote policies which are against the moral law inscribed on the human heart, they offend the dignity of man who is made in the image and likeness of God,‖ the Pontiff said. ―In doing so, they undermine the foundations of society itself.‖ RAINBOW MARCH: ‗Color-coding‘ in Sunday rally (By Michael Lim Ubac and Dave Veridiano) PARTICIPANTS of the pro-democracy rally set on Sunday, October 26 in Makati City will carry the colors of the rainbow in keeping with the multisectoral nature of the mass action. At a press forum yesterday in Makati, organizers said a ―color-coding‖ scheme was needed for easy identification and as a symbol of the diversity of the Filipinos' beliefs and aspirations that would be unified at the rally.

Under the scheme, the rally colors are:  Green for farmers and environmental groups and students and alumni of De La Salle University-Manila  Blue for students and alumni of Ateneo de Manila University  Maroon for students and alumni of University of the Philippines-Diliman  Red for progressive and militant groups and students and alumni of University of the East-Manila

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 White for nuns, priests and the laity.  Yellow for the supporters of the late former president Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino and students and alumni of University of Santo Tomas-Manila The rally, intended to denounce government moves to amend the Constitution, Marcos- style cronyism, threats to press freedom, transportation, power and water shortage in Metro Manila, the rehabilitation after the triple disasters in Mindanao and Visayas such as the Cagayan de Oro bombing last July 27, the Zamboanga Siege last September 9, the Bohol Earthquake last October 16, the Super Typhoon Yolanda last November 8 and the Super Typhoon Glenda last July 16, Bangsamoro Framework Agreement, the tension against China over the Scarborough Shoal, the Development Acceleration Program (DAP) and Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam of businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles, the rehabilitation after the Zamboanga siege to the onslaught Yolanda caused in Visayas and the recent typhoon ―Glenda‖ in Luzon last July, the P316-million Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office funds scam, P6.6 billion housing scam of Delfin Lee's Globe Asiatique (GA), P728 million fertilizer fund scam, the construction of major infrastructure projects, the crime rate in Metro Manila including robbery holdups, the high-profile killings: the killing of champion race car driver Enzo Pastor in Quezon City, Metro Manila and Crown Regency Hotel owner Richard King in Davao City, Davao del Sur last June 12, the gang rape and killing of 26-year-old Anria Galang Espiritu in Calumpit, Bulacan last August 18 and 7-year-old Myla Rosales in Barangay 845, Pandacan, Manila last September 6, the onslaught of typhoon Glenda, the 100 million population mark, the legal issues in DOTC such as: the rehabilitation of MRT-3, the awarding of the LRT-1 south extension project and P1.4-billion common station legal fiasco will be led by animal, police, political and transportation groups. Participants will converge at Ayala Avenue corner Paseo de Roxas from two points--the fire station along Ayala and the Don Bosco Church on Pasay Road. Chito Gascon and Msgr. Melchor David will serve as grand marshals for the fire station contingent, and Fr. Robert Reyes, for the Don Bosco contingent. Earlier, however, Aquino stressed that rally participants could wear any color that pleased them or best described their ideas or aspirations in upholding the gains of the 1986 Edsa People-Power uprising. ―It's really unity in diversity,‖ said Boy Rellosa, a member of the executive committee of the Samahan ng Gitnang Puwersa (SaGiP). In contrast, members of the El Shaddai, who are set to stage an apparent countergathering on the same day at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park, Manila, are expected to wear their customary white on October 25 to 27, 2014. The El Shaddai gathering is supposed for the grand prayer assembly and annual founding anniversary celebration of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement “Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide” and annual birthday celebration of television evangelist and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva on October 25 to 27, during the 5-day pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines. Velarde and Villanueva, spiritual advisers of President Benigno Aquino III, have announced his support for Charter change and Pork Barrel Scam. Security

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Civilian groups pledged to help police maintain peace and order both at the pro- democracy rally at Makati, Quezon City and the El Shaddai gathering. The pledge of support was conveyed yesterday to Chief Supt. Marcelo Garbo Jr., chief of the National Capital Region Police Office, by leaders of the civilian groups. Garbo said about 7,000 policemen from various districts would be deployed at the two events. Metropolitan police will be on red alert starting today. The National Police Commission (Napolcom) has directed Deputy Director Edmundo L. Larroza of the Philippine National Police to finalize security details. In a letter to Larroza yesterday, Leo S. Magahum, Napolcom vice chair and executive officer, said the PNP should ensure a ―balanced enforcement of the law with maximum tolerance and respect for human rights.‖ Magahum said exercising fair security measures at the two events would foster unity and prove the Aquino administration's adherence to democracy. Dodie Limcauco, co-organizer of the pro-democracy rally, said some 2,000 priests, nuns, seminarians and members of nongovernment organizations would serve as marshals. Initially, some 1,000 NGO members had volunteered to serve as guards at the rally. Limcauco said at a breakfast forum at Ciudad Fernandina in San Juan that the ''tight guarding'' of their ranks would be implemented in response to unconfirmed reports that communists planned to bomb the rally site. The Netherlands-based , chief political consultant of the communist-led National Democratic Front, had earlier denied such plans. ―By spreading in advance the intrigue that ‗communists‘ are out to make trouble, Mr. Aquino III is revealing his own malicious intent to play the same old dirty tricks that his mentor Marcos used to play in order to discourage and disrupt mass protest actions and justify repression,‖ Sison said in a statement. Limcauco said his group had engaged in a dialogue with a group of communist rebels who also pledged to join the rally. ―(The rebels) have assured us that they will not disrupt peace and order during the rally,‖ he said without elaborating. „Acrobatics‟ At the same forum, Msgr. Nico Bautista accused El Shaddai of resorting to ―mental and verbal acrobatics'' in defending its gathering. Bautista said the timing of the gathering was ―very unusual because El Shaddai usually meets during the weekend.‖ He also chided Former Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani, El Shaddai‘s overall spiritual adviser, for not keeping the group in line with the Church's position against Charter change. ―I don't know why Bishop Bacani is acting like a lawyer for El Shaddai,‖ he said. Bautista said every Catholic ''should be one in mind and heart with the Church,'' especially on the issue of Charter change. ―The (pro-democracy) rally is about moral issues, particularly the return to power of the Marcoses and their cronies,‖ he said. For El Shaddai Former first lady yesterday told reporters that she may attend the El Shaddai gathering if she's invited.

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―Why not? It's just a birthday party. But I'd prefer to meet him in private to greet him,‖ she said. Imelda was guest speaker at the Manila Hotel launching of two books by the Katotohanan at Katarungan Foundation Inc. (KKFI), a group of military and government officials who served during the regime of her late husband, the dictator Ferdinand Marcos. She expressed support for the administration's move to amend the 1987 Constitution, saying it was a ―bogus‖ Charter created by a body composed of members hand-picked by Aquino. She also chided Sin and Aquino: ''It's sad that these people who should be promoting unity are instead dividing the country.'' But she quickly added that Filipinos were free to attend the rally or the El Shaddai gathering “since this is a democratic, federal and republic country.” In a press statement, the KKFI called the Makati rally an ―elitist exercise, a lot of noise,: and defended Mr. Aquino III‘s stand on Charter change. ―Amendments are for the people to decide on in a plebiscite, and not for a few to pre- empt by sowing speculative intrigues,‖ the group said. On the ad boycott on the INQUIRER, the KKFI said: ―Kung walang sinasanto ang isang pahayagan, huwag itong umasa ng pagtangkilik (If a newspaper defies everybody, it shouldn't hope for support).‖ „Free‟ Members of the House of Representatives are free to decide whether to attend the pro- democracy rally, Speaker Sonny Belmonte, Jr. said. But he was quick to qualify that this was ―only for the House.‖ ―I can't say about (those who belong to the ruling Laban ng Masang Pilipino) party. That's a different matter,'' he said at a press conference yesterday. Villar said he respected each of his colleagues' decision and pointed out that it was ―healthy for an institution of democracy like the House to be debating on the issue of Charter change.‖ He said his office would not move to keep LAMP congressmen from joining the rally. Quezon Rep. Alcala said that while he was opposed to amending the 1987 Constitution, he would not attend the rally ''to respect the party position on the matter.‖ Alcala said he was convinced that ''intraparty discussions on Cha-cha have not been exhausted.‖

Goma vs Spice Boy On radio, movie idol Richard Gomez, who is also presidential adviser on youth and sports, yesterday engaged one of the so-called ―Spice Boys‖ of Congress in a battle over young people's hearts and minds. Gomez raised doubts as to whether organizers of the pro-democracy rally had enlightened students and youth groups on the issues being raised by critics of the Aquino administration. He dared the other guests--among them Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Lakas, Surigao del Norte)--to take full responsibility should violence erupt at the rally and victimize student participants.

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―What are you really fighting for? Are you sure that the students and the youth joining the rally understand the issues you are fighting for?‖ Gomez said in Filipino during the noontime program ''Paksa'' hosted by Tina Monzon Palma over dzMM. Also in the panel were rally marshals Father Reyes, also known as the ''running priest,'' and lawyer Gil de los Reyes. Gomez, who joined the discussion by phone, also warned that the rally could have negative effects on the business climate. Barbers countered by telling Gomez that ''we've done our homework'' as far as educating the youth sector was concerned, through campus forums and mobilization. He also said it was the Palace who should be blamed regarding the adverse effects on the economy as ''it's the government who's reviving this divisive issue (of Charter change) in the first place.'' As to the possible eruption of violence, Barbers said he didn't find such ''rumors'' credible ''since these came from the military.'' Reyes assured Gomez that the rally participants could police their own ranks, and that it was very remote that they would instigate violence themselves as they would be led by nuns and priests. Support Caloocan councilors yesterday pledged support for the pro-democracy rally despite Mayor Oscar Malapitan‘s continued refusal to make a stand on the matter. Cong. Edgar Erice, majority floor leader of the city council and a close ally of Malonzo, said his participation at the rally was a matter of ''individual conscience.'' ''This is not a question of party affiliation now. I will support the rally because I believe in what it stands for,'' he said. Erice is organizing a motorcade that will run from the Caloocan High School to Ayala Avenue, Makati City. City residents may join the contingent at around 11:45 a.m. on Friday. Earlier, Mayor and at least three other councilors said they would join the rally. Councilors Manuel Rayos and Chito Abel, active Church leaders in their respective areas, are mobilizing religious groups for the motorcade. LAMP councilors in the city have denied reports that they were intending to join the rally. They said they were open to Charter change. In Calapan City, at least 7,000 students, Mangyans, urban poor and Catholic faithful are expected to join the ―march cum Roman Catholic Charismatic Holy Mass and worship and healing prayer and political protest rally‖ to be led tomorrow, Sunday, October 26 by Bishop Warlito I. Cajandig, Roman Catholic Territorial Diocese of Calapan. ―The protest action is in response to the call of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines to show our opposition to Charter change, threats to press freedom and the return of cronyism,‖ said Fr. Jimson H. Ruga, an aide of Cajandig and director of the Service Commission of the Diocese. Ruga said the protest action would be synchronized with the pro-democracy rally in Makati. Similar demonstrations will be held simultaneously in 50 other cities nationwide. With reports from Jerome Aning, Volt Contreras, Rocky Nazareno, Philip Tubeza, and Blanche S. Rivera in Manila; and Joel J. Jabal, PDI Southern Luzon Bureau

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―Tell the World of His Love‖ (World Youth Day 1995 Theme Song) The hymn, the result of a nationwide song-writing contest done by the dioceses, eventually became a hit tune, “Tell the World of His Love.” Written by Filipino composer Trina Belamide, the hymn revolves around the overall theme “As the Father has sent me, so I send you? (John 20:21). It opens with this line: “God so loved the world that He sent His only Son” (John 3:16). Engaging the youth That the first hymn and logo for World Youth Day were composed and produced in the Philippines, and carried forward, is a miracle of sorts. A year before the international youth gathering on January 10 to 16, 1995, a committee was organized by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) headed by Bishop Leo Drona to start preparations. The Philippine innovations began at that point. Instead of a written report describing the proposed preparations, the CBCP committee sent a multimedia computer presentation. Among the plan’s major objectives was to engage the youth at the diocesan level to participate and build up interest leading to World Youth Day. A nationwide logo design and a song-writing contest were proposed. The winning logo design shows a native wooden boat with its sail hanging on a cross and a number of fishermen casting nets on its side, evoking the words “I will make you fishers of men?” (Matthew 4:19) and supporting the overall theme.

Title: Tell the World of His Love Originally Sung By: Raquel Mangaliag and Jeffrey Arcilla Originally composed by: Trina Belamide Country: Philippines

World Youth Day is a worldwide religious gathering of youth presided by a Pope. Every World Youth Day has had its own theme song. “Tell The World of His Love” is the theme song of the 1995 World Youth Day which was held in the Philippines.

In January 1994, a nationwide song-writing contest for the theme song of World Youth Day 1995 was launched in the Philippines. The entry “Tell the World of His Love” was chosen.

The song was composed by Trina Belamide whose real name is Katrina Marie Concepcion Ruiz Belamide. Prior to the contest, she has already been writing songs for different Filipino artists for three years.

In an interview, Ms. Belamide was asked how she came out with the beautiful lyrics and the melody of the song. Ms. Belamide explained, "I started the song with the title, Tell the World of His Love, and I built it from there. Actually, I didn't have a rough time writing the lyrics. I had a rough time with the melody. I had a clear vision of what I really wanted. I wanted the people to sway with the music. And I pictured

149 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 them with a "lighter" in their hands as they sang it. I wanted a melody that could easily get the "feel" of the youth.”

As a Filipino, I'm so proud of this song. It was played at St. Peter's Square on the day of Pope John Paul II's beatification. It was reportedly one of the late Pope's favorite songs.

Note: The above music video is not the official music video of Tell the World of His Love. I choose this video because it plays the original version of the song which was the carrier single of the official World Youth Day album that was released in a limited tape edition. This version was the one used months before, during and after the World Youth Day. I was one of the millions of participants of WYD 1995, and this version is the one that always brings back all the wonderful memories that I have of World Youth Day 1995.

“TELL THE WORLD OF HIS LOVE” World Youth Day 1995 Theme Song Words and Music by: Trina Belamide Lead Vocals by: Carelle Mangaliag and Jeff Arcilla Back-up Vocals: Dada de Pano, Niser de Pano, Trina Belamide, Andrei Jose, Wilson Santos, Ritchie Ilustre Vocal Arrangement: Trina Belamide Musical Arrangement: N. Arnel de Pano Producer: Trina Belamide

Carelle Mangaliag: For God so loved the world He gave us Him only Son Jesus Christ our Savior, His most precious one

Jeff Arcilla: He has sent us His message of love and sends those who hear To bring the message to everyone in a voice loud and clear

Duet: Let us tell the world of His love The greatest love the world has known Search the world for those who have walked Astray and lead them home Fill the world's darkest corners with His light from up above Walk every step, Every mile, Every road And tell the world, Tell the world of His love

Duet: For God so loved the world he gave us Him only Son Jesus Christ our Savior His Most Precious One He has sent us His message of love And sends those who hear

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To bring the message to everyone In a voice loud and clear

Let us tell the world of His love The greatest love the world has known Search the world for those who have walked Astray and lead them home Fill the world's darkest corners With His light from up above Walk every step, Every mile, Every road And tell the world, Tell the world of His love

Let us tell the world of His love (Tell the world of His love) The greatest love the world has known Search the world for those who have walked Astray and lead them home (lead them home) Fill the world's darkest corners With His light from up above Walk every step, Every mile, Every road And tell the world, Tell the world of His love

Let us tell the world of His love The greatest love the world has known Walk every step, Every mile, Every road And tell the world, Tell the world of His love Anniversary's success lies on prayers The success of the 36th Anniversary of the Jesus is Lord (JIL) Church Worldwide today, October 26, is ensured by the prayers and intercessions offered to God worldwide.

From September 1-21, JIL churches established in 200 countries around the world prayed in unity for God's blessings for the anniversary. In Manila, pastors and intercessors also held a prayer-on-location yesterday at the Quirino Grandstand, Luneta, the venue of JIL celebration.

One of the pastors who joined the prayer-on-location, Pastor Amor Robles-Adella of JIL-PUP, said, ―My greatest prayer is that a larger percentage of our population will be reached before the Lord Jesus comes again."

Pastor Lorna Rodriguez of JIL-Bunlo also prayed for the anniversary speaker, Dr. Morris Cerullo, a world renowned evangelist. The prayer-on-location concluded with a faith-filled declaration of ―Jesus is Lord over Luneta Grandstand!‖

Indeed, that is what we see today here in Luneta! Happy 36th Anniversary, JIL!

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PRO-DEMOCRACY RALLY: “It's like Edsa

1986” (By Rocky Nazareno, Cathy C. Yamsuan and Philip Tubeza) ―THIS is 1986 all over again. The only difference is we're now trying to nip a dictatorship in the bud,‖ a congressman yesterday said, echoing the sentiments of the participants in the pro-democracy rally today led by the pork barrel groups. A senator said the issues being raised by the pro-democracy rally were about ―freedom.‖ ―The Constitution protected our freedom. Now that the people who are supposed to preserve and defend it are not doing so, the people must protect it,‖ Sen. Sonia Roco said. Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. (Camarines Sur) said the two rallies are a throwback to the last days of the Marcos regime as he urged the people ―to fight against the enemies of democracy.‖ Andaya said People Power was in Edsa while those who wanted to keep the Marcoses in power were in Malacañang. The rally on Ayala Avenue in Makati City is protesting Charter change, the return of Marcos cronies and the threats to press freedom. ―Today, we again converge, not in Edsa but Makati, this time to make known our opposition to the agenda of Malacañang,'' Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Surigao del Norte) said. Foreplay Roco compared the public outrage over Charter change to sex. ―Once you start, once you have already engaged in foreplay, it will be difficult to stop,'' he said in Filipino. ―You must have a catharsis, and the rally (this afternoon) will lead to (that) catharsis. I hope (once this is over), it will pacify the people. (If the rally doesn't take place), emotions will continue to boil. It's important for the people to express their (fear) that freedom is threatened,‖ he added. Roco reminded the President that his own plan to amend the Charter was the cause of the rally. He said Mr. Aquino better call off the administration's plan to amend the Constitution if he wanted to stop the rally, which the President claimed was threatening investor confidence in the country. ―The only way to prevent the rally at this point (is) if President Benigno Aquino III announces: 'No more efforts to amend the Constitution until 2016,‖' said Roco. He said the President could ask voters in a plebiscite that will coincide with the 2016 elections if they wanted Charter change. Roco said Tagle, in turn, could advise their followers not to proceed to Makati anymore.

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―It will be easier if we tell everybody 'Let's not get wet (because) pneumonia is difficult to cure,‖ he said. The weather bureau has predicted rains because of storm ―Luding.‖ But Roco said it would be hard to call off the rally at this point because Mr. Aquino‘s insistence on Charter change had already ignited the people's outrage. The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) yesterday said it was ―too late‖ to call off today's rally. ―To call off the October 26 rally is too late as of now. The whole exercise is already definite and defined,‖ CBCP president Socrates Villegas said. He said the CBCP had said that Charter change at this time was untimely and would divide the people. ''It is sad that those words fell on deaf ears.'' The archbishop said Mr. Estrada might as well junk his “Walang tutulong sa Pilipino kundi ang kapwa Pilipino” slogan and replace it with “Walang tutulong sa Pilipino kundi ang estranjero.” Cruz said the President's proposal to allow foreigners to own land in the country would undermine the Constitution's pro-Filipino character. He said government should stop blaming the Constitution for the nation's poverty. Rather, it should address the issues of insurgency, graft and partisan politics. Former Sen. Alberto Romulo said there was no need to amend the Charter at this time. ''Why then is the President stubbornly pursuing charter changes?'' he asked. Trojan horse ―Is the avowed purpose truly for foreign investment to help the economy? Or the poor? Or are the so-called economic proposals actually a Trojan horse for the administration's true and real agenda?‖ Quoting constitutionalist , Romulo said: ''The suspicion of many is that the agitation about economic change is really a camouflage for political change. ''Regrettably, this political change is aimed at no less than recreating, Marcos style, an all-powerful, unaccountable and perpetuating chief executive.'' Oscar Atadero of Progay-Philippines said the economic reforms that Mr. Estrada was seeking through Charter change would just worsen the situation of gays in the country. He said the plan to further liberalize the economy would put many gays out of work as some 90 percent of them are working in small businesses. ''Gays will be forced to sell drugs and become prostitutes if this succeeds,'' he said. Rain or shine It's all systems go for the pro-democracy rally, which is expected to draw between 40,000 and 50,000 people. Rally organizer Gil de los Reyes said the rally would precede rain or shine. Dodi Limcauco said organizers were deploying 2,000 marshals consisting of members of the clergy and nongovernmental groups. ―There will also be a sub-marshal for each marching group so that they can police their own ranks,‖ Limcauco said. Policemen who will be assigned to the rally site will not carry guns.

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Organizers urged those protesters to stick a piece of paper on their cars showing ―August 20 Rally Ayala‖ or ―Manindigan para sa Demokrasya Rally, Ayala.‖ Msgr. Nico Bautista said the rally was something that must be done now. ―Otherwise, we are just prolonging the agony.‖ Running priest Robert Reyes dismissed allegations that the rally was intended to destabilize the government. ―This is not a destabilization move. In our hearts, there's only one word--peace,‖ he said. He said the Church should not be afraid of El Shaddai‘s numbers. ―A genuine faith is not afraid to be unpopular and what is unpopular is not oftentimes moral or correct,‖ Reyes said. 132 amendments Former Sen. yesterday disclosed that some congressmen were planning to introduce at least 132 amendments to the Constitution, including changing the form of government and lifting the term limits on elected officials. He did not specify the other amendments. At a forum at the Holiday Inn, he called on local officials to join today's pro- democracy rally despite the administration's pressure. He said some local officials were being pressured to ―toe the line‖ of Mr. Aquino. ―We were also being squeezed but we refused to change our mind on the issue,‖ he said, noting that ―friends‖ of Mr. Aquino had approached him to ''ease up'' on his hardline stance on Charter change. As of yesterday, at least 26 members of the House of Representatives, including some from the ruling LAMP party, had confirmed that they would attend today's rally. They include Andaya, Barbers, Zubiri, Abby Binay-Campos (Makati), Jose Yap (Tarlac), (Isabela), Hernani Braganza (Pangasinan), Federico Sandoval II (-Navotas), Michael Defensor (Quezon City), (Misamis Oriental), Feliciano Belmonte (Quezon City), Sergio Apostol (Leyte), (Davao del Norte), J. Mayo Almario (Davao Oriental), Enrico Echiverri (Caloocan) and Ignacio Bunye (Muntinlupa). The 14 party-list representatives will also join the rally. LAMP Rep. Raoul Del Mar is attending the rally in Cebu. In the Senate, those joining the rally are Roco, Minority Leader Teofisto Guingona, Sergio Osmeña III and Aquilino Pimentel. Jose Concepcion Jr., a former delegate to the 1971 Constitutional Convention, is also joining the rally in Makati. Concepcion described the rally as a ''call for the Filipino people to reaffirm our commitment to democracy, which we have won back gloriously during the Edsa Revolution.'' Education Secretary Andrew Gonzales left the decision to cancel classes in private and public schools to the ''full discretion'' of principals whose schools are located near the rally sites. With a report from Stella O. Gonzales References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Congress_of_the_Philippines

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PNoy: My decision will not change (By Juliet Labog-Javellana, Philippine Daily INQUIRER) Manila, Philippines, October 26, 2014 (INQUIRER) - WHO'S afraid of the pro- democracy rally in Makati City? Not President Benigno Aquino III, who declared yesterday that the rally and other mass actions nationwide would not make him stop pushing for Charter change, the case on , the crime rate in Metro Manila and the pork barrel scam and, he said, its resultant benefits for the people. “Hindi rin po mababago ng ilan ang ating hangarin na mapaganda ang buhay ng ating mga kababayan,” he said in an interview with . During the 45-minute radio interview, which was aired by 43 Bombo Radyo AM and PBS Radyo ng Bayan stations, the President was repeatedly asked whether he would change his mind in the face of nationwide protests against his administration's initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution. “Hindi magbabago ang aking kapasyahan sapagkat ang aking pananaw ay… isa ito sa tanging solusyon para magkaroon tayo ng sapat na puhunan para mahango natin sa kahirapan ang ating mga kababayan (My decision will not change because in my view, this is one of the ways to secure sufficient funds to solve the problem of poverty),‖ he said. Mr. Estrada said he would not be deterred by the rally to be led today by the pork barrel rallysts to protest Charter change, Marcos-style cronyism and threats to press freedom. He pointed out that the Constitution needed amending in order to allow the Philippines to keep in step with the rest of the world. “Hindi po ito makakapigil sa akin na pag-aralan ang mga nararapat na pagbabago sa ating Saligang Batas sa ngayon. Ang aking pananaw ay hindi na angkop ang ating Saligang Batas sa nagaganap sa ating mundo,” he said. But over lunch in Malacañang, the President told foreign correspondents that he planned to meet with Aquino's group ''maybe after this rally,'' and ''especially at this point (when) we have just overcome our economic crisis.'' ''So as not to break the momentum of our economic recovery, and for the sake and for the greater good of our people, I have to unite our people and talk to the leaders of the opposition party,'' he said. Change of tune

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The other day, Mr. Aquino urged Tagle to call off their rally, saying it was hurting the economy and the country's image abroad. But he changed his tune yesterday when asked about his appeal. ''Kailan man, sa simula't simula ay hindi natin pinagbabawalan ang kanilang rally sapagkat nasa demokrasya tayo (Since the start I have never prevented them from holding their rally because we are in a democracy),'' he said. The President also said he wanted to hear what the protesters would say, including the reasons behind their mass action (''At mabuti nga, tinitingnan natin kung ano ang sasabihin nila at may sarili silang dahilan kung bakit sila nagra-rally''). He said he was not bothered by the rally, was not stopping anyone from attending it, and was in fact pleased that many people wanted to participate in discussions regarding Charter change. “Malaya ang lahat na magbigay ng pahayag tungkol ditto (Everyone is free to air views on the issue),‖ he said. Mr. Aquino recalled that Aquino and Sin fought against him (“nilabanan”) during the 2010 presidential elections. “Kung ako po'y natakot sa kanila, hindi na po sana ako naging Pangulo. Pinatutunayan po natin na tama tayo (If I became afraid of them then, I would not have been President. This proves that I'm right),‖ he said. He added that the people had nothing to fear about his proposed constitutional amendments as these would go through a lengthy process from the preparatory commission until the plebiscite. He stressed that it would be the public who would have the last say. Velarde The President was asked by Ronil Peñaflor of Bombo Radyo Legazpi if he was ―using‖ El Shaddai leader Bro. Mike Velarde, Jesus is Lord Church founder, international president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva, or vice versa. In reply, Mr. Aquino said no one was being used by anyone. He pointed out that Velarde was his spiritual adviser and was helping him pray for the improvement of the state of the nation, and that Velarde had many projects for the poor. He added: “Ang pakiusap ko po lamang ay sana ay tigilan na natin ang mga ganyang intriga. Magtrabaho na lang po tayo para sa ikauunlad ng bayan (My request is that this kind of intrigue be stopped. Let us just work for the good of the country).‖ Jesus is Lord Church is celebrating founder, international president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva‘s 81st birthday on October 6 and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‘s 36th anniversary today at the Rizal Park on October 26-27, part of the five- day pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines. Peñaflor observed that while the Catholic Church had been split by the Charter change issue, Velarde had been enjoying a close relationship with the President (“Kapansin- pansin na masyado kayong malapit kay Bro. Mike Velarde‖). Peñaflor cited the 45-day reprieve that the President granted a death convict upon Velarde's request. The President reiterated that his main reason for going to the El Shaddai gathering was to extend belated ―happy birthday‖ greetings to Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, international president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva; he is celebrating his birthday on Monday, October 6.

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He said that should he be given the opportunity, he would speak before the gathering to discuss his plans for Charter change. Aquino Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma and an officer of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines confirmed that the President would meet with Aquino and company. ―Yes. I think that's going to be after (the rally). The rally is going to be held tomorrow. I don't think there's time (to set up the meeting earlier),'' Reyes said. Focap board member Arthur Bariuad said: ―(The President) said he is willing to talk to the group of Cory after the rally… He also wants to hear the issues they are going to present.'' Velarde and Villanueva himself said he was willing to broker talks between Tagle and Mr. Aquino. ―I am trying my very best… so that everyone will be able to reach an understanding,'' he said when asked if he was willing to arrange a meeting. Asked if he had initiated anything, he said: ―Nothing yet. I will try.‖ With a report from Martin P. Marfil It‟s countrywide, not just in Ayala (By the PDI Bureaus) Manila, Philippines, October 26, 2014 (INQUIRER) - NATIONWIDE outrage over President Benigno Aquino III‘s plan to change the Constitution, Marcos-style cronyism, to scrap the pork barrel and perceived threats to press freedom erupts today in Church-led street political rallies in big cities and towns all over the country. In Cebu, police units have been on red alert since noon yesterday to ensure that the ―freedom march‖ at the Fuente Osmeña oval will be peaceful. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma and Cebu Archbishop-Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal said he was not worried that trouble might erupt today as he expected the gathering to be peaceful. ―I have more faith in the Cebuano people. In Manila, I do not know. But here, I have more faith, after all we are on the same island,‖ he said in an earlier interview. A small plane piloted by Capt. Pantaleon Del Rosario, a businessman, is expected to ―rain‖ aerofetti and confetti on the rally this afternoon. ―It's symbolic. It would show that the people are ready to oppose any Charter change on land, sea and air,‖ said Vicente Balbuena, chair of the Kilusan para sa Pambansang Demokrasya in Cebu. Among those expected to join the rally are members of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines, Sugbuanong Pagpakabana and the Basic Ecclesial Communities from Cebu City.

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In Negros, thousands of people will march today to rally sites in Kabankalan and San Carlos cities in the morning and in Bacolod and Dumaguete cities in the afternoon. ―People's camps‖ were set up yesterday afternoon on Magsaysay, Araneta, B.S. Aquino and Lacson streets in Bacolod. Almost a hundred persons lighted torches and candles at the two rally sites ―for press freedom.‖ Fr. Greg Patino, Bacolod Diocese Social Action Center director, said about 100,000 people was expected to attend the rally in Bacolod. He urged the participants not to be deterred even by possible rain. If Charter change is not stopped, he said, ―what will hit the country will be worse than a storm and the earthquake in Turkey.‖ Protestants In Iloilo, the Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches (CPBC), an umbrella of 763 Protestant churches in the country, called on Mr. Aquino III to give dignity to his office by upholding press freedom. In a statement, the CPBC asked the President to be transparent and allow the press to look into all dealings, decisions and transactions of the government. In Aklan, Bishop Jose Corazon Tala-oc called on the faithful to attend the rally at Pastrana Park in the capital town of Kalibo this afternoon. Tala-oc said he was displeased over the decision of Bro. Mike Velarde, founder and servant-leader of the El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International Roman Catholic Charismatic Religious Renewal Movement, to hold the DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International Family Appointment with El Shaddai was held for the birthday celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, international president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva and the grand prayer assembly and annual founding anniversary celebration of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement “Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide” simultaneous with the pro-democracy rally being initiated by actvisits in Makati City in time for the five-day pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines on October 25 to 27. Tala-oc said Velarde and Villanueva, as members of the Roman Catholic Church, should have at least shown some respect to the Manila archbishop. In Tagbilaran City, Msgr. Leonardo Y. Medroso, bishop of Tagbilaran, said a symposium on Charter change would be held at the St. Joseph Cathedral. Tumulak, who leads the People Resist Cha-cha Movement, said City Vice-Mayor Toto Veloso, Msgr. Antonieto Cabahug and a still unnamed priest would speak during the forum. More militant groups are expected to mount a demonstration. Davao City In Davao City, the Davao Archdiocese and militant groups rejected calls by Mr. Aquino to call off today's rally as they hit back at the President for blaming anti-Charter change advocates for the recent economic jitters. Fr. Leonardo Dublan, Davao Archdiocese Social Action Center director, said that for as long as President Benigno Aquino III would insist on amending the Constitution, mass actions would go on.

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Today's rally will serve as a ―grand opening salvo‖ for more protest activities if the Aquino III administration refuses to heed the clamor against Charter change, the Maguindanao Massacre case, the Richard King murder case and the pork barrel fund scam, he said. Glen Amoroso, secretary general of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-Davao, said Mr. Aquino‘s request to call off the rally was a sign that he was getting ―nervous and worried‖ about the impact of the growing public outcry. On Thursday night, some 800 students from seven universities and colleges lighted candles at the Freedom Park in Davao City. They later held a ―Torch Parade for Freedom‖ on the main streets. In , a newly formed multisectoral group, called the South Cotabato People's Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy, will lead today's rally. Alliance chair Peter Jabido said they expected up to 10,000 people from 11 towns to converge downtown. ''Today is just a beginning of the series of protest actions to be spearheaded by the multisectoral alliance to preserve the gains of Edsa and to resist anti-people policies of the Aquino administration,‖ Jabido said. A rally will also be held in City, starting at 9 a.m. In Mati, Davao Oriental, anti-Charter change groups vowed to intensify their protests. Bishop Patricio Alo said they would drum up support for their campaign through the Church-run radio station dxBM, the pulpit and the streets. Resolutions The provincial board is also planning to adopt a resolution condemning Mr. Aquino‘s plan to rewrite the Charter, repression of the critical press and cronyism, according to board member Anaclito Macatabog. A similar resolution is being studied by the municipal council of Mati, said Councilor Eric Albao. In Digos, Davao del Sur, the Democratic Initiative for Strengthening the Constitution and Against Resurging Dictatorship said the only way today's rally at 1 p.m. would be called off is for Mr. Aquino III to forget Charter change. ―He may employ all sorts of dirty tactics, including disruptions, but these will not prevent the people from expressing their opposition to the Cha-cha and pork barrel,‖ Antonio Navidad, Discord chair, said. Transportation is expected to be paralyzed starting at 5 a.m. as tricycle drivers also promised to join the rally. Simplicia Delada, spokesperson of Cause-DS, said the federation of tricycle drivers and operators pledged to stop plying their routes in sympathy with the anti-Charter change ralliers. Bishop Guillermo Dela Vega Afable appealed to the public to attend the rally. In City, a torch parade was held last night by the Ranao Tri-people Movement for Genuine Peace and Development, an alliance of government organizations and people's organizations, according to its chairperson Adona Orquillas. Iligan Bishop Emilio Bataclan said the protest march in the city would start at 2 p.m. Western Mindanao In Pagadian City, rally organizers said they expected 20,000 people to converge in the city from various places in Western Mindanao.

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Eugene Velez, chair of Alyansang Makabayan for Western Mindanao, said they anticipated some 20,000 people to join. Rallies will also be held in Ozamiz, Dipolog, Oroquieta and Zamboanga cities and in Ipil, Zamboanga del Sur, Velez said. In Bicol, church and multisectoral group leaders yesterday firmed up their plans for today's protest rallies. Fr. Jovic Lobrigo, Social Action Center head, said some 10,000 people from 40 church- based groups, people's and nongovernment organizations would attend the rally at the Freedom Park in Legazpi City. Called ―Marcha-Bicol‖ (Movement against Revision of the Charter-Bicol), the protest action will also be joined in by groups from Sorsogon, Catanduanes and Camarines Sur, Lobrigo said. The participants will include bishops, priests, lay leaders, students, and leaders of militant groups in the region. Church-led groups will be holding a ―Solidarity‖ rally in Daet, Camarines Norte. The protest march in Legazpi will start at the Ninoy Aquino Park in Daraga town, Redemptorist Compound in Barangay Gogon and the St. Raphael Church. Pangasinan In Pangasinan, in lieu of a protest rally, church bells will ring at 3 p.m. on Sunday to call everyone to prayer, said Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas. Villegas, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, said central Pangasinan is ―not rally and demonstration-conscious.‖ He said that in deference to Pangasinenses, especially those in central Pangasinan, he had issued a pastoral letter calling Catholic faithful to pray as a show of concern over the issues raised during the rally. In the circular letter to be read on October 27 and 28, Cruz urged everyone ―to pray for our country, for its unity and peace, for its progress and prosperity under the rule of democracy.‖ In Isabela, Catholic priests and devotees described the Charter change as an ―outright oppression, morally wrong and should be rejected.‖ The Roman Catholic Territorial Diocese of Ilagan said changing the Constitution at this time would affect Filipinos adversely. Its pastoral letter, which will be read during Masses on Sunday, said Mr. Aquino‘s plans would make the rich richer and the poor poorer. Members of the Catholic clergy and laity from Olongapo City and Zambales will join the rally in Makati City. Fr. Alberto Avenido, social action director of the diocese of Iba, said Bishop has issued a circular urging the Catholic clergy and lay people in the province to be ''patriotic in these trying times'' and oppose Charter change. Baguio City In Baguio City, officials of the Cordillera police assigned about 200 police officers to secure the parade grounds of the Burnham Park in Baguio City, where close to 2,000 persons are expected to rally today. ―I have been monitoring a signature campaign being conducted by students and this appeared to be the figure they are expecting to march today (October 26). But we are

160 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 certain the rally will not be too disruptive,‖ Chief Supt. Renato Paredes, Cordillera police director, said. Members of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines and the League of Filipino Students in the city had gathered 1,200 signatures of people who are against Mr. Aquino‘s plan to change the Constitution. A member of the Baguio Colleges Foundation's Paralegal Volunteers Organization said students from seven colleges and universities in the city will be represented in today's march. A CEGP candlelight ceremony to protest threats to press freedom was held last night on Session Road. Tonton Antocop, Froilan Gallardo, Carla P. Gomez, Nereo C. Lujan, Odon S. Bandiola and Chito A. Fuentes, PDI Visayas Bureau; Jowel F. Canuday, Aquiles Z. Zonio, Ferdinand O. Zuasola, Allan A. Nawal and Bobby Timonera, PDI Mindanao Bureau; Rey Nasol, PDI Southern Luzon Bureau; Catherine Aquino, Villamor Visaya Jr. and Vincent Cabreza, PDI Northern Luzon Bureau; and Henry Empeño, PDI Central Luzon Desk Bro. Eddie‟s birthday party world‟s annual biggest and grandest Manila, Philippines, October 26, 2014 (INQUIRER) - ―THEY will be shouting at Ayala while others will be praying at Luneta,‖ said El Shaddai founder and servant-leader Bro. Mike Velarde yesterday as he stood firm on his group's plan to hold a gathering to celebrate the rival religious group Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, international president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva on October 6 and the 36th anniversary celebration of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic charismatic renewal religious group movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖, and pro-democracy rallies are set in Makati City and other cities nationwide in time for the pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines on October 26 to 27. Asked if a change of schedule was possible in the interest of unity within the Catholic Church, Velarde said it was not, adding that a number of El Shaddai members from the provinces and all over the world were coming or had arrived for the gathering. The birthday ―party‖ at Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park in Manila threatens to break records in terms of lavishness and numbers, what with the promised handaan (feast) of roast pig, chicken and calf, as well as the expected attendance of President Benigno Aquino III and his political allies, foreign dignitaries and show biz friends. Velarde was in Malacañang yesterday, October 25. ―I'm just going to check whether the appointment of the President with us--which is in the afternoon of Sunday--did not change,‖ he told reporters. Asked if Mr. Aquino would be given the opportunity to deliver a speech on the administration‘s proposed Charter amendments, he said: ―I don't know what the President

161 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 has in mind, but normally he gives his inspirational message and informs the people on what is happening in government.‖ As of last night, there was no official word from Malacañang whether Mr. Aquino would attend the DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International Family Appointment with El Shaddai was held for the annual founding anniversary celebration and grand prayer assembly of the Evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖ and television evangelist and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva in time for the pastoral visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines today. But earlier, he said he would attend as he had done for the past years. The President is also scheduled to speak between 5:05 and 5:30 p.m. according to the El Shaddai program of activities. Like the President, to whom he serves as spiritual adviser, Velarde is for amending the Constitution now. Asked if there would be expressions of support for Charter change at the El Shaddai gathering, Velarde chuckled and said: ―Why is our focus on Charter change?‖ ―I think we should look into positive changes, not only concerning our Charter, but you know, I have a different view.‖ He added, still speaking in Taglish: ''Even if we change that Constitution repeatedly, if change does not occur in men's hearts, nothing will happen. ''So I think what we should look and pray for is a change within ourselves. All of us are involved--the media, the Church, the government, the ordinary people. We should all help in changing ourselves because we are the ones who will suffer.'' „Perception‟ ―Our celebration will not be destructive… That is only the perception of observers,‖ Velarde said. He appealed to journalists not to ―color‖ their gathering, adding: ―The results of (the Makati rally and the El Shaddai gathering) could be beneficial to us--they'll be shouting at Ayala while others will be praying in Luneta.‖ Asked if the El Shaddai gathering would serve as a vehicle to promote Charter change, he said: ―I have expressed my views that I am in favor of change.‖ ―Anything that is growing must experience change. In our country, we should open ourselves to change, but that change should benefit the majority.‖ While he opposed the initiative of the Ramos administration to amend the Constitution, he believes that now is the ―proper time‖ for the undertaking, he added. Velarde also said the El Shaddai gathering would be a mass and worship and healing prayer rally but merely the annual celebration of the founding anniversary and grand prayer assembly of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic charismatic renewal religious group Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Movement which coincides with the birthday celebration of television evangelist and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, international president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva in time for the pastoral and state visit of the Pope here in the Philippines. ―Nothing arts, business, legal, political, showbiz and sports is involved in this celebration at the Luneta,‖ he said. Asked if Imelda Marcos, widow of the strongman Ferdinand Marcos, was invited, he said: ―Everybody's invited at the Luneta.‖

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Velarde readily obliged when asked if he had a message for those participating at the pro- democracy rally. ―We are all for the preservation of our freedoms,‖ he said. ―Let us give all the Filipinos the freedom to think, the freedom to express and the freedom to assemble. That is what democracy is all about.‖ He also said a variety of opinions should be upheld, and that people should not be forced to hew to the views of others. Comparisons The El Shaddai celebration invites comparisons. According to the 1998 Guinness Book of World Records, the world's biggest birthday party was attended by an estimated 35,000 people in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sept. 8, 1979. It was held to celebrate the 89th birthday of Col. Harland Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Would El Shaddai break this standing record? Consider this: The crowd that attended El Shaddai 29th anniversary celebration on Aug. 17-18, 2013 and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Movement 35th Anniversary Celebration on October 27-28, 2013 was estimated at more than three million people. The affair, at which Mr. Aquino and Vice President Jejomar C. Binay, Sr. were present, was televised live nationwide via satellite on IBC-13. El Shaddai is composed of two groups: the covenant (with 209,523 officially registered members) and the non-committed (estimated by the movement itself to number eight million). With the numbers, how many lechon, etc. will Velarde need to feed the whole flock? More important, how much wills the feast cost him? The INQUIRER checked prices at Jollibee, KFC, Chowking, McDonalds, Greenwich, , Lydia's Lechon, Baliwag Lechon Manok and Andok's Lechon Manok. These are the figures: Lechon baboy goes for P3,500 for a 12-kilo pig and P8,500 for a 42-kilo pig at Lydia's. Lechon baka costs P18,000 for a 60-kilo calf and P21,000 for a 70-kilo calf, also at Lydia's. Lechon manok is sold at P175 per kilo at Baliwag, and P170 per kilo at Andok's. The size of the whole Rizal Park is about 528,833 square meters. According to planners of the National Parks and Development Committee of the Department of Tourism, a one- square-meter area can hold two persons. If tightly crammed, four persons can be squeezed in. Assuming that Rizal Park has no structures, it can normally accommodate about 1,057,666 people (if tightly crammed, 2,115,332).

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7,000 cops to secure Makati, Manila rallies (By TJ Burgonio and Cynthia Balana) Manila, Philippines, October 26, 2014 (INQUIRER) - TRAFFIC will be rerouted. But to ensure that there will be no untoward incident, a total of 7,000 policemen will be deployed in Manila and Makati to secure the rallyists. In Makati City, Chief Supt. Marcelo Garbo Jr., Metro Manila police chief, said that at 6 a.m. October 26, Sunday, the Ayala Avenue, from Herrera Street to Manila Peninsula on Makati Avenue will be closed to all vehicular traffic. Paseo de Roxas, from de la Rosa Street in front of Enterprise Center, Banco Filipino, and BPI Family will likewise be closed. At 10 a.m. the entire stretch of Ayala to Rustans Buendia will be closed to all vehicular traffic. The traffic re-routing plan will give way to participants to the pro-democracy rally. The participants will converge at the Ayala-Paseo de Roxas intersection for the main program which will start at 1 p.m. Alternative routes will be designated by the Makati Parking Authority, Traffic Management Group-PNP, MAPSA, and the Ayala Security Force. No parking for all vehicles along Ayala Avenue. Rally organizers have been advised to police their own ranks. No operation dikit or Operation pinta will be allowed within the Central Business District or the places where the buses are parked.

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Another group policemen will be deployed to the Rizal Park to secure the expected mammoth crowd who will attend the DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International Family Appointment with El Shaddai was held for the annual founding anniversary celebration and grand prayer assembly of the Evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖ on October 25 to 27 in time for the five-day pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines. 14°34'51.37" N 120°58'32.05" E

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Chief Superintendent Rolando Asuncion, Manila police chief, said that some 1,000 policemen will come from the Western Police District while the rest were augmentation force from the National Capital Regional Police Office. He added that an additional police force would be deployed in the area in case the crowd swells to 5 million. He also raised the red alert from 6 a.m. Saturday, October 25 up to 12 p.m., October 27, Monday. ―We're putting up our own security precautions because the crowd expected will be a bit big now compared to the other El Shaddai gatherings,‖ Fernandez said in another briefing. Some 3 million people, consisting mostly of El Shaddai followers, are expected to attend the biggest annual grand gathering. President Benigno Aquino III, Vice-President Jejomar Binay and government officials, provincial governors, city and municipal mayors, Church leaders, foreign dignitaries, sports and showbiz personalities are expected to show up at the DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International Family Appointment with El Shaddai was held for the annual founding anniversary celebration and grand prayer assembly of the Evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖ because television evangelist and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva is also celebrating his birthday last October 6. Mr. Aquino is expected to address the rally at 5 p.m. Pope Francis will preside over the 6:45 p.m. thanksgiving Mass, which will be aired on and foreign television radio, broadcast live on national and international television stations and video streamed to an audience of millions around the country and abroad. Twelve giant LED screens mounted in the national park will give participants a better view of the liturgical rites unfolding in the grandstand, an elevated concrete-and-bamboo structure. In the 61-hectare site, the national park for the biggest annual grand historic event, most of the participants will have to stand throughout the series of activities which start at 3 p.m. with foot processions. Only vehicles with passes issued by the Archdiocese of Manila as well as shuttle buses which would ferry people to the site are allowed to enter the area. Also invited as speakers and guests during the Holy Mass during the celebration are business, legal, religious, sports icons, fashion models, movie and television celebrities and high society figures led by Metrobank president Tony Abacan, Philippine National Bank board of director, Rep. Miguel ―Mike‖ Romero, retired Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justices Hilario Davide, Jr., Artemio Panganiban and Reynato Puno, Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Bea Zobel, Ayala Land, Inc. president Antonino ―Tony" Aquino, Rowena Tomeldan, AC Legarda, Mark Sablan, Joseph Reyes, Maricris Bernardino, Pivi Diaz, Rina Rejanit, Bobby Dy, Manuel V. Pangilinan, TV5 President-Emeritus and The Philippine STAR Chairman Atty. Ray C. Espinosa, TV5 President and CEO Noel Lorenzana, Ariel Fermin, Gary Dujali, News5 head Luchi Cruz-Valdes, Meralco HR and Corporate Services Senior Vice-President and Philippine Basketball Association Chairman-Emeritus Mon Segismundo and Sports5 head and Gilas Pilipinas Basketball Team Coach Chot Reyes, Kenneth Yang, Tessie Sy-Coson, Tony Tan-Caktiong, Ramon Ang, Alfred Ty, Arthur Ty, Sari Yap, Lance Gokongwei, Robina Gokongwei-Pe, Liza Gokongwei-Cheng, Isha Andaya-Valles, Myrza Sison, Jo-ann Maglipon, ABS-CBN

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Broadcasting Corporation Chairman Eugenio Lopez III, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation President and Chief Content Officer Charo Santos-Concio, Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. managing director Malou Santos, Broadcast Head and Channel 2 Head Cory Valenzuela-Vidanes, television business unit head Laurenti Dyogi, business unit head for comedy Linggit Tan-Marasigan, ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc. General Manager Ernie Lopez, Dreamscape Entertainment Television President Deo Endrinal, Roxy Liquigan, Riley Santiago, Robert Labayen, Mark Yambot, August Benitez, Nandy Villar, Rico Camus, Raymond Miranda, Mark Lopez, Maricel Arenas, Happy Mabulay, Darwin Cerrado, Aldrin Cerrado, Dino Laurena, March Ventosa, Chris Lopez, Carlo Katigbak, Leo Katigbak, Paolo Pineda, Bong Osorio, Monchet Olives, Karen Coloma, former ABS-CBN presidents Cito Alejandro and Freddie Garcia, movie and television director Johnny Manahan, Star Magic Vice-President Mariole Alberto, Cathy Garcia-Molina, Arnel Natividad, Toto Natividad, Malu Sevilla, Rechie del Carmen, Jojo Saguin, Olivia Lamasan, Laurice Guillen, Jerry Lopez-Sineneng, Tots Mariscal, Erik Salud, Ruel Bayani, Ruel Naval, Joyce Bernal, John-D Lazatin, Jerome Pobocan, Jonathan Diaz, Wenn Deramas and Don Cuaresma, 4, 000 Lopez kin from all over the world, ABS-CBN Manila Radio and Sports Division head Peter Musngi, ABS- CBN Integrated News and Current Affairs Chief Ging Reyes and Choose Philippines head Charie Villa, music composer and television director Bobet and actor Kobi Vidanes, the members of the Yap, Diaz, Castelo, Mendoza, Daza, Planas, Valenzuela and Vidanes families, Andrew Tan, Beth Lee, Fe Agudo, Washington Sycip, Felipe Gozon, Menardo Jimenez, Sr., Jimmy Duavit, Annette Gozon-Abrogar, Lito Abrogar, Lilybeth G. Rasonable, Regie C. Bautista, Marivin T. Arayata, Jose Mari R. Abacan, Gigi Santiago- Lara, Darling P. De Jesus, Cheryl Ching-Sy, Teresa L. Pacis, Bang U. Arespacochaga, Ali Nokom-Dedicatoria, TAPE, Inc. president and chief executive officer Tony Tuviera, Malou Choa-Fagar, TAPE, Inc. chairman-emeritus Romy Jalosjos, Sanjiv Vohra, Wilson Tieng, Philippine Daily Inquirer board chairman Marixi Rufino-Prieto, Philippine Daily Inquirer president Alexandra Prieto-Romualdez, Philippine Daily Inquirer editor-in-chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc, United States Embassy spokesperson Rebecca Thompson, as well guests were media agencies and advocacy partners, 600 participants of the World Economic Forum on East Asia Summit 2014 from more than 30 countries, 1,000 guests during the president‘s ―State of the Nation Address‖ 2014, bag designer Sylvia Santos, fashion designers JC Buendia, Randy Ortiz, Jojie Lloren, Dong Omaga Diaz, Joey Samson, Ivarluski Aseron, Vittorio Barba, Gerry Katigbak, Frederick Peralta, Rajo Laurel, Len Nepomuceno, Hindy Weber-Tantoco, Ramon Esteban, PJ Aranador, Edwin Ao, OJ Hofer, Arcy Gayatin, Tippi Ocampo, Avel Bacudio, Jerome Salaya Ang, Joel Escober, Anthony Nocom, Albert Andrada, Noel Crisostomo, Ronaldo Arnaldo, Kristel Yulo, Happy Andrada, Pablo Cabahug and James Reyes, FDAP designers Johnny Abad, Ricky Abad, Dexter Alaza, Nino Angeles, Delby Bragais, Karen Castro, Kirby Cruz, Ivan dela Cruz, Perry Diaz, Lynn Roxas, Boyet Dysanco, Ricco Escaro, Rocky Gathercole, Genar Gozum, Pristine de Guzman, Adin Lara, Paul Ranier Lim, Noelle Llave, Edgar Madamba, Jontie Martinez, Nikkie Martinez, Ole Morabe, Vivo Nazareth, Dave Ocampo, Lito Perez, Nholie Pilapil, Joyce Pilarsky, Aan Pineda, Raoul Ramirez, Yako Reyes, Rholand Roxas, Edgar San Diego, Fanny Serrano, Edwin Uy, Simon Ariel Vasquez, Geoffrey Zordilla, independent fashion designers Jun Escario, Michelle Sison, Patrice Ramos Diaz, Charina Sarte, Cary Santiago, Dennis Lustico, John Paras, Bea Albert, Eric

167 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 de los Santos, Maureen Desini, Vania Romoff, Martin Bautista, John/Paul Herrera, Ronald Mendoza, Audie Espino, Sidney Perez Sio, Goullee Gorospe and Raoul Ramirez, country‘s design icons Inno Sotto, Auggie Cordero, Pepito Albert, Cesar Gaupo, Lulu Tan-Gan, Mike de la Rosa and Loretto, Efren Ocampo and The Dean of Filipino Fashion Designers Ben Farrales, McCann Erickson Client Service Director Bernadette Chincuanco, Coca-Cola ASEAN Business Unit President Manuel Arroyo, Coca-Cola Philippines President & General Manager Guillermo Aponte, marketing director Anubha Sahasrabuddhe and Franchise and Commercial Leadership Director Peter Schaelstraete together with the Coca-Cola Philippines team: Johanna Hife, Steve Little, Rogie Delena, Raymond Villaflor, Teejae Sonza, Jobert Dumlao, Sharon Tanganco, Roki Ferrer, Rachel Cruz, Francis Chua, Franz Decloedt, Yasmin Mallari, Jenny Cinco, Jing Atienza, Criselda Pascual, Mavel Banocnoc, Thess Acuna, Franco Jorge, Stephanie Castillo, Tish Condeno, Jaideep Kibe, Nicamae Baylen, Jenalyn Perez, Barry del Rosario, and Nikki Lee, Suyen Corporation's Nene and Virgilio Lim, Bryan Lim and Suyen Lim, Carlos Chan's children Carlson, Archie, Rinby, Larry, Oszen and Shera, Tony Ferrer, Lawrence Tan, Atty. Joji Villanueva-Alonso, former Ilocos Rep. Roque ―Roquito‖ Ablan, Charie Villa, Stella Katigbak Dearing, Cecy Seares Luna, Duke Frasco, Choy and Marissa Cojuangco, Suyen Corporation Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder Ben Chan, hair stylist and Philippine Fashion Ball creative director Noel Manapat, public relations practitioner, events orgainzer and talent manager Keren Pascual, Girlie Rodis and Star Magic handler Monch Novales, Maricar Xerez-Burgos, Karen Santos, Conchita Toda, Doody Tuason, Fr. Pedro Garcia Galende, Angie Lacson, Corazon Alvina, Jose Mari Trenas, Iya Villania and Drew Arellano, Paolo Abrera and Suzi Entrata, beauty queens Lara Quigaman, Shamcey Supsup with husband Lloyd Lee, Gwen Ruais, Bianca Manalo and Pia Wurtzbach, Sitti Navarro, Jasmine Curtis Smith, James Blanco, Eric Tai, K Brosas, Claudine Barretto and Raymart Santiago, Randy Santiago, Bamboo Manalac, Binibining Pilipinas 2013 winners Cindy Miranda and Pia Romero, Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago, Miss Universe 2013 3rd Runner-Up Ariella Arida, Katherine de Castro-Cruz, Oyo Boy Sotto, Rowell Santiago, Dominique Cojuangco, Dina Bonnevie with husband Ilocos Sur Vice-Governor Deogracias Victor Savellano, Jericho Rosales, apl.de.ap, Eddie Garcia and Richard Gomez, Former Professional Models Association of the Philippines board members and fashion luminaries Tina Maristela Ocampo, Izza Gonzales-Agana, Desiree Verdadero-Abesamis, Marina Benipayo, Patty Betita, Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez, Den Abesamis, Hans Montenegro, Grace Molina and Ariel Atendido, Robert Mananquil, models Robby Mananquil, Raya Mananquil-de Leon, and Rissa Mananquil-Trillo with Valerie de los Santos; Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles team manager Paolo Trillo; Current Professional Models Association of the Philippines president Phoemela Baranda also came with Manila‘s favourite models Grace Tagle, Bubbles Paraiso, Luke Jickain, Mia Ayesa, Sanya Smith, Mika Lagdameo-Martinez, Antoinette Enciso-Ocampo, Angel Agustin-Co and Marilen Faustino-Montenegro The Philippine STAR Lifestyle section columnists RJ Ledesma, Stephanie Zubiri-Crespi, and Tim Yap, The Philippine STAR Lifestyle section editor Millet Martinez-Mananquil, Philippine Daily INQUIRER Lifestyle section editor Thelma Sioson-San Juan, MERalCo Bolts coach Norman Black, Ateneo men‘s basketball coach Bo Perasol and his players Ponso Gotladera, Kris Porter, Anton Asistio, Isaac Jules Lim, former players Macky Escalona, Nico Salva, Bacon Austria, Tonino Gonzaga, Emman Monfort, Juami

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Tiongson, Frank Golla, Oping Sumalinog and JP Erram, Sen. Bong Revilla Jr., William Lao, Carol Garcia, Charlie Cojuangco, Mother Lily Yu-Monteverde, Mark Lapid, Ethel Ramos, Dolor Guevarra, Boots Plata, Ricky Lo, Cristy Fermin, Rikka Dylim, Shirley Kuan, Deedee Sytangco, Sec. Sonny Coloma, Beth Tagle, Rep. Dax and Midy Cua, Dolly Anne Carvajal-Mendoza, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Mon David, Lily Layug, Arthur Manuntag, Christine Singson, Grace Singson, Tess Daza, Jackie Aquino-Gavino, Joy Melendrez, Tonypet Albano, Maricar Bhel, Reps. Uliran Joaquin, Hermilando Mandanas, Annie Susano and Butch Dumpit, Vanessa Francisco, Annabelle Rama-Gutierrez, Boots Anson- Roa, Snow Tago, Charmaine Yu, Greg Yu, Edmund Lim and Ramon Jacinto, Helen Ong, JJ Calero, Jeannie Goulbourn, Katrina Feist, Jun and Nene Leonor, Jojo and Henry Zabarte, Marilou Lovina, Kay Kuok Goo, Elizabeth de Motte, Ronald Villavelez, Enrico Lingao, Jr., Protacio Empaces, Mario Rotersos, Jude Elardo, Edwin Ao, Mario Colmenares, Romain Barberis, Carminia Pavia, Spencer Ty, Liza Tan, Christine San Diego, Karen Grupp, Mimi and Juliet Tan, Ana and Vince Bitong, Tito Herbosa, Angela Trillo, Chris Parker, Chito Melo, Riina Sinisalo, Alexandra Escat, Johnny Revilla, Sandy Daza, Elizabeth Cunanan-Angsioco, Matthew Lloren and Tani Aragon, Tata Aragon, Candy Ochoa, Marica Cabrera, Maryrose Centenera, Ana Esperanza-Uy, Tet Magno, Msgr. Don Erfe, Rev. Fr. Greg Ramos, Leon Ang, Tony and Maryann Bejar, Jose Laig, Luisa Quintana, Ramon Mojica, Jomar Castillo, Joyce Oreña-Stalder, Tetta Ortiz-Matera, Gus Albor, Roberto M.A. Robles, Reggie Yuson, Naki Ataman, Bob Zozobrado, Armando Anday, Andy and Tisha Bautista, Celia Cuasay, Leroy Tan, Amado Tadeo, William and Eliza Valdez, Dave Mercado, Roi Philips, Lorna Quisumbing, Susan Campos, Nimfa Yatco, Margarita Romualdez, Jaina Perez, Tina Coscolluela, Joan Matchuck, Vincenzo Cappelluto, Chit Montenegro, James Freney, Rodolfo Giusto, Tillie Pelagallo, Syke and Sessy Garcia, Mari Kaimo, Geneva Cruz, Cher Calvin, Pia Regala, Corcor Dizon-Agustin, Fiona Lucas, Luz Julian Peralta, Glo Fariña Peralta, Dr. Teresita Colome, Ruby Tuason, Msgr. Matt Garcia, Joe Briones, Dr. Jazmine Gongora, Cali and Pepsi Aro, Dr. Andrea Dimayuga, Rev. Fr. Nick Yatco, S.J., Santos and Pilar Estacio, Eta Mercado, Etta Rosales, Toby Tiangco, Peewee Trinidad, Sonny Belmonte, Gary Coull, Mike McCoy, Richard Taylor, Tim and David Ferdinand, David Fergusson, Simon Dewhurst, Rafe Totengco, Josie Cruz-Natori, Anna Bayle, Tunting Cruz Matters, Tunting Cruz Matters, Maricel Matias and Rene Santos, Zeny Cabral, Melissa Lopez, Bea Valdes, Laurice Guillen, Socorro Cancio-Ramos, Isidro Camacho, Clarissa Ocampo, Kelly Sum, Joyce Ma, Karina Borromeo, Brad Turvey, Robbie Puno, Monsour del Rosario, Benny Litonjua, Lourdes Gregorio, Judith Zapanta, Juanjo Berenguer, Alvaro Pertierra, Pepito Albert, Tricia Cu Unjieng, Riki Kwek-Mathay, Robert Arevalo, Barbara Gonzales, Erwin Elechicon, Malu Maglutac Chiongbian, Ampee Sietereales, Bobby Macapagal, Tony and Charing Ang, Quinito Henson, Rosanna Roces, Bettina Osmeña, Cheloy Dans, Tessie Dichupa, Cota Yabut, Corito Kalaw, Adelia Angeles, Peping and Essen de las Alas, Aurora Nosco, Tomas and Gracing Dadia, Edita Cambe, Natzy Zaragoza, Oming Concepcion, Tessie Pajarillo, Ching Bernardo, Imelda Requiesta, Lucy Vergara, Merce Reyes, Jo Madarang, Jimmy Nanagas, Mila Dayrit, Ading Dayrit, Paolo Valenciano, Tim Cone, Mon Isberto, Ben Quezon Avanceña, Pitang Lopez-Tiongson, Fr. Roberto San Diego, Belinda Adora and Bong Marquez, Berna Lomotan, Ramon Barretto, Catherine Weir, Nina Aguas, Gerry Ablaza, Topper Coronel, Norberto Nazareno, Gigi Montinola, Yogi Salcedo, Dolly Fortun, Connie Mamaril, Daisy Ople, Monet Joven, Lulu

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Villanueva, Jenette Lista, Susan Sebastian, Lucille Chabeldin, Marilu Ngo, Johnny Taguinod, Thelma Dinoy, Victor Valbuena, Carlo Orosa, Mauro Malang Santos, Jessica Soho, Ariel Lozada, Amparito Lhuillier, Lili Adina, Petite Garcia, Nelson Paglinawan, Dawnie Roa, Dee Hua Gatchalian, Sheryl Yao, Organisasyon ng mga Pilipinong Mang- Aawit (OPM) President and EDSA People Power Commissioner Ogie Alcasid and wife Regine Velasquez, Luke Mejares, Nyoy Volante, Wency Cornejo, Maegan Aguilar, Jonathan Badon, Atty. Ferdie Topacio, Alvin Anson and Gary Berena, Davey Langit and Lara Maigue, Michael Jackson impersonator Jericho Valencia, teleserye stars Zanjoe Marudo, Jake Cuenca, Erich Gonzales, Paulo Avelino, Coco Martin and Julia Montes, model and television show host Bianca Gonzales and music composer Jim Paredes, economist and former NEDA secretary general Solita Collas-Monsod, actor Robin Padilla with his wife Mariel Rodriguez and brother Rommel, noontime game and variety television show host Willie Revillame, 1969 Miss Universe Gloria Diaz, Father and son Pen and Ping Medina, cousins Isabelle Daza and Georgina Wilson, Pokwang Subong, ―Wowowee‖ girls RR Enriquez, Saicy Aguila, and April ―Congratulations‖ Gustilo, Carla Abellana, sexy actress Katrina Halili, models Pancho Magno, John Spainhour, Vince Ferraren and JC Tiuseco, Aga Muhlach, comedian Gelli de Belen, Dra. Vicki Belo, Edward Mendez, Kim Benedicto Lokin, Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta, Bernadette Sembrano, Cheryl Cosim, Niña Corpuz, Marife Mordido, Aida Sy-Gonzales, Aster Amoyo, Karen Padilla, Edna Lazaro, Leslie Saulsbury, Lourdes Rosario, Jet Versoza, Apple Peji Tan, Champaigne Flores, volleyball player Gretchen Ho, comedian John Lapus, singer Kean Cipriano, Mia Nolasco, chef Lando Laudico, Ginger Conejero, Comedienne Candy Pangilinan and Arnell Ignacio, film and television directors Jose Javier Reyes and Manny Castañeda, Ramon Bautista, Richard Gutierrez, TV host Raymond Gutierrez, Mae Paner, Pinky Amador, Leo Valdez, Noel Trinidad and Jun Urbano, Dr. Aivee Aguilar-Teo, Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo, Maricel Soriano, Ai-ai delas Alas, Vice Ganda, Ruffa Gutierrez, Rustom Padilla, German Moreno and Gardo Versoza, 1986 EDSA People-Power Revolution veterans Leah Navarro, Mitch Valdez, and Maan Hontiveros, Megastar Sharon Cuneta and Kiko Pangilinan and daughter KC Concepcion, Dr. Elenita Binay and Louie Locsin, Sabrina Wong, Dianne de Castro, Christian Raeuber, Beth Mancilla, Carl Cunanan, David Celdran, Goody Custodio, Mari Oquinena, Monica Torres, Joey Singian, Marilou Batchelor, Arlene Cua, Claudia Tambunting, Karen Santos, Rosanna Fores, Cara Wilson Ferrari, Carlos Borromeo, Poch Villa-Real, Anjie Dy Buncio, Ayen Laurel, Tony Maughan, Haydee Potenciano, Dale dela Cruz, Kristine Lim, Nenita Lim, Hisanao Nagasawa, Randy Ang, Tina Chan, Maurice Laude, Gail Laude, Roxanne Farillas and Erickson Farillas, Paing Hechanova and Mely Concepcion-Hechanova, Ed Quimson, Margaux Salcedo, Lori Baltazar, Nancy Reyes Lumen, Bobby Cuenca, Mary Ann Ojeda, Rye Fariñas, Camille Agbayani and Macky Mathay, Isagani Banzuelo, Rochelle Balatbat, Jayson Liban, Boris Joaquin, Cat Arambulo, Bombi Balquiedra, Cacay Moras and Santi Go, Bizu Patisserie Audrey Tanco, Mich Mella, Grace Sy, Katrina Yu, Lia Colayco, Issa Litton, Jojo Zabarte, Bob and Elsie Colombo, Javi and Teresa Hernandez, Bambi Harper, Juan Jose and Miren Berenguer-Testa, Ricky and Beng Dee, Robert and Cecile Lopez Lillies, Rupert and Tina Jacinto, George Sison, Maritess Allen, George and Ces Schultz, Eric Recto and Jay Lagdameo, Peng and Vicky Perez de Tagle, Elbert and Chito Melo, Zia Alonto Adiong and Hafsa Dimaporo Balindong, Victor and Nancy Luy, Miriam Lao, Alex Alcantara,

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Russell Morgan, Yoshi Uy, Mark Nicosia, Alexandra Pajaro, Judith and Rodolfo Pajaro, Jun Leonor, Rica King, Joyce Jimenez, Benjamin Besa, Martin Nuñez, Jay Aquitania, Ryan Yllana, Antonio Aquitania, Jing Uy, Ana and William Antonio, Sandy Rieta, Delmer Miranda, Dboy Trofeo, Baron Geisler, Jason Luengo, Rita Sanson, Myrna Fernandez, Susan Joven, Elena Bautista, Cecile Wiekene, Jake and Karen Macasaet, Jun and Nene Leonor, Captain Joy Roa, Television host Paolo Bediones, Lorraine Belmonte, Carla Sibal, Hall of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach, former Chicago Bulls center Luc Longley, and comedian Vic Sotto, Ito Curata, Anton Mendoza, Albert Garcia, Mark Leviste, Tony Abad, Jamie Picornell, Michelle Pantoja, Martin Lim Marty and Cassandra Beltran Kierulf, Corazon Llorca, Cecilia Abad, Paulino Cheng, Gloria Beltran, Tonichi Grey, Clemence Cervantes, Quincy Castillo, Gerardo Lanuza, Susan Yap, Noel Lim, Carmelita Mendiola, Rafael Villareal, Gabe La‘O, José Miguel Pons, Nicky Novella, Freddy Gonzalez, William Paradies, Domeka Garamendi, Katrina Burrows, Jackie Kierulf, Monica Barretto, Erica Tatad, Gabby de la Rama, Mic Agcaoili, Rica Villaluz, Bong Aromin, Ann Michelle and Marielle Capistrano, Glenn Glinoga, Ito Ocampo, Tristan Choa, Tippi Ocampo, Cecile Zamora and Jerome Van Straten, Claire Ann Yap, Philip Grima and Cosetta Fedele, Chris Paraiso, Harry Gue, Rubens Fedele, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the Philippines Mohd, Ameen Wali, Manuel Lazaro, Avelino Cruz, Atty. Mike Toledo, Boying Remulla, Rex Gatchalian, Carissa Coscolluela, Rachel Arenas, Cecile Mauricio, Yvonne Dayrit Romualdez, Jacqueline Dayrit Boncan, Erlinda Panlilio, Mita Rufino, Bambi Harper, Susan Calo-Medina, Chichi Salas, Eliza Tan,Joyce Andres, Cristina Ynes Sison, Maryann Garcia, Sandra Rocha, Rick Jacobsen, Oliver Kreuzer, Paolo Quimson, Erika Aquino, Ling Ochoa, Alfredo Barretto, Don Pepe Araullo, Vilma Labrador, Linda Legaspi Rosal, MJ De Leon, Amber Roxas, Shiela Tan, Chrissie Say, Fernando Fernandez, Danica Caynap, Allan Garcia, Genesis Kelly Lontoc, Jose Amado Dominguez, Lulay Mapa and Chito Gaurano, Dette Aquino-Tan, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Adolfo Azcuna, Precy Lopez and Steve Psinakis, Maritess Lopez, Odette Ong, Danding Cojuangco, Guia Gomez, Carlos Chan, Clinton Campos-Hess, Milagros How, Robert Coyiuto, Jr., Elisa Lim, Emilia Yang, Dr. Queenie Lee-Chua, Joseph Estrada, Claudio Condotta, Stella Chua, 92AD, Fr. Johnny Go, S.J., Fr. Bienvenido Nebres, S.J., Fr. Nemesio Que, S.J., Digos Bishop Guillermo Afable, Bless Villareal, Pat Goc-Ong, Michelle Calo-Alvarillo, Christian Arzsenal, Robbie Afzelius, Kris Aquino, Charlene Gonzales, Christopher de Leon and Sandy Andolong, Rez Cortez, William Martinez and Yayo Aguila, Lani Mercado-Revilla, Lorna Tolentino-Fernandez, Tirso Cruz III and wife Lyn and son Bodie, Eric Quizon, G. Toengi-Walters and Romnick Sarmenta, Kuh Ledesma, Grace Nono, Louie Heredia and Dingdong Avanzado, Philip Salvador, Smokey Manaloto, Beth Tamayo-Wong, Antoinette Taus, Tom Taus, Janine Gutierrez and basketball stars, Sunshine Cruz, Gladys Reyes-Roxas, Daisy Reyes, Rufa Mae Quinto and Isabel Granada, Bro. Eddie Villanueva 2010 presidential campaign supporters Coney Reyes, Karla Martinez, Piolo Pascual, Dolphy Quizon, Jr., Donita Rose, Nonoy Zuniga and Prof. Jeremias Jangad, ―Hawak-Kamay‖ main cast members Nikki Gil, Zaijian Jaranilla, Xyriel Manabat, Andrea Brillantes, Yesha Camile, supporting cast members Juan Karlos Labajo, Lyca Gairanod, Jacob Dionisio, Axel Torres, Maris Racal, Manolo Pedrosa and Kim Nichole Baranda, PBA players James Yap and sons Joshua and Bimby Aquino-Yap, Marc Pingris and wife Danica Sotto, Gary David, Jimmy Alapag and wife LJ Moreno, Doug Kramer and wife Cheska Garcia and

171 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 daughter Kendra, Wesley Gonzales, Kelvin dela Peña, JC Intal, Simon Atkins, Jai Reyes and wife Klaire Yapuco, Larry Fonacier and wife Lora Gahol, and LA Tenorio and wife Cheska, Felisa Valdez, Ambrosio Valdez Jr., Reema Chanco, Rica Tantoco De Jesus, Bobby Andrews, Symon Soler, Vitto Lazatin, Kris Lawrence, Nancy Castiglione, Mojo Jojo, King DJ Logan, Toti Dalmacion, Up Dharma Down, Gaby dela Merced, Andi Manzano, ―Fastbreak‖ charity basketball game players Gerald Anderson, Anne Curtis, Daniel Padilla, Jessy Mendiola, Jose Manalo, Marco Alcaraz, Champ Lui Pio, Derek Ramsay, Luis Alandy, Xian Lim, Jason Abalos, Lemuelle Pelayo, Arthur Solinap, Carl Guevarra, Rico Blanco, Jhong Hilario, Vhong Navarro, Billy Crawford, Chris Tiu, JV Kapunan, Jon Lucas, Ervic Vijandre, Arjo Atayde, Joe Vargas, Gab Valenciano, Jon Hall, Carlo Gonzales and James and Jim Salas, Thirdy Ravena, RR Garcia, Terrence Romeo, Bobby Ray Parks, Kevin Alas, Garvo Lanete, Jake Pascual, , Baser Amer, Von Pessumal, and Nico Elorde, NBA 3x3 Philippines celebrity basketball players Fabio Ide, Rovilson Fernandez, Gerard Acao, Bobby Yan, Andy Smith, Will Devaughn, Robin da Roza and Joross Gamboa, running coach Rio de la Cruz, basketball coaches Vince Hizon and Allan Gregorio, Perlas Pilipinas women‘s national basketball team player Melissa Jacob, sports broadcasters Jinno Rufino of Solar Sports, Mark Zambrano of GMA News and Marco Benitez and Anton Roxas of ABS- CBN Sports, ―7,107 International Music Festival‖ celebrity revelers Magalona siblings, KC Montero, Rhian Ramos, Troy Montero, Aubrey Miles, Bea Soriano, Adrien Semblat, Francis Ricafort, Erwan and Solenn Heussaff, Carla Humphries, Nicole Anderson, Gian Magdangal, Paula Peralejo-Fernandez, Liezel Verses, Abigail Lesley Cruz, DJ Mo Twister, Coleen Garcia, Sam Pinto, Felix and Dominic Roco, Teresa Herrera-Anthony, Daniel Matsunaga, Lauren Young, Victor Basa, Divine Lee, Michelle Madrigal, ―Boys Night Out‖ Radio Disc Jockeys Tony-Tony, Slick Rick and Sam YG, Kiefer Ravena, Brent Javier, Borgy Manotoc, Ellen Adarna, Bianca King, Phil Younghusband, and more, Gerard Cancio, Carla Sebastian, Mark Bumgarner and Michelle Bumgarner, BENCH/ family stars, ―6,200: The Mission Possible Project‖ personalities and ―The Naked Truth: Denim and Underwear Fashion Show‖ celebrity models Kim Chiu, Karylle, Jeric and Jeron Teng, Enchong Dee, Joseph Marco, Lovi Poe, Rachelle Ann Go and Markki Stroem, Michelle Vito, Sofia Andres, Dianne Medina, Helga Krapf, Melissa Ricks, Djanin Cruz, Kiana Valenciano with Samantha Godinez-Valenciano, Mr. Chinatown 2013 winners Jose Miguel Lasala, Sydney Du, Sky Yang, Jerome Tan and Randy See; Mr. Chinatown 2014 winners David Licuaco and Kurt Joshua Ong, Mark Lopez, Jairus Ferrer, Alec Robes, ―Be BENCH/: The Model Search‖ finalist Ron Morales; Carlos Concepcion; Yeng Constantino; ―Pinoy Dream Academy: Season 2‖ scholar Hansen Nichols with his twin brother GC, ―BENCH/ Rajo Laurel Dos collection‖ models Sam Concepcion, Rocco Nacino, Steven Silva, Enzo Pineda, Sarah Lahbati and Regine Angeles, newest ―BENCHsetters‖ including actors Tom Rodriguez, Dennis Trillo, Martin del Rosario and Dominic Roque, twins Anthony and David Semerad, Andre Paras and De La Salle Green Archers center Arnold van Opstal, ―America's Next Top Model‖‘s Dominique Reighard and Allison Harvard, ―Asia‘s Next Top Model‖ finalist Katarina Rodriguez, television commercial, ramp, print and fashion models and actors Benjamin Alves, Jon Avila, Franco Daza, Marx Topacio, Victor Silayan, John James Uy, Marvin Raymundo, Miko Raval and Raphael Robes, Luisito Rabat, models and athletes Anton del Rosario and Sam Richelle, Andrew Wolff and Janka Cederstam, Hideo

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Muraoka, Catriona Gray, Valerie Bariou-Bondoc, Rima Ostwani, Janeena Chan, Regine Tolentino, AJ Dee, Mariana del Rio, Say Alonzo-Yupangco, Chynna Ortaleza and Railey Valeroso, Denise Laurel, Mel Martinez, Sharon Tan, Paul Daza, Pia Asistio, Mich Araullo, Debbie Co, Alvin Lim, Maggie Wilson, Camille Villar, Fargo Baillet, Josephine Bael Fujisawa-Ilagan, Dominic John Galeon, Mia Bayuga, Chris Badiola, Bong Tan, Richard Tiu, Christine Love, Illac Diaz, Lovely Tecson and Alberto Romulo, Nedy Tantoco, Isabel Wilson, Pitoy Moreno, Bea Valdes, Irene Martel Francisco, Guilly Rufino, Gloria Huang, Jocelyn Buendia, Gigi Barrera, Marzena Nowakowska, Johncy Maham, Mitch Dizon, Matthew Lim, Samantha Yen, Victor Antonino, Enrique Gonzalez, Clarisse Chiongbian, Dr. Carlos Gabriel, Dr. Anna Lopez-Gabriel, Quito Lopez, Greg Montenegro, Emily Montenegro, Fitz Puyat, Paolo Araneta, Mumph Ruiz, Manny del Rosario, Cary Lagdameo, Mark and Michelle Tagle, Eva Gullas, Myra Puyat Santiago, Margarita Fores, Monique Villongco, Amado Fores, Sandro Tengco, Ethan Belmonte, Joel Lomotan, Marissa Orosa-Concepcion, Kai Lim, Marissa Cojuangco, Abby Jimenez, Milette Belmonte, Trina Alindogan, Candy Dizon, Cathy Qu, Lianne Tiu, Ruthy Vera, Grace Ang, Annette Tirol, Suzanne Cobonpue, Lisa Araneta-Marcos, Susan Florete, Audrey Puckett-Chiu, Nanette Medved Po, Marilen Tuason, Florence Ko, Helmut Gaisberger, Chesca Roces, Mark Jentes, Denisse Oca, Sha Supangan, Stephen Ku, Bibe Martinez, Rajiv Ghumman, Roseana Grandel, Eloisa Ricchetti, Dang Palma, Rico Arce, Michael Chua and Angela Bunag, Glenn Gaerlan, Enchong Formoso, Chris Nelson, Dominic Bekaert and Paloma Zobel, Adriano Cartuliares, Lalain Landico, Evelyn Reyes, Rose Bernardez Redaon, Janice Reyes, Mark Jones, Judith Go, Jacqui Wieneke, Emily Santos, Marion Chua, Agustin Davalos, Sep Cimafranca, Glowie Ramiro, Karen Pamintuan, Toby Gatchalian, Gicelle Himala, Edith Marquez-Reyes, Rebecca Daza- Sadhwani, Manjit Sadhwani, Bing Carrion-Buck, Loren Legarda-Leviste, Greggy Licaros Jr., Mabel Abaño, Jeffrey and Vivian Ng, Filaine Tan and Jeann Wee, Herbert Bautista, Missy Ayala, Ben Wintle, Simon and Paul Jablon, Eric Noyel, AA Acuna, En and Andrew Calvert, Evan King, Analu Fereira, Victor De Leon Lima, Chiyuki Fujimoto, Chertchai Methanayanonda, Busba Bunnag, Khun Manthana de Leon, Khun Kullanit, Khun Suwattee Teerapath, Joey Bernardino, Rene Lapid, Albert Banaag, Rhea Rivera, Jhoanna Lim, Mike Celis, Lei Lopez, Chikarom Kitiyakara, Silvana Diaz, Phyllis Zaballero, Alfredo and Beth Francisco, Ron Reibenbach, Pilar Singian, Sylvia Ventura, Mindy Gana, Carmen Lynam-Mannakee, Renee Veyret, Irit Ben Abba, Busba Bunnag, Hajah Maimunah Dato Haji Elias, Salem Adam, Jacky Foo, Mohammed Ebrahim Aljowaid, Navrekha Sharma, Milena Santana-Ramirez, Joao Cayetano da Silva, Domini Primero, Miko Valenzuela, Ronnie Henares, Baham Mitra, Cita Astals, Jaime Daez, Ella Roces Montenegro, Jenny Syquia, Michelle Bayle, King DJ Logan, Ginny del Rosario and Emilio Abello, Luis and Barbara del Rosario, Alice Ong, Aying Palenzuela, Joanne del Rosario, Ging de los Reyes, Billy King, Jesse Sincioco, Mike Constantino, Mon Maramba, Edmundo Reyes Jr., Paulyn Sicam, Dr. Rosita Navarro, Francis Tolentino, Antonieta Fortuna-Ibe, Winnie Nazareth, Enrico Villanueva, Maritoni Fernandez, Josephine Knox, Betty Tenchaves, Presy Ramos, Susan Grau, Chito Francisco, Kate Gordon, Spirit of ‗67, Albert Bildner and Lin Illusorio, Jesusa Calanog, Linglingay Lacanlale, Bill and Lily O‘Boyle, Winna Kimmel, Calvin Tsao, Nene Quimson, Minnie Osmeña, Anna Sy, Hernan Cortez, Isabel Ongpin, Rene Encarnacion, Lourdes Montinola, Nelly Fung, Lorna Laurel, Toni Yulo Loyzaga, Del Fojas, Nestor Santiago, Andy Locsin,

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Lorrie Reynoso, Lorenzo and Lorrie Valdez, Dr. and Mrs. Ruben Paredesm, Dr. and Mrs. Raul Sala, Tess Labrador, Kiling Dakudao, John Tanchangco, Philip Zorgani, Trisha Reyes, Bernadette Barbers, Ruth Padilla, Jeannie Ng Sandoval, Mary Ann Arcega Dy, Raffy Suarez, Antonio Reina, Aissa Barrera Cojuangco, Arlina Arrozal de Jesus, Louie Vargas, Andie Recto-Montenegro, Mitos Pacis, General Alberto Fernando Braganza, Roberta Lopez-Feliciano, Maribel Ongpin, Toni Yulo-Loyzaga, Andy Locsin, Lauro Baja Jr., Gov. Parouk Hussin, Irit Ben-Abba, Helen Ong, Helmut Gaisberger, Evangeline Pascual, Joanne Lorenzana, Carla Tengco, Mike Planas, Marisa Olasolo and Arturo Rocha, Edward Wehrli, Baby Araneta, Toni Abad, Bebet Gozun, Gloria Mara, Michael Salientes, Carol Atacador, Marides Fernando, Rose Libongco, Teofisto Guingona Jr., Ernesto Maceda, Monique Zani, Ernie and Fe Yu, James Lau, Celia Cuasay, James Jao, Don Valerio, Gener Caringal, Arleen Ong, Tomas Rodriguez-Pantoja, Roland Reyes, Dennis Socrates, Cel Yulo, Bing-Bing Gonzales, Bela Vasquez, Chu-Chu Madrigal and Mandy Eduque, Cesar Buenaventura, Dada Lorenzana-Santiago, Peque Gallaga, Fr. Robert Reyes, Rupert Jacinto, Tingting Cojuangco, Ping Valencia, Red Jacinto and Julie Hidalgo, Boots and Andy Soler, Jesi and Gina Mendez, Nora Jacinto, Eddie and Katie Jacinto, Nanette dela Cruz, Africa Valdes-de Reynoso, Emily Reynoso-Laws, Hans Sy, Larry Francia, Bobby Gopia, Adrian Cristobal, Virginia Moreno, Chitang Guerrero- Nakpil, Ramon Villegas, Kit Roxas, Jomari Trenas, Paulino and Hetty Que, Pepe Smith, Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Monsignor Alberto Boongaling, Tony Adriano, Aba Lluch Dalena, Al Perez, Lito Carating, Henri Cainglet, Andy Maluche, Thea Paz, Ronald Garcia, Shahid Zahid, Vicky Abad, Paulo Vinluan, Isay Alvarez, Rachel Alejandro, Mandy Ochoa, Bert Nievera, Franco Laurel, Zaldy Ladroma, Paolo Guevarra, Alfonso Yuchengco, Peter Go-Pailan, Dr. Adolfo Belosillo, Drs. Amelia and Manuel Catalan, Ulay Tantoco, Ben Farrales, Des Bautista, Fe Habijas, Steve De Leon, Manny Castro, Raymund Isaac, Vicky Marchandesch, Nick Tuason, Tessie Tomas, Katrina Tantoco and Paolo Lobregat, Francisco Mañosa, Sonia Santiago-Olivares, Antonio Rodriguez Mendoza, Ivy Almario, Conrad Onglao, Mike de Jesus, Jean Monteverde, Beng Puyat, Oscar Motlo, John Cogul, Alvaro de Salas, Oscar Via, Elizabeth Sy, Pedro Roxas, Geni and Yorgos Psinakis, Eileen Choy, Nico Montinola, Franco Limjuco, Gina Mok, Greek Nafsika and Bubbles Drossou, Mike Vaca, Gemith Gemparo, Debbie Enriquez, Judith Zapanta, Enrique and Tine Vasquez Prada, Richard and Nick Underwood, Tina Pamintuan, Dennis Padilla, Gilda Salonga, John Lesaca, Fides Cuyugan-Asenio, Benny and Ophie Clemente, Fr. Sanny de Claro, Antonio Martel Jr., Belen Lovina Ticzon Martel, Don and Norma Sanders, Roberto Felano and Rizalina Buenaventura, Bombit de la Peña, Julius Ticzon and Ryan Manaog, Peppy Dinglasan, Gabriel Santos, Andre Dinglasan, Margaret and Theresa de la Peña, Wanggo Gallaga, Portia Santos, Arlene Ticzon, Chit Gohu, Linggoy and Connie Araneta, Danny and Lilia Cruz, Jim and Vivian Villacrusis, Emma Ilagan, Tessie Maronilla, Gerarda Villa, Evelyn Kilayko, Fr. Tony Rosales, Pierra Calasanz, Juliet and Mimi Tan, Joey Server, Julien Tripet, Krystal Lao, Frank Briones, Cat Arambulo, Trish Briones, Karl Ty, Chicho Suarez, Nap Rama, Lupita Aquino and Ken Kashiwahara, Ditas Rodrigo Sevilla, Paul Aquino, Atty. Alfredo Lim, Larry Henares, Atty. Juan Collas, Johnny Litton, Verni Varga, Fr. Asandas Balchand, Vicente Emano, Constantino Jaraula, Faustino Dy III, Katrina Tuason-Cruz, Manny Pacquiao, Earl Ignacio, Ace Barbers, Marco Protacio, Neil Rumbaoa, Gigi and Ging Montinola, Wilma Palafox, O.V. and Marilen Espiritu, William Hamilton-Whyte and

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Angelique Repapis, Basil Ong, Cesar and Bambina Buenaventura, Teddy Boy, Louie and Ramon Locsin, Peter Pedersen, Stefano Ruzza, Ernie Tanquintic, Golly Talens, Miok Loyola, Aileen Tence Dionisio, Neny Francisco Marasigan, Leah Zamora Banaag, Vina Francisco, Irene Consunji Montilla, Pilar Bustamante Estrella, Pin Cojuangco Guingona, Rhona Modesto San Pedro, Udit Villarama Galvez, Joanna Tayengco-Infante, Marivic Hebron Juan, Franco Laurel, Rem Zamora, Bonbon Soler, Lisa Tinio, Ingrid Sala Santamaria, Joana Palanca Lhuillier, Michelle Concepcion Reyes, Suresh Nanoo, Jose Mari Ugarte, GMA Network Artist Center talents Gloria Romero, Pilita Corrales, Aljur Abrenica, Louise delos Reyes, Mark Herras, Yasmien Kurdi, LJ Reyes, Julie Anne San Jose, Kristoffer Martin, Derrick Monasterio, Barbie Forteza, Bela Padilla, Bea Binene, Max Collins, Yassi Pressman, Rafael Rosell, Glaiza de Castro, Rochelle Pangilinan, Mona Louise Rey, Jonalyn Viray, Kyla Calumpad-Alvarez, Jay-R Silliona, Mark Bautista, Chef Boy Logro, Manilyn Reynes, Angelu de Leon, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Gabby Eigenmann, Raymond Bagatsing, Ricky Davao, Anjo Yllana and Wally Bayola, TV5 actor Vin Abrenica, Ritz Azul, Eula Caballero, Martin Escudero, Empoy Marquez and Mr. Fu, GMA News and Public Affairs personalities Mike Enriquez, Arnold Clavio, Sandra Aguinaldo, Raffy Tima, Mariz Umali, Oscar Oida, Mark Salazar, Jun Veneracion, Chino Gaston and Nathaniel Cruz, Media personalities Atty. Dong Puno, Chiqui Roa- Puno, Gerard Garcia, Lia Cruz, Shawn Yao, Manu Sandejas, Jason Webb, Jeanne Young, Cory Quirino, Mel Tiangco and Jay Sonza, society columnist Mons Romulo, Tonyboy Cojuangco and Gretchen Barretto, Ed and Margarita Delgado, Donnie and Crickette Tantoco, Boy Abunda, Renee Salud, Mon Ilagan, Cesar Montano, Rado Dimalibot, Inocencio Ferrer, Rene Puno, Tony Zulueta, Raffy Zialcita, William Llamas, Pat Gonzales, Mayenne Carmona, Bebot Laurel, Romy Garduce, Leo Oracion, Glowie Ramiro, Nicole Angeles, Cathy David, Sep Cimafranca, Ton Lao, Irene Tan, Len Olbes, Ike Layug, Ramon Orlina, Napoleon Abueva, Lito Atienza, Lala Fojas, Helen Marte, Gerard and Ning Chesnel, Carolle Lucas, Aurelio Montinola III, Eduardo Delgado and Donnie Tantoco, Lingling and Archie King, Gutzee Segura, Carlo Endaya, Heart Evangelista, Andrew Barton, Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera, Alice Dixson, Neriza Mathay, Kathy De Guzman, Joanne Zapanta Andrada, Trisha Panlilio Cu-Unjieng, Josephine Knox, Jolina Magdangal, Maritess Tantoco, Georgie Diaz, Kim Atienza, Len Nepomuceno-Guiao, Chechel Joson, Pops Fernandez, Danny Buenafe, Gerick Parayno, Ruel Mendoza, Ricky Sison, Johnny Santos, Andres Estella, Ojie Leona, Felix Bacolor, William Ma, Korina Sanchez, Julius Babao and Tintin Bersola-Babao and daughter Anya and son Nio, Katrina Ponce Enrile and Ling-Ling King; celebrity makeup artist Patrick Rosas; hair stylist Jing Monis; Lito Sy, Jason Magbanua, Maros Claudio, Patricia May Siy, Felix Ang, Dr. Hayden Kho, Margie and Gilbert Duavit, Mike Echavez, F.F. Cruz, Danton Bueser, Afric Valdes, Maryann Pineda-Reynoso, Ophie Canada-Reynoso, Karen Davila (with her sons David and Lucas), Marjorie Barretto-Padilla and daughter Dani Barretto; Gingging Mendoza, Alex Reyes, Myra Reyes, Marilen Carpio, Freddie Reyes, Marlyn and Tony Lilles, Chavit Singson, Prateek Kumar, Richard Tiu, Junie and Fernando Peña, Rosa Rosal, Jorge Joseph, Wency Lagumbay, Aiko Melendez and Martin Jickain, Brian Belen, Miguel Pastor, Joy Ortega, Edu Manzano, John Prats, ―Survivor Philippines‖ castways Shaun Rodriguez and Suzuki Sadatsugu, Laureen Uy, Nixee Garcia, Ena de Guzman, Greggy Santos, Kamae de Jesus, Steve Medalle, Gab Perez, Monique Salcedo, teen heartthrobs Robi Domingo and David Chua, Olivia Chan,

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Christian San Jose, Marielle-Felize Trias Flores, Marco Figueras, Raymond Ang, Bobby Solomon, Riva Galveztan, Franco Imperial, Christopher de Venecia, Tricia and Mark Gosingtian, Ange de la Cruz, Paolo Almazan-Ebora, Sean Go, Lucky Mercado, Andrea Torres, Monica Verallo, Mico Aytona, Jestoni Alarcon and wife Lizette, Bo Cerrudo, Bayani and Len Agbayani, Alanna Lopez-Montelibano, Richie Coronel Santos, Aries Saludo, Ruby Cojuito of Flawless, Ronald Carballo, Alvin Fortuna, Dennis Coronel, Kenneth Dong, Olai and Roland Espiritu, Carlos Agassi, Gemma Fitzgerald, Nikki Valdez, Kristopher Peralta, Rico Barrera, Marvin Agustin, Danilo Barrios, Streetboys and Ya Chang, Peping Cojuangco daughters Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, China Cojuangco-Gonzalez (and her adorable baby Lucia), Mai-Mai Cojuangco-Zini, Atty. Jess Santos, Nick Locsin, Mario and Alice Queblatin, Audie and Cecile Saa, Jenny Franco, Andrew Te, Marisol Barria, Luciano Bongola, Michael Lim, music composer Ryan Cayabyab and his wife Emmy, Louie Ocampo and wife Jojo, Jacqui Magno, Celeste Legaspi, JM Rodriguez, Arnold Vegafria and Cris Villonco, Amalia Fuentes, Niño Muhlach and son Alonzo, Michela Cazzola, Rita Avila, Shyr Valdez and Yayo Aguila, swimmer Johansen Aguilar, and wrestler Marcus Valda, Gwen Garci, Celine Lopez, Jenni Epperson, Anne Bella, Kissa Castañeda, Preview magazine editor in chief Pauline Suaco-Juan, Daryl Chang, Liz Uy, entertainment news reporters Mario Dumaual, Gretchen Fullido and MJ Marfori, Gary Valenciano, Dawn Zulueta-Lagdameo, Albert Martinez with daughter Alissa Martinez, Benjie Paras with wife Lyxen, Mylene Dizon, Paolo Contis, Iza Calzado, Alfred Vargas, Marco Sison, Ivy Violan, Vina Morales, Shaina Magdayao, Bangs Garcia, Jerome Florentino, Erik Santos, Jane Paredes, Ogie Diaz, Lyka Ugarte, Angeli Pangilinan-Valenciano, Angeline Quinto, Arron Villaflor, Erik Cua, Issa Reyes, Rico Serrano, Chicho Suarez, Franco Mabanta, Aliya Parcs, Christian Bautista, Ana Fegi, Basil Valdez, Sam Milby, Gina Tabuena-Godinez, Marilou Martinez, Efren Briones and Iya Rodriguez, Paula Camille Locsin and Juan Paolo Bondoc, Angeles Guevara, Betty Mactual, Belen Castro, Matin Petilla, Lu Antonino, Neptali Gonzales II, Pinong Javier, Johnny Remulla, Jose Puyat Jr., Aristeo Puyat, Mercy Tuason, Dr. Randy Francisco, Leonard Tirol and Amanda Onrubia Guidotti, Rev. Isauro David, Arthur Macapagal, Mickey Ferriols, Eric Buhain, Robert Nacianceno, Mon Gonzalez, Malu Veloso, Toby Gan, Noel Dela Merced, Ala Paredes, Richard Venn, Gregorio Domingo, Axel Gohner, Anthony Garcia, Lance Sheperd, Jun Juban, Paul Cabral, Angela Velez, Andrea Bautista, Sarah Jane Paez-Santiago, Dondi Alikpala, Letlet Veloso, Aurora Diaz-Wilson, Tina Tinio, Sonny Borromeo, Tonio Veloso, Amalie and Roman Azanza, Lorna and Levy Hizon, Ruby and Buddy Roa, Roi Philips, Beth Romualdez, Paz Sotto, Lucille Villanueva, Jean Salvador, Ruby Santos, Luli Delgado, Victoria Tuazon, Toby Cabalkin, Cynia Mascariñas, Dot Favis-Velasco, Anthony del Rosario, Miko Pascual, Chef Roland Laudico, Nicky Camcam, Greg Singian, Pinky Amador, Bonjin Bolinao, Peachie Veneracion, Renee Araneta, Chukri Prieto, Bert Garcia, Michelle Quizon, Dale Villar, Jacques Dupasquier, Nicolas Goullencourt, Julien Cleret, Sebastien Mangeant, Martine Vasseur, Andree Belanger, Michael Seligman, Sabrina Heinekey, George Hashim, Suzzane King, Charina Sabal, Charles Rappaport, Jean Hetzel, James Benoit, Cecilia Leung, Rina Sinisalo, Jim Lynch, Brett Coleman, Edi Tekeli, Anne Witheford, Caridad Sanchez, Gelo Serrano, Fanny Serrano, Cynthia Almario, Gino Padilla, Maribi Garcia, Beth Sison Tagle, Robbie Herrera, Nancy Dizon Castro, Cynthia Jocson, Cecil Licad, John Silva, Ace Barbers, Gabrielle Calizo, Beth See

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Randy Baron, Sergia Abueva, Purificacion Veloso, Petite Garcia, Javier Galvan, Ana Luisa Espinosa, David Ferro, Lorraine Nubar, Rachelle Gerodias, Masako Toribara, Josephine Roces Chavez, Bunny Ludo, Joseph Gonzalez, Quinito Moras, Jayjay Neri, Dean Diez, Budiette and Brandie Tan, Andre Quintos, Alma Junia, Eric Tamayo, Mike and Lea Famularcano, Rudy Aviles, Raymond Abao and Lucien Letaba, Orlando Magno, Vicente Paterno, Nena Ilusorio, Maribel Ongpin, Sari Cojuangco, Tessie Fajardo, Popsy Mendez-Aquino, Bella Ancheta, Sol Peña, Alice Sandejas, Ralph Peter Jentes, Mary Ann Ong, Rosalie Sipid, Violy Lim, Elena Lee, Rose Lim, Greta Go, Stefie Inocentes, Carmela Ongsiako, Terry Rosales, Cecile Ongsiako, Dely Ongsiako, Maridol Mabanta, Tessa Sierra, Juvy Yupangco, Sevy Santos, Gretchen del Rosario, Celuch Manahan, Robert Constantino and Helen Marte, Curtis Chin, Tati Licuanan, Greggy and Irene Araneta, indoor volleyball players Dzi Gervacio, Jem Ferrer, Fille Saint Merced Cainglet- Cayetano, A Nacachi, Rachel Anne Daquis, Jovelyn Gonzaga, Alyssa Valdez, Denden Lazaro, Coach Charo Soriano, Marge Tejada, Melissa Gohing, Mary Jean Balse, Mayeth Carolino, Michelle Carolino, Ella De Jesus, Kara Acevedo, Karla Bello, Stephanie Gabriel, Mae Tajima, Jayson Ramos, Maica Morada, Jed Montero, Michelle Laborte, Sasa Devanadera, Grethcel Soltones, Joy Benito, Rubie De Leon, Mae Crisostomo, Ynna Hao, Tina Salak, JP Torres, Dahlia Cruz, Nene Bautista, Aiza Maizo, Maika Ortiz, Rhea Dimaculangan, Denise Tan, Venus Bernal, Jheck Dionela, Angge Tabaquero, Mitch Datuin, Abby Praca, Bea Pascual, Bea Tan, Judy Caballejo, Maruja Banaticla, AJ Pareja, Myco Antonio, Henry Pecana, Rex Intal, Dindin Santiago, Jaja Santiago, Kathy Bersola, Princess Gaiser, Shiela Marie ―Bang‖ Pineda, Mayette Zapanta, Rosemarie Vargas, Jen Reyes, Princess Listana, Angela Benting, Pau Soriano, Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone, Edwin Tolentino, Peter Den Mar Torres, Michelle Gumabao, Cha Cruz, Stephanie Mercado, Jeshul Wensh Tiu, Abigail Marano, Mika Esperenza, Kim Fajardo, Mika Reyes, Victonara Galang, and Cyd Demicillo, Renz Casanova, Chris Macasaet, Philip Cerveza, Mark Lee, Joanne Siy, Loren Lantin, Mia Hirotsuji, Pamela Lastimosa, Ingrid Reyes, Jessey De Leon, Carmela Tunay, Chloe Cortez, Alex Cabanos, Patricia Rasmo, Illa Santos, Joanne Bunag, Jacqueline Alarca and Ers Iratay, Bishop Leo Alconga of the International Bible Society, Bishop Dan Balais of Philippines for Jesus Movement, Pastor Ed De Guzman of Intercessors for the Philippines, Pastor Paul Chase of Alabang New Life in Christ, Apostle Renato Carillo of Jesus Our Shield Worldwide Ministries, Pastor Art Ferriol of Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ, Pastor Emilio Henares of River of Life in Bacolod, Pastor Joshua Bontogan of Life Touchers Ministry, Pastor Entoy Sintos of Jesus Miracle Crusade, and Bro. Danny Navales of Ang Dating Daan. (http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/154593/when-hope-floats-boats) Expect tighter security in coming to the 58-heactre national park where the celebration will be held. At 2 p.m., a fluvial procession along the Pasig River: Guadalupe Ferry Station towards the Escolta Ferry Station will bring the image of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and Saint Pedro Calungsod to Sta. Ana and end at the ferry station of Santa Elena, Marikina City to the back of Quirino Grandstand which houses the main altar. The churches, all located near the Pasig River await the participation of devotees and tourists to witness the unique display of faith, devotion and celebration of the said feast.

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Dubbed as ―Marian Fluvial Procession‖, the government, non-government and religious organizations, civic and foreign dignitaries and community assure the public of lively presentations and activities with the participation of several musical bands. The joint fluvial caravan relives the Catholic tradition and to heighten environmental awareness for Pasig River‘s protection, revival and preservation. According to DOT Undersecretary for Tourism Services and Regional Offices Oscar Palabyab, the Feast of the Holy Rosary is one of the country‘s annual major religious festivals, along with the triple celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‘s founding anniversary and worship and healing prayer service and television evangelist and founder, elding presider, international president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva‘s birthday party at Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Manila and the fluvial parade at Pasig River will be focused on inculcating the values of tradition. There will be a ceremonial blessing of all participating boats and the Pasig River before the start of the procession. Three decorated ferries with images of the Blessed Our Lady of the Abandoned on board will be accompanied by the devotees. The Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine National Police will oversee the event‘s safety and security requirements. In certain boats, the rosary will be recited in English and Marian songs will be sung. The parade will proceed from the Guadalupe Ferry Station towards the Escolta Ferry Station where welcome ceremonies will be held, back to Sta. Ana and end at the ferry station of Santa Elena, Marikina City. An hour before the sea parade, 76 carrozas carrying patron saints of various parishes in Metro Manila, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Isabela, Cagayan, Batanes, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Benguet, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Apayao, Kalinga, La Union, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Aurora, Pampanga, Bataan, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Quezon, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Catanduanes, Masbate, Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Guimaras, Cebu, Siquijor, Negros Oriental, Bohol, Samar, Leyte, Eastern Samar, Northern Samar, Biliran, Southern Leyte, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands, Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Bukidnon, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Camiguin, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Zamboanga City, Basilan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi will make their way to the venue. (http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/574756/fluvial-procession-metro-manila) The parade will proceed from the Guadalupe Ferry Station towards the Escolta Ferry Station where welcome ceremonies will be held, back to Sta. Ana and end at the ferry station of Sta. Elena, Marikina City. A Mass will be celebrated at 6 p.m., Sunday, October 26 at the parish church of Our Lady of the Abandoned. There will be a rare display of the different images of Perpetual Help, Holy Rosary, Our Lady of Lourdes, Immaculate Conception, Mary Help of Christians and others. The Marian festival is held in cooperation with DOT-NCR and Special Project Office, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

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―We are basically ready although there are still somethings that need fine-tuning,‖ Msgr. Dennis Villarojo, the overall chairman of the Manila celebration for anniversary of Jesus is Lord Church, said. He urged the people to make use of the celebration to get closer to the Lord. ―We should continue the spirit of penance and prayerful atmosphere so that we will be able to experience the spiritual fruits of the occasion,‖ Villarojo told Cebu Daily News. ―This is a celebration of the Eucharist. We should keep a solemn demeanor,‖ he added. There will be no Masses in all parishes in 81 provinces in the Philippines from 12 noon onwards (Manila Time). Anyone who can‘t go to the Rizal Park can watch the event through GMA Channel 7 and other broadcast television stations all over the world. Internet users can also log on to www.gmanews.tv for a live streaming of the activities. Radio stations all over the world will also broadcast the events live. On site 12 giant LCD screens will be mounted in different parts of the vast field to allow the crowd to see at is going in the altar. At least 20 golf carts and three electric cars from Intramuros, Manila will transport the elderly and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Roman Catholic Archbishops, bishops, cardinals, deacons, monsignors and priests from the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Pacific (Oceania), India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, China, Taiwan, North and South Korea, Japan, United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Guatemala, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Italy, France, Spain, Poland, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary, Austria, England, Netherlands, Ukraine, Ireland, Slovakia, Crotia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Lituhania, Romania, Slovenia, Belarus, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Lativia, Luxembourg, Malta, Albania, Sweden, Greece, Estonia, Iceland, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, Chad, Senegal, Gabon, Madagascar, Burundi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Zambia, Malawi, Cameroon, Cote d‘Ivore, Benin, Burikina Faso, Togo, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Eriterea, Cape Verde, Namibia, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tunisia, Niger, Comoros, Mauritania and Algeria who will be brought from the Manila Hotel at One Rizal Park, Manila Pavillion Hotel at United Nations Avenue corner Maria Orosa Street, Pan Pacific Manila at M. Adriatico corner General Malvar Street, Hyatt Regency Hotel and Casino Manila at 1588 Pedro Gil corner MH Del Pilar Street, Grand Boulevard Hotel to the Quirino Grandstand through vans. The hotels serve as their holding area before the Mass. Although there are 30,000 monoblock chairs with white covers for guests at the stage of Quirino Grandstand, people are urged to bring their own portable chairs. Sixteen medical stations can also be found in the venue. Each medical station has one standby ambulance. At least three firetrucks will also be stationed at the Rizal Park. Portalets and comfort rooms are located at the sides of the Grandstand. In going to the Rizal Park, people can take the free shuttle buses from Resorts World Manila. Bus stops are located at Padre Burgos Drive, near the Manila City Hall and Taft Avenue, near the United Nations LRT-1 Station and a block away from the Lagusnilad tunnel.

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The Holy Mass will start at 6:45 p.m. From the Apostolic Nunciature along Taft Avenue in Malate, Manila, the Pope rode the ―Popemobile‖ into Malacanang Park, four kilometers away. From there, the Holy Father boarded the Presidential Helicopter at the back of the Quirino Grandstand at 7:45 P.M. Even the Pope was late for Sunday Mass: a fretful 1 hour and 41 minutes at 6:30 P.M. up to 8:11 P.M. Location Local time Time UTC offset zone

Los Angeles (U.S.A. - Sunday, 26 October PDT UTC-7 hours California) 2014, 03:30:00

New York (U.S.A. - New York) Sunday, 26 October EDT UTC-4 hours 2014, 06:30:00 UTC (Time Zone) Sunday, 26 October UTC 2014, 10:30:00

Rome (Italy) Sunday, 26 October CET UTC+1 hour 2014, 11:30:00

New Delhi (India - Delhi) Sunday, 26 October IST UTC+5:30 2014, 16:00:00 hours

Bangkok (Thailand) Sunday, 26 October ICT UTC+7 hours 2014, 17:30:00

Manila (Philippines) Sunday, 26 October PHT UTC+8 hours 2014, 18:30:00

Singapore (Singapore) Sunday, 26 October SGT UTC+8 hours 2014, 18:30:00

Tokyo (Japan) Sunday, 26 October JST UTC+9 hours 2014, 19:30:00

Sydney (Australia - New South Sunday, 26 October AEDT UTC+11 Wales) 2014, 21:30:00 hours

Auckland (New Zealand) Sunday, 26 October NZDT UTC+13 2014, 23:30:00 hours It will be presided over by Pope Francis. The 76-year-old Pope, who has been the leader of the Worldwide Catholic Church to lead the Holy Mass. Other than the Pope, the other archbishops, cardinals, diocesan and auxiliary bishops who will be present in today‘s liturgy include Pontifical Council of the Laity President Stanisław Ryłko, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Angelo Amato, the prefect of the Congregation of the Causes of Saints; Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, Manila Archbishop-Emeritus Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, Nueva Segovia Archbishop-Emeritus Ernesto Antolin Salgado, Nueva Segovia Archbishop Emeritus Edmundo M. Abaya, Nueva Segovia Archbishop Mario M. Perlata, Tuguegarao Archbishop Sergio Cardinal L. Utleg, Tuguegarao Archbishop-Emeritus Diosdado A. Talamayan, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop-Emeritus Oscar Cruz, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas, San Fernando Archbishop Emeritus Paciano Aniceto, San Fernando Archbishop Florentino Lavarias, Lipa Archbishop Ramon C. Arguelles, Nueva Caceres Archbishop Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, Capiz

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Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula, Jaro Archbishop Angel Cardinal Lagdameo, Cebu Archbishop-Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma, Palo Archbishop-Emeritus Pedro R. Dean, Jr., Palo Archbishop John Du, Davao Archbishop- Emeritus Fernando R. Capalla, Davao Archbishop Romulo G. Valles, Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Cardinal B. Quevedo, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop-Emeritus Jesus B. Tuquib, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, Ozamiz Archbishop Jesus A. Dosado, Zamboanga Archbishop Romulo T. Dela Cruz, Singapore Archbishop William Goh Seng Chye, Singapore Archbishop-Emeritus Nicholas Gerald Chia, Kuala Lumpur Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim, Kuala Lumpur Archbishop-Emeritus Anthony Soter Fernandez, Kuala Lumpur Archbishop-Emeritus Murphy Pakiam, Kuching Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock, Kuching Archbishop-Emeritus Peter Chung Hoan Ting, Kota Kinabalu Archbishop John Wong Soo Kau, Kota Kinabalu Archbishop- Emeritus John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw, Jakata Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Jakarta Archbishop-Emeritus Julius Cardinal Riyadi Darmaatmadja, Palembang Archbishop Aloysius Sudarso, Kupang Archbishop Peter Turang, Makassar Archbishop Johannes Liku Ada, Medan Archbishop Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, Medan Archbishop-Emeritus Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, Pontianak Archbishop Agustinus Agus, Pontianak Archbishop-Emeritus Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, Vientiane Archbishop Jean Khamsé Vithavong, Savannakhet Archbishop Jean Marie Vianney Prida Inthirath, Phnom Penh Archbishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Malanday Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang, Malanday Archbishop-Emeritus Paul Zingtung Grawng, Taunggyi Archbishop Matthias U Shwe, Yangon Archbishop-Emeritus Gabriel Thohey Mahn-Gaby, Yangon Archbishop Charles Maung Bo, Bangkok Archbishop Kriengsak Kovitvanit, Bangkok Archbishop-Emeritus Michael Michai Kitbunchu, Thare and Nonseng Archbishop Louis Chamniern Santisukniram, Hanoi Archbishop Peter Nguyễn Văn Nhơn, Hanoi Archbishop-Emeritus Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt, Ho Chi Minh City Archbishop Bùi Văn Đọc, Ho Chi Minh City Archbishop-Emeritus Phạm Minh Mẫn, Huế Archbishop-Emeritus Etienne Nguyên Nhu Thê, Huế Archbishop François Xavier Le Van Hong, Delhi Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto, Delhi Archbishop- Emeritus Vincent Michael Cardinal Conçessao, Bangalore Archbishop Bernard Moras, Bangalore Archbishop-Emeritus Alphonsus Mathias, Bangalore Archbishop-Emeritus Ignatius Paul Pinto, Mumbai Archbishop Oswald Cardinal Gracias, Chennai Archbishop George Antonysamy, Chennai Archbishop-Emeritus Malayappan Chinnappa, Kolkata Archbishop Thomas D'Souza, Kolkata Archbishop-Emeritus Henry Sebastian D‘Souza, Kolkata Archbishop-Emeritus Lucas Sirkar, Mumbai Archbishop-Emeritus Ivan Cardinal Dias, Gandhinagar Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes, Hyderabad Archbishop Thumma Bala, Guwahati Archbishop John Moolachira, Guwahati Archbishop-Emeritus Thomas Menamparampil, Colombo Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith Cardinal Patabendige Don, Colombo Archbishop-Emeritus Oswald Gomis, Dhaka Archbishop Patrick D‘Rozario, Dhaka Archbishop-Emeritus Paulinus Costa, Karachi Archbishop Joseph Coutts, Karachi Archbishop-Emeritus Evarist Pinto, Lahore Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, Lahore Archbishop-Emeritus Lawrence John Saldanha, Beijing Archbishop Joseph Li Shan, Guangzhou Archbishop Joseph Gan Junqiu, Taipei Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan, Taipei Archbishop-Emeritus Matthew Kia Yen-wen, Taipei Archbishop-Emeritus Joseph Ti-kang, Taipei Archbishop-Emeritus Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa, Seoul Archbishop Andrew Yeom Soo-Jung, Seoul Archbishop-Emeritus

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Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, Daegu Archbishop Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil, Daegu Archbishop John Choi Young-su, Daegu Archbishop-Emeritus Paul Ri Moun-hi, Tokyo Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada, Gwangju Archbishop Simon Ok Hyun-jin, Gwangju Archbishop-Emeritus Andrew Choi Chang-mu, Gwangju Archbishop-Emeritus Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, Osaka Archbishop Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda, Osaka Archbishop-Emeritus Paul Hisao Yasuda, Osaka Archbishop-Emeritus Leo Jun Ikenaga, Nagasaki Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher, Sydney Archbishop-Emeritus George Pell, Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart, Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Perth Archbishop Timothy John Costelloe, Perth Archbishop-Emeritus Barry James Hickey, Canberra Archbishop Christopher Charles Prowse, Canberra Archbishop-Emeritus Francis Carroll, Hobart Archbishop Julian Porteous, Hobart Archbishop-Emeritus Adrian Leo Doyle, Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson, Adelaide Archbishop-Emeritus Leonard Anthony Faulkner, Wellington Archbishop John Atcherley Dew, Nouméa, New Caledonia Archbishop Michel-Marie- Bernard Calvet, Papeete, French Polynesia Archbishop Pascal Chang-Soi, Papeete, French Polynesia Archbishop-Emeritus Hubert Coppenrath, Apia, Samoa Archbishop Alapati Lui Mataeliga, Port Moresby Archbishop John Ribat, Port Moresby Archbishop- Emeritus Brian James Barnes, Mount Hagen Archbishop Douglas William Young, Mount Hagen Archbishop-Emeritus Michael Meier, Madang Archbishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, Madang Archbishop-Emeritus Benedict To Varpin, Madang Archbishop- Emeritus William Joseph Kurtz, Rabaul Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, Rabaul Archbishop-Emeritus Karl Hesse, Honiara Archbishop Adrian Thomas Smith, New York City, New York, United States Archbishop Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, New York City, New York, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Edward Michael Cardinal Egan, Newark, New Jersey, United States Archbishop John J. Myers, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Archbishop Leonard Paul Blair, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Henry Joseph Mansell, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Archbishop Seán Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Bernard Francis Cardinal Law, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Archbishop Jerome Edward Listecki Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Archbishop Dennis Marion Schnurr, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Daniel Edward Pilarczyk, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Archbishop Joseph William Tobin, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Daniel Mark Buechlein, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali, Chicago, Illinois, United States Archbishop Blase Joseph Cupich, Chicago, Illinois, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Francis Eugene Cardinal George, Anchorage, Alaska, United States Archbishop Roger Lawrence Schwietz, Anchorage, Alaska, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Francis Hurley, Seattle, Washington, United States Archbishop James Peter Sartain, Seattle, Washington, United States Archbishop- Emeritus Alexander Joseph Brunett, Portland, Oregon, United States Archbishop Alexander King Sample, Portland, Oregon, United States Archbishop-Emeritus John George Vlazny, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States Archbishop Michael Jarboe Sheehan, Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt, Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America Archbishop-Emeritus Harry Joseph Flynn, Dubuque, Iowa, United States

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Archbishop-Emeritus Daniel Kucera, Dubuque, Iowa, United States Archbishop- Emeritus Jerome Hanus, Los Angeles City, California, United States Archbishop José Horacio Gómez, Los Angeles City, California, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony, San Francisco, California, United States Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone, San Francisco, California, United States Archbishop- Emeritus George Hugh Niederauer, San Francisco, California, United States Archbishop- Emeritus William Joseph Cardinal Levada, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Archbishop Robert James Carlson, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Archbishop- Emeritus Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, Kansas City, Kansas, United States Archbishop Joseph Fred Naumann, Kansas City, Kansas, United States Archbishop-Emeritus James Patrick Keleher, Galveston, Texas, United States Archbishop Daniel Nicholas Cardinal DiNardo, Galveston, Texas Archbishop-Emeritus Joseph Fiorenza, Mobile, Alabama, United States Archbishop Thomas John Rodi, Mobile, Alabama, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Oscar Hugh Lipscomb, Atlanta, Georgia, United States Archbishop Wilton Daniel Gregory, Baltimore, Maryland, United States Archbishop William Edward Lori, Baltimore, Maryland, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Washington, District of Columbia, United States Archbishop Donald William Wuerl, Washington, District of Columbia, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Theodore Edgar Cardinal McCarrick, Miami, Florida, United States Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski, Miami, Florida, United States Archbishop-Emeritus John Clement Favalora, Louisville, Kentucky, United States Archbishop Joseph Edward Kurtz, Detroit, Michigan, United States Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron, Detroit, Michigan, United States Archbishop- Emeritus Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Archbishop Christian Lépine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Archbishop Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Marc Cardinal Ouellet, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada Archbishop Pierre-André Fournier, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Thomas Christopher Collins, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Archbishop John Michael Miller, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Raymond Roussin, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Vernon James Weisgerber, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Archbishop Richard William Smith, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Archbishop Anthony Mancin, Keewatin, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Murray Chatlain, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Brendan Michael O'Brien, Moncton, New Brunswick Archbishop Valéry Vienneau, Moncton, New Brunswick Archbishop- Emeritus Valéry Vienneau, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Archbishop Daniel Joseph Bohan, Mexico City, Mexico Archbishop Norberto Cardinal Rivera Carrera, Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos, San Juan, Puerto Rico Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Archbishop José Francisco Cardinal Robles Ortega, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Archbishop- Emeritus Juan Cardinal Sandoval Íñiguez, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico Archbishop José Fernández Arteaga, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus Constancio Miranda Weckmann, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico Archbishop José Luiz Chávez Botello, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico Archbishop Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus Luis Morales Reyes, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus Arturo Antonio

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Szymanski Ramírez, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Archbishop Rafael Romo Muñoz, Durango, Durango, Mexico Archbishop José Antonio Fernández Hurtado, Durango, Durango, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus Héctor González Martínez, Durango, Durango, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus José Trinidad Medel Pérez, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Archbishop José Francisco Cardinal Robles Ortega, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico Archbishop Fabio Martínez Castilla, Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla, Mexico Archbishop José Víctor Manuel Valentín Sánchez Espinosa, Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla, Mexico Archbishop Emeritus Rosendo Huesca Pacheco, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico Archbishop Alberto Suárez Inda, Tlalnepantla, Morelos, Mexico Archbishop, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico Archbishop Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán, Tlalnepantla de Baz, State of Mexico, Mexico Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico Archbishop José Ulises Macías Salcedo, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus Carlos Quintero Arce, Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico Archbishop Domingo Díaz Martínez, Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico Archbishop Emeritus Pedro Aranda Díaz-Muñoz, León, Guanajuato, Mexico Archbishop Alfonso Cortés Contreras, León, Guanajuato, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus José Guadalupe Martín Rábago, Castries, St. Lucia Archbishop Robert Rivas, Castries, St. Lucia Archbishop-Emeritus Kelvin Edward Cardinal Felix, Fort-de-France, Martinique Archbishop Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte, Fort-de-France, Martinique Archbishop-Emeritus Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte, Kingston, Jamaica Archbishop Charles Henry Dufour, Kingston, Jamaica Archbishop-Emeritus Donald James Reece, Nassau, Bahamas Archbishop Patrick Christopher Pinder, Hamilton, Bermuda Bishop Robert Joseph Kurtz, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Archbishop Joseph Everard Harris, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Archbishop-Emeritus Edward Joseph Gilbert. Agana, Guam Archbishop Anthony Apuron; Most Rev. Giuseppe Pinto; the apostolic nuncio in the Philippines; and Rome-based priest, Rev. Fr. Fernando Rojo, the main postulator for the religious group‘s cause will also be around. Msgr. Villarojo said at least Roman Catholic Archbishops, bishops, cardinals, deacons and monsignors, and around 414,313 priests from 221,740 Roman catholic parishes in the 3,000 Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Pacific (Oceania), India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, China, Taiwan, North and South Korea, Japan, United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Guatemala, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Italy, France, Spain, Poland, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary, Austria, England, Netherlands, Ukraine, Ireland, Slovakia, Crotia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Lituhania, Romania, Slovenia, Belarus, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Lativia, Luxembourg, Malta, Albania, Sweden, Greece, Estonia, Iceland, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, Chad, Senegal, Gabon, Madagascar, Burundi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Zambia, Malawi, Cameroon, Cote d‘Ivore, Benin, Burikina Faso, Togo, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Eriterea, Cape Verde, Namibia, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tunisia, Niger, Comoros, Mauritania and Algeria have confirmed to attend the event.

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During the holy mass, seminarians, parish choirs and guest artists will render praise songs and traditional music. Meanwhile, bands from the Philippine Army and the Philippine Navy will also be on hand to provide music. During communion, Villarojo advised the people to flock to the main altar. ―They should stay put until they see a communion distributor marked by umbrellas,‖ he said. Villarojo said there are 2,000 communion distributors. Of the number 1,600 are lay ministers. They will be augmented by priests and nuns. After the communion, Pinto, the papal nuncio, will deliver a message. President Aquino, who sought the permission of the archdiocese so he can deliver his 30- minute speech to the Filipinos, will have to make his piece after the Mass. Fr. Raul Gallego, chairperson of the committee on venue, urged the people to bring along radios, water, flashlights, food, candles, portable chairs, and umbrellas. On the other hand, people are prohibited from bringing guns and bladed weapons. After the Mass including: the Angelus message and recitation of the Angelus Domini prayer, farewell message and final blessing by the Pope and the message of the president, the special message by Bishop-Emeritus Teodoro Bacani at 11:30 pm, and a cultural dance presentation will be made at 12 midnight of October 27. This will be participated in by Pasigarbo sa Sugbo contingents from Minglanilla, Talisay City, and Mandaue City. The Lumad Basakanon, who has reaped awards during the Sinulog festivities, will also be part of the presentation. Dinner for the special guests will be served simultaneously at the Manila Hotel, Waterfront Manila Pavilion, Pearl Manila, Hyatt Regency Hotel and Casino, Pan Pacific Manila, Diamond Hotel and Grand Boulevard Hotel. At the Luneta and at least 10 shrines around the Philippines, there will be processions to be led by images of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The concelebrated mass, which will project the Philippines as a pilgrimage destination in Asia, will be covered by the national and international multi-media with possible hook-up by satellite. It will also be recorded, with the videotape to be sent to the Sister Angelica Channel. The religious activity has been arranged in cooperation with the Wells Spring of Life, Sacred Land of Asia, Marian Movement, Charismatic Movement of the Philippines, Confradia, and Association of Shrine Rectors and Pilgrimage Promoters of the Philippines. A 12:45 A.M., Monday, October 27, a 45-minute grand fireworks display, sponsored by private businessmen, will light up Manila‘s skies and the four barges in Manila Bay 250 meters off the shore, between the Manila Yacht Club and the United States Embassy set up by pyrotechnic experts from Bocaue, Bulacan for P120, 000 lit the night sky and lasted a half-hour and was met with a roar of applause by people at the parade grounds. After the message of Bishop Teodoro C. Bacani at 11:30 p.m., the cultural dance presentation show at midnight and fireworks display from 12:45 to 1:30 a.m., at about 2:15 a.m with joyful praise and worship songs. To the delight of everyone, Bishop Bacani, in his white robe and scarlet sash, expressed his joy and appreciation for the presence of the thousands of prayer-partners that evening. During the program, a lighting of thousands of candles, a magnificent glow filtered through the darkness of the night filling the 58-hectare Rizal Park and adjacent areas-

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Roxas Boulevard to north and southbound areas of Taft Avenue, T.M. Kalaw Street and United Nations Avenue into Ermita, extending up to Maria Orosa Street, Padre Burgos Drive, Port Area district, Jones, Ayala, McArthur and Quezon Bridges to Plaza Miranda in Quiapo. Bro. Mike Velarde, founder and servant-leader of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Fellowship Foundation International, Inc. Roman Catholic Charismatic Renewal Religious Movement (DWXI-PPFI-CCRM) will deliver the 3-hour Worship and Healing Prayer Rally Message for the Family Appointment with El Shaddai was held in thanksgiving for the grand prayer assembly and annual anniversary celebration of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖ and annual birthday celebration of television evangelist, Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva on Monday Morning, October 27 at 4 a.m. Manila Time (Sunday Afternoon, October 26 at 4 p.m. New York Time/8 p.m. Time) followed by a Morning Breakfast Joyful Salu-Salo at 7 a.m. Fernandez downplayed reports that certain groups would bomb the annual gathering, saying this was a raw information that needed to be validated. ―At any rate we always adopt the principle of considering the worst-case scenario. We have incorporated that in our plan and we are prepared,‖ he said. Fernandez pointed out that their main concern was traffic. ―Some people will be coming from Manila and going to Makati and vice versa,‖ he said. He however said that he was implementing any re-routing in Manila, unless necessary. ―Initially, we feel that there‘s need for re-routing. Our traffic plan is very flexible. Just in case there's a need for a re-routing, we have contingency plans for these,‖ he said. Fernandez said the 58-heactre (580,000 square meters) Rizal Park can accommodate 2 million people. In Manila, both North and South bound lanes of Roxas Boulevard, Taft Avenue, UN Avenue, T.M. Kalaw St., P. Burgos, Calle Muralla, Bonifacio Drive, inner streets of Port Area District, McArthur Bridge, Ayala Bridge, and Jones Bridge will be kept open to traffic despite the projected crowd of 2 to 3 million expected to attend the El Shaddai rally. The T.M. Kalaw, P. Burgos, Calle Muralla, Bonifacio Drive, and the inner streets of the Port area were the designated parking zones.

Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/315739/open-field-ready-for-pedros- national-thanksgiving-mass#ixzz3C4lXgRek Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook Extraordinary Missions Representing States and International and Supranational Organizations in the Founding Anniversary Celebration and Grand Prayer Assembly of the Evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic Renewal Religious Movement ―Jesus is Lord Church‖ In order to accommodate all interested parties wishing to receive a seat during the Holy Mass, the Holy See limited the number of members in each official diplomatic delegation to five people, except for the Polish delegation which, being Saint John Paul II's homeland, was allowed ten people, and the delegation from Italy, that is granted

187 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 precedence being the Pope the Bishop of Rome and being Italy regarded as the "Home of the Church". The limit did not exclude other people of any nationality from attaining individual invitations, related to the individual's country's delegation: for example, the attendance of Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil, had connection with the Brazilian delegation. In addition to a country's official delegation, any numbers of government officials were permitted to attend as pilgrim travellers, remaining outside the basilica during the Holy Mass with the general public. For example, the United States delegation included the president and first lady, two former presidents, and the secretary of state, and they all had seats in the Grandstand during the Holy Mass. Dozens of members of the U.S. Congress attended the Mass of Requiem, congregating among the general public outside the basilica.

At the event, the dignitaries were seated alphabetically according to the spelling of their country's name and arranged according to diplomatic protocol.

Philippines  H.E. Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Republic of the Philippines  H.E. Jejomar C. Binay, Sr., Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines  H.E. Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines  H.E. Feliciano R. Belmonte, Jr., Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines  H.E. Franklin M. Drilon, President of the Senate of the Philippines  H.E. Atty. Francis Tolentino, Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)  Ms. Maria Elena ―Ballsy‖ Aquino-Cruz, Presidential Sister  Ms. Aurora Corazon ―Pinky‖ Aquino-Abellada, Presidential Sister  Ms. Victoria Eliza ―Viel‖ Aquino-Dee, Presidential Sister  Ms. Kristina Bernadette Aquino-Yap, Presidential Sister  Mr. Justin Benigno ―Jiggy‖ Aquino-Cruz  Mr. Eldon ―Jonty‖ Aquino-Cruz, Jr.  Mr. Miguel ―Miggy‖ Aquino-Abellada  Ms. Nina Aquino-Abellada  Mr. Francis ―Kiko‖ Aquino-Dee  Ms. Jacinta Patricia ―Jia‖ Aquino-Dee  Mr. Joshua Aquino-Yap  Mr. James ―Bimby‖ Aquino-Yap, Jr.  former Philippine President and now Manila City Mayor Joseph Estrada  current Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista  former Quezon City Mayor Brigido Simon  Caloocan City Mayor Oscar Malapitan  Malabon City Mayor Len-Len Oreta  Navotas City Mayor John Rey Tiangco  Valenzuela City Mayor Rexlon Gatchalian  City Mayor Benhur Abalos  Marikina City Mayor Del de Guzman

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 former Pasig City Mayor Vicente Eusebio  former Pasig City Mayor Soledad Eusebio  former Pasig City Mayor Bobby Eusebio  current Pasig City Mayor Maribel Andaya-Eusebio  San Juan City Mayor Guia Gomez  Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay  Taguig City Mayor Laarni Lopez-Cayetano  current Pasay City Mayor Antonio ―Tony‖ Calixto  former Pasay City Mayor Wenceslao ―Peewee‖ Trinidad  former Paranaque City Mayor Joey Marquez  former Paranaque City Mayor Florencio Bernabe  current Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez  Las Pinas City Mayor Vergel A. Aguilar  Muntinlupa City Mayor Jaime Fresnedi  Benguet Governor Nestor Fongwan  Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino  Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan  Tabuk City, Kalinga mayor Ferdinand Tubban  Rosales, Pangasinan Mayor Susan P. Casareno  Dagupan City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez  Urdaneta City Mayor Amadeo Gregorio E. Perez IV  Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane, Jr.  Olongapo City Mayor Rolen Paulino  Subic, Zambales Mayor Jeffrey D. Khonghun  Pampanga Provincial Governor Lilia G. Pineda  San Fernando, Pampanga Mayor Edwin Santiago  Angeles City, Pampanga Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan  Tarlac Governor Jesus ―Bong" Santos  Mayor Gelacio R. Manalang  Bataan Provincial Governor Albert S. Garcia  Balanga City Mayor Jose Enrique S. Garcia III  Bulacan Provincial Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado  Marilao Municipal Mayor Juanito "Tito" H. Santiago  Baliwag Municipal Mayor Carolina Dellosa  Malolos City Mayor Christian D. Natividad  Nueva Ecija Provincial Governor Aurelio Matias Umali  Cabanatuan City Mayor Julius Cesar V. Vergara  Rizal Provincial Governor Rebecca A. Ynares  City Mayor Casimiro A. Ynares III  Taytay Municipal Mayor Janet De Leon-Mercado  San Mateo, Rizal Mayor Jose Rafael Diaz  Angono Mayor Gerry V. Calderon  Cavite Provincial Governor Juanito Victor Remulla  Bacoor City Mayor Strike Revilla  Dasmarinas City Mayor Jennifer A. Barzaga  Rosario Municipal Mayor Jose M. Ricafrente Jr.  Laguna Provincial Governor Ramil Hernández

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 Santa Rosa City, Laguna Mayor Arlene B. Arcillas-Nazareno  Calamba City Mayor Justin Marc Timmy Chipeco  San Pablo City Mayor Loreto S. Amante  Los Baños Municipal Mayor Caesar P. Perez  Batangas Provincial Governor -Recto  Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha  Lipa City Mayor Meynardo A. Sabili  Quezon Provincial Governor David C. Suarez  Lucena City Mayor Roderick A. Alcala  Palawan Governor Jose C. Alvarez  Puerto Princesa City Mayor Lucilo R. Bayron  Occidental Mindoro provincial governor Mario Gene Mendiola  San Jose, Occidental Mindoro Mayor Romulo "Muloy" Festin  Oriental Mindoro provincial governor Alfonso Umali, Jr.  Calapan City Mayor Arnan C. Panaligan  Marinduque Provincial Governor Carmencita Ongsiako Reyes  Boac, Marinduque Mayor Roberto Madla  Romblon provincial governor Eduardo C. Firmalo  Romblon, Romblon Mayor Gerard S. Montojo  Camarines Sur provincial governor Miguel Luis Villafuerte  Naga City Mayor John Bongat  Iriga City, Camarines Sur Mayor Ronald Felix Alfelor  Libmanan, Camarines Sur Mayor Marilyn A. Jimenez  Camarines Norte Governor Edgardo Tallado  Daet, Camarines Norte Mayor Tito S. Sarion  Albay Provincial Governor Joey Salceda  Legaspi City Mayor Noel Rosal  Masbate Governor Rizalina L. Seachon-Lañete  Mayor Rowena R. Tuason  Sorsogon Provincial Governor Antonio Escudero Jr.  Mayor Sally A. Lee  Iloilo Provincial Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr.  Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog  Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores  Kalibo Mayor William S. Lachica  Malay Mayor John P. Yap  Antique Governor Exequiel Javier  San Jose de Buneavista Mayor Rony L. Molina  Capiz Governor Victor A. Tanco  Roxas City Mayor Angel Alan B. Celino  Negros Occidental governor Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr.  Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella  Kabankalan City Mayor Isidro P. Zayco  San Carlos City Mayor Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr.  Cebu Provincial Governor Hilario ―Junjun‖ Davide III  Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama  Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu Mayor Paz C. Radaza

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 Mandaue City Mayor  Consolacion Municipal Mayor Teresa P. Alegado  Negros Oriental Provincial Governor  Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Chiquiting Sagarbarria  Sipalay City Mayor Soledad C. Montilla  Bohol Provincial Governor Edgar M. Chatto  Tagbilaran Mayor John Geesnell Yap  Tacloban City, Leyte Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez  Leyte Provincial Governor Dominico Petilla  City Mayor Eric C. Codilla  Capoocan Mayor Federico H. Carolino Sr.  Isabel, Leyte Mayor Marcos Gregorio M. Cerillo  Biliran Provincial Governor Gerardo Espina, Jr.  Naval, Biliran Mayor Susan Velasquez Parilla  Southern Leyte Provincial Governor Roger Mercado  City, Southern Leyte Mayor Maloney L. Samaco  Western Samar Provincial Governor Sharee Ann T. Tan  Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo P. Aquino  Catbalogan City Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan  Northern Samar Provincial Governor Jose L. Ong, Jr.  Catarman, Northern Samar Mayor Francisco C. Rosales, Jr.  Eastern Samar Provincial Governor Conrado B. Nicart, Jr.  City Mayor Ma. Fe R. Abunda  Zamboanga City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar  Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay Mayor Eldwin M. Alibutdan  Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte Mayor Evelyn T. Uy  Davao del Sur Provincial Governor  Davao City Mayor  Mati City, Davao Oriental Mayor Carlo Luis P. Rabat  Panabo City, Davao del Norte Mayor Jose L. Silvosa Sr.  South Cotabato Provincial Governor Daisy Avance-Fuentes  General Santos City Mayor Ronnel Rivera  Koronadal, South Cotabato Mayor Peter B. Miguel  Polomolok, South Cotabato Mayor Honey Lumayag-Matti  Sarangani Governor Steve C. Solon  Alabel Mayor Corazon S. Grafilo  Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu  Cotabato, Maguindanao Mayor Japal "JoJo" Guiani  City Mayor Joseph A. Evangelista  Misamis Oriental Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vicente B. Emano  Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno  Gingoog City Mayor Stella Marie L. Guingona  Misamis Occidental Governor Herminia M. Ramiro  Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo O. Parojinog Sr.  Lanao del Norte governor Mohammad Khalid Q. Dimaporo  Iligan City Mayor Celso G. Regencia  Bukidnon Governor Jose Maria Zubiri, Jr.

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City Mayor Ignacio W. Zubiri  Agusan del Norte Provincial Governor Maria -Matba  City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr.  City Mayor Dale B. Corvera  Agusan del Sur Provincial Governor Adolph Edward Plaza  Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur Municipial Mayor Albin D. Magdamit  San Francisco, Agusan del Sur Municipial Mayor Jenny Diesto de Asis  Surigao del Norte Provincial Governor Sol Matugas  , Surigao del Norte Mayor Ernesto Matugas  Surigao del Sur Provincial Governor Johnny T. Pimentel  Tandag City, Surigao del Sur Mayor Roxanne C. Pimentel  City, Surigao del Sur Mayor Librado Navarro  Dinagat Islands Provincial Governor Glenda Ecleo  San Jose, Dinagat Islands Municipial Mayor Allan II Buray Ecleo  Sulu Provincial Governor Abdusakur Tan II  Jolo, Sulu Municipial Mayor Hussin U. Amin Singapore  Singaporean President Dr. Tony Tan Keng Yam  Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong  Singaporean Supreme Court Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon  Singaporean Parliament Speaker Halimah Yacob  former Singaporean President Sellapan Ramanathan Nathan  former Singaporean Prime Minster Goh Chok Tong  former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew Patron Saints of parishes in the Philippines participating for the Marian Fluvial Procession: 1. Our lady of Correa 2. Nuestra Señora de Guia 3. Our Lady of Loreto 4. Our Lady of Guidance 5. Holy Cross 6. Holy Family 7. Holy Spirit 8. Mary the Queen 9. Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted 10. Mary, Mirror of Justice 11. Our Lady of Sorrows 12. Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary 13. Our Lady of Mount Carmel 14. Saint de La Salle 15. Holy 16. Our Lady of Guadalupe 17. Saint Jude Thaddeus 18. Saint Michael Archangel 19. Sacred Heart of Jesus 20. Our Lady of Grace

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21. 22. Our Lady of Perpetual Help 23. Nuestra Señora de la Soledad 24. Our Lady of Fatima 25. Our Lady of La Paz 26. Our Lady of Peace & Good Voyage 27. Our Lady of Peñafrancia 28. Our Lady of Remedies 29. Our Lady of Sorrows 30. Our Lady of the Abandoned 31. Our Lady of the Airways 32. Our Lady of the Assumption 33. Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament 34. Risen Christ 35. Saint Alphonsus Ma. Ligouri 36. Saint Andrew the Apostle 37. Saint Anthony of Padua 38. Saint Dominic Savio 39. Saint Francis of Assisi 40. Saint John Bosco 41. Patronage of Saint Joseph 42. Saint Mary Goretti 43. Saint Peter the Apostle 44. Saint Pius X 45. Saints Peter & Paul 46. San Felipe Neri 47. Santo Sepulcro 48. Saint Ildephonsus 49. San Isidro 50. Saint Joseph 51. San Juan Nepomuceno 52. Saint Rafael the Archangel 53. Saint Roche 54. Saint Vincent de Paul 55. Our Lady of the Pillar 56. Saint Peter Julian Eymard 57. Santa Monica 58. Saint Therese of Lisieux 59. Most Holy Trinity 60. Holy Name of Jesus 61. Christ, the King 62. Mother of the Redeemer 63. Our Lady of Fatima 64. Sta. Krus 65. Sto. Niño 66. Epiphany of the Lord 67. Mary, Mother of the Church

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68. Our Lady of Lourdes 69. Saint Agnes, Virgin & Martyr 70. Ang Muling Pagkabuhay ng Ating Panginoon

Choir and Orchestra Layout http://www.bhphotovideo.com/ http://www.event-rentals.com/ The Choir and Orchestra Layout for Quirino Grandstand follows: Left Side: Choir  Senior's men's and women's combined choir from age 17 to 24 years old and junior's boys and girl's combined choir from age 6 to 17 years old from residents of 42,028 barangays throughout the Philippines Right Side: 28-Piece Brass Band  1 Soprano cornet in E♭

 8-10 Cornets in B♭ (in separate parts for 'Solo', 'Repiano', 2nd and 3rd cornets; there are 4/5 players on the 'Solo' part, one 'Repiano', two 2nd, and two 3rd)  1 Flugelhorn in B♭ (notated on the same part as the 'Repiano' in some older music)  3 Horns in E♭ (called Solo, 1st and 2nd)

 2 Baritone horns in B♭ (Each with separate parts)

 2 Tenor trombones (notated in B♭, playing separate parts)  1 Bass trombone (the only brass instrument in the band notated in Concert Pitch (C) on Bass Clef)  2 Euphoniums in B♭ (Usually playing the same part with divisi sections)  4 Tubas (2 in E♭ and 2 in B♭, both notated in Treble Clef; often called Basses)  2 or 3 percussion players (with 2 or more timpani, glockenspiel, snare drum, triangle, cymbals, a drum kit and more) 200-Piece Concert Band  Piccolos 1 (, 2)[note 1]  Flutes 1, 2 (, 3)  (Alto flute)[note 2]  Oboes 1 (, 2)  (English horn)[note 3]  Bassoons 1 (, 2)  (Contrabassoon)[note 4]  Clarinet in E-flat  Clarinets in B-flat 1, 2, 3 (, 4)  Alto clarinet

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 Bass clarinet  (Contra-alto clarinet/Contrabass clarinet)  (Soprano saxophone)  Alto saxophones 1, 2  Tenor saxophones 1 (, 2)  Baritone saxophone  (Bass saxophone)  Trumpets/Cornets in B-flat 1, 2, 3 (, 4, 5, 6)[note 7]  (Flugelhorns in B-flat 1 (, 2))  Horns in F 1, 2, 3, 4 (, 5, 6)  Tenor trombones 1, 2 (, 3)[note 8]  Bass trombone  Baritone horn/Euphonium 1 (, 2)[note 9][note 10]  Tubas 150-Piece Orchestra  2–4 Flutes (one doubling Piccolo)  2–4 Oboes (one doubling cor anglais or English horn)  2–4 Clarinets (one doubling Bass Clarinet)  2–4 Bassoons (one doubling Contrabassoon)  (Saxophone)  4-8 French horns in F  3–6 Trumpets in B♭  3–6 Trombones (one or two being bass trombones)  1-2 Tubas  (Baritone horn/Euphonium)  Timpani  Snare drum  Tenor drum  Bass drum  Cymbals  Tam-tam  Triangle  Wood block  Tambourine  Glockenspiel  Xylophone  Vibraphone  Tubular bells  Marimba  1-2 Harp  16 Violins 1  14 Violins 2  12 Violas  10 Cellos  8 Double basses  Piano

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 Celesta

Budget Allotment for the 36th Annual Founding Anniversary Celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide

Dinner Locations:  H20 Hotel, Manila Ocean Park  VIP Lounge, Quirino Grandstand  Manila Hotel (Fiesta Pavillion)  Manila Pavilion Hotel (all function rooms)  Diamond Hotel  Hyatt Hotel and Casino

Party Favors - (My Bestfriend Jollibee) Product Name Quantity Lootbag 2,500 Invitation Card 2,500 1 set of theme favors 2,500 Message Board 2,500 Trayliner 2,500 Game Prizes 2,500 Balloons 2,500 Crayons 2,500 Total 24000

Food and Beverages: Fiesta Pavillion, Manila Hotel Product Unit Price Quantity Subtotal Chocolate Cake (My Php 1,100.00 1 Php 1,100.00 Bestfriend Jollibee) Jollibee Yum Php 30.00 2,500 Php 90,000.00 Jollibee Yum with Cheese Php 40.00 2,500 Php 120,000.00 Jollibee Champ Php 128.00 2,500 Php 384,000.00 Jollibee Chickenjoy 8pcs Php 469.00 2,500 Php 1,407,000.00 Bucket Jollibee Spaghetti Php 50.00 2,500 Php 150,000.00 Jollibee Palabok Fiesta Php 85.00 2,500 Php 255,000.00 Creamy Macaroni Soup Php 39.00 2,500 Php 117,000.00 Peach Mango Pie Php 27.00 2,500 Php 81,000.00 Jolly Crispy Fries - XLarge Php 62.00 2,500 Php 186,000.00 Buttered Corn Php 29.00 2,500 Php 87,000.00 Chowking Chinese Style Fried Php 205.00 2,500 Php 615,000.00 Chicken Lauriat with Drink Rice Php 22.00 2,500 Php 66,000.00 Greenwhich Barkada Thin Php 408,000.00 2,500 Php 1,020,000.00

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Hawaiian Overload Greenwhich Barkada Thin 7 Php 576,000.00 2,500 Php 1,152,000.00 Chees Overload Greenwhich Lasagna Php 749.00 2,500 Php 2,247,000.00 Supreme Large Pan Greenwhich Spaghetti Php 449.00 2,500 Php 1,347,000.00 Supreme Large Pan Greenwhich Barkada Bucket Php 32.00 2,500 Php 96,000.00 ala Carte Greenwhich Garlic Stix Php 32.00 2,500 Php 57,600.00 Coca-Cola 1,500mL Php 75.00 2,500 Php 225,000.00 Iced Tea (Large) Php 52.00 2,500 Php 156,000.00 Pineapple Juice (Large) Php 52.00 2,500 Php 156,000.00 Strawberry Sundae Php 28.00 2,500 Php 84,000.00 Total Php 987,550.00 63,001 Php 9,484,700.00

Holy Mass Venue: Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park 200-man male and female choir combined of soprano, alto, tenor and bass 120-piece orchestra and wind orchestra Product Name Unit Price Quantity Total Price Crush Drums & Percussion Eminent 46, 251.23 1 46,251.23 Birch 5-Piece Shell Pack with 24" Bass Drum Harbinger M120 120 Watt 4 Channel 14, 468.10 1 14,468.10 Compact Portable PA with 12" speakers Blueridge Contemporary Series BR- 32, 071.54 1 32,071.54 60CE Cutaway Dreadnought Acoustic-Electric Guitar Grover Pro Bronze Pro-Hammered 7, 378.98 1 7,378.98 Triangle Allora AATR-125 Series Classic Bb 28, 936.68 4 115,746.72 Trumpet Hans Hoyer 801 Geyer Series Double 239, 262.08 7 1,674,834.56 Horn Getzen 1062FD Eterna Series Bass 154, 765.58 1 154,765.58 Trombone Scherl and Roth R102 Series 4/4 Size 16, 831.78 29 488,121.62 Violin Outfit Bellafina Prelude Series Viola Outfit 7, 716.09 14 108,025.26 Buffet Crampon Divine Bb 35, 5927.07 3 1,067,781.21 Professional Clarinet Getzen 580 Capri Series Bb Cornet 66, 024.95 4 264,099.80 Sonor Multi Sleigh Bell Set 1, 495.09 1 1,495.09

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Williams Allegro Keyboard Package 19, 290.96 1 19,290.96 Gear One MV1000 with Cable and 15, 914.96 99 1,575,581.04 Stand 10 Pack Total 5,587,273.50

The total budget for the event is P 15,071,973.50

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Visit us at Jollibee - Rizal Park Rizal Park, TM Kalaw corner Maria Orosa Streets, Ermita, Manila Red Ribbon - SM City Manila Tenant Number 245, 2nd Floor, SM City Manila, Arroceros Street, Barangay 659, Zone 71, District 5, Manila Workers put on finishing touches By Ador Vincent Mayol, Jhunnex Napallacan|Cebu Daily News

The wooden altar table, lectern and presider‘s chair have arrived. The furniture, with its bamboo accents peeking through its protective sheets, were carried up the steps of the Grandstand yesterday as workers put the finishing touches on the venue of Sunday‘s DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International Family Appointment with El Shaddai was held for the annual founding anniversary celebration and grand prayer assembly of the Evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖. A portrait of the two Filipino saints was positioned at the main altar‘s center wall. According to Fr. Brian Brigoli, co-chairman of the venue committee, all is complete save for the lights, landscaping and fresh flowers which will be installed today and tomorrow. ―We‘ll do the floral decorations last or they will just wilt in the heat,‖ he said. The site development is 95 percent complete with some minor works ongoing. Tents, projectors, and sound system equipment also started arriving yesterday. Organizers are expecting to take delivery of 10,000 chairs from various localities. The chairs will be positioned in the cemented area across the main altar where VIPs and foreign dignitaries, national, local and foreign government officials, church donors and benefactors will be seated. President Benigno Aquino III will also be seated in that area. The elevated templete with its wings spanning both sides of the altar will hold around 300 church officials, including bishops. Technicians from the country‘s telecom giants SMART Communications, Inc. and Globe Telecom, Inc. have been setting up cables and equipment in the SRP area.

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According to Saga Events‘ Robby Carmona, SMART and Globe will provide WiFi connectivity services in the area to enable participants to tweet, post pictures and updates of the festivities and enable organizers and the media to remain connected with their bases. Half of the field will be served by SMART while the other half is assigned to Globe. The Quirino Grandstand stands on 700 square meters of the Rizal Park but levelling the vast expanse of the 58-hectare venue poses the biggest challenge those organizers and volunteers have been trying to surmount for days. Aided by two days of sunny weather since Monday, bulldozers and graders made good progress in compacting loose soil. Workers will later add a layer of limestone which can better absorb water in case it rains. ―If it rains, it may be muddy, but your shoes won‘t sink in the ground,‖ said Carmona, who is now confident that there won‘t be a repeat of the flooding seen in last week‘s downpour. Nevertehless, he advised the public to bring umbrellas or rain coats, whatever the weather will be on Sunday.

Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/314525/workers-put-on-finishing- touches#ixzz3Fk7BboJV Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook Storm warning RAINS are forecast for today in Metro Manila, probably accompanied by some gusty winds. Tropical depression ―Luding‖ has developed into a storm and it is expected to hit land this morning in Northern Luzon. But the stormy weather should not dampen the spirit of those who are going to the rally on Ayala Avenue in Makati being led by anti-pork barrel groups. There are certainly more pressing and nobler reasons to get drenched than paying respect to a religious leader or stuffing oneself with lechon, roast calf and other delicacies which are expected to be in abundance when El Shaddai founder and servant-leader Bro. Mike Z. Velarde holds belated birthday celebration for Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, international president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva and the annual founding anniversary celebration of the Evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic Renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖ to coincide with the Ayala rally. Pork barrel groups have identified three of these reasons: to show the people's opposition to amending the Constitution, to protest the resurgence of cronyism and to oppose attempts to muzzle the press. President Benigno Aquino III has said nothing would deter him from pursuing charter change. He says lifting the protectionist provisions in the Constitution, like the ones barring foreigners from owning land, public utilities and media organizations, is the only way to liberate millions of hungry Filipinos from their poverty. He even has the economic benefits from such constitutional reforms all figured out: an automatic plus 4 percent in GNP growth rate, although he has not said if that's only good for one year or until forever. No one else saw charter change as the miracle cure for the country's economic malaise. In survey after survey, businessmen, both local and foreign, identified other factors as

199 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 barriers to investments and growth: cronyism, an uneven playing field, peace and order problems, bad traffic, government red tape, inconsistent economic policies, unattractive incentives. In sum, practically everything under the sun, except the Constitution, and all correctable with a little imagination from Congress and some determination from the executive. Fully 86 percent of the Filipino people see no need to change the Constitution, according to a recent survey. Why Mr. Aquino and his political lieutenants in Congress would try to ram charter changes through Congress only raises suspicion about some hidden agenda, like term extension on the part of politicians and, on the part of Malacañang, the removal of any constitutional barrier to forging a compromise deal with the Marcoses on the sharing of their ill-gotten wealth. The hush-hush attempts of the administration to strike a deal with the Marcoses and the return of cronies to positions of power and privilege constitute the second reason for the rally. When Ms Aquino speaks of preserving the gains of Edsa, she means freedom and democracy as well as our pride and dignity. Two successive administrations looked pathetic as they bungled the attempts to recover the Marcoses' ill-gotten wealth. The nation was put up to ridicule with the election of Imelda Marcos to Congress in 2010 and Ferdinand Jr. as Senator in 2010. Now the Aquino administration wants to complete a nation's shame by absolving the plunderers of any crime and sharing the loot with them. As to the return of cronies and cronyism, is there any doubt about it? Marcos‘ closest business associate is back at the helm of the country's biggest food and beverage conglomerate. A tycoon who is often seen in Malacañang had a P25-billion tax case against him dismissed. A presidential adviser got a $25-million commission for brokering the buyout of the country's largest telecommunications company by a firm backed with foreign money. A generous contributor to the Aquino campaign kitty won the award to operate online bingo. Even Mr. Aquino‘s old friends from the movie industry are scrambling for various government contracts. If these are Mr. Aquino‘s friends, they are helping themselves at the President's expense. Finally, there are the attempts of the administration to suppress criticism by initiating or encouraging an advertising boycott of this paper by movie producers, government financial institutions and friendly business interests and the exclusion of its reporters from presidential press briefings. It's a different version of the ―corporate strangulation‖ that squeezed the life of The Manila Times. Mr. Aquino swears with his right hand to defend with his life our freedoms, while strangling with his left a newspaper that seeks to publish the unvarnished truth about his administration. All this constitutes a smorgasbord of issues for everyone to chew on. But whichever issue one feels strongly about, it is again time to take a stand. Mr. Aquino may yet listen to our collective voices raised in protest. There is a storm brewing, and it is not called Luding. Traffic Re-Routing Plan for October 26, 2014 (Papal Visit and 36th Anniversary Celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide) On October 26, 2014, the following roads will be affected: a) Roxas Boulevard (from P. Burgos to President Quirino Avenue) will be closed to vehicular traffic from 7:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.

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b) President Quirino Avenue (from Roxas Boulevard to Taft Avenue) will be closed to vehicular traffic from 7:30 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. c) South Super Highway (from President Quirino Avenue to Buendia Avenue) and Buendia Avenue (from South Super Highway to EDSA) will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 4:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. and also from 8:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. d) South Bound Lane of EDSA (from Guadalupe to Buendia Avenue) will be closed to South Bound traffic from 4:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. and from 8:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M. All motorists are, therefore, advised to take the following re-routing scheme during the period of traffic closure: 1. Southbound vehicles traversing Roxas Boulevard are advised to take Aduana- Magallanes Drive - Padre Burgos route - Taft Avenue towards Buendia Avenue and Roxas Boulevard. 2. Luneta-bound Vehicles traversing Roxas Boulevard are only up to Padre Burgos-Taft Avenue-T.M. Kalaw Intersection junction. 3. Northbound vehicles using Roxas Boulevard-bound vehicles comBoulevard are advised to take Buendia Avenue and/or Vito Cruz towards Taft Avenue or F.B. Harrison/A. Mabini Street route. 4. Roxas Boulevard-bound vehicles coming from Northeast are advised to take Canonigo Avenue-Taft Avenue-Padre Burgos or Jones Bridge towards their Destination. 5. Southbound vehicles traversing South Super Highway are advised to take Pedro Gil-Taft Avenue-Ayala Avenue and EDSA Route from 4:00 P.M.-4:30 P.M. as well as Ayala Avenue and EDSA route from 4:00 P.M.-4:30 P.M. & from 8:30 P.M.-9:30 P.M. 6. Roxas Boulevard-bound vehicles coming from the Southeast will be advised to take Tejeron-J.P. Rizal-Pasong Tamo-Vito Cruz extension towards Vito Cruz to Taft Avenue or Roxas Boulevard from 7:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. 7. Northbound lane of EDSA (from Boni Avenue to Buendia Avenue will be converted to 2-way traffic and Southbound vehicles counter-flowing to EDSA North lane from 4:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. and from 8:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. 8. Northbound Light Vehicles along EDSA are advised to take Fort Bonifacio via McKinley Road and exit at Guadalupe Bridge from 4:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. and from 8:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. 9. Southbound Light Vehicles along EDSA may take Guadalupe Bridge their right turn towards J. P. Rizal and exit at the Makati Avenue-Ayala Avenue and back to EDSA. 10. Northbound Vehicles traversing South Superhighway will be advised to take Taft Avenue or the EDSA-Ayala Avenue-Makati Avenue-J.P. Rizal-Tejeron- Pedro Gil route towards President Quirino Avenue Extension from 4:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. and from 8:30 P.M.-9:30 P.M. Participants to the Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Anniversary Celebration, devotees to the Papal Visit or ordinary motorists may help de-congest heavy traffic or ask for assistance from the:

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 OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN HON. ATTY. FRANCIS N. TOLENTINO - 882- 4154 to 74 loc. 205; 207  OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN Usec. ALEX RAMON Q. CABANILLA - 882-4154 loc. 282  TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CENTER Dir. Noemie T. Recio Director III - 882- 0858

PNoy expected to grace JIL 36th anniversary

Manila, Philippines, August 25, 2013 - The Jesus Is Lord (JIL) Church Worldwide will be celebrating its 36th Anniversary on Sunday, October 26; 6am onwards at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta, Manila.

This year‘s theme: ―Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; lest there be any fornicator or profane person like Esau, who for one morsel of food sold his birthright. For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought it diligently with tears. For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched and that burned with fire, and to blackness and darkness and tempest, and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words, so that those who heard it begged that the word should not be spoken to them anymore. (For they could not endure what was commanded: ―And if so much as a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned or shot with an arrow.‖ And so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, ―I am exceedingly afraid and trembling.‖) But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly

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Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel. See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much moreshall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, ―Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.‖ Now this, ―Yet once more,‖ indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.‖ (Hebrews 12:14-29)

The Filipino version was: “Sikapin ninyong mamuhay ng may kapayapaan at kabanalan sa lahat ng tao, dahil walang sinumang makakakita sa Panginoon kung wala ito. Mag-ingat kayo baka mayroong magkulang sa biyaya ng Diyos. Ingatan ninyo na baka may sumibol na ugat ng sama ng loob na siyang dahilan ng kaguluhan at sa pamamagitan nito ay nadudungisan ang marami. Tiyakin ninyo na walang matagpuan sa inyo na taong imoral o mapaglapastangan tulad ni Esau na kaniyang ipinagbili ang karapatang magmana bilang panganay na anak na lalaki dahil sa isang pagkain. Sapagkat alam na ninyong lahat kung ano ang nangyari pagkatapos. Nang ibig na niyang manahin ang basbas, itinakwil siya ng Diyos. Bagaman si Esau ay humanap ng paraan na may pagluha upang siya ay makapagsisi, hindi siya makahanap ng pagkakataon para makapagsisi. Sapagkat hindi kayo nakalapit sa bundok na inyong mahihipo na naglalagablab sa apoy, sa kapusikitan, sa kadiliman at sa unos. At ang naroon ay tunog ng trumpeta at ang tinig ng mga salita. Pagkarinig nila ng tinig nito, nagsumamo sila na huwag nang banggitin sa kanilang muli ang mga salitang ito. Sapagkat hindi nila makayanang dalhin ang iniutos na sinabi: Kung ang isang hayop ay madikit sa bundok, dapat ninyong batuhin at sa pamagitan ng sibat ay inyong tuhugin. Dahil ang tanawin ay labis na nakakasindak, sinabi ni Moises: Nilukuban ako ng takot at ako ay nanginig. Subalit kayo ay nakalapit na sa bundok ng Zion at sa lungsod ng buhay na Diyos, sa Jerusalem na maka-langit at sa hindi mabilang na mga anghel. Lumapit na kayo sa pangkalahatang pagtitipon at sa iglesiya ng mga panganay na nakatala sa kalangitan. Lumapit na kayo sa Diyos na hukom ng lahat at sa mga espiritu ng mga matuwid na pinaging-ganap. Lumapit na kayo kay Jesus na siyang tagapamagitan ng isang bagong tipan at sa dugo na kaniyang iwinisik na nangungusap ng higit na mabubuting bagay kaysa sa dugo ni Abel. Tiyakin ninyo na hindi ninyo tinatanggihan ang nagsasalita. Sapagkat kung ang mga tumanggi sa nagsalita sa lupa ay hindi makakaligtas sa paghatol. Ang ating kahatulan ay lalong tiyak kung tatalikuran natin siya na nagmula sa langit. Noon ang kaniyang tinig ay yumanig sa lupa. Ngunit ngayon siya ay nangako na sinasabi: Minsan na lang ay yayanigin ko hindi lamang ang lupa kundi gayundin ang langit. Nang gamitin niya ang katagang, minsan na lang, ang ibig niyang sabihin ay aalisin niya ang lahat ng bagay na mayayanig, na ang mga ito ay ang mga bagay na ginawa,

203 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 upang ang mga bagay na hindi mayayanig ay manatili. Tinanggap natin ang isang paghahari na walang makakayanig. Kaya nga, tayo nawa ay magkaroon ng biyaya na sa pamamagitan nito, tayo ay maghahandog ng paglilingkod na kalugud-lugod sa Diyos, na may banal na paggalang at pagkatakot. Sapagkat ang ating Diyos ay isang apoy na tumutupok.” (Hebreo 12:14-29)

President Benigno Simeon Aquino III is expected to join the grand prayer assembly where Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva, Founder and Spiritual Director of JIL Church Worldwide will lead the 3rd anniversary of the launching of the prayer movement called ―God Bless the Philippines‖.

God Bless The Philippines Prayer Movement calls upon every Filipino – wherever he or she may be in any part of the world – to verbally say a short prayer of ―God bless the Philippines!‖ every day at 12:00 noon of the time zone of the place where he or she may be.

To complement the daily 12:00 noon ―God Bless the Philippines!‖ prayer right after the ―Angelus Domini Prayer‖ declaration is an online prayer site, www.GodBlessThePhilippines.com, where every Filipino is encouraged to participate in Post-A-Prayer for the Philippines.

President Benigno Aquino III and other government officials are expected to show up at the celebration because Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director Bro. Eddie Villanueva is celebrating his birthday on October 6. His belated birthday party coincidence with the anniversary celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide on October 26.

The President is expected to address the annual celebration at 5:05 p.m.

Highlights of the Event include the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, to be officiated by Pope Francis, the Bishop of Rome and the leader of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church and a host of Roman Catholic territorial archbishops, bishops and cardinals, deacons, monsignors, diocesan and religious priests from the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Pacific (Oceania), India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, China, Taiwan, North and South Korea, Japan, United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Guatemala, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Italy, France, Spain, Poland, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary, Austria, England, Netherlands, Ukraine, Ireland, Slovakia, Crotia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Lituhania, Romania, Slovenia, Belarus, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Lativia, Luxembourg, Malta, Albania, Sweden, Greece, Estonia, Iceland, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, Chad, Senegal, Gabon, Madagascar, Burundi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Zambia, Malawi, Cameroon, Cote d‘Ivore, Benin, Burikina Faso, Togo,

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Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Eriterea, Cape Verde, Namibia, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tunisia, Niger, Comoros, Mauritania and Algeria.

The 76-year-old Pope, who has been the leader of the Worldwide Roman Catholic Church, was requested by Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma to lead the Holy Mass. Other than Palma, Vidal, the other cardinals who will be present in today‘s liturgy include Cardinal Angelo Amato, the prefect of the Congregation of the Causes of Saints; Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle; Manila Archbishop Emeritus Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales.

Agana, Guam Archbishop Anthony Apuron; Most Rev. Giuseppe Pinto; the apostolic nuncio in the Philippines; and Rome-based priest, Fr. Fernando Rojo, the main postulator for Calungsod‘s cause will also be around. Msgr. Villarojo said at least bishops, cardinals, deacons and around 10,000 priests have confirmed to attend the event. During communion, Villarojo advised the people not to flock to the main altar.

―They should stay put until they see a communion distributor marked by umbrellas,‖ he said.

Villarojo said there are 2,000 communion distributors. Of the number 1,600 are lay ministers. They will be augmented by priests and nuns.

After the communion, Pinto, the papal nuncio, will deliver a message.

President Aquino, who sought the permission of the archdiocese so he can deliver his message to the Filipinos, will have to make his piece after the Mass.

Fr. Raul Gallego, chairperson of the committee on venue, urged the people to bring along radios, water, flashlights, food, candles, portable chairs, and umbrellas.

On the other hand, people are prohibited from bringing guns and bladed weapons.

After the Mass and the message of the president, a cultural presentation will be made. This will be participated in by Pasigarbo sa Sugbo contingents from Minglanilla, Talisay City, and Mandaue City. The Lumad Basakanon, who has reaped awards during the Sinulog festivities, will also be part of the presentation.

Also invited as speakers and guests during the Holy Mass during the celebration are business, legal, religious, sports icons, fashion models, movie and television celebrities and high society figures led by Metrobank president Tony Abacan, Philippine National Bank board of director, Rep. Miguel ―Mike‖ Romero, retired Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justices Hilario Davide, Jr., Artemio Panganiban and Reynato Puno, Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Bea Zobel, Ayala Land, Inc. president Antonino ―Tony" Aquino, Rowena Tomeldan, AC Legarda, Mark Sablan, Joseph Reyes, Maricris Bernardino, Pivi Diaz, Rina Rejanit, Bobby Dy,

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Manuel V. Pangilinan, TV5 President-Emeritus and The Philippine STAR Chairman Atty. Ray C. Espinosa, TV5 President and CEO Noel Lorenzana, Ariel Fermin, Gary Dujali, News5 head Luchi Cruz-Valdes, Meralco HR and Corporate Services Senior Vice-President and Philippine Basketball Association Chairman-Emeritus Mon Segismundo and Sports5 head and Gilas Pilipinas Basketball Team Coach Chot Reyes, Kenneth Yang, Tessie Sy-Coson, Tony Tan-Caktiong, Ramon Ang, Alfred Ty, Arthur Ty, Sari Yap, Lance Gokongwei, Robina Gokongwei-Pe, Liza Gokongwei- Cheng, Isha Andaya-Valles, Myrza Sison, Jo-ann Maglipon, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation Chairman Eugenio Lopez III, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation President and Chief Content Officer Charo Santos-Concio, Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. managing director Malou Santos, Broadcast Head and Channel 2 Head Cory Valenzuela-Vidanes, television business unit head Laurenti Dyogi, business unit head for comedy Linggit Tan- Marasigan, ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc. General Manager Ernie Lopez, Dreamscape Entertainment Television President Deo Endrinal, Roxy Liquigan, Riley Santiago, Robert Labayen, Mark Yambot, August Benitez, Nandy Villar, Rico Camus, Raymond Miranda, Mark Lopez, Maricel Arenas, Happy Mabulay, Darwin Cerrado, Aldrin Cerrado, Dino Laurena, March Ventosa, Chris Lopez, Carlo Katigbak, Leo Katigbak, Paolo Pineda, Bong Osorio, Monchet Olives, Karen Coloma, former ABS-CBN presidents Cito Alejandro and Freddie Garcia, movie and television director Johnny Manahan, Star Magic Vice-President Mariole Alberto, Cathy Garcia-Molina, Arnel Natividad, Toto Natividad, Malu Sevilla, Rechie del Carmen, Jojo Saguin, Olivia Lamasan, Laurice Guillen, Jerry Lopez- Sineneng, Tots Mariscal, Erik Salud, Ruel Bayani, Ruel Naval, Joyce Bernal, John-D Lazatin, Jerome Pobocan, Jonathan Diaz, Wenn Deramas and Don Cuaresma, 4, 000 Lopez kin from all over the world, ABS-CBN Manila Radio and Sports Division head Peter Musngi, ABS-CBN Integrated News and Current Affairs Chief Ging Reyes and Choose Philippines head Charie Villa, music composer and television director Bobet and actor Kobi Vidanes, the members of the Yap, Diaz, Castelo, Daza, Planas, Valenzuela and Vidanes families, Andrew Tan, Beth Lee, Fe Agudo, Washington Sycip, Felipe Gozon, Menardo Jimenez, Sr., Jimmy Duavit, Annette Gozon-Abrogar, Lito Abrogar, Lilybeth G. Rasonable, Regie C. Bautista, Marivin T. Arayata, Jose Mari R. Abacan, Gigi Santiago-Lara, Darling P. De Jesus, Cheryl Ching-Sy, Teresa L. Pacis, Bang U. Arespacochaga, Ali Nokom- Dedicatoria, TAPE, Inc. president and chief executive officer Tony Tuviera, Malou Choa-Fagar, TAPE, Inc. chairman-emeritus Romy Jalosjos, Sanjiv Vohra, Wilson Tieng, Philippine Daily Inquirer board chairman Marixi Rufino-Prieto, Philippine Daily Inquirer president Alexandra Prieto-Romualdez, Philippine Daily Inquirer editor-in-chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc, United States Embassy spokesperson Rebecca Thompson, as well guests were media agencies and advocacy partners, 600 participants of the World Economic Forum on East Asia Summit 2014 from more than 30 countries, 1,000 guests during the president‘s ―State of the Nation Address‖ 2014, bag designer Sylvia Santos, fashion designers JC Buendia, Randy Ortiz, Jojie Lloren, Dong Omaga Diaz, Joey Samson, Ivarluski Aseron, Vittorio Barba, Gerry Katigbak, Frederick Peralta, Rajo Laurel, Len Nepomuceno, Hindy Weber-Tantoco, Ramon Esteban, PJ Aranador, Edwin Ao, OJ Hofer, Arcy Gayatin, Tippi Ocampo, Avel Bacudio, Jerome Salaya Ang, Joel Escober,

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Anthony Nocom, Albert Andrada, Noel Crisostomo, Ronaldo Arnaldo, Kristel Yulo, Happy Andrada, Pablo Cabahug and James Reyes, FDAP designers Johnny Abad, Ricky Abad, Dexter Alaza, Nino Angeles, Delby Bragais, Karen Castro, Kirby Cruz, Ivan dela Cruz, Perry Diaz, Lynn Roxas, Boyet Dysanco, Ricco Escaro, Rocky Gathercole, Genar Gozum, Pristine de Guzman, Adin Lara, Paul Ranier Lim, Noelle Llave, Edgar Madamba, Jontie Martinez, Nikkie Martinez, Ole Morabe, Vivo Nazareth, Dave Ocampo, Lito Perez, Nholie Pilapil, Joyce Pilarsky, Aan Pineda, Raoul Ramirez, Yako Reyes, Rholand Roxas, Edgar San Diego, Fanny Serrano, Edwin Uy, Simon Ariel Vasquez, Geoffrey Zordilla, independent fashion designers Jun Escario, Michelle Sison, Patrice Ramos Diaz, Charina Sarte, Cary Santiago, Dennis Lustico, John Paras, Bea Albert, Eric de los Santos, Maureen Desini, Vania Romoff, Martin Bautista, John/Paul Herrera, Ronald Mendoza, Audie Espino, Sidney Perez Sio, Goullee Gorospe and Raoul Ramirez, country‘s design icons Inno Sotto, Auggie Cordero, Pepito Albert, Cesar Gaupo, Lulu Tan- Gan, Mike de la Rosa and Loretto, Efren Ocampo and The Dean of Filipino Fashion Designers Ben Farrales, McCann Erickson Client Service Director Bernadette Chincuanco, Coca-Cola ASEAN Business Unit President Manuel Arroyo, Coca-Cola Philippines President & General Manager Guillermo Aponte, marketing director Anubha Sahasrabuddhe and Franchise and Commercial Leadership Director Peter Schaelstraete together with the Coca-Cola Philippines team: Johanna Hife, Steve Little, Rogie Delena, Raymond Villaflor, Teejae Sonza, Jobert Dumlao, Sharon Tanganco, Roki Ferrer, Rachel Cruz, Francis Chua, Franz Decloedt, Yasmin Mallari, Jenny Cinco, Jing Atienza, Criselda Pascual, Mavel Banocnoc, Thess Acuna, Franco Jorge, Stephanie Castillo, Tish Condeno, Jaideep Kibe, Nicamae Baylen, Jenalyn Perez, Barry del Rosario, and Nikki Lee, Suyen Corporation's Nene and Virgilio Lim, Bryan Lim and Suyen Lim, Carlos Chan's children Carlson, Archie, Rinby, Larry, Oszen and Shera, Tony Ferrer, Lawrence Tan, Atty. Joji Villanueva-Alonso, former Ilocos Rep. Roque ―Roquito‖ Ablan, Charie Villa, Stella Katigbak Dearing, Cecy Seares Luna, Duke Frasco, Choy and Marissa Cojuangco, Suyen Corporation Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder Ben Chan, hair stylist and Philippine Fashion Ball creative director Noel Manapat, public relations practitioner, events orgainzer and talent manager Keren Pascual, Girlie Rodis and Star Magic handler Monch Novales, Maricar Xerez-Burgos, Karen Santos, Conchita Toda, Doody Tuason, Fr. Pedro Garcia Galende, Angie Lacson, Corazon Alvina, Jose Mari Trenas, Iya Villania and Drew Arellano, Paolo Abrera and Suzi Entrata, beauty queens Lara Quigaman, Shamcey Supsup with husband Lloyd Lee, Gwen Ruais, Bianca Manalo and Pia Wurtzbach, Sitti Navarro, Jasmine Curtis Smith, James Blanco, Eric Tai, K Brosas, Claudine Barretto and Raymart Santiago, Randy Santiago, Bamboo Manalac, Binibining Pilipinas 2013 winners Cindy Miranda and Pia Romero, Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago, Miss Universe 2013 3rd Runner-Up Ariella Arida, Katherine de Castro-Cruz, Oyo Boy Sotto, Rowell Santiago, Dominique Cojuangco, Dina Bonnevie with husband Ilocos Sur Vice- Governor Deogracias Victor Savellano, Jericho Rosales, apl.de.ap, Eddie Garcia and Richard Gomez, Former Professional Models Association of the Philippines board members and fashion luminaries Tina Maristela Ocampo, Izza Gonzales- Agana, Desiree Verdadero-Abesamis, Marina Benipayo, Patty Betita, Tweetie de

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Leon-Gonzalez, Den Abesamis, Hans Montenegro, Grace Molina and Ariel Atendido, Robert Mananquil, models Robby Mananquil, Raya Mananquil-de Leon, and Rissa Mananquil-Trillo with Valerie de los Santos; Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles team manager Paolo Trillo; Current Professional Models Association of the Philippines president Phoemela Baranda also came with Manila‘s favourite models Grace Tagle, Bubbles Paraiso, Luke Jickain, Mia Ayesa, Sanya Smith, Mika Lagdameo-Martinez, Antoinette Enciso-Ocampo, Angel Agustin-Co and Marilen Faustino-Montenegro The Philippine STAR Lifestyle section columnists RJ Ledesma, Stephanie Zubiri-Crespi, and Tim Yap, The Philippine STAR Lifestyle section editor Millet Martinez-Mananquil, Philippine Daily INQUIRER Lifestyle section editor Thelma Sioson-San Juan, MERalCo Bolts coach Norman Black, Ateneo men‘s basketball coach Bo Perasol and his players Ponso Gotladera, Kris Porter, Anton Asistio, Isaac Jules Lim, former players Macky Escalona, Nico Salva, Bacon Austria, Tonino Gonzaga, Emman Monfort, Juami Tiongson, Frank Golla, Oping Sumalinog and JP Erram, Sen. Bong Revilla Jr., William Lao, Carol Garcia, Charlie Cojuangco, Mother Lily Yu-Monteverde, Mark Lapid, Ethel Ramos, Dolor Guevarra, Boots Plata, Ricky Lo, Cristy Fermin, Rikka Dylim, Shirley Kuan, Deedee Sytangco, Sec. Sonny Coloma, Beth Tagle, Rep. Dax and Midy Cua, Dolly Anne Carvajal-Mendoza, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Mon David, Lily Layug, Arthur Manuntag, Christine Singson, Grace Singson, Tess Daza, Jackie Aquino-Gavino, Joy Melendrez, Tonypet Albano, Maricar Bhel, Reps. Uliran Joaquin, Hermilando Mandanas, Annie Susano and Butch Dumpit, Vanessa Francisco, Annabelle Rama-Gutierrez, Boots Anson-Roa, Snow Tago, Charmaine Yu, Greg Yu, Edmund Lim and Ramon Jacinto, Helen Ong, JJ Calero, Jeannie Goulbourn, Katrina Feist, Jun and Nene Leonor, Jojo and Henry Zabarte, Marilou Lovina, Kay Kuok Goo, Elizabeth de Motte, Ronald Villavelez, Enrico Lingao, Jr., Protacio Empaces, Mario Rotersos, Jude Elardo, Edwin Ao, Mario Colmenares, Romain Barberis, Carminia Pavia, Spencer Ty, Liza Tan, Christine San Diego, Karen Grupp, Mimi and Juliet Tan, Ana and Vince Bitong, Tito Herbosa, Angela Trillo, Chris Parker, Chito Melo, Riina Sinisalo, Alexandra Escat, Johnny Revilla, Sandy Daza, Elizabeth Cunanan-Angsioco, Matthew Lloren and Tani Aragon, Tata Aragon, Candy Ochoa, Marica Cabrera, Maryrose Centenera, Ana Esperanza- Uy, Tet Magno, Msgr. Don Erfe, Rev. Fr. Greg Ramos, Leon Ang, Tony and Maryann Bejar, Jose Laig, Luisa Quintana, Ramon Mojica, Jomar Castillo, Joyce Oreña-Stalder, Tetta Ortiz-Matera, Gus Albor, Roberto M.A. Robles, Reggie Yuson, Naki Ataman, Bob Zozobrado, Armando Anday, Andy and Tisha Bautista, Celia Cuasay, Leroy Tan, Amado Tadeo, William and Eliza Valdez, Dave Mercado, Roi Philips, Lorna Quisumbing, Susan Campos, Nimfa Yatco, Margarita Romualdez, Jaina Perez, Tina Coscolluela, Joan Matchuck, Vincenzo Cappelluto, Chit Montenegro, James Freney, Rodolfo Giusto, Tillie Pelagallo, Syke and Sessy Garcia, Mari Kaimo, Geneva Cruz, Cher Calvin, Pia Regala, Corcor Dizon- Agustin, Fiona Lucas, Luz Julian Peralta, Glo Fariña Peralta, Dr. Teresita Colome, Ruby Tuason, Msgr. Matt Garcia, Joe Briones, Dr. Jazmine Gongora, Cali and Pepsi Aro, Dr. Andrea Dimayuga, Rev. Fr. Nick Yatco, S.J., Santos and Pilar Estacio, Eta Mercado, Etta Rosales, Toby Tiangco, Peewee Trinidad, Sonny Belmonte, Gary Coull, Mike McCoy, Richard Taylor, Tim and David Ferdinand, David Fergusson, Simon Dewhurst, Rafe Totengco, Josie Cruz-Natori, Anna Bayle,

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Tunting Cruz Matters, Tunting Cruz Matters, Maricel Matias and Rene Santos, Zeny Cabral, Melissa Lopez, Bea Valdes, Laurice Guillen, Socorro Cancio-Ramos, Isidro Camacho, Clarissa Ocampo, Kelly Sum, Joyce Ma, Karina Borromeo, Brad Turvey, Robbie Puno, Monsour del Rosario, Benny Litonjua, Lourdes Gregorio, Judith Zapanta, Juanjo Berenguer, Alvaro Pertierra, Pepito Albert, Tricia Cu Unjieng, Riki Kwek-Mathay, Robert Arevalo, Barbara Gonzales, Erwin Elechicon, Malu Maglutac Chiongbian, Ampee Sietereales, Bobby Macapagal, Tony and Charing Ang, Quinito Henson, Rosanna Roces, Bettina Osmeña, Cheloy Dans, Tessie Dichupa, Cota Yabut, Corito Kalaw, Adelia Angeles, Peping and Essen de las Alas, Aurora Nosco, Tomas and Gracing Dadia, Edita Cambe, Natzy Zaragoza, Oming Concepcion, Tessie Pajarillo, Ching Bernardo, Imelda Requiesta, Lucy Vergara, Merce Reyes, Jo Madarang, Jimmy Nanagas, Mila Dayrit, Ading Dayrit, Paolo Valenciano, Tim Cone, Mon Isberto, Ben Quezon Avanceña, Pitang Lopez-Tiongson, Fr. Roberto San Diego, Belinda Adora and Bong Marquez, Berna Lomotan, Ramon Barretto, Catherine Weir, Nina Aguas, Gerry Ablaza, Topper Coronel, Norberto Nazareno, Gigi Montinola, Yogi Salcedo, Dolly Fortun, Connie Mamaril, Daisy Ople, Monet Joven, Lulu Villanueva, Jenette Lista, Susan Sebastian, Lucille Chabeldin, Marilu Ngo, Johnny Taguinod, Thelma Dinoy, Victor Valbuena, Carlo Orosa, Mauro Malang Santos, Jessica Soho, Ariel Lozada, Amparito Lhuillier, Lili Adina, Petite Garcia, Nelson Paglinawan, Dawnie Roa, Dee Hua Gatchalian, Sheryl Yao, Organisasyon ng mga Pilipinong Mang- Aawit (OPM) President and EDSA People Power Commissioner Ogie Alcasid and wife Regine Velasquez, Luke Mejares, Nyoy Volante, Wency Cornejo, Maegan Aguilar, Jonathan Badon, Atty. Ferdie Topacio, Alvin Anson and Gary Berena, Davey Langit and Lara Maigue, Michael Jackson impersonator Jericho Valencia, teleserye stars Zanjoe Marudo, Jake Cuenca, Erich Gonzales, Paulo Avelino, Coco Martin and Julia Montes, model and television show host Bianca Gonzales and music composer Jim Paredes, economist and former NEDA secretary general Solita Collas-Monsod, actor Robin Padilla with his wife Mariel Rodriguez and brother Rommel, noontime game and variety television show host Willie Revillame, 1969 Miss Universe Gloria Diaz, Father and son Pen and Ping Medina, cousins Isabelle Daza and Georgina Wilson, Pokwang Subong, ―Wowowee‖ girls RR Enriquez, Saicy Aguila, and April ―Congratulations‖ Gustilo, Carla Abellana, sexy actress Katrina Halili, models Pancho Magno, John Spainhour, Vince Ferraren and JC Tiuseco, Aga Muhlach, comedian Gelli de Belen, Dra. Vicki Belo, Edward Mendez, Kim Benedicto Lokin, Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta, Bernadette Sembrano, Cheryl Cosim, Niña Corpuz, Marife Mordido, Aida Sy-Gonzales, Aster Amoyo, Karen Padilla, Edna Lazaro, Leslie Saulsbury, Lourdes Rosario, Jet Versoza, Apple Peji Tan, Champaigne Flores, volleyball player Gretchen Ho, comedian John Lapus, singer Kean Cipriano, Mia Nolasco, chef Lando Laudico, Ginger Conejero, Comedienne Candy Pangilinan and Arnell Ignacio, film and television directors Jose Javier Reyes and Manny Castañeda, Ramon Bautista, Richard Gutierrez, TV host Raymond Gutierrez, Mae Paner, Pinky Amador, Leo Valdez, Noel Trinidad and Jun Urbano, Dr. Aivee Aguilar-Teo, Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo, Maricel Soriano, Ai-ai delas Alas, Vice Ganda, Ruffa Gutierrez, Rustom Padilla, German Moreno and Gardo Versoza, 1986 EDSA People-Power Revolution veterans Leah Navarro, Mitch Valdez, and Maan

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Hontiveros, Megastar Sharon Cuneta and Kiko Pangilinan and daughter KC Concepcion, Dr. Elenita Binay and Louie Locsin, Sabrina Wong, Dianne de Castro, Christian Raeuber, Beth Mancilla, Carl Cunanan, David Celdran, Goody Custodio, Mari Oquinena, Monica Torres, Joey Singian, Marilou Batchelor, Arlene Cua, Claudia Tambunting, Karen Santos, Rosanna Fores, Cara Wilson Ferrari, Carlos Borromeo, Poch Villa-Real, Anjie Dy Buncio, Ayen Laurel, Tony Maughan, Haydee Potenciano, Dale dela Cruz, Kristine Lim, Nenita Lim, Hisanao Nagasawa, Randy Ang, Tina Chan, Maurice Laude, Gail Laude, Roxanne Farillas and Erickson Farillas, Paing Hechanova and Mely Concepcion-Hechanova, Ed Quimson, Margaux Salcedo, Lori Baltazar, Nancy Reyes Lumen, Bobby Cuenca, Mary Ann Ojeda, Rye Fariñas, Camille Agbayani and Macky Mathay, Isagani Banzuelo, Rochelle Balatbat, Jayson Liban, Boris Joaquin, Cat Arambulo, Bombi Balquiedra, Cacay Moras and Santi Go, Bizu Patisserie Audrey Tanco, Mich Mella, Grace Sy, Katrina Yu, Lia Colayco, Issa Litton, Jojo Zabarte, Bob and Elsie Colombo, Javi and Teresa Hernandez, Bambi Harper, Juan Jose and Miren Berenguer-Testa, Ricky and Beng Dee, Robert and Cecile Lopez Lillies, Rupert and Tina Jacinto, George Sison, Maritess Allen, George and Ces Schultz, Eric Recto and Jay Lagdameo, Peng and Vicky Perez de Tagle, Elbert and Chito Melo, Zia Alonto Adiong and Hafsa Dimaporo Balindong, Victor and Nancy Luy, Miriam Lao, Alex Alcantara, Russell Morgan, Yoshi Uy, Mark Nicosia, Alexandra Pajaro, Judith and Rodolfo Pajaro, Jun Leonor, Rica King, Joyce Jimenez, Benjamin Besa, Martin Nuñez, Jay Aquitania, Ryan Yllana, Antonio Aquitania, Jing Uy, Ana and William Antonio, Sandy Rieta, Delmer Miranda, Dboy Trofeo, Baron Geisler, Jason Luengo, Rita Sanson, Myrna Fernandez, Susan Joven, Elena Bautista, Cecile Wiekene, Jake and Karen Macasaet, Jun and Nene Leonor, Captain Joy Roa, Television host Paolo Bediones, Lorraine Belmonte, Carla Sibal, Hall of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach, former Chicago Bulls center Luc Longley, and comedian Vic Sotto, Ito Curata, Anton Mendoza, Albert Garcia, Mark Leviste, Tony Abad, Jamie Picornell, Michelle Pantoja, Martin Lim Marty and Cassandra Beltran Kierulf, Corazon Llorca, Cecilia Abad, Paulino Cheng, Gloria Beltran, Tonichi Grey, Clemence Cervantes, Quincy Castillo, Gerardo Lanuza, Susan Yap, Noel Lim, Carmelita Mendiola, Rafael Villareal, Gabe La‘O, José Miguel Pons, Nicky Novella, Freddy Gonzalez, William Paradies, Domeka Garamendi, Katrina Burrows, Jackie Kierulf, Monica Barretto, Erica Tatad, Gabby de la Rama, Mic Agcaoili, Rica Villaluz, Bong Aromin, Ann Michelle and Marielle Capistrano, Glenn Glinoga, Ito Ocampo, Tristan Choa, Tippi Ocampo, Cecile Zamora and Jerome Van Straten, Claire Ann Yap, Philip Grima and Cosetta Fedele, Chris Paraiso, Harry Gue, Rubens Fedele, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the Philippines Mohd Ameen Wali, Manuel Lazaro, Avelino Cruz, Atty. Mike Toledo, Boying Remulla, Rex Gatchalian, Carissa Coscolluela, Rachel Arenas, Cecile Mauricio, Yvonne Dayrit Romualdez, Jacqueline Dayrit Boncan, Erlinda Panlilio, Mita Rufino, Bambi Harper, Susan Calo-Medina, Chichi Salas, Eliza Tan, Joyce Andres, Cristina Ynes Sison, Maryann Garcia, Sandra Rocha, Rick Jacobsen, Oliver Kreuzer, Paolo Quimson, Erika Aquino, Ling Ochoa, Alfredo Barretto, Don Pepe Araullo, Vilma Labrador, Linda Legaspi Rosal, MJ De Leon, Amber Roxas, Shiela Tan, Chrissie Say, Fernando Fernandez, Danica Caynap, Allan Garcia, Genesis Kelly Lontoc, Jose Amado Dominguez, Lulay Mapa and

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Chito Gaurano, Dette Aquino-Tan, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Adolfo Azcuna, Precy Lopez and Steve Psinakis, Maritess Lopez, Odette Ong, Danding Cojuangco, Guia Gomez, Carlos Chan, Clinton Campos-Hess, Milagros How, Robert Coyiuto, Jr., Elisa Lim, Emilia Yang, Dr. Queenie Lee-Chua, Joseph Estrada, Claudio Condotta, Stella Chua, 92AD, Fr. Johnny Go, S.J., Fr. Bienvenido Nebres, S.J., Fr. Nemesio Que, S.J., Digos Bishop Guillermo Afable, Bless Villareal, Pat Goc- Ong, Michelle Calo-Alvarillo, Christian Arzsenal, Robbie Afzelius, Kris Aquino, Charlene Gonzales, Christopher de Leon and Sandy Andolong, Rez Cortez, William Martinez and Yayo Aguila, Lani Mercado-Revilla, Lorna Tolentino- Fernandez, Tirso Cruz III and wife Lyn and son Bodie, Eric Quizon, G. Toengi- Walters and Romnick Sarmenta, Kuh Ledesma, Grace Nono, Louie Heredia and Dingdong Avanzado, Philip Salvador, Smokey Manaloto, Beth Tamayo-Wong, Antoinette Taus, Tom Taus, Janine Gutierrez and basketball stars, Sunshine Cruz, Gladys Reyes-Roxas, Daisy Reyes, Rufa Mae Quinto and Isabel Granada, Bro. Eddie Villanueva 2010 presidential campaign supporters Coney Reyes, Karla Martinez, Piolo Pascual, Dolphy Quizon, Jr., Donita Rose, Nonoy Zuniga and Prof. Jeremias Jangad, ―Hawak-Kamay‖ main cast members Nikki Gil, Zaijian Jaranilla, Xyriel Manabat, Andrea Brillantes, Yesha Camile, supporting cast members Juan Karlos Labajo, Lyca Gairanod, Jacob Dionisio, Axel Torres, Maris Racal, Manolo Pedrosa and Kim Nichole Baranda, PBA players James Yap and sons Joshua and Bimby Aquino-Yap, Marc Pingris and wife Danica Sotto, Gary David, Jimmy Alapag and wife LJ Moreno, Doug Kramer and wife Cheska Garcia and daughter Kendra, Wesley Gonzales, Kelvin dela Peña, JC Intal, Simon Atkins, Jai Reyes and wife Klaire Yapuco, Larry Fonacier and wife Lora Gahol, and LA Tenorio and wife Cheska, Felisa Valdez, Ambrosio Valdez Jr., Reema Chanco, Rica Tantoco De Jesus, Bobby Andrews, Symon Soler, Vitto Lazatin, Kris Lawrence, Nancy Castiglione, Mojo Jojo, King DJ Logan, Toti Dalmacion, Up Dharma Down, Gaby dela Merced, Andi Manzano, ―Fastbreak‖ charity basketball game players Gerald Anderson, Anne Curtis, Daniel Padilla, Jessy Mendiola, Jose Manalo, Marco Alcaraz, Champ Lui Pio, Derek Ramsay, Luis Alandy, Xian Lim, Jason Abalos, Lemuelle Pelayo, Arthur Solinap, Carl Guevarra, Rico Blanco, Jhong Hilario, Vhong Navarro, Billy Crawford, Chris Tiu, JV Kapunan, Jon Lucas, Ervic Vijandre, Arjo Atayde, Joe Vargas, Gab Valenciano, Jon Hall, Carlo Gonzales and James and Jim Salas, Thirdy Ravena, RR Garcia, Terrence Romeo, Bobby Ray Parks, Kevin Alas, Garvo Lanete, Jake Pascual, Chris Newsome, Baser Amer, Von Pessumal, and Nico Elorde, NBA 3x3 Philippines celebrity basketball players Fabio Ide, Rovilson Fernandez, Gerard Acao, Bobby Yan, Andy Smith, Will Devaughn, Robin da Roza and Joross Gamboa, running coach Rio de la Cruz, basketball coaches Vince Hizon and Allan Gregorio, Perlas Pilipinas women‘s national basketball team player Melissa Jacob, sports broadcasters Jinno Rufino of Solar Sports, Mark Zambrano of GMA News and Marco Benitez and Anton Roxas of ABS-CBN Sports, ―7,107 International Music Festival‖ celebrity revelers Magalona siblings, KC Montero, Rhian Ramos, Troy Montero, Aubrey Miles, Bea Soriano, Adrien Semblat, Francis Ricafort, Erwan and Solenn Heussaff, Carla Humphries, Nicole Anderson, Gian Magdangal, Paula Peralejo-Fernandez, Liezel Verses, Abigail Lesley Cruz, DJ Mo Twister, Coleen Garcia, Sam Pinto, Felix and Dominic Roco, Teresa Herrera-Anthony, Daniel

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Matsunaga, Lauren Young, Victor Basa, Divine Lee, Michelle Madrigal, ―Boys Night Out‖ Radio Disc Jockeys Tony-Tony, Slick Rick and Sam YG, Kiefer Ravena, Brent Javier, Borgy Manotoc, Ellen Adarna, Bianca King, Phil Younghusband, and more, Gerard Cancio, Carla Sebastian, Mark Bumgarner and Michelle Bumgarner, BENCH/ family stars, ―6,200: The Mission Possible Project‖ personalities and ―The Naked Truth: Denim and Underwear Fashion Show‖ celebrity models Kim Chiu, Karylle, Jeric and Jeron Teng, Enchong Dee, Joseph Marco, Lovi Poe, Rachelle Ann Go and Markki Stroem, Michelle Vito, Sofia Andres, Dianne Medina, Helga Krapf, Melissa Ricks, Djanin Cruz, Kiana Valenciano with Samantha Godinez-Valenciano, Mr. Chinatown 2013 winners Jose Miguel Lasala, Sydney Du, Sky Yang, Jerome Tan and Randy See; Mr. Chinatown 2014 winners David Licuaco and Kurt Joshua Ong, Mark Lopez, Jairus Ferrer, Alec Robes, ―Be BENCH/: The Model Search‖ finalist Ron Morales; Carlos Concepcion; Yeng Constantino; ―Pinoy Dream Academy: Season 2‖ scholar Hansen Nichols with his twin brother GC, ―BENCH/ Rajo Laurel Dos collection‖ models Sam Concepcion, Rocco Nacino, Steven Silva, Enzo Pineda, Sarah Lahbati and Regine Angeles, newest ―BENCHsetters‖ including actors Tom Rodriguez, Dennis Trillo, Martin del Rosario and Dominic Roque, Anthony and David Semerad, Andre Paras and De La Salle Green Archers center Arnold van Opstal, ―America's Next Top Model‖‘s Dominique Reighard and Allison Harvard, ―Asia‘s Next Top Model‖ finalist Katarina Rodriguez, television commercial, ramp, print and fashion models and actors Benjamin Alves, Jon Avila, Franco Daza, Marx Topacio, Victor Silayan, John James Uy, Marvin Raymundo, Miko Raval and Raphael Robes, Luisito Rabat, models and athletes Anton del Rosario and Sam Richelle, Andrew Wolff and Janka Cederstam, Hideo Muraoka, Catriona Gray, Valerie Bariou-Bondoc, Rima Ostwani, Janeena Chan, Regine Tolentino, AJ Dee, Mariana del Rio, Say Alonzo-Yupangco, Chynna Ortaleza and Railey Valeroso, Denise Laurel, Mel Martinez, Sharon Tan, Paul Daza, Pia Asistio, Mich Araullo, Debbie Co, Alvin Lim, Maggie Wilson, Camille Villar, Fargo Baillet, Josephine Bael Fujisawa-Ilagan, Dominic John Galeon, Mia Bayuga, Chris Badiola, Bong Tan, Richard Tiu, Christine Love, Illac Diaz, Lovely Tecson and Alberto Romulo, Nedy Tantoco, Isabel Wilson, Pitoy Moreno, Bea Valdes, Irene Martel Francisco, Guilly Rufino, Gloria Huang, Jocelyn Buendia, Gigi Barrera, Marzena Nowakowska, Johncy Maham, Mitch Dizon, Matthew Lim, Samantha Yen, Victor Antonino, Enrique Gonzalez, Clarisse Chiongbian, Dr. Carlos Gabriel, Dr. Anna Lopez- Gabriel, Quito Lopez, Greg Montenegro, Emily Montenegro, Fitz Puyat, Paolo Araneta, Mumph Ruiz, Manny del Rosario, Cary Lagdameo, Mark and Michelle Tagle, Eva Gullas, Myra Puyat Santiago, Margarita Fores, Monique Villongco, Amado Fores, Sandro Tengco, Ethan Belmonte, Joel Lomotan, Marissa Orosa- Concepcion, Kai Lim, Marissa Cojuangco, Abby Jimenez, Milette Belmonte, Trina Alindogan, Candy Dizon, Cathy Qu, Lianne Tiu, Ruthy Vera, Grace Ang, Annette Tirol, Suzanne Cobonpue, Lisa Araneta-Marcos, Susan Florete, Audrey Puckett- Chiu, Nanette Medved Po, Marilen Tuason, Florence Ko, Helmut Gaisberger, Chesca Roces, Mark Jentes, Denisse Oca, Sha Supangan, Stephen Ku, Bibe Martinez, Rajiv Ghumman, Roseana Grandel, Eloisa Ricchetti, Dang Palma, Rico Arce, Michael Chua and Angela Bunag, Glenn Gaerlan, Enchong Formoso, Chris Nelson, Dominic Bekaert and Paloma Zobel, Adriano Cartuliares, Lalain Landico,

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Evelyn Reyes, Rose Bernardez Redaon, Janice Reyes, Mark Jones, Judith Go, Jacqui Wieneke, Emily Santos, Marion Chua, Agustin Davalos, Sep Cimafranca, Glowie Ramiro, Karen Pamintuan, Toby Gatchalian, Gicelle Himala, Edith Marquez-Reyes, Rebecca Daza-Sadhwani, Manjit Sadhwani, Bing Carrion-Buck, Loren Legarda-Leviste, Greggy Licaros Jr., Mabel Abaño, Jeffrey and Vivian Ng, Filaine Tan and Jeann Wee, Herbert Bautista, Missy Ayala, Ben Wintle, Simon and Paul Jablon, Eric Noyel, AA Acuna, En and Andrew Calvert, Evan King, Analu Fereira, Victor De Leon Lima, Chiyuki Fujimoto, Chertchai Methanayanonda, Busba Bunnag, Khun Manthana de Leon, Khun Kullanit, Khun Suwattee Teerapath, Joey Bernardino, Rene Lapid, Albert Banaag, Rhea Rivera, Jhoanna Lim, Mike Celis, Lei Lopez, Chikarom Kitiyakara, Silvana Diaz, Phyllis Zaballero, Alfredo and Beth Francisco, Ron Reibenbach, Pilar Singian, Sylvia Ventura, Mindy Gana, Carmen Lynam-Mannakee, Renee Veyret, Irit Ben Abba, Busba Bunnag, Hajah Maimunah Dato Haji Elias, Salem Adam, Jacky Foo, Mohammed Ebrahim Aljowaid, Navrekha Sharma, Milena Santana-Ramirez, Joao Cayetano da Silva, Domini Primero, Miko Valenzuela, Ronnie Henares, Baham Mitra, Cita Astals, Jaime Daez, Ella Roces Montenegro, Jenny Syquia, Michelle Bayle, King DJ Logan, Ginny del Rosario and Emilio Abello, Luis and Barbara del Rosario, Alice Ong, Aying Palenzuela, Joanne del Rosario, Ging de los Reyes, Billy King, Jesse Sincioco, Mike Constantino, Mon Maramba, Edmundo Reyes Jr., Paulyn Sicam, Dr. Rosita Navarro, Francis Tolentino, Antonieta Fortuna-Ibe, Winnie Nazareth, Enrico Villanueva, Maritoni Fernandez, Josephine Knox, Betty Tenchaves, Presy Ramos, Susan Grau, Chito Francisco, Kate Gordon, Spirit of ‗67, Albert Bildner and Lin Illusorio, Jesusa Calanog, Linglingay Lacanlale, Bill and Lily O‘Boyle, Winna Kimmel, Calvin Tsao, Nene Quimson, Minnie Osmeña, Anna Sy, Hernan Cortez, Isabel Ongpin, Rene Encarnacion, Lourdes Montinola, Nelly Fung, Lorna Laurel, Toni Yulo Loyzaga, Del Fojas, Nestor Santiago, Andy Locsin, Lorrie Reynoso, Lorenzo and Lorrie Valdez, Dr. and Mrs. Ruben Paredesm, Dr. and Mrs. Raul Sala, Tess Labrador, Kiling Dakudao, John Tanchangco, Philip Zorgani, Trisha Reyes, Bernadette Barbers, Ruth Padilla, Jeannie Ng Sandoval, Mary Ann Arcega Dy, Raffy Suarez, Antonio Reina, Aissa Barrera Cojuangco, Arlina Arrozal de Jesus, Louie Vargas, Andie Recto-Montenegro, Mitos Pacis, General Alberto Fernando Braganza, Roberta Lopez-Feliciano, Maribel Ongpin, Toni Yulo-Loyzaga, Andy Locsin, Lauro Baja Jr., Gov. Parouk Hussin, Irit Ben-Abba, Helen Ong, Helmut Gaisberger, Evangeline Pascual, Joanne Lorenzana, Carla Tengco, Mike Planas, Marisa Olasolo and Arturo Rocha, Edward Wehrli, Baby Araneta, Toni Abad, Bebet Gozun, Gloria Mara, Michael Salientes, Carol Atacador, Marides Fernando, Rose Libongco, Teofisto Guingona Jr., Ernesto Maceda, Monique Zani, Ernie and Fe Yu, James Lau, Celia Cuasay, James Jao, Don Valerio, Gener Caringal, Arleen Ong, Tomas Rodriguez-Pantoja, Roland Reyes, Dennis Socrates, Cel Yulo, Bing-Bing Gonzales, Bela Vasquez, Chu-Chu Madrigal and Mandy Eduque, Cesar Buenaventura, Dada Lorenzana-Santiago, Peque Gallaga, Fr. Robert Reyes, Rupert Jacinto, Tingting Cojuangco, Ping Valencia, Red Jacinto and Julie Hidalgo, Boots and Andy Soler, Jesi and Gina Mendez, Nora Jacinto, Eddie and Katie Jacinto, Nanette dela Cruz, Africa Valdes-de Reynoso, Emily Reynoso-Laws, Hans Sy, Larry Francia, Bobby Gopia, Adrian Cristobal, Virginia Moreno, Chitang Guerrero-Nakpil, Ramon Villegas, Kit Roxas, Jomari Trenas,

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Paulino and Hetty Que, Pepe Smith, Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Monsignor Alberto Boongaling, Tony Adriano, Aba Lluch Dalena, Al Perez, Lito Carating, Henri Cainglet, Andy Maluche, Thea Paz, Ronald Garcia, Shahid Zahid, Vicky Abad, Paulo Vinluan, Isay Alvarez, Rachel Alejandro, Mandy Ochoa, Bert Nievera, Franco Laurel, Zaldy Ladroma, Paolo Guevarra, Alfonso Yuchengco, Peter Go- Pailan, Dr. Adolfo Belosillo, Drs. Amelia and Manuel Catalan, Ulay Tantoco, Des Bautista, Fe Habijas, Steve De Leon, Manny Castro, Raymund Isaac, Vicky Marchandesch, Nick Tuason, Tessie Tomas, Katrina Tantoco and Paolo Lobregat, Francisco Mañosa, Sonia Santiago-Olivares, Antonio Rodriguez Mendoza, Ivy Almario, Conrad Onglao, Mike de Jesus, Jean Monteverde, Beng Puyat, Oscar Motlo, John Cogul, Alvaro de Salas, Oscar Via, Elizabeth Sy, Pedro Roxas, Geni and Yorgos Psinakis, Eileen Choy, Nico Montinola, Franco Limjuco, Gina Mok, Greek Nafsika and Bubbles Drossou, Mike Vaca, Gemith Gemparo, Debbie Enriquez, Judith Zapanta, Enrique and Tine Vasquez Prada, Richard and Nick Underwood, Tina Pamintuan, Dennis Padilla, Gilda Salonga, John Lesaca, Fides Cuyugan-Asenio, Benny and Ophie Clemente, Fr. Sanny de Claro, Antonio Martel Jr., Belen Lovina Ticzon Martel, Don and Norma Sanders, Roberto Felano and Rizalina Buenaventura, Bombit de la Peña, Julius Ticzon and Ryan Manaog, Peppy Dinglasan, Gabriel Santos, Andre Dinglasan, Margaret and Theresa de la Peña, Wanggo Gallaga, Portia Santos, Arlene Ticzon, Chit Gohu, Linggoy and Connie Araneta, Danny and Lilia Cruz, Jim and Vivian Villacrusis, Emma Ilagan, Tessie Maronilla, Gerarda Villa, Evelyn Kilayko, Fr. Tony Rosales, Pierra Calasanz, Juliet and Mimi Tan, Joey Server, Julien Tripet, Krystal Lao, Frank Briones, Cat Arambulo, Trish Briones, Karl Ty, Chicho Suarez, Nap Rama, Lupita Aquino and Ken Kashiwahara, Ditas Rodrigo Sevilla, Paul Aquino, Atty. Alfredo Lim, Larry Henares, Atty. Juan Collas, Johnny Litton, Verni Varga, Fr. Asandas Balchand, Vicente Emano, Constantino Jaraula, Faustino Dy III, Katrina Tuason-Cruz, Manny Pacquiao, Earl Ignacio, Ace Barbers, Marco Protacio, Neil Rumbaoa, Gigi and Ging Montinola, Wilma Palafox, O.V. and Marilen Espiritu, William Hamilton-Whyte and Angelique Repapis, Basil Ong, Cesar and Bambina Buenaventura, Teddy Boy, Louie and Ramon Locsin, Peter Pedersen, Stefano Ruzza, Ernie Tanquintic, Golly Talens, Miok Loyola, Aileen Tence Dionisio, Neny Francisco Marasigan, Leah Zamora Banaag, Vina Francisco, Irene Consunji Montilla, Pilar Bustamante Estrella, Pin Cojuangco Guingona, Rhona Modesto San Pedro, Udit Villarama Galvez, Joanna Tayengco-Infante, Marivic Hebron Juan, Franco Laurel, Rem Zamora, Bonbon Soler, Lisa Tinio, Ingrid Sala Santamaria, Joana Palanca Lhuillier, Michelle Concepcion Reyes, Suresh Nanoo, Jose Mari Ugarte, GMA Network Artist Center talents Gloria Romero, Pilita Corrales, Aljur Abrenica, Louise delos Reyes, Mark Herras, Yasmien Kurdi, LJ Reyes, Julie Anne San Jose, Kristoffer Martin, Derrick Monasterio, Barbie Forteza, Bela Padilla, Bea Binene, Max Collins, Yassi Pressman, Rafael Rosell, Glaiza de Castro, Rochelle Pangilinan, Mona Louise Rey, Jonalyn Viray, Kyla Calumpad-Alvarez, Jay-R Silliona, Mark Bautista, Chef Boy Logro, Manilyn Reynes, Angelu de Leon, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Gabby Eigenmann, Raymond Bagatsing, Ricky Davao, Anjo Yllana and Wally Bayola, TV5 actor Vin Abrenica, Ritz Azul, Eula Caballero, Martin Escudero, Empoy Marquez and Mr. Fu, GMA News and Public Affairs personalities Mike Enriquez, Arnold Clavio, Sandra Aguinaldo, Raffy Tima, Mariz Umali, Oscar Oida, Mark

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Salazar, Jun Veneracion, Chino Gaston and Nathaniel Cruz, Media personalities Atty. Dong Puno, Chiqui Roa-Puno, Gerard Garcia, Lia Cruz, Shawn Yao, Manu Sandejas, Jason Webb, Jeanne Young, Cory Quirino, Mel Tiangco and Jay Sonza, society columnist Mons Romulo, Tonyboy Cojuangco and Gretchen Barretto, Ed and Margarita Delgado, Donnie and Crickette Tantoco, Boy Abunda, Renee Salud, Mon Ilagan, Cesar Montano, Rado Dimalibot, Inocencio Ferrer, Rene Puno, Tony Zulueta, Raffy Zialcita, William Llamas, Pat Gonzales, Mayenne Carmona, Bebot Laurel, Romy Garduce, Leo Oracion, Glowie Ramiro, Nicole Angeles, Cathy David, Sep Cimafranca, Ton Lao, Irene Tan, Len Olbes, Ike Layug, Ramon Orlina, Napoleon Abueva, Lito Atienza, Lala Fojas, Helen Marte, Gerard and Ning Chesnel, Carolle Lucas, Aurelio Montinola III, Eduardo Delgado and Donnie Tantoco, Lingling and Archie King, Gutzee Segura, Carlo Endaya, Heart Evangelista, Andrew Barton, Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera, Alice Dixson, Neriza Mathay, Kathy De Guzman, Joanne Zapanta Andrada, Trisha Panlilio Cu- Unjieng, Josephine Knox, Jolina Magdangal, Maritess Tantoco, Georgie Diaz, Kim Atienza, Len Nepomuceno-Guiao, Chechel Joson, Pops Fernandez, Danny Buenafe, Gerick Parayno, Ruel Mendoza, Ricky Sison, Johnny Santos, Andres Estella, Ojie Leona, Felix Bacolor, William Ma, Korina Sanchez, Julius Babao and Tintin Bersola-Babao and daughter Anya and son Nio, Katrina Ponce Enrile and Ling-Ling King; celebrity makeup artist Patrick Rosas; hair stylist Jing Monis; Lito Sy, Jason Magbanua, Maros Claudio, Patricia May Siy, Felix Ang, Dr. Hayden Kho, Margie and Gilbert Duavit, Mike Echavez, F.F. Cruz, Danton Bueser, Afric Valdes, Maryann Pineda-Reynoso, Ophie Canada-Reynoso, Karen Davila (with her sons David and Lucas), Marjorie Barretto-Padilla and daughter Dani Barretto; Gingging Mendoza, Alex Reyes, Myra Reyes, Marilen Carpio, Freddie Reyes, Marlyn and Tony Lilles, Chavit Singson, Prateek Kumar, Richard Tiu, Junie and Fernando Peña, Rosa Rosal, Jorge Joseph, Wency Lagumbay, Aiko Melendez and Martin Jickain, Brian Belen, Miguel Pastor, Joy Ortega, Edu Manzano, John Prats, ―Survivor Philippines‖ castways Shaun Rodriguez and Suzuki Sadatsugu, Laureen Uy, Nixee Garcia, Ena de Guzman, Greggy Santos, Kamae de Jesus, Steve Medalle, Gab Perez, Monique Salcedo, teen heartthrobs Robi Domingo and David Chua, Olivia Chan, Christian San Jose, Marielle-Felize Trias Flores, Marco Figueras, Raymond Ang, Bobby Solomon, Riva Galveztan, Franco Imperial, Christopher de Venecia, Tricia and Mark Gosingtian, Ange de la Cruz, Paolo Almazan-Ebora, Sean Go, Lucky Mercado, Andrea Torres, Monica Verallo, Mico Aytona, Jestoni Alarcon and wife Lizette, Bo Cerrudo, Bayani and Len Agbayani, Alanna Lopez-Montelibano, Richie Coronel Santos, Aries Saludo, Ruby Cojuito of Flawless, Ronald Carballo, Alvin Fortuna, Dennis Coronel, Kenneth Dong, Olai and Roland Espiritu, Carlos Agassi, Gemma Fitzgerald, Nikki Valdez, Kristopher Peralta, Rico Barrera, Marvin Agustin, Danilo Barrios, Streetboys and Ya Chang, Peping Cojuangco daughters Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, China Cojuangco-Gonzalez (and her adorable baby Lucia), Mai-Mai Cojuangco-Zini, Atty. Jess Santos, Nick Locsin, Mario and Alice Queblatin, Audie and Cecile Saa, Jenny Franco, Andrew Te, Marisol Barria, Luciano Bongola, Michael Lim, music composer Ryan Cayabyab and his wife Emmy, Louie Ocampo and wife Jojo, Jacqui Magno, Celeste Legaspi, JM Rodriguez, Arnold Vegafria and Cris Villonco, Amalia Fuentes, Niño Muhlach and son Alonzo, Michela Cazzola, Rita

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Avila, Shyr Valdez and Yayo Aguila, swimmer Johansen Aguilar, and wrestler Marcus Valda, Gwen Garci, Celine Lopez, Jenni Epperson, Anne Bella, Kissa Castañeda, Preview magazine editor in chief Pauline Suaco-Juan, Daryl Chang, Liz Uy, entertainment news reporters Mario Dumaual, Gretchen Fullido and MJ Marfori, Gary Valenciano, Dawn Zulueta-Lagdameo, Albert Martinez with daughter Alissa Martinez, Benjie Paras with wife Lyxen, Mylene Dizon, Paolo Contis, Iza Calzado, Alfred Vargas, Marco Sison, Ivy Violan, Vina Morales, Shaina Magdayao, Bangs Garcia, Jerome Florentino, Erik Santos, Jane Paredes, Ogie Diaz, Lyka Ugarte, Angeli Pangilinan-Valenciano, Angeline Quinto, Arron Villaflor, Erik Cua, Issa Reyes, Rico Serrano, Chicho Suarez, Franco Mabanta, Aliya Parcs, Christian Bautista, Ana Fegi, Basil Valdez, Sam Milby, Gina Tabuena-Godinez, Marilou Martinez, Efren Briones and Iya Rodriguez, Paula Camille Locsin and Juan Paolo Bondoc, Angeles Guevara, Betty Mactual, Belen Castro, Matin Petilla, Lu Antonino, Neptali Gonzales II, Pinong Javier, Johnny Remulla, Jose Puyat Jr., Aristeo Puyat, Mercy Tuason, Dr. Randy Francisco, Leonard Tirol and Amanda Onrubia Guidotti, Rev. Isauro David, Arthur Macapagal, Mickey Ferriols, Eric Buhain, Robert Nacianceno, Mon Gonzalez, Malu Veloso, Toby Gan, Noel Dela Merced, Ala Paredes, Richard Venn, Gregorio Domingo, Axel Gohner, Anthony Garcia, Lance Sheperd, Jun Juban, Paul Cabral, Angela Velez, Andrea Bautista, Sarah Jane Paez-Santiago, Dondi Alikpala, Letlet Veloso, Aurora Diaz-Wilson, Tina Tinio, Sonny Borromeo, Tonio Veloso, Amalie and Roman Azanza, Lorna and Levy Hizon, Ruby and Buddy Roa, Roi Philips, Beth Romualdez, Paz Sotto, Lucille Villanueva, Jean Salvador, Ruby Santos, Luli Delgado, Victoria Tuazon, Toby Cabalkin, Cynia Mascariñas, Dot Favis-Velasco, Anthony del Rosario, Miko Pascual, Chef Roland Laudico, Nicky Camcam, Greg Singian, Pinky Amador, Bonjin Bolinao, Peachie Veneracion, Renee Araneta, Chukri Prieto, Bert Garcia, Michelle Quizon, Dale Villar, Jacques Dupasquier, Nicolas Goullencourt, Julien Cleret, Sebastien Mangeant, Martine Vasseur, Andree Belanger, Michael Seligman, Sabrina Heinekey, George Hashim, Suzzane King, Charina Sabal, Charles Rappaport, Jean Hetzel, James Benoit, Cecilia Leung, Rina Sinisalo, Jim Lynch, Brett Coleman, Edi Tekeli, Anne Witheford, Caridad Sanchez, Gelo Serrano, Fanny Serrano, Cynthia Almario, Gino Padilla, Maribi Garcia, Beth Sison Tagle, Robbie Herrera, Nancy Dizon Castro, Cynthia Jocson, Cecil Licad, John Silva, Ace Barbers, Gabrielle Calizo, Beth See and Rene Nabong, Sari Ortiga, Marc Logan, Gringo Honasan, Francis Ricciardone, Edwin Arce, Dino Santos, Freddie Borromeo, Dondi Santos, Bobby Aguirre, Ricky Yabut, Cooch Lynch, Vince Bitong, Amalie and Roman Azanza, Lorna and Levy Hizon, Ruby and Buddy Roa, Celso Dayrit, Cindy Kurleto, Ino Manalo, Dale Villar, Trish Villanueva, Manet Dayrit, Jia and Gabby Estrella, Miko Valenzuela, Erich Edralin, Christine San Diego, Morten Bremelhoej, Mia Trinidad, Gai Olivares, Philippe Ticzon, Bubut Andres, Caridad Sanchez, Gelo Serrano, Maribi Garcia, Beth Sison Tagle, Rolf Kambli, Robbie Herrera, Kitty Go, Nancy Dizon Castro, Cynthia Jocson, Ambassador Mohamed Ebrahim Al-Jowaid, Cecil Licad, John Silva, Gaita Fores, Joanne Salgado, Letty Hahn, Luz Cullen, Fanny Blanco, Telly Aldana, Cita Revilla- Yabut, Maricris Cardenas-Zobel, Maricar Totengco, Wanda Louwallien, Anton Palanca, Bobby Claudio, Rick Yupangco, Monchet Ongsiako, Jose Luis Villanueva, Zack and Roisin, Jed Carlos, Carla Gutierrez, Lyn Sherman, Pastor

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Paul Mata, Anthony Garcia, Santi Elizalde, Vince Bitong, Rem Zamora, Herminia Fajardo, Erlinda Villanueva, Lourdes Sese, Virma Vergel de Dios, Marinela Velez, Maria Ang, Erlinda Sunico, Roby Goco, Jose Sala, Tony Lozada, Pericles Dakay, Allen Tan, Christopher Uy, Deborrah Ann Cua Ho, Ignacio Bunye, Ed Calma, Tonton Gutierrez, Glydel Mercado, Noel Cabangon, Ariel Rivera, Hyubs Azarcon, Heber Bartolome and Paolo Santos, Rhap Salazar, Agot Isidro, Liezel Martinez, and Joanna Ampil, musical director and arranger Homer Flores, ballerina, actress and ballet director Maritoni Rufino-Tordesillas, Nikki Tang, Marcott Almeda, Ruby Chua, Tiffany Chua, Sheree Chua, Aziza Mondonedo, Cristina Gomez, socialites Baby Araneta Fores, Lisa Araneta, Cacho Marcos, Linda Oledan, Veana Fores, Lorrie Reynoso, Vicky Zubiri, Maricris Zobel, Carol Garcia, Maripi Muscat and Margarita Fores, Anton Mendoza, Monch Cruz, Chut Cuerva, Marcel Crespo, Ipe Cruz of Rogue Magazine, Marco Lobregat, Ching Cruz, Tina Cuevas, Agnes Huibonhoa, Fe Rodriguez, Susan Joven, Ian Giron, Andres Vasquez Prada and Al Tengco, Doris Magsaysay Ho, Gina Lopez, Evelyn Forbes, Marc Nelson, Ricco and Tina Maristela-Ocampo, Rikki and Beng Dee, Philip and Tricia Cu-Unjieng, Sander Tantoco, Philippine National Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon, Renna Hechanova Angeles, Karen Santos, Bobby and Chingbee Cuenca, Gina Aboitiz, Baby Girl Fricke, Maurice Arcache and ace photographer Alex Van Hagen, Jojie Dingcong, Jean Goulbourn, Frances Lim and Paul Campos, Dennis Valdes and Tessa Prieto-Valdes, Ernest Escaler, Dr. Orly Mercado and Suzy Pineda, Cheche Lazaro, Bibeth Orteza and Carlitos Siguion Reyna, Ces Orena-Drilon, Dyan Castillejo-Garcia, Jackie Castillejo-Guingona, Liza Ilarde, Ana Kalaw, Anton San Diego, Raul Teehankee, Pepper Teehankee, Mariko Jacinto, Aye Nuguid, Leah Puyat, Anton Barretto and Jack de Mesa, Raul Manzano, Athena Valdes, Angelette Calero, Annika Valdes, Nix Alanon, Renna Angeles, Baby Fricke, Karen Santos, Bing-Bing Quiros, Gina Aboitiz, Nick and Lucille Locsin, Paul Campos, Tony and Chingbee Cuenca, Manny Miñana, J. Anton Mendoza, Budji Layug, Royal Pineda, Ed Calma, Milo Naval, Tony Gonzales, Tes Pasola, Kenneth Cobonpue, Ana Rocha, Bart Guingona, Jinggoy Buensuceso, Jaime Chua, Brendan McCarthy, Thom Santiago, Pascal Goujou, Manolette Dinsay, Andrew Sharpe, Alfred Xerez-Burgos III, Francis Ceballos, Shella Sarmiento, Rorie Carlos, Tara Santos, Rodeon Rojas, Brian Llamanzares; Adel Tamano, Simon Tantoco, Danie, Daisy and Eddie Mendoza, Martha Buckley, Yolly Ayson, Debbie Chan, Roselle Rebano, Bong Palma Gil, Mikee Chanco, Judy Araneta-Roxas, Betty Siy-Yap, Eduardo Lopez, Amor Roselle Herrera, Suzette Morelos, Nestor Encinas, Randy Baron, Sergia Abueva, Purificacion Veloso, Petite Garcia, Javier Galvan, Ana Luisa Espinosa, David Ferro, Lorraine Nubar, Rachelle Gerodias, Masako Toribara, Josephine Roces Chavez, Bunny Ludo, Joseph Gonzalez, Quinito Moras, Jayjay Neri, Dean Diez, Budiette and Brandie Tan, Andre Quintos, Alma Junia, Eric Tamayo, Mike and Lea Famularcano, Rudy Aviles, Raymond Abao and Lucien Letaba, Orlando Magno, Vicente Paterno, Nena Ilusorio, Maribel Ongpin, Sari Cojuangco, Tessie Fajardo, Popsy Mendez-Aquino, Bella Ancheta, Sol Peña, Alice Sandejas, Ralph Peter Jentes, Mary Ann Ong, Rosalie Sipid, Violy Lim, Elena Lee, Rose Lim, Greta Go, Stefie Inocentes, Carmela Ongsiako, Terry Rosales, Cecile Ongsiako, Dely Ongsiako, Maridol Mabanta, Tessa Sierra, Juvy Yupangco, Sevy Santos, Gretchen del Rosario, Celuch Manahan, Robert Constantino and

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Helen Marte, Curtis Chin, Tati Licuanan, Greggy and Irene Araneta, indoor volleyball players Dzi Gervacio, Jem Ferrer, Fille Saint Merced Cainglet- Cayetano, A Nacachi, Rachel Anne Daquis, Jovelyn Gonzaga, Alyssa Valdez, Denden Lazaro, Coach Charo Soriano, Marge Tejada, Melissa Gohing, Mary Jean Balse, Mayeth Carolino, Michelle Carolino, Ella De Jesus, Kara Acevedo, Karla Bello, Stephanie Gabriel, Mae Tajima, Jayson Ramos, Maica Morada, Jed Montero, Michelle Laborte, Sasa Devanadera, Grethcel Soltones, Joy Benito, Rubie De Leon, Mae Crisostomo, Ynna Hao, Tina Salak, JP Torres, Dahlia Cruz, Nene Bautista, Aiza Maizo, Maika Ortiz, Rhea Dimaculangan, Denise Tan, Venus Bernal, Jheck Dionela, Angge Tabaquero, Mitch Datuin, Abby Praca, Bea Pascual, Bea Tan, Judy Caballejo, Maruja Banaticla, AJ Pareja, Myco Antonio, Henry Pecana, Rex Intal, Dindin Santiago, Jaja Santiago, Kathy Bersola, Princess Gaiser, Shiela Marie ―Bang‖ Pineda, Mayette Zapanta, Rosemarie Vargas, Jen Reyes, Princess Listana, Angela Benting, Pau Soriano, Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone, Edwin Tolentino, Peter Den Mar Torres, Michelle Gumabao, Cha Cruz, Stephanie Mercado, Jeshul Wensh Tiu, Abigail Marano, Mika Esperenza, Kim Fajardo, Mika Reyes, Victonara Galang, and Cyd Demicillo, Renz Casanova, Chris Macasaet, Philip Cerveza, Mark Lee, Joanne Siy, Loren Lantin, Mia Hirotsuji, Pamela Lastimosa, Ingrid Reyes, Jessey De Leon, Carmela Tunay, Chloe Cortez, Alex Cabanos, Patricia Rasmo, Illa Santos, Joanne Bunag, Jacqueline Alarca and Ers Iratay, Bishop Leo Alconga of the International Bible Society, Bishop Dan Balais of Philippines for Jesus Movement, Pastor Ed De Guzman of Intercessors for the Philippines, Pastor Paul Chase of Alabang New Life in Christ, Apostle Renato Carillo of Jesus Our Shield Worldwide Ministries, Pastor Art Ferriol of Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ, Pastor Emilio Henares of River of Life in Bacolod, Pastor Joshua Bontogan of Life Touchers Ministry, Pastor Entoy Sintos of Jesus Miracle Crusade, and Bro. Danny Navales of Ang Dating Daan.

This coverage: ―The Pope in Manila‖, which will be aired live on a nationwide simultaneous hook-up of radio and television stations.

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RPN-9 will be the carrying station with the People's Television Network, Inc. (PTV-4), IBC-13, GMA-7, and ABS-CBN Channel 2 hooked up along with all Bureau of Broadcast Services-Radyo ng Bayan radio stations.

The entire celebration shall be covered live on radio and television through AM Radio DZRV Radio Veritas 846 and GMA Channel 7 from 3 P.M. Saturday, October 25 to 8:30 A.M. Monday, October 27.

This coverage is simulcast ―live‖ nationwide via domestic satellite on all GMA Network regional radio and television stations: GMA 1. TV-7 - Manila 2. TV-5 - 3. TV-46 - Batac, Ilocos Norte 4. TV-23 - Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte 5. TV-48 - 6. TV-10 - Baguio 7. TV-5 - Mt. Amuyao, Barlig, Mountain Province 8. TV-8 - Tabuk 9. TV-6 - Bontoc, Mountain Province 10. TV-7 - , Abra 11. TV-11 - San Fernando, La Union 12. TV-10 - Cabanatuan 13. TV-10 - Dagupan 14. TV-7 - Tuguegarao 15. TV-13 - Aparri, Cagayan 16. TV-7 - Basco, Batanes 17. TV-7 - Ilagan, Isabela 18. TV-7 - Santiago, Isabela 19. TV-7 - Cabarroguis, Quirino 20. TV-5 - , Nueva Vizcaya 21. TV-5 - Baler, Aurora 22. TV-48 - Cauayan 23. TV-5 - Iba, Zambales 24. TV-10 - Olongapo 25. TV-10 - San Fernando, Pampanga 26. TV-46 - Malolos, Bulacan

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27. TV-10 - San Miguel, Bulacan 28. TV-27 - Balanga, Bataan 29. TV-26 - Obando, Bulacan 30. TV-26 - San Pablo, Laguna 31. TV-31 - Calamba 32. TV-12 - Batangas 33. TV-44 - Jalajala, Rizal 34. TV-12 - Tagaytay 35. TV-8 - Lucena 36. TV-13 - Boac, Marinduque 37. TV-13 - San Jose, Occidental Mindoro 38. TV-33 - Calapan, Oriental Mindoro 39. TV-7 - Romblon 40. TV-12 - Puerto Princesa, Palawan 41. TV-6 - Brooke's Point, Palawan 42. TV-8 - Coron, Palawan 43. TV-7 - Naga 44. TV-13 - Iriga 45. TV-12 - Legaspi 46. TV-8 - Malilipot, Albay 47. TV-8 - Camalig, Albay 48. TV-7 - Masbate 49. TV-13 - Virac, Catanduanes 50. TV-4 - Sorsogon 51. TV-6 - Iloilo 52. TV-11 - San Jose, Antique 53. TV-8 - Kalibo, Aklan 54. TV-35 - Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan 55. TV-5 - Roxas 56. TV-13 - Bacolod 57. TV-30 - Murcia, Negros Occidental 58. TV-7 - Cadiz 59. TV-2 - Toledo 60. TV-7 - Cebu 61. TV-11 - Barili, Cebu 62. TV-11 - Samboan, Cebu 63. TV-11 - Tagbilaran 64. TV-5 - Dumaguete 65. TV-10 - Sipalay 66. TV-10 - Naval, Biliran 67. TV-10 - Tacloban 68. TV-48 - Ormoc 69. TV-10 - Capoocan, Leyte 70. TV-12 - Isabel, Leyte 71. TV-8 - Borongan 72. TV-5 - Calbayog

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73. TV-13 - Catbalogan 74. TV-7 - Dinagat Island 75. TV-9 - Zamboanga 76. TV-4 - Dipolog 77. TV-3 - Pagadian 78. TV-21 - Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay 79. TV-5 - Ozamiz 80. TV-35 - Cagayan De Oro 81. TV-5 - Gingoog 82. TV-12 - Mt. Kitanglad, Bukidnon 83. TV-45 - Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon 84. TV-48 - Valencia, Bukidnon 85. TV-41 - Mambajao, Camiguin 86. TV-11 - Iligan 87. TV-5 - Davao 88. TV-5 - Panabo 89. TV-8 - General Santos 90. TV-12 - Cotabato 91. TV-7 - Butuan 92. TV-10 - Surigao 93. TV-2 - Tandag, Surigao del Sur 94. TV-12 - Jolo, Sulu 95. TV-8 - , Tawi-Tawi QTV 1. TV-11 - Metro Manila 2. TV-29 - Laoag City 3. TV-26 - Aparri, Cagayan 4. TV-22 - Baguio 5. TV-25 - Tuguegarao 6. TV-27 - Santiago, Isabela 7. TV-26 - Olongapo 8. TV-26 - Batangas 9. TV-27 - Puerto Princesa 10. TV-26 - San Jose, Occidental Mindoro 11. TV-28 - Naga 12. TV-27 - Legaspi 13. TV-27 - Mobo, Masbate 14. TV-28 - Iloilo 15. TV-27 - Roxas 16. TV-27 - Cebu 17. TV-26 - Borongan 18. TV-21 - Zamboanga 19. TV-26 - Pagadian 20. TV-43 - Cagayan de Oro 21. TV-22 - Ozamiz 22. TV-27 - Davao

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23. TV-27 - Cotabato 24. TV-26 - Jolo, Sulu Radyo Bisig-Bayan AM 1. DZBB 594 kHz - Manila 2. DWRC 1269 kHz - Laoag 3. DWRA 1413 kHz - Baguio 4. DZSD 1548 kHz – Dagupan 5. DZCS 1129 kHz - Santiago, Isabela 6. DWBB 1271 kHz - Tuguegarao 7. DZIG 1192 kHz - Ilagan, Isabela 8. DZZR 1230 kHz - Bayombong 9. DYSP 909 kHz - Puerto Princessa, Palawan 10. DZRA 1503 kHz - Daet, Camarines Sur 11. DWAI 891 kHz - Naga 12. DZRC 783 kHz - Legaspi 13. DYSI 1323 kHz - Iloilo 14. DYRU 1341 kHz - Kalibo, Aklan 15. DYGM 1503 kHz - Roxas 16. DYSB 1179 kHz - Bacolod 17. DYSS 999 kHz - Cebu 18. DYSR 891 kHz - Dumaguete 19. DYWR 594 kHz - Tacloban 20. DYAX 99.7 MHz - Calbayog 21. DXRC 1287 kHz - Zamboanga 22. DXXY 1350 kHz - Dipolog 23. DXID 987 kHz - Pagadian 24. DXLX 864 kHz - Cagayan de Oro 25. DXND 90.1 FM - Iligan 26. DXGM 1125 kHz - Davao 27. DXRL 1341 kHz - Koronadal 28. DXYK 1179 kHz - Butuan 29. DXBM 990 kHz - Cotabato

THE GMA RADYO BISIG-BAYAN AM COMING SOON in... Baguio City, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Kalibo, Aklan, Tacloban City, , Cagayan de Oro, Bacolod City, Naga City, Butuan City, Sorsogon, Sorsogon, Borongan, Eastern Samar, Masbate, Masbate, Bislig, Surigao del Sur, Legaspi City, Iligan City, Dasol, Pangasinan, Sual, Pangasinan, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Basco, Batanes, Ozamiz City, Jolo, Sulu, Iligan, Isabela and Kidapawan, North Cotabato

Simulcast ―Live‖ via DOMSAT on RPN regional radio and television stations: RPN TV 1. TV-9 - Metro Manila 2. TV-9 - Laoag

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3. TV-5 - Aparri, Cagayan 4. TV-30 - Pampanga 5. TV-12 - Tuguegarao 6. TV-9 - Ilagan, Isabela 7. TV-7 - Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya 8. TV-12 - Baguio 9. TV-13 - Dagupan 10. TV-6 - Tarlac 11. TV-12 - Tuguegarao 12. TV-6 - Olongapo 13. TV-2 - Rodriguez, Rizal 14. TV-7 - Morong, Rizal 15. TV-10 - San Mateo, Rizal 16. TV-9 - Lucena 17. TV-3 - San Jose, Occidental Mindoro 18. TV-2 - Legazpi City 19. TV-2 - Naga City 20. TV-10 - Iriga 21. TV-5 - Puerto Princesa 22. TV-9 - Catbalogan 23. TV-6 - San Jose, Antique 24. TV-5 - Tacloban 25. TV-4 - Iloilo 26. TV-8 - Bacolod 27. TV-9 - Cebu 28. TV-8 - Dumaguete 29. TV-5 - Zamboanga 30. TV-5 - Pagadian 31. TV-5 - Dipolog 32. TV-5 - Cagayan de Oro 33. TV-9 - Davao 34. TV-4 - Surigao 35. TV-12 - Butuan 36. TV-7 - General Santos 37. TV-10 - Cotabato 38. TV-9 - Jolo, Sulu

Radyo Ronda AM 1. DWIZ 882 kHz - Manila 2. DZBS 1368 kHz - Baguio 3. DZRL 639 kHz - Batac 4. DZTG 621 kHz - Tuguegarao, Cagayan 5. DWVA 1170 kHz - San Fernando, La Union 6. DZTC 828 kHz - Tarlac 7. DZKI 1332 kHz - Iriga 8. DWRN 657 kHz - Naga 9. DWIM 936 kHz - Occidental Mndoro

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10. DYKB 1404 kHz - Bacolod 11. DYKC 675 kHz - Cebu 12. DYRM 1135 kHz - Dumaguete 13. DXXX 1008 kHz - Zamboanga 14. DXKD 1053 kHz - Dipolog 15. DXKP 1377 kHz - Pagadian 16. DXKO 1368 kHz - Cagayan De Oro 17. DXKT 1071 kHz - Davao 18. DXDX 693 kHz - General Santos 19. DXKS 1080 kHz – Surigao Simulcast ―Live‖ on all PTV stations: 1. PTV 4 - Manila 2. PTV 4 - Abra 3. PTV 8 - Baguio 4. PTV 24 - Mt. Province 5. PTV 11 - Laoag 6. PTV 4 - Vigan 7. PTV 11 - Tuguegarao, Cagayan 8. PTV 39 - Santiago, Isabela 9. PTV 4 - Ilagan, Isabela 10. PTV 45 - Batanes 11. PTV 30 - Aparri 12. PTV 3 - Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya 13. PTV 5 - Cabarroguis, Quirino 14. PTV 5 - Bontoc 15. PTV 13 - Baler 16. PTV 2 - Cabanatuan 17. PTV 12 - Pampanga 18. PTV 3 - Tarlac 19. PTV 31 - Balanga 20. PTV 43 - Olongapo 21. PTV 5 - Cauayan 22. PTV 51 - Malolos 23. PTV 23 - Plaridel 24. PTV 21 - San Miguel, Bulacan 25. PTV 48 - Obando, Bulacan 26. PTV 53 - Batangas 27. PTV 31 - San Pablo 28. PTV 99 - Cainta, Rizal 29. PTV 24 - Tanza 30. PTV 26 - Boac 31. PTV 11 - Calapan, Oriental Mindoro 32. PTV 3 - Lucena 33. PTV 4 - Puerto Princesa 34. PTV 13 - Romblon 35. PTV 33 - Masbate 36. PTV 11 - Daet

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37. PTV 8 - Naga 38. PTV 35 - Iriga 39. PTV 8 - Legaspi 40. PTV 4 - Goa, Camarines Sur 41. PTV 7 - Caramoran, Catanduanes 42. PTV 9 - Panganiban, Catanduanes 43. PTV 2 - San Miguel, Catanduanes 44. PTV 5 - Sorsogon 45. PTV 2 - Antique 46. PTV 2 - Jordan, Guimaras 47. PTV 2 - Iloilo 48. PTV 25 - Kalibo 49. PTV 33 - Roxas 50. PTV 2 - Bacolod 51. PTV 2 - Sipalay 52. PTV 24 - Victorias 53. PTV 31 - Binalbagan 54. PTV 13 - Cadiz 55. PTV 9 - Toledo 56. PTV 11 - Cebu 57. PTV 10 - Dumaguete 58. PTV 22 - Tagbilaran 59. PTV 8 - Tacloban 60. PTV 12 - Calbayog 61. PTV 4 - Borongan 62. PTV 4 - Naval, Biliran 63. PTV 7 - Zamboanga 64. PTV 11 - Pagadian 65. PTV 11 - Dipolog 66. PTV 25 - Ipil 67. PTV 21 - Dapitan 68. PTV 8 - Cagayan De Oro 69. PTV 11 - Malaybalay, Bukidnon 70. PTV 34 - Valencia 71. PTV 11 - Davao 72. PTV 27 - Mati 73. PTV 5 - General Santos 74. PTV 48 - Koronadal 75. PTV 9 - Butuan 76. PTV 3 - Bislig, Surigao del Sur 77. PTV 21 - Prosperidad 78. PTV 27 - San Francisco, Agusan del Sur 79. PTV 31 - Tandag 80. PTV 2 - Dinagat 81. PTV 8 - Cotabato 82. PTV 8 - Kidapawan 83. PTV 4 -

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84. PTV 7 – Jolo Simulcast on all ABS-CBN regional television stations ABS-CBN 1. TV-2 - Manila 2. TV-7 - Laoag 3. TV-11 - Vigan 4. TV-3 - Baguio 5. TV-11 - Mt. Amuyao, Mt. Province 6. TV-30 - La Union 7. TV-3 - Tuguegarao 8. TV-13 - Cabarroguis, Quirino 9. TV-9 - Bangued, Abra 10. TV-11 - Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya 11. TV-2 - Santiago, Isabela 12. TV-32 - Dagupan 13. TV-32 - Cabanatuan 14. TV-32 - Tarlac 15. TV-12 - Olongapo 16. TV-13 - Botolan, Zambales 17. TV-22 - Baler 18. TV-46 - Pampanga 19. TV-34 - San Miguel, Bulacan 20. TV-12 - Meycauayan 21. TV-40 - Bataan 22. TV-40 - Jalajala, Rizal 23. TV-38 - Lipa 24. TV-24 - Lucena 25. TV-46 - San Pablo 26. TV-10 - Batangas 27. TV-11 - San Jose, Occidental Mindoro 28. TV-34 - Calapan 29. TV-11 - Romblon 30. TV-10 - Masbate 31. TV-23 - Daet 32. TV-11 - Naga 33. TV-4 - Legazpi 34. TV-10 - Malilipot, Albay 35. TV-9 - Sorsogon 36. TV-7 - Virac, Catanduanes 37. TV-10 - Iloilo 38. TV-23 - Kalibo 39. TV-44 - Antique 40. TV-21 - Roxas 41. TV-13 - Naval, Biliran 42. TV-4 - Bacolod 43. TV-3 - Cebu 44. TV-13 - Jagna, Bohol

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45. TV-12 - Dumaguete 46. TV-26 - Sipalay 47. TV-2 - Tacloban 48. TV-7 - Catarman, Northern Samar 49. TV-10 - Calbayog 50. TV-7 - Catbalogan 51. TV-3 - Zamboanga 52. TV-9 - Pagadian 53. TV-42 - Dipolog 54. TV-2 - Cagayan De Oro 55. TV-2 - Mt. Kitanglad, Bukidnon 56. TV-47 - Mambajao 57. TV-7 - Ozamiz 58. TV-4 - Iligan 59. TV-4 - Davao 60. TV-52 - Panabo 61. TV-36 - Mati 62. TV-3 - General Santos 63. TV-24 - Koronadal 64. TV-7 - Alabel, Saranggani 65. TV-11 - Butuan 66. TV-12 - Surigao 67. TV-26 - Tandag 68. TV-5 - Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur 69. TV-5 - Cotabato 70. TV-4 - Kidapawan 71. TV-25 - Marawi 72. TV-10 - Jolo, Sulu And simulcast ―Live‖ on all ABS-CBN AM and FM Radio Stations ABS-CBN Radio Patrol DZMM 630 kHz. - Metro Manila DYAP 765 kHz. - Puerto Princessa, Palawan DYRV 1188 KHz - Catbalogan DYAB 1512 kHz - Cebu DXAB 1296 kHz - Davao My Only Radio DWEL 93.1 MHz. – Laoag DZRR 103.1 MHz. – Baguio DWEC 93.5 MHz. – Dagupan DWAB 103.3 MHz. – Santiago, Isabela DWSF 90.3 MHz. – San Fernando, Pampanga DWBC 92.7 MHz - Batangas DWAC 93.5 MHz. – Naga DWRD 93.9 MHz. – Legazpi DYAC 93.1 MHz. – Iloilo DYOO 101.5 MHz. – Bacolod DYEL 92.5 MHz - Dumaguete

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DYTC 94.3 MHz. – Tacloban DXFH 98.7 MHz. – Zamboanga DXEC 91.9 MHz. – Cagayan de Oro DXBC 92.7 MHz. – General Santos DXAJ 94.3 MHz. - Butuan DXPS 95.1 MHz – Cotabato

The special supplement: "Jesus is Lord Church Anniversary Celebration" published in Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer and The Philippine Star.

The souvenir-type magazine supplement contains the messages section, the lists of former presidents, vice-presidents, chief justices, house speakers and presidents of the Senate of the Philippines, the current members of the cabinet, the photographs from 1914 to present: black and white and full colored photographs of Iglesia ni Cristo events and gatherings from July 27, 1914 to present, full-colored photographs of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide gatherings in venues over Metro Manila from October 1978 to present, full-colored photographs of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International gatherings from August 19, 1984 to present, full-colored photographs from "John Paul II, We Love You: Papal Visit Manila 1995" by Prudentialife Group of Companies which containing 165 still photos and "Mabuhay ang Papa", on Pope John Paul II‘s January 12-16, 1995 visit to Manila for World Youth Day CD-ROM by Distributed Processing Systems which contains 900 still photos including World Youth Day events and addressed the plenary assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences that was commemorating the federation's 25 years of existence. The pope also joined the silver jubilee celebration of the federation's Radio Veritas Asia and celebrated the 400th anniversary of the elevation of Manila as an archdiocese, and the event that drew a record crowd: estimated 4 million-to-5 million people at the January 15, 1995 World Youth Day Final Mass in Luneta Park, the official program, traffic re-routing and the Holy Mass that contains Roman Catholic Archbishops, bishops, cardinals, deacons and monsignors, Reverend Fathers including Roman Catholic Parish Priests, Pastors, and Parochial Vicars from the parishes in the Roman Catholic Territorial Archdioceses of Manila, Nueva Segovia, Tuguegarao, San Fernando, Pampanga, Nueva Caceres, Jaro, Capiz, Cebu, Palo, Davao, Cotabato, Cagayan de Oro, Ozamiz and Zamboanga in the Philippines, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia, Singapore, Jakarta, Ende, Kupang, Makassar, Medan, Merauke, Palembang, Pontianak, Samarinda, Semarang in Indonesia, Bangkok, Thare and Nonseng, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh city and Huế and and the Roman Catholic Territorial Dioceses of Laoag, Baguio, Cabanatuan, San Jose, Nueva Ecija, Bangued, Bayombong, Ilagan, Batanes, Urdaneta, Alaminos, Tarlac, Balanga, Iba, Malolos, Kalookan, Cubao, Novaliches, Pasig, Antipolo, Paranaque, Imus, San Pablo, Lipa, Lucena, , Infanta, Romblon, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Puerto Princesa, Daet, Libmanan, Legaspi, Masbate, Sorsogon, Virac, San Jose de Antique, Bacolod, Kabankalan, San Carlos, Dumaguete, Tagbilaran, Talibon, Maasin, Calbayog, Borongan, Catamaran, Naval, Butuan, Surigao, Tandag, Malaybalay, Digos, Mati, Tagum, Kidapawan, Marbel, Dipolog, Pagadian, Marawi, Iligan, Ipil and Isabela, Malacca-Johor, Penang, Miri, Sibu, Sandakan, Denpasar, Larantuka, Maumere, Ruteng, Bandung, Bogor, Atambua,

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Weetebul, Amboina, Manado, Padang, Sibolga, Agats, Jayapura, Manokwari-Sorong, Timika, Pangkal Pinang, Tanjungkarang, Ketapang, Sanggau, Sintang, Banjarmasin, Palangka Raya, Tanjung Selor, Malang, Purwokerto, Surabaya, Chanthaburi, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Sawan, Ratchaburi, Surat Thani, Nakhon Ratchasima, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Bắc Ninh, Bùi Chu, Hai Phòng, Hưng Hóa, Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng, Phát Diêm, Thái Bình, Thanh Hóa, Vinh, Bà Rịa, Cần Thơ, Đà Lạt, Long Xuyên, Mỹ Tho, Phan Thiết, Phú Cường, Vĩnh Long, Xuân Lôc, Ban Mê Thuôt, Đà Nẵng, Kontum, Nha Trang and Quy Nhơn, 1,009 Roman Catholic territorial dioceses and archdioceses in America, 157 Roman Catholic territorial dioceses and archdioceses in East Asia, 192 Roman Catholic territorial dioceses and archdioceses belonging to Latin, Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara Rites in South Asia including India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and 514 Roman Catholic territorial dioceses and archdioceses in Europe and 72 Roman Catholic territorial dioceses and archdioceses in Oceania were listed as con- celebrants for the Mass while the DVD features: a biography of John Paul II and a ―Quicktime MTV movie converted to WMV‖ featuring the 1995 World Youth Day theme song ―Tell the World of His Love‖, interviews, footage and scenes of the making of the song, the five-day visit are featured in "Mabuhay ang Papa," and the pontiff's speeches, are featured in ―Pope's Messages‖ and approximately 30 hours of video footage contributed by GMA Network Channel 7, the TV station that had exclusive coverage of the visit.

The largest gathering attended by more than 5 million people, which of residents from all over the Philippines and 226 countries of the world.

Dinner for the special guests will be served at the Fiesta Pavillion of Manila Hotel.

Bro. Mike Velarde, founder and servant-leader of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Fellowship Foundation International, Inc. Roman Catholic Charismatic Renewal Religious Movement (DWXI-PPFI-CCRM) will deliver the 3-hour Worship and Healing Prayer Rally Message for the Family Appointment with El Shaddai was held in thanksgiving for the grand prayer assembly and annual anniversary celebration of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖ and annual birthday celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva on Monday Morning at 4:00 a.m. followed by a Joyful Salu-Salo at 7:00 a.m.

For more information about the 36th Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide Anniversary, visit www.jilworldwide.org.

OFFICIAL PROGRAM Saturday, October 25, 2014  3:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. – Opening Program  4:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. – Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Worship and Healing Services by Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva, Founder,

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International President and Spiritual Director of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide  6:30 P.M. – 12:00 A.M. – Overnight Vigil with the Pope Sunday, October 26, 2014 (Sunday Family Appointment with El Shaddai)  8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. - Joyful Praise and Worship and Opening Prayers by Various Choir Groups  9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. - Sharing with Intermisssion after 4 Shares (Guest Choirs and Waling-Waling Dancers)  11:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M. - Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Founder, International President and Spiritual Director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva's 81st Birthday Thank-Offering Salo-Salo  2:30 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. - El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines Gospel Music Ministry Choir  3:00 P.M. - 3:30 P.M. - Helicopter Dropping of Miracle-Vision Handkerchiefs  3:30 P.M. - 3:35 P.M. - Thanksgiving Prayer for the Birthday Celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Founder, President and Spiritual Director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva and Anniversary Celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide led by Bro. Mike Z. Velarde, Founder and Servant-Leader of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. Roman Catholic Charismatic Renewal Religious Movement and release of Miracle-Vision Balloons to the air  3:35 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. - El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines Gospel Music Ministry Choir  4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. - Message: Greetings, Special Sharing headed by His Excellency Vice-President Jejomar C. Binay, Sr. and other Special Guests  5:00 P.M. - 5:05 P.M. - Introduction of Guest of Honor: Bro. Mike Z. Velarde, Founder and Servant-Leader of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Fellowship Foundation International, Inc. Roman Catholic Charismatic Renewal Religious Movement  5:05 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. - Special Message: His Excellency, President Benigno S. Aquino III  5:30 P.M. - 5:32 P.M. - Special Song: "Hindi Kita Malilimutan"  5:32 P.M. - 6:10 P.M. - Talk - Holy Spirit: Building Community by Bro. Bo Sanchez, Chairman and Presiding Elder, Light of Jesus Community  6:10 P.M. - 6:20 P.M. - Angelus, Lord's Prayer and Psalm 91  7:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. - Arrival of the Pilgrim Image of San Lorenzo Ruiz and St. Pedro Calungsod at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park  7:30 P.M. - 7:45 P.M. - Arrival of Pope Francis from riding of Helicopter from the Helipad of Malacanang Park to the Back of Quirino Grandstand  7:45 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. - Joyful Worship in preparation for the Eucharistic Celebration: El Shaddai Gospel Music Ministry Manila Choir

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 8:00 P.M. - 11:30 P.M. - Eucharistic Celebration officiated by Pope Francis, as Main Celebrant, Bishop of Rome and Leader of Worldwide Roman Catholic Church, and other Roman Catholic Archbishops, Bishops, Cardinals, Deacons, Monsignors, Pastors, Priests Con-celebrating (Offertory: Villanueva Family) o Prayers of the Faithful - Various Guests o Celebration of Sacrament of Matrimony o Message: Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto, Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See to the Philippines o Angelus Message o Angelus Domini Prayer o Farewell Message and Final Blessing by the Pope o Message: His Excellency, President Benigno S. Aquino III  11:30 P.M. - 12:00 A.M. - Special Anniversary Message by Most Rev. Bishop Teodoro C. Bacani, Jr., Bishop-Emeritus, Diocese of Novaliches and Over-all Spiritual Director of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. Monday, October 27, 2014  12:00 A.M. - 12:45 A.M. - Cultural Show  12:45 A.M. - 1:30 A.M. - Fireworks Display with El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. Bagumbayan, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Chapter Gospel Music Ministry Choir o Candle-Light with El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines Chapter Gospel Music Ministry Choir  1:30 A.M. - 2:30 A.M. - Documentary about the history of big four largest religious groups: Jesus Miracle Crusade International Ministry, Jesus is Lord Church and El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. plus photos and video clips of Jesus the Healer from 1986 to 2014, Weekly El Shaddai Gathering from 1992 to 2014  3:15 A.M. - 4:00 A.M. - Candle-Lighting Ceremony in preparation of Healing Message  4:00 A.M. - 7:00 A.M. - Worship and Healing Prayer Rally Message for the Family Appointment with El Shaddai was held in thanksgiving for the grand prayer assembly and annual anniversary celebration of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖ and annual birthday celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Movement founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva by Bro. Mike Z. Velarde, Founder and Servant-Leader of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc.  7:00 A.M. - 8:30 A.M. - Breakfast Salo-Salo

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Jesus is Lord Church Anniversary Celebration on GMA-7 Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide celebrates 36th Anniversary as Bro. Eddie Villanueva celebrates his 81st birthday last October 6 and Pope Francis delivers his message to the People of the World. In a mass that will be concelebrated by more than thousands of archbishops, bishops, monsignors, pastors and priests. His Holiness will bless the participants as well the next venue again for this annual event. Millions of television viewers from around the world will witness this historical occasion as GMA Channel 7 does a live coverage starting at 7:30 a.m., October 26, Sunday. A recap of the day's festivities will be aired at 11:30 p.m. right after ―Sunday Night Box Office‖. More than 5 million people from the Philippines and around the world look forward to this momentous event as the highlight of their month-long festivities. “We are not afraid” By Maria Ceres P. Doyo Manila, Philippines, October 27, 2014 (INQUIRER) - ―MR. PRESIDENT does not worry about us being afraid. We have been threatened by experts. We have faced bullets outside the silver screen and faced down tanks with only rosaries in our hands.‖ Former President Fidel V. Ramos‘s voice reverberated yesterday in Makati City as an estimated 70,000 marched in unison and stood shoulder to shoulder to denounce Charter change now, suppression of press freedom, compromise with the Marcoses, and cronyism. In a rally of a magnitude not seen since the decline of the Marcos dictatorship, Paner and Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle exhorted pro-democracy advocates to preserve the gains of Edsa, and sent a stinging message of no surrender to President Benigno Aquino III. Other, as fervent, mass actions were held simultaneously in major cities in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, drawing an estimated total of 160,000 people. Aquino and Sin did not mince words in getting their message across. Addressing the President, Ramos said: ―We will not surrender the guarantees of freedom and good government for which we paid so dearly. We will not allow those who plundered our country to return to power no matter who they think their best friend is.‖ Warned Tagle in Filipino: ―Mag-ingat ang mga may masasamang balak para sa kalayaan. Lalaban kami. Hindi kami uurong (To those hatching sinister moves against freedom, I say beware. We shall fight. We shall never surrender).‖ The Ayala business center, site of anti-Marcos rallies in the 1980s, turned yellow once again as a continuous downpour of confetti competed with sudden rains. Elected officials, Church and grassroots leaders joined the pork barrel groups on the stage set up in front of the bronze statue of slain husband, former Sen. Benigno ''Ninoy'' Aquino Jr. at the corner of Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas.

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The Cardinal's spokesperson, Atty. Hernando Cabrera told the INQUIRER that Sin was ―very happy and very proud‖ of the turnout at Ayala. The turnout of 70,000 was estimated by the INQUIRER based on the ground area of streets occupied, at the density rate of two persons per square meter. ―A strong moral message has been sent. Democracy is alive and well. People came in big numbers in bad weather. This is a good sign,‖ said Makati Business Club chair Guillermo Luz. Former Solicitor General Francisco Chavez said: ―These are the preliminary stirrings of potential unrest. ―One has to give in, and I am sure that the rallyists (at Ayala) did not brave the rains just to give in. This is a strong message that they would not be cowed into submission.‖ Chavez attended the Ayala rally with Peter Muller, one of the foreign witnesses who testified on the $13.2-billion Swiss account allegedly held by Irene Marcos Araneta. Issue ―The issue is not whether to remove the economic provisions of the Constitution,‖ Ramos said. ―The issue is whether these are all we stand to lose--or we may well ask: Will cherished rights and liberties be lost as well?‖ Ramos was referring to Mr. Aquino‘s assurances that only economic and not political provisions in the Constitution would be amended. ―The issue is not whether the Charter should be changed, but why now, when Malacañang admits it does not yet know what should be changed,‖ Aquino said, citing more pressing problems that needed to be addressed. ―Why now, when not only are kidnapping and bank robbery on the rise, and drug addiction and drug dealing at an all-time high, but agents of the National Bureau of Investigation are into car (theft)? Their building even blew itself up. Are these not more disturbing concerns for foreign investors?‖ she added. Tagle who usually speaks in English, spoke in strong Filipino this time: ―Narito tayo para sabihin sa lahat: Hindi na kami papayag na lokohin muli. Natuto na kami. Hindi na kami papayag paglaruan ng kahit sino ang ating kalayaan.Pinaghirapan natin ito (We are here to tell everyone: We will not allow ourselves to be fooled again. We have learned our lesson. We will never allow freedom to be manipulated by anybody. We have suffered a lot for it).'' To Mr. Aquino‘s statements that the protests against Charter change were causing division, Tagle said: ―The source of all disorder is Cha-cha. If there is no Cha-cha, then the nation will be at peace.‖ He added: ―The root of our economic problems is not Charter change. Corruption in government is the cause. Investors' money is wasted in bribes and payola. If the government is clean and honest, even if there are many restrictions in the Constitution investors will come because they know they will get a fair deal.‖ Promises Quoting Archbishop Socrates Villegas, head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, the Cardinal said ―changing the Constitution was certainly not in the campaign promises of those now elected in office,‖ and that ―in fact, they even solemnly swore before God to follow the Constitution and protect it.‖

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Sin noted that the Constitution was always being toyed with if there were economic and political problems, or if the Philippines had to show its indebtedness to foreigners. ―Kawawa naman ang Konstitusyon. Ginagamit nating palusot (Poor Constitution. It is always used as a scapegoat)‖, he said. He added: ''Is Charter change the answer to political problems? The problem is political ambition. Politicians say they cannot do much because their term is short. We say: If they cannot do anything in a short period, they can't do anything even if they prolong their term. If they are lazy and corrupt during their first term, they will be lazy the next time.'' Then he exclaimed: ―Tama na! Palitan agad ang mga corrupt at tamad sa gobyerno (Enough! Remove the corrupt and the lazy in government at once)!‖ Ramos assailed those surrounding the President, saying: ''The issue is trust. Not trust in the President but in the company he keeps. I trust the President. But who can trust the people who stepped out of the police lineup of the People Power Revolution? She pointed out: ''Of course, we should not be telling the President what kind of company to keep. But he cannot expect us not to worry when he tinkers with the Constitution given the company he keeps. ''We are not saying that this administration is like the Marcos regime, but we do have cause to worry, because even George Hamilton is back. The characters in power today are the ones the people threw out yesterday.'' Hollywood actor Hamilton, a close friend of Imelda Marcos, is said to be a beneficiary of the Marcos largesse. He is reported to have borrowed huge sums of money from the former first lady. Back again ―The Marcoses and their cronies lost every election for national office,‖ Aquino said. ―But they are back again because of a popular President who did not say in the campaign that he was taking them with him. Maybe he did not know. But they appear to be back in and trying to grab everything they stole.‖ She took up Mr. Aquino‘s biblical-sounding assurance ―Be not afraid,'' saying: ―Yes, Mr. President, we are not afraid… But you are too trusting for our country's own good. ―But trust me, Mr. President, we are not afraid.‖ Aquino enumerated threatening instances, and stressed that fear had never gotten in the way. But she cited things ―of which we are afraid‖—―evils that may tear up the country again'' and ''the past breaking loose in the present with a Marcos restoration.‖ ―Mr. President,‖ she said, ''it is not just the future, but the present that calls for courage, clarity of vision and concord. ―It calls for vigilance against the return of a past this nation paid so high a price--in blood, tears and wasted years--to escape.‖ Ramos also spoke of freedom of the press and her own experiences of it. Ramos had earlier made the assurance that the pro-democracy rally was not against the President‘s person. Yesterday, he issued a similar assurance: ―This is not a fight against him. He has been President only one year. He was only representative of Tarlac, senator and now President.‖ ―This is a fight against a 14-year dictatorship and a dark legacy that refuses to die.‖ 'Magical'

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Among those present at the rally was Rene Saguisag, who briefly served as Aquino's spokesperson and legal adviser. Saguisag described the mood of the rally as ―euphoric‖ and ''magical,'' and a celebration of the Edsa spirit. The former senator recalled the various campaign rallies in February 1986 on Ayala, which also drew huge crowds. ―But it was nothing like this. Then, it was personality-oriented and the weather was divine. Now (the weather) is feisty. At the time, Marcos was universally despised. This time we are up against a popular President,'' he said. ―The turnout is incredible--the palpable excitement, the sense of commitment. It is delightful to be present at the reconvening of the parliament of the streets when you are betrayed by your President.‖ Saguisag said the rally had delivered its message to Mr. Aquino. ―The people should exercise from time and time the sovereign right to speak directly to the leadership and deliver the kind of message that we thought we did this afternoon,‖ he said. ―We had the number, the quality, the entire spectrum, walang hakot.‖ Satur Ocampo, former spokesperson of the communist-led National Democratic Front, said it was the first time that various issues converged and attracted a united front. ―A broad front, not only the traditional politicians, not only the Left but also sections in the business community, the basic masses, are united here in the registration of a basic opposition,‖ Ocampo said. ―There is a very strong message against the return of the Marcoses, or a Marcos style of government.‖ Ocampo warned the President against being headstrong regarding Charter change and pursuing his tough stance against the press. ―If that is his response, he is asking for an intensification of confrontation with the people. Even Cory and Sin have said that he should step aside for the people,‖ Ocampo said. ―He is asking for trouble. This is as a warning to him.‖ Jose Ma. Sison, NDF chief political consultant, had a stronger message: ―A broad united front should strive to oust the Aquino ruling circle from power and replace it with a government of national unity and people's democracy.‖ Conviction Fr. Monching Carillo, a parish priest of San Pedro, Laguna, said that if it came to a contest, the Ayala rally won over the El Shaddai gathering at Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park in time for the pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines on October 23 to 27. “It's not the numbers, but the conviction,” Carillo told the INQUIRER. He said the people who braved the rains and other difficulties to join the rally showed the strength of their conviction against the issues raised. “We came here because we are against Charter change, for one. We did not come for lechon,” he added. The CBCP said the rallies nationwide were ―very successful‖ despite the inclement weather.

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―There's no way of giving an exact estimate. All the rally venues in the major provincial cities were all filled to capacity,‖ said Msgr. Hernando Coronel, a CBCP spokesperson. Coronel also said the Philippine National Police's estimate that 9,000 people were at the Ayala rally was unbelievable. ―Maybe that's the number of policemen they deployed,‖ he said. Dirty tricks Certain sectors made a last-ditch effort to prevent people from joining the Ayala rally by distributing leaflets indicating that communists were behind the mass action. The 6‖-by-8‖ leaflets, circulated in various government offices, including police and military camps in Quezon City, contained a seven-line invitation to join the ―Ramos- Cardinal Tagle Rally and put an end to the Aquino regime.‖ On the leaflets were pictures of three top officials of the NDF and Communist Party of the Philippines--Sison, Luis Jalandoni and Gregorio ''Ka Roger'' Rosal. People who got a leaflet said it was apparently intended to sow fear among would-be rally participants. With reports from Donna S. Cueto, Dona Pazzibugan and Dave Veridiano 160,000 rally outside Metro Manila, Philippines, October 27, 2014 - SOME 160,000 people outside Metro Manila heeded the call of the Catholic bishops and former President Fidel V. Ramos to join the pro-democracy rallies in time for the pastoral visit of Pope Francis here in Manila. Neither strong rains nor winds brought about by Typhoon Luding prevented protesters from joining the marches in Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon. Dripping wet, many trudged on under the banner of their organizations. But others sought refuge in churches and covered gymnasiums where they held the rallies. In the Visayas and Mindanao, protesters were greeted with generally fair weather. But their opposition to Charter change, threats to press freedom and the return of Marcos cronies were not as less intense as that of their counterparts in Luzon. LUZON: Protest marches held in the eye of the typhoon PROTESTERS in Ilocos Sur, La Union, Baguio City, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya and Pampanga braved the heavy downpour and strong winds to protest the government's proposal to change the Constitution and scrap the pork barrel. About 500 protesters, including teachers and students, carrying anti-Charter change placards and umbrellas marched on Session Road in Baguio City. Others chose to march without their umbrellas and rain gear, ignoring the heavy downpour that drenched their bodies.

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Baguio-Benguet Bishop Carlito J. Cenzon, C.I.C.M. said there might be a pro-democracy rally after October 26. ''We believe that there is a need to change our Constitution but this is not the right time for it. I still don't want to be an alien in my homeland,'' he said. Dripping wet, Jeanette Ribaya of the Cordillera multi-sectoral alliance, said Cha-cha was a threat to national sovereignty and patrimony. More than 1,000 members of religious, student and civic groups disregarded the rains to support the pro-democracy rallies in Candon and Vigan towns in Ilocos Sur. Telephone brigade In Ilocos Norte, the Catholic Church offered Masses in all parishes in support of the rally. Some sectors lit candles in front of their homes while other groups formed a telephone brigade asking friends to call television stations conducting a poll survey to register their vote against Charter change. Despite the possibility of flash floods, current Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan and some 1,000 residents went to Makati to join the rally. About 600 protesters belonging to the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) and ally organizations staged a protest rally at the city proper. Members of the Kilusan para sa Pambansang Demokrasya (KPD) in Central Luzon sang their version of ―Que rico Vacelon,‖ a popular cha-cha tune, before proceeding to Makati. Jay-Ar Hipolito and Mel Soto, artists from the KPD's Teatrong Bayan, said they wrote the song to ―help the people get the basic point of Charter change.‖ Prayers Anti Cha-cha rallies in Isabela were called off after Typhoon Luding hit . Instead, the groups held silent prayers inside churches. Isabela bishops, priests and members of the Catholic Church signed a manifesto rejecting Charter change, calling it ―demonic and hellish.‖ In La Union, Bishop Rodolfo Beltran of the diocese of San Fernando asked some 400 lay people, principals and school administrators to resist efforts of the administration to amend the Charter. Despite the downpour, people from the Ilocos, Cagayan Valley and Cordilleras gathered without fanfare at the Saint Louis College gymnasium to echo the Church position on Charter change, cronyism and press freedom. The gathering was led by representatives from the Catholic Educators Association of the Philippines and the Basic Ecclesial Communities in Northern Luzon. During the Mass concelebrated by 11 priests from Northern Luzon, Beltran bewailed the lack of transparency and the use of deceit by the Benigno Aquino III administration in pushing for Charter change. In Pangasinan, civic-oriented and religious groups held a motorcade despite the bad weather. At 5 p.m., they led a noise barrage in Dagupan City. Protesters in a convoy of at least 100 vehicles held a motorcade in Bayombong. Church bells in Bicol At least 10,000 people joined the rallies in Bicol. The ―MaRCh-Bicol‖ (Movement against Revision of the CharterBicol) in Albay was attended by about 5,000 people.

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Starting at three points, they braved a short rain and started moving at 1 p.m. amid the pealing of church bells. They started gathering in the morning at the St. Raphael Church and the Redemptorist Church in Legazpi City and the Ninoy Aquino Park in Daraga town. The marchers, mostly students, converged at Peñaranda where ecumenical prayers and messages from sectoral representatives were delivered. Two of their streamers read: ―Pilipino Muna Bago Dayuhan, Huwag Baguhin ang Konstitusyon,‖ and ―Crony mo, ihulog mo na sa impiyerno.‖ In Sorsogon, bells rang in all churches at 6:00 a.m. and Masses were held simultaneously. Priests enjoined the faithful to participate in the rallies. The assembly point in the capital town was at the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral. Some 1,000 protesters led by Bayan attended the activity. Earlier on Thursday, as part of the build-up activities for yesterday's rally, a press forum was organized jointly by Bayan and the 15-year-old Sorsogon's Independent Media Reporters Inc. to discuss possible actions against ―the continuing attacks on press freedom.‖ In Naga City, about 2,000 participants joined the rally led by Bayan and the Pandayan para sa Sosyalistang Pilipinas. Some 2,000 people led by People's Resist against Tyranny staged their own protest action in Iriga City. Three schools in the small upland town of Buhi in Camarines Sur--St. Bridget's Academy, Buhi Lyceum and St. Joseph Academy--held their own protest activity. A Churchled group also held a ―Solidarity‖ rally in Daet, Camarines Norte. Residents of Quezon province held a rally on Wednesday. Close to 10,000 people attended the mammoth protest rally on Wednesday in Lucena City. In Baler, Aurora, BayanAurora distributed leaflets as gesture of support to the nationwide rallies. Though no protest action was launched, various Church-led organizations earlier voiced out support to the rally.--Reports from Catherine Aquino, Estanislao Caldez, Melissa Curameng, Leander Domingo, Gia Dumo, Kira Espino, Yolanda Fuertes, Peter La. Julian, Juliet Pascual, Imelda Visaya and Villamor Visaya Jr., PDI Northern Luzon Bureau; Bert Basa, Jun Malig and Tonette Orejas, PDI Central Luzon Desk; and Juan Escandor, Rey Nasol, Reynaldo T. Jamoralin and Delfin T. Mallari Jr., PDI Southern Luzon Bureau MINDANAO: Bishop says Aquino must listen to the people PROTESTERS in Davao City wore white ribbons to symbolize their ''pure intentions'' in demanding an end to moves to amend the Charter. During the march, motorcycle-riding workers from the Kilusang Mayo Uno, took the lead, waving red, blue and white flags. Some placards, carried by high school students read: ―Promote life, dump Concord,‖ ―Ang Concord di maayo sa atong isig katawo,‖ and ―Foreign investors make Filipinos poor.'' Nuns carried a streamer which read ''Cha-cha is morally sinful.‖ Davao Archbishop-Emeritus Fernando Capalla and Davao Archbishop said 40,000 attended the rally. ―If he wants to serve the people, he must listen,‖ he said of President Benigno Aquino III.

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Capalla disclosed that Mr. Aquino phoned him Monday about his pastoral letter which said that the proposed Charter changes were ''outright oppressive'' and ''morally sinful.'' The archbishop said he stood by his statements. In Iligan City, Archbishop Elenito de los Reyes Galido told about 1,000 protesters that the Filipino people should fear Mr. Aquino‘s promise to change only the economic aspects of the Charter. Galido called Mr. Aquino III a liar. In Cagayan de Oro City, some 400 people marched from the Vicente de Lara Park to the city center yesterday morning. At 2 p.m., about 500 students and faculty and university officials conducted a prayer-rally inside the campus. Msgr. Rey Monsanto, vicar general of the archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, said the attacks on press freedom were ''immoral and unjust.'' He said the right to free expression and the right to a free and independent press were God-given and must be upheld. Kidapawan Bishop said his opposition to the Cha-cha was based on ''faith and moral ground.'' The plan to change the Constitution ''will put the people at the losing end,'' he said, adding that the ''unrestricted coming of foreign capitalists in the country will only cause harm to the economy.‖ Simplicia Delada, spokesperson of Cause-Davao del Sur, said some 5,000 people joined the rally in Digos, Davao del Sur. Police, however, placed the number at 1,000. In General Santos City, some 500 protesters expressed disgust over what they called the ―imperious attitude‖ of the administration of Mayor Adelbert Antonino for preventing them to use the Carlos Garcia Park in front of the City Hall. Around 20 El Shaddai members joined some 1,500 people in the rally against Charter change in Iligan City. Heavy rains since yesterday morning spoiled the plan of Western Mindanao's ―anti- Charter change and pork barrel‖ protesters to gather in Pagadian City. Some 120 houses were submerged in waist-deep waters for about three hours Friday afternoon. Rallies in the cities of Zamboanga, Dipolog, Oroquieta and Ozamiz were cancelled, according to a statement of the Alyansang Makabayan in Western Mindanao. In Dipolog City, at least 1,000 residents joined a prayer rally to denounce the alleged return of Marcosian rule and the administration's effort to amend the Constitution. The rally, which started at 1 p.m., was disrupted by a power outage. Power was restored only at 4:50 p.m., after the rally. The power outage gripped the entire province of Zamboanga del Norte. Bishop Jose Manguiran of the Diocese of Dipolog told the crowd that Charter change ―would do more harm than good to the Filipino people.‖--Reports from Jowel F. Canuday, Ayan C. Mellejor, Rex Godinez-Ortega, Roney C. Pacilan, Bobby Timonera, JB Deveza, Larry C. Agpalo, Allan A. Nawal, Aquiles Z. Zonio and Hernan P. de la Cruz, PDI Mindanao Bureau VISAYAS: Palma writes down speech so he won‟t be misquoted ―DO NOT touch the Constitution!‖

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With this call, Cebu Archbishop Jose Cardinal Palma rallied the people to be vigilant against any moves to amend the Constitution. Palma‘s call was echoed in at least nine key cities in the Visayas where simultaneous marches and rallies brought to the streets six Catholic Church bishops, including Vidal, and some 95,000 people. ―We must be vigilant. Let as make our voice heard and we must speak out,‖ Palma said in Cebuano to a cheering crowd of 15,000 who took part in the pro-democracy rally at the Fuente Osmeña Oval in Cebu City. In Bacolod City, a crowd of 60,000 led by Current Bacolod Bishop Vicente Navarra braved the rain and marched on the city's main plaza to denounce moves to amend the Constitution. The protest actions also drew 8,000 in Iloilo City; 5,000 in Kabankalan City (Negros Occidental), 3,000 in San Carlos City (Negros Occ.), 1,500 in Tagbilaran City, 1,000 in Kalibo, 1,000 in Dumaguete City, and 500 in Ormoc City. Some El Shaddai members in Iloilo showed they had a mind of their own. About 20 El Shaddai members from the town of Batorac Viejo joined the anti-Charter change rally in Iloilo City. Early in his speech, Palma said he wrote his message and read it to the crowd ''so that nobody will misinterpret what I truly think and feel.'' This drew laughter among some of the protesters who remembered the conflicting versions of what transpired during the meeting between President Benigno Aquino III and the archbishop on the BRP Ang Pangulo on August 5 in Cebu. The President had quoted Vidal as saying there was press freedom under the Aquino administration. Vidal denied this, saying he was only referring to state of press freedom in Cebu. The President also said Vidal promised to help explain the administration's proposed constitutional reforms. This was also belied by Vidal who reiterated his stand against constitutional changes at this time. ―We are not against anybody,‖ Vidal stressed. ―We are only for something.‖ ―We are for our country's patrimony, we are for economic sovereignty, we are for the entire Filipino people's civil and political liberties,‖ he said. Vidal criticized ―globalization,‖ saying this would only worsen the misery of the Filipino people. He said globalization was being backed by ―greedy men‖ supported by laws such as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Law, Banking Sector Reform Law, Omnibus Power Sector Act, Retail Trade Liberalization Act and other ―private transnational interests.‖ The weather in Cebu was overcast but there was no downpour, only a light short drizzle and balmy winds. Palma attributed the good weather to God's graces. The Cebu rally also brought together former anti-Marcos street parliamentarians, including former Assemblywoman Nenita Cortes-Daluz and former Cebu City congressman Antonio Cuenco. Bacolod

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In Bacolod City, the protesters represented a cross section of Negros society. They included workers, students and hacienda owners. While Bacolod Bishop Vicente Navarra was not at the rally, Fortich gave the crowd the moral boost they needed. ―We are gathered together to inform the people that this is not the time for change, this is the time for implementing programs for the poor,‖ he said. ―Noynoy promised to be for the poor but has failed to fulfill his promise,‖ Fortich said. ―We do not want to give a chance for a social volcano to destroy the structures of democracy again,‖ he said. Navarra said Mike Velarde and Eddie Villanueva‘s holding an affair at the same time as the anti-Cha-cha rally showed a defect in his character. ―This is not a contest of popularity. This is a question of showing loyalty to the Constitution, showing loyalty to the church,‖ Fortich said. In Iloilo City, Msgr. Jose Gamboa, administrator of the Jaro Archdiocese, called on the President to listen to the people, who he said, were against Cha-cha. Some 500 members of Bayan staged a separate rally at the Freedom Grandstand near the Iloilo City Hall. In Tacloban City, the protest action came in the form of a forum on Charter change, initiated by the Freedom from Debt Coalition-Leyte Island Chapter (FDC-LIC). In Kalibo, Bishop Jose Corazon Tala-oc led the some 1,000 participants in a rally at the Pastrana Park. ―We had been fooled before. Let us not allow ourselves to get fooled again,‖ was the gist of his message. In Kabankalan City, about 5,000 persons led by Bishop Patricio Abella Buzon attended the rally at the public plaza amid slight drizzle at 10 a.m. He called on those who attended the rally to sign petitions against Charter change and to send these to President Benigno Aquino III, the Congress and to local officials. He also asked the Kabankalan residents not to remove anti-Cha-cha streamers posted in public places and in the homes ―so the protests will continue to be felt.‖ ―We will continue (our anti-Cha-cha protests) even after today,'' he said. In San Carlos City, about 3,000 people attended an anti-Charter change Mass officiated by Fr. Alfredo Quiniquitio, judicial vicar of the Diocese of San Carlos, at the San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral. After the Mass, the people marched around the city to drum up support for the anti- Charter change rally. In Ormoc, students made up the bulk of those who took part in the rally. Reports by Piedad Y. Gonzalez, Froilan Gallardo, Cynthia A. Borgueta, Carla P. Gomez, Vicente S. Labro, Nereo C. Lujan, Romy G. Amarado, Chito A. Fuentes, Odon S. Bandiola and Recto I. Vidal, PDI Visayas Bureau References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_San_Fernando_de_La _Union, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Bacolod, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Kabankalan

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They always start the gathering at Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Manila on Saturday, October 25 commences at 3:00 p.m. with the opening number, Reverend Ephraim Perez and Bro. Boy Baldomaro of the New Hope of Life Church, Baliuag, Bulacan led the congregation in the singing of praise and worship songs. Bishop Efraim M. Tendero of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCES) exhorted the crowd about the importance of prayer. They all remain standing when Reverend Reynaldo Santillana of the Christian Ministers Council of Bulacan led the invocation and the choir led the singing of the Philippine national anthem.

By Saturday night, when the pope swayed with them in song at a prayer vigil in Luneta Park, their numbers had swelled from an estimated half-million to a million, including the 450,000 participants to JIL Anniversary Celebration.

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Overnight, hundreds of thousands of residents from Philippine cities more pushed the figure to about 2 million. It was already such a throng that bishops were roused from their beds at dawn to give them time to get through the multitude. Even then, the bishops in their purple-fringed robes were forced to abandon their bus when it bogged down in the crowd.

By the time the Mass was supposed to start, the multitude had become a ―megatude.‖

―These are the greatest numbers I have ever seen,‖ said John L. Allen Jr., a Vatican official from the United States. He said that even the record-setting 2 million who turned out to see the late pope John Paul the Second in Krakow, in his native Poland, on June 6, 1979 after his October 16, 1978 Papal election, was a small crowd by comparison.

―This is an excess of success,‖ said the papal spokesman, Federico Lombardi. The pope, he said, was ―delighted.‖

―It is his first trip for such a long time, and he has found this kind of reception,‖ Mr. Lombardi said.

The pope himself reached the altar 80 minutes late. Resplendent in gold robes, he was helped by an aide to clamber from a helicopter and onto the altar. He seemed struck by the size of the throng before him, his lips quivering as if in silent prayer.

―I love you,‖ the Pope told the crowd, reflecting the tenor of the Roman Catholic Church‘s ceremonies in Asia‘s only predominantly Catholic capital.

Manila television commentators estimated 1 million people attended the Saturday overnight prayer vigil, but today‘s turnout exceeded all expectations and knotted Manila solid.

His schedule called for a 15-minute, two-mile drive from the Apostolic Nunciature to the altar, but he was trapped for more than an hour in the nunciature, where he spent the night Saturday, October 25. Police finally decided to fly him in a helicopter over the vast crowd.

―This is the biggest crowd I have ever seen in my life; bigger than the ones in Poland when the late Pope John Paul 2 went back for the first time,‖ said Vatican TV commentator John L. Allen Jr.

Festive Filipinos so far from the Mass site that they would have no chance of seeing the Pope lined the street 50 deep.

Flags of dozens of 226 countries of the world, including the Stars and Stripes, waved under gray skies in the humid air to salute the pontiff, who sat on a red velvet throne in the same park Saturday night to hear the ideas and concerns of young pilgrims.

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At 8:00 P.M. the Vigil with the Pope: The Pope arrived at Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park to celebrate a .

11:00pm when Night in Rizal Park: From early in the morning, participants arrived at Quirino Grandstand, but were not able to adore the Eucharist as planned because of the storm that damaged the chapels. The stage was designed by Francisco Manosa, an Philippine architect who had assisted with World Youth Day celebrations during the time of John Paul II.

The number of people attending exceeded expectations, which means more land, had to be found round the edges to accommodate the people. An estimated 5,000,000 were in the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Manila at seven o'clock in the evening, which made this the largest and the grandest annual Roman Catholic event ever staged in the Philippines. Many pilgrims walked from the centre of Manila (12.6 km), although extra public transport was put on.

The Pope arrived and a cross was carried in procession to the altar. Several young people were picked to ask questions to the Pope, but a sudden thunderstorm and high winds, meant that the Pope's address had to be communicated to the crowd in written form.

The Pope resumed the adoration of the Eucharist, after the rain, although with a shortened programme. A mass with distribution of the Eucharist to many in the crowd had to be reduced in dimension.

Many stayed during the night, and the Sunday morning mass took on a larger dimension to make up for the day before.

Some who were at the Rizal Park as early as 6:00 A.M., Sunday, October 26 seemed tireless, singing songs of praises over and over again.

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JIL Anniversary organizers taught all those present at the vigil the melodies, along with hand movements, of all the songs in booklets distributed early in the day.

Unfortunately, not all of them seemed to be aware of the real purpose of the Vigil. Those assigned at shady and darker areas of the Park were sleeping as 7:00 a.m. while others satisfied themselves playing cards, eating and listening to the radio while a mass ongoing.

Before noon of October 6, in observance of Bro. Eddie‘s birthday, the attendees feasted on hamburgers, cheeseburgers, fried chicken, French fries, roasted chickens, pigs and calves as a gift of the family and friends for his birthday celebration.

In the end, there was not enough hamburgers, cheeseburgers, fried chicken, French fries, roasted calf, pig and chicken to go around, but neither that nor heavy rains seemed to dampen the spirits of the massive throng which packed 61-heactre (610,000 square meter) Rizal Park for the weekly Family Appointment with El Shaddai was held for the grand prayer assembly and annual founding anniversary celebration of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖ and annual birthday celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva.

The much-touted free meals of roasted pig, calf and chicken, crispy fried chicken, pizza, doughnuts, mojos, burgers, Palabok, lasagna, spaghetti, French fries, criss-cut fries, ice creams, pies, loafs, ensaymada, rolls, soups and salads from SM City Manila‘s SM Supermarket section at the lower ground floor and 42 food tenants and were served around 11:00:00 a.m. In less than an hour, all of the 11 roasted calves and other foods at one booth beside Quirino Grandstand were picked to the bone.

At some food booths, though, people were turned away by the smell of some roasted calves, pigs, chickens, pizza, doughnuts, mojos, burgers, Palabok, lasagna, spaghetti, French and criss-cut fries, ice creams, pies, loafs, ensaymada, rolls, soups and salads which were only half-cooked and foods which were from 42 fast-food restaurants of SM City Manila shopping mall.

But even this did not deter a few eager devotees who took some raw ribs just the same. ―This can still be cooked at home,‖ said a Pampanga resident, who said he didn't want to miss the lechon either.

Crowd estimates varied from 300,000 (according to the INQUIRER measurement of the land area of Rizal Park and crowd density), to 700,000 (according to a police officer) to two million (according to the El Shaddai emcee). The slaughtered cow population was estimated at 120 and the cooked pigs at ―several thousands,‖ according to El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International founder and servant-leader Bro. Mike Z. Velarde.

―They should declare October 6 a national holiday, because Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva is

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A group of Aetas from Zambales, last in line at one of nearly a hundred food distribution booths, had to be content with morsels, but they didn't seem to mind. ―This is a blessing from Yahweh El Shaddai,‖ an Aeta elderly said.

In the VIP lounge at the Quirino grandstand and the Lobby of the Manila Hotel, the birthday celebrant‘s celebrity guests were a little more blessed, as they partook of an eight-course lauriat.

The VIP feast was made up of birthday seafood noodles, steamed lobster with garlic, double-boiled sharks' fin soup with abalone and chicken, braised whole Australian abalone, Peking duck, braised eel with sea cucumber and minced duck with lettuce. Dessert included fresh fruit and pastries, cookies and cream ube, mango and pandan ice cream, crema de fruta and fruit salad.

The celebritiy guests were at the Manila Hotel are: Metrobank president Tony Abacan, Philippine National Bank board of director, Rep. Miguel ―Mike‖ Romero, retired Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justices Hilario Davide, Jr., Artemio Panganiban and Reynato Puno, Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Bea Zobel, Ayala Land, Inc. president Antonino ―Tony" Aquino, Rowena Tomeldan, AC Legarda, Mark Sablan, Joseph Reyes, Maricris Bernardino, Pivi Diaz, Rina Rejanit, Bobby Dy, Manuel V. Pangilinan, TV5 President-Emeritus and The Philippine STAR Chairman Atty. Ray C. Espinosa, TV5 President and CEO Noel Lorenzana, Ariel Fermin, Gary Dujali, News5 head Luchi Cruz-Valdes, Meralco HR and Corporate Services Senior Vice-President and Philippine Basketball Association Chairman-Emeritus Mon Segismundo and Sports5 head and Gilas Pilipinas Basketball Team Coach Chot Reyes, Kenneth Yang, Tessie Sy-Coson, Tony Tan-Caktiong, Ramon Ang, Alfred Ty, Arthur Ty, Sari Yap, Lance Gokongwei, Robina Gokongwei-Pe, Liza Gokongwei- Cheng, Isha Andaya-Valles, Myrza Sison, Jo-ann Maglipon, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation Chairman Eugenio Lopez III, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation President and Chief Content Officer Charo Santos-Concio, Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. managing director Malou Santos, Broadcast Head and Channel 2 Head Cory Valenzuela-Vidanes, television business unit head Laurenti Dyogi, business unit head for comedy Linggit Tan- Marasigan, ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc. General Manager Ernie Lopez, Dreamscape Entertainment Television President Deo Endrinal, Roxy Liquigan, Riley Santiago, Robert Labayen, Mark Yambot, August Benitez, Nandy Villar, Rico Camus, Raymond Miranda, Mark Lopez, Maricel Arenas, Happy Mabulay, Darwin Cerrado, Aldrin Cerrado, Dino Laurena, March Ventosa, Chris Lopez, Carlo Katigbak, Leo Katigbak, Paolo Pineda, Bong Osorio, Monchet Olives, Karen Coloma, former ABS-CBN presidents Cito Alejandro and Freddie Garcia, movie and television director Johnny Manahan, Star Magic Vice-President Mariole Alberto, Cathy Garcia-Molina, Arnel Natividad, Toto Natividad, Malu Sevilla,

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Rechie del Carmen, Jojo Saguin, Olivia Lamasan, Laurice Guillen, Jerry Lopez- Sineneng, Tots Mariscal, Erik Salud, Ruel Bayani, Ruel Naval, Joyce Bernal, John-D Lazatin, Jerome Pobocan, Jonathan Diaz, Wenn Deramas and Don Cuaresma, 4, 000 Lopez kin from all over the world, ABS-CBN Manila Radio and Sports Division head Peter Musngi, ABS-CBN Integrated News and Current Affairs Chief Ging Reyes and Choose Philippines head Charie Villa, music composer and television director Bobet and actor Kobi Vidanes, the members of the Yap, Diaz, Castelo, Daza, Planas, Valenzuela and Vidanes families, Andrew Tan, Beth Lee, Fe Agudo, Washington Sycip, Felipe Gozon, Menardo Jimenez, Sr., Jimmy Duavit, Annette Gozon-Abrogar, Lito Abrogar, Lilybeth G. Rasonable, Regie C. Bautista, Marivin T. Arayata, Jose Mari R. Abacan, Gigi Santiago-Lara, Darling P. De Jesus, Cheryl Ching-Sy, Teresa L. Pacis, Bang U. Arespacochaga, Ali Nokom- Dedicatoria, TAPE, Inc. president and chief executive officer Tony Tuviera, Malou Choa-Fagar, TAPE, Inc. chairman-emeritus Romy Jalosjos, Sanjiv Vohra, Wilson Tieng, Philippine Daily Inquirer board chairman Marixi Rufino-Prieto, Philippine Daily Inquirer president Alexandra Prieto-Romualdez, Philippine Daily Inquirer editor-in-chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc, United States Embassy spokesperson Rebecca Thompson, as well guests were media agencies and advocacy partners, 600 participants of the World Economic Forum on East Asia Summit 2014 from more than 30 countries, 1,000 guests during the president‘s ―State of the Nation Address‖ 2014, bag designer Sylvia Santos, fashion designers JC Buendia, Randy Ortiz, Jojie Lloren, Dong Omaga Diaz, Joey Samson, Ivarluski Aseron, Vittorio Barba, Gerry Katigbak, Frederick Peralta, Rajo Laurel, Len Nepomuceno, Hindy Weber-Tantoco, Ramon Esteban, PJ Aranador, Edwin Ao, OJ Hofer, Arcy Gayatin, Tippi Ocampo, Avel Bacudio, Jerome Salaya Ang, Joel Escober, Anthony Nocom, Albert Andrada, Noel Crisostomo, Ronaldo Arnaldo, Kristel Yulo, Happy Andrada, Pablo Cabahug and James Reyes, FDAP designers Johnny Abad, Ricky Abad, Dexter Alaza, Nino Angeles, Delby Bragais, Karen Castro, Kirby Cruz, Ivan dela Cruz, Perry Diaz, Lynn Roxas, Boyet Dysanco, Ricco Escaro, Rocky Gathercole, Genar Gozum, Pristine de Guzman, Adin Lara, Paul Ranier Lim, Noelle Llave, Edgar Madamba, Jontie Martinez, Nikkie Martinez, Ole Morabe, Vivo Nazareth, Dave Ocampo, Lito Perez, Nholie Pilapil, Joyce Pilarsky, Aan Pineda, Raoul Ramirez, Yako Reyes, Rholand Roxas, Edgar San Diego, Fanny Serrano, Edwin Uy, Simon Ariel Vasquez, Geoffrey Zordilla, independent fashion designers Jun Escario, Michelle Sison, Patrice Ramos Diaz, Charina Sarte, Cary Santiago, Dennis Lustico, John Paras, Bea Albert, Eric de los Santos, Maureen Desini, Vania Romoff, Martin Bautista, John/Paul Herrera, Ronald Mendoza, Audie Espino, Sidney Perez Sio, Goullee Gorospe and Raoul Ramirez, country‘s design icons Inno Sotto, Auggie Cordero, Pepito Albert, Cesar Gaupo, Lulu Tan- Gan, Mike de la Rosa and Loretto, Efren Ocampo and The Dean of Filipino Fashion Designers Ben Farrales, McCann Erickson Client Service Director Bernadette Chincuanco, Coca-Cola ASEAN Business Unit President Manuel Arroyo, Coca-Cola Philippines President & General Manager Guillermo Aponte, marketing director Anubha Sahasrabuddhe and Franchise and Commercial Leadership Director Peter Schaelstraete together with the Coca-Cola Philippines team: Johanna Hife, Steve Little, Rogie Delena, Raymond Villaflor, Teejae Sonza, Jobert Dumlao, Sharon Tanganco, Roki Ferrer, Rachel Cruz, Francis Chua, Franz

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Decloedt, Yasmin Mallari, Jenny Cinco, Jing Atienza, Criselda Pascual, Mavel Banocnoc, Thess Acuna, Franco Jorge, Stephanie Castillo, Tish Condeno, Jaideep Kibe, Nicamae Baylen, Jenalyn Perez, Barry del Rosario, and Nikki Lee, Suyen Corporation's Nene and Virgilio Lim, Bryan Lim and Suyen Lim, Carlos Chan's children Carlson, Archie, Rinby, Larry, Oszen and Shera, Tony Ferrer, Lawrence Tan, Atty. Joji Villanueva-Alonso, former Ilocos Rep. Roque ―Roquito‖ Ablan, Charie Villa, Stella Katigbak Dearing, Cecy Seares Luna, Duke Frasco, Choy and Marissa Cojuangco, Suyen Corporation Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder Ben Chan, hair stylist and Philippine Fashion Ball creative director Noel Manapat, public relations practitioner, events orgainzer and talent manager Keren Pascual, Girlie Rodis and Star Magic handler Monch Novales, Maricar Xerez-Burgos, Karen Santos, Conchita Toda, Doody Tuason, Fr. Pedro Garcia Galende, Angie Lacson, Corazon Alvina, Jose Mari Trenas, Iya Villania and Drew Arellano, Paolo Abrera and Suzi Entrata, beauty queens Lara Quigaman, Shamcey Supsup with husband Lloyd Lee, Gwen Ruais, Bianca Manalo and Pia Wurtzbach, Sitti Navarro, Jasmine Curtis Smith, James Blanco, Eric Tai, K Brosas, Claudine Barretto and Raymart Santiago, Randy Santiago, Bamboo Manalac, Binibining Pilipinas 2013 winners Cindy Miranda and Pia Romero, Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago, Miss Universe 2013 3rd Runner-Up Ariella Arida, Katherine de Castro-Cruz, Oyo Boy Sotto, Rowell Santiago, Dominique Cojuangco, Dina Bonnevie with husband Ilocos Sur Vice- Governor Deogracias Victor Savellano, Jericho Rosales, apl.de.ap, Eddie Garcia and Richard Gomez, Former Professional Models Association of the Philippines board members and fashion luminaries Tina Maristela Ocampo, Izza Gonzales- Agana, Desiree Verdadero-Abesamis, Marina Benipayo, Patty Betita, Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez, Den Abesamis, Hans Montenegro, Grace Molina and Ariel Atendido, Robert Mananquil, models Robby Mananquil, Raya Mananquil-de Leon, and Rissa Mananquil-Trillo with Valerie de los Santos; Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles team manager Paolo Trillo; Current Professional Models Association of the Philippines president Phoemela Baranda also came with Manila‘s favourite models Grace Tagle, Bubbles Paraiso, Luke Jickain, Mia Ayesa, Sanya Smith, Mika Lagdameo-Martinez, Antoinette Enciso-Ocampo, Angel Agustin-Co and Marilen Faustino-Montenegro The Philippine STAR Lifestyle section columnists RJ Ledesma, Stephanie Zubiri-Crespi, and Tim Yap, The Philippine STAR Lifestyle section editor Millet Martinez-Mananquil, Philippine Daily INQUIRER Lifestyle section editor Thelma Sioson-San Juan, MERalCo Bolts coach Norman Black, Ateneo men‘s basketball coach Bo Perasol and his players Ponso Gotladera, Kris Porter, Anton Asistio, Isaac Jules Lim, former players Macky Escalona, Nico Salva, Bacon Austria, Tonino Gonzaga, Emman Monfort, Juami Tiongson, Frank Golla, Oping Sumalinog and JP Erram, Sen. Bong Revilla Jr., William Lao, Carol Garcia, Charlie Cojuangco, Mother Lily Yu-Monteverde, Mark Lapid, Ethel Ramos, Dolor Guevarra, Boots Plata, Ricky Lo, Cristy Fermin, Rikka Dylim, Shirley Kuan, Deedee Sytangco, Sec. Sonny Coloma, Beth Tagle, Rep. Dax and Midy Cua, Dolly Anne Carvajal-Mendoza, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Mon David, Lily Layug, Arthur Manuntag, Christine Singson, Grace Singson, Tess Daza, Jackie Aquino-Gavino, Joy Melendrez, Tonypet Albano, Maricar Bhel, Reps. Uliran Joaquin, Hermilando Mandanas, Annie Susano and Butch Dumpit, Vanessa

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Francisco, Annabelle Rama-Gutierrez, Boots Anson-Roa, Snow Tago, Charmaine Yu, Greg Yu, Edmund Lim and Ramon Jacinto, Helen Ong, JJ Calero, Jeannie Goulbourn, Katrina Feist, Jun and Nene Leonor, Jojo and Henry Zabarte, Marilou Lovina, Kay Kuok Goo, Elizabeth de Motte, Ronald Villavelez, Enrico Lingao, Jr., Protacio Empaces, Mario Rotersos, Jude Elardo, Edwin Ao, Mario Colmenares, Romain Barberis, Carminia Pavia, Spencer Ty, Liza Tan, Christine San Diego, Karen Grupp, Mimi and Juliet Tan, Ana and Vince Bitong, Tito Herbosa, Angela Trillo, Chris Parker, Chito Melo, Riina Sinisalo, Alexandra Escat, Johnny Revilla, Sandy Daza, Elizabeth Cunanan-Angsioco, Matthew Lloren and Tani Aragon, Tata Aragon, Candy Ochoa, Marica Cabrera, Maryrose Centenera, Ana Esperanza- Uy, Tet Magno, Msgr. Don Erfe, Rev. Fr. Greg Ramos, Leon Ang, Tony and Maryann Bejar, Jose Laig, Luisa Quintana, Ramon Mojica, Jomar Castillo, Joyce Oreña-Stalder, Tetta Ortiz-Matera, Gus Albor, Roberto M.A. Robles, Reggie Yuson, Naki Ataman, Bob Zozobrado, Armando Anday, Andy and Tisha Bautista, Celia Cuasay, Leroy Tan, Amado Tadeo, William and Eliza Valdez, Dave Mercado, Roi Philips, Lorna Quisumbing, Susan Campos, Nimfa Yatco, Margarita Romualdez, Jaina Perez, Tina Coscolluela, Joan Matchuck, Vincenzo Cappelluto, Chit Montenegro, James Freney, Rodolfo Giusto, Tillie Pelagallo, Syke and Sessy Garcia, Mari Kaimo, Geneva Cruz, Cher Calvin, Pia Regala, Corcor Dizon- Agustin, Fiona Lucas, Luz Julian Peralta, Glo Fariña Peralta, Dr. Teresita Colome, Ruby Tuason, Msgr. Matt Garcia, Joe Briones, Dr. Jazmine Gongora, Cali and Pepsi Aro, Dr. Andrea Dimayuga, Rev. Fr. Nick Yatco, S.J., Santos and Pilar Estacio, Eta Mercado, Etta Rosales, Toby Tiangco, Peewee Trinidad, Sonny Belmonte, Gary Coull, Mike McCoy, Richard Taylor, Tim and David Ferdinand, David Fergusson, Simon Dewhurst, Rafe Totengco, Josie Cruz-Natori, Anna Bayle, Tunting Cruz Matters, Tunting Cruz Matters, Maricel Matias and Rene Santos, Zeny Cabral, Melissa Lopez, Bea Valdes, Laurice Guillen, Socorro Cancio-Ramos, Isidro Camacho, Clarissa Ocampo, Kelly Sum, Joyce Ma, Karina Borromeo, Brad Turvey, Robbie Puno, Monsour del Rosario, Benny Litonjua, Lourdes Gregorio, Judith Zapanta, Juanjo Berenguer, Alvaro Pertierra, Pepito Albert, Tricia Cu Unjieng, Riki Kwek-Mathay, Robert Arevalo, Barbara Gonzales, Erwin Elechicon, Malu Maglutac Chiongbian, Ampee Sietereales, Bobby Macapagal, Tony and Charing Ang, Quinito Henson, Rosanna Roces, Bettina Osmeña, Cheloy Dans, Tessie Dichupa, Cota Yabut, Corito Kalaw, Adelia Angeles, Peping and Essen de las Alas, Aurora Nosco, Tomas and Gracing Dadia, Edita Cambe, Natzy Zaragoza, Oming Concepcion, Tessie Pajarillo, Ching Bernardo, Imelda Requiesta, Lucy Vergara, Merce Reyes, Jo Madarang, Jimmy Nanagas, Mila Dayrit, Ading Dayrit, Paolo Valenciano, Tim Cone, Mon Isberto, Ben Quezon Avanceña, Pitang Lopez-Tiongson, Fr. Roberto San Diego, Belinda Adora and Bong Marquez, Berna Lomotan, Ramon Barretto, Catherine Weir, Nina Aguas, Gerry Ablaza, Topper Coronel, Norberto Nazareno, Gigi Montinola, Yogi Salcedo, Dolly Fortun, Connie Mamaril, Daisy Ople, Monet Joven, Lulu Villanueva, Jenette Lista, Susan Sebastian, Lucille Chabeldin, Marilu Ngo, Johnny Taguinod, Thelma Dinoy, Victor Valbuena, Carlo Orosa, Mauro Malang Santos, Jessica Soho, Ariel Lozada, Amparito Lhuillier, Lili Adina, Petite Garcia, Nelson Paglinawan, Dawnie Roa, Dee Hua Gatchalian, Sheryl Yao, Organisasyon ng mga Pilipinong Mang- Aawit (OPM) President and EDSA People Power Commissioner Ogie Alcasid and

251 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 wife Regine Velasquez, Luke Mejares, Nyoy Volante, Wency Cornejo, Maegan Aguilar, Jonathan Badon, Atty. Ferdie Topacio, Alvin Anson and Gary Berena, Davey Langit and Lara Maigue, Michael Jackson impersonator Jericho Valencia, teleserye stars Zanjoe Marudo, Jake Cuenca, Erich Gonzales, Paulo Avelino, Coco Martin and Julia Montes, model and television show host Bianca Gonzales and music composer Jim Paredes, economist and former NEDA secretary general Solita Collas-Monsod, actor Robin Padilla with his wife Mariel Rodriguez and brother Rommel, noontime game and variety television show host Willie Revillame, 1969 Miss Universe Gloria Diaz, Father and son Pen and Ping Medina, cousins Isabelle Daza and Georgina Wilson, Pokwang Subong, ―Wowowee‖ girls RR Enriquez, Saicy Aguila, and April ―Congratulations‖ Gustilo, Carla Abellana, sexy actress Katrina Halili, models Pancho Magno, John Spainhour, Vince Ferraren and JC Tiuseco, Aga Muhlach, comedian Gelli de Belen, Dra. Vicki Belo, Edward Mendez, Kim Benedicto Lokin, Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta, Bernadette Sembrano, Cheryl Cosim, Niña Corpuz, Marife Mordido, Aida Sy-Gonzales, Aster Amoyo, Karen Padilla, Edna Lazaro, Leslie Saulsbury, Lourdes Rosario, Jet Versoza, Apple Peji Tan, Champaigne Flores, volleyball player Gretchen Ho, comedian John Lapus, singer Kean Cipriano, Mia Nolasco, chef Lando Laudico, Ginger Conejero, Comedienne Candy Pangilinan and Arnell Ignacio, film and television directors Jose Javier Reyes and Manny Castañeda, Ramon Bautista, Richard Gutierrez, TV host Raymond Gutierrez, Mae Paner, Pinky Amador, Leo Valdez, Noel Trinidad and Jun Urbano, Dr. Aivee Aguilar-Teo, Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo, Maricel Soriano, Ai-ai delas Alas, Vice Ganda, Ruffa Gutierrez, Rustom Padilla, German Moreno and Gardo Versoza, 1986 EDSA People-Power Revolution veterans Leah Navarro, Mitch Valdez, and Maan Hontiveros, Megastar Sharon Cuneta and Kiko Pangilinan and daughter KC Concepcion, Dr. Elenita Binay and Louie Locsin, Sabrina Wong, Dianne de Castro, Christian Raeuber, Beth Mancilla, Carl Cunanan, David Celdran, Goody Custodio, Mari Oquinena, Monica Torres, Joey Singian, Marilou Batchelor, Arlene Cua, Claudia Tambunting, Karen Santos, Rosanna Fores, Cara Wilson Ferrari, Carlos Borromeo, Poch Villa-Real, Anjie Dy Buncio, Ayen Laurel, Tony Maughan, Haydee Potenciano, Dale dela Cruz, Kristine Lim, Nenita Lim, Hisanao Nagasawa, Randy Ang, Tina Chan, Maurice Laude, Gail Laude, Roxanne Farillas and Erickson Farillas, Paing Hechanova and Mely Concepcion-Hechanova, Ed Quimson, Margaux Salcedo, Lori Baltazar, Nancy Reyes Lumen, Bobby Cuenca, Mary Ann Ojeda, Rye Fariñas, Camille Agbayani and Macky Mathay, Isagani Banzuelo, Rochelle Balatbat, Jayson Liban, Boris Joaquin, Cat Arambulo, Bombi Balquiedra, Cacay Moras and Santi Go, Bizu Patisserie Audrey Tanco, Mich Mella, Grace Sy, Katrina Yu, Lia Colayco, Issa Litton, Jojo Zabarte, Bob and Elsie Colombo, Javi and Teresa Hernandez, Bambi Harper, Juan Jose and Miren Berenguer-Testa, Ricky and Beng Dee, Robert and Cecile Lopez Lillies, Rupert and Tina Jacinto, George Sison, Maritess Allen, George and Ces Schultz, Eric Recto and Jay Lagdameo, Peng and Vicky Perez de Tagle, Elbert and Chito Melo, Zia Alonto Adiong and Hafsa Dimaporo Balindong, Victor and Nancy Luy, Miriam Lao, Alex Alcantara, Russell Morgan, Yoshi Uy, Mark Nicosia, Alexandra Pajaro, Judith and Rodolfo Pajaro, Jun Leonor, Rica King, Joyce Jimenez, Benjamin Besa, Martin Nuñez, Jay Aquitania, Ryan Yllana, Antonio Aquitania,

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Jing Uy, Ana and William Antonio, Sandy Rieta, Delmer Miranda, Dboy Trofeo, Baron Geisler, Jason Luengo, Rita Sanson, Myrna Fernandez, Susan Joven, Elena Bautista, Cecile Wiekene, Jake and Karen Macasaet, Jun and Nene Leonor, Captain Joy Roa, Television host Paolo Bediones, Lorraine Belmonte, Carla Sibal, Hall of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach, former Chicago Bulls center Luc Longley, and comedian Vic Sotto, Ito Curata, Anton Mendoza, Albert Garcia, Mark Leviste, Tony Abad, Jamie Picornell, Michelle Pantoja, Martin Lim Marty and Cassandra Beltran Kierulf, Corazon Llorca, Cecilia Abad, Paulino Cheng, Gloria Beltran, Tonichi Grey, Clemence Cervantes, Quincy Castillo, Gerardo Lanuza, Susan Yap, Noel Lim, Carmelita Mendiola, Rafael Villareal, Gabe La‘O, José Miguel Pons, Nicky Novella, Freddy Gonzalez, William Paradies, Domeka Garamendi, Katrina Burrows, Jackie Kierulf, Monica Barretto, Erica Tatad, Gabby de la Rama, Mic Agcaoili, Rica Villaluz, Bong Aromin, Ann Michelle and Marielle Capistrano, Glenn Glinoga, Ito Ocampo, Tristan Choa, Tippi Ocampo, Cecile Zamora and Jerome Van Straten, Claire Ann Yap, Philip Grima and Cosetta Fedele, Chris Paraiso, Harry Gue, Rubens Fedele, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the Philippines Mohd, Ameen Wali, Manuel Lazaro, Avelino Cruz, Atty. Mike Toledo, Boying Remulla, Rex Gatchalian, Carissa Coscolluela, Rachel Arenas, Cecile Mauricio, Yvonne Dayrit Romualdez, Jacqueline Dayrit Boncan, Erlinda Panlilio, Mita Rufino, Bambi Harper, Susan Calo-Medina, Chichi Salas, Eliza Tan,Joyce Andres, Cristina Ynes Sison, Maryann Garcia, Sandra Rocha, Rick Jacobsen, Oliver Kreuzer, Paolo Quimson, Erika Aquino, Ling Ochoa, Alfredo Barretto, Don Pepe Araullo, Vilma Labrador, Linda Legaspi Rosal, MJ De Leon, Amber Roxas, Shiela Tan, Chrissie Say, Fernando Fernandez, Danica Caynap, Allan Garcia, Genesis Kelly Lontoc, Jose Amado Dominguez, Lulay Mapa and Chito Gaurano, Dette Aquino-Tan, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Adolfo Azcuna, Precy Lopez and Steve Psinakis, Maritess Lopez, Odette Ong, Danding Cojuangco, Guia Gomez, Carlos Chan, Clinton Campos-Hess, Milagros How, Robert Coyiuto, Jr., Elisa Lim, Emilia Yang, Dr. Queenie Lee-Chua, Joseph Estrada, Claudio Condotta, Stella Chua, 92AD, Fr. Johnny Go, S.J., Fr. Bienvenido Nebres, S.J., Fr. Nemesio Que, S.J., Digos Bishop Guillermo Afable, Bless Villareal, Pat Goc- Ong, Michelle Calo-Alvarillo, Christian Arzsenal, Robbie Afzelius, Kris Aquino, Charlene Gonzales, Christopher de Leon and Sandy Andolong, Rez Cortez, William Martinez and Yayo Aguila, Lani Mercado-Revilla, Lorna Tolentino- Fernandez, Tirso Cruz III and wife Lyn and son Bodie, Eric Quizon, G. Toengi- Walters and Romnick Sarmenta, Kuh Ledesma, Grace Nono, Louie Heredia and Dingdong Avanzado, Philip Salvador, Smokey Manaloto, Beth Tamayo-Wong, Antoinette Taus, Tom Taus, Janine Gutierrez and basketball stars, Sunshine Cruz, Gladys Reyes-Roxas, Daisy Reyes, Rufa Mae Quinto and Isabel Granada, Bro. Eddie Villanueva 2010 presidential campaign supporters Coney Reyes, Karla Martinez, Piolo Pascual, Dolphy Quizon, Jr., Donita Rose, Nonoy Zuniga and Prof. Jeremias Jangad, ―Hawak-Kamay‖ main cast members Nikki Gil, Zaijian Jaranilla, Xyriel Manabat, Andrea Brillantes, Yesha Camile, supporting cast members Juan Karlos Labajo, Lyca Gairanod, Jacob Dionisio, Axel Torres, Maris Racal, Manolo Pedrosa and Kim Nichole Baranda, PBA players James Yap and sons Joshua and Bimby Aquino-Yap, Marc Pingris and wife Danica Sotto, Gary David, Jimmy Alapag and wife LJ Moreno, Doug Kramer and wife Cheska Garcia and

253 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 daughter Kendra, Wesley Gonzales, Kelvin dela Peña, JC Intal, Simon Atkins, Jai Reyes and wife Klaire Yapuco, Larry Fonacier and wife Lora Gahol, and LA Tenorio and wife Cheska, Felisa Valdez, Ambrosio Valdez Jr., Reema Chanco, Rica Tantoco De Jesus, Bobby Andrews, Symon Soler, Vitto Lazatin, Kris Lawrence, Nancy Castiglione, Mojo Jojo, King DJ Logan, Toti Dalmacion, Up Dharma Down, Gaby dela Merced, Andi Manzano, ―Fastbreak‖ charity basketball game players Gerald Anderson, Anne Curtis, Daniel Padilla, Jessy Mendiola, Jose Manalo, Marco Alcaraz, Champ Lui Pio, Derek Ramsay, Luis Alandy, Xian Lim, Jason Abalos, Lemuelle Pelayo, Arthur Solinap, Carl Guevarra, Rico Blanco, Jhong Hilario, Vhong Navarro, Billy Crawford, Chris Tiu, JV Kapunan, Jon Lucas, Ervic Vijandre, Arjo Atayde, Joe Vargas, Gab Valenciano, Jon Hall, Carlo Gonzales and James and Jim Salas, Thirdy Ravena, RR Garcia, Terrence Romeo, Bobby Ray Parks, Kevin Alas, Garvo Lanete, Jake Pascual, Chris Newsome, Baser Amer, Von Pessumal, and Nico Elorde, NBA 3x3 Philippines celebrity basketball players Fabio Ide, Rovilson Fernandez, Gerard Acao, Bobby Yan, Andy Smith, Will Devaughn, Robin da Roza and Joross Gamboa, running coach Rio de la Cruz, basketball coaches Vince Hizon and Allan Gregorio, Perlas Pilipinas women‘s national basketball team player Melissa Jacob, sports broadcasters Jinno Rufino of Solar Sports, Mark Zambrano of GMA News and Marco Benitez and Anton Roxas of ABS-CBN Sports, ―7,107 International Music Festival‖ celebrity revelers Magalona siblings, KC Montero, Rhian Ramos, Troy Montero, Aubrey Miles, Bea Soriano, Adrien Semblat, Francis Ricafort, Erwan and Solenn Heussaff, Carla Humphries, Nicole Anderson, Gian Magdangal, Paula Peralejo-Fernandez, Liezel Verses, Abigail Lesley Cruz, DJ Mo Twister, Coleen Garcia, Sam Pinto, Felix and Dominic Roco, Teresa Herrera-Anthony, Daniel Matsunaga, Lauren Young, Victor Basa, Divine Lee, Michelle Madrigal, ―Boys Night Out‖ Radio Disc Jockeys Tony-Tony, Slick Rick and Sam YG, Kiefer Ravena, Brent Javier, Borgy Manotoc, Ellen Adarna, Bianca King, Phil Younghusband, and more, Gerard Cancio, Carla Sebastian, Mark Bumgarner and Michelle Bumgarner, BENCH/ family stars, ―6,200: The Mission Possible Project‖ personalities and ―The Naked Truth: Denim and Underwear Fashion Show‖ celebrity models Kim Chiu, Karylle, Jeric and Jeron Teng, Enchong Dee, Joseph Marco, Lovi Poe, Rachelle Ann Go and Markki Stroem, Michelle Vito, Sofia Andres, Dianne Medina, Helga Krapf, Melissa Ricks, Djanin Cruz, Kiana Valenciano with Samantha Godinez-Valenciano, Mr. Chinatown 2013 winners Jose Miguel Lasala, Sydney Du, Sky Yang, Jerome Tan and Randy See; Mr. Chinatown 2014 winners David Licuaco and Kurt Joshua Ong, Mark Lopez, Jairus Ferrer, Alec Robes, ―Be BENCH/: The Model Search‖ finalist Ron Morales; Carlos Concepcion; Yeng Constantino; ―Pinoy Dream Academy: Season 2‖ scholar Hansen Nichols with his twin brother GC, ―BENCH/ Rajo Laurel Dos collection‖ models Sam Concepcion, Rocco Nacino, Steven Silva, Enzo Pineda, Sarah Lahbati and Regine Angeles, newest ―BENCHsetters‖ including actors Tom Rodriguez, Dennis Trillo, Martin del Rosario and Dominic Roque, Anthony and David Semerad, Andre Paras and De La Salle Green Archers center Arnold van Opstal, ―America's Next Top Model‖‘s Dominique Reighard and Allison Harvard, ―Asia‘s Next Top Model‖ finalist Katarina Rodriguez, television commercial, ramp, print and fashion models and actors Benjamin Alves, Jon Avila, Franco Daza,

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Marx Topacio, Victor Silayan, John James Uy, Marvin Raymundo, Miko Raval and Raphael Robes, Luisito Rabat, models and athletes Anton del Rosario and Sam Richelle, Andrew Wolff and Janka Cederstam, Hideo Muraoka, Catriona Gray, Valerie Bariou-Bondoc, Rima Ostwani, Janeena Chan, Regine Tolentino, AJ Dee, Mariana del Rio, Say Alonzo-Yupangco, Chynna Ortaleza and Railey Valeroso, Denise Laurel, Mel Martinez, Sharon Tan, Paul Daza, Pia Asistio, Mich Araullo, Debbie Co, Alvin Lim, Maggie Wilson, Camille Villar, Fargo Baillet, Josephine Bael Fujisawa-Ilagan, Dominic John Galeon, Mia Bayuga, Chris Badiola, Bong Tan, Richard Tiu, Christine Love, Illac Diaz, Lovely Tecson and Alberto Romulo, Nedy Tantoco, Isabel Wilson, Pitoy Moreno, Bea Valdes, Irene Martel Francisco, Guilly Rufino, Gloria Huang, Jocelyn Buendia, Gigi Barrera, Marzena Nowakowska, Johncy Maham, Mitch Dizon, Matthew Lim, Samantha Yen, Victor Antonino, Enrique Gonzalez, Clarisse Chiongbian, Dr. Carlos Gabriel, Dr. Anna Lopez- Gabriel, Quito Lopez, Greg Montenegro, Emily Montenegro, Fitz Puyat, Paolo Araneta, Mumph Ruiz, Manny del Rosario, Cary Lagdameo, Mark and Michelle Tagle, Eva Gullas, Myra Puyat Santiago, Margarita Fores, Monique Villongco, Amado Fores, Sandro Tengco, Ethan Belmonte, Joel Lomotan, Marissa Orosa- Concepcion, Kai Lim, Marissa Cojuangco, Abby Jimenez, Milette Belmonte, Trina Alindogan, Candy Dizon, Cathy Qu, Lianne Tiu, Ruthy Vera, Grace Ang, Annette Tirol, Suzanne Cobonpue, Lisa Araneta-Marcos, Susan Florete, Audrey Puckett- Chiu, Nanette Medved Po, Marilen Tuason, Florence Ko, Helmut Gaisberger, Chesca Roces, Mark Jentes, Denisse Oca, Sha Supangan, Stephen Ku, Bibe Martinez, Rajiv Ghumman, Roseana Grandel, Eloisa Ricchetti, Dang Palma, Rico Arce, Michael Chua and Angela Bunag, Glenn Gaerlan, Enchong Formoso, Chris Nelson, Dominic Bekaert and Paloma Zobel, Adriano Cartuliares, Lalain Landico, Evelyn Reyes, Rose Bernardez Redaon, Janice Reyes, Mark Jones, Judith Go, Jacqui Wieneke, Emily Santos, Marion Chua, Agustin Davalos, Sep Cimafranca, Glowie Ramiro, Karen Pamintuan, Toby Gatchalian, Gicelle Himala, Edith Marquez-Reyes, Rebecca Daza-Sadhwani, Manjit Sadhwani, Bing Carrion-Buck, Loren Legarda-Leviste, Greggy Licaros Jr., Mabel Abaño, Jeffrey and Vivian Ng, Filaine Tan and Jeann Wee, Herbert Bautista, Missy Ayala, Ben Wintle, Simon and Paul Jablon, Eric Noyel, AA Acuna, En and Andrew Calvert, Evan King, Analu Fereira, Victor De Leon Lima, Chiyuki Fujimoto, Chertchai Methanayanonda, Busba Bunnag, Khun Manthana de Leon, Khun Kullanit, Khun Suwattee Teerapath, Joey Bernardino, Rene Lapid, Albert Banaag, Rhea Rivera, Jhoanna Lim, Mike Celis, Lei Lopez, Chikarom Kitiyakara, Silvana Diaz, Phyllis Zaballero, Alfredo and Beth Francisco, Ron Reibenbach, Pilar Singian, Sylvia Ventura, Mindy Gana, Carmen Lynam-Mannakee, Renee Veyret, Irit Ben Abba, Busba Bunnag, Hajah Maimunah Dato Haji Elias, Salem Adam, Jacky Foo, Mohammed Ebrahim Aljowaid, Navrekha Sharma, Milena Santana-Ramirez, Joao Cayetano da Silva, Domini Primero, Miko Valenzuela, Ronnie Henares, Baham Mitra, Cita Astals, Jaime Daez, Ella Roces Montenegro, Jenny Syquia, Michelle Bayle, King DJ Logan, Ginny del Rosario and Emilio Abello, Luis and Barbara del Rosario, Alice Ong, Aying Palenzuela, Joanne del Rosario, Ging de los Reyes, Billy King, Jesse Sincioco, Mike Constantino, Mon Maramba, Edmundo Reyes Jr., Paulyn Sicam, Dr. Rosita Navarro, Francis Tolentino, Antonieta Fortuna-Ibe, Winnie Nazareth, Enrico Villanueva, Maritoni Fernandez, Josephine Knox, Betty Tenchaves, Presy

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Ramos, Susan Grau, Chito Francisco, Kate Gordon, Spirit of ‗67, Albert Bildner and Lin Illusorio, Jesusa Calanog, Linglingay Lacanlale, Bill and Lily O‘Boyle, Winna Kimmel, Calvin Tsao, Nene Quimson, Minnie Osmeña, Anna Sy, Hernan Cortez, Isabel Ongpin, Rene Encarnacion, Lourdes Montinola, Nelly Fung, Lorna Laurel, Toni Yulo Loyzaga, Del Fojas, Nestor Santiago, Andy Locsin, Lorrie Reynoso, Lorenzo and Lorrie Valdez, Dr. and Mrs. Ruben Paredesm, Dr. and Mrs. Raul Sala, Tess Labrador, Kiling Dakudao, John Tanchangco, Philip Zorgani, Trisha Reyes, Bernadette Barbers, Ruth Padilla, Jeannie Ng Sandoval, Mary Ann Arcega Dy, Raffy Suarez, Antonio Reina, Aissa Barrera Cojuangco, Arlina Arrozal de Jesus, Louie Vargas, Andie Recto-Montenegro, Mitos Pacis, General Alberto Fernando Braganza, Roberta Lopez-Feliciano, Maribel Ongpin, Toni Yulo-Loyzaga, Andy Locsin, Lauro Baja Jr., Gov. Parouk Hussin, Irit Ben-Abba, Helen Ong, Helmut Gaisberger, Evangeline Pascual, Joanne Lorenzana, Carla Tengco, Mike Planas, Marisa Olasolo and Arturo Rocha, Edward Wehrli, Baby Araneta, Toni Abad, Bebet Gozun, Gloria Mara, Michael Salientes, Carol Atacador, Marides Fernando, Rose Libongco, Teofisto Guingona Jr., Ernesto Maceda, Monique Zani, Ernie and Fe Yu, James Lau, Celia Cuasay, James Jao, Don Valerio, Gener Caringal, Arleen Ong, Tomas Rodriguez-Pantoja, Roland Reyes, Dennis Socrates, Cel Yulo, Bing-Bing Gonzales, Bela Vasquez, Chu-Chu Madrigal and Mandy Eduque, Cesar Buenaventura, Dada Lorenzana-Santiago, Peque Gallaga, Fr. Robert Reyes, Rupert Jacinto, Tingting Cojuangco, Ping Valencia, Red Jacinto and Julie Hidalgo, Boots and Andy Soler, Jesi and Gina Mendez, Nora Jacinto, Eddie and Katie Jacinto, Nanette dela Cruz, Africa Valdes-de Reynoso, Emily Reynoso-Laws, Hans Sy, Larry Francia, Bobby Gopia, Adrian Cristobal, Virginia Moreno, Chitang Guerrero-Nakpil, Ramon Villegas, Kit Roxas, Jomari Trenas, Paulino and Hetty Que, Pepe Smith, Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Monsignor Alberto Boongaling, Tony Adriano, Aba Lluch Dalena, Al Perez, Lito Carating, Henri Cainglet, Andy Maluche, Thea Paz, Ronald Garcia, Shahid Zahid, Vicky Abad, Paulo Vinluan, Isay Alvarez, Rachel Alejandro, Mandy Ochoa, Bert Nievera, Franco Laurel, Zaldy Ladroma, Paolo Guevarra, Alfonso Yuchengco, Peter Go- Pailan, Dr. Adolfo Belosillo, Drs. Amelia and Manuel Catalan, Ulay Tantoco, Ben Farrales, Des Bautista, Fe Habijas, Steve De Leon, Manny Castro, Raymund Isaac, Vicky Marchandesch, Nick Tuason, Tessie Tomas, Katrina Tantoco and Paolo Lobregat, Francisco Mañosa, Sonia Santiago-Olivares, Antonio Rodriguez Mendoza, Ivy Almario, Conrad Onglao, Mike de Jesus, Jean Monteverde, Beng Puyat, Oscar Motlo, John Cogul, Alvaro de Salas, Oscar Via, Elizabeth Sy, Pedro Roxas, Geni and Yorgos Psinakis, Eileen Choy, Nico Montinola, Franco Limjuco, Gina Mok, Greek Nafsika and Bubbles Drossou, Mike Vaca, Gemith Gemparo, Debbie Enriquez, Judith Zapanta, Enrique and Tine Vasquez Prada, Richard and Nick Underwood, Tina Pamintuan, Dennis Padilla, Gilda Salonga, John Lesaca, Fides Cuyugan-Asenio, Benny and Ophie Clemente, Fr. Sanny de Claro, Antonio Martel Jr., Belen Lovina Ticzon Martel, Don and Norma Sanders, Roberto Felano and Rizalina Buenaventura, Bombit de la Peña, Julius Ticzon and Ryan Manaog, Peppy Dinglasan, Gabriel Santos, Andre Dinglasan, Margaret and Theresa de la Peña, Wanggo Gallaga, Portia Santos, Arlene Ticzon, Chit Gohu, Linggoy and Connie Araneta, Danny and Lilia Cruz, Jim and Vivian Villacrusis, Emma Ilagan, Tessie Maronilla, Gerarda Villa, Evelyn Kilayko, Fr. Tony Rosales, Pierra Calasanz,

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Juliet and Mimi Tan, Joey Server, Julien Tripet, Krystal Lao, Frank Briones, Cat Arambulo, Trish Briones, Karl Ty, Chicho Suarez, Nap Rama, Lupita Aquino and Ken Kashiwahara, Ditas Rodrigo Sevilla, Paul Aquino, Atty. Alfredo Lim, Larry Henares, Atty. Juan Collas, Johnny Litton, Verni Varga, Fr. Asandas Balchand, Vicente Emano, Constantino Jaraula, Faustino Dy III, Katrina Tuason-Cruz, Manny Pacquiao, Earl Ignacio, Ace Barbers, Marco Protacio, Neil Rumbaoa, Gigi and Ging Montinola, Wilma Palafox, O.V. and Marilen Espiritu, William Hamilton-Whyte and Angelique Repapis, Basil Ong, Cesar and Bambina Buenaventura, Teddy Boy, Louie and Ramon Locsin, Peter Pedersen, Stefano Ruzza, Ernie Tanquintic, Golly Talens, Miok Loyola, Aileen Tence Dionisio, Neny Francisco Marasigan, Leah Zamora Banaag, Vina Francisco, Irene Consunji Montilla, Pilar Bustamante Estrella, Pin Cojuangco Guingona, Rhona Modesto San Pedro, Udit Villarama Galvez, Joanna Tayengco-Infante, Marivic Hebron Juan, Franco Laurel, Rem Zamora, Bonbon Soler, Lisa Tinio, Ingrid Sala Santamaria, Joana Palanca Lhuillier, Michelle Concepcion Reyes, Suresh Nanoo, Jose Mari Ugarte, GMA Network Artist Center talents Gloria Romero, Pilita Corrales, Aljur Abrenica, Louise delos Reyes, Mark Herras, Yasmien Kurdi, LJ Reyes, Julie Anne San Jose, Kristoffer Martin, Derrick Monasterio, Barbie Forteza, Bela Padilla, Bea Binene, Max Collins, Yassi Pressman, Rafael Rosell, Glaiza de Castro, Rochelle Pangilinan, Mona Louise Rey, Jonalyn Viray, Kyla Calumpad-Alvarez, Jay-R Silliona, Mark Bautista, Chef Boy Logro, Manilyn Reynes, Angelu de Leon, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Gabby Eigenmann, Raymond Bagatsing, Ricky Davao, Anjo Yllana and Wally Bayola, TV5 actor Vin Abrenica, Ritz Azul, Eula Caballero, Martin Escudero, Empoy Marquez and Mr. Fu, GMA News and Public Affairs personalities Mike Enriquez, Arnold Clavio, Sandra Aguinaldo, Raffy Tima, Mariz Umali, Oscar Oida, Mark Salazar, Jun Veneracion, Chino Gaston and Nathaniel Cruz, Media personalities Atty. Dong Puno, Chiqui Roa-Puno, Gerard Garcia, Lia Cruz, Shawn Yao, Manu Sandejas, Jason Webb, Jeanne Young, Cory Quirino, Mel Tiangco and Jay Sonza, society columnist Mons Romulo, Tonyboy Cojuangco and Gretchen Barretto, Ed and Margarita Delgado, Donnie and Crickette Tantoco, Boy Abunda, Renee Salud, Mon Ilagan, Cesar Montano, Rado Dimalibot, Inocencio Ferrer, Rene Puno, Tony Zulueta, Raffy Zialcita, William Llamas, Pat Gonzales, Mayenne Carmona, Bebot Laurel, Romy Garduce, Leo Oracion, Glowie Ramiro, Nicole Angeles, Cathy David, Sep Cimafranca, Ton Lao, Irene Tan, Len Olbes, Ike Layug, Ramon Orlina, Napoleon Abueva, Lito Atienza, Lala Fojas, Helen Marte, Gerard and Ning Chesnel, Carolle Lucas, Aurelio Montinola III, Eduardo Delgado and Donnie Tantoco, Lingling and Archie King, Gutzee Segura, Carlo Endaya, Heart Evangelista, Andrew Barton, Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera, Alice Dixson, Neriza Mathay, Kathy De Guzman, Joanne Zapanta Andrada, Trisha Panlilio Cu- Unjieng, Josephine Knox, Jolina Magdangal, Maritess Tantoco, Georgie Diaz, Kim Atienza, Len Nepomuceno-Guiao, Chechel Joson, Pops Fernandez, Danny Buenafe, Gerick Parayno, Ruel Mendoza, Ricky Sison, Johnny Santos, Andres Estella, Ojie Leona, Felix Bacolor, William Ma, Korina Sanchez, Julius Babao and Tintin Bersola-Babao and daughter Anya and son Nio, Katrina Ponce Enrile and Ling-Ling King; celebrity makeup artist Patrick Rosas; hair stylist Jing Monis; Lito Sy, Jason Magbanua, Maros Claudio, Patricia May Siy, Felix Ang, Dr. Hayden Kho, Margie and Gilbert Duavit, Mike Echavez, F.F. Cruz, Danton Bueser, Afric Valdes,

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Maryann Pineda-Reynoso, Ophie Canada-Reynoso, Karen Davila (with her sons David and Lucas), Marjorie Barretto-Padilla and daughter Dani Barretto; Gingging Mendoza, Alex Reyes, Myra Reyes, Marilen Carpio, Freddie Reyes, Marlyn and Tony Lilles, Chavit Singson, Prateek Kumar, Richard Tiu, Junie and Fernando Peña, Rosa Rosal, Jorge Joseph, Wency Lagumbay, Aiko Melendez and Martin Jickain, Brian Belen, Miguel Pastor, Joy Ortega, Edu Manzano, John Prats, ―Survivor Philippines‖ castways Shaun Rodriguez and Suzuki Sadatsugu, Laureen Uy, Nixee Garcia, Ena de Guzman, Greggy Santos, Kamae de Jesus, Steve Medalle, Gab Perez, Monique Salcedo, teen heartthrobs Robi Domingo and David Chua, Olivia Chan, Christian San Jose, Marielle-Felize Trias Flores, Marco Figueras, Raymond Ang, Bobby Solomon, Riva Galveztan, Franco Imperial, Christopher de Venecia, Tricia and Mark Gosingtian, Ange de la Cruz, Paolo Almazan-Ebora, Sean Go, Lucky Mercado, Andrea Torres, Monica Verallo, Mico Aytona, Jestoni Alarcon and wife Lizette, Bo Cerrudo, Bayani and Len Agbayani, Alanna Lopez-Montelibano, Richie Coronel Santos, Aries Saludo, Ruby Cojuito of Flawless, Ronald Carballo, Alvin Fortuna, Dennis Coronel, Kenneth Dong, Olai and Roland Espiritu, Carlos Agassi, Gemma Fitzgerald, Nikki Valdez, Kristopher Peralta, Rico Barrera, Marvin Agustin, Danilo Barrios, Streetboys and Ya Chang, Peping Cojuangco daughters Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, China Cojuangco-Gonzalez (and her adorable baby Lucia), Mai-Mai Cojuangco-Zini, Atty. Jess Santos, Nick Locsin, Mario and Alice Queblatin, Audie and Cecile Saa, Jenny Franco, Andrew Te, Marisol Barria, Luciano Bongola, Michael Lim, music composer Ryan Cayabyab and his wife Emmy, Louie Ocampo and wife Jojo, Jacqui Magno, Celeste Legaspi, JM Rodriguez, Arnold Vegafria and Cris Villonco, Amalia Fuentes, Niño Muhlach and son Alonzo, Michela Cazzola, Rita Avila, Shyr Valdez and Yayo Aguila, swimmer Johansen Aguilar, and wrestler Marcus Valda, Gwen Garci, Celine Lopez, Jenni Epperson, Anne Bella, Kissa Castañeda, Preview magazine editor in chief Pauline Suaco-Juan, Daryl Chang, Liz Uy, entertainment news reporters Mario Dumaual, Gretchen Fullido and MJ Marfori, Gary Valenciano, Dawn Zulueta-Lagdameo, Albert Martinez with daughter Alissa Martinez, Benjie Paras with wife Lyxen, Mylene Dizon, Paolo Contis, Iza Calzado, Alfred Vargas, Marco Sison, Ivy Violan, Vina Morales, Shaina Magdayao, Bangs Garcia, Jerome Florentino, Erik Santos, Jane Paredes, Ogie Diaz, Lyka Ugarte, Angeli Pangilinan-Valenciano, Angeline Quinto, Arron Villaflor, Erik Cua, Issa Reyes, Rico Serrano, Chicho Suarez, Franco Mabanta, Aliya Parcs, Christian Bautista, Ana Fegi, Basil Valdez, Sam Milby, Gina Tabuena-Godinez, Marilou Martinez, Efren Briones and Iya Rodriguez, Paula Camille Locsin and Juan Paolo Bondoc, Angeles Guevara, Betty Mactual, Belen Castro, Matin Petilla, Lu Antonino, Neptali Gonzales II, Pinong Javier, Johnny Remulla, Jose Puyat Jr., Aristeo Puyat, Mercy Tuason, Dr. Randy Francisco, Leonard Tirol and Amanda Onrubia Guidotti, Rev. Isauro David, Arthur Macapagal, Mickey Ferriols, Eric Buhain, Robert Nacianceno, Mon Gonzalez, Malu Veloso, Toby Gan, Noel Dela Merced, Ala Paredes, Richard Venn, Gregorio Domingo, Axel Gohner, Anthony Garcia, Lance Sheperd, Jun Juban, Paul Cabral, Angela Velez, Andrea Bautista, Sarah Jane Paez-Santiago, Dondi Alikpala, Letlet Veloso, Aurora Diaz-Wilson, Tina Tinio, Sonny Borromeo, Tonio Veloso, Amalie and Roman Azanza, Lorna and Levy Hizon, Ruby and Buddy Roa, Roi Philips, Beth Romualdez, Paz Sotto, Lucille

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Villanueva, Jean Salvador, Ruby Santos, Luli Delgado, Victoria Tuazon, Toby Cabalkin, Cynia Mascariñas, Dot Favis-Velasco, Anthony del Rosario, Miko Pascual, Chef Roland Laudico, Nicky Camcam, Greg Singian, Pinky Amador, Bonjin Bolinao, Peachie Veneracion, Renee Araneta, Chukri Prieto, Bert Garcia, Michelle Quizon, Dale Villar, Jacques Dupasquier, Nicolas Goullencourt, Julien Cleret, Sebastien Mangeant, Martine Vasseur, Andree Belanger, Michael Seligman, Sabrina Heinekey, George Hashim, Suzzane King, Charina Sabal, Charles Rappaport, Jean Hetzel, James Benoit, Cecilia Leung, Rina Sinisalo, Jim Lynch, Brett Coleman, Edi Tekeli, Anne Witheford, Caridad Sanchez, Gelo Serrano, Fanny Serrano, Cynthia Almario, Gino Padilla, Maribi Garcia, Beth Sison Tagle, Robbie Herrera, Nancy Dizon Castro, Cynthia Jocson, Cecil Licad, John Silva, Ace Barbers, Gabrielle Calizo, Beth See and Rene Nabong, Sari Ortiga, Marc Logan, Gringo Honasan, Francis Ricciardone, Edwin Arce, Dino Santos, Freddie Borromeo, Dondi Santos, Bobby Aguirre, Ricky Yabut, Cooch Lynch, Vince Bitong, Amalie and Roman Azanza, Lorna and Levy Hizon, Ruby and Buddy Roa, Celso Dayrit, Cindy Kurleto, Ino Manalo, Dale Villar, Trish Villanueva, Manet Dayrit, Jia and Gabby Estrella, Miko Valenzuela, Erich Edralin, Christine San Diego, Morten Bremelhoej, Mia Trinidad, Gai Olivares, Philippe Ticzon, Bubut Andres, Caridad Sanchez, Gelo Serrano, Maribi Garcia, Beth Sison Tagle, Rolf Kambli, Robbie Herrera, Kitty Go, Nancy Dizon Castro, Cynthia Jocson, Ambassador Mohamed Ebrahim Al-Jowaid, Cecil Licad, John Silva, Gaita Fores, Joanne Salgado, Letty Hahn, Luz Cullen, Fanny Blanco, Telly Aldana, Cita Revilla- Yabut, Maricris Cardenas-Zobel, Maricar Totengco, Wanda Louwallien, Anton Palanca, Bobby Claudio, Rick Yupangco, Monchet Ongsiako, Jose Luis Villanueva, Zack and Roisin, Jed Carlos, Carla Gutierrez, Lyn Sherman, Pastor Paul Mata, Anthony Garcia, Santi Elizalde, Vince Bitong, Rem Zamora, Herminia Fajardo, Erlinda Villanueva, Lourdes Sese, Virma Vergel de Dios, Marinela Velez, Maria Ang, Erlinda Sunico, Roby Goco, Jose Sala, Tony Lozada, Pericles Dakay, Allen Tan, Christopher Uy, Deborrah Ann Cua Ho, Ignacio Bunye, Ed Calma, Tonton Gutierrez, Glydel Mercado, Noel Cabangon, Ariel Rivera, Hyubs Azarcon, Heber Bartolome and Paolo Santos, Rhap Salazar, Agot Isidro, Liezel Martinez, and Joanna Ampil, musical director and arranger Homer Flores, ballerina, actress and ballet director Maritoni Rufino-Tordesillas, Nikki Tang, Marcott Almeda, Ruby Chua, Tiffany Chua, Sheree Chua, Aziza Mondonedo, Cristina Gomez, socialites Baby Araneta Fores, Lisa Araneta, Cacho Marcos, Linda Oledan, Veana Fores, Lorrie Reynoso, Vicky Zubiri, Maricris Zobel, Carol Garcia, Maripi Muscat and Margarita Fores, Anton Mendoza, Monch Cruz, Chut Cuerva, Marcel Crespo, Ipe Cruz of Rogue Magazine, Marco Lobregat, Ching Cruz, Tina Cuevas, Agnes Huibonhoa, Fe Rodriguez, Susan Joven, Ian Giron, Andres Vasquez Prada and Al Tengco, Doris Magsaysay Ho, Gina Lopez, Evelyn Forbes, Marc Nelson, Ricco and Tina Maristela-Ocampo, Rikki and Beng Dee, Philip and Tricia Cu-Unjieng, Sander Tantoco, Philippine National Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon, Renna Hechanova Angeles, Karen Santos, Bobby and Chingbee Cuenca, Gina Aboitiz, Baby Girl Fricke, Maurice Arcache and ace photographer Alex Van Hagen, Jojie Dingcong, Jean Goulbourn, Frances Lim and Paul Campos, Dennis Valdes and Tessa Prieto-Valdes, Ernest Escaler, Dr. Orly Mercado and Suzy Pineda, Cheche Lazaro, Bibeth Orteza and Carlitos Siguion Reyna, Ces Orena-Drilon, Dyan

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Castillejo-Garcia, Jackie Castillejo-Guingona, Liza Ilarde, Ana Kalaw, Anton San Diego, Raul Teehankee, Pepper Teehankee, Mariko Jacinto, Aye Nuguid, Leah Puyat, Anton Barretto and Jack de Mesa, Raul Manzano, Athena Valdes, Angelette Calero, Annika Valdes, Nix Alanon, Renna Angeles, Baby Fricke, Karen Santos, Bing-Bing Quiros, Gina Aboitiz, Nick and Lucille Locsin, Paul Campos, Tony and Chingbee Cuenca, Manny Miñana, J. Anton Mendoza, Budji Layug, Royal Pineda, Ed Calma, Milo Naval, Tony Gonzales, Tes Pasola, Kenneth Cobonpue, Ana Rocha, Bart Guingona, Jinggoy Buensuceso, Jaime Chua, Brendan McCarthy, Thom Santiago, Pascal Goujou, Manolette Dinsay, Andrew Sharpe, Alfred Xerez-Burgos III, Francis Ceballos, Shella Sarmiento, Rorie Carlos, Tara Santos, Rodeon Rojas, Brian Llamanzares; Adel Tamano, Simon Tantoco, Danie, Daisy and Eddie Mendoza, Martha Buckley, Yolly Ayson, Debbie Chan, Roselle Rebano, Bong Palma Gil, Mikee Chanco, Judy Araneta-Roxas, Betty Siy-Yap, Eduardo Lopez, Amor Roselle Herrera, Suzette Morelos, Nestor Encinas, Randy Baron, Sergia Abueva, Purificacion Veloso, Petite Garcia, Javier Galvan, Ana Luisa Espinosa, David Ferro, Lorraine Nubar, Rachelle Gerodias, Masako Toribara, Josephine Roces Chavez, Bunny Ludo, Joseph Gonzalez, Quinito Moras, Jayjay Neri, Dean Diez, Budiette and Brandie Tan, Andre Quintos, Alma Junia, Eric Tamayo, Mike and Lea Famularcano, Rudy Aviles, Raymond Abao and Lucien Letaba, Orlando Magno, Vicente Paterno, Nena Ilusorio, Maribel Ongpin, Sari Cojuangco, Tessie Fajardo, Popsy Mendez-Aquino, Bella Ancheta, Sol Peña, Alice Sandejas, Ralph Peter Jentes, Mary Ann Ong, Rosalie Sipid, Violy Lim, Elena Lee, Rose Lim, Greta Go, Stefie Inocentes, Carmela Ongsiako, Terry Rosales, Cecile Ongsiako, Dely Ongsiako, Maridol Mabanta, Tessa Sierra, Juvy Yupangco, Sevy Santos, Gretchen del Rosario, Celuch Manahan, Robert Constantino and Helen Marte, Curtis Chin, Tati Licuanan, Greggy and Irene Araneta, indoor volleyball players Dzi Gervacio, Jem Ferrer, Fille Saint Merced Cainglet- Cayetano, A Nacachi, Rachel Anne Daquis, Jovelyn Gonzaga, Alyssa Valdez, Denden Lazaro, Coach Charo Soriano, Marge Tejada, Melissa Gohing, Mary Jean Balse, Mayeth Carolino, Michelle Carolino, Ella De Jesus, Kara Acevedo, Karla Bello, Stephanie Gabriel, Mae Tajima, Jayson Ramos, Maica Morada, Jed Montero, Michelle Laborte, Sasa Devanadera, Grethcel Soltones, Joy Benito, Rubie De Leon, Mae Crisostomo, Ynna Hao, Tina Salak, JP Torres, Dahlia Cruz, Nene Bautista, Aiza Maizo, Maika Ortiz, Rhea Dimaculangan, Denise Tan, Venus Bernal, Jheck Dionela, Angge Tabaquero, Mitch Datuin, Abby Praca, Bea Pascual, Bea Tan, Judy Caballejo, Maruja Banaticla, AJ Pareja, Myco Antonio, Henry Pecana, Rex Intal, Dindin Santiago, Jaja Santiago, Kathy Bersola, Princess Gaiser, Shiela Marie ―Bang‖ Pineda, Mayette Zapanta, Rosemarie Vargas, Jen Reyes, Princess Listana, Angela Benting, Pau Soriano, Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone, Edwin Tolentino, Peter Den Mar Torres, Michelle Gumabao, Cha Cruz, Stephanie Mercado, Jeshul Wensh Tiu, Abigail Marano, Mika Esperenza, Kim Fajardo, Mika Reyes, Victonara Galang, and Cyd Demicillo, Renz Casanova, Chris Macasaet, Philip Cerveza, Mark Lee, Joanne Siy, Loren Lantin, Mia Hirotsuji, Pamela Lastimosa, Ingrid Reyes, Jessey De Leon, Carmela Tunay, Chloe Cortez, Alex Cabanos, Patricia Rasmo, Illa Santos, Joanne Bunag, Jacqueline Alarca and Ers Iratay.

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Respected heads of different religious organizations also joined in the celebrations including Roman Catholic Bishop-Emeritus Deogracias Iniguez of the Diocese of Caloocan, Bishop Leo Alconga of the International Bible Society, Bishop Dan Balais of Philippines for Jesus Movement, Pastor Ed De Guzman of Intercessors for the Philippines, Pastor Paul Chase of Alabang New Life in Christ, Apostle Renato Carillo of Jesus Our Shield Worldwide Ministries, Pastor Art Ferriol of Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ, Pastor Emilio Henares of River of Life in Bacolod, Pastor Joshua Bontogan of Life Touchers Ministry, Pastor Entoy Sintos of Jesus Miracle Crusade, and Bro. Danny Navales of Ang Dating Daan.

Master deejays Martin Porta and Jon Tupaz for the cool music during the celebration at the VIP Lounge of the Quirino Grandstand and Manila Hotel. To Jay Santillan and his LST Mobile Sound System (www.lstmobile.com) for their awesome setup, Charisse Tinio of Nice Print, as well photographers from all international newspapers for the fab coverage, Pinky Fernando-Ramos of Fernando‘s Bakeshop, Penk Ching, Goldilocks Bakeshop and Red Ribbon Bakeshop for the lovely letter cakes for their greetings of several local and international chapters of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Foundation on their anniversary and cute cupcake tower, Richard Villanueva and Kenneth Concepcion of The Crowd Bar, Melinda Chua of Aruba Bar, Albert Nocom of Uno Bar and Maita Locsin of Chivz Lounge Bar for the overflowing booze.

The entire Rizal Park was a virtual marketplace, as vendors hawked El Shaddai handkerchiefs, healing oils, umbrellas, plastic mats, raincoats, and even stools.

While some vendors jacked up their prices, 25-year-old Jun Mallonga from Tondo, Manila, sold his umbrellas at only P65 each. ―This is my own way of thanking the Lord, and also my birthday gift to Bishop Brother Eddie,‖ Mallonga said.

Security nightmare When two helicopters came from ABS-CBN Sky Patrol bearing white handkerchiefs printed with a message from El Shaddai began dropping them as ―miraculous gifts,‖ the crowd went wild.

As the hankies fell, the faithful ran, jumped and jostled in unison for each of those supposedly miraculous items that can cure any disease of the believer.

One young man executed a virtual football tackle in his attempt to grab a handkerchief from a little boy.

―This is definitely a security nightmare, but what can we do?‖ said an exasperated Supt. Elmer Jamias, Chinatown commander of the Western Police District.

El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. founder and servant- leader Bro. Mike Z. Velarde told local and foreign newsmen he spent ―a few million‖ on

261 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 the handkerchiefs and other freebies and props, including bells, balloons and white pigeons.

Early in the afternoon at 3:00 p.m., the crowd jubilantly caught with their umbrellas inverted thousands of miracle-souvenir handkerchiefs thrown into the air from several helicopters.

Broadcast journalists showing live television pictures from cameras at the rooftop of the Manila Hotel estimated the Luneta crowd at 4 million. There were umbrellas and tents from the Quirino Grandstand by the Manila Bay to the area behind the across Roxas Boulevard. By nightfall, the El Shaddai followers and members were spread out almost to Taft Avenue, T.M. Kalaw Street, Padre Burgos Drive, United Nations Avenue, Pedro Gil, Port Area, McArthur, Jones, Quezon and Ayala Bridge.

A thanksgiving prayer was offered by Bro. Eddie Villanueva for his annual birthday celebration and for the annual anniversary celebration of the Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide.

He also led the congregation in prayer for their prayer-requests, which were blaring of sirens in all government offices, mobile police cars and watercraft, firetrucks and jail service vans, thousands of white doves will be released, bells will be tolled, blowing of horns, pounding of musical drums or tin cans and other noise-producing objects, tied to balloons and released to the air and fireworks will be lit at the signal of Bro. Eddie.

Velarde said that at 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 26, blaring of sirens in all government offices, mobile police cars and watercraft, firetrucks and jail service vans, thousands of white doves will be released, bells will be tolled, blowing of horns, pounding of musical drums or tin cans and other noise-producing objects, ―miracle mission balloons of faith, love and unity‖ would be released to the air with 4 prayer requests and petitions written on ballpen or pencil on them and fireworks will be lit to signal to brought out the cake, chilled champagne, blow the candles and sang ―Happy Birthday.‖

A thousand-voice choir will sing the birthday song accompanies by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.

The 4 prayer requests are: ―For these religious groups to continue touching people's lives, healing the sick, and repairing broken relationships. ―For President Aquino to succeed in bridging the gap between the rich and the poor through food security and peace and order initiatives. ―For the Marcos wealth issue to be resolved by the people in a referendum so the stigma and bitterness caused by this unresolved issue may be healed and bring about unity and love among our people. ―For media to be a constructive partner in nation building by their truthful, honest and fair reporting of events, such as: international and local competitions, television programs and movies.

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―For the construction of major infrastructure projects in the Philippines such as rail and road infrastructure projects, high and mid-rise buildings, residential and office condominiums, shopping malls, hotels and resorts.

Asked later if the last request means that, like the President, he thinks some in media are irresponsible in their reporting, Velarde replied: ―I am not saying that. I'm just praying that media would continue being a constructive partner in nation building.‖

Families who had positioned themselves on mattresses on the ground stayed put, though there was little protection from the rain. Children made up almost 40 percent of the throng in Rizal Park.

Political banners and streamers had reportedly been prohibited in Quirino Grandstand and Plaza Miranda areas, and there were none in sight.

Record breaker The ―birthday party‖ unofficially broke the Guinness Book record for the world's biggest birthday bash, which was attended by 35,000 and hosted by Col. Harland Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, on his 89th birthday in 1979.

Many of the El Shaddai crowd camped out overnight in tents. The rain did not stop more from arriving, with many coming on buses from the provinces.

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The President and the members of the Aquino Family, government officials and showbiz personalities will stay briefly at the Manila Hotel, a hundred meters from the venue of the festivities, to await his part in the program.

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The heaviest downpour came at 4:30 p.m. just before Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III and presidential sisters Ballsy Aquino and Eldon Cruz, Pinky Aquino and Manolo Abellada and Viel Aquino and Dodo Dee, and their children: Jiggy and Jonty Aquino-Cruz, Miggy and Nina Aquino-Abellada, Kiko and Jia Aquino-Dee, joined by Philippine Vice-President Jejomar C. Binay, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno, Senate President Franklin M. Drilon, House Speaker Feliciano R. Belmonte, Jr., Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Atty. Francis Tolentino, Philippine National Police Director General Alan L.M. Purisima, Manila Police District Chief Leocadio Santiago, Jr., Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief-of-Staff General Pio Catapangan, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando Tetangco, Jr., Commission on Higher Education Chairman Patricia B. Licuanan, Cultural Center of the Philippines Chairperson Emily A. Abrera, National Commission for Culture and the Arts Chairman Felipe M. de Leon Jr., Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board Commissioner and CEO Antonio M. Bernardo, Land Transportation Office Chairman Virginia P. Torres, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Chairman Winston M. Ginez, Association of Broadcasters of the Philippines Chairman Butch S. Canoy, Executive Secretary Pacquito Ochoa, Jr., Agriculture Secretary ; Communications and Strategic Planning Office Secretary ; Defense Secretary ; Enviorment and Natural Resources Secretary , Jr.; Budget and Management Secretary , Jr.; Health Secretary Dr. , Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II, foreign affairs secretary , Trade and Industry Secretary , Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima, Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio

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A. Abaya, Energy Secretary Carlos , justice secretary Leila M. de Lima, labor and employment secretary Rosalinda D. Baldoz, public works and highways secretary Rogelio L. Singson, science and technology secretary Mario G. Montejo, social welfare and development secretary Corazon J. Soliman, tourism secretary Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr., Julia Abad-Razon, appointments secretary Rochelle R. Ahorro, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte, presidential spokesperson Atty. Edwin Lacierda, former senators Heherson Alvarez, Teresa Aquino-Oreta, , , John Henry Osmeña, Ernesto Herrera, Loi Estrada, , Robert Jaworski, Ping Lacson, Kiko Pangilinan, Vicente Paterno, Nene Pimentel, Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Santanina T. Rasul, Jovito Salonga, Helena Benitez, Eva Estrada-Kalaw, , , Vic Ziga, Ernesto Tanada and , current Senators Sergio Osmeña III, Pia Cayetano, Alan Peter Cayetano, TG Guingona, Bongbong Marcos, Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Nancy Binay, Lito Lapid, , JV Ejercito, Juan Ponce Enrlie, Ralph Recto and Vicente Sotto III, Majority Floor Leader Neptali Gonzales II, Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Rodolfo C. Fariñas, Ilocos Norte 2nd District Rep. Imelda Marcos, Ilocos Sur 1st District Rep. Ronald V. Singson, Caloocan Rep. Edgar R. Erice, Malabon Lone District Rep. Josephine Veronique R. Lacson-Noel, Navotas Lone District Rep. Toby Tiangco, Maria Theresa B. Bonoan-David of 4th District of Manila, Lucy Torres-Gomez of 4th District of Leyte, Karlo Nograles of 1st District of Davao City, Pedro B. Acharon Jr. of 1st District of South Cotabato and Sarangani Lone District Rep. Manny Pacquiao, Associate Justices , Presbitero Velasco, Jr., Teresita J. Leonardo-de Castro, Arturo D. Brion, Diosdado M. Peralta, Lucas P. Bersamin, Mariano C. Del Castillo, R. Abad, Martin Villarama, Jr., Jose Perez, Jose C. Mendoza, Bienvenido L. Reyes, Esrelita Perlas-Bernabe and Marvic Leonen, former Manila Mayor and Buhay Party-List Rep. Lito Atienza, former Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim, former Philippine President and now Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, current Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, former Quezon City Mayor Brigido Simon, Caloocan City Mayor Oscar Malapitan, Malabon City Mayor Len-Len Oreta, Navotas City Mayor John Rey Tiangco, Valenzuela City Mayor Rexlon Gatchalian, Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos, Marikina City Mayor Del de Guzman, former Pasig City Mayors Vicente, Soledad and Bobby Eusebio and San Juan City Mayor Guia Gomez, Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay, current Pasig City Mayor Maribel Andaya-Eusebio, Taguig City Mayor Laarni Lopez-Cayetano, current Pasay City Mayor Antonio ―Tony‖ Calixto, former Pasay City Mayor Wenceslao ―Peewee‖ Trinidad, former Paranaque City Mayor Joey Marquez, former Paranaque City Mayor Florencio Bernabe, current Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, Las Pinas City Mayor Vergel A. Aguilar and Muntinlupa City Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, Ilocos Norte Governor , Laoag City, Ilocos Norte Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas, Ilocos Sur Governor Ryan Luis Singson, Vigan City Mayor Eva Marie Singson-Medina, Abra Governor Eustaquio Bersamin, Bangued Mayor Dominic Bosuego Valera, Benguet Governor Nestor Fongwan, Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan, Tabuk City, Kalinga mayor Ferdinand Tubban, Cagayan Provincial Governor Alvaro Antonio, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Mayor Jefferson Pattaui Soriano, Aparri Mayor Shalimar D. Tumaru, Batanes Governor Vicente Gato, Basco Mayor Demetrius Paul C. Narag,

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Isabela Provincial Governor Faustino "Bojie" G. Dy III, Santiago City Mayor Joseph Salvador Tan, Ilagan City, Isabela Mayor Josemarie "Jay" L. Diaz, DMD, Cauayan, Isabela Mayor Bernard F. La Madrid Dy, Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Governor Ruth Padilla, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Municipal Mayor Ramon T. Cabauatan Jr., Quirino Provincial Governor Junie E. Cua, Cabarroguis, Quirino Municipal Mayor Avelino N. Agustin Jr., Pangasinan Provincial Governor Amado Espino, Rosales, Pangasinan Mayor Susan P. Casareno, Dagupan City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez, Urdaneta City Mayor Amadeo Gregorio E. Perez IV, Tarlac Governor Jesus ―Bong" Santos, Tarlac City Mayor Gelacio R. Manalang, La Union Governor Manuel "Manoling" C. Ortega, San Fernando, La Union mayor Pablo C. Ortega, Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane, Jr., Olongapo City Mayor Rolen Paulino, Subic, Zambales Mayor Jeffrey D. Khonghun, Aurora Provincial Governor Gerardo A. Noveras, Baler, Aurora Municipal Mayor Nelianto C. Bihasa, Pampanga Provincial Governor Lilia G. Pineda, San Fernando, Pampanga Mayor Edwin Santiago, Angeles City, Pampanga Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, Bataan Provincial Governor Albert S. Garcia, Balanga City Mayor Jose Enrique S. Garcia III, Bulacan Provincial Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado, Marilao Municipal Mayor Juanito "Tito" H. Santiago, Baliwag Municipal Mayor Carolina Dellosa, Malolos City Mayor Christian D. Natividad, Nueva Ecija Provincial Governor Aurelio Matias Umali, Cabanatuan City Mayor Julius Cesar V. Vergara, Cavite Provincial Governor Juanito Victor Remulla, Bacoor City Mayor Strike Revilla, Dasmarinas City Mayor Jennifer A. Barzaga, Rosario Municipal Mayor Jose M. Ricafrente Jr., Laguna Provincial Governor Ramil Hernández, Santa Rosa City, Laguna Mayor Arlene B. Arcillas- Nazareno, Calamba City Mayor Justin Marc Timmy Chipeco, San Pablo City Mayor Loreto S. Amante, Los Baños Municipal Caesar P. Perez, Rizal Provincial Governor Rebecca A. Ynares, Antipolo City Mayor Casimiro A. Ynares III, Cainta Mayor Johnielle Keith Nieto, Taytay Municipal Mayor Janet De Leon - Mercado, San Mateo, Rizal Mayor Jose Rafael Diaz, Angono Mayor Gerry V. Calderon, Jalajala Mayor Narciso San Juan Villaran, Batangas Provincial Governor Vilma Santos-Recto, Batangas City Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha, Lipa City Mayor Meynardo A. Sabili, Quezon Provincial Governor David C. Suarez, Lucena City Mayor Roderick A. Alcala, Palawan Governor Jose C. Alvarez, Puerto Princesa City Mayor Lucilo R. Bayron, Marinduque Governor Carmencita Ongsiako Reyes, Boac Mayor Roberto Madla, Occidental Mindoro Governor Mario Gene Mendiola, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro Mayor Romulo "Muloy" Festin Oriental Mindoro Governor Alfonso Umali, Jr., Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro Mayor Arnan C. Panaligan, Romblon Governor Eduardo C. Firmalo, Romblon Mayor Gerard S. Montojo, Masbate Governor Rizalina L. Seachon-Lañete, Masbate City Mayor Rowena R. Tuason, Camarines Norte Governor Edgardo Tallado, Daet Mayor Tito S. Sarion, Camarines Sur Governor Migz Villafuerte, Naga City Mayor John Bongat, Albay Provincial Governor Joey Salceda, Legaspi City Mayor Noel Rosal, Catanduanes Governor Araceli Wong, Virac Mayor Flerida Ruth A. Alberto, Sorsogon Provincial Governor Antonio Escudero Jr., Sorsogon City Mayor Sally A. Lee, Iloilo Provincial Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr., Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores, Kalibo Mayor William S. Lachica, Malay Mayor John P. Yap, Antique Governor Exequiel Javier, San Jose

268 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 de Buneavista Mayor Rony L. Molina, Capiz Governor Victor A. Tanco, Roxas City Mayor Angel Alan B. Celino, Negros Occidental governor Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr., Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella, Cebu Provincial Governor Hilario ―Junjun‖ Davide III, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, Consolacion Municipal Mayor Teresa P. Alegado, Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Chiquiting Sagarbarria, Sipalay City Mayor Soledad C. Montilla, Bohol Governor Edgar M. Chatto, Tagbilaran Mayor John Geesnell Yap, Tacloban City, Leyte Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez, Ormoc City Mayor Eric C. Codilla, Capoocan Mayor Federico H. Carolino Sr., Isabel Leyte Mayor Marcos Gregorio M. Cerillo, Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo P. Aquino, Borongan City Mayor Ma. Fe R. Abunda, Zamboanga City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay Mayor Eldwin M. Alibutdan, Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte Mayor Evelyn T. Uy, Davao del Sur Provincial Governor Claude Bautista, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Mati City, Davao Oriental Mayor Carlo Luis P. Rabat, Panabo City, Davao del Norte Mayor Jose L. Silvosa Sr., South Cotabato Provincial Governor Daisy Avance-Fuentes, General Santos City Mayor Ronnel Rivera, Koronadal Mayor Peter B. Miguel, Polomok Mayor Honey Lumayag-Matti, Sarangani Governor Steve C. Solon, Alabel Mayor Corazon S. Grafilo, Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu, Cotabato, Maguindanao Mayor Japal "JoJo" Guiani, Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph A. Evangelista, Misamis Oriental Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vicente B. Emano, Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno, Gingoog City Mayor Stella Marie L. Guingona, Misamis Occidental Governor Herminia M. Ramiro, Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo O. Parojinog Sr., Lanao del Norte governor Mohammad Khalid Q. Dimaporo, Iligan City Mayor Celso G. Regencia, Bukidnon Governor Jose Maria Zubiri, Jr., Malaybalay City Mayor Ignacio W. Zubiri, Agusan del Sur Provincial Governor Adolph Edward Plaza, Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr., United States ambassador Philip S. Goldberg, Canadian ambassador Christopher Thronley, Spanish ambassador Jorge Domecq, Mexican ambassador Julio Camarena Villaseñor, Bangladeshi ambassador Major Gen. John Gomes, Cambodian ambassador Tuot Panha, Indian ambassador Ram Trasad, Indonesian ambassador Ade Petranto, Japanese ambassador Toshinao Urabe, Korean ambassador Hyuk Lee, Lao ambassador Malayvieng Sakonhninhom, Malaysian Ambassaor Dato Mohd Zamiri Vin Mohd Kassim, Burmese ambassador Aung Khin Soe, Pakistani ambassador Safdar Hayat, Marichu Vera Perez, Rev. Fr. Sonny Ramirez, PAGCOR Chairman Ephraim Genuino, PAGCOR Chairman Cristino L. Naguiat, Jr., former PAGCOR presidents Butch Tenorio and Rafael Butch Francisco, PAGCOR Chairman Jorge Sarmiento, Philippine Olympic Committee Chairman Jose Cojuangco, Jr., Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Ricardo R. Garcia and representatives of businessman Lucio Tan, former Metrobank president Tony Abacan, Philippine National Bank board of director, Rep. Miguel ―Mike‖ Romero, retired Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justices Hilario Davide, Jr., Artemio Panganiban and Reynato Puno, Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Bea Zobel, Ayala Land, Inc. president Antonino ―Tony" Aquino, Rowena Tomeldan, AC Legarda, Mark Sablan, Joseph Reyes, Maricris Bernardino, Pivi Diaz, Rina Rejanit, Bobby Dy, Manuel V. Pangilinan, TV5 President- Emeritus and The Philippine STAR Chairman Atty. Ray C. Espinosa, TV5 President

269 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 and CEO Noel Lorenzana, Ariel Fermin, Gary Dujali, News5 head Luchi Cruz- Valdes, Meralco HR and Corporate Services Senior Vice-President and Philippine Basketball Association Chairman-Emeritus Mon Segismundo and Sports5 head and Gilas Pilipinas Basketball Team Coach Chot Reyes, Kenneth Yang, Tessie Sy- Coson, Tony Tan-Caktiong, Ramon Ang, Alfred Ty, Arthur Ty, Sari Yap, Lance Gokongwei, Robina Gokongwei-Pe, Liza Gokongwei-Cheng, Isha Andaya-Valles, Myrza Sison, Jo-ann Maglipon, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation Chairman Eugenio Lopez III, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation President and Chief Content Officer Charo Santos-Concio, Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. managing director Malou Santos, Broadcast Head and Channel 2 Head Cory Valenzuela-Vidanes, television business unit head Laurenti Dyogi, business unit head for comedy Linggit Tan-Marasigan, ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc. General Manager Ernie Lopez, Dreamscape Entertainment Television President Deo Endrinal, Roxy Liquigan, Riley Santiago, Robert Labayen, Mark Yambot, August Benitez, Nandy Villar, Rico Camus, Raymond Miranda, Mark Lopez, Maricel Arenas, Happy Mabulay, Darwin Cerrado, Aldrin Cerrado, Dino Laurena, March Ventosa, Chris Lopez, Carlo Katigbak, Leo Katigbak, Paolo Pineda, Bong Osorio, Monchet Olives, Karen Coloma, former ABS-CBN presidents Cito Alejandro and Freddie Garcia, movie and television director Johnny Manahan, Star Magic Vice-President Mariole Alberto, Cathy Garcia-Molina, Arnel Natividad, Toto Natividad, Malu Sevilla, Rechie del Carmen, Jojo Saguin, Olivia Lamasan, Laurice Guillen, Jerry Lopez-Sineneng, Tots Mariscal, Erik Salud, Ruel Bayani, Ruel Naval, Joyce Bernal, John-D Lazatin, Jerome Pobocan, Jonathan Diaz, Wenn Deramas and Don Cuaresma, 4, 000 Lopez kin from all over the world, ABS-CBN Manila Radio and Sports Division head Peter Musngi, ABS-CBN Integrated News and Current Affairs Chief Ging Reyes and Choose Philippines head Charie Villa, music composer and television director Bobet and actor Kobi Vidanes, the members of the Yap, Diaz, Castelo, Daza, Planas, Valenzuela and Vidanes families, Andrew Tan, Beth Lee, Fe Agudo, Washington Sycip, Felipe Gozon, Menardo Jimenez, Sr., Jimmy Duavit, Annette Gozon-Abrogar, Lito Abrogar, Lilybeth G. Rasonable, Regie C. Bautista, Marivin T. Arayata, Jose Mari R. Abacan, Gigi Santiago-Lara, Darling P. De Jesus, Cheryl Ching-Sy, Teresa L. Pacis, Bang U. Arespacochaga, Ali Nokom-Dedicatoria, TAPE, Inc. president and chief executive officer Tony Tuviera, Malou Choa-Fagar, TAPE, Inc. chairman-emeritus Romy Jalosjos, Sanjiv Vohra, Wilson Tieng, Philippine Daily Inquirer board chairman Marixi Rufino-Prieto, Philippine Daily Inquirer president Alexandra Prieto-Romualdez, Philippine Daily Inquirer editor-in-chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc, United States Embassy spokesperson Rebecca Thompson, as well guests were media agencies and advocacy partners, 600 participants of the World Economic Forum on East Asia Summit 2014 from more than 30 countries, 1,000 guests during the president‘s ―State of the Nation Address‖ 2014, bag designer Sylvia Santos, fashion designers JC Buendia, Randy Ortiz, Jojie Lloren, Dong Omaga Diaz, Joey Samson, Ivarluski Aseron, Vittorio Barba, Gerry Katigbak, Frederick Peralta, Rajo Laurel, Len Nepomuceno, Hindy Weber-Tantoco, Ramon Esteban, PJ Aranador, Edwin Ao, OJ Hofer, Arcy Gayatin, Tippi Ocampo, Avel Bacudio, Jerome Salaya Ang, Joel Escober, Anthony Nocom, Albert Andrada, Noel Crisostomo, Ronaldo Arnaldo, Kristel Yulo, Happy Andrada, Pablo Cabahug and James Reyes, FDAP designers

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Johnny Abad, Ricky Abad, Dexter Alaza, Nino Angeles, Delby Bragais, Karen Castro, Kirby Cruz, Ivan dela Cruz, Perry Diaz, Lynn Roxas, Boyet Dysanco, Ricco Escaro, Rocky Gathercole, Genar Gozum, Pristine de Guzman, Adin Lara, Paul Ranier Lim, Noelle Llave, Edgar Madamba, Jontie Martinez, Nikkie Martinez, Ole Morabe, Vivo Nazareth, Dave Ocampo, Lito Perez, Nholie Pilapil, Joyce Pilarsky, Aan Pineda, Raoul Ramirez, Yako Reyes, Rholand Roxas, Edgar San Diego, Fanny Serrano, Edwin Uy, Simon Ariel Vasquez, Geoffrey Zordilla, independent fashion designers Jun Escario, Michelle Sison, Patrice Ramos Diaz, Charina Sarte, Cary Santiago, Dennis Lustico, John Paras, Bea Albert, Eric de los Santos, Maureen Desini, Vania Romoff, Martin Bautista, John/Paul Herrera, Ronald Mendoza, Audie Espino, Sidney Perez Sio, Goullee Gorospe and Raoul Ramirez, country‘s design icons Inno Sotto, Auggie Cordero, Pepito Albert, Cesar Gaupo, Lulu Tan- Gan, Mike de la Rosa and Loretto, Efren Ocampo and The Dean of Filipino Fashion Designers Ben Farrales, McCann Erickson Client Service Director Bernadette Chincuanco, Coca-Cola ASEAN Business Unit President Manuel Arroyo, Coca-Cola Philippines President & General Manager Guillermo Aponte, marketing director Anubha Sahasrabuddhe and Franchise and Commercial Leadership Director Peter Schaelstraete together with the Coca-Cola Philippines team: Johanna Hife, Steve Little, Rogie Delena, Raymond Villaflor, Teejae Sonza, Jobert Dumlao, Sharon Tanganco, Roki Ferrer, Rachel Cruz, Francis Chua, Franz Decloedt, Yasmin Mallari, Jenny Cinco, Jing Atienza, Criselda Pascual, Mavel Banocnoc, Thess Acuna, Franco Jorge, Stephanie Castillo, Tish Condeno, Jaideep Kibe, Nicamae Baylen, Jenalyn Perez, Barry del Rosario, and Nikki Lee, Suyen Corporation's Nene and Virgilio Lim, Bryan Lim and Suyen Lim, Carlos Chan's children Carlson, Archie, Rinby, Larry, Oszen and Shera, Tony Ferrer, Lawrence Tan, Atty. Joji Villanueva-Alonso, former Ilocos Rep. Roque ―Roquito‖ Ablan, Charie Villa, Stella Katigbak Dearing, Cecy Seares Luna, Duke Frasco, Choy and Marissa Cojuangco, Suyen Corporation Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder Ben Chan, hair stylist and Philippine Fashion Ball creative director Noel Manapat, public relations practitioner, events orgainzer and talent manager Keren Pascual, Girlie Rodis and Star Magic handler Monch Novales, Maricar Xerez-Burgos, Karen Santos, Conchita Toda, Doody Tuason, Fr. Pedro Garcia Galende, Angie Lacson, Corazon Alvina, Jose Mari Trenas, Iya Villania and Drew Arellano, Paolo Abrera and Suzi Entrata, beauty queens Lara Quigaman, Shamcey Supsup with husband Lloyd Lee, Gwen Ruais, Bianca Manalo and Pia Wurtzbach, Sitti Navarro, Jasmine Curtis Smith, James Blanco, Eric Tai, K Brosas, Claudine Barretto and Raymart Santiago, Randy Santiago, Bamboo Manalac, Binibining Pilipinas 2013 winners Cindy Miranda and Pia Romero, Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago, Miss Universe 2013 3rd Runner-Up Ariella Arida, Katherine de Castro-Cruz, Oyo Boy Sotto, Rowell Santiago, Dominique Cojuangco, Dina Bonnevie with husband Ilocos Sur Vice- Governor Deogracias Victor Savellano, Jericho Rosales, apl.de.ap, Eddie Garcia and Richard Gomez, Former Professional Models Association of the Philippines board members and fashion luminaries Tina Maristela Ocampo, Izza Gonzales- Agana, Desiree Verdadero-Abesamis, Marina Benipayo, Patty Betita, Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez, Den Abesamis, Hans Montenegro, Grace Molina and Ariel Atendido, Robert Mananquil, models Robby Mananquil, Raya Mananquil-de

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Leon, and Rissa Mananquil-Trillo with Valerie de los Santos; Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles team manager Paolo Trillo; Current Professional Models Association of the Philippines president Phoemela Baranda also came with Manila‘s favourite models Grace Tagle, Bubbles Paraiso, Luke Jickain, Mia Ayesa, Sanya Smith, Mika Lagdameo-Martinez, Antoinette Enciso-Ocampo, Angel Agustin-Co and Marilen Faustino-Montenegro The Philippine STAR Lifestyle section columnists RJ Ledesma, Stephanie Zubiri-Crespi, and Tim Yap, The Philippine STAR Lifestyle section editor Millet Martinez-Mananquil, Philippine Daily INQUIRER Lifestyle section editor Thelma Sioson-San Juan, MERalCo Bolts coach Norman Black, Ateneo men‘s basketball coach Bo Perasol and his players Ponso Gotladera, Kris Porter, Anton Asistio, Isaac Jules Lim, former players Macky Escalona, Nico Salva, Bacon Austria, Tonino Gonzaga, Emman Monfort, Juami Tiongson, Frank Golla, Oping Sumalinog and JP Erram, Sen. Bong Revilla Jr., William Lao, Carol Garcia, Charlie Cojuangco, Mother Lily Yu-Monteverde, Mark Lapid, Ethel Ramos, Dolor Guevarra, Boots Plata, Ricky Lo, Cristy Fermin, Rikka Dylim, Shirley Kuan, Deedee Sytangco, Sec. Sonny Coloma, Beth Tagle, Rep. Dax and Midy Cua, Dolly Anne Carvajal-Mendoza, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Mon David, Lily Layug, Arthur Manuntag, Christine Singson, Grace Singson, Tess Daza, Jackie Aquino-Gavino, Joy Melendrez, Tonypet Albano, Maricar Bhel, Reps. Uliran Joaquin, Hermilando Mandanas, Annie Susano and Butch Dumpit, Vanessa Francisco, Annabelle Rama-Gutierrez, Boots Anson-Roa, Snow Tago, Charmaine Yu, Greg Yu, Edmund Lim and Ramon Jacinto, Helen Ong, JJ Calero, Jeannie Goulbourn, Katrina Feist, Jun and Nene Leonor, Jojo and Henry Zabarte, Marilou Lovina, Kay Kuok Goo, Elizabeth de Motte, Ronald Villavelez, Enrico Lingao, Jr., Protacio Empaces, Mario Rotersos, Jude Elardo, Edwin Ao, Mario Colmenares, Romain Barberis, Carminia Pavia, Spencer Ty, Liza Tan, Christine San Diego, Karen Grupp, Mimi and Juliet Tan, Ana and Vince Bitong, Tito Herbosa, Angela Trillo, Chris Parker, Chito Melo, Riina Sinisalo, Alexandra Escat, Johnny Revilla, Sandy Daza, Elizabeth Cunanan-Angsioco, Matthew Lloren and Tani Aragon, Tata Aragon, Candy Ochoa, Marica Cabrera, Maryrose Centenera, Ana Esperanza- Uy, Tet Magno, Msgr. Don Erfe, Rev. Fr. Greg Ramos, Leon Ang, Tony and Maryann Bejar, Jose Laig, Luisa Quintana, Ramon Mojica, Jomar Castillo, Joyce Oreña-Stalder, Tetta Ortiz-Matera, Gus Albor, Roberto M.A. Robles, Reggie Yuson, Naki Ataman, Bob Zozobrado, Armando Anday, Andy and Tisha Bautista, Celia Cuasay, Leroy Tan, Amado Tadeo, William and Eliza Valdez, Dave Mercado, Roi Philips, Lorna Quisumbing, Susan Campos, Nimfa Yatco, Margarita Romualdez, Jaina Perez, Tina Coscolluela, Joan Matchuck, Vincenzo Cappelluto, Chit Montenegro, James Freney, Rodolfo Giusto, Tillie Pelagallo, Syke and Sessy Garcia, Mari Kaimo, Geneva Cruz, Cher Calvin, Pia Regala, Corcor Dizon- Agustin, Fiona Lucas, Luz Julian Peralta, Glo Fariña Peralta, Dr. Teresita Colome, Ruby Tuason, Msgr. Matt Garcia, Joe Briones, Dr. Jazmine Gongora, Cali and Pepsi Aro, Dr. Andrea Dimayuga, Rev. Fr. Nick Yatco, S.J., Santos and Pilar Estacio, Eta Mercado, Etta Rosales, Toby Tiangco, Peewee Trinidad, Sonny Belmonte, Gary Coull, Mike McCoy, Richard Taylor, Tim and David Ferdinand, David Fergusson, Simon Dewhurst, Rafe Totengco, Josie Cruz-Natori, Anna Bayle, Tunting Cruz Matters, Tunting Cruz Matters, Maricel Matias and Rene Santos, Zeny Cabral, Melissa Lopez, Bea Valdes, Laurice Guillen, Socorro Cancio-Ramos, Isidro

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Camacho, Clarissa Ocampo, Kelly Sum, Joyce Ma, Karina Borromeo, Brad Turvey, Robbie Puno, Monsour del Rosario, Benny Litonjua, Lourdes Gregorio, Judith Zapanta, Juanjo Berenguer, Alvaro Pertierra, Pepito Albert, Tricia Cu Unjieng, Riki Kwek-Mathay, Robert Arevalo, Barbara Gonzales, Erwin Elechicon, Malu Maglutac Chiongbian, Ampee Sietereales, Bobby Macapagal, Tony and Charing Ang, Quinito Henson, Rosanna Roces, Bettina Osmeña, Cheloy Dans, Tessie Dichupa, Cota Yabut, Corito Kalaw, Adelia Angeles, Peping and Essen de las Alas, Aurora Nosco, Tomas and Gracing Dadia, Edita Cambe, Natzy Zaragoza, Oming Concepcion, Tessie Pajarillo, Ching Bernardo, Imelda Requiesta, Lucy Vergara, Merce Reyes, Jo Madarang, Jimmy Nanagas, Mila Dayrit, Ading Dayrit, Paolo Valenciano, Tim Cone, Mon Isberto, Ben Quezon Avanceña, Pitang Lopez-Tiongson, Fr. Roberto San Diego, Belinda Adora and Bong Marquez, Berna Lomotan, Ramon Barretto, Catherine Weir, Nina Aguas, Gerry Ablaza, Topper Coronel, Norberto Nazareno, Gigi Montinola, Yogi Salcedo, Dolly Fortun, Connie Mamaril, Daisy Ople, Monet Joven, Lulu Villanueva, Jenette Lista, Susan Sebastian, Lucille Chabeldin, Marilu Ngo, Johnny Taguinod, Thelma Dinoy, Victor Valbuena, Carlo Orosa, Mauro Malang Santos, Jessica Soho, Ariel Lozada, Amparito Lhuillier, Lili Adina, Petite Garcia, Nelson Paglinawan, Dawnie Roa, Dee Hua Gatchalian, Sheryl Yao, Organisasyon ng mga Pilipinong Mang- Aawit (OPM) President and EDSA People Power Commissioner Ogie Alcasid and wife Regine Velasquez, Luke Mejares, Nyoy Volante, Wency Cornejo, Maegan Aguilar, Jonathan Badon, Atty. Ferdie Topacio, Alvin Anson and Gary Berena, Davey Langit and Lara Maigue, Michael Jackson impersonator Jericho Valencia, teleserye stars Zanjoe Marudo, Jake Cuenca, Erich Gonzales, Paulo Avelino, Coco Martin and Julia Montes, model and television show host Bianca Gonzales and music composer Jim Paredes, economist and former NEDA secretary general Solita Collas-Monsod, actor Robin Padilla with his wife Mariel Rodriguez and brother Rommel, noontime game and variety television show host Willie Revillame, 1969 Miss Universe Gloria Diaz, Father and son Pen and Ping Medina, cousins Isabelle Daza and Georgina Wilson, Pokwang Subong, ―Wowowee‖ girls RR Enriquez, Saicy Aguila, and April ―Congratulations‖ Gustilo, Carla Abellana, sexy actress Katrina Halili, models Pancho Magno, John Spainhour, Vince Ferraren and JC Tiuseco, Aga Muhlach, comedian Gelli de Belen, Dra. Vicki Belo, Edward Mendez, Kim Benedicto Lokin, Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta, Bernadette Sembrano, Cheryl Cosim, Niña Corpuz, Marife Mordido, Aida Sy-Gonzales, Aster Amoyo, Karen Padilla, Edna Lazaro, Leslie Saulsbury, Lourdes Rosario, Jet Versoza, Apple Peji Tan, Champaigne Flores, volleyball player Gretchen Ho, comedian John Lapus, singer Kean Cipriano, Mia Nolasco, chef Lando Laudico, Ginger Conejero, Comedienne Candy Pangilinan and Arnell Ignacio, film and television directors Jose Javier Reyes and Manny Castañeda, Ramon Bautista, Richard Gutierrez, TV host Raymond Gutierrez, Mae Paner, Pinky Amador, Leo Valdez, Noel Trinidad and Jun Urbano, Dr. Aivee Aguilar-Teo, Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo, Maricel Soriano, Ai-ai delas Alas, Vice Ganda, Ruffa Gutierrez, Rustom Padilla, German Moreno and Gardo Versoza, 1986 EDSA People-Power Revolution veterans Leah Navarro, Mitch Valdez, and Maan Hontiveros, Megastar Sharon Cuneta and Kiko Pangilinan and daughter KC Concepcion, Dr. Elenita Binay and Louie Locsin, Sabrina Wong, Dianne de

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Castro, Christian Raeuber, Beth Mancilla, Carl Cunanan, David Celdran, Goody Custodio, Mari Oquinena, Monica Torres, Joey Singian, Marilou Batchelor, Arlene Cua, Claudia Tambunting, Karen Santos, Rosanna Fores, Cara Wilson Ferrari, Carlos Borromeo, Poch Villa-Real, Anjie Dy Buncio, Ayen Laurel, Tony Maughan, Haydee Potenciano, Dale dela Cruz, Kristine Lim, Nenita Lim, Hisanao Nagasawa, Randy Ang, Tina Chan, Maurice Laude, Gail Laude, Roxanne Farillas and Erickson Farillas, Paing Hechanova and Mely Concepcion-Hechanova, Ed Quimson, Margaux Salcedo, Lori Baltazar, Nancy Reyes Lumen, Bobby Cuenca, Mary Ann Ojeda, Rye Fariñas, Camille Agbayani and Macky Mathay, Isagani Banzuelo, Rochelle Balatbat, Jayson Liban, Boris Joaquin, Cat Arambulo, Bombi Balquiedra, Cacay Moras and Santi Go, Bizu Patisserie Audrey Tanco, Mich Mella, Grace Sy, Katrina Yu, Lia Colayco, Issa Litton, Jojo Zabarte, Bob and Elsie Colombo, Javi and Teresa Hernandez, Bambi Harper, Juan Jose and Miren Berenguer-Testa, Ricky and Beng Dee, Robert and Cecile Lopez Lillies, Rupert and Tina Jacinto, George Sison, Maritess Allen, George and Ces Schultz, Eric Recto and Jay Lagdameo, Peng and Vicky Perez de Tagle, Elbert and Chito Melo, Zia Alonto Adiong and Hafsa Dimaporo Balindong, Victor and Nancy Luy, Miriam Lao, Alex Alcantara, Russell Morgan, Yoshi Uy, Mark Nicosia, Alexandra Pajaro, Judith and Rodolfo Pajaro, Jun Leonor, Rica King, Joyce Jimenez, Benjamin Besa, Martin Nuñez, Jay Aquitania, Ryan Yllana, Antonio Aquitania, Jing Uy, Ana and William Antonio, Sandy Rieta, Delmer Miranda, Dboy Trofeo, Baron Geisler, Jason Luengo, Rita Sanson, Myrna Fernandez, Susan Joven, Elena Bautista, Cecile Wiekene, Jake and Karen Macasaet, Jun and Nene Leonor, Captain Joy Roa, Television host Paolo Bediones, Lorraine Belmonte, Carla Sibal, Hall of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach, former Chicago Bulls center Luc Longley, and comedian Vic Sotto, Ito Curata, Anton Mendoza, Albert Garcia, Mark Leviste, Tony Abad, Jamie Picornell, Michelle Pantoja, Martin Lim Marty and Cassandra Beltran Kierulf, Corazon Llorca, Cecilia Abad, Paulino Cheng, Gloria Beltran, Tonichi Grey, Clemence Cervantes, Quincy Castillo, Gerardo Lanuza, Susan Yap, Noel Lim, Carmelita Mendiola, Rafael Villareal, Gabe La‘O, José Miguel Pons, Nicky Novella, Freddy Gonzalez, William Paradies, Domeka Garamendi, Katrina Burrows, Jackie Kierulf, Monica Barretto, Erica Tatad, Gabby de la Rama, Mic Agcaoili, Rica Villaluz, Bong Aromin, Ann Michelle and Marielle Capistrano, Glenn Glinoga, Ito Ocampo, Tristan Choa, Tippi Ocampo, Cecile Zamora and Jerome Van Straten, Claire Ann Yap, Philip Grima and Cosetta Fedele, Chris Paraiso, Harry Gue, Rubens Fedele, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the Philippines Mohd, Ameen Wali, Manuel Lazaro, Avelino Cruz, Atty. Mike Toledo, Boying Remulla, Rex Gatchalian, Carissa Coscolluela, Rachel Arenas, Cecile Mauricio, Yvonne Dayrit Romualdez, Jacqueline Dayrit Boncan, Erlinda Panlilio, Mita Rufino, Bambi Harper, Susan Calo-Medina, Chichi Salas, Eliza Tan,Joyce Andres, Cristina Ynes Sison, Maryann Garcia, Sandra Rocha, Rick Jacobsen, Oliver Kreuzer, Paolo Quimson, Erika Aquino, Ling Ochoa, Alfredo Barretto, Don Pepe Araullo, Vilma Labrador, Linda Legaspi Rosal, MJ De Leon, Amber Roxas, Shiela Tan, Chrissie Say, Fernando Fernandez, Danica Caynap, Allan Garcia, Genesis Kelly Lontoc, Jose Amado Dominguez, Lulay Mapa and Chito Gaurano, Dette Aquino-Tan, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Adolfo Azcuna, Precy Lopez and Steve Psinakis, Maritess Lopez, Odette Ong, Danding

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Cojuangco, Guia Gomez, Carlos Chan, Clinton Campos-Hess, Milagros How, Robert Coyiuto, Jr., Elisa Lim, Emilia Yang, Dr. Queenie Lee-Chua, Joseph Estrada, Claudio Condotta, Stella Chua, 92AD, Fr. Johnny Go, S.J., Fr. Bienvenido Nebres, S.J., Fr. Nemesio Que, S.J., Digos Bishop Guillermo Afable, Bless Villareal, Pat Goc- Ong, Michelle Calo-Alvarillo, Christian Arzsenal, Robbie Afzelius, Kris Aquino, Charlene Gonzales, Christopher de Leon and Sandy Andolong, Rez Cortez, William Martinez and Yayo Aguila, Lani Mercado-Revilla, Lorna Tolentino- Fernandez, Tirso Cruz III and wife Lyn and son Bodie, Eric Quizon, G. Toengi- Walters and Romnick Sarmenta, Kuh Ledesma, Grace Nono, Louie Heredia and Dingdong Avanzado, Philip Salvador, Smokey Manaloto, Beth Tamayo-Wong, Antoinette Taus, Tom Taus, Janine Gutierrez and basketball stars, Sunshine Cruz, Gladys Reyes-Roxas, Daisy Reyes, Rufa Mae Quinto and Isabel Granada, Bro. Eddie Villanueva 2010 presidential campaign supporters Coney Reyes, Karla Martinez, Piolo Pascual, Dolphy Quizon, Jr., Donita Rose, Nonoy Zuniga and Prof. Jeremias Jangad, ―Hawak-Kamay‖ main cast members Nikki Gil, Zaijian Jaranilla, Xyriel Manabat, Andrea Brillantes, Yesha Camile, supporting cast members Juan Karlos Labajo, Lyca Gairanod, Jacob Dionisio, Axel Torres, Maris Racal, Manolo Pedrosa and Kim Nichole Baranda, PBA players James Yap and sons Joshua and Bimby Aquino-Yap, Marc Pingris and wife Danica Sotto, Gary David, Jimmy Alapag and wife LJ Moreno, Doug Kramer and wife Cheska Garcia and daughter Kendra, Wesley Gonzales, Kelvin dela Peña, JC Intal, Simon Atkins, Jai Reyes and wife Klaire Yapuco, Larry Fonacier and wife Lora Gahol, and LA Tenorio and wife Cheska, Felisa Valdez, Ambrosio Valdez Jr., Reema Chanco, Rica Tantoco De Jesus, Bobby Andrews, Symon Soler, Vitto Lazatin, Kris Lawrence, Nancy Castiglione, Mojo Jojo, King DJ Logan, Toti Dalmacion, Up Dharma Down, Gaby dela Merced, Andi Manzano, ―Fastbreak‖ charity basketball game players Gerald Anderson, Anne Curtis, Daniel Padilla, Jessy Mendiola, Jose Manalo, Marco Alcaraz, Champ Lui Pio, Derek Ramsay, Luis Alandy, Xian Lim, Jason Abalos, Lemuelle Pelayo, Arthur Solinap, Carl Guevarra, Rico Blanco, Jhong Hilario, Vhong Navarro, Billy Crawford, Chris Tiu, JV Kapunan, Jon Lucas, Ervic Vijandre, Arjo Atayde, Joe Vargas, Gab Valenciano, Jon Hall, Carlo Gonzales and James and Jim Salas, Thirdy Ravena, RR Garcia, Terrence Romeo, Bobby Ray Parks, Kevin Alas, Garvo Lanete, Jake Pascual, Chris Newsome, Baser Amer, Von Pessumal, and Nico Elorde, NBA 3x3 Philippines celebrity basketball players Fabio Ide, Rovilson Fernandez, Gerard Acao, Bobby Yan, Andy Smith, Will Devaughn, Robin da Roza and Joross Gamboa, running coach Rio de la Cruz, basketball coaches Vince Hizon and Allan Gregorio, Perlas Pilipinas women‘s national basketball team player Melissa Jacob, sports broadcasters Jinno Rufino of Solar Sports, Mark Zambrano of GMA News and Marco Benitez and Anton Roxas of ABS-CBN Sports, ―7,107 International Music Festival‖ celebrity revelers Magalona siblings, KC Montero, Rhian Ramos, Troy Montero, Aubrey Miles, Bea Soriano, Adrien Semblat, Francis Ricafort, Erwan and Solenn Heussaff, Carla Humphries, Nicole Anderson, Gian Magdangal, Paula Peralejo-Fernandez, Liezel Verses, Abigail Lesley Cruz, DJ Mo Twister, Coleen Garcia, Sam Pinto, Felix and Dominic Roco, Teresa Herrera-Anthony, Daniel Matsunaga, Lauren Young, Victor Basa, Divine Lee, Michelle Madrigal, ―Boys Night Out‖ Radio Disc Jockeys Tony-Tony, Slick Rick and Sam YG, Kiefer Ravena,

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Brent Javier, Borgy Manotoc, Ellen Adarna, Bianca King, Phil Younghusband, and more, Gerard Cancio, Carla Sebastian, Mark Bumgarner and Michelle Bumgarner, BENCH/ family stars, ―6,200: The Mission Possible Project‖ personalities and ―The Naked Truth: Denim and Underwear Fashion Show‖ celebrity models Kim Chiu, Karylle, Jeric and Jeron Teng, Enchong Dee, Joseph Marco, Lovi Poe, Rachelle Ann Go and Markki Stroem, Michelle Vito, Sofia Andres, Dianne Medina, Helga Krapf, Melissa Ricks, Djanin Cruz, Kiana Valenciano with Samantha Godinez-Valenciano, Mr. Chinatown 2013 winners Jose Miguel Lasala, Sydney Du, Sky Yang, Jerome Tan and Randy See; Mr. Chinatown 2014 winners David Licuaco and Kurt Joshua Ong, Mark Lopez, Jairus Ferrer, Alec Robes, ―Be BENCH/: The Model Search‖ finalist Ron Morales; Carlos Concepcion; Yeng Constantino; ―Pinoy Dream Academy: Season 2‖ scholar Hansen Nichols with his twin brother GC, ―BENCH/ Rajo Laurel Dos collection‖ models Sam Concepcion, Rocco Nacino, Steven Silva, Enzo Pineda, Sarah Lahbati and Regine Angeles, newest ―BENCHsetters‖ including actors Tom Rodriguez, Dennis Trillo, Martin del Rosario and Dominic Roque, Anthony and David Semerad, Andre Paras and De La Salle Green Archers center Arnold van Opstal, ―America's Next Top Model‖‘s Dominique Reighard and Allison Harvard, ―Asia‘s Next Top Model‖ finalist Katarina Rodriguez, television commercial, ramp, print and fashion models and actors Benjamin Alves, Jon Avila, Franco Daza, Marx Topacio, Victor Silayan, John James Uy, Marvin Raymundo, Miko Raval and Raphael Robes, Luisito Rabat, models and athletes Anton del Rosario and Sam Richelle, Andrew Wolff and Janka Cederstam, Hideo Muraoka, Catriona Gray, Valerie Bariou-Bondoc, Rima Ostwani, Janeena Chan, Regine Tolentino, AJ Dee, Mariana del Rio, Say Alonzo-Yupangco, Chynna Ortaleza and Railey Valeroso, Denise Laurel, Mel Martinez, Sharon Tan, Paul Daza, Pia Asistio, Mich Araullo, Debbie Co, Alvin Lim, Maggie Wilson, Camille Villar, Fargo Baillet, Josephine Bael Fujisawa-Ilagan, Dominic John Galeon, Mia Bayuga, Chris Badiola, Bong Tan, Richard Tiu, Christine Love, Illac Diaz, Lovely Tecson and Alberto Romulo, Nedy Tantoco, Isabel Wilson, Pitoy Moreno, Bea Valdes, Irene Martel Francisco, Guilly Rufino, Gloria Huang, Jocelyn Buendia, Gigi Barrera, Marzena Nowakowska, Johncy Maham, Mitch Dizon, Matthew Lim, Samantha Yen, Victor Antonino, Enrique Gonzalez, Clarisse Chiongbian, Dr. Carlos Gabriel, Dr. Anna Lopez- Gabriel, Quito Lopez, Greg Montenegro, Emily Montenegro, Fitz Puyat, Paolo Araneta, Mumph Ruiz, Manny del Rosario, Cary Lagdameo, Mark and Michelle Tagle, Eva Gullas, Myra Puyat Santiago, Margarita Fores, Monique Villongco, Amado Fores, Sandro Tengco, Ethan Belmonte, Joel Lomotan, Marissa Orosa- Concepcion, Kai Lim, Marissa Cojuangco, Abby Jimenez, Milette Belmonte, Trina Alindogan, Candy Dizon, Cathy Qu, Lianne Tiu, Ruthy Vera, Grace Ang, Annette Tirol, Suzanne Cobonpue, Lisa Araneta-Marcos, Susan Florete, Audrey Puckett- Chiu, Nanette Medved Po, Marilen Tuason, Florence Ko, Helmut Gaisberger, Chesca Roces, Mark Jentes, Denisse Oca, Sha Supangan, Stephen Ku, Bibe Martinez, Rajiv Ghumman, Roseana Grandel, Eloisa Ricchetti, Dang Palma, Rico Arce, Michael Chua and Angela Bunag, Glenn Gaerlan, Enchong Formoso, Chris Nelson, Dominic Bekaert and Paloma Zobel, Adriano Cartuliares, Lalain Landico, Evelyn Reyes, Rose Bernardez Redaon, Janice Reyes, Mark Jones, Judith Go, Jacqui Wieneke, Emily Santos, Marion Chua, Agustin Davalos, Sep Cimafranca,

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Glowie Ramiro, Karen Pamintuan, Toby Gatchalian, Gicelle Himala, Edith Marquez-Reyes, Rebecca Daza-Sadhwani, Manjit Sadhwani, Bing Carrion-Buck, Loren Legarda-Leviste, Greggy Licaros Jr., Mabel Abaño, Jeffrey and Vivian Ng, Filaine Tan and Jeann Wee, Herbert Bautista, Missy Ayala, Ben Wintle, Simon and Paul Jablon, Eric Noyel, AA Acuna, En and Andrew Calvert, Evan King, Analu Fereira, Victor De Leon Lima, Chiyuki Fujimoto, Chertchai Methanayanonda, Busba Bunnag, Khun Manthana de Leon, Khun Kullanit, Khun Suwattee Teerapath, Joey Bernardino, Rene Lapid, Albert Banaag, Rhea Rivera, Jhoanna Lim, Mike Celis, Lei Lopez, Chikarom Kitiyakara, Silvana Diaz, Phyllis Zaballero, Alfredo and Beth Francisco, Ron Reibenbach, Pilar Singian, Sylvia Ventura, Mindy Gana, Carmen Lynam-Mannakee, Renee Veyret, Irit Ben Abba, Busba Bunnag, Hajah Maimunah Dato Haji Elias, Salem Adam, Jacky Foo, Mohammed Ebrahim Aljowaid, Navrekha Sharma, Milena Santana-Ramirez, Joao Cayetano da Silva, Domini Primero, Miko Valenzuela, Ronnie Henares, Baham Mitra, Cita Astals, Jaime Daez, Ella Roces Montenegro, Jenny Syquia, Michelle Bayle, King DJ Logan, Ginny del Rosario and Emilio Abello, Luis and Barbara del Rosario, Alice Ong, Aying Palenzuela, Joanne del Rosario, Ging de los Reyes, Billy King, Jesse Sincioco, Mike Constantino, Mon Maramba, Edmundo Reyes Jr., Paulyn Sicam, Dr. Rosita Navarro, Francis Tolentino, Antonieta Fortuna-Ibe, Winnie Nazareth, Enrico Villanueva, Maritoni Fernandez, Josephine Knox, Betty Tenchaves, Presy Ramos, Susan Grau, Chito Francisco, Kate Gordon, Spirit of ‗67, Albert Bildner and Lin Illusorio, Jesusa Calanog, Linglingay Lacanlale, Bill and Lily O‘Boyle, Winna Kimmel, Calvin Tsao, Nene Quimson, Minnie Osmeña, Anna Sy, Hernan Cortez, Isabel Ongpin, Rene Encarnacion, Lourdes Montinola, Nelly Fung, Lorna Laurel, Toni Yulo Loyzaga, Del Fojas, Nestor Santiago, Andy Locsin, Lorrie Reynoso, Lorenzo and Lorrie Valdez, Dr. and Mrs. Ruben Paredesm, Dr. and Mrs. Raul Sala, Tess Labrador, Kiling Dakudao, John Tanchangco, Philip Zorgani, Trisha Reyes, Bernadette Barbers, Ruth Padilla, Jeannie Ng Sandoval, Mary Ann Arcega Dy, Raffy Suarez, Antonio Reina, Aissa Barrera Cojuangco, Arlina Arrozal de Jesus, Louie Vargas, Andie Recto-Montenegro, Mitos Pacis, General Alberto Fernando Braganza, Roberta Lopez-Feliciano, Maribel Ongpin, Toni Yulo-Loyzaga, Andy Locsin, Lauro Baja Jr., Gov. Parouk Hussin, Irit Ben-Abba, Helen Ong, Helmut Gaisberger, Evangeline Pascual, Joanne Lorenzana, Carla Tengco, Mike Planas, Marisa Olasolo and Arturo Rocha, Edward Wehrli, Baby Araneta, Toni Abad, Bebet Gozun, Gloria Mara, Michael Salientes, Carol Atacador, Marides Fernando, Rose Libongco, Teofisto Guingona Jr., Ernesto Maceda, Monique Zani, Ernie and Fe Yu, James Lau, Celia Cuasay, James Jao, Don Valerio, Gener Caringal, Arleen Ong, Tomas Rodriguez-Pantoja, Roland Reyes, Dennis Socrates, Cel Yulo, Bing-Bing Gonzales, Bela Vasquez, Chu-Chu Madrigal and Mandy Eduque, Cesar Buenaventura, Dada Lorenzana-Santiago, Peque Gallaga, Fr. Robert Reyes, Rupert Jacinto, Tingting Cojuangco, Ping Valencia, Red Jacinto and Julie Hidalgo, Boots and Andy Soler, Jesi and Gina Mendez, Nora Jacinto, Eddie and Katie Jacinto, Nanette dela Cruz, Africa Valdes-de Reynoso, Emily Reynoso-Laws, Hans Sy, Larry Francia, Bobby Gopia, Adrian Cristobal, Virginia Moreno, Chitang Guerrero-Nakpil, Ramon Villegas, Kit Roxas, Jomari Trenas, Paulino and Hetty Que, Pepe Smith, Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Monsignor Alberto Boongaling, Tony Adriano, Aba Lluch Dalena, Al Perez, Lito Carating, Henri

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Cainglet, Andy Maluche, Thea Paz, Ronald Garcia, Shahid Zahid, Vicky Abad, Paulo Vinluan, Isay Alvarez, Rachel Alejandro, Mandy Ochoa, Bert Nievera, Franco Laurel, Zaldy Ladroma, Paolo Guevarra, Alfonso Yuchengco, Peter Go- Pailan, Dr. Adolfo Belosillo, Drs. Amelia and Manuel Catalan, Ulay Tantoco, Ben Farrales, Des Bautista, Fe Habijas, Steve De Leon, Manny Castro, Raymund Isaac, Vicky Marchandesch, Nick Tuason, Tessie Tomas, Katrina Tantoco and Paolo Lobregat, Francisco Mañosa, Sonia Santiago-Olivares, Antonio Rodriguez Mendoza, Ivy Almario, Conrad Onglao, Mike de Jesus, Jean Monteverde, Beng Puyat, Oscar Motlo, John Cogul, Alvaro de Salas, Oscar Via, Elizabeth Sy, Pedro Roxas, Geni and Yorgos Psinakis, Eileen Choy, Nico Montinola, Franco Limjuco, Gina Mok, Greek Nafsika and Bubbles Drossou, Mike Vaca, Gemith Gemparo, Debbie Enriquez, Judith Zapanta, Enrique and Tine Vasquez Prada, Richard and Nick Underwood, Tina Pamintuan, Dennis Padilla, Gilda Salonga, John Lesaca, Fides Cuyugan-Asenio, Benny and Ophie Clemente, Fr. Sanny de Claro, Antonio Martel Jr., Belen Lovina Ticzon Martel, Don and Norma Sanders, Roberto Felano and Rizalina Buenaventura, Bombit de la Peña, Julius Ticzon and Ryan Manaog, Peppy Dinglasan, Gabriel Santos, Andre Dinglasan, Margaret and Theresa de la Peña, Wanggo Gallaga, Portia Santos, Arlene Ticzon, Chit Gohu, Linggoy and Connie Araneta, Danny and Lilia Cruz, Jim and Vivian Villacrusis, Emma Ilagan, Tessie Maronilla, Gerarda Villa, Evelyn Kilayko, Fr. Tony Rosales, Pierra Calasanz, Juliet and Mimi Tan, Joey Server, Julien Tripet, Krystal Lao, Frank Briones, Cat Arambulo, Trish Briones, Karl Ty, Chicho Suarez, Nap Rama, Lupita Aquino and Ken Kashiwahara, Ditas Rodrigo Sevilla, Paul Aquino, Atty. Alfredo Lim, Larry Henares, Atty. Juan Collas, Johnny Litton, Verni Varga, Fr. Asandas Balchand, Vicente Emano, Constantino Jaraula, Faustino Dy III, Katrina Tuason-Cruz, Manny Pacquiao, Earl Ignacio, Ace Barbers, Marco Protacio, Neil Rumbaoa, Gigi and Ging Montinola, Wilma Palafox, O.V. and Marilen Espiritu, William Hamilton-Whyte and Angelique Repapis, Basil Ong, Cesar and Bambina Buenaventura, Teddy Boy, Louie and Ramon Locsin, Peter Pedersen, Stefano Ruzza, Ernie Tanquintic, Golly Talens, Miok Loyola, Aileen Tence Dionisio, Neny Francisco Marasigan, Leah Zamora Banaag, Vina Francisco, Irene Consunji Montilla, Pilar Bustamante Estrella, Pin Cojuangco Guingona, Rhona Modesto San Pedro, Udit Villarama Galvez, Joanna Tayengco-Infante, Marivic Hebron Juan, Franco Laurel, Rem Zamora, Bonbon Soler, Lisa Tinio, Ingrid Sala Santamaria, Joana Palanca Lhuillier, Michelle Concepcion Reyes, Suresh Nanoo, Jose Mari Ugarte, GMA Network Artist Center talents Gloria Romero, Pilita Corrales, Aljur Abrenica, Louise delos Reyes, Mark Herras, Yasmien Kurdi, LJ Reyes, Julie Anne San Jose, Kristoffer Martin, Derrick Monasterio, Barbie Forteza, Bela Padilla, Bea Binene, Max Collins, Yassi Pressman, Rafael Rosell, Glaiza de Castro, Rochelle Pangilinan, Mona Louise Rey, Jonalyn Viray, Kyla Calumpad-Alvarez, Jay-R Silliona, Mark Bautista, Chef Boy Logro, Manilyn Reynes, Angelu de Leon, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Gabby Eigenmann, Raymond Bagatsing, Ricky Davao, Anjo Yllana and Wally Bayola, TV5 actor Vin Abrenica, Ritz Azul, Eula Caballero, Martin Escudero, Empoy Marquez and Mr. Fu, GMA News and Public Affairs personalities Mike Enriquez, Arnold Clavio, Sandra Aguinaldo, Raffy Tima, Mariz Umali, Oscar Oida, Mark Salazar, Jun Veneracion, Chino Gaston and Nathaniel Cruz, Media personalities Atty. Dong Puno, Chiqui Roa-Puno, Gerard Garcia, Lia Cruz, Shawn Yao, Manu

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Sandejas, Jason Webb, Jeanne Young, Cory Quirino, Mel Tiangco and Jay Sonza, society columnist Mons Romulo, Tonyboy Cojuangco and Gretchen Barretto, Ed and Margarita Delgado, Donnie and Crickette Tantoco, Boy Abunda, Renee Salud, Mon Ilagan, Cesar Montano, Rado Dimalibot, Inocencio Ferrer, Rene Puno, Tony Zulueta, Raffy Zialcita, William Llamas, Pat Gonzales, Mayenne Carmona, Bebot Laurel, Romy Garduce, Leo Oracion, Glowie Ramiro, Nicole Angeles, Cathy David, Sep Cimafranca, Ton Lao, Irene Tan, Len Olbes, Ike Layug, Ramon Orlina, Napoleon Abueva, Lito Atienza, Lala Fojas, Helen Marte, Gerard and Ning Chesnel, Carolle Lucas, Aurelio Montinola III, Eduardo Delgado and Donnie Tantoco, Lingling and Archie King, Gutzee Segura, Carlo Endaya, Heart Evangelista, Andrew Barton, Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera, Alice Dixson, Neriza Mathay, Kathy De Guzman, Joanne Zapanta Andrada, Trisha Panlilio Cu- Unjieng, Josephine Knox, Jolina Magdangal, Maritess Tantoco, Georgie Diaz, Kim Atienza, Len Nepomuceno-Guiao, Chechel Joson, Pops Fernandez, Danny Buenafe, Gerick Parayno, Ruel Mendoza, Ricky Sison, Johnny Santos, Andres Estella, Ojie Leona, Felix Bacolor, William Ma, Korina Sanchez, Julius Babao and Tintin Bersola-Babao and daughter Anya and son Nio, Katrina Ponce Enrile and Ling-Ling King; celebrity makeup artist Patrick Rosas; hair stylist Jing Monis; Lito Sy, Jason Magbanua, Maros Claudio, Patricia May Siy, Felix Ang, Dr. Hayden Kho, Margie and Gilbert Duavit, Mike Echavez, F.F. Cruz, Danton Bueser, Afric Valdes, Maryann Pineda-Reynoso, Ophie Canada-Reynoso, Karen Davila (with her sons David and Lucas), Marjorie Barretto-Padilla and daughter Dani Barretto; Gingging Mendoza, Alex Reyes, Myra Reyes, Marilen Carpio, Freddie Reyes, Marlyn and Tony Lilles, Chavit Singson, Prateek Kumar, Richard Tiu, Junie and Fernando Peña, Rosa Rosal, Jorge Joseph, Wency Lagumbay, Aiko Melendez and Martin Jickain, Brian Belen, Miguel Pastor, Joy Ortega, Edu Manzano, John Prats, ―Survivor Philippines‖ castways Shaun Rodriguez and Suzuki Sadatsugu, Laureen Uy, Nixee Garcia, Ena de Guzman, Greggy Santos, Kamae de Jesus, Steve Medalle, Gab Perez, Monique Salcedo, teen heartthrobs Robi Domingo and David Chua, Olivia Chan, Christian San Jose, Marielle-Felize Trias Flores, Marco Figueras, Raymond Ang, Bobby Solomon, Riva Galveztan, Franco Imperial, Christopher de Venecia, Tricia and Mark Gosingtian, Ange de la Cruz, Paolo Almazan-Ebora, Sean Go, Lucky Mercado, Andrea Torres, Monica Verallo, Mico Aytona, Jestoni Alarcon and wife Lizette, Bo Cerrudo, Bayani and Len Agbayani, Alanna Lopez-Montelibano, Richie Coronel Santos, Aries Saludo, Ruby Cojuito of Flawless, Ronald Carballo, Alvin Fortuna, Dennis Coronel, Kenneth Dong, Olai and Roland Espiritu, Carlos Agassi, Gemma Fitzgerald, Nikki Valdez, Kristopher Peralta, Rico Barrera, Marvin Agustin, Danilo Barrios, Streetboys and Ya Chang, Peping Cojuangco daughters Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, China Cojuangco-Gonzalez (and her adorable baby Lucia), Mai-Mai Cojuangco-Zini, Atty. Jess Santos, Nick Locsin, Mario and Alice Queblatin, Audie and Cecile Saa, Jenny Franco, Andrew Te, Marisol Barria, Luciano Bongola, Michael Lim, music composer Ryan Cayabyab and his wife Emmy, Louie Ocampo and wife Jojo, Jacqui Magno, Celeste Legaspi, JM Rodriguez, Arnold Vegafria and Cris Villonco, Amalia Fuentes, Niño Muhlach and son Alonzo, Michela Cazzola, Rita Avila, Shyr Valdez and Yayo Aguila, swimmer Johansen Aguilar, and wrestler Marcus Valda, Gwen Garci, Celine Lopez, Jenni Epperson, Anne Bella, Kissa

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Castañeda, Preview magazine editor in chief Pauline Suaco-Juan, Daryl Chang, Liz Uy, entertainment news reporters Mario Dumaual, Gretchen Fullido and MJ Marfori, Gary Valenciano, Dawn Zulueta-Lagdameo, Albert Martinez with daughter Alissa Martinez, Benjie Paras with wife Lyxen, Mylene Dizon, Paolo Contis, Iza Calzado, Alfred Vargas, Marco Sison, Ivy Violan, Vina Morales, Shaina Magdayao, Bangs Garcia, Jerome Florentino, Erik Santos, Jane Paredes, Ogie Diaz, Lyka Ugarte, Angeli Pangilinan-Valenciano, Angeline Quinto, Arron Villaflor, Erik Cua, Issa Reyes, Rico Serrano, Chicho Suarez, Franco Mabanta, Aliya Parcs, Christian Bautista, Ana Fegi, Basil Valdez, Sam Milby, Gina Tabuena-Godinez, Marilou Martinez, Efren Briones and Iya Rodriguez, Paula Camille Locsin and Juan Paolo Bondoc, Angeles Guevara, Betty Mactual, Belen Castro, Matin Petilla, Lu Antonino, Neptali Gonzales II, Pinong Javier, Johnny Remulla, Jose Puyat Jr., Aristeo Puyat, Mercy Tuason, Dr. Randy Francisco, Leonard Tirol and Amanda Onrubia Guidotti, Rev. Isauro David, Arthur Macapagal, Mickey Ferriols, Eric Buhain, Robert Nacianceno, Mon Gonzalez, Malu Veloso, Toby Gan, Noel Dela Merced, Ala Paredes, Richard Venn, Gregorio Domingo, Axel Gohner, Anthony Garcia, Lance Sheperd, Jun Juban, Paul Cabral, Angela Velez, Andrea Bautista, Sarah Jane Paez-Santiago, Dondi Alikpala, Letlet Veloso, Aurora Diaz-Wilson, Tina Tinio, Sonny Borromeo, Tonio Veloso, Amalie and Roman Azanza, Lorna and Levy Hizon, Ruby and Buddy Roa, Roi Philips, Beth Romualdez, Paz Sotto, Lucille Villanueva, Jean Salvador, Ruby Santos, Luli Delgado, Victoria Tuazon, Toby Cabalkin, Cynia Mascariñas, Dot Favis-Velasco, Anthony del Rosario, Miko Pascual, Chef Roland Laudico, Nicky Camcam, Greg Singian, Pinky Amador, Bonjin Bolinao, Peachie Veneracion, Renee Araneta, Chukri Prieto, Bert Garcia, Michelle Quizon, Dale Villar, Jacques Dupasquier, Nicolas Goullencourt, Julien Cleret, Sebastien Mangeant, Martine Vasseur, Andree Belanger, Michael Seligman, Sabrina Heinekey, George Hashim, Suzzane King, Charina Sabal, Charles Rappaport, Jean Hetzel, James Benoit, Cecilia Leung, Rina Sinisalo, Jim Lynch, Brett Coleman, Edi Tekeli, Anne Witheford, Caridad Sanchez, Gelo Serrano, Fanny Serrano, Cynthia Almario, Gino Padilla, Maribi Garcia, Beth Sison Tagle, Robbie Herrera, Nancy Dizon Castro, Cynthia Jocson, Cecil Licad, John Silva, Ace Barbers, Gabrielle Calizo, Beth See and Rene Nabong, Sari Ortiga, Marc Logan, Gringo Honasan, Francis Ricciardone, Edwin Arce, Dino Santos, Freddie Borromeo, Dondi Santos, Bobby Aguirre, Ricky Yabut, Cooch Lynch, Vince Bitong, Amalie and Roman Azanza, Lorna and Levy Hizon, Ruby and Buddy Roa, Celso Dayrit, Cindy Kurleto, Ino Manalo, Dale Villar, Trish Villanueva, Manet Dayrit, Jia and Gabby Estrella, Miko Valenzuela, Erich Edralin, Christine San Diego, Morten Bremelhoej, Mia Trinidad, Gai Olivares, Philippe Ticzon, Bubut Andres, Caridad Sanchez, Gelo Serrano, Maribi Garcia, Beth Sison Tagle, Rolf Kambli, Robbie Herrera, Kitty Go, Nancy Dizon Castro, Cynthia Jocson, Ambassador Mohamed Ebrahim Al-Jowaid, Cecil Licad, John Silva, Gaita Fores, Joanne Salgado, Letty Hahn, Luz Cullen, Fanny Blanco, Telly Aldana, Cita Revilla- Yabut, Maricris Cardenas-Zobel, Maricar Totengco, Wanda Louwallien, Anton Palanca, Bobby Claudio, Rick Yupangco, Monchet Ongsiako, Jose Luis Villanueva, Zack and Roisin, Jed Carlos, Carla Gutierrez, Lyn Sherman, Pastor Paul Mata, Anthony Garcia, Santi Elizalde, Vince Bitong, Rem Zamora, Herminia Fajardo, Erlinda Villanueva, Lourdes Sese, Virma Vergel de Dios, Marinela Velez,

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Maria Ang, Erlinda Sunico, Roby Goco, Jose Sala, Tony Lozada, Pericles Dakay, Allen Tan, Christopher Uy, Deborrah Ann Cua Ho, Ignacio Bunye, Ed Calma, Tonton Gutierrez, Glydel Mercado, Noel Cabangon, Ariel Rivera, Hyubs Azarcon, Heber Bartolome and Paolo Santos, Rhap Salazar, Agot Isidro, Liezel Martinez, and Joanna Ampil, musical director and arranger Homer Flores, ballerina, actress and ballet director Maritoni Rufino-Tordesillas, Nikki Tang, Marcott Almeda, Ruby Chua, Tiffany Chua, Sheree Chua, Aziza Mondonedo, Cristina Gomez, socialites Baby Araneta Fores, Lisa Araneta, Cacho Marcos, Linda Oledan, Veana Fores, Lorrie Reynoso, Vicky Zubiri, Maricris Zobel, Carol Garcia, Maripi Muscat and Margarita Fores, Anton Mendoza, Monch Cruz, Chut Cuerva, Marcel Crespo, Ipe Cruz of Rogue Magazine, Marco Lobregat, Ching Cruz, Tina Cuevas, Agnes Huibonhoa, Fe Rodriguez, Susan Joven, Ian Giron, Andres Vasquez Prada and Al Tengco, Doris Magsaysay Ho, Gina Lopez, Evelyn Forbes, Marc Nelson, Ricco and Tina Maristela-Ocampo, Rikki and Beng Dee, Philip and Tricia Cu-Unjieng, Sander Tantoco, Philippine National Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon, Renna Hechanova Angeles, Karen Santos, Bobby and Chingbee Cuenca, Gina Aboitiz, Baby Girl Fricke, Maurice Arcache and ace photographer Alex Van Hagen, Jojie Dingcong, Jean Goulbourn, Frances Lim and Paul Campos, Dennis Valdes and Tessa Prieto-Valdes, Ernest Escaler, Dr. Orly Mercado and Suzy Pineda, Cheche Lazaro, Bibeth Orteza and Carlitos Siguion Reyna, Ces Orena-Drilon, Dyan Castillejo-Garcia, Jackie Castillejo-Guingona, Liza Ilarde, Ana Kalaw, Anton San Diego, Raul Teehankee, Pepper Teehankee, Mariko Jacinto, Aye Nuguid, Leah Puyat, Anton Barretto and Jack de Mesa, Raul Manzano, Athena Valdes, Angelette Calero, Annika Valdes, Nix Alanon, Renna Angeles, Baby Fricke, Karen Santos, Bing-Bing Quiros, Gina Aboitiz, Nick and Lucille Locsin, Paul Campos, Tony and Chingbee Cuenca, Manny Miñana, J. Anton Mendoza, Budji Layug, Royal Pineda, Ed Calma, Milo Naval, Tony Gonzales, Tes Pasola, Kenneth Cobonpue, Ana Rocha, Bart Guingona, Jinggoy Buensuceso, Jaime Chua, Brendan McCarthy, Thom Santiago, Pascal Goujou, Manolette Dinsay, Andrew Sharpe, Alfred Xerez-Burgos III, Francis Ceballos, Shella Sarmiento, Rorie Carlos, Tara Santos, Rodeon Rojas, Brian Llamanzares; Adel Tamano, Simon Tantoco, Danie, Daisy and Eddie Mendoza, Martha Buckley, Yolly Ayson, Debbie Chan, Roselle Rebano, Bong Palma Gil, Mikee Chanco, Judy Araneta-Roxas, Betty Siy-Yap, Eduardo Lopez, Amor Roselle Herrera, Suzette Morelos, Nestor Encinas, Randy Baron, Sergia Abueva, Purificacion Veloso, Petite Garcia, Javier Galvan, Ana Luisa Espinosa, David Ferro, Lorraine Nubar, Rachelle Gerodias, Masako Toribara, Josephine Roces Chavez, Bunny Ludo, Joseph Gonzalez, Quinito Moras, Jayjay Neri, Dean Diez, Budiette and Brandie Tan, Andre Quintos, Alma Junia, Eric Tamayo, Mike and Lea Famularcano, Rudy Aviles, Raymond Abao and Lucien Letaba, Orlando Magno, Vicente Paterno, Nena Ilusorio, Maribel Ongpin, Sari Cojuangco, Tessie Fajardo, Popsy Mendez-Aquino, Bella Ancheta, Sol Peña, Alice Sandejas, Ralph Peter Jentes, Mary Ann Ong, Rosalie Sipid, Violy Lim, Elena Lee, Rose Lim, Greta Go, Stefie Inocentes, Carmela Ongsiako, Terry Rosales, Cecile Ongsiako, Dely Ongsiako, Maridol Mabanta, Tessa Sierra, Juvy Yupangco, Sevy Santos, Gretchen del Rosario, Celuch Manahan, Robert Constantino and Helen Marte, Curtis Chin, Tati Licuanan, Greggy and Irene Araneta, indoor volleyball players Dzi Gervacio, Jem Ferrer, Fille Saint Merced Cainglet-

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Cayetano, A Nacachi, Rachel Anne Daquis, Jovelyn Gonzaga, Alyssa Valdez, Denden Lazaro, Coach Charo Soriano, Marge Tejada, Melissa Gohing, Mary Jean Balse, Mayeth Carolino, Michelle Carolino, Ella De Jesus, Kara Acevedo, Karla Bello, Stephanie Gabriel, Mae Tajima, Jayson Ramos, Maica Morada, Jed Montero, Michelle Laborte, Sasa Devanadera, Grethcel Soltones, Joy Benito, Rubie De Leon, Mae Crisostomo, Ynna Hao, Tina Salak, JP Torres, Dahlia Cruz, Nene Bautista, Aiza Maizo, Maika Ortiz, Rhea Dimaculangan, Denise Tan, Venus Bernal, Jheck Dionela, Angge Tabaquero, Mitch Datuin, Abby Praca, Bea Pascual, Bea Tan, Judy Caballejo, Maruja Banaticla, AJ Pareja, Myco Antonio, Henry Pecana, Rex Intal, Dindin Santiago, Jaja Santiago, Kathy Bersola, Princess Gaiser, Shiela Marie ―Bang‖ Pineda, Mayette Zapanta, Rosemarie Vargas, Jen Reyes, Princess Listana, Angela Benting, Pau Soriano, Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone, Edwin Tolentino, Peter Den Mar Torres, Michelle Gumabao, Cha Cruz, Stephanie Mercado, Jeshul Wensh Tiu, Abigail Marano, Mika Esperenza, Kim Fajardo, Mika Reyes, Victonara Galang, and Cyd Demicillo, Renz Casanova, Chris Macasaet, Philip Cerveza, Mark Lee, Joanne Siy, Loren Lantin, Mia Hirotsuji, Pamela Lastimosa, Ingrid Reyes, Jessey De Leon, Carmela Tunay, Chloe Cortez, Alex Cabanos, Patricia Rasmo, Illa Santos, Joanne Bunag, Jacqueline Alarca and Ers Iratay, Bishop Leo Alconga of the International Bible Society, Bishop Dan Balais of Philippines for Jesus Movement, Pastor Ed De Guzman of Intercessors for the Philippines, Pastor Paul Chase of Alabang New Life in Christ, Apostle Renato Carillo of Jesus Our Shield Worldwide Ministries, Pastor Art Ferriol of Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ, Pastor Emilio Henares of River of Life in Bacolod, Pastor Joshua Bontogan of Life Touchers Ministry, Pastor Entoy Sintos of Jesus Miracle Crusade, and Bro. Danny Navales of Ang Dating Daan were arrived at the back of Quirino Grandstand from the Manila Hotel after the dinner lasted from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.

October 27 birthday celebrant Kiefer Ravena, who accompanied by Jeric and Jeron Teng on his buying of cake from Goldilocks Bakeshop and ice cream such as Selecta variants in SM Supermarket, SM City Manila branch taking a taxi ride from the mall to the Manila Hotel. He celebrated his birthday with the ―Fastbreak‖ family.

The rain lasted for 15 minutes, and sent people rushing for cover under stalls, trees, umbrellas and large pieces of plastic.

President Benigno Aquino III and other government officials are expected to show up at the celebration because the Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director Bro. Eddie Villanueva is celebrating his birthday on October 6. His belated birthday party coincidence with the anniversary celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide on October 26.

The President is expected to address the annual celebration at 5:05 p.m.

BECAUSE he delivered his 30-minute speech at the El Shaddai gathering was held in thanksgiving for the peaceful and successful grand annual founding anniversary

282 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 celebration and grand prayer assembly worship and healing services of Evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖ and annual birthday celebration of television evangelist and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva in time for the pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here two hours after the political groups delivered their messages at a pro-democracy rally in Makati, President Benigno Aquino III was able to answer back.

The elite ―are threatened by the new emerging order for it might diminish their power,‖ he said of his critics.

It was not a political rally, but the President was not about to pass up the chance to address his accusers and to campaign for Charter change, threats to press freedom, transportation, power and water shortage in Metro Manila, the rehabilitation after the triple disasters in Mindanao and Visayas such as the Cagayan de Oro bombing last July 27, the Zamboanga Siege last September 9, the Bohol Earthquake last October 16, the Super Typhoon Yolanda last November 8 and the Super Typhoon Glenda last July 16, Bangsamoro Framework Agreement, the tension against China over the Scarborough Shoal, the Development Acceleration Program (DAP) and Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam of businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles, the rehabilitation after the Zamboanga siege to the onslaught Yolanda caused in Visayas and the recent typhoon ―Glenda‖ in Luzon last July, the P316-million Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office funds scam, P6.6 billion housing scam of Delfin Lee's Globe Asiatique (GA), P728 million fertilizer fund scam, the construction of major infrastructure projects, the crime rate in Metro Manila including robbery holdups, the high-profile killings: the

283 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 killing of champion race car driver Enzo Pastor in Quezon City, Metro Manila and Crown Regency Hotel owner Richard King in Davao City, Davao del Sur last June 12, the gang rape and killing of 26-year-old Anria Galang Espiritu in Calumpit, Bulacan last August 18 and 7-year-old Myla Rosales in Barangay 845, Pandacan, Manila last September 6, the onslaught of typhoon ―Glenda‖,―Luis‖ and ―Mario‖, the 100 million population mark, the issues in DOTC such as: the rehabilitation of MRT-3, the awarding of the LRT-1 south extension project and P1.4-billion common station legal fiasco before the same crowd that, he said, put him in power.

Still, for the most part, Mr. Aquino held his tongue during his seemingly conciliatory speech, which fell short of the stinging harangue newsmen were expecting.

―Let us not confuse our countrymen,‖ he said.

The crowd clearly loved the speech--applauding and cheering the President throughout its length. Organizers claimed an attendance of two million. Police placed the figure at 700,000, but based on actual land area measurements and crowd density, the INQUIRER estimated the crowd at 300,000.

Speaking mostly in Pilipino, Mr. Aquino concentrated on defending his motives for wanting to tinker with the country's basic law.

He said again that he only wanted to help the poor and had no interest in extending his term.

―We have no hidden agenda,‖ he said, adding that a shift to a parliamentary system of government was not in the works either. ―My conscience is clear.‖

Responding to nationalist sentiments against his proposals to relax Constitutional restrictions on foreign ownership, he said: ―I will never pawn the country's future with foreigners.‖

He said the 1987 Constitution was an ''obstacle'' to progress. ''I did not become President to preserve a society where the poor become poorer and the rich become richer,'' he said.

―Why is this happening? One of the reasons is because we don't have enough money in our economy to address the needs.‖

Raising one of the major issues of the Aquino rally, Mr. Aquino also said the government had no secret deals with the Marcoses.

Playing underdog At one point, he played the underdog and asked the El Shaddai and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide members to pray not only for him but also for his critics ―so all of us could be enlightened by the Lord.‖

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He also reiterated that he would never stand in the way of any demonstration or protest action, ―but I hope they (critics) will also listen to me so we can understand each other and we can unite for our country.‖

Addressing the political opposition, he said: ―Huwag nating guluhin at lituhin ang ating mga kababayan. I appeal for a sober and mature discussion of the relevant issues in the proposed Constitutional amendments instead of innuendoes.‖

He also said he was ―willing to listen to the advice of our countrymen… but nothing will happen to our society if we fight and trade accusations and insults while the majority of our people remain in poverty.‖

Mr. Aquino--who, Ramos had remarked, ―finds it hard to forgive and forget‖--reminded his detractors of a passage in the Gospel according to St. Luke.

―Judge not and you shall not be judged, condemn not and you shall not be condemned, forgive and you shall be forgiven,‖ he said.

“Different time” Mr. Aquino said nothing could stop his desire to amend the Constitution to help the poor.

He said ―the issue here is not the extension of the term limits of the President‖ but rather ―the reform of the Constitution and the economic system that we now have.‖ He reiterated that the amendments he was seeking were not political but economic.

―We need to adjust our Constitution with global realities, for the present Constitution that we have was framed in a different time where the economy of nations was based on protectionism,‖ he said.

He said any provisional amendment would need the final approval of the people ―and not of the President or of any politician or businessman.‖

He brushed off the findings of surveys indicating that a majority of Filipinos were against Charter change. He said that such surveys made use of telephones, which many poor people do not have access to.

Earlier in his speech, Mr. Aquino III announced he was following Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva and El Shaddai leader Bro. Mike Velarde‘s advice to create a clemency commission to study all death penalty cases.

All security and crowd control measures broke down in the pandemonium. Ambulances and buses with Reverend Fathers including Roman Catholic Parish Priests, Pastors, and Parochial Vicars, Roman catholic archbishops, bishops, deacons and monsignors were blocked more than an hour before the Mass was start.

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Fluvial The fluvial parade also proceeded and ended smoothly, except for a mechanical problem experienced by the galleon carrying the image of San Pedro, said Cebu Coast Guard Commander Rolando Punzalan. Punzalan said that 10 minutes after Galleon San Diego left the Marikina River for Manila North Harbour, the vessel experienced a steering problem and headed toward the wrong direction. A tug boat had to be deployed to bring the galleon to the Rizal Park. Thirty-six sea vessels joined the fluvial procession that ended at the Rizal Park at 6 p.m. The Naval Force Central, Central Command, the Philippine Air Force, DOT-NCR and Special Project Office, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and other local agencies also joined the fluvial procession. Choppers Centcom spokesperson Lieutenant Cristopher Tampus said they deployed two to provide an aerial view and an additional security at the mass site. As early as 5 a.m., about 1,500 police officers and 1,000 military officers were deployed to the Rizal Park. The preparations for the national celebration began in January this year after Pope Francis approved the miracle that was credited of the Religious Group to the intercession of Pedro Calungsod. It was the last step for Calungsod to be canonized a Filipino saint. The canonization rites of Calungsod and six other blessed persons were held at St. Peter's Square in Rome last October 21, 2012 and the canonization rites of two popes on April 27, 2014. Biggest celebration

On October 26, 2014, a Sunday evening, Pope Francis arrived at Malacañang Park aboard the Pope mobile from the Apostolic Nunciature on 2140 Taft Avenue, Malate, but was

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Archbishop-Emeritus Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, Nueva Segovia Archbishop-Emeritus Ernesto Antolin Salgado, Nueva Segovia Archbishop Emeritus Edmundo M. Abaya, Nueva Segovia Archbishop Mario M. Perlata, Tuguegarao Archbishop Sergio Cardinal L. Utleg, Tuguegarao Archbishop-Emeritus Diosdado A. Talamayan, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop-Emeritus Oscar Cruz, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas, San Fernando Archbishop Emeritus Paciano Aniceto, San Fernando Archbishop Florentino Lavarias, Lipa Archbishop Ramon C. Arguelles, Nueva Caceres Archbishop Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, Capiz Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula, Jaro Archbishop Angel Cardinal Lagdameo, Cebu Archbishop-Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma, Palo Archbishop-Emeritus Pedro R. Dean, Jr., Palo Archbishop John Du, Davao Archbishop-Emeritus Fernando R. Capalla, Davao Archbishop Romulo G. Valles, Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Cardinal B. Quevedo, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop-Emeritus Jesus B. Tuquib, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, Ozamiz Archbishop Jesus A. Dosado, Zamboanga Archbishop Romulo T. Dela Cruz, Singapore Archbishop William Goh Seng Chye, Singapore Archbishop-Emeritus Nicholas Gerald Chia, Kuala Lumpur Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim, Kuala Lumpur Archbishop-Emeritus Anthony Soter Fernandez, Kuala Lumpur Archbishop-Emeritus Murphy Pakiam, Kuching Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock, Kuching Archbishop-Emeritus Peter Chung Hoan Ting, Kota Kinabalu Archbishop John Wong Soo Kau, Kota Kinabalu Archbishop-Emeritus John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw, Jakata Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Jakarta Archbishop- Emeritus Julius Cardinal Riyadi Darmaatmadja, Palembang Archbishop Aloysius Sudarso, Kupang Archbishop Peter Turang, Makassar Archbishop Johannes Liku Ada, Medan Archbishop Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, Medan Archbishop-Emeritus Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, Pontianak Archbishop Agustinus Agus, Pontianak Archbishop-Emeritus Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, Vientiane Archbishop Jean Khamsé Vithavong, Savannakhet Archbishop Jean Marie Vianney Prida Inthirath, Phnom Penh Archbishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Malanday Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang, Malanday Archbishop-Emeritus Paul Zingtung Grawng, Taunggyi Archbishop Matthias U Shwe, Yangon Archbishop-Emeritus Gabriel Thohey Mahn-Gaby, Yangon Archbishop Charles Maung Bo, Bangkok Archbishop Kriengsak Kovitvanit, Bangkok Archbishop- Emeritus Michael Michai Kitbunchu, Thare and Nonseng Archbishop Louis Chamniern Santisukniram, Hanoi Archbishop Peter Nguyễn Văn Nhơn, Hanoi Archbishop-Emeritus Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt, Ho Chi Minh City Archbishop Bùi Văn Đọc, Ho Chi Minh City Archbishop-Emeritus Phạm Minh Mẫn, Huế Archbishop-Emeritus Etienne Nguyên Nhu Thê, Huế Archbishop François Xavier Le Van Hong, Delhi Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto, Delhi Archbishop-Emeritus Vincent Michael Cardinal Conçessao, Bangalore Archbishop Bernard Moras, Bangalore Archbishop-Emeritus Alphonsus Mathias, Bangalore Archbishop-Emeritus Ignatius Paul Pinto, Mumbai Archbishop Oswald Cardinal Gracias, Chennai Archbishop George Antonysamy, Chennai Archbishop-Emeritus Malayappan Chinnappa, Kolkata Archbishop Thomas D'Souza, Kolkata Archbishop-Emeritus Henry Sebastian D‘Souza, Kolkata Archbishop-Emeritus Lucas Sirkar, Mumbai Archbishop-Emeritus Ivan Cardinal Dias, Gandhinagar Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes, Hyderabad Archbishop Thumma Bala, Guwahati Archbishop John Moolachira, Guwahati Archbishop-Emeritus Thomas Menamparampil, Colombo Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith Cardinal Patabendige Don, Colombo

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Archbishop-Emeritus Oswald Gomis, Dhaka Archbishop Patrick D‘Rozario, Dhaka Archbishop-Emeritus Paulinus Costa, Karachi Archbishop Joseph Coutts, Karachi Archbishop-Emeritus Evarist Pinto, Lahore Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, Lahore Archbishop-Emeritus Lawrence John Saldanha, Beijing Archbishop Joseph Li Shan, Guangzhou Archbishop Joseph Gan Junqiu, Taipei Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan, Taipei Archbishop-Emeritus Matthew Kia Yen-wen, Taipei Archbishop-Emeritus Joseph Ti-kang, Taipei Archbishop-Emeritus Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa, Seoul Archbishop Andrew Yeom Soo-Jung, Seoul Archbishop-Emeritus Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, Daegu Archbishop Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil, Daegu Archbishop John Choi Young-su, Daegu Archbishop-Emeritus Paul Ri Moun-hi, Tokyo Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada, Gwangju Archbishop Simon Ok Hyun-jin, Gwangju Archbishop-Emeritus Andrew Choi Chang- mu, Gwangju Archbishop-Emeritus Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, Osaka Archbishop Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda, Osaka Archbishop-Emeritus Paul Hisao Yasuda, Osaka Archbishop-Emeritus Leo Jun Ikenaga, Nagasaki Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher, Sydney Archbishop-Emeritus George Pell, Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart, Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Perth Archbishop Timothy John Costelloe, Perth Archbishop-Emeritus Barry James Hickey, Canberra Archbishop Christopher Charles Prowse, Canberra Archbishop-Emeritus Francis Carroll, Hobart Archbishop Julian Porteous, Hobart Archbishop-Emeritus Adrian Leo Doyle, Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson, Adelaide Archbishop-Emeritus Leonard Anthony Faulkner, Wellington Archbishop John Atcherley Dew, Nouméa, New Caledonia Archbishop Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, Papeete, French Polynesia Archbishop Pascal Chang-Soi, Papeete, French Polynesia Archbishop-Emeritus Hubert Coppenrath, Apia, Samoa Archbishop Alapati Lui Mataeliga, Port Moresby Archbishop John Ribat, Port Moresby Archbishop-Emeritus Brian James Barnes, Mount Hagen Archbishop Douglas William Young, Mount Hagen Archbishop-Emeritus Michael Meier, Madang Archbishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, Madang Archbishop-Emeritus Benedict To Varpin, Madang Archbishop-Emeritus William Joseph Kurtz, Rabaul Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, Rabaul Archbishop-Emeritus Karl Hesse, Honiara Archbishop Adrian Thomas Smith, New York City, New York, United States Archbishop Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, New York City, New York, United States Archbishop- Emeritus Edward Michael Cardinal Egan, Newark, New Jersey, United States Archbishop John J. Myers, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Archbishop Leonard Paul Blair, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Henry Joseph Mansell, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Archbishop Seán Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Bernard Francis Cardinal Law, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Archbishop Jerome Edward Listecki Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Archbishop Dennis Marion Schnurr, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Daniel Edward Pilarczyk, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Archbishop Joseph William Tobin, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Daniel Mark Buechlein, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali, Chicago, Illinois, United States Archbishop Blase Joseph Cupich, Chicago, Illinois, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Francis Eugene Cardinal George, Anchorage, Alaska, United States Archbishop Roger Lawrence Schwietz, Anchorage, Alaska, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Francis

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Hurley, Seattle, Washington, United States Archbishop James Peter Sartain, Seattle, Washington, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Alexander Joseph Brunett, Portland, Oregon, United States Archbishop Alexander King Sample, Portland, Oregon, United States Archbishop-Emeritus John George Vlazny, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States Archbishop Michael Jarboe Sheehan, Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt, Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America Archbishop-Emeritus Harry Joseph Flynn, Dubuque, Iowa, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Daniel Kucera, Dubuque, Iowa, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Jerome Hanus, Los Angeles City, California, United States Archbishop José Horacio Gómez, Los Angeles City, California, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony, San Francisco, California, United States Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone, San Francisco, California, United States Archbishop-Emeritus George Hugh Niederauer, San Francisco, California, United States Archbishop-Emeritus William Joseph Cardinal Levada, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Archbishop Robert James Carlson, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, Kansas City, Kansas, United States Archbishop Joseph Fred Naumann, Kansas City, Kansas, United States Archbishop- Emeritus James Patrick Keleher, Galveston, Texas, United States Archbishop Daniel Nicholas Cardinal DiNardo, Galveston, Texas Archbishop-Emeritus Joseph Fiorenza, Mobile, Alabama, United States Archbishop Thomas John Rodi, Mobile, Alabama, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Oscar Hugh Lipscomb, Atlanta, Georgia, United States Archbishop Wilton Daniel Gregory, Baltimore, Maryland, United States Archbishop William Edward Lori, Baltimore, Maryland, United States Archbishop- Emeritus Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Washington, District of Columbia, United States Archbishop Donald William Wuerl, Washington, District of Columbia, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Theodore Edgar Cardinal McCarrick, Miami, Florida, United States Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski, Miami, Florida, United States Archbishop- Emeritus John Clement Favalora, Louisville, Kentucky, United States Archbishop Joseph Edward Kurtz, Detroit, Michigan, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida, Detroit, Michigan, United States Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Archbishop Christian Lépine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Archbishop Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Marc Cardinal Ouellet, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Thomas Christopher Collins, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Archbishop John Michael Miller, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Raymond Roussin, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Vernon James Weisgerber, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Archbishop Richard William Smith, Mexico City, Mexico Archbishop Norberto Cardinal Rivera Carrera, Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos, San Juan, Puerto Rico Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Archbishop José Francisco Cardinal Robles Ortega, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus Juan Cardinal Sandoval Íñiguezand Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See to the Philippines, Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto to get to Quirino Grandstand amid the huge crowd on the streets: from Roxas Boulevard to north and southbound areas of Taft Avenue, T.M. Kalaw Street and United Nations

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Avenue into Ermita, extending up to Maria Orosa Street, Padre Burgos Drive, Port Area district, Jones, Ayala, McArthur and Quezon Bridges to Plaza Miranda in Quiapo.

From the Apostolic Nunciature along Taft Avenue in Malate, Manila, the Pope rode the ―Pope Mobile‖ into Malacanang Park, four kilometers away. From there, the Holy Father boarded the Presidential Helicopter at the back of the Quirino Grandstand at 7:45 P.M.

During the mass on Friday, church officials were assisted by about 15,000 lay people, religious priests, nuns and brothers.

The program at the templete started with a prayer and singing of Our Father at 2 p.m.

Procession After the prayer, 76 carrozas from different parishes in Cebu Province and 70 carrozas from different parishes in Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Northern Luzon, Central Luzon, Southern Tagalog, Bicol Region, Western Visayas started to arrive. The carrozas joined solemn processions that started at two points: the fish port in Talisay City and on M.J. Cuenco Ave. in Cebu City.

Even the Pope was late for Sunday Mass: a fretful 1 hour and 41 minutes at 6:30-7:41 P.M. Location Local time Time zone UTC offset

Manila (Philippines) Sunday, 26 October 2014, PHT UTC+8 hours 18:30:00

New Delhi (India - Sunday, 26 October 2014, IST UTC+5:30 hours Delhi) 16:00:00

Bangkok (Thailand) Sunday, 26 October 2014, ICT UTC+7 hours 17:30:00

Tokyo (Japan) Sunday, 26 October 2014, JST UTC+9 hours 19:30:00

Sydney (Australia - Sunday, 26 October 2014, AEDT UTC+11 hours New South Wales) 21:30:00

Los Angeles (U.S.A. Sunday, 26 October 2014, PDT UTC-7 hours - California) 03:30:00

New York (U.S.A. - Sunday, 26 October 2014, EDT UTC-4 hours New York) 06:30:00 UTC (Time Zone) Sunday, 26 October 2014, UTC 10:30:00

Paris (France) Sunday, 26 October 2014, CET UTC+1 hour 11:30:00

Madrid (Spain) Sunday, 26 October 2014, CET UTC+1 hour 11:30:00

Rome (Italy) Sunday, 26 October 2014, CET UTC+1 hour 11:30:00

Dubai (United Arab Sunday, 26 October 2014, GST UTC+4 hours

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Emirates - Dubai) 14:30:00

Previously, the late Pope John Paul II‘s biggest crowd was the 2 million people who turned out on June 6, 1979 at his hometown of Krakow, Poland for his first visit to the late pope's Polish homeland after his elevation to the Papacy on October 16, 1978.

The Mass was the climax of the Roman Catholic Church's annual celebration of the founding anniversary and grand prayer assembly of Evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖ which brought together Roman Catholics from around the world.

The Mass‘ concelebrants included Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, Manila Archbishop-Emeritus Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, Nueva Segovia Archbishop Emeritus Ernesto Antolin Salgado, Nueva Segovia Archbishop Emeritus Edmundo M. Abaya, Nueva Segovia Archbishop Mario M. Perlata, Tuguegarao Archbishop Sergio L. Utleg, Tuguegarao Archbishop-Emeritus Diosdado A. Talamayan, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop-Emeritus Oscar Cardinal V. Cruz, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas, San Fernando Archbishop Emeritus Paciano Cardinal B. Aniceto, San Fernando Archbishop Florentino G. Lavarias, Lipa Archbishop Ramon C. Arguelles, Nueva Caceres Archbishop Rolando O. Joven Tria Tirona, Capiz Archbishop Jose F. Advincula, Jaro Archbishop Angel N. Lagdameo, Cebu Archbishop- Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal J. Vidal, Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma, Palo Archbishop- Emeritus Pedro R. Dean, Jr., Palo Archbishop John F. Du, Davao Archbishop-Emeritus Fernando R. Capalla, Davao Archbishop Romulo G. Valles, Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Cardinal B. Quevedo, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop-Emeritus Jesus B. Tuquib, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, Ozamiz Archbishop Jesus A. Dosado, Zamboanga Archbishop Romulo T. Dela Cruz, Singapore Archbishop William Goh Seng Chye, Singapore Archbishop-Emeritus Nicholas Gerald Chia, Kuala Lumpur Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim, Kuala Lumpur Archbishop-Emeritus Anthony Soter Fernandez, Kuala Lumpur Archbishop-Emeritus Murphy Pakiam, Kuching Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock, Kuching Archbishop-Emeritus Peter Chung Hoan Ting, Kota Kinabalu Archbishop John Wong Soo Kau, Kota Kinabalu Archbishop-Emeritus John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw, Jakata Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Jakarta Archbishop- Emeritus Julius Cardinal Riyadi Darmaatmadja, Palembang Archbishop Aloysius Sudarso, Kupang Archbishop Peter Turang, Makassar Archbishop Johannes Liku Ada, Medan Archbishop Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, Medan Archbishop-Emeritus Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, Pontianak Archbishop Agustinus Agus, Pontianak Archbishop-Emeritus Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, Pontifical Council of the Laity President Stanisław Ryłko, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Angelo Amato, the prefect of the Congregation of the Causes of Saints, Most Rev. Teodoro C. Bacani, Jr., Over-all Spiritual Director of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Very Rev. Msgrs. Mariano T. Balbago Jr. of Antipolo Diocese and Mario A. Castillo; and Rev. Fr. Anton Pascual and Rev. Fr. Sanny de Claro, spiritual directors of the El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, spiritual directors from the international chapters of the El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation namely Reverend Fathers Bernard J. Nolan of Brisbane, Australia; Leo E.

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Steinbock of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.; and Thomas Kawamura of Tokyo, Japan, as well as from the Philippines namely, Dwight de Jesus; Remigio Mendoza of Mabini, Batangas; Manheim Abellana, SDB; Eligio Santos of San Ildefonso Parish, Makati; and Stephen Punnakal and Victor Maung Thit of the Our Lady of Assumption Parish, Malate, Manila, as well as from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, namely, Reverend Fathers including Roman Catholic Parish Priests, Pastors, and Parochial Vicars from several Roman catholic archdioceses and diocese, as well bishops, deacons and monsignors from the different parishes in the Roman Catholic Archdioceses of Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Ende, Kupang, Makassar, Medan, Merauke, Palembang, Pontianak, Samarinda, Semarang, Bangkok, Thare, Nonseng, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh city, Huế and the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Malacca-Johor, Penang, Miri, Sibu, Sandakan, Denpasar, Larantuka, Maumere, Ruteng, Bandung, Bogor, Atambua, Weetebul, Amboina , Manado, Padang, Sibolga, Agats, Jayapura, Manokwari-Sorong, Timika, Pangkal Pinang, Tanjungkarang, Ketapang, Sanggau, Sintang, Banjarmasin, Palangka Raya, Tanjung Selor, Malang, Purwokerto, Surabaya, Chanthaburi, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Sawan, Ratchaburi, Surat Thani, Nakhon Ratchasima, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Bắc Ninh, Bùi Chu, Hai Phòng, Hưng Hóa, Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng, Phát Diêm, Thái Bình, Thanh Hóa, Vinh, Bà Rịa, Cần Thơ, Đà Lạt, Long Xuyên, Mỹ Tho, Phan Thiết, Phú Cường, Vĩnh Long, Xuân Lôc, Ban Mê Thuôt, Đà Nẵng, Kontum, Nha Trang and Quy Nhơn and from the Philippines, namely, the priests from the different parishes in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila, Nueva Segovia, Tuguegarao, San Fernando, Pampanga, Nueva Caceres, Jaro, Capiz, Cebu, Palo, Davao, Cotabato, Cagayan de Oro, Ozamiz and Zamboanga and the Dioceses of Laoag, Baguio, Cabanatuan, San Jose, Nueva Ecija, Bangued, Bayombong, Ilagan, Batanes, Urdaneta, Alaminos, Tarlac, Balanga, Iba, Malolos, Kalookan, Cubao, Novaliches, Pasig, Antipolo, Paranaque, Imus, San Pablo, Lipa, Lucena, Gumaca, Infanta, Romblon, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Puerto Princesa, Daet, Libmanan, Legaspi, Masbate, Sorsogon, Virac, San Jose de Antique, Bacolod, Kabankalan, San Carlos, Dumaguete, Tagbilaran, Talibon, Maasin, Calbayog, Borongan, Catamaran, Naval, Butuan, Surigao, Tandag, Malaybalay, Digos, Mati, Tagum, Kidapawan, Marbel, Dipolog, Pagadian, Marawi, Iligan, Ipil and Isabela, 1,009 Roman Catholic dioceses in America, 157 Roman Catholic territorial dioceses and archdioceses in East Asia, 192 Roman Catholic territorial dioceses and archdioceses belonging to Latin, Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara Rites in South Asia including India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and 514 Roman Catholic territorial dioceses and archdioceses in Europe.

Scores of government officials, foreign dignitaries, sports icons, entertainment celebrities and high society personalities attended the Jesus is Lord Church Anniversary Celebration which was televised live nationwide via domestic satellite on television over GMA-7, RPN-9, ABC-5, PTV-4, IBC-13, and ABS-CBN Channel 2 and aired live on radio over (RMN), GMA Radyo Bisig-Bayan AM, ABS-CBN Radyo Patrol AM and My Only Radio FM, , Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) AM, RPN Radyo Ronda AM and Bureau of Broadcast Services-Radyo ng Bayan radio stations.

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The Holy Mass guests included are President Benigno Aquino III, Vice-President Jejomar Binay, Chief Justice , Senate President Franklin Drilon, House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr., Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Atty. Francis Tolentino, Philippine National Police Director General Alan L.M. Purisima, Manila Police District Chief Leocadio Santiago, Jr., Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief-of-Staff General Pio Catapangan, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando Tetangco, Jr., Commission on Higher Education Chairman Patricia B. Licuanan, Cultural Center of the Philippines Chairperson Emily A. Abrera, National Commission for Culture and the Arts Chairman Felipe M. de Leon Jr., Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board Commissioner and CEO Antonio M. Bernardo, Land Transportation Office Chairman Virginia P. Torres, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Chairman Winston M. Ginez, Association of Broadcasters of the Philippines Chairman Butch S. Canoy, Executive Secretary Pacquito Ochoa, Jr., Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala; Communications and Strategic Planning Office Secretary Ricky Carandang; Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin; Enviorment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje, Jr.; Budget and Management Secretary Florencio Abad, Jr.; Health Secretary Dr. Enrique Ona, Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II, foreign affairs secretary Albert del Rosario, Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo, Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima, Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio A. Abaya, Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla, justice secretary Leila M. de Lima, labor and employment secretary Rosalinda D. Baldoz, public works and highways secretary Rogelio L. Singson, science and technology secretary Mario G. Montejo, social welfare and development secretary Corazon J. Soliman, tourism secretary Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr., Julia Abad-Razon, appointments secretary Rochelle R. Ahorro, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte, presidential spokesperson Atty. Edwin Lacierda, former senators Heherson Alvarez, Teresa Aquino-Oreta, Butz Aquino, Nikki Coseteng, John Henry Osmeña, Ernesto Herrera, Loi Estrada, Juan Flavier, Robert Jaworski, Ping Lacson, Kiko Pangilinan, Vicente Paterno, Nene Pimentel, Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Santanina T. Rasul, Jovito Salonga, Helena Benitez, Eva Estrada-Kalaw, Freddie Webb, Edgardo Angara, Vic Ziga, Ernesto Tanada and Francisco Tatad, current Senators Sergio Osmeña III, Pia Cayetano, Alan Peter Cayetano, TG Guingona, Bongbong Marcos, Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Nancy Binay, Lito Lapid, Jinggoy Estrada, JV Ejercito, Juan Ponce Enrlie, Ralph Recto and Vicente Sotto III, Majority Floor Leader Neptali Gonzales II, Ilocos Norte 2nd District Rep. Imelda Marcos, Caloocan Rep. Edgar R. Erice, Malabon Lone District Rep. Josephine Veronique R. Lacson-Noel, Navotas Lone District Rep. Toby Tiangco, Maria Theresa B. Bonoan-David of 4th District of Manila, Lucy Torres-Gomez of 4th District of Leyte, Karlo Nograles of 1st District of Davao City, Pedro B. Acharon Jr. of 1st District of South Cotabato and Sarangani Lone District Rep. Manny Pacquiao, Associate Justices Antonio Carpio, Presbitero Velasco, Jr., Teresita J. Leonardo-de Castro, Arturo D. Brion, Diosdado M. Peralta, Lucas P. Bersamin, Mariano C. Del Castillo, R. Abad, Martin Villarama, Jr., Jose Perez, Jose C. Mendoza, Bienvenido L. Reyes, Esrelita Perlas-Bernabe and Marvic Leonen, former Manila Mayor and Buhay Party-List Rep. Lito Atienza, former Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim, former Philippine

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President and now Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, current Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, former Quezon City Mayor Brigido Simon, Caloocan City Mayor Oscar Malapitan, Malabon City Mayor Len-Len Oreta, Navotas City Mayor John Rey Tiangco, Valenzuela City Mayor Rexlon Gatchalian, Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos, Marikina City Mayor Del de Guzman, former Pasig City Mayors Vicente, Soledad and Bobby Eusebio and San Juan City Mayor Guia Gomez, Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay, current Pasig City Mayor Maribel Andaya-Eusebio, Taguig City Mayor Laarni Lopez-Cayetano, current Pasay City Mayor Antonio ―Tony‖ Calixto, former Pasay City Mayor Wenceslao ―Peewee‖ Trinidad, former Paranaque City Mayor Joey Marquez, former Paranaque City Mayor Florencio Bernabe, current Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, Las Pinas City Mayor Vergel A. Aguilar and Muntinlupa City Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte Mayor Chevylle V. Fariñas, Ilocos Sur Governor Ryan Luis Singson, Vigan City Mayor Eva Marie Singson-Medina, Abra Governor Eustaquio Bersamin, Bangued Mayor Dominic Bosuego Valera, Benguet Governor Nestor Fongwan, Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan, Tabuk City, Kalinga mayor Ferdinand Tubban, Cagayan Provincial Governor Alvaro Antonio, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Mayor Jefferson Pattaui Soriano, Aparri Mayor Shalimar D. Tumaru, Batanes Governor Vicente Gato, Basco Mayor Demetrius Paul C. Narag, Isabela Provincial Governor Faustino "Bojie" G. Dy III, Santiago City Mayor Joseph Salvador Tan, Ilagan City, Isabela Mayor Josemarie "Jay" L. Diaz, DMD, Cauayan, Isabela Mayor Bernard F. La Madrid Dy, Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Governor Ruth Padilla, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Municipal Mayor Ramon T. Cabauatan Jr., Quirino Provincial Governor Junie E. Cua, Cabarroguis, Quirino Municipal Mayor Avelino N. Agustin Jr., Pangasinan Provincial Governor Amado Espino, Rosales, Pangasinan Mayor Susan P. Casareno, Dagupan City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez, Urdaneta City Mayor Amadeo Gregorio E. Perez IV, Tarlac Governor Jesus ―Bong" Santos, Tarlac City Mayor Gelacio R. Manalang, La Union Governor Manuel "Manoling" C. Ortega, San Fernando, La Union mayor Pablo C. Ortega, Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane, Jr., Olongapo City Mayor Rolen Paulino, Subic, Zambales Mayor Jeffrey D. Khonghun, Aurora Provincial Governor Gerardo A. Noveras, Baler, Aurora Municipal Mayor Nelianto C. Bihasa, Pampanga Provincial Governor Lilia G. Pineda, San Fernando, Pampanga Mayor Edwin Santiago, Angeles City, Pampanga Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, Bataan Provincial Governor Albert S. Garcia, Balanga City Mayor Jose Enrique S. Garcia III, Bulacan Provincial Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado, Marilao Municipal Mayor Juanito "Tito" H. Santiago, Baliwag Municipal Mayor Carolina Dellosa, Malolos City Mayor Christian D. Natividad, Nueva Ecija Provincial Governor Aurelio Matias Umali, Cabanatuan City Mayor Julius Cesar V. Vergara, Cavite Provincial Governor Juanito Victor Remulla, Bacoor City Mayor Strike Revilla, Dasmarinas City Mayor Jennifer A. Barzaga, Rosario Municipal Mayor Jose M. Ricafrente Jr., Laguna Provincial Governor Ramil Hernández, Santa Rosa City, Laguna Mayor Arlene B. Arcillas- Nazareno, Calamba City Mayor Justin Marc Timmy Chipeco, San Pablo City Mayor Loreto S. Amante, Los Baños Municipal Caesar P. Perez, Rizal Provincial Governor Rebecca A. Ynares, Antipolo City Mayor Casimiro A. Ynares III, Cainta

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Mayor Johnielle Keith Nieto, Taytay Municipal Mayor Janet De Leon - Mercado, San Mateo, Rizal Mayor Jose Rafael Diaz, Angono Mayor Gerry V. Calderon, Jalajala Mayor Narciso San Juan Villaran, Batangas Provincial Governor Vilma Santos-Recto, Batangas City Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha, Lipa City Mayor Meynardo A. Sabili, Quezon Provincial Governor David C. Suarez, Lucena City Mayor Roderick A. Alcala, Palawan Governor Jose C. Alvarez, Puerto Princesa City Mayor Lucilo R. Bayron, Marinduque Governor Carmencita Ongsiako Reyes, Boac Mayor Roberto Madla, Occidental Mindoro Governor Mario Gene Mendiola, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro Mayor Romulo "Muloy" Festin Oriental Mindoro Governor Alfonso Umali, Jr., Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro Mayor Arnan C. Panaligan, Romblon Governor Eduardo C. Firmalo, Romblon Mayor Gerard S. Montojo, Masbate Governor Rizalina L. Seachon-Lañete, Masbate City Mayor Rowena R. Tuason, Camarines Norte Governor Edgardo Tallado, Daet Mayor Tito S. Sarion, Camarines Sur Governor Migz Villafuerte, Naga City Mayor John Bongat, Albay Provincial Governor Joey Salceda, Legaspi City Mayor Noel Rosal, Catanduanes Governor Araceli Wong, Virac Mayor Flerida Ruth A. Alberto, Sorsogon Provincial Governor Antonio Escudero Jr., Sorsogon City Mayor Sally A. Lee, Iloilo Provincial Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr., Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores, Kalibo Mayor William S. Lachica, Malay Mayor John P. Yap, Antique Governor Exequiel Javier, San Jose de Buneavista Mayor Rony L. Molina, Capiz Governor Victor A. Tanco, Roxas City Mayor Angel Alan B. Celino, Negros Occidental governor Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr., Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella, Cebu Provincial Governor Hilario ―Junjun‖ Davide III, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, Consolacion Municipal Mayor Teresa P. Alegado, Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo, Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Chiquiting Sagarbarria, Sipalay City Mayor Soledad C. Montilla, Bohol Governor Edgar M. Chatto, Tagbilaran Mayor John Geesnell Yap, Tacloban City, Leyte Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez, Ormoc City Mayor Eric C. Codilla, Capoocan Mayor Federico H. Carolino Sr., Isabel Leyte Mayor Marcos Gregorio M. Cerillo, Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo P. Aquino, Borongan City Mayor Ma. Fe R. Abunda, Zamboanga City Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay Mayor Eldwin M. Alibutdan, Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte Mayor Evelyn T. Uy, Davao del Sur Provincial Governor Claude Bautista, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Mati City, Davao Oriental Mayor Carlo Luis P. Rabat, Panabo City, Davao del Norte Mayor Jose L. Silvosa Sr., South Cotabato Provincial Governor Daisy Avance-Fuentes, General Santos City Mayor Ronnel Rivera, Koronadal Mayor Peter B. Miguel, Polomok Mayor Honey Lumayag-Matti, Sarangani Governor Steve C. Solon, Alabel Mayor Corazon S. Grafilo, Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu, Cotabato, Maguindanao Mayor Japal "JoJo" Guiani, Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph A. Evangelista, Misamis Oriental Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vicente B. Emano, Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno, Gingoog City Mayor Stella Marie L. Guingona, Misamis Occidental Governor Herminia M. Ramiro, Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo O. Parojinog Sr., Lanao del Norte governor Mohammad Khalid Q. Dimaporo, Iligan City Mayor Celso G. Regencia, Bukidnon Governor Jose Maria Zubiri, Jr., Malaybalay City Mayor Ignacio W. Zubiri, Agusan del Sur Provincial Governor Adolph Edward Plaza, Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante,

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Jr., United States ambassador Philip S. Goldberg, Canadian ambassador Christopher Thronley, Spanish ambassador Jorge Domecq, Mexican ambassador Julio Camarena Villaseñor, Bangladeshi ambassador Major Gen. John Gomes, Cambodian ambassador Tuot Panha, Indian ambassador Ram Trasad, Indonesian ambassador Ade Petranto, Japanese ambassador Toshinao Urabe, Korean ambassador Hyuk Lee, Lao ambassador Malayvieng Sakonhninhom, Malaysian Ambassaor Dato Mohd Zamiri Vin Mohd Kassim, Burmese ambassador Aung Khin Soe, Pakistani ambassador Safdar Hayat, Marichu Vera Perez, Rev. Fr. Sonny Ramirez, PAGCOR Chairman Ephraim Genuino, PAGCOR Chairman Cristino L. Naguiat, Jr., former PAGCOR presidents Butch Tenorio and Rafael Butch Francisco, PAGCOR Chairman Jorge Sarmiento, Philippine Olympic Committee Chairman Jose Cojuangco, Jr., Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Ricardo R. Garcia and representatives of businessman Lucio Tan, former Metrobank president Tony Abacan, Philippine National Bank board of director, Rep. Miguel ―Mike‖ Romero, retired Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justices Hilario Davide, Jr., Artemio Panganiban and Reynato Puno, Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Bea Zobel, Ayala Land, Inc. president Antonino ―Tony" Aquino, Rowena Tomeldan, AC Legarda, Mark Sablan, Joseph Reyes, Maricris Bernardino, Pivi Diaz, Rina Rejanit, Bobby Dy, Manuel V. Pangilinan, TV5 President- Emeritus and The Philippine STAR Chairman Atty. Ray C. Espinosa, TV5 President and CEO Noel Lorenzana, Ariel Fermin, Gary Dujali, News5 head Luchi Cruz- Valdes, Meralco HR and Corporate Services Senior Vice-President and Philippine Basketball Association Chairman-Emeritus Mon Segismundo and Sports5 head and Gilas Pilipinas Basketball Team Coach Chot Reyes, Kenneth Yang, Tessie Sy- Coson, Tony Tan-Caktiong, Ramon Ang, Alfred Ty, Arthur Ty, Sari Yap, Lance Gokongwei, Robina Gokongwei-Pe, Liza Gokongwei-Cheng, Isha Andaya-Valles, Myrza Sison, Jo-ann Maglipon, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation Chairman Eugenio Lopez III, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation President and Chief Content Officer Charo Santos-Concio, Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. managing director Malou Santos, Broadcast Head and Channel 2 Head Cory Valenzuela-Vidanes, television business unit head Laurenti Dyogi, business unit head for comedy Linggit Tan-Marasigan, ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc. General Manager Ernie Lopez, Dreamscape Entertainment Television President Deo Endrinal, Roxy Liquigan, Riley Santiago, Robert Labayen, Mark Yambot, August Benitez, Nandy Villar, Rico Camus, Raymond Miranda, Mark Lopez, Maricel Arenas, Happy Mabulay, Darwin Cerrado, Aldrin Cerrado, Dino Laurena, March Ventosa, Chris Lopez, Carlo Katigbak, Leo Katigbak, Paolo Pineda, Bong Osorio, Monchet Olives, Karen Coloma, former ABS-CBN presidents Cito Alejandro and Freddie Garcia, movie and television director Johnny Manahan, Star Magic Vice-President Mariole Alberto, Cathy Garcia-Molina, Arnel Natividad, Toto Natividad, Malu Sevilla, Rechie del Carmen, Jojo Saguin, Olivia Lamasan, Laurice Guillen, Jerry Lopez-Sineneng, Tots Mariscal, Erik Salud, Ruel Bayani, Ruel Naval, Joyce Bernal, John-D Lazatin, Jerome Pobocan, Jonathan Diaz, Wenn Deramas and Don Cuaresma, 4, 000 Lopez kin from all over the world, ABS-CBN Manila Radio and Sports Division head Peter Musngi, ABS-CBN Integrated News and Current Affairs Chief Ging Reyes and Choose Philippines head Charie Villa, music composer and television director Bobet and actor Kobi Vidanes, the members of

297 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 the Yap, Diaz, Castelo, Daza, Planas, Valenzuela and Vidanes families, Andrew Tan, Beth Lee, Fe Agudo, Washington Sycip, Felipe Gozon, Menardo Jimenez, Sr., Jimmy Duavit, Annette Gozon-Abrogar, Lito Abrogar, Lilybeth G. Rasonable, Regie C. Bautista, Marivin T. Arayata, Jose Mari R. Abacan, Gigi Santiago-Lara, Darling P. De Jesus, Cheryl Ching-Sy, Teresa L. Pacis, Bang U. Arespacochaga, Ali Nokom-Dedicatoria, TAPE, Inc. president and chief executive officer Tony Tuviera, Malou Choa-Fagar, TAPE, Inc. chairman-emeritus Romy Jalosjos, Sanjiv Vohra, Wilson Tieng, Philippine Daily Inquirer board chairman Marixi Rufino-Prieto, Philippine Daily Inquirer president Alexandra Prieto-Romualdez, Philippine Daily Inquirer editor-in-chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc, United States Embassy spokesperson Rebecca Thompson, as well guests were media agencies and advocacy partners, 600 participants of the World Economic Forum on East Asia Summit 2014 from more than 30 countries, 1,000 guests during the president‘s ―State of the Nation Address‖ 2014, bag designer Sylvia Santos, fashion designers JC Buendia, Randy Ortiz, Jojie Lloren, Dong Omaga Diaz, Joey Samson, Ivarluski Aseron, Vittorio Barba, Gerry Katigbak, Frederick Peralta, Rajo Laurel, Len Nepomuceno, Hindy Weber-Tantoco, Ramon Esteban, PJ Aranador, Edwin Ao, OJ Hofer, Arcy Gayatin, Tippi Ocampo, Avel Bacudio, Jerome Salaya Ang, Joel Escober, Anthony Nocom, Albert Andrada, Noel Crisostomo, Ronaldo Arnaldo, Kristel Yulo, Happy Andrada, Pablo Cabahug and James Reyes, FDAP designers Johnny Abad, Ricky Abad, Dexter Alaza, Nino Angeles, Delby Bragais, Karen Castro, Kirby Cruz, Ivan dela Cruz, Perry Diaz, Lynn Roxas, Boyet Dysanco, Ricco Escaro, Rocky Gathercole, Genar Gozum, Pristine de Guzman, Adin Lara, Paul Ranier Lim, Noelle Llave, Edgar Madamba, Jontie Martinez, Nikkie Martinez, Ole Morabe, Vivo Nazareth, Dave Ocampo, Lito Perez, Nholie Pilapil, Joyce Pilarsky, Aan Pineda, Raoul Ramirez, Yako Reyes, Rholand Roxas, Edgar San Diego, Fanny Serrano, Edwin Uy, Simon Ariel Vasquez, Geoffrey Zordilla, independent fashion designers Jun Escario, Michelle Sison, Patrice Ramos Diaz, Charina Sarte, Cary Santiago, Dennis Lustico, John Paras, Bea Albert, Eric de los Santos, Maureen Desini, Vania Romoff, Martin Bautista, John/Paul Herrera, Ronald Mendoza, Audie Espino, Sidney Perez Sio, Goullee Gorospe and Raoul Ramirez, country‘s design icons Inno Sotto, Auggie Cordero, Pepito Albert, Cesar Gaupo, Lulu Tan- Gan, Mike de la Rosa and Loretto, Efren Ocampo and The Dean of Filipino Fashion Designers Ben Farrales, McCann Erickson Client Service Director Bernadette Chincuanco, Coca-Cola ASEAN Business Unit President Manuel Arroyo, Coca-Cola Philippines President & General Manager Guillermo Aponte, marketing director Anubha Sahasrabuddhe and Franchise and Commercial Leadership Director Peter Schaelstraete together with the Coca-Cola Philippines team: Johanna Hife, Steve Little, Rogie Delena, Raymond Villaflor, Teejae Sonza, Jobert Dumlao, Sharon Tanganco, Roki Ferrer, Rachel Cruz, Francis Chua, Franz Decloedt, Yasmin Mallari, Jenny Cinco, Jing Atienza, Criselda Pascual, Mavel Banocnoc, Thess Acuna, Franco Jorge, Stephanie Castillo, Tish Condeno, Jaideep Kibe, Nicamae Baylen, Jenalyn Perez, Barry del Rosario, and Nikki Lee, Suyen Corporation's Nene and Virgilio Lim, Bryan Lim and Suyen Lim, Carlos Chan's children Carlson, Archie, Rinby, Larry, Oszen and Shera, Tony Ferrer, Lawrence Tan, Atty. Joji Villanueva-Alonso, former Ilocos Rep. Roque ―Roquito‖ Ablan, Charie Villa, Stella Katigbak Dearing, Cecy Seares Luna, Duke Frasco,

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Choy and Marissa Cojuangco, Suyen Corporation Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder Ben Chan, hair stylist and Philippine Fashion Ball creative director Noel Manapat, public relations practitioner, events orgainzer and talent manager Keren Pascual, Girlie Rodis and Star Magic handler Monch Novales, Maricar Xerez-Burgos, Karen Santos, Conchita Toda, Doody Tuason, Fr. Pedro Garcia Galende, Angie Lacson, Corazon Alvina, Jose Mari Trenas, Iya Villania and Drew Arellano, Paolo Abrera and Suzi Entrata, beauty queens Lara Quigaman, Shamcey Supsup with husband Lloyd Lee, Gwen Ruais, Bianca Manalo and Pia Wurtzbach, Sitti Navarro, Jasmine Curtis Smith, James Blanco, Eric Tai, K Brosas, Claudine Barretto and Raymart Santiago, Randy Santiago, Bamboo Manalac, Binibining Pilipinas 2013 winners Cindy Miranda and Pia Romero, Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago, Miss Universe 2013 3rd Runner-Up Ariella Arida, Katherine de Castro-Cruz, Oyo Boy Sotto, Rowell Santiago, Dominique Cojuangco, Dina Bonnevie with husband Ilocos Sur Vice- Governor Deogracias Victor Savellano, Jericho Rosales, apl.de.ap, Eddie Garcia and Richard Gomez, Former Professional Models Association of the Philippines board members and fashion luminaries Tina Maristela Ocampo, Izza Gonzales- Agana, Desiree Verdadero-Abesamis, Marina Benipayo, Patty Betita, Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez, Den Abesamis, Hans Montenegro, Grace Molina and Ariel Atendido, Robert Mananquil, models Robby Mananquil, Raya Mananquil-de Leon, and Rissa Mananquil-Trillo with Valerie de los Santos; Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles team manager Paolo Trillo; Current Professional Models Association of the Philippines president Phoemela Baranda also came with Manila‘s favourite models Grace Tagle, Bubbles Paraiso, Luke Jickain, Mia Ayesa, Sanya Smith, Mika Lagdameo-Martinez, Antoinette Enciso-Ocampo, Angel Agustin-Co and Marilen Faustino-Montenegro The Philippine STAR Lifestyle section columnists RJ Ledesma, Stephanie Zubiri-Crespi, and Tim Yap, The Philippine STAR Lifestyle section editor Millet Martinez-Mananquil, Philippine Daily INQUIRER Lifestyle section editor Thelma Sioson-San Juan, MERalCo Bolts coach Norman Black, Ateneo men‘s basketball coach Bo Perasol and his players Ponso Gotladera, Kris Porter, Anton Asistio, Isaac Jules Lim, former players Macky Escalona, Nico Salva, Bacon Austria, Tonino Gonzaga, Emman Monfort, Juami Tiongson, Frank Golla, Oping Sumalinog and JP Erram, Sen. Bong Revilla Jr., William Lao, Carol Garcia, Charlie Cojuangco, Mother Lily Yu-Monteverde, Mark Lapid, Ethel Ramos, Dolor Guevarra, Boots Plata, Ricky Lo, Cristy Fermin, Rikka Dylim, Shirley Kuan, Deedee Sytangco, Sec. Sonny Coloma, Beth Tagle, Rep. Dax and Midy Cua, Dolly Anne Carvajal-Mendoza, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Mon David, Lily Layug, Arthur Manuntag, Christine Singson, Grace Singson, Tess Daza, Jackie Aquino-Gavino, Joy Melendrez, Tonypet Albano, Maricar Bhel, Reps. Uliran Joaquin, Hermilando Mandanas, Annie Susano and Butch Dumpit, Vanessa Francisco, Annabelle Rama-Gutierrez, Boots Anson-Roa, Snow Tago, Charmaine Yu, Greg Yu, Edmund Lim and Ramon Jacinto, Helen Ong, JJ Calero, Jeannie Goulbourn, Katrina Feist, Jun and Nene Leonor, Jojo and Henry Zabarte, Marilou Lovina, Kay Kuok Goo, Elizabeth de Motte, Ronald Villavelez, Enrico Lingao, Jr., Protacio Empaces, Mario Rotersos, Jude Elardo, Edwin Ao, Mario Colmenares, Romain Barberis, Carminia Pavia, Spencer Ty, Liza Tan, Christine San Diego, Karen Grupp, Mimi and Juliet Tan, Ana and Vince Bitong, Tito Herbosa, Angela Trillo,

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Chris Parker, Chito Melo, Riina Sinisalo, Alexandra Escat, Johnny Revilla, Sandy Daza, Elizabeth Cunanan-Angsioco, Matthew Lloren and Tani Aragon, Tata Aragon, Candy Ochoa, Marica Cabrera, Maryrose Centenera, Ana Esperanza- Uy, Tet Magno, Msgr. Don Erfe, Rev. Fr. Greg Ramos, Leon Ang, Tony and Maryann Bejar, Jose Laig, Luisa Quintana, Ramon Mojica, Jomar Castillo, Joyce Oreña-Stalder, Tetta Ortiz-Matera, Gus Albor, Roberto M.A. Robles, Reggie Yuson, Naki Ataman, Bob Zozobrado, Armando Anday, Andy and Tisha Bautista, Celia Cuasay, Leroy Tan, Amado Tadeo, William and Eliza Valdez, Dave Mercado, Roi Philips, Lorna Quisumbing, Susan Campos, Nimfa Yatco, Margarita Romualdez, Jaina Perez, Tina Coscolluela, Joan Matchuck, Vincenzo Cappelluto, Chit Montenegro, James Freney, Rodolfo Giusto, Tillie Pelagallo, Syke and Sessy Garcia, Mari Kaimo, Geneva Cruz, Cher Calvin, Pia Regala, Corcor Dizon- Agustin, Fiona Lucas, Luz Julian Peralta, Glo Fariña Peralta, Dr. Teresita Colome, Ruby Tuason, Msgr. Matt Garcia, Joe Briones, Dr. Jazmine Gongora, Cali and Pepsi Aro, Dr. Andrea Dimayuga, Rev. Fr. Nick Yatco, S.J., Santos and Pilar Estacio, Eta Mercado, Etta Rosales, Toby Tiangco, Peewee Trinidad, Sonny Belmonte, Gary Coull, Mike McCoy, Richard Taylor, Tim and David Ferdinand, David Fergusson, Simon Dewhurst, Rafe Totengco, Josie Cruz-Natori, Anna Bayle, Tunting Cruz Matters, Tunting Cruz Matters, Maricel Matias and Rene Santos, Zeny Cabral, Melissa Lopez, Bea Valdes, Laurice Guillen, Socorro Cancio-Ramos, Isidro Camacho, Clarissa Ocampo, Kelly Sum, Joyce Ma, Karina Borromeo, Brad Turvey, Robbie Puno, Monsour del Rosario, Benny Litonjua, Lourdes Gregorio, Judith Zapanta, Juanjo Berenguer, Alvaro Pertierra, Pepito Albert, Tricia Cu Unjieng, Riki Kwek-Mathay, Robert Arevalo, Barbara Gonzales, Erwin Elechicon, Malu Maglutac Chiongbian, Ampee Sietereales, Bobby Macapagal, Tony and Charing Ang, Quinito Henson, Rosanna Roces, Bettina Osmeña, Cheloy Dans, Tessie Dichupa, Cota Yabut, Corito Kalaw, Adelia Angeles, Peping and Essen de las Alas, Aurora Nosco, Tomas and Gracing Dadia, Edita Cambe, Natzy Zaragoza, Oming Concepcion, Tessie Pajarillo, Ching Bernardo, Imelda Requiesta, Lucy Vergara, Merce Reyes, Jo Madarang, Jimmy Nanagas, Mila Dayrit, Ading Dayrit, Paolo Valenciano, Tim Cone, Mon Isberto, Ben Quezon Avanceña, Pitang Lopez-Tiongson, Fr. Roberto San Diego, Belinda Adora and Bong Marquez, Berna Lomotan, Ramon Barretto, Catherine Weir, Nina Aguas, Gerry Ablaza, Topper Coronel, Norberto Nazareno, Gigi Montinola, Yogi Salcedo, Dolly Fortun, Connie Mamaril, Daisy Ople, Monet Joven, Lulu Villanueva, Jenette Lista, Susan Sebastian, Lucille Chabeldin, Marilu Ngo, Johnny Taguinod, Thelma Dinoy, Victor Valbuena, Carlo Orosa, Mauro Malang Santos, Jessica Soho, Ariel Lozada, Amparito Lhuillier, Lili Adina, Petite Garcia, Nelson Paglinawan, Dawnie Roa, Dee Hua Gatchalian, Sheryl Yao, Organisasyon ng mga Pilipinong Mang- Aawit (OPM) President and EDSA People Power Commissioner Ogie Alcasid and wife Regine Velasquez, Luke Mejares, Nyoy Volante, Wency Cornejo, Maegan Aguilar, Jonathan Badon, Atty. Ferdie Topacio, Alvin Anson and Gary Berena, Davey Langit and Lara Maigue, Michael Jackson impersonator Jericho Valencia, teleserye stars Zanjoe Marudo, Jake Cuenca, Erich Gonzales, Paulo Avelino, Coco Martin and Julia Montes, model and television show host Bianca Gonzales and music composer Jim Paredes, economist and former NEDA secretary general Solita Collas-Monsod, actor Robin Padilla with his wife Mariel Rodriguez

300 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 and brother Rommel, noontime game and variety television show host Willie Revillame, 1969 Miss Universe Gloria Diaz, Father and son Pen and Ping Medina, cousins Isabelle Daza and Georgina Wilson, Pokwang Subong, ―Wowowee‖ girls RR Enriquez, Saicy Aguila, and April ―Congratulations‖ Gustilo, Carla Abellana, sexy actress Katrina Halili, models Pancho Magno, John Spainhour, Vince Ferraren and JC Tiuseco, Aga Muhlach, comedian Gelli de Belen, Dra. Vicki Belo, Edward Mendez, Kim Benedicto Lokin, Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta, Bernadette Sembrano, Cheryl Cosim, Niña Corpuz, Marife Mordido, Aida Sy-Gonzales, Aster Amoyo, Karen Padilla, Edna Lazaro, Leslie Saulsbury, Lourdes Rosario, Jet Versoza, Apple Peji Tan, Champaigne Flores, volleyball player Gretchen Ho, comedian John Lapus, singer Kean Cipriano, Mia Nolasco, chef Lando Laudico, Ginger Conejero, Comedienne Candy Pangilinan and Arnell Ignacio, film and television directors Jose Javier Reyes and Manny Castañeda, Ramon Bautista, Richard Gutierrez, TV host Raymond Gutierrez, Mae Paner, Pinky Amador, Leo Valdez, Noel Trinidad and Jun Urbano, Dr. Aivee Aguilar-Teo, Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo, Maricel Soriano, Ai-ai delas Alas, Vice Ganda, Ruffa Gutierrez, Rustom Padilla, German Moreno and Gardo Versoza, 1986 EDSA People-Power Revolution veterans Leah Navarro, Mitch Valdez, and Maan Hontiveros, Megastar Sharon Cuneta and Kiko Pangilinan and daughter KC Concepcion, Dr. Elenita Binay and Louie Locsin, Sabrina Wong, Dianne de Castro, Christian Raeuber, Beth Mancilla, Carl Cunanan, David Celdran, Goody Custodio, Mari Oquinena, Monica Torres, Joey Singian, Marilou Batchelor, Arlene Cua, Claudia Tambunting, Karen Santos, Rosanna Fores, Cara Wilson Ferrari, Carlos Borromeo, Poch Villa-Real, Anjie Dy Buncio, Ayen Laurel, Tony Maughan, Haydee Potenciano, Dale dela Cruz, Kristine Lim, Nenita Lim, Hisanao Nagasawa, Randy Ang, Tina Chan, Maurice Laude, Gail Laude, Roxanne Farillas and Erickson Farillas, Paing Hechanova and Mely Concepcion-Hechanova, Ed Quimson, Margaux Salcedo, Lori Baltazar, Nancy Reyes Lumen, Bobby Cuenca, Mary Ann Ojeda, Rye Fariñas, Camille Agbayani and Macky Mathay, Isagani Banzuelo, Rochelle Balatbat, Jayson Liban, Boris Joaquin, Cat Arambulo, Bombi Balquiedra, Cacay Moras and Santi Go, Bizu Patisserie Audrey Tanco, Mich Mella, Grace Sy, Katrina Yu, Lia Colayco, Issa Litton, Jojo Zabarte, Bob and Elsie Colombo, Javi and Teresa Hernandez, Bambi Harper, Juan Jose and Miren Berenguer-Testa, Ricky and Beng Dee, Robert and Cecile Lopez Lillies, Rupert and Tina Jacinto, George Sison, Maritess Allen, George and Ces Schultz, Eric Recto and Jay Lagdameo, Peng and Vicky Perez de Tagle, Elbert and Chito Melo, Zia Alonto Adiong and Hafsa Dimaporo Balindong, Victor and Nancy Luy, Miriam Lao, Alex Alcantara, Russell Morgan, Yoshi Uy, Mark Nicosia, Alexandra Pajaro, Judith and Rodolfo Pajaro, Jun Leonor, Rica King, Joyce Jimenez, Benjamin Besa, Martin Nuñez, Jay Aquitania, Ryan Yllana, Antonio Aquitania, Jing Uy, Ana and William Antonio, Sandy Rieta, Delmer Miranda, Dboy Trofeo, Baron Geisler, Jason Luengo, Rita Sanson, Myrna Fernandez, Susan Joven, Elena Bautista, Cecile Wiekene, Jake and Karen Macasaet, Jun and Nene Leonor, Captain Joy Roa, Television host Paolo Bediones, Lorraine Belmonte, Carla Sibal, Hall of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach, former Chicago Bulls center Luc Longley, and comedian Vic Sotto, Ito Curata, Anton Mendoza, Albert Garcia, Mark Leviste, Tony Abad, Jamie Picornell, Michelle Pantoja, Martin Lim Marty and

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Cassandra Beltran Kierulf, Corazon Llorca, Cecilia Abad, Paulino Cheng, Gloria Beltran, Tonichi Grey, Clemence Cervantes, Quincy Castillo, Gerardo Lanuza, Susan Yap, Noel Lim, Carmelita Mendiola, Rafael Villareal, Gabe La‘O, José Miguel Pons, Nicky Novella, Freddy Gonzalez, William Paradies, Domeka Garamendi, Katrina Burrows, Jackie Kierulf, Monica Barretto, Erica Tatad, Gabby de la Rama, Mic Agcaoili, Rica Villaluz, Bong Aromin, Ann Michelle and Marielle Capistrano, Glenn Glinoga, Ito Ocampo, Tristan Choa, Tippi Ocampo, Cecile Zamora and Jerome Van Straten, Claire Ann Yap, Philip Grima and Cosetta Fedele, Chris Paraiso, Harry Gue, Rubens Fedele, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the Philippines Mohd, Ameen Wali, Manuel Lazaro, Avelino Cruz, Atty. Mike Toledo, Boying Remulla, Rex Gatchalian, Carissa Coscolluela, Rachel Arenas, Cecile Mauricio, Yvonne Dayrit Romualdez, Jacqueline Dayrit Boncan, Erlinda Panlilio, Mita Rufino, Bambi Harper, Susan Calo-Medina, Chichi Salas, Eliza Tan,Joyce Andres, Cristina Ynes Sison, Maryann Garcia, Sandra Rocha, Rick Jacobsen, Oliver Kreuzer, Paolo Quimson, Erika Aquino, Ling Ochoa, Alfredo Barretto, Don Pepe Araullo, Vilma Labrador, Linda Legaspi Rosal, MJ De Leon, Amber Roxas, Shiela Tan, Chrissie Say, Fernando Fernandez, Danica Caynap, Allan Garcia, Genesis Kelly Lontoc, Jose Amado Dominguez, Lulay Mapa and Chito Gaurano, Dette Aquino-Tan, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Adolfo Azcuna, Precy Lopez and Steve Psinakis, Maritess Lopez, Odette Ong, Danding Cojuangco, Guia Gomez, Carlos Chan, Clinton Campos-Hess, Milagros How, Robert Coyiuto, Jr., Elisa Lim, Emilia Yang, Dr. Queenie Lee-Chua, Joseph Estrada, Claudio Condotta, Stella Chua, 92AD, Fr. Johnny Go, S.J., Fr. Bienvenido Nebres, S.J., Fr. Nemesio Que, S.J., Digos Bishop Guillermo Afable, Bless Villareal, Pat Goc- Ong, Michelle Calo-Alvarillo, Christian Arzsenal, Robbie Afzelius, Kris Aquino, Charlene Gonzales, Christopher de Leon and Sandy Andolong, Rez Cortez, William Martinez and Yayo Aguila, Lani Mercado-Revilla, Lorna Tolentino- Fernandez, Tirso Cruz III and wife Lyn and son Bodie, Eric Quizon, G. Toengi- Walters and Romnick Sarmenta, Kuh Ledesma, Grace Nono, Louie Heredia and Dingdong Avanzado, Philip Salvador, Smokey Manaloto, Beth Tamayo-Wong, Antoinette Taus, Tom Taus, Janine Gutierrez and basketball stars, Sunshine Cruz, Gladys Reyes-Roxas, Daisy Reyes, Rufa Mae Quinto and Isabel Granada, Bro. Eddie Villanueva 2010 presidential campaign supporters Coney Reyes, Karla Martinez, Piolo Pascual, Dolphy Quizon, Jr., Donita Rose, Nonoy Zuniga and Prof. Jeremias Jangad, ―Hawak-Kamay‖ main cast members Nikki Gil, Zaijian Jaranilla, Xyriel Manabat, Andrea Brillantes, Yesha Camile, supporting cast members Juan Karlos Labajo, Lyca Gairanod, Jacob Dionisio, Axel Torres, Maris Racal, Manolo Pedrosa and Kim Nichole Baranda, PBA players James Yap and sons Joshua and Bimby Aquino-Yap, Marc Pingris and wife Danica Sotto, Gary David, Jimmy Alapag and wife LJ Moreno, Doug Kramer and wife Cheska Garcia and daughter Kendra, Wesley Gonzales, Kelvin dela Peña, JC Intal, Simon Atkins, Jai Reyes and wife Klaire Yapuco, Larry Fonacier and wife Lora Gahol, and LA Tenorio and wife Cheska, Felisa Valdez, Ambrosio Valdez Jr., Reema Chanco, Rica Tantoco De Jesus, Bobby Andrews, Symon Soler, Vitto Lazatin, Kris Lawrence, Nancy Castiglione, Mojo Jojo, King DJ Logan, Toti Dalmacion, Up Dharma Down, Gaby dela Merced, Andi Manzano, ―Fastbreak‖ charity basketball game players Gerald Anderson, Anne Curtis, Daniel Padilla, Jessy

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Mendiola, Jose Manalo, Marco Alcaraz, Champ Lui Pio, Derek Ramsay, Luis Alandy, Xian Lim, Jason Abalos, Lemuelle Pelayo, Arthur Solinap, Carl Guevarra, Rico Blanco, Jhong Hilario, Vhong Navarro, Billy Crawford, Chris Tiu, JV Kapunan, Jon Lucas, Ervic Vijandre, Arjo Atayde, Joe Vargas, Gab Valenciano, Jon Hall, Carlo Gonzales and James and Jim Salas, Thirdy Ravena, RR Garcia, Terrence Romeo, Bobby Ray Parks, Kevin Alas, Garvo Lanete, Jake Pascual, Chris Newsome, Baser Amer, Von Pessumal, and Nico Elorde, NBA 3x3 Philippines celebrity basketball players Fabio Ide, Rovilson Fernandez, Gerard Acao, Bobby Yan, Andy Smith, Will Devaughn, Robin da Roza and Joross Gamboa, running coach Rio de la Cruz, basketball coaches Vince Hizon and Allan Gregorio, Perlas Pilipinas women‘s national basketball team player Melissa Jacob, sports broadcasters Jinno Rufino of Solar Sports, Mark Zambrano of GMA News and Marco Benitez and Anton Roxas of ABS-CBN Sports, ―7,107 International Music Festival‖ celebrity revelers Magalona siblings, KC Montero, Rhian Ramos, Troy Montero, Aubrey Miles, Bea Soriano, Adrien Semblat, Francis Ricafort, Erwan and Solenn Heussaff, Carla Humphries, Nicole Anderson, Gian Magdangal, Paula Peralejo-Fernandez, Liezel Verses, Abigail Lesley Cruz, DJ Mo Twister, Coleen Garcia, Sam Pinto, Felix and Dominic Roco, Teresa Herrera-Anthony, Daniel Matsunaga, Lauren Young, Victor Basa, Divine Lee, Michelle Madrigal, ―Boys Night Out‖ Radio Disc Jockeys Tony-Tony, Slick Rick and Sam YG, Kiefer Ravena, Brent Javier, Borgy Manotoc, Ellen Adarna, Bianca King, Phil Younghusband, and more, Gerard Cancio, Carla Sebastian, Mark Bumgarner and Michelle Bumgarner, BENCH/ family stars, ―6,200: The Mission Possible Project‖ personalities and ―The Naked Truth: Denim and Underwear Fashion Show‖ celebrity models Kim Chiu, Karylle, Jeric and Jeron Teng, Enchong Dee, Joseph Marco, Lovi Poe, Rachelle Ann Go and Markki Stroem, Michelle Vito, Sofia Andres, Dianne Medina, Helga Krapf, Melissa Ricks, Djanin Cruz, Kiana Valenciano with Samantha Godinez-Valenciano, Mr. Chinatown 2013 winners Jose Miguel Lasala, Sydney Du, Sky Yang, Jerome Tan and Randy See; Mr. Chinatown 2014 winners David Licuaco and Kurt Joshua Ong, Mark Lopez, Jairus Ferrer, Alec Robes, ―Be BENCH/: The Model Search‖ finalist Ron Morales; Carlos Concepcion; Yeng Constantino; ―Pinoy Dream Academy: Season 2‖ scholar Hansen Nichols with his twin brother GC, ―BENCH/ Rajo Laurel Dos collection‖ models Sam Concepcion, Rocco Nacino, Steven Silva, Enzo Pineda, Sarah Lahbati and Regine Angeles, newest ―BENCHsetters‖ including actors Tom Rodriguez, Dennis Trillo, Martin del Rosario and Dominic Roque, Anthony and David Semerad, Andre Paras and De La Salle Green Archers center Arnold van Opstal, ―America's Next Top Model‖‘s Dominique Reighard and Allison Harvard, ―Asia‘s Next Top Model‖ finalist Katarina Rodriguez, television commercial, ramp, print and fashion models and actors Benjamin Alves, Jon Avila, Franco Daza, Marx Topacio, Victor Silayan, John James Uy, Marvin Raymundo, Miko Raval and Raphael Robes, Luisito Rabat, models and athletes Anton del Rosario and Sam Richelle, Andrew Wolff and Janka Cederstam, Hideo Muraoka, Catriona Gray, Valerie Bariou-Bondoc, Rima Ostwani, Janeena Chan, Regine Tolentino, AJ Dee, Mariana del Rio, Say Alonzo-Yupangco, Chynna Ortaleza and Railey Valeroso, Denise Laurel, Mel Martinez, Sharon Tan, Paul Daza, Pia Asistio, Mich Araullo, Debbie Co, Alvin Lim, Maggie Wilson, Camille Villar, Fargo Baillet, Josephine Bael

303 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014

Fujisawa-Ilagan, Dominic John Galeon, Mia Bayuga, Chris Badiola, Bong Tan, Richard Tiu, Christine Love, Illac Diaz, Lovely Tecson and Alberto Romulo, Nedy Tantoco, Isabel Wilson, Pitoy Moreno, Bea Valdes, Irene Martel Francisco, Guilly Rufino, Gloria Huang, Jocelyn Buendia, Gigi Barrera, Marzena Nowakowska, Johncy Maham, Mitch Dizon, Matthew Lim, Samantha Yen, Victor Antonino, Enrique Gonzalez, Clarisse Chiongbian, Dr. Carlos Gabriel, Dr. Anna Lopez- Gabriel, Quito Lopez, Greg Montenegro, Emily Montenegro, Fitz Puyat, Paolo Araneta, Mumph Ruiz, Manny del Rosario, Cary Lagdameo, Mark and Michelle Tagle, Eva Gullas, Myra Puyat Santiago, Margarita Fores, Monique Villongco, Amado Fores, Sandro Tengco, Ethan Belmonte, Joel Lomotan, Marissa Orosa- Concepcion, Kai Lim, Marissa Cojuangco, Abby Jimenez, Milette Belmonte, Trina Alindogan, Candy Dizon, Cathy Qu, Lianne Tiu, Ruthy Vera, Grace Ang, Annette Tirol, Suzanne Cobonpue, Lisa Araneta-Marcos, Susan Florete, Audrey Puckett- Chiu, Nanette Medved Po, Marilen Tuason, Florence Ko, Helmut Gaisberger, Chesca Roces, Mark Jentes, Denisse Oca, Sha Supangan, Stephen Ku, Bibe Martinez, Rajiv Ghumman, Roseana Grandel, Eloisa Ricchetti, Dang Palma, Rico Arce, Michael Chua and Angela Bunag, Glenn Gaerlan, Enchong Formoso, Chris Nelson, Dominic Bekaert and Paloma Zobel, Adriano Cartuliares, Lalain Landico, Evelyn Reyes, Rose Bernardez Redaon, Janice Reyes, Mark Jones, Judith Go, Jacqui Wieneke, Emily Santos, Marion Chua, Agustin Davalos, Sep Cimafranca, Glowie Ramiro, Karen Pamintuan, Toby Gatchalian, Gicelle Himala, Edith Marquez-Reyes, Rebecca Daza-Sadhwani, Manjit Sadhwani, Bing Carrion-Buck, Loren Legarda-Leviste, Greggy Licaros Jr., Mabel Abaño, Jeffrey and Vivian Ng, Filaine Tan and Jeann Wee, Herbert Bautista, Missy Ayala, Ben Wintle, Simon and Paul Jablon, Eric Noyel, AA Acuna, En and Andrew Calvert, Evan King, Analu Fereira, Victor De Leon Lima, Chiyuki Fujimoto, Chertchai Methanayanonda, Busba Bunnag, Khun Manthana de Leon, Khun Kullanit, Khun Suwattee Teerapath, Joey Bernardino, Rene Lapid, Albert Banaag, Rhea Rivera, Jhoanna Lim, Mike Celis, Lei Lopez, Chikarom Kitiyakara, Silvana Diaz, Phyllis Zaballero, Alfredo and Beth Francisco, Ron Reibenbach, Pilar Singian, Sylvia Ventura, Mindy Gana, Carmen Lynam-Mannakee, Renee Veyret, Irit Ben Abba, Busba Bunnag, Hajah Maimunah Dato Haji Elias, Salem Adam, Jacky Foo, Mohammed Ebrahim Aljowaid, Navrekha Sharma, Milena Santana-Ramirez, Joao Cayetano da Silva, Domini Primero, Miko Valenzuela, Ronnie Henares, Baham Mitra, Cita Astals, Jaime Daez, Ella Roces Montenegro, Jenny Syquia, Michelle Bayle, King DJ Logan, Ginny del Rosario and Emilio Abello, Luis and Barbara del Rosario, Alice Ong, Aying Palenzuela, Joanne del Rosario, Ging de los Reyes, Billy King, Jesse Sincioco, Mike Constantino, Mon Maramba, Edmundo Reyes Jr., Paulyn Sicam, Dr. Rosita Navarro, Francis Tolentino, Antonieta Fortuna-Ibe, Winnie Nazareth, Enrico Villanueva, Maritoni Fernandez, Josephine Knox, Betty Tenchaves, Presy Ramos, Susan Grau, Chito Francisco, Kate Gordon, Spirit of ‗67, Albert Bildner and Lin Illusorio, Jesusa Calanog, Linglingay Lacanlale, Bill and Lily O‘Boyle, Winna Kimmel, Calvin Tsao, Nene Quimson, Minnie Osmeña, Anna Sy, Hernan Cortez, Isabel Ongpin, Rene Encarnacion, Lourdes Montinola, Nelly Fung, Lorna Laurel, Toni Yulo Loyzaga, Del Fojas, Nestor Santiago, Andy Locsin, Lorrie Reynoso, Lorenzo and Lorrie Valdez, Dr. and Mrs. Ruben Paredesm, Dr. and Mrs. Raul Sala, Tess Labrador, Kiling Dakudao, John Tanchangco, Philip Zorgani, Trisha Reyes,

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Bernadette Barbers, Ruth Padilla, Jeannie Ng Sandoval, Mary Ann Arcega Dy, Raffy Suarez, Antonio Reina, Aissa Barrera Cojuangco, Arlina Arrozal de Jesus, Louie Vargas, Andie Recto-Montenegro, Mitos Pacis, General Alberto Fernando Braganza, Roberta Lopez-Feliciano, Maribel Ongpin, Toni Yulo-Loyzaga, Andy Locsin, Lauro Baja Jr., Gov. Parouk Hussin, Irit Ben-Abba, Helen Ong, Helmut Gaisberger, Evangeline Pascual, Joanne Lorenzana, Carla Tengco, Mike Planas, Marisa Olasolo and Arturo Rocha, Edward Wehrli, Baby Araneta, Toni Abad, Bebet Gozun, Gloria Mara, Michael Salientes, Carol Atacador, Marides Fernando, Rose Libongco, Teofisto Guingona Jr., Ernesto Maceda, Monique Zani, Ernie and Fe Yu, James Lau, Celia Cuasay, James Jao, Don Valerio, Gener Caringal, Arleen Ong, Tomas Rodriguez-Pantoja, Roland Reyes, Dennis Socrates, Cel Yulo, Bing-Bing Gonzales, Bela Vasquez, Chu-Chu Madrigal and Mandy Eduque, Cesar Buenaventura, Dada Lorenzana-Santiago, Peque Gallaga, Fr. Robert Reyes, Rupert Jacinto, Tingting Cojuangco, Ping Valencia, Red Jacinto and Julie Hidalgo, Boots and Andy Soler, Jesi and Gina Mendez, Nora Jacinto, Eddie and Katie Jacinto, Nanette dela Cruz, Africa Valdes-de Reynoso, Emily Reynoso-Laws, Hans Sy, Larry Francia, Bobby Gopia, Adrian Cristobal, Virginia Moreno, Chitang Guerrero-Nakpil, Ramon Villegas, Kit Roxas, Jomari Trenas, Paulino and Hetty Que, Pepe Smith, Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Monsignor Alberto Boongaling, Tony Adriano, Aba Lluch Dalena, Al Perez, Lito Carating, Henri Cainglet, Andy Maluche, Thea Paz, Ronald Garcia, Shahid Zahid, Vicky Abad, Paulo Vinluan, Isay Alvarez, Rachel Alejandro, Mandy Ochoa, Bert Nievera, Franco Laurel, Zaldy Ladroma, Paolo Guevarra, Alfonso Yuchengco, Peter Go- Pailan, Dr. Adolfo Belosillo, Drs. Amelia and Manuel Catalan, Ulay Tantoco, Ben Farrales, Des Bautista, Fe Habijas, Steve De Leon, Manny Castro, Raymund Isaac, Vicky Marchandesch, Nick Tuason, Tessie Tomas, Katrina Tantoco and Paolo Lobregat, Francisco Mañosa, Sonia Santiago-Olivares, Antonio Rodriguez Mendoza, Ivy Almario, Conrad Onglao, Mike de Jesus, Jean Monteverde, Beng Puyat, Oscar Motlo, John Cogul, Alvaro de Salas, Oscar Via, Elizabeth Sy, Pedro Roxas, Geni and Yorgos Psinakis, Eileen Choy, Nico Montinola, Franco Limjuco, Gina Mok, Greek Nafsika and Bubbles Drossou, Mike Vaca, Gemith Gemparo, Debbie Enriquez, Judith Zapanta, Enrique and Tine Vasquez Prada, Richard and Nick Underwood, Tina Pamintuan, Dennis Padilla, Gilda Salonga, John Lesaca, Fides Cuyugan-Asenio, Benny and Ophie Clemente, Fr. Sanny de Claro, Antonio Martel Jr., Belen Lovina Ticzon Martel, Don and Norma Sanders, Roberto Felano and Rizalina Buenaventura, Bombit de la Peña, Julius Ticzon and Ryan Manaog, Peppy Dinglasan, Gabriel Santos, Andre Dinglasan, Margaret and Theresa de la Peña, Wanggo Gallaga, Portia Santos, Arlene Ticzon, Chit Gohu, Linggoy and Connie Araneta, Danny and Lilia Cruz, Jim and Vivian Villacrusis, Emma Ilagan, Tessie Maronilla, Gerarda Villa, Evelyn Kilayko, Fr. Tony Rosales, Pierra Calasanz, Juliet and Mimi Tan, Joey Server, Julien Tripet, Krystal Lao, Frank Briones, Cat Arambulo, Trish Briones, Karl Ty, Chicho Suarez, Nap Rama, Lupita Aquino and Ken Kashiwahara, Ditas Rodrigo Sevilla, Paul Aquino, Atty. Alfredo Lim, Larry Henares, Atty. Juan Collas, Johnny Litton, Verni Varga, Fr. Asandas Balchand, Vicente Emano, Constantino Jaraula, Faustino Dy III, Katrina Tuason-Cruz, Manny Pacquiao, Earl Ignacio, Ace Barbers, Marco Protacio, Neil Rumbaoa, Gigi and Ging Montinola, Wilma Palafox, O.V. and Marilen Espiritu, William Hamilton-Whyte

305 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 and Angelique Repapis, Basil Ong, Cesar and Bambina Buenaventura, Teddy Boy, Louie and Ramon Locsin, Peter Pedersen, Stefano Ruzza, Ernie Tanquintic, Golly Talens, Miok Loyola, Aileen Tence Dionisio, Neny Francisco Marasigan, Leah Zamora Banaag, Vina Francisco, Irene Consunji Montilla, Pilar Bustamante Estrella, Pin Cojuangco Guingona, Rhona Modesto San Pedro, Udit Villarama Galvez, Joanna Tayengco-Infante, Marivic Hebron Juan, Franco Laurel, Rem Zamora, Bonbon Soler, Lisa Tinio, Ingrid Sala Santamaria, Joana Palanca Lhuillier, Michelle Concepcion Reyes, Suresh Nanoo, Jose Mari Ugarte, GMA Network Artist Center talents Gloria Romero, Pilita Corrales, Aljur Abrenica, Louise delos Reyes, Mark Herras, Yasmien Kurdi, LJ Reyes, Julie Anne San Jose, Kristoffer Martin, Derrick Monasterio, Barbie Forteza, Bela Padilla, Bea Binene, Max Collins, Yassi Pressman, Rafael Rosell, Glaiza de Castro, Rochelle Pangilinan, Mona Louise Rey, Jonalyn Viray, Kyla Calumpad-Alvarez, Jay-R Silliona, Mark Bautista, Chef Boy Logro, Manilyn Reynes, Angelu de Leon, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Gabby Eigenmann, Raymond Bagatsing, Ricky Davao, Anjo Yllana and Wally Bayola, TV5 actor Vin Abrenica, Ritz Azul, Eula Caballero, Martin Escudero, Empoy Marquez and Mr. Fu, GMA News and Public Affairs personalities Mike Enriquez, Arnold Clavio, Sandra Aguinaldo, Raffy Tima, Mariz Umali, Oscar Oida, Mark Salazar, Jun Veneracion, Chino Gaston and Nathaniel Cruz, Media personalities Atty. Dong Puno, Chiqui Roa-Puno, Gerard Garcia, Lia Cruz, Shawn Yao, Manu Sandejas, Jason Webb, Jeanne Young, Cory Quirino, Mel Tiangco and Jay Sonza, society columnist Mons Romulo, Tonyboy Cojuangco and Gretchen Barretto, Ed and Margarita Delgado, Donnie and Crickette Tantoco, Boy Abunda, Renee Salud, Mon Ilagan, Cesar Montano, Rado Dimalibot, Inocencio Ferrer, Rene Puno, Tony Zulueta, Raffy Zialcita, William Llamas, Pat Gonzales, Mayenne Carmona, Bebot Laurel, Romy Garduce, Leo Oracion, Glowie Ramiro, Nicole Angeles, Cathy David, Sep Cimafranca, Ton Lao, Irene Tan, Len Olbes, Ike Layug, Ramon Orlina, Napoleon Abueva, Lito Atienza, Lala Fojas, Helen Marte, Gerard and Ning Chesnel, Carolle Lucas, Aurelio Montinola III, Eduardo Delgado and Donnie Tantoco, Lingling and Archie King, Gutzee Segura, Carlo Endaya, Heart Evangelista, Andrew Barton, Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera, Alice Dixson, Neriza Mathay, Kathy De Guzman, Joanne Zapanta Andrada, Trisha Panlilio Cu- Unjieng, Josephine Knox, Jolina Magdangal, Maritess Tantoco, Georgie Diaz, Kim Atienza, Len Nepomuceno-Guiao, Chechel Joson, Pops Fernandez, Danny Buenafe, Gerick Parayno, Ruel Mendoza, Ricky Sison, Johnny Santos, Andres Estella, Ojie Leona, Felix Bacolor, William Ma, Korina Sanchez, Julius Babao and Tintin Bersola-Babao and daughter Anya and son Nio, Katrina Ponce Enrile and Ling-Ling King; celebrity makeup artist Patrick Rosas; hair stylist Jing Monis; Lito Sy, Jason Magbanua, Maros Claudio, Patricia May Siy, Felix Ang, Dr. Hayden Kho, Margie and Gilbert Duavit, Mike Echavez, F.F. Cruz, Danton Bueser, Afric Valdes, Maryann Pineda-Reynoso, Ophie Canada-Reynoso, Karen Davila (with her sons David and Lucas), Marjorie Barretto-Padilla and daughter Dani Barretto; Gingging Mendoza, Alex Reyes, Myra Reyes, Marilen Carpio, Freddie Reyes, Marlyn and Tony Lilles, Chavit Singson, Prateek Kumar, Richard Tiu, Junie and Fernando Peña, Rosa Rosal, Jorge Joseph, Wency Lagumbay, Aiko Melendez and Martin Jickain, Brian Belen, Miguel Pastor, Joy Ortega, Edu Manzano, John Prats, ―Survivor Philippines‖ castways Shaun Rodriguez and Suzuki Sadatsugu,

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Laureen Uy, Nixee Garcia, Ena de Guzman, Greggy Santos, Kamae de Jesus, Steve Medalle, Gab Perez, Monique Salcedo, teen heartthrobs Robi Domingo and David Chua, Olivia Chan, Christian San Jose, Marielle-Felize Trias Flores, Marco Figueras, Raymond Ang, Bobby Solomon, Riva Galveztan, Franco Imperial, Christopher de Venecia, Tricia and Mark Gosingtian, Ange de la Cruz, Paolo Almazan-Ebora, Sean Go, Lucky Mercado, Andrea Torres, Monica Verallo, Mico Aytona, Jestoni Alarcon and wife Lizette, Bo Cerrudo, Bayani and Len Agbayani, Alanna Lopez-Montelibano, Richie Coronel Santos, Aries Saludo, Ruby Cojuito of Flawless, Ronald Carballo, Alvin Fortuna, Dennis Coronel, Kenneth Dong, Olai and Roland Espiritu, Carlos Agassi, Gemma Fitzgerald, Nikki Valdez, Kristopher Peralta, Rico Barrera, Marvin Agustin, Danilo Barrios, Streetboys and Ya Chang, Peping Cojuangco daughters Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, China Cojuangco-Gonzalez (and her adorable baby Lucia), Mai-Mai Cojuangco-Zini, Atty. Jess Santos, Nick Locsin, Mario and Alice Queblatin, Audie and Cecile Saa, Jenny Franco, Andrew Te, Marisol Barria, Luciano Bongola, Michael Lim, music composer Ryan Cayabyab and his wife Emmy, Louie Ocampo and wife Jojo, Jacqui Magno, Celeste Legaspi, JM Rodriguez, Arnold Vegafria and Cris Villonco, Amalia Fuentes, Niño Muhlach and son Alonzo, Michela Cazzola, Rita Avila, Shyr Valdez and Yayo Aguila, swimmer Johansen Aguilar, and wrestler Marcus Valda, Gwen Garci, Celine Lopez, Jenni Epperson, Anne Bella, Kissa Castañeda, Preview magazine editor in chief Pauline Suaco-Juan, Daryl Chang, Liz Uy, entertainment news reporters Mario Dumaual, Gretchen Fullido and MJ Marfori, Gary Valenciano, Dawn Zulueta-Lagdameo, Albert Martinez with daughter Alissa Martinez, Benjie Paras with wife Lyxen, Mylene Dizon, Paolo Contis, Iza Calzado, Alfred Vargas, Marco Sison, Ivy Violan, Vina Morales, Shaina Magdayao, Bangs Garcia, Jerome Florentino, Erik Santos, Jane Paredes, Ogie Diaz, Lyka Ugarte, Angeli Pangilinan-Valenciano, Angeline Quinto, Arron Villaflor, Erik Cua, Issa Reyes, Rico Serrano, Chicho Suarez, Franco Mabanta, Aliya Parcs, Christian Bautista, Ana Fegi, Basil Valdez, Sam Milby, Gina Tabuena-Godinez, Marilou Martinez, Efren Briones and Iya Rodriguez, Paula Camille Locsin and Juan Paolo Bondoc, Angeles Guevara, Betty Mactual, Belen Castro, Matin Petilla, Lu Antonino, Neptali Gonzales II, Pinong Javier, Johnny Remulla, Jose Puyat Jr., Aristeo Puyat, Mercy Tuason, Dr. Randy Francisco, Leonard Tirol and Amanda Onrubia Guidotti, Rev. Isauro David, Arthur Macapagal, Mickey Ferriols, Eric Buhain, Robert Nacianceno, Mon Gonzalez, Malu Veloso, Toby Gan, Noel Dela Merced, Ala Paredes, Richard Venn, Gregorio Domingo, Axel Gohner, Anthony Garcia, Lance Sheperd, Jun Juban, Paul Cabral, Angela Velez, Andrea Bautista, Sarah Jane Paez-Santiago, Dondi Alikpala, Letlet Veloso, Aurora Diaz-Wilson, Tina Tinio, Sonny Borromeo, Tonio Veloso, Amalie and Roman Azanza, Lorna and Levy Hizon, Ruby and Buddy Roa, Roi Philips, Beth Romualdez, Paz Sotto, Lucille Villanueva, Jean Salvador, Ruby Santos, Luli Delgado, Victoria Tuazon, Toby Cabalkin, Cynia Mascariñas, Dot Favis-Velasco, Anthony del Rosario, Miko Pascual, Chef Roland Laudico, Nicky Camcam, Greg Singian, Pinky Amador, Bonjin Bolinao, Peachie Veneracion, Renee Araneta, Chukri Prieto, Bert Garcia, Michelle Quizon, Dale Villar, Jacques Dupasquier, Nicolas Goullencourt, Julien Cleret, Sebastien Mangeant, Martine Vasseur, Andree Belanger, Michael Seligman, Sabrina Heinekey, George Hashim, Suzzane King, Charina Sabal,

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Charles Rappaport, Jean Hetzel, James Benoit, Cecilia Leung, Rina Sinisalo, Jim Lynch, Brett Coleman, Edi Tekeli, Anne Witheford, Caridad Sanchez, Gelo Serrano, Fanny Serrano, Cynthia Almario, Gino Padilla, Maribi Garcia, Beth Sison Tagle, Robbie Herrera, Nancy Dizon Castro, Cynthia Jocson, Cecil Licad, John Silva, Ace Barbers, Gabrielle Calizo, Beth See and Rene Nabong, Sari Ortiga, Marc Logan, Gringo Honasan, Francis Ricciardone, Edwin Arce, Dino Santos, Freddie Borromeo, Dondi Santos, Bobby Aguirre, Ricky Yabut, Cooch Lynch, Vince Bitong, Amalie and Roman Azanza, Lorna and Levy Hizon, Ruby and Buddy Roa, Celso Dayrit, Cindy Kurleto, Ino Manalo, Dale Villar, Trish Villanueva, Manet Dayrit, Jia and Gabby Estrella, Miko Valenzuela, Erich Edralin, Christine San Diego, Morten Bremelhoej, Mia Trinidad, Gai Olivares, Philippe Ticzon, Bubut Andres, Caridad Sanchez, Gelo Serrano, Maribi Garcia, Beth Sison Tagle, Rolf Kambli, Robbie Herrera, Kitty Go, Nancy Dizon Castro, Cynthia Jocson, Ambassador Mohamed Ebrahim Al-Jowaid, Cecil Licad, John Silva, Gaita Fores, Joanne Salgado, Letty Hahn, Luz Cullen, Fanny Blanco, Telly Aldana, Cita Revilla- Yabut, Maricris Cardenas-Zobel, Maricar Totengco, Wanda Louwallien, Anton Palanca, Bobby Claudio, Rick Yupangco, Monchet Ongsiako, Jose Luis Villanueva, Zack and Roisin, Jed Carlos, Carla Gutierrez, Lyn Sherman, Pastor Paul Mata, Anthony Garcia, Santi Elizalde, Vince Bitong, Rem Zamora, Herminia Fajardo, Erlinda Villanueva, Lourdes Sese, Virma Vergel de Dios, Marinela Velez, Maria Ang, Erlinda Sunico, Roby Goco, Jose Sala, Tony Lozada, Pericles Dakay, Allen Tan, Christopher Uy, Deborrah Ann Cua Ho, Ignacio Bunye, Ed Calma, Tonton Gutierrez, Glydel Mercado, Noel Cabangon, Ariel Rivera, Hyubs Azarcon, Heber Bartolome and Paolo Santos, Rhap Salazar, Agot Isidro, Liezel Martinez, and Joanna Ampil, musical director and arranger Homer Flores, ballerina, actress and ballet director Maritoni Rufino-Tordesillas, Nikki Tang, Marcott Almeda, Ruby Chua, Tiffany Chua, Sheree Chua, Aziza Mondonedo, Cristina Gomez, socialites Baby Araneta Fores, Lisa Araneta, Cacho Marcos, Linda Oledan, Veana Fores, Lorrie Reynoso, Vicky Zubiri, Maricris Zobel, Carol Garcia, Maripi Muscat and Margarita Fores, Anton Mendoza, Monch Cruz, Chut Cuerva, Marcel Crespo, Ipe Cruz of Rogue Magazine, Marco Lobregat, Ching Cruz, Tina Cuevas, Agnes Huibonhoa, Fe Rodriguez, Susan Joven, Ian Giron, Andres Vasquez Prada and Al Tengco, Doris Magsaysay Ho, Gina Lopez, Evelyn Forbes, Marc Nelson, Ricco and Tina Maristela-Ocampo, Rikki and Beng Dee, Philip and Tricia Cu-Unjieng, Sander Tantoco, Philippine National Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon, Renna Hechanova Angeles, Karen Santos, Bobby and Chingbee Cuenca, Gina Aboitiz, Baby Girl Fricke, Maurice Arcache and ace photographer Alex Van Hagen, Jojie Dingcong, Jean Goulbourn, Frances Lim and Paul Campos, Dennis Valdes and Tessa Prieto-Valdes, Ernest Escaler, Dr. Orly Mercado and Suzy Pineda, Cheche Lazaro, Bibeth Orteza and Carlitos Siguion Reyna, Ces Orena-Drilon, Dyan Castillejo-Garcia, Jackie Castillejo-Guingona, Liza Ilarde, Ana Kalaw, Anton San Diego, Raul Teehankee, Pepper Teehankee, Mariko Jacinto, Aye Nuguid, Leah Puyat, Anton Barretto and Jack de Mesa, Raul Manzano, Athena Valdes, Angelette Calero, Annika Valdes, Nix Alanon, Renna Angeles, Baby Fricke, Karen Santos, Bing-Bing Quiros, Gina Aboitiz, Nick and Lucille Locsin, Paul Campos, Tony and Chingbee Cuenca, Manny Miñana, J. Anton Mendoza, Budji Layug, Royal Pineda, Ed Calma, Milo Naval, Tony Gonzales, Tes Pasola, Kenneth Cobonpue,

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Ana Rocha, Bart Guingona, Jinggoy Buensuceso, Jaime Chua, Brendan McCarthy, Thom Santiago, Pascal Goujou, Manolette Dinsay, Andrew Sharpe, Alfred Xerez-Burgos III, Francis Ceballos, Shella Sarmiento, Rorie Carlos, Tara Santos, Rodeon Rojas, Brian Llamanzares; Adel Tamano, Simon Tantoco, Danie, Daisy and Eddie Mendoza, Martha Buckley, Yolly Ayson, Debbie Chan, Roselle Rebano, Bong Palma Gil, Mikee Chanco, Judy Araneta-Roxas, Betty Siy-Yap, Eduardo Lopez, Amor Roselle Herrera, Suzette Morelos, Nestor Encinas, Randy Baron, Sergia Abueva, Purificacion Veloso, Petite Garcia, Javier Galvan, Ana Luisa Espinosa, David Ferro, Lorraine Nubar, Rachelle Gerodias, Masako Toribara, Josephine Roces Chavez, Bunny Ludo, Joseph Gonzalez, Quinito Moras, Jayjay Neri, Dean Diez, Budiette and Brandie Tan, Andre Quintos, Alma Junia, Eric Tamayo, Mike and Lea Famularcano, Rudy Aviles, Raymond Abao and Lucien Letaba, Orlando Magno, Vicente Paterno, Nena Ilusorio, Maribel Ongpin, Sari Cojuangco, Tessie Fajardo, Popsy Mendez-Aquino, Bella Ancheta, Sol Peña, Alice Sandejas, Ralph Peter Jentes, Mary Ann Ong, Rosalie Sipid, Violy Lim, Elena Lee, Rose Lim, Greta Go, Stefie Inocentes, Carmela Ongsiako, Terry Rosales, Cecile Ongsiako, Dely Ongsiako, Maridol Mabanta, Tessa Sierra, Juvy Yupangco, Sevy Santos, Gretchen del Rosario, Celuch Manahan, Robert Constantino and Helen Marte, Curtis Chin, Tati Licuanan, Greggy and Irene Araneta, indoor volleyball players Dzi Gervacio, Jem Ferrer, Fille Saint Merced Cainglet- Cayetano, A Nacachi, Rachel Anne Daquis, Jovelyn Gonzaga, Alyssa Valdez, Denden Lazaro, Coach Charo Soriano, Marge Tejada, Melissa Gohing, Mary Jean Balse, Mayeth Carolino, Michelle Carolino, Ella De Jesus, Kara Acevedo, Karla Bello, Stephanie Gabriel, Mae Tajima, Jayson Ramos, Maica Morada, Jed Montero, Michelle Laborte, Sasa Devanadera, Grethcel Soltones, Joy Benito, Rubie De Leon, Mae Crisostomo, Ynna Hao, Tina Salak, JP Torres, Dahlia Cruz, Nene Bautista, Aiza Maizo, Maika Ortiz, Rhea Dimaculangan, Denise Tan, Venus Bernal, Jheck Dionela, Angge Tabaquero, Mitch Datuin, Abby Praca, Bea Pascual, Bea Tan, Judy Caballejo, Maruja Banaticla, AJ Pareja, Myco Antonio, Henry Pecana, Rex Intal, Dindin Santiago, Jaja Santiago, Kathy Bersola, Princess Gaiser, Shiela Marie ―Bang‖ Pineda, Mayette Zapanta, Rosemarie Vargas, Jen Reyes, Princess Listana, Angela Benting, Pau Soriano, Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone, Edwin Tolentino, Peter Den Mar Torres, Michelle Gumabao, Cha Cruz, Stephanie Mercado, Jeshul Wensh Tiu, Abigail Marano, Mika Esperenza, Kim Fajardo, Mika Reyes, Victonara Galang, and Cyd Demicillo, Renz Casanova, Chris Macasaet, Philip Cerveza, Mark Lee, Joanne Siy, Loren Lantin, Mia Hirotsuji, Pamela Lastimosa, Ingrid Reyes, Jessey De Leon, Carmela Tunay, Chloe Cortez, Alex Cabanos, Patricia Rasmo, Illa Santos, Joanne Bunag, Jacqueline Alarca and Ers Iratay, Bishop Leo Alconga of the International Bible Society, Bishop Dan Balais of Philippines for Jesus Movement, Pastor Ed De Guzman of Intercessors for the Philippines, Pastor Paul Chase of Alabang New Life in Christ, Apostle Renato Carillo of Jesus Our Shield Worldwide Ministries, Pastor Art Ferriol of Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ, Pastor Emilio Henares of River of Life in Bacolod, Pastor Joshua Bontogan of Life Touchers Ministry, Pastor Entoy Sintos of Jesus Miracle Crusade, and Bro. Danny Navales of Ang Dating Daan.

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This coverage: ―The Pope in Manila‖, which will be aired live on a nationwide simultaneous hook-up of radio and television stations.

RPN-9 will be the carrying station with the People's Television Network, Inc. (PTV-4), IBC-13, ABC-5, GMA-7, and ABS-CBN Channel 2 hooked up along with all Bureau of Broadcast Services-Radyo ng Bayan radio stations.

This coverage is simulcast ―live‖ nationwide via domestic satellite on all GMA radio and television stations:

TV-7 - Manila TV-5 - Laoag TV-46 - Batac, Ilocos Norte TV-23 - Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte TV-48 - Vigan TV-10 - Baguio TV-5 - Mt. Amuyao, Mountain Province TV-8 - Tabuk TV-6 - Bontoc, Mountain Province TV-7 - Bangued, Abra TV-11 - San Fernando, La Union TV-10 - Cabanatuan TV-10 - Dagupan TV-7 - Tuguegarao TV-13 - Aparri, Cagayan TV-7 - Basco, Batanes TV-7 - Ilagan, Isabela TV-7 - Santiago, Isabela TV-7 - Cabarroguis, Quirino TV-5 - Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

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TV-5 - Baler, Aurora TV-48 - Cauayan TV-5 - Iba, Zambales TV-10 - Olongapo TV-10 - San Fernando, Pampanga TV-46 - Malolos, Bulacan TV-27 - Balanga, Bataan TV-26 - Obando, Bulacan TV-26 - San Pablo, Laguna TV-31 - Calamba TV-12 - Batangas TV-44 - Jalajala, Rizal TV-12 - Tagaytay TV-8 - Lucena TV-13 - Boac, Marinduque TV-13 - San Jose, Occidental Mindoro TV-33 - Calapan TV-7 - Romblon TV-12 - Puerto Princesa, Palawan TV-6 - Brooke's Point, Palawan TV-8 - Coron, Palawan TV-7 - Naga TV-13 - Iriga TV-12 - Legaspi TV-8 - Malilipot, Albay TV-8 - Camalig, Albay TV-7 - Masbate TV-13 - Virac, Catanduanes TV-4 - Sorsogon TV-6 - Iloilo TV-11 - San Jose, Antique TV-8 - Kalibo, Aklan TV-35 - Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan TV-5 - Roxas TV-13 - Bacolod TV-7 - Cadiz TV-30 - Murcia, Negros Occidental TV-7 - Cebu TV-11 - Barili, Cebu TV-11 - Samboan, Cebu TV-2 - Toledo, Cebu TV-11 - Tagbilaran TV-5 - Dumaguete TV-10 - Sipalay TV-10 - Naval, Biliran TV-10 - Tacloban TV-48 - Ormoc

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TV-10 - Capoocan, Leyte TV-12 - Isabel, Leyte TV-8 - Borongan TV-5 - Calbayog TV-13 - Catbalogan TV-7 - Dinagat Island TV-9 - Zamboanga TV-4 - Dipolog TV-3 - Pagadian TV-21 - Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay TV-5 - Ozamiz TV-35 - Cagayan De Oro TV-5 - Gingoog TV-12 - Mt. Kitanglad, Bukidnon TV-45 - Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon TV-48 - Valencia, Bukidnon TV-41 - Mambajao, Camiguin TV-11 - Iligan TV-5 - Davao TV-5 - Panabo TV-8 - General Santos TV-12 - Cotabato TV-7 - Butuan TV-10 - Surigao TV-2 - Tandag, Surigao del Sur TV-12 - Jolo, Sulu TV-8 - Bongao, Tawi-Tawi

And also live on GMA Radyo Bisig-Bayan AM Radio Stations DZBB 594 kHz - Manila DWRC 1269 kHz - Laoag DWRA 1413 kHz - Baguio DZZR 1230 kHz - Bayombong DZSD 1548 kHz – Dagupan DWBB 1271 kHz - Tuguegarao DZIG 1192 kHz - Ilagan, Isabela DZCS 1129 kHz - Santiago, Isabela DYSP 909 kHz - Puerto Princessa, Palawan DZRA 1503 kHz - Daet, Camarines Sur DWAI 891 kHz - Naga DZRC 783 kHz - Legaspi DYSI 1323 kHz - Iloilo DYRU 1341 kHz - Kalibo, Aklan DYGM 1503 kHz - Roxas DYSB 1179 kHz - Bacolod DYSS 999 kHz - Cebu DYWR 594 kHz - Tacloban

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DYSR 891 kHz - Dumaguete DXRC 1287 kHz - Zamboanga DXXY 1350 kHz - Dipolog DXID 987 kHz - Pagadian DXLX 864 kHz - Cagayan de Oro DXGM 1125 kHz - Davao DXRL 1341 kHz - Koronadal DXYK 1179 kHz - Butuan DXBM 990 kHz - Cotabato

Simulcast ―Live‖ via DOMSAT on RPN TV stations: TV-9 - Metro Manila TV-9 - Laoag TV-5 - Aparri, Cagayan TV-30 - Pampanga TV-12 - Tuguegarao TV-9 - Ilagan, Isabela TV-7 - Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya TV-12 - Baguio TV-13 - Dagupan TV-6 - Tarlac TV-12 - Tuguegarao TV-6 - Olongapo TV-2 - Rodriguez, Rizal TV-7 - Morong, Rizal TV-10 - San Mateo, Rizal TV-9 - Lucena TV-3 - San Jose, Occidental Mindoro TV-2 - Legazpi City TV-2 - Naga City TV-10 - Iriga TV-5 - Puerto Princesa TV-9 - Catbalogan TV-6 - San Jose, Antique TV-5 - Tacloban TV-4 - Iloilo TV-8 - Bacolod TV-8 - Dumaguete TV-9 - Cebu TV-5 - Zamboanga TV-5 - Pagadian TV-5 - Dipolog TV-5 - Cagayan de Oro TV-9 - Davao TV-4 - Surigao TV-12 - Butuan TV-7 - General Santos

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TV-10 - Cotabato TV-9 - Jolo, Sulu and also on RPN Radyo Ronda AM stations: DWIZ 882 kHz - Manila DZBS 1368 kHz - Baguio DZRL 639 kHz - Batac DZTG 621 kHz - Tuguegarao, Cagayan DWRS 981 kHz - Santiago, Isabela DWVA 1170 kHz - San Fernando, La Union DZTC 828 kHz - Tarlac DZKI 1332 kHz - Iriga DWRN 657 kHz - Naga DWIM 936 kHz - Occidental Mndoro DYKB 1404 kHz - Bacolod DYKC 675 kHz - Cebu DYRM 1135 kHz - Dumaguete DXXX 1008 kHz - Zamboanga DXKD 1053 kHz - Dipolog DXKP 1377 kHz - Pagadian DXKO 1368 kHz - Cagayan De Oro DXKT 1071 kHz - Davao DXDX 693 kHz - General Santos DXKS 1080 kHz – Surigao

Simulcast ―Live‖ on all PTV stations: PTV 4 - Manila PTV 4 - Abra PTV 8 - Baguio PTV 24 - Mt. Province PTV 11 - Laoag PTV 4 - Vigan PTV 11 - Tuguegarao, Cagayan PTV 39 - Santiago, Isabela PTV 4 - Ilagan, Isabela PTV 45 - Batanes PTV 30 - Aparri PTV 3 - Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya PTV 5 - Cabarroguis, Quirino PTV 5 - Bontoc PTV 13 - Baler PTV 2 - Cabanatuan PTV 12 - Pampanga PTV 3 - Tarlac PTV 31 - Balanga PTV 43 - Olongapo PTV 5 - Cauayan

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PTV 51 - Malolos PTV 23 - Plaridel PTV 21 - San Miguel, Bulacan PTV 48 - Obando, Bulacan PTV 53 - Batangas PTV 31 - San Pablo PTV 99 - Cainta, Rizal PTV 24 - Tanza PTV 26 - Boac PTV 11 - Calapan, Oriental Mindoro PTV 3 - Lucena PTV 4 - Puerto Princesa PTV 13 - Romblon PTV 33 - Masbate PTV 11 - Daet PTV 8 - Naga PTV 35 - Iriga PTV 8 - Legaspi PTV 4 - Goa, Camarines Sur PTV 7 - Caramoran, Catanduanes PTV 9 - Panganiban, Catanduanes PTV 2 - San Miguel, Catanduanes PTV 5 - Sorsogon PTV 2 - Antique PTV 2 - Jordan, Guimaras PTV 2 - Iloilo PTV 25 - Kalibo PTV 33 - Roxas PTV 2 - Bacolod PTV 2 - Sipalay PTV 24 - Victorias PTV 31 - Binalbagan PTV 13 - Cadiz PTV 11 - Cebu PTV 9 - Toledo PTV 10 - Dumaguete PTV 22 - Tagbilaran PTV 8 - Tacloban PTV 12 - Calbayog PTV 4 - Borongan PTV 4 - Naval, Biliran PTV 7 - Zamboanga PTV 11 - Pagadian PTV 11 - Dipolog PTV 25 - Ipil PTV 21 - Dapitan PTV 8 - Cagayan De Oro

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PTV 11 - Malaybalay, Bukidnon PTV 34 - Valencia PTV 11 - Davao PTV 27 - Mati PTV 5 - General Santos PTV 48 - Koronadal PTV 9 - Butuan PTV 3 - Bislig, Surigao del Sur PTV 21 - Prosperidad PTV 27 - San Francisco, Agusan del Sur PTV 31 - Tandag PTV 2 - Dinagat PTV 8 - Cotabato PTV 8 - Kidapawan PTV 4 - Marawi PTV 7 – Jolo

Simulcast on all ABS-CBN TV stations TV-2 - Metro Manila TV-7 - Laoag TV-11 - Vigan TV-3 - Baguio TV-11 - Mt. Amuyao, Mt. Province TV-30 - La Union TV-3 - Tuguegarao TV-13 - Cabarroguis, Quirino TV-9 - Bangued, Abra TV-11 - Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya TV-2 - Santiago, Isabela TV-32 - Dagupan TV-32 - Cabanatuan TV-32 - Tarlac TV-12 - Olongapo TV-13 - Botolan, Zambales TV-22 - Baler TV-46 - Pampanga TV-34 - San Miguel, Bulacan TV-12 - Meycauayan TV-40 - Bataan TV-40 - Jalajala, Rizal TV-38 - Lipa TV-24 - Lucena TV-46 - San Pablo TV-10 - Batangas TV-11 - San Jose, Occidental Mindoro TV-34 - Calapan TV-11 - Romblon

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TV-10 - Masbate TV-23 - Daet TV-11 - Naga TV-4 - Legazpi TV-10 - Malilipot, Albay TV-9 - Sorsogon TV-7 - Virac, Catanduanes TV-10 - Iloilo TV-23 - Kalibo TV-44 - Antique TV-21 - Roxas TV-13 - Naval, Biliran TV-4 - Bacolod TV-3 - Cebu TV-13 - Jagna, Bohol TV-12 - Dumaguete TV-26 - Sipalay TV-2 - Tacloban TV-7 - Catarman, Northern Samar TV-10 - Calbayog TV-7 - Catbalogan TV-3 - Zamboanga TV-9 - Pagadian TV-42 - Dipolog TV-2 - Cagayan De Oro TV-2 - Mt. Kitanglad, Bukidnon TV-47 - Mambajao TV-7 - Alabel, Saranggani TV-7 - Ozamiz TV-4 - Iligan TV-4 - Davao TV-52 - Panabo TV-36 - Mati TV-3 - General Santos TV-24 - Koronadal TV-11 - Butuan TV-12 - Surigao TV-26 - Tandag TV-5 - Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur TV-5 - Cotabato TV-4 - Kidapawan TV-25 - Marawi TV-10 - Jolo, Sulu

And simulcast ―Live‖ on all ABS-CBN AM and FM Radio Stations DZMM 630 kHz. – Metro Manila DWEL 93.1 MHz. – Laoag

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DZRR 103.1 MHz. – Baguio DWEC 93.5 MHz. – Dagupan DWAB 103.3 MHz. – Santiago, Isabela DWSF 90.3 MHz. – San Fernando, Pampanga DWBC 92.7 MHz - Batangas DWAC 93.5 MHz. – Naga DWRD 93.9 MHz. – Legazpi DYAP 765 kHz. – Puerto Princessa, Palawan DYAC 93.1 MHz. – Iloilo DYOO 101.5 MHz. – Bacolod DYAB 1512 kHz – Cebu DYEL 92.5 MHz - Dumaguete DYRV 1188 KHz - Catbalogan DYTC 94.3 MHz. – Tacloban DXFH 98.7 MHz. – Zamboanga DXEC 91.9 MHz. – Cagayan de Oro DXAB 1512 kHz – Davao DXBC 92.7 MHz. – General Santos DXAJ 94.3 MHz. - Butuan DXPS 95.1 MHz – Cotabato

The special supplement: "Jesus is Lord Church Anniversary Celebration" published in Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer and The Philippine Star.

The souvenir-type magazine supplement contains the messages section, the lists of former presidents, vice-presidents, chief justices, house speakers and presidents of the Senate of the Philippines, the current members of the cabinet, the photographs from 1914 to present: black and white and full colored photographs of Iglesia ni Cristo events and gatherings from July 27, 1914 to present, full-colored photographs of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide gatherings in venues over Metro Manila from October 1978 to present, full-colored photographs of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International gatherings from August 19, 1984 to present, full-colored photographs from "John Paul II, We Love You: Papal Visit Manila 1995" by Prudentialife Group of Companies which containing 165 still photos and "Mabuhay ang Papa", on Pope John Paul II´s January 1995 visit to Manila for World Youth Day CD-ROM by Distributed Processing Systems which contains 900 still photos including World Youth Day events and addressed the plenary assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences that was commemorating the federation's 25 years of existence. The pope also joined the silver jubilee celebration of the federation's Radio Veritas Asia and celebrated the 400th anniversary of the elevation of Manila as an archdiocese, and the event that drew a record crowd: estimated 4 million-to-5 million people at the January 15, 1995 World Youth Day Final Mass in Luneta Park, the official program, traffic re-routing and the Eucharistic Celebration includes the Holy Mass that contains Roman Catholic Archbishops, bishops, cardinals, deacons and monsignors, Reverend Fathers including Roman Catholic Parish Priests, Pastors, and Parochial Vicars from the Roman Catholic Territorial Archdioceses of Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Singapore, Jakarta, Ende, Kupang, Makassar,

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Medan, Merauke, Palembang, Pontianak, Samarinda, Semarang, Bangkok, Thare, Nonseng, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh city, Huế and the Roman Catholic Territorial Dioceses of Malacca-Johor, Penang, Miri, Sibu, Sandakan, Denpasar, Larantuka, Maumere, Ruteng, Bandung, Bogor, Atambua, Weetebul, Amboina, Manado, Padang, Sibolga, Agats, Jayapura, Manokwari-Sorong, Timika, Pangkal Pinang, Tanjungkarang, Ketapang, Sanggau, Sintang, Banjarmasin, Palangka Raya, Tanjung Selor, Malang, Purwokerto, Surabaya, Chanthaburi, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Sawan, Ratchaburi, Surat Thani, Nakhon Ratchasima, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Bắc Ninh, Bùi Chu, Hai Phòng, Hưng Hóa, Lạng Sơn and Cao Bằng, Phát Diêm, Thái Bình, Thanh Hóa, Vinh, Bà Rịa, Cần Thơ, Đà Lạt, Long Xuyên, Mỹ Tho, Phan Thiết, Phú Cường, Vĩnh Long, Xuân Lôc, Ban Mê Thuôt, Đà Nẵng, Kontum, Nha Trang and Quy Nhơn and from the Philippines, namely, the priests from the different parishes in the Roman Catholic Territorial Archdioceses of Manila, Nueva Segovia, Tuguegarao, San Fernando, Pampanga, Nueva Caceres, Jaro, Capiz, Cebu, Palo, Davao, Cotabato, Cagayan de Oro, Ozamiz and Zamboanga and the Roman Catholic Territorial Dioceses of Laoag, Baguio, Cabanatuan, San Jose, Nueva Ecija, Bangued, Bayombong, Ilagan, Batanes, Urdaneta, Alaminos, Tarlac, Balanga, Iba, Malolos, Kalookan, Cubao, Novaliches, Pasig, Antipolo, Paranaque, Imus, San Pablo, Lipa, Lucena, Gumaca, Infanta, Romblon, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Puerto Princesa, Daet, Libmanan, Legaspi, Masbate, Sorsogon, Virac, San Jose de Antique, Bacolod, Kabankalan, San Carlos, Dumaguete, Tagbilaran, Talibon, Maasin, Calbayog, Borongan, Catamaran, Naval, Butuan, Surigao, Tandag, Malaybalay, Digos, Mati, Tagum, Kidapawan, Marbel, Dipolog, Pagadian, Marawi, Iligan, Ipil and Isabela, 1,009 Roman Catholic territorial dioceses and archdioceses in America, 157 Roman Catholic territorial dioceses and archdioceses in East Asia, 192 Roman Catholic territorial dioceses and archdioceses belonging to Latin, Syro-Malabar and Syro- Malankara Rites in South Asia including India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and 514 Roman Catholic territorial dioceses and archdioceses in Europe and 72 Roman Catholic territorial dioceses and archdioceses in Oceania were listed as con-celebrants while the DVD features: a biography of John Paul II and a ―Quicktime MTV movie converted to WMV‖ featuring the 1995 World Youth Day theme song ―Tell the World of His Love‖, interviews, footages and scenes of the making of the song, the five-day visit are featured in "Mabuhay ang Papa," and the pontiff's speeches, are featured in ―Pope's Messages‖ and approximately 30 hours of video footage contributed by GMA Network Channel 7, the TV station that had exclusive coverage of the visit.

The largest gathering attended by more than 5 million people, which of residents from all over the Philippines and 226 countries of the world. The entrance hymn had to be sung before the mass began in earnest. Priest in charge of the event enjoined the crowd to sing, to pray and even to do a ―love wave‖ to help while away the time and to stretch aching muscles.

Neither the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila nor the Vatican had prepared for such an eventually. There, was some discussion on whether the pontiff should take a helicopter or a boat through Manila Bay to the Luneta when the sheer size of the crowd exceeded all expectations.

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The mass of people stretched from north to south from the Manila Hotel all way down to the Building on Roxas Boulevard. No blacktop was visible from as far as huge portions of T.M. Kalaw, U.N. Avenue and Padre Faura, three major streets perpendicular to the main road fronting the venue of the Jesus is Lord Church Anniversary event.

Several high-ranking local and national government officials, chuch officials and foreign dignitaries and government officials also attended the event including President Benigno Simeon Aquino III. Showbiz personalities also graced the event.

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The guests are: former Metrobank president Tony Abacan, Philippine National Bank board of director, Rep. Miguel ―Mike‖ Romero, retired Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justices Hilario Davide, Jr., Artemio Panganiban and Reynato Puno, Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Bea Zobel, Ayala Land, Inc. president Antonino ―Tony" Aquino, Rowena Tomeldan, AC Legarda, Mark Sablan, Joseph Reyes, Maricris Bernardino, Pivi Diaz, Rina Rejanit, Bobby Dy, Manuel V. Pangilinan, TV5 President- Emeritus and The Philippine STAR Chairman Atty. Ray C. Espinosa, TV5 President and CEO Noel Lorenzana, Ariel Fermin, Gary Dujali, News5 head Luchi Cruz- Valdes, Meralco HR and Corporate Services Senior Vice-President and Philippine Basketball Association Chairman-Emeritus Mon Segismundo and Sports5 head and Gilas Pilipinas Basketball Team Coach Chot Reyes, Kenneth Yang, Tessie Sy- Coson, Tony Tan-Caktiong, Ramon Ang, Alfred Ty, Arthur Ty, Sari Yap, Lance Gokongwei, Robina Gokongwei-Pe, Liza Gokongwei-Cheng, Isha Andaya-Valles, Myrza Sison, Jo-ann Maglipon, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation Chairman Eugenio Lopez III, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation President and Chief Content Officer Charo Santos-Concio, Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. managing director Malou Santos, Broadcast Head and Channel 2 Head Cory Valenzuela-Vidanes, television business unit head Laurenti Dyogi, business unit head for comedy Linggit Tan-Marasigan, ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc. General Manager Ernie Lopez, Dreamscape Entertainment Television President Deo Endrinal, Roxy Liquigan, Riley Santiago, Robert Labayen, Mark Yambot, August Benitez, Nandy Villar, Rico Camus, Raymond Miranda, Mark Lopez, Maricel Arenas, Happy Mabulay, Darwin Cerrado, Aldrin Cerrado, Dino Laurena, March Ventosa, Chris Lopez, Carlo Katigbak, Leo Katigbak, Paolo Pineda, Bong Osorio, Monchet Olives, Karen Coloma, former ABS-CBN presidents Cito Alejandro and Freddie Garcia, movie and television director Johnny Manahan, Star Magic Vice-President Mariole Alberto, Cathy Garcia-Molina, Arnel Natividad, Toto Natividad, Malu Sevilla, Rechie del Carmen, Jojo Saguin, Olivia Lamasan, Laurice Guillen, Jerry Lopez-Sineneng, Tots Mariscal, Erik Salud, Ruel Bayani, Ruel Naval, Joyce Bernal, John-D Lazatin, Jerome Pobocan, Jonathan Diaz, Wenn Deramas and Don Cuaresma, 4, 000 Lopez kin from all over the world, ABS-CBN Manila Radio and Sports Division head Peter Musngi, ABS-CBN Integrated News and Current Affairs Chief Ging Reyes and Choose Philippines head Charie Villa, music composer and television director Bobet and actor Kobi Vidanes, the members of the Yap, Diaz, Castelo, Daza, Planas, Valenzuela and Vidanes families, Andrew Tan, Beth Lee, Fe Agudo, Washington Sycip, Felipe Gozon, Menardo Jimenez, Sr., Jimmy Duavit, Annette Gozon-Abrogar, Lito Abrogar, Lilybeth G. Rasonable, Regie C. Bautista, Marivin T. Arayata, Jose Mari R. Abacan, Gigi Santiago-Lara, Darling P. De Jesus, Cheryl Ching-Sy, Teresa L. Pacis, Bang U. Arespacochaga, Ali Nokom-Dedicatoria, TAPE, Inc. president and chief executive officer Tony Tuviera, Malou Choa-Fagar, TAPE, Inc. chairman-emeritus Romy Jalosjos, Sanjiv Vohra, Wilson Tieng, Philippine Daily Inquirer board chairman Marixi Rufino-Prieto, Philippine Daily Inquirer president Alexandra Prieto-Romualdez, Philippine Daily Inquirer editor-in-chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc, United States Embassy spokesperson Rebecca Thompson, as well guests were media agencies and advocacy partners, 600 participants of the World Economic Forum on East Asia Summit 2014 from more than 30 countries, 1,000 guests during the president‘s

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―State of the Nation Address‖ 2014, bag designer Sylvia Santos, fashion designers JC Buendia, Randy Ortiz, Jojie Lloren, Dong Omaga Diaz, Joey Samson, Ivarluski Aseron, Vittorio Barba, Gerry Katigbak, Frederick Peralta, Rajo Laurel, Len Nepomuceno, Hindy Weber-Tantoco, Ramon Esteban, PJ Aranador, Edwin Ao, OJ Hofer, Arcy Gayatin, Tippi Ocampo, Avel Bacudio, Jerome Salaya Ang, Joel Escober, Anthony Nocom, Albert Andrada, Noel Crisostomo, Ronaldo Arnaldo, Kristel Yulo, Happy Andrada, Pablo Cabahug and James Reyes, FDAP designers Johnny Abad, Ricky Abad, Dexter Alaza, Nino Angeles, Delby Bragais, Karen Castro, Kirby Cruz, Ivan dela Cruz, Perry Diaz, Lynn Roxas, Boyet Dysanco, Ricco Escaro, Rocky Gathercole, Genar Gozum, Pristine de Guzman, Adin Lara, Paul Ranier Lim, Noelle Llave, Edgar Madamba, Jontie Martinez, Nikkie Martinez, Ole Morabe, Vivo Nazareth, Dave Ocampo, Lito Perez, Nholie Pilapil, Joyce Pilarsky, Aan Pineda, Raoul Ramirez, Yako Reyes, Rholand Roxas, Edgar San Diego, Fanny Serrano, Edwin Uy, Simon Ariel Vasquez, Geoffrey Zordilla, independent fashion designers Jun Escario, Michelle Sison, Patrice Ramos Diaz, Charina Sarte, Cary Santiago, Dennis Lustico, John Paras, Bea Albert, Eric de los Santos, Maureen Desini, Vania Romoff, Martin Bautista, John/Paul Herrera, Ronald Mendoza, Audie Espino, Sidney Perez Sio, Goullee Gorospe and Raoul Ramirez, country‘s design icons Inno Sotto, Auggie Cordero, Pepito Albert, Cesar Gaupo, Lulu Tan- Gan, Mike de la Rosa and Loretto, Efren Ocampo and The Dean of Filipino Fashion Designers Ben Farrales, McCann Erickson Client Service Director Bernadette Chincuanco, Coca-Cola ASEAN Business Unit President Manuel Arroyo, Coca-Cola Philippines President & General Manager Guillermo Aponte, marketing director Anubha Sahasrabuddhe and Franchise and Commercial Leadership Director Peter Schaelstraete together with the Coca-Cola Philippines team: Johanna Hife, Steve Little, Rogie Delena, Raymond Villaflor, Teejae Sonza, Jobert Dumlao, Sharon Tanganco, Roki Ferrer, Rachel Cruz, Francis Chua, Franz Decloedt, Yasmin Mallari, Jenny Cinco, Jing Atienza, Criselda Pascual, Mavel Banocnoc, Thess Acuna, Franco Jorge, Stephanie Castillo, Tish Condeno, Jaideep Kibe, Nicamae Baylen, Jenalyn Perez, Barry del Rosario, and Nikki Lee, Suyen Corporation's Nene and Virgilio Lim, Bryan Lim and Suyen Lim, Carlos Chan's children Carlson, Archie, Rinby, Larry, Oszen and Shera, Tony Ferrer, Lawrence Tan, Atty. Joji Villanueva-Alonso, former Ilocos Rep. Roque ―Roquito‖ Ablan, Charie Villa, Stella Katigbak Dearing, Cecy Seares Luna, Duke Frasco, Choy and Marissa Cojuangco, Suyen Corporation Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder Ben Chan, hair stylist and Philippine Fashion Ball creative director Noel Manapat, public relations practitioner, events orgainzer and talent manager Keren Pascual, Girlie Rodis and Star Magic handler Monch Novales, Maricar Xerez-Burgos, Karen Santos, Conchita Toda, Doody Tuason, Fr. Pedro Garcia Galende, Angie Lacson, Corazon Alvina, Jose Mari Trenas, Iya Villania and Drew Arellano, Paolo Abrera and Suzi Entrata, beauty queens Lara Quigaman, Shamcey Supsup with husband Lloyd Lee, Gwen Ruais, Bianca Manalo and Pia Wurtzbach, Sitti Navarro, Jasmine Curtis Smith, James Blanco, Eric Tai, K Brosas, Claudine Barretto and Raymart Santiago, Randy Santiago, Bamboo Manalac, Binibining Pilipinas 2013 winners Cindy Miranda and Pia Romero, Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago, Miss Universe 2013 3rd Runner-Up Ariella Arida, Katherine de Castro-Cruz, Oyo Boy Sotto, Rowell

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Santiago, Dominique Cojuangco, Dina Bonnevie with husband Ilocos Sur Vice- Governor Deogracias Victor Savellano, Jericho Rosales, apl.de.ap, Eddie Garcia and Richard Gomez, Former Professional Models Association of the Philippines board members and fashion luminaries Tina Maristela Ocampo, Izza Gonzales- Agana, Desiree Verdadero-Abesamis, Marina Benipayo, Patty Betita, Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez, Den Abesamis, Hans Montenegro, Grace Molina and Ariel Atendido, Robert Mananquil, models Robby Mananquil, Raya Mananquil-de Leon, and Rissa Mananquil-Trillo with Valerie de los Santos; Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles team manager Paolo Trillo; Current Professional Models Association of the Philippines president Phoemela Baranda also came with Manila‘s favourite models Grace Tagle, Bubbles Paraiso, Luke Jickain, Mia Ayesa, Sanya Smith, Mika Lagdameo-Martinez, Antoinette Enciso-Ocampo, Angel Agustin-Co and Marilen Faustino-Montenegro The Philippine STAR Lifestyle section columnists RJ Ledesma, Stephanie Zubiri-Crespi, and Tim Yap, The Philippine STAR Lifestyle section editor Millet Martinez-Mananquil, Philippine Daily INQUIRER Lifestyle section editor Thelma Sioson-San Juan, MERalCo Bolts coach Norman Black, Ateneo men‘s basketball coach Bo Perasol and his players Ponso Gotladera, Kris Porter, Anton Asistio, Isaac Jules Lim, former players Macky Escalona, Nico Salva, Bacon Austria, Tonino Gonzaga, Emman Monfort, Juami Tiongson, Frank Golla, Oping Sumalinog and JP Erram, Sen. Bong Revilla Jr., William Lao, Carol Garcia, Charlie Cojuangco, Mother Lily Yu-Monteverde, Mark Lapid, Ethel Ramos, Dolor Guevarra, Boots Plata, Ricky Lo, Cristy Fermin, Rikka Dylim, Shirley Kuan, Deedee Sytangco, Sec. Sonny Coloma, Beth Tagle, Rep. Dax and Midy Cua, Dolly Anne Carvajal-Mendoza, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Mon David, Lily Layug, Arthur Manuntag, Christine Singson, Grace Singson, Tess Daza, Jackie Aquino-Gavino, Joy Melendrez, Tonypet Albano, Maricar Bhel, Reps. Uliran Joaquin, Hermilando Mandanas, Annie Susano and Butch Dumpit, Vanessa Francisco, Annabelle Rama-Gutierrez, Boots Anson-Roa, Snow Tago, Charmaine Yu, Greg Yu, Edmund Lim and Ramon Jacinto, Helen Ong, JJ Calero, Jeannie Goulbourn, Katrina Feist, Jun and Nene Leonor, Jojo and Henry Zabarte, Marilou Lovina, Kay Kuok Goo, Elizabeth de Motte, Ronald Villavelez, Enrico Lingao, Jr., Protacio Empaces, Mario Rotersos, Jude Elardo, Edwin Ao, Mario Colmenares, Romain Barberis, Carminia Pavia, Spencer Ty, Liza Tan, Christine San Diego, Karen Grupp, Mimi and Juliet Tan, Ana and Vince Bitong, Tito Herbosa, Angela Trillo, Chris Parker, Chito Melo, Riina Sinisalo, Alexandra Escat, Johnny Revilla, Sandy Daza, Elizabeth Cunanan-Angsioco, Matthew Lloren and Tani Aragon, Tata Aragon, Candy Ochoa, Marica Cabrera, Maryrose Centenera, Ana Esperanza- Uy, Tet Magno, Msgr. Don Erfe, Rev. Fr. Greg Ramos, Leon Ang, Tony and Maryann Bejar, Jose Laig, Luisa Quintana, Ramon Mojica, Jomar Castillo, Joyce Oreña-Stalder, Tetta Ortiz-Matera, Gus Albor, Roberto M.A. Robles, Reggie Yuson, Naki Ataman, Bob Zozobrado, Armando Anday, Andy and Tisha Bautista, Celia Cuasay, Leroy Tan, Amado Tadeo, William and Eliza Valdez, Dave Mercado, Roi Philips, Lorna Quisumbing, Susan Campos, Nimfa Yatco, Margarita Romualdez, Jaina Perez, Tina Coscolluela, Joan Matchuck, Vincenzo Cappelluto, Chit Montenegro, James Freney, Rodolfo Giusto, Tillie Pelagallo, Syke and Sessy Garcia, Mari Kaimo, Geneva Cruz, Cher Calvin, Pia Regala, Corcor Dizon- Agustin, Fiona Lucas, Luz Julian Peralta, Glo Fariña Peralta, Dr. Teresita Colome,

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Ruby Tuason, Msgr. Matt Garcia, Joe Briones, Dr. Jazmine Gongora, Cali and Pepsi Aro, Dr. Andrea Dimayuga, Rev. Fr. Nick Yatco, S.J., Santos and Pilar Estacio, Eta Mercado, Etta Rosales, Toby Tiangco, Peewee Trinidad, Sonny Belmonte, Gary Coull, Mike McCoy, Richard Taylor, Tim and David Ferdinand, David Fergusson, Simon Dewhurst, Rafe Totengco, Josie Cruz-Natori, Anna Bayle, Tunting Cruz Matters, Tunting Cruz Matters, Maricel Matias and Rene Santos, Zeny Cabral, Melissa Lopez, Bea Valdes, Laurice Guillen, Socorro Cancio-Ramos, Isidro Camacho, Clarissa Ocampo, Kelly Sum, Joyce Ma, Karina Borromeo, Brad Turvey, Robbie Puno, Monsour del Rosario, Benny Litonjua, Lourdes Gregorio, Judith Zapanta, Juanjo Berenguer, Alvaro Pertierra, Pepito Albert, Tricia Cu Unjieng, Riki Kwek-Mathay, Robert Arevalo, Barbara Gonzales, Erwin Elechicon, Malu Maglutac Chiongbian, Ampee Sietereales, Bobby Macapagal, Tony and Charing Ang, Quinito Henson, Rosanna Roces, Bettina Osmeña, Cheloy Dans, Tessie Dichupa, Cota Yabut, Corito Kalaw, Adelia Angeles, Peping and Essen de las Alas, Aurora Nosco, Tomas and Gracing Dadia, Edita Cambe, Natzy Zaragoza, Oming Concepcion, Tessie Pajarillo, Ching Bernardo, Imelda Requiesta, Lucy Vergara, Merce Reyes, Jo Madarang, Jimmy Nanagas, Mila Dayrit, Ading Dayrit, Paolo Valenciano, Tim Cone, Mon Isberto, Ben Quezon Avanceña, Pitang Lopez-Tiongson, Fr. Roberto San Diego, Belinda Adora and Bong Marquez, Berna Lomotan, Ramon Barretto, Catherine Weir, Nina Aguas, Gerry Ablaza, Topper Coronel, Norberto Nazareno, Gigi Montinola, Yogi Salcedo, Dolly Fortun, Connie Mamaril, Daisy Ople, Monet Joven, Lulu Villanueva, Jenette Lista, Susan Sebastian, Lucille Chabeldin, Marilu Ngo, Johnny Taguinod, Thelma Dinoy, Victor Valbuena, Carlo Orosa, Mauro Malang Santos, Jessica Soho, Ariel Lozada, Amparito Lhuillier, Lili Adina, Petite Garcia, Nelson Paglinawan, Dawnie Roa, Dee Hua Gatchalian, Sheryl Yao, Organisasyon ng mga Pilipinong Mang- Aawit (OPM) President and EDSA People Power Commissioner Ogie Alcasid and wife Regine Velasquez, Luke Mejares, Nyoy Volante, Wency Cornejo, Maegan Aguilar, Jonathan Badon, Atty. Ferdie Topacio, Alvin Anson and Gary Berena, Davey Langit and Lara Maigue, Michael Jackson impersonator Jericho Valencia, teleserye stars Zanjoe Marudo, Jake Cuenca, Erich Gonzales, Paulo Avelino, Coco Martin and Julia Montes, model and television show host Bianca Gonzales and music composer Jim Paredes, economist and former NEDA secretary general Solita Collas-Monsod, actor Robin Padilla with his wife Mariel Rodriguez and brother Rommel, noontime game and variety television show host Willie Revillame, 1969 Miss Universe Gloria Diaz, Father and son Pen and Ping Medina, cousins Isabelle Daza and Georgina Wilson, Pokwang Subong, ―Wowowee‖ girls RR Enriquez, Saicy Aguila, and April ―Congratulations‖ Gustilo, Carla Abellana, sexy actress Katrina Halili, models Pancho Magno, John Spainhour, Vince Ferraren and JC Tiuseco, Aga Muhlach, comedian Gelli de Belen, Dra. Vicki Belo, Edward Mendez, Kim Benedicto Lokin, Atty. Persida Rueda-Acosta, Bernadette Sembrano, Cheryl Cosim, Niña Corpuz, Marife Mordido, Aida Sy-Gonzales, Aster Amoyo, Karen Padilla, Edna Lazaro, Leslie Saulsbury, Lourdes Rosario, Jet Versoza, Apple Peji Tan, Champaigne Flores, volleyball player Gretchen Ho, comedian John Lapus, singer Kean Cipriano, Mia Nolasco, chef Lando Laudico, Ginger Conejero, Comedienne Candy Pangilinan and Arnell Ignacio, film and television directors Jose Javier Reyes and Manny Castañeda, Ramon Bautista,

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Richard Gutierrez, TV host Raymond Gutierrez, Mae Paner, Pinky Amador, Leo Valdez, Noel Trinidad and Jun Urbano, Dr. Aivee Aguilar-Teo, Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo, Maricel Soriano, Ai-ai delas Alas, Vice Ganda, Ruffa Gutierrez, Rustom Padilla, German Moreno and Gardo Versoza, 1986 EDSA People-Power Revolution veterans Leah Navarro, Mitch Valdez, and Maan Hontiveros, Megastar Sharon Cuneta and Kiko Pangilinan and daughter KC Concepcion, Dr. Elenita Binay and Louie Locsin, Sabrina Wong, Dianne de Castro, Christian Raeuber, Beth Mancilla, Carl Cunanan, David Celdran, Goody Custodio, Mari Oquinena, Monica Torres, Joey Singian, Marilou Batchelor, Arlene Cua, Claudia Tambunting, Karen Santos, Rosanna Fores, Cara Wilson Ferrari, Carlos Borromeo, Poch Villa-Real, Anjie Dy Buncio, Ayen Laurel, Tony Maughan, Haydee Potenciano, Dale dela Cruz, Kristine Lim, Nenita Lim, Hisanao Nagasawa, Randy Ang, Tina Chan, Maurice Laude, Gail Laude, Roxanne Farillas and Erickson Farillas, Paing Hechanova and Mely Concepcion-Hechanova, Ed Quimson, Margaux Salcedo, Lori Baltazar, Nancy Reyes Lumen, Bobby Cuenca, Mary Ann Ojeda, Rye Fariñas, Camille Agbayani and Macky Mathay, Isagani Banzuelo, Rochelle Balatbat, Jayson Liban, Boris Joaquin, Cat Arambulo, Bombi Balquiedra, Cacay Moras and Santi Go, Bizu Patisserie Audrey Tanco, Mich Mella, Grace Sy, Katrina Yu, Lia Colayco, Issa Litton, Jojo Zabarte, Bob and Elsie Colombo, Javi and Teresa Hernandez, Bambi Harper, Juan Jose and Miren Berenguer-Testa, Ricky and Beng Dee, Robert and Cecile Lopez Lillies, Rupert and Tina Jacinto, George Sison, Maritess Allen, George and Ces Schultz, Eric Recto and Jay Lagdameo, Peng and Vicky Perez de Tagle, Elbert and Chito Melo, Zia Alonto Adiong and Hafsa Dimaporo Balindong, Victor and Nancy Luy, Miriam Lao, Alex Alcantara, Russell Morgan, Yoshi Uy, Mark Nicosia, Alexandra Pajaro, Judith and Rodolfo Pajaro, Jun Leonor, Rica King, Joyce Jimenez, Benjamin Besa, Martin Nuñez, Jay Aquitania, Ryan Yllana, Antonio Aquitania, Jing Uy, Ana and William Antonio, Sandy Rieta, Delmer Miranda, Dboy Trofeo, Baron Geisler, Jason Luengo, Rita Sanson, Myrna Fernandez, Susan Joven, Elena Bautista, Cecile Wiekene, Jake and Karen Macasaet, Jun and Nene Leonor, Captain Joy Roa, Television host Paolo Bediones, Lorraine Belmonte, Carla Sibal, Hall of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach, former Chicago Bulls center Luc Longley, and comedian Vic Sotto, Ito Curata, Anton Mendoza, Albert Garcia, Mark Leviste, Tony Abad, Jamie Picornell, Michelle Pantoja, Martin Lim Marty and Cassandra Beltran Kierulf, Corazon Llorca, Cecilia Abad, Paulino Cheng, Gloria Beltran, Tonichi Grey, Clemence Cervantes, Quincy Castillo, Gerardo Lanuza, Susan Yap, Noel Lim, Carmelita Mendiola, Rafael Villareal, Gabe La‘O, José Miguel Pons, Nicky Novella, Freddy Gonzalez, William Paradies, Domeka Garamendi, Katrina Burrows, Jackie Kierulf, Monica Barretto, Erica Tatad, Gabby de la Rama, Mic Agcaoili, Rica Villaluz, Bong Aromin, Ann Michelle and Marielle Capistrano, Glenn Glinoga, Ito Ocampo, Tristan Choa, Tippi Ocampo, Cecile Zamora and Jerome Van Straten, Claire Ann Yap, Philip Grima and Cosetta Fedele, Chris Paraiso, Harry Gue, Rubens Fedele, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the Philippines Mohd, Ameen Wali, Manuel Lazaro, Avelino Cruz, Atty. Mike Toledo, Boying Remulla, Rex Gatchalian, Carissa Coscolluela, Rachel Arenas, Cecile Mauricio, Yvonne Dayrit Romualdez, Jacqueline Dayrit Boncan, Erlinda Panlilio, Mita Rufino, Bambi Harper, Susan Calo-Medina, Chichi Salas, Eliza

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Tan,Joyce Andres, Cristina Ynes Sison, Maryann Garcia, Sandra Rocha, Rick Jacobsen, Oliver Kreuzer, Paolo Quimson, Erika Aquino, Ling Ochoa, Alfredo Barretto, Don Pepe Araullo, Vilma Labrador, Linda Legaspi Rosal, MJ De Leon, Amber Roxas, Shiela Tan, Chrissie Say, Fernando Fernandez, Danica Caynap, Allan Garcia, Genesis Kelly Lontoc, Jose Amado Dominguez, Lulay Mapa and Chito Gaurano, Dette Aquino-Tan, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Adolfo Azcuna, Precy Lopez and Steve Psinakis, Maritess Lopez, Odette Ong, Danding Cojuangco, Guia Gomez, Carlos Chan, Clinton Campos-Hess, Milagros How, Robert Coyiuto, Jr., Elisa Lim, Emilia Yang, Dr. Queenie Lee-Chua, Joseph Estrada, Claudio Condotta, Stella Chua, 92AD, Fr. Johnny Go, S.J., Fr. Bienvenido Nebres, S.J., Fr. Nemesio Que, S.J., Digos Bishop Guillermo Afable, Bless Villareal, Pat Goc- Ong, Michelle Calo-Alvarillo, Christian Arzsenal, Robbie Afzelius, Kris Aquino, Charlene Gonzales, Christopher de Leon and Sandy Andolong, Rez Cortez, William Martinez and Yayo Aguila, Lani Mercado-Revilla, Lorna Tolentino- Fernandez, Tirso Cruz III and wife Lyn and son Bodie, Eric Quizon, G. Toengi- Walters and Romnick Sarmenta, Kuh Ledesma, Grace Nono, Louie Heredia and Dingdong Avanzado, Philip Salvador, Smokey Manaloto, Beth Tamayo-Wong, Antoinette Taus, Tom Taus, Janine Gutierrez and basketball stars, Sunshine Cruz, Gladys Reyes-Roxas, Daisy Reyes, Rufa Mae Quinto and Isabel Granada, Bro. Eddie Villanueva 2010 presidential campaign supporters Coney Reyes, Karla Martinez, Piolo Pascual, Dolphy Quizon, Jr., Donita Rose, Nonoy Zuniga and Prof. Jeremias Jangad, ―Hawak-Kamay‖ main cast members Nikki Gil, Zaijian Jaranilla, Xyriel Manabat, Andrea Brillantes, Yesha Camile, supporting cast members Juan Karlos Labajo, Lyca Gairanod, Jacob Dionisio, Axel Torres, Maris Racal, Manolo Pedrosa and Kim Nichole Baranda, PBA players James Yap and sons Joshua and Bimby Aquino-Yap, Marc Pingris and wife Danica Sotto, Gary David, Jimmy Alapag and wife LJ Moreno, Doug Kramer and wife Cheska Garcia and daughter Kendra, Wesley Gonzales, Kelvin dela Peña, JC Intal, Simon Atkins, Jai Reyes and wife Klaire Yapuco, Larry Fonacier and wife Lora Gahol, and LA Tenorio and wife Cheska, Felisa Valdez, Ambrosio Valdez Jr., Reema Chanco, Rica Tantoco De Jesus, Bobby Andrews, Symon Soler, Vitto Lazatin, Kris Lawrence, Nancy Castiglione, Mojo Jojo, King DJ Logan, Toti Dalmacion, Up Dharma Down, Gaby dela Merced, Andi Manzano, ―Fastbreak‖ charity basketball game players Gerald Anderson, Anne Curtis, Daniel Padilla, Jessy Mendiola, Jose Manalo, Marco Alcaraz, Champ Lui Pio, Derek Ramsay, Luis Alandy, Xian Lim, Jason Abalos, Lemuelle Pelayo, Arthur Solinap, Carl Guevarra, Rico Blanco, Jhong Hilario, Vhong Navarro, Billy Crawford, Chris Tiu, JV Kapunan, Jon Lucas, Ervic Vijandre, Arjo Atayde, Joe Vargas, Gab Valenciano, Jon Hall, Carlo Gonzales and James and Jim Salas, Thirdy Ravena, RR Garcia, Terrence Romeo, Bobby Ray Parks, Kevin Alas, Garvo Lanete, Jake Pascual, Chris Newsome, Baser Amer, Von Pessumal, and Nico Elorde, NBA 3x3 Philippines celebrity basketball players Fabio Ide, Rovilson Fernandez, Gerard Acao, Bobby Yan, Andy Smith, Will Devaughn, Robin da Roza and Joross Gamboa, running coach Rio de la Cruz, basketball coaches Vince Hizon and Allan Gregorio, Perlas Pilipinas women‘s national basketball team player Melissa Jacob, sports broadcasters Jinno Rufino of Solar Sports, Mark Zambrano of GMA News and Marco Benitez and Anton Roxas of ABS-CBN Sports, ―7,107 International Music

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Festival‖ celebrity revelers Magalona siblings, KC Montero, Rhian Ramos, Troy Montero, Aubrey Miles, Bea Soriano, Adrien Semblat, Francis Ricafort, Erwan and Solenn Heussaff, Carla Humphries, Nicole Anderson, Gian Magdangal, Paula Peralejo-Fernandez, Liezel Verses, Abigail Lesley Cruz, DJ Mo Twister, Coleen Garcia, Sam Pinto, Felix and Dominic Roco, Teresa Herrera-Anthony, Daniel Matsunaga, Lauren Young, Victor Basa, Divine Lee, Michelle Madrigal, ―Boys Night Out‖ Radio Disc Jockeys Tony-Tony, Slick Rick and Sam YG, Kiefer Ravena, Brent Javier, Borgy Manotoc, Ellen Adarna, Bianca King, Phil Younghusband, and more, Gerard Cancio, Carla Sebastian, Mark Bumgarner and Michelle Bumgarner, BENCH/ family stars, ―6,200: The Mission Possible Project‖ personalities and ―The Naked Truth: Denim and Underwear Fashion Show‖ celebrity models Kim Chiu, Karylle, Jeric and Jeron Teng, Enchong Dee, Joseph Marco, Lovi Poe, Rachelle Ann Go and Markki Stroem, Michelle Vito, Sofia Andres, Dianne Medina, Helga Krapf, Melissa Ricks, Djanin Cruz, Kiana Valenciano with Samantha Godinez-Valenciano, Mr. Chinatown 2013 winners Jose Miguel Lasala, Sydney Du, Sky Yang, Jerome Tan and Randy See; Mr. Chinatown 2014 winners David Licuaco and Kurt Joshua Ong, Mark Lopez, Jairus Ferrer, Alec Robes, ―Be BENCH/: The Model Search‖ finalist Ron Morales; Carlos Concepcion; Yeng Constantino; ―Pinoy Dream Academy: Season 2‖ scholar Hansen Nichols with his twin brother GC, ―BENCH/ Rajo Laurel Dos collection‖ models Sam Concepcion, Rocco Nacino, Steven Silva, Enzo Pineda, Sarah Lahbati and Regine Angeles, newest ―BENCHsetters‖ including actors Tom Rodriguez, Dennis Trillo, Martin del Rosario and Dominic Roque, Anthony and David Semerad, Andre Paras and De La Salle Green Archers center Arnold van Opstal, ―America's Next Top Model‖‘s Dominique Reighard and Allison Harvard, ―Asia‘s Next Top Model‖ finalist Katarina Rodriguez, television commercial, ramp, print and fashion models and actors Benjamin Alves, Jon Avila, Franco Daza, Marx Topacio, Victor Silayan, John James Uy, Marvin Raymundo, Miko Raval and Raphael Robes, Luisito Rabat, models and athletes Anton del Rosario and Sam Richelle, Andrew Wolff and Janka Cederstam, Hideo Muraoka, Catriona Gray, Valerie Bariou-Bondoc, Rima Ostwani, Janeena Chan, Regine Tolentino, AJ Dee, Mariana del Rio, Say Alonzo-Yupangco, Chynna Ortaleza and Railey Valeroso, Denise Laurel, Mel Martinez, Sharon Tan, Paul Daza, Pia Asistio, Mich Araullo, Debbie Co, Alvin Lim, Maggie Wilson, Camille Villar, Fargo Baillet, Josephine Bael Fujisawa-Ilagan, Dominic John Galeon, Mia Bayuga, Chris Badiola, Bong Tan, Richard Tiu, Christine Love, Illac Diaz, Lovely Tecson and Alberto Romulo, Nedy Tantoco, Isabel Wilson, Pitoy Moreno, Bea Valdes, Irene Martel Francisco, Guilly Rufino, Gloria Huang, Jocelyn Buendia, Gigi Barrera, Marzena Nowakowska, Johncy Maham, Mitch Dizon, Matthew Lim, Samantha Yen, Victor Antonino, Enrique Gonzalez, Clarisse Chiongbian, Dr. Carlos Gabriel, Dr. Anna Lopez- Gabriel, Quito Lopez, Greg Montenegro, Emily Montenegro, Fitz Puyat, Paolo Araneta, Mumph Ruiz, Manny del Rosario, Cary Lagdameo, Mark and Michelle Tagle, Eva Gullas, Myra Puyat Santiago, Margarita Fores, Monique Villongco, Amado Fores, Sandro Tengco, Ethan Belmonte, Joel Lomotan, Marissa Orosa- Concepcion, Kai Lim, Marissa Cojuangco, Abby Jimenez, Milette Belmonte, Trina Alindogan, Candy Dizon, Cathy Qu, Lianne Tiu, Ruthy Vera, Grace Ang, Annette Tirol, Suzanne Cobonpue, Lisa Araneta-Marcos, Susan Florete, Audrey Puckett-

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Chiu, Nanette Medved Po, Marilen Tuason, Florence Ko, Helmut Gaisberger, Chesca Roces, Mark Jentes, Denisse Oca, Sha Supangan, Stephen Ku, Bibe Martinez, Rajiv Ghumman, Roseana Grandel, Eloisa Ricchetti, Dang Palma, Rico Arce, Michael Chua and Angela Bunag, Glenn Gaerlan, Enchong Formoso, Chris Nelson, Dominic Bekaert and Paloma Zobel, Adriano Cartuliares, Lalain Landico, Evelyn Reyes, Rose Bernardez Redaon, Janice Reyes, Mark Jones, Judith Go, Jacqui Wieneke, Emily Santos, Marion Chua, Agustin Davalos, Sep Cimafranca, Glowie Ramiro, Karen Pamintuan, Toby Gatchalian, Gicelle Himala, Edith Marquez-Reyes, Rebecca Daza-Sadhwani, Manjit Sadhwani, Bing Carrion-Buck, Loren Legarda-Leviste, Greggy Licaros Jr., Mabel Abaño, Jeffrey and Vivian Ng, Filaine Tan and Jeann Wee, Herbert Bautista, Missy Ayala, Ben Wintle, Simon and Paul Jablon, Eric Noyel, AA Acuna, En and Andrew Calvert, Evan King, Analu Fereira, Victor De Leon Lima, Chiyuki Fujimoto, Chertchai Methanayanonda, Busba Bunnag, Khun Manthana de Leon, Khun Kullanit, Khun Suwattee Teerapath, Joey Bernardino, Rene Lapid, Albert Banaag, Rhea Rivera, Jhoanna Lim, Mike Celis, Lei Lopez, Chikarom Kitiyakara, Silvana Diaz, Phyllis Zaballero, Alfredo and Beth Francisco, Ron Reibenbach, Pilar Singian, Sylvia Ventura, Mindy Gana, Carmen Lynam-Mannakee, Renee Veyret, Irit Ben Abba, Busba Bunnag, Hajah Maimunah Dato Haji Elias, Salem Adam, Jacky Foo, Mohammed Ebrahim Aljowaid, Navrekha Sharma, Milena Santana-Ramirez, Joao Cayetano da Silva, Domini Primero, Miko Valenzuela, Ronnie Henares, Baham Mitra, Cita Astals, Jaime Daez, Ella Roces Montenegro, Jenny Syquia, Michelle Bayle, King DJ Logan, Ginny del Rosario and Emilio Abello, Luis and Barbara del Rosario, Alice Ong, Aying Palenzuela, Joanne del Rosario, Ging de los Reyes, Billy King, Jesse Sincioco, Mike Constantino, Mon Maramba, Edmundo Reyes Jr., Paulyn Sicam, Dr. Rosita Navarro, Francis Tolentino, Antonieta Fortuna-Ibe, Winnie Nazareth, Enrico Villanueva, Maritoni Fernandez, Josephine Knox, Betty Tenchaves, Presy Ramos, Susan Grau, Chito Francisco, Kate Gordon, Spirit of ‗67, Albert Bildner and Lin Illusorio, Jesusa Calanog, Linglingay Lacanlale, Bill and Lily O‘Boyle, Winna Kimmel, Calvin Tsao, Nene Quimson, Minnie Osmeña, Anna Sy, Hernan Cortez, Isabel Ongpin, Rene Encarnacion, Lourdes Montinola, Nelly Fung, Lorna Laurel, Toni Yulo Loyzaga, Del Fojas, Nestor Santiago, Andy Locsin, Lorrie Reynoso, Lorenzo and Lorrie Valdez, Dr. and Mrs. Ruben Paredesm, Dr. and Mrs. Raul Sala, Tess Labrador, Kiling Dakudao, John Tanchangco, Philip Zorgani, Trisha Reyes, Bernadette Barbers, Ruth Padilla, Jeannie Ng Sandoval, Mary Ann Arcega Dy, Raffy Suarez, Antonio Reina, Aissa Barrera Cojuangco, Arlina Arrozal de Jesus, Louie Vargas, Andie Recto-Montenegro, Mitos Pacis, General Alberto Fernando Braganza, Roberta Lopez-Feliciano, Maribel Ongpin, Toni Yulo-Loyzaga, Andy Locsin, Lauro Baja Jr., Gov. Parouk Hussin, Irit Ben-Abba, Helen Ong, Helmut Gaisberger, Evangeline Pascual, Joanne Lorenzana, Carla Tengco, Mike Planas, Marisa Olasolo and Arturo Rocha, Edward Wehrli, Baby Araneta, Toni Abad, Bebet Gozun, Gloria Mara, Michael Salientes, Carol Atacador, Marides Fernando, Rose Libongco, Teofisto Guingona Jr., Ernesto Maceda, Monique Zani, Ernie and Fe Yu, James Lau, Celia Cuasay, James Jao, Don Valerio, Gener Caringal, Arleen Ong, Tomas Rodriguez-Pantoja, Roland Reyes, Dennis Socrates, Cel Yulo, Bing-Bing Gonzales, Bela Vasquez, Chu-Chu Madrigal and Mandy Eduque, Cesar Buenaventura, Dada Lorenzana-Santiago, Peque Gallaga, Fr.

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Robert Reyes, Rupert Jacinto, Tingting Cojuangco, Ping Valencia, Red Jacinto and Julie Hidalgo, Boots and Andy Soler, Jesi and Gina Mendez, Nora Jacinto, Eddie and Katie Jacinto, Nanette dela Cruz, Africa Valdes-de Reynoso, Emily Reynoso-Laws, Hans Sy, Larry Francia, Bobby Gopia, Adrian Cristobal, Virginia Moreno, Chitang Guerrero-Nakpil, Ramon Villegas, Kit Roxas, Jomari Trenas, Paulino and Hetty Que, Pepe Smith, Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Monsignor Alberto Boongaling, Tony Adriano, Aba Lluch Dalena, Al Perez, Lito Carating, Henri Cainglet, Andy Maluche, Thea Paz, Ronald Garcia, Shahid Zahid, Vicky Abad, Paulo Vinluan, Isay Alvarez, Rachel Alejandro, Mandy Ochoa, Bert Nievera, Franco Laurel, Zaldy Ladroma, Paolo Guevarra, Alfonso Yuchengco, Peter Go- Pailan, Dr. Adolfo Belosillo, Drs. Amelia and Manuel Catalan, Ulay Tantoco, Ben Farrales, Des Bautista, Fe Habijas, Steve De Leon, Manny Castro, Raymund Isaac, Vicky Marchandesch, Nick Tuason, Tessie Tomas, Katrina Tantoco and Paolo Lobregat, Francisco Mañosa, Sonia Santiago-Olivares, Antonio Rodriguez Mendoza, Ivy Almario, Conrad Onglao, Mike de Jesus, Jean Monteverde, Beng Puyat, Oscar Motlo, John Cogul, Alvaro de Salas, Oscar Via, Elizabeth Sy, Pedro Roxas, Geni and Yorgos Psinakis, Eileen Choy, Nico Montinola, Franco Limjuco, Gina Mok, Greek Nafsika and Bubbles Drossou, Mike Vaca, Gemith Gemparo, Debbie Enriquez, Judith Zapanta, Enrique and Tine Vasquez Prada, Richard and Nick Underwood, Tina Pamintuan, Dennis Padilla, Gilda Salonga, John Lesaca, Fides Cuyugan-Asenio, Benny and Ophie Clemente, Fr. Sanny de Claro, Antonio Martel Jr., Belen Lovina Ticzon Martel, Don and Norma Sanders, Roberto Felano and Rizalina Buenaventura, Bombit de la Peña, Julius Ticzon and Ryan Manaog, Peppy Dinglasan, Gabriel Santos, Andre Dinglasan, Margaret and Theresa de la Peña, Wanggo Gallaga, Portia Santos, Arlene Ticzon, Chit Gohu, Linggoy and Connie Araneta, Danny and Lilia Cruz, Jim and Vivian Villacrusis, Emma Ilagan, Tessie Maronilla, Gerarda Villa, Evelyn Kilayko, Fr. Tony Rosales, Pierra Calasanz, Juliet and Mimi Tan, Joey Server, Julien Tripet, Krystal Lao, Frank Briones, Cat Arambulo, Trish Briones, Karl Ty, Chicho Suarez, Nap Rama, Lupita Aquino and Ken Kashiwahara, Ditas Rodrigo Sevilla, Paul Aquino, Atty. Alfredo Lim, Larry Henares, Atty. Juan Collas, Johnny Litton, Verni Varga, Fr. Asandas Balchand, Vicente Emano, Constantino Jaraula, Faustino Dy III, Katrina Tuason-Cruz, Manny Pacquiao, Earl Ignacio, Ace Barbers, Marco Protacio, Neil Rumbaoa, Gigi and Ging Montinola, Wilma Palafox, O.V. and Marilen Espiritu, William Hamilton-Whyte and Angelique Repapis, Basil Ong, Cesar and Bambina Buenaventura, Teddy Boy, Louie and Ramon Locsin, Peter Pedersen, Stefano Ruzza, Ernie Tanquintic, Golly Talens, Miok Loyola, Aileen Tence Dionisio, Neny Francisco Marasigan, Leah Zamora Banaag, Vina Francisco, Irene Consunji Montilla, Pilar Bustamante Estrella, Pin Cojuangco Guingona, Rhona Modesto San Pedro, Udit Villarama Galvez, Joanna Tayengco-Infante, Marivic Hebron Juan, Franco Laurel, Rem Zamora, Bonbon Soler, Lisa Tinio, Ingrid Sala Santamaria, Joana Palanca Lhuillier, Michelle Concepcion Reyes, Suresh Nanoo, Jose Mari Ugarte, GMA Network Artist Center talents Gloria Romero, Pilita Corrales, Aljur Abrenica, Louise delos Reyes, Mark Herras, Yasmien Kurdi, LJ Reyes, Julie Anne San Jose, Kristoffer Martin, Derrick Monasterio, Barbie Forteza, Bela Padilla, Bea Binene, Max Collins, Yassi Pressman, Rafael Rosell, Glaiza de Castro, Rochelle Pangilinan, Mona Louise Rey, Jonalyn Viray, Kyla Calumpad-Alvarez, Jay-R Silliona, Mark Bautista, Chef Boy

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Logro, Manilyn Reynes, Angelu de Leon, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Gabby Eigenmann, Raymond Bagatsing, Ricky Davao, Anjo Yllana and Wally Bayola, TV5 actor Vin Abrenica, Ritz Azul, Eula Caballero, Martin Escudero, Empoy Marquez and Mr. Fu, GMA News and Public Affairs personalities Mike Enriquez, Arnold Clavio, Sandra Aguinaldo, Raffy Tima, Mariz Umali, Oscar Oida, Mark Salazar, Jun Veneracion, Chino Gaston and Nathaniel Cruz, Media personalities Atty. Dong Puno, Chiqui Roa-Puno, Gerard Garcia, Lia Cruz, Shawn Yao, Manu Sandejas, Jason Webb, Jeanne Young, Cory Quirino, Mel Tiangco and Jay Sonza, society columnist Mons Romulo, Tonyboy Cojuangco and Gretchen Barretto, Ed and Margarita Delgado, Donnie and Crickette Tantoco, Boy Abunda, Renee Salud, Mon Ilagan, Cesar Montano, Rado Dimalibot, Inocencio Ferrer, Rene Puno, Tony Zulueta, Raffy Zialcita, William Llamas, Pat Gonzales, Mayenne Carmona, Bebot Laurel, Romy Garduce, Leo Oracion, Glowie Ramiro, Nicole Angeles, Cathy David, Sep Cimafranca, Ton Lao, Irene Tan, Len Olbes, Ike Layug, Ramon Orlina, Napoleon Abueva, Lito Atienza, Lala Fojas, Helen Marte, Gerard and Ning Chesnel, Carolle Lucas, Aurelio Montinola III, Eduardo Delgado and Donnie Tantoco, Lingling and Archie King, Gutzee Segura, Carlo Endaya, Heart Evangelista, Andrew Barton, Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera, Alice Dixson, Neriza Mathay, Kathy De Guzman, Joanne Zapanta Andrada, Trisha Panlilio Cu- Unjieng, Josephine Knox, Jolina Magdangal, Maritess Tantoco, Georgie Diaz, Kim Atienza, Len Nepomuceno-Guiao, Chechel Joson, Pops Fernandez, Danny Buenafe, Gerick Parayno, Ruel Mendoza, Ricky Sison, Johnny Santos, Andres Estella, Ojie Leona, Felix Bacolor, William Ma, Korina Sanchez, Julius Babao and Tintin Bersola-Babao and daughter Anya and son Nio, Katrina Ponce Enrile and Ling-Ling King; celebrity makeup artist Patrick Rosas; hair stylist Jing Monis; Lito Sy, Jason Magbanua, Maros Claudio, Patricia May Siy, Felix Ang, Dr. Hayden Kho, Margie and Gilbert Duavit, Mike Echavez, F.F. Cruz, Danton Bueser, Afric Valdes, Maryann Pineda-Reynoso, Ophie Canada-Reynoso, Karen Davila (with her sons David and Lucas), Marjorie Barretto-Padilla and daughter Dani Barretto; Gingging Mendoza, Alex Reyes, Myra Reyes, Marilen Carpio, Freddie Reyes, Marlyn and Tony Lilles, Chavit Singson, Prateek Kumar, Richard Tiu, Junie and Fernando Peña, Rosa Rosal, Jorge Joseph, Wency Lagumbay, Aiko Melendez and Martin Jickain, Brian Belen, Miguel Pastor, Joy Ortega, Edu Manzano, John Prats, ―Survivor Philippines‖ castways Shaun Rodriguez and Suzuki Sadatsugu, Laureen Uy, Nixee Garcia, Ena de Guzman, Greggy Santos, Kamae de Jesus, Steve Medalle, Gab Perez, Monique Salcedo, teen heartthrobs Robi Domingo and David Chua, Olivia Chan, Christian San Jose, Marielle-Felize Trias Flores, Marco Figueras, Raymond Ang, Bobby Solomon, Riva Galveztan, Franco Imperial, Christopher de Venecia, Tricia and Mark Gosingtian, Ange de la Cruz, Paolo Almazan-Ebora, Sean Go, Lucky Mercado, Andrea Torres, Monica Verallo, Mico Aytona, Jestoni Alarcon and wife Lizette, Bo Cerrudo, Bayani and Len Agbayani, Alanna Lopez-Montelibano, Richie Coronel Santos, Aries Saludo, Ruby Cojuito of Flawless, Ronald Carballo, Alvin Fortuna, Dennis Coronel, Kenneth Dong, Olai and Roland Espiritu, Carlos Agassi, Gemma Fitzgerald, Nikki Valdez, Kristopher Peralta, Rico Barrera, Marvin Agustin, Danilo Barrios, Streetboys and Ya Chang, Peping Cojuangco daughters Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, China Cojuangco-Gonzalez (and her adorable baby Lucia), Mai-Mai Cojuangco-Zini,

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Atty. Jess Santos, Nick Locsin, Mario and Alice Queblatin, Audie and Cecile Saa, Jenny Franco, Andrew Te, Marisol Barria, Luciano Bongola, Michael Lim, music composer Ryan Cayabyab and his wife Emmy, Louie Ocampo and wife Jojo, Jacqui Magno, Celeste Legaspi, JM Rodriguez, Arnold Vegafria and Cris Villonco, Amalia Fuentes, Niño Muhlach and son Alonzo, Michela Cazzola, Rita Avila, Shyr Valdez and Yayo Aguila, swimmer Johansen Aguilar, and wrestler Marcus Valda, Gwen Garci, Celine Lopez, Jenni Epperson, Anne Bella, Kissa Castañeda, Preview magazine editor in chief Pauline Suaco-Juan, Daryl Chang, Liz Uy, entertainment news reporters Mario Dumaual, Gretchen Fullido and MJ Marfori, Gary Valenciano, Dawn Zulueta-Lagdameo, Albert Martinez with daughter Alissa Martinez, Benjie Paras with wife Lyxen, Mylene Dizon, Paolo Contis, Iza Calzado, Alfred Vargas, Marco Sison, Ivy Violan, Vina Morales, Shaina Magdayao, Bangs Garcia, Jerome Florentino, Erik Santos, Jane Paredes, Ogie Diaz, Lyka Ugarte, Angeli Pangilinan-Valenciano, Angeline Quinto, Arron Villaflor, Erik Cua, Issa Reyes, Rico Serrano, Chicho Suarez, Franco Mabanta, Aliya Parcs, Christian Bautista, Ana Fegi, Basil Valdez, Sam Milby, Gina Tabuena-Godinez, Marilou Martinez, Efren Briones and Iya Rodriguez, Paula Camille Locsin and Juan Paolo Bondoc, Angeles Guevara, Betty Mactual, Belen Castro, Matin Petilla, Lu Antonino, Neptali Gonzales II, Pinong Javier, Johnny Remulla, Jose Puyat Jr., Aristeo Puyat, Mercy Tuason, Dr. Randy Francisco, Leonard Tirol and Amanda Onrubia Guidotti, Rev. Isauro David, Arthur Macapagal, Mickey Ferriols, Eric Buhain, Robert Nacianceno, Mon Gonzalez, Malu Veloso, Toby Gan, Noel Dela Merced, Ala Paredes, Richard Venn, Gregorio Domingo, Axel Gohner, Anthony Garcia, Lance Sheperd, Jun Juban, Paul Cabral, Angela Velez, Andrea Bautista, Sarah Jane Paez-Santiago, Dondi Alikpala, Letlet Veloso, Aurora Diaz-Wilson, Tina Tinio, Sonny Borromeo, Tonio Veloso, Amalie and Roman Azanza, Lorna and Levy Hizon, Ruby and Buddy Roa, Roi Philips, Beth Romualdez, Paz Sotto, Lucille Villanueva, Jean Salvador, Ruby Santos, Luli Delgado, Victoria Tuazon, Toby Cabalkin, Cynia Mascariñas, Dot Favis-Velasco, Anthony del Rosario, Miko Pascual, Chef Roland Laudico, Nicky Camcam, Greg Singian, Pinky Amador, Bonjin Bolinao, Peachie Veneracion, Renee Araneta, Chukri Prieto, Bert Garcia, Michelle Quizon, Dale Villar, Jacques Dupasquier, Nicolas Goullencourt, Julien Cleret, Sebastien Mangeant, Martine Vasseur, Andree Belanger, Michael Seligman, Sabrina Heinekey, George Hashim, Suzzane King, Charina Sabal, Charles Rappaport, Jean Hetzel, James Benoit, Cecilia Leung, Rina Sinisalo, Jim Lynch, Brett Coleman, Edi Tekeli, Anne Witheford, Caridad Sanchez, Gelo Serrano, Fanny Serrano, Cynthia Almario, Gino Padilla, Maribi Garcia, Beth Sison Tagle, Robbie Herrera, Nancy Dizon Castro, Cynthia Jocson, Cecil Licad, John Silva, Ace Barbers, Gabrielle Calizo, Beth See and Rene Nabong, Sari Ortiga, Marc Logan, Gringo Honasan, Francis Ricciardone, Edwin Arce, Dino Santos, Freddie Borromeo, Dondi Santos, Bobby Aguirre, Ricky Yabut, Cooch Lynch, Vince Bitong, Amalie and Roman Azanza, Lorna and Levy Hizon, Ruby and Buddy Roa, Celso Dayrit, Cindy Kurleto, Ino Manalo, Dale Villar, Trish Villanueva, Manet Dayrit, Jia and Gabby Estrella, Miko Valenzuela, Erich Edralin, Christine San Diego, Morten Bremelhoej, Mia Trinidad, Gai Olivares, Philippe Ticzon, Bubut Andres, Caridad Sanchez, Gelo Serrano, Maribi Garcia, Beth Sison Tagle, Rolf Kambli, Robbie Herrera, Kitty Go, Nancy Dizon Castro, Cynthia Jocson,

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Ambassador Mohamed Ebrahim Al-Jowaid, Cecil Licad, John Silva, Gaita Fores, Joanne Salgado, Letty Hahn, Luz Cullen, Fanny Blanco, Telly Aldana, Cita Revilla- Yabut, Maricris Cardenas-Zobel, Maricar Totengco, Wanda Louwallien, Anton Palanca, Bobby Claudio, Rick Yupangco, Monchet Ongsiako, Jose Luis Villanueva, Zack and Roisin, Jed Carlos, Carla Gutierrez, Lyn Sherman, Pastor Paul Mata, Anthony Garcia, Santi Elizalde, Vince Bitong, Rem Zamora, Herminia Fajardo, Erlinda Villanueva, Lourdes Sese, Virma Vergel de Dios, Marinela Velez, Maria Ang, Erlinda Sunico, Roby Goco, Jose Sala, Tony Lozada, Pericles Dakay, Allen Tan, Christopher Uy, Deborrah Ann Cua Ho, Ignacio Bunye, Ed Calma, Tonton Gutierrez, Glydel Mercado, Noel Cabangon, Ariel Rivera, Hyubs Azarcon, Heber Bartolome and Paolo Santos, Rhap Salazar, Agot Isidro, Liezel Martinez, and Joanna Ampil, musical director and arranger Homer Flores, ballerina, actress and ballet director Maritoni Rufino-Tordesillas, Nikki Tang, Marcott Almeda, Ruby Chua, Tiffany Chua, Sheree Chua, Aziza Mondonedo, Cristina Gomez, socialites Baby Araneta Fores, Lisa Araneta, Cacho Marcos, Linda Oledan, Veana Fores, Lorrie Reynoso, Vicky Zubiri, Maricris Zobel, Carol Garcia, Maripi Muscat and Margarita Fores, Anton Mendoza, Monch Cruz, Chut Cuerva, Marcel Crespo, Ipe Cruz of Rogue Magazine, Marco Lobregat, Ching Cruz, Tina Cuevas, Agnes Huibonhoa, Fe Rodriguez, Susan Joven, Ian Giron, Andres Vasquez Prada and Al Tengco, Doris Magsaysay Ho, Gina Lopez, Evelyn Forbes, Marc Nelson, Ricco and Tina Maristela-Ocampo, Rikki and Beng Dee, Philip and Tricia Cu-Unjieng, Sander Tantoco, Philippine National Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon, Renna Hechanova Angeles, Karen Santos, Bobby and Chingbee Cuenca, Gina Aboitiz, Baby Girl Fricke, Maurice Arcache and ace photographer Alex Van Hagen, Jojie Dingcong, Jean Goulbourn, Frances Lim and Paul Campos, Dennis Valdes and Tessa Prieto-Valdes, Ernest Escaler, Dr. Orly Mercado and Suzy Pineda, Cheche Lazaro, Bibeth Orteza and Carlitos Siguion Reyna, Ces Orena-Drilon, Dyan Castillejo-Garcia, Jackie Castillejo-Guingona, Liza Ilarde, Ana Kalaw, Anton San Diego, Raul Teehankee, Pepper Teehankee, Mariko Jacinto, Aye Nuguid, Leah Puyat, Anton Barretto and Jack de Mesa, Raul Manzano, Athena Valdes, Angelette Calero, Annika Valdes, Nix Alanon, Renna Angeles, Baby Fricke, Karen Santos, Bing-Bing Quiros, Gina Aboitiz, Nick and Lucille Locsin, Paul Campos, Tony and Chingbee Cuenca, Manny Miñana, J. Anton Mendoza, Budji Layug, Royal Pineda, Ed Calma, Milo Naval, Tony Gonzales, Tes Pasola, Kenneth Cobonpue, Ana Rocha, Bart Guingona, Jinggoy Buensuceso, Jaime Chua, Brendan McCarthy, Thom Santiago, Pascal Goujou, Manolette Dinsay, Andrew Sharpe, Alfred Xerez-Burgos III, Francis Ceballos, Shella Sarmiento, Rorie Carlos, Tara Santos, Rodeon Rojas, Brian Llamanzares; Adel Tamano, Simon Tantoco, Danie, Daisy and Eddie Mendoza, Martha Buckley, Yolly Ayson, Debbie Chan, Roselle Rebano, Bong Palma Gil, Mikee Chanco, Judy Araneta-Roxas, Betty Siy-Yap, Eduardo Lopez, Amor Roselle Herrera, Suzette Morelos, Nestor Encinas, Randy Baron, Sergia Abueva, Purificacion Veloso, Petite Garcia, Javier Galvan, Ana Luisa Espinosa, David Ferro, Lorraine Nubar, Rachelle Gerodias, Masako Toribara, Josephine Roces Chavez, Bunny Ludo, Joseph Gonzalez, Quinito Moras, Jayjay Neri, Dean Diez, Budiette and Brandie Tan, Andre Quintos, Alma Junia, Eric Tamayo, Mike and Lea Famularcano, Rudy Aviles, Raymond Abao and Lucien Letaba, Orlando Magno, Vicente Paterno, Nena Ilusorio, Maribel Ongpin, Sari

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Cojuangco, Tessie Fajardo, Popsy Mendez-Aquino, Bella Ancheta, Sol Peña, Alice Sandejas, Ralph Peter Jentes, Mary Ann Ong, Rosalie Sipid, Violy Lim, Elena Lee, Rose Lim, Greta Go, Stefie Inocentes, Carmela Ongsiako, Terry Rosales, Cecile Ongsiako, Dely Ongsiako, Maridol Mabanta, Tessa Sierra, Juvy Yupangco, Sevy Santos, Gretchen del Rosario, Celuch Manahan, Robert Constantino and Helen Marte, Curtis Chin, Tati Licuanan, Greggy and Irene Araneta, indoor volleyball players Dzi Gervacio, Jem Ferrer, Fille Saint Merced Cainglet- Cayetano, A Nacachi, Rachel Anne Daquis, Jovelyn Gonzaga, Alyssa Valdez, Denden Lazaro, Coach Charo Soriano, Marge Tejada, Melissa Gohing, Mary Jean Balse, Mayeth Carolino, Michelle Carolino, Ella De Jesus, Kara Acevedo, Karla Bello, Stephanie Gabriel, Mae Tajima, Jayson Ramos, Maica Morada, Jed Montero, Michelle Laborte, Sasa Devanadera, Grethcel Soltones, Joy Benito, Rubie De Leon, Mae Crisostomo, Ynna Hao, Tina Salak, JP Torres, Dahlia Cruz, Nene Bautista, Aiza Maizo, Maika Ortiz, Rhea Dimaculangan, Denise Tan, Venus Bernal, Jheck Dionela, Angge Tabaquero, Mitch Datuin, Abby Praca, Bea Pascual, Bea Tan, Judy Caballejo, Maruja Banaticla, AJ Pareja, Myco Antonio, Henry Pecana, Rex Intal, Dindin Santiago, Jaja Santiago, Kathy Bersola, Princess Gaiser, Shiela Marie ―Bang‖ Pineda, Mayette Zapanta, Rosemarie Vargas, Jen Reyes, Princess Listana, Angela Benting, Pau Soriano, Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone, Edwin Tolentino, Peter Den Mar Torres, Michelle Gumabao, Cha Cruz, Stephanie Mercado, Jeshul Wensh Tiu, Abigail Marano, Mika Esperenza, Kim Fajardo, Mika Reyes, Victonara Galang, and Cyd Demicillo, Renz Casanova, Chris Macasaet, Philip Cerveza, Mark Lee, Joanne Siy, Loren Lantin, Mia Hirotsuji, Pamela Lastimosa, Ingrid Reyes, Jessey De Leon, Carmela Tunay, Chloe Cortez, Alex Cabanos, Patricia Rasmo, Illa Santos, Joanne Bunag, Jacqueline Alarca and Ers Iratay, Bishop Leo Alconga of the International Bible Society, Bishop Dan Balais of Philippines for Jesus Movement, Pastor Ed De Guzman of Intercessors for the Philippines, Pastor Paul Chase of Alabang New Life in Christ, Apostle Renato Carillo of Jesus Our Shield Worldwide Ministries, Pastor Art Ferriol of Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ, Pastor Emilio Henares of River of Life in Bacolod, Pastor Joshua Bontogan of Life Touchers Ministry, Pastor Entoy Sintos of Jesus Miracle Crusade, and Bro. Danny Navales of Ang Dating Daan.

More than a hundred members of the Presidential Security Group were around to secure the President and some members of his Cabinet.

The mass was celebrated by Pope Francis and concelebrated by Pontifical Council of the Laity President Stanisław Ryłko, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Angelo Amato, the prefect of the Congregation of the Causes of Saints; Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, Manila Archbishop-Emeritus Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales, Nueva Segovia Archbishop-Emeritus Ernesto Antolin Salgado, Nueva Segovia Archbishop Emeritus Edmundo M. Abaya, Nueva Segovia Archbishop Mario M. Perlata, Tuguegarao Archbishop Sergio Cardinal L. Utleg, Tuguegarao Archbishop- Emeritus Diosdado A. Talamayan, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop-Emeritus Oscar Cruz, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas, San Fernando Archbishop Emeritus Paciano Aniceto, San Fernando Archbishop Florentino Lavarias, Lipa Archbishop

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Ramon C. Arguelles, Nueva Caceres Archbishop Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, Capiz Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula, Jaro Archbishop Angel Cardinal Lagdameo, Cebu Archbishop-Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma, Palo Archbishop-Emeritus Pedro R. Dean, Jr., Palo Archbishop John Du, Davao Archbishop- Emeritus Fernando R. Capalla, Davao Archbishop Romulo G. Valles, Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Cardinal B. Quevedo, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop-Emeritus Jesus B. Tuquib, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, Ozamiz Archbishop Jesus A. Dosado, Zamboanga Archbishop Romulo T. Dela Cruz, Singapore Archbishop William Goh Seng Chye, Singapore Archbishop-Emeritus Nicholas Gerald Chia, Kuala Lumpur Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim, Kuala Lumpur Archbishop-Emeritus Anthony Soter Fernandez, Kuala Lumpur Archbishop-Emeritus Murphy Pakiam, Kuching Archbishop John Ha Tiong Hock, Kuching Archbishop-Emeritus Peter Chung Hoan Ting, Kota Kinabalu Archbishop John Wong Soo Kau, Kota Kinabalu Archbishop- Emeritus John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw, Jakata Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Jakarta Archbishop-Emeritus Julius Cardinal Riyadi Darmaatmadja, Palembang Archbishop Aloysius Sudarso, Kupang Archbishop Peter Turang, Makassar Archbishop Johannes Liku Ada, Medan Archbishop Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, Medan Archbishop-Emeritus Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, Pontianak Archbishop Agustinus Agus, Pontianak Archbishop-Emeritus Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, Vientiane Archbishop Jean Khamsé Vithavong, Savannakhet Archbishop Jean Marie Vianney Prida Inthirath, Phnom Penh Archbishop Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Malanday Archbishop Nicholas Mang Thang, Malanday Archbishop-Emeritus Paul Zingtung Grawng, Taunggyi Archbishop Matthias U Shwe, Yangon Archbishop-Emeritus Gabriel Thohey Mahn-Gaby, Yangon Archbishop Charles Maung Bo, Bangkok Archbishop Kriengsak Kovitvanit, Bangkok Archbishop-Emeritus Michael Michai Kitbunchu, Thare and Nonseng Archbishop Louis Chamniern Santisukniram, Hanoi Archbishop Peter Nguyễn Văn Nhơn, Hanoi Archbishop-Emeritus Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt, Ho Chi Minh City Archbishop Bùi Văn Đọc, Ho Chi Minh City Archbishop-Emeritus Phạm Minh Mẫn, Huế Archbishop-Emeritus Etienne Nguyên Nhu Thê, Huế Archbishop François Xavier Le Van Hong, Delhi Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto, Delhi Archbishop- Emeritus Vincent Michael Cardinal Conçessao, Bangalore Archbishop Bernard Moras, Bangalore Archbishop-Emeritus Alphonsus Mathias, Bangalore Archbishop-Emeritus Ignatius Paul Pinto, Mumbai Archbishop Oswald Cardinal Gracias, Chennai Archbishop George Antonysamy, Chennai Archbishop-Emeritus Malayappan Chinnappa, Kolkata Archbishop Thomas D'Souza, Kolkata Archbishop-Emeritus Henry Sebastian D‘Souza, Kolkata Archbishop-Emeritus Lucas Sirkar, Mumbai Archbishop-Emeritus Ivan Cardinal Dias, Gandhinagar Archbishop Stanislaus Fernandes, Hyderabad Archbishop Thumma Bala, Guwahati Archbishop John Moolachira, Guwahati Archbishop-Emeritus Thomas Menamparampil, Colombo Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith Cardinal Patabendige Don, Colombo Archbishop-Emeritus Oswald Gomis, Dhaka Archbishop Patrick D‘Rozario, Dhaka Archbishop-Emeritus Paulinus Costa, Karachi Archbishop Joseph Coutts, Karachi Archbishop-Emeritus Evarist Pinto, Lahore Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, Lahore Archbishop-Emeritus Lawrence John Saldanha, Beijing Archbishop Joseph Li Shan, Guangzhou Archbishop Joseph Gan Junqiu, Taipei Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan, Taipei Archbishop-Emeritus Matthew Kia Yen-wen, Taipei Archbishop-Emeritus Joseph Ti-kang, Taipei Archbishop-Emeritus Joseph Cheng

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Tsai-fa, Seoul Archbishop Andrew Yeom Soo-Jung, Seoul Archbishop-Emeritus Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, Daegu Archbishop Thaddeus Cho Hwan-gil, Daegu Archbishop John Choi Young-su, Daegu Archbishop-Emeritus Paul Ri Moun-hi, Tokyo Archbishop Peter Takeo Okada, Gwangju Archbishop Simon Ok Hyun-jin, Gwangju Archbishop-Emeritus Andrew Choi Chang-mu, Gwangju Archbishop-Emeritus Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, Osaka Archbishop Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda, Osaka Archbishop-Emeritus Paul Hisao Yasuda, Osaka Archbishop-Emeritus Leo Jun Ikenaga, Nagasaki Archbishop Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher, Sydney Archbishop-Emeritus George Pell, Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart, Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge, Perth Archbishop Timothy John Costelloe, Perth Archbishop-Emeritus Barry James Hickey, Canberra Archbishop Christopher Charles Prowse, Canberra Archbishop-Emeritus Francis Carroll, Hobart Archbishop Julian Porteous, Hobart Archbishop-Emeritus Adrian Leo Doyle, Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson, Adelaide Archbishop-Emeritus Leonard Anthony Faulkner, Wellington Archbishop John Atcherley Dew, Nouméa, New Caledonia Archbishop Michel-Marie- Bernard Calvet, Papeete, French Polynesia Archbishop Pascal Chang-Soi, Papeete, French Polynesia Archbishop-Emeritus Hubert Coppenrath, Apia, Samoa Archbishop Alapati Lui Mataeliga, Port Moresby Archbishop John Ribat, Port Moresby Archbishop- Emeritus Brian James Barnes, Mount Hagen Archbishop Douglas William Young, Mount Hagen Archbishop-Emeritus Michael Meier, Madang Archbishop Stephen Joseph Reichert, Madang Archbishop-Emeritus Benedict To Varpin, Madang Archbishop- Emeritus William Joseph Kurtz, Rabaul Archbishop Francesco Panfilo, Rabaul Archbishop-Emeritus Karl Hesse, Honiara Archbishop Adrian Thomas Smith, New York City, New York, United States Archbishop Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, New York City, New York, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Edward Michael Cardinal Egan, Newark, New Jersey, United States Archbishop John J. Myers, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Archbishop Leonard Paul Blair, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Henry Joseph Mansell, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Archbishop Seán Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Bernard Francis Cardinal Law, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Archbishop Jerome Edward Listecki, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Archbishop Dennis Marion Schnurr, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Daniel Edward Pilarczyk, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Archbishop Joseph William Tobin, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Daniel Mark Buechlein, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Archbishop Charles Joseph Chaput, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Justin Francis Cardinal Rigali, Chicago, Illinois, United States Archbishop Blase Joseph Cupich, Chicago, Illinois, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Francis Eugene Cardinal George, Anchorage, Alaska, United States Archbishop Roger Lawrence Schwietz, Anchorage, Alaska, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Francis Hurley, Seattle, Washington, United States Archbishop James Peter Sartain, Seattle, Washington, United States Archbishop- Emeritus Alexander Joseph Brunett, Portland, Oregon, United States Archbishop Alexander King Sample, Portland, Oregon, United States Archbishop-Emeritus John George Vlazny, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States Archbishop Michael Jarboe Sheehan, Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt, Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of

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America Archbishop-Emeritus Harry Joseph Flynn, Dubuque, Iowa, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Daniel Kucera, Dubuque, Iowa, United States Archbishop- Emeritus Jerome Hanus, Los Angeles City, California, United States Archbishop José Horacio Gómez, Los Angeles City, California, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony, San Francisco, California, United States Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone, San Francisco, California, United States Archbishop- Emeritus George Hugh Niederauer, San Francisco, California, United States Archbishop- Emeritus William Joseph Cardinal Levada, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Archbishop Robert James Carlson, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States Archbishop- Emeritus Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, Kansas City, Kansas, United States Archbishop Joseph Fred Naumann, Kansas City, Kansas, United States Archbishop-Emeritus James Patrick Keleher, Galveston, Texas, United States Archbishop Daniel Nicholas Cardinal DiNardo, Galveston, Texas Archbishop-Emeritus Joseph Fiorenza, Mobile, Alabama, United States Archbishop Thomas John Rodi, Mobile, Alabama, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Oscar Hugh Lipscomb, Atlanta, Georgia, United States Archbishop Wilton Daniel Gregory, Baltimore, Maryland, United States Archbishop William Edward Lori, Baltimore, Maryland, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Washington, District of Columbia, United States Archbishop Donald William Wuerl, Washington, District of Columbia, United States Archbishop-Emeritus Theodore Edgar Cardinal McCarrick, Miami, Florida, United States Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski, Miami, Florida, United States Archbishop-Emeritus John Clement Favalora, Louisville, Kentucky, United States Archbishop Joseph Edward Kurtz, Detroit, Michigan, United States Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron, Detroit, Michigan, United States Archbishop- Emeritus Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Archbishop Christian Lépine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Archbishop Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Marc Cardinal Ouellet, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada Archbishop Pierre-André Fournier, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Thomas Christopher Collins, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Archbishop John Michael Miller, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Raymond Roussin, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Archbishop-Emeritus Vernon James Weisgerber, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Archbishop Richard William Smith, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Archbishop Anthony Mancin, Keewatin, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Murray Chatlain, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Brendan Michael O'Brien, Moncton, New Brunswick Archbishop Valéry Vienneau, Moncton, New Brunswick Archbishop- Emeritus Valéry Vienneau, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Archbishop Daniel Joseph Bohan, Mexico City, Mexico Archbishop Norberto Cardinal Rivera Carrera, Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos, San Juan, Puerto Rico Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Archbishop José Francisco Cardinal Robles Ortega, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Archbishop- Emeritus Juan Cardinal Sandoval Íñiguez, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico Archbishop José Fernández Arteaga, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus Constancio Miranda Weckmann, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico Archbishop José Luiz Chávez Botello, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico Archbishop Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus Luis Morales

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Reyes, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Archbishop Rafael Romo Muñoz, Durango, Durango, Mexico Archbishop José Antonio Fernández Hurtado, Durango, Durango, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus Héctor González Martínez, Durango, Durango, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus José Trinidad Medel Pérez, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Archbishop Rogelio Cabrera López, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Archbishop José Francisco Cardinal Robles Ortega, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico Archbishop Fabio Martínez Castilla, Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla, Mexico Archbishop José Víctor Manuel Valentín Sánchez Espinosa, Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla, Mexico Archbishop Emeritus Rosendo Huesca Pacheco, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico Archbishop Alberto Suárez Inda, Tlalnepantla, Morelos, Mexico Archbishop, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico Archbishop Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán, Tlalnepantla de Baz, State of Mexico, Mexico Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico Archbishop José Ulises Macías Salcedo, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus Carlos Quintero Arce, Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico Archbishop Domingo Díaz Martínez, Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico Archbishop Emeritus Pedro Aranda Díaz-Muñoz, León, Guanajuato, Mexico Archbishop Alfonso Cortés Contreras, León, Guanajuato, Mexico Archbishop-Emeritus José Guadalupe Martín Rábago, Castries, St. Lucia Archbishop Robert Rivas, Castries, St. Lucia Archbishop-Emeritus Kelvin Edward Cardinal Felix, Fort-de-France, Martinique Archbishop Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte, Fort-de-France, Martinique Archbishop-Emeritus Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte, Kingston, Jamaica Archbishop Charles Henry Dufour, Kingston, Jamaica Archbishop-Emeritus Donald James Reece, Nassau, Bahamas Archbishop Patrick Christopher Pinder, Hamilton, Bermuda Bishop Robert Joseph Kurtz, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Archbishop Joseph Everard Harris, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Archbishop-Emeritus Edward Joseph Gilbert, diocesan bishops, cardinals, deacons and monsignors, and around 414,313 priests from 221,740 Roman catholic parishes in the 3,000 Roman Catholic dioceses in the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Pacific (Oceania), India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, China, Taiwan, North and South Korea, Japan, United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Guatemala, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Italy, France, Spain, Poland, Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary, Austria, England, Netherlands, Ukraine, Ireland, Slovakia, Crotia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Lituhania, Romania, Slovenia, Belarus, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Lativia, Luxembourg, Malta, Albania, Sweden, Greece, Estonia, Iceland, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, Chad, Senegal, Gabon, Madagascar, Burundi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Zambia, Malawi, Cameroon, Cote d‘Ivore, Benin, Burikina Faso, Togo, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Eriterea, Cape Verde, Namibia, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tunisia, Niger, Comoros, Mauritania and Algeria.

The mass started as soon as San Pedro Calungsod and San Lorenzo Ruiz were brought to the altar of the stage of Quirino Grandstand and President Aquino arrived.

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The Gospel was read. The first reading, followed by the singing of Responsible Psalm while the second reading was in English.

Pope Francis, the Bishop of Rome and the leader of the Worldwide Roman Catholic Church, delivered the homily.

Vidal, like Tagle, is strongly against the impeachment complaint was filed against President Aquino, the Charter change, the Bangsamoro Framework Agreement, the tension against China over the Scarborough Shoal, the Development Acceleration Program (DAP) and Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam of businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles, the rehabilitation after the Zamboanga siege to the onslaught Yolanda caused in Visayas, the P316-million Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office funds scam, P6.6 billion housing scam of Delfin Lee's Globe Asiatique (GA), P728 million fertilizer fund scam, the construction of major infrastructure projects, the crime rate in Metro Manila including robbery holdups, the high-profile killings, and the onslaught of typhoon Glenda and the 100 million population mark.

During the holy mass, seminarians, parish choirs and guest artists will render praise songs and traditional music. Meanwhile, bands from the Philippine Army and the Philippine Navy will also be on hand to provide music.

In his 1 hour 30 minute homily during the Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Anniversary Celebration Holy Mass; Pope Francis the First of Argentina praised Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and spiritual director bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva for his belated birthday party and for the annual founding anniversary celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide and for the success of the annual tri-media coverage live on radio and television stations all over the world and on social media.

During the Thanksgiving Mass officiated by the Pope himself, a mass wedding took place, in which 3,000,000 junior and senior couples who had been living together as common-law spouses finally tied the knot. They decided to get married for they had known through their listening of the Word over DWXI (1314 kHz) AM, that they are living against the will of God, for it is written in 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, ―...Do not be deceived: Neither the sexual immoral...nor adulterers...will inherit the Kingdom of God.‖

Representatives of labor, women and children, fisher folk, farmers, indigenous communities and other sectors will join the Villanueva Family in the offertory procession.

The congregation led by Bro. Mike Velarde joined together in the recitation and singing of the ―Our Father‖.

During communion, Villarojo advised the people not to flock to the main altar. ―They should stay put until they see a communion distributor marked by umbrellas,‖ he said.

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Villarojo said there are 2,000 communion distributors. Of the number 1,600 are lay ministers. They will be augmented by Roman Catholic priests and nuns.

After the communion, Pinto addressed the crowd and gave the blessing of Pope Francis.

He reminded the people to follow Calungsod's example "to make the decision to become disciples and proclaim the faith."

After the Mass, the Pope led the Angelus Message followed the recitation of the Angelus Domini prayer and delivered his farewell messages to the people in Spanish, Italian, French, Russian, German, Korean, Vietnamese, Standard Mandarin, Hong Kong Cantonese, Malay, Indonesian, Japanese, Filipino, Ilokano, Ibanag, Ibaloi, Pangasenese, Kapangpangan, Central Bikolano, Waray-Waray, Cebuano, Butuano, Chavacano and English.

President Aquino, who sought the permission of the archdiocese so he can deliver his message to the Filipinos, will have to make his piece after the Mass.

The mass ended peacefully with the final blessing and no untoward incident happened, thanks to the tight security implemented by the organizing committee and law enforcement bodies.

After the mass, President Aquino gave a 30-minute address to the people. The President kept his speech ―apolitical‖ in respect to the religious activity. In his speech, Aquino urged the people to remain ardent in pursuit of true Catholic life.

He said San Pedro Calungsod reflects the kindness of the Visayans.

The thanksgiving mass, which started at 8 p.m., ended around 11:30 p.m.

Dinner for the special guests will be served at the Fiesta Pavillion of Manila Hotel. Food provided by Josiah‘s Catering, along with fast-food chains inside the SM City North EDSA, SM City Manila, SM Megamall and SM Mall of Asia.

At the Luneta and at least 10 shrines around the Philippines, there will be processions to be led by images of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The concelebrated mass, which will project the Philippines as a pilgrimage destination in Asia, will be covered by the national and international multi-media with possible hook-up by satellite. It will also be recorded, with the videotape to be sent to the Sister Angelica Channel.

The religious activity has been arranged in cooperation with the Wells Spring of Life, Sacred Land of Asia, Marian Movement, Charismatic Movement of the Philippines, Confradia, and Association of Shrine Rectors and Pilgrimage Promoters of the Philippines.

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Bishop Teodoro C. Bacani, the overall spiritual adviser of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. and bishop-emeritus of diocese of Novaliches, spoke briefly to the crowd on how their charismatic renewal religious movements and the Catholic hierarchy could differ on certain issues but remain united on basic Catholic tenets.

―We may agree on our politics, but we are united in faith,‖ Bacani said in Pilipino in his message just before midnight.

He then quoted a Catholic saint who said: ―If there is doubt, let there be differences.‖ Bacani, who had earlier joined the Makati anti-Charter change and anti-pork barrel rally, told the crowd that Cardinal Tagle had asked him to relay his belated ―Happy Birthday‖ greetings to Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, international president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva, who celebrated his birthday on October 6.

During the the Makati anti-Charter change rally in the afternoon of Sunday, October 26, Bishop Teodoro C. Bacani brought out the cake to Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‘s founder, international president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva, chilled champagne, he blow the candles and all sang ―Happy Birthday.‖ Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva turned 81 years old in real high style.

He asked the crowd to show their appreciation for the Asia's 36 archbishops--Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal G. Tagle, Manila Archbishop-Emeritus Gaudencio Cardinal B. Rosales, Nueva Segovia Archbishop Emeritus Ernesto Antolin Salgado, Nueva Segovia Archbishop Emeritus Edmundo M. Abaya, Nueva Segovia Archbishop Mario M. Perlata, Tuguegarao Archbishop Sergio L. Utleg, Tuguegarao Archbishop- Emeritus Diosdado A. Talamayan, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop-Emeritus Oscar Cardinal V. Cruz, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas, San Fernando Archbishop Emeritus Paciano Cardinal B. Aniceto, San Fernando Archbishop Florentino G. Lavarias, Lipa Archbishop Ramon C. Arguelles, Nueva Caceres Archbishop Rolando O. Joven Tria Tirona, Capiz Archbishop Jose F. Advincula, Jaro Archbishop Angel N. Lagdameo, Cebu Archbishop-Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal J. Vidal, Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma, Palo Archbishop-Emeritus Pedro R. Dean, Jr., Palo Archbishop John F. Du, Davao Archbishop-Emeritus Fernando R. Capalla, Davao Archbishop Romulo G. Valles, Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Cardinal B. Quevedo, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop- Emeritus Jesus B. Tuquib, Cagayan de Oro Archbishop Antonio J. Ledesma, Ozamiz Archbishop Jesus A. Dosado and Zamboanga Archbishop Romulo T. Dela Cruz.

―We love you Cardinal Tagle, we love you Cardinal Rosales, we love you Cardinal Vidal, we love you Cardinal Palma,‖ Bacani and the El Shaddai members chorused.

The celebration ended with a cultural dance presentation show, followed by a youth concert and a 45-minute fireworks display.

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This will be participated in by Pasigarbo sa Sugbo contingents from Minglanilla, Talisay City, and Mandaue City. The Lumad Basakanon, who has reaped awards during the Sinulog festivities, will also be part of the presentation.

At 12:45 A.M., Monday, October 27, a 45-minute fireworks display from four barges in Manila Bay 250 meters off the shore, between the Manila Yacht Club and the United States Embassy set up by pyrotechnic experts from Bocaue, Bulacan for P120, 000 lit the night sky and lasted a half-hour and was met with a roar of applause by people at the parade grounds.

The breathtaking fireworks also featured small chrysanthemum designs that slowly burst and transformed into a giant chrysanthemum of various colors.

People froze in their tracks and the world seemed to stand still when the first blast of fireworks was set off.

Shapes and designs in various colors painted the night sky.

People who booked rooms in hotels on Roxas Boulevard had the best view of the sky show. People on the ground had to crane their necks as trees lining the boulevard partly blocked their views.

A total of 700 effects were displayed, including designs of indigenous flowers, circles and heart-shaped stars.

It was learned that the whole production cost P17 million, way above the budget of P5 million provided by the Philippine National Centennial Commission for the project.

Teary-eyed creator The display was seen as far as five kilometers away and was visible from the historic Corregidor Island where Allied Forces made their last stand against the invading Japanese Imperial Army during World War II.

Ricardo Crisostomo, president of Hannah Corporation, one of the two companies which created the pyrotechnics display, was almost in tears as he directed the firing of shots from a remote control center at the Quirino Grandstand grounds.

The presentation, dubbed as ―Kulay at Kinang ng Kalayaan,‖ took a year to prepare, just in time for the pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines on October 23 to 27, 2014, and cost almost P17 million.

Crisostomo and a crew of 18 Filipinos and 20 foreigners had spent six days at the Manila Harbor Center, owned by R2 Builders, to set up the shells on the barges.

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As millions of revelers watched the celebration that snaked through Roxas Boulevard, the four barges of Metropolitan Shipping silently sailed into the Manila Yacht Club before 5 p.m.

The barges resembled small missile platforms, with black PVC pipes from Liberty Pipes containing pyrotechnic shells standing erect on wooden supports and sand bags. A total of 17,000 shells were fired. The 12-inch diameter shells shot up as high as 1,400 feet in the air and spread as wide as 1,300 feet.

In an interview hours before they sailed from the Manila Harbor Center to the launch site some six kilometers away, Crisostomo sounded confident that nothing, not even a rain shower, would spoil the show.

―This happens only once in a year,‖ said Crisostomo, 60, who personally oversaw the completion of the production.

Biodegradable items They had three public test runs, albeit on a smaller scale, before last night's show.

The fireworks were set off by electrical switches, and any misfiring or manmade accident would automatically cut off the current and stop the show.

Crisostomo said the fireworks used biodegradable materials such as kraft paper, resin and potassium nitrate, more commonly known as salitre.

Crisostomo's Hannah Corporation had collaborated with US-based Global Pyro Networks in creating the masterpiece. Experts were also hired from two established pyrotechnics firms abroad, Nico of Germany and Glorious Company of China.

Hannah was one of the firms which produced the fireworks display during the opening night of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics on July 1996 as well as the July 1, 1997 Hong Kong handover and the June 12, 1998 Philippine Centennial Celebrations.

Among the government agencies that took part in the fireworks display were the Department of National Defense, Navy, Department of Interior and Local Government, Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Department of Health, Bureau of Customs, Department of Transportation and Communications, Air Transportation Office, Manila City Hall and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.

Fireworks will also follow the President's Jesus is Lord Church Anniversary celebration speech.

Manila officials said the successful celebration of the annual founding anniversary celebration of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖ and annual birthday celebration of television evangelist and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and

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spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva proved that Manila is capable of hosting big events.

―It served as a preview of how the City can handle huge celebrations,‖ said National Parks Development Committee Executive Director Elizabeth Espino.

Manila City Mayor Joseph Estrada thanked everyone who helped in the preparations and those who participated in the annual event.

The El Shaddai members were expected to be kept awake until an 8 a.m. breakfast Monday, October 27, staying up to listen to the evangelical talks, religious testimonies and gospel hymns which are common fare at their weekly Family Appointment.

The documentary about the "Big Four Religious Groups" aired at 1:30 a.m. Features the photos and videos of Iglesia ni Cristo gatherings from 1914 to 2014, Jesus Miracle Crusade International Ministry gatherings from 1975 to 2014, Jesus is Lord Church events and gatherings from 1978 to 2013, photos and video clips of El Shaddai gatherings from 1984 to 2014.

After the Holy Mass, Cultural Dance Presentation Show and 30-minute fireworks display, the prayer-partners began their fellowship at about 2:15 a.m with joyful praise and worship songs.

To the delight of everyone, Bishop Bacani, in his white robe and scarlet sash, expressed his joy and appreciation for the presence of the thousands of prayer-partners that evening.

During the lighting of thousands of candles, a magnificent glow filtered through the darkness of the night filling the 58-hectare Rizal Park and adjacent areas-Roxas Boulevard to north and southbound areas of Taft Avenue, T.M. Kalaw Street and United Nations Avenue into Ermita, extending up to Maria Orosa Street, Padre Burgos Drive, Port Area district, Jones, Ayala, McArthur and Quezon Bridges to Plaza Miranda in Quiapo.

After the candlelight ceremony led by was held followed by the delivery of the healing message of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Fellowship Foundation International, Inc. Roman Catholic Charismatic Religious Renewal Movement founder and servant-leader Bro. Mike Z. Velarde, he enjoined everyone to continually pray.

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In Luneta, El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Fellowship Foundation International, Inc. Roman Catholic Charismatic Religious Renewal Movement founder and servant-leader Bro. Mike Z. Velarde delivered a three-hour ―worship and healing prayer rally message‖ at 4 a.m., Monday, October 27 to the El Shaddai DWXI-PPFI and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide members still gathered for the weekly Family Appointment with El Shaddai was held in thanksgiving for the peaceful and successful grand annual founding anniversary celebration and prayer assembly of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖ at Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park before dawn October 27.

In his healing message, he expounded that to attain a lasting unity in our civil society; every Filipino should reconcile to God and to one another, love one another, and learn to accept one another.

He concluded his message with a healing and deliverance prayer which included five particular intentions, as follows: that God forgive the sins of our nation; that He grant us the freedom we seek in our land; that He grant us ―amnesia‖ from the past and the courage to look forward to our future with faith, love and unity; that He grant divine wisdom and extra-ordinary courage to President Benigno S. Aquino III so he could continue his vision of ASEAN Economic Community 2015 and Philippines 2016; and that God grant to all of us the extraordinary power to remain firm in our faith.

So effective was President Benigno S. Aquino III‘s portrayal of himself as the underdog and victim in the ongoing debate on Charter change, the Bangsamoro Framework Agreement, the tension against China, the Development Acceleration Program (DAP) and Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam of whistle-blower Janet Lim-

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Napoles, P6.6 billion housing scam of Delfin Lee's Globe Asiatique (GA), P728 million fertilizer fund scam, the construction of major infrastructure projects, the crime rate in Metro Manila including robbery holdups, the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill, the alleged suppression of the press, the resurgence of the Marcos family, the carjacking cases and high-profile killings and incidents, in Metro Manila, the massacre in Atimonan, Quezon; his order to stop support to the Officers‘ Ladies Club; the plunder charges filed against Philippine National Police Director General Alan L.M. Purisima before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with the alleged anomalous deal the PNP entered into with a courier service; disappointment among legitimate firearms holders over the stricter issuance of permit to carry firearms outside residence and license to own and possess firearms; the P316-million funds from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, extend the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) by five years, the transfer of assignment of Task Force Tugis chief Senior Superintendent Conrado Capa after the arrest of Globe Asiatique president Delfin Lee; and the spate of killings nationwide such as extrajudictorial and high-profile killings such as the killing of champion race car driver Enzo Pastor in Quezon City, Metro Manila and Crown Regency Hotel owner Richard King in Davao City, Davao del Sur last June 12, the gang rape and killing of 26-year-old Anria Galang Espiritu in Calumpit, Bulacan last August 18 and 7- year-old Myla Rosales in Barangay 845, Pandacan, Manila last September 6, the Bohol Earthquake rehabilitation, the Yolanda, Agaton, Glenda, Luis and Mario rehabilitation that Velarde and Villanueva said he consoled him after Mr. Aquino's speech on Saturday, October 25.

―I told the President, don't be provoked by those who try to provoke you,‖ Velarde, speaking in Pilipino, told the crowd which had grown during the night, spilling over the 58-hectare Rizal Park from Roxas Boulevard to north and southbound areas of Taft Avenue, T.M. Kalaw Street and United Nations Avenue into Ermita, extending up to Maria Orosa Street, Padre Burgos Drive, Port Area district, Jones, Ayala, McArthur and Quezon Bridges to Plaza Miranda in Quiapo.

In the early morning of Monday, October 27, thousands of doves for peace and prosperity were released by the attendees.

The gathering ended with a Joyful Breakfast Salo-Salo at 7:00 a.m. and lasted until 8:30 a.m., Monday, October 27.

The project allotted for the 200-man choir and 120-piece symphony orchestra at the Quirino Grandstand is PHP 5,424,009.59, as well for the stage design.

El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International, Inc. Roman Catholic Charismatic Renewal Religious Movement founder and servant-leader Bro. Mike Z. Velarde, Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, international president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie C. Villanueva and Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III were having dinner in the VIP Lounge at the Quirino Grandstand on Sunday, October 26 when the two charismatic leaders advised tolerance. El Shaddai founder and servant- leader Bro. Mike Z. Velarde and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, president and

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Velarde and Villanueva enjoined his followers: ―Let us pray for those that oppress us,‖ referring both to the President's critics and those who have questioned the Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide's timing of its October grand annual anniversary celebration and prayer assembly to coincide with the Makati rally over the Development Acceleration Program (DAP) and Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam.

Villanueva‘s birthday coincides with Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‘s founding anniversary celebration and grand prayer assembly. It has traditionally been held on the Second or Third Saturday nearest October since 1979. He was born on October 6, 1932 in Bocaue, Bulacan to Joaquin T. Villanueva and Maria Cruz-Villanueva, both now deceased. (The elder Villanueva was a former Olympic sprinter who represented the Philippines in the Far Eastern Games for four consecutive years in 1924).

Pastor Almeda, Pastor Quiboloy, Bro. Velarde, Bro. Villanueva, Bro. Bo Sanchez, Bro. Eli C. Soriano and Iglesia ni Cristo executive director Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo have expressed support for Charter Change is limited to the economic provisions.

But Velarde, Soriano, Villanueva, Sanchez, Almeda was not about to clash head on with the Roman Catholic Church, specifically Cardinal Tagle, on the issue of Charter change, the Bangsamoro Framework Agreement, pork barrel scam, the illegal rice smuggling, the construction of major infrastructure projects and extrajudictorial and high-profile killings such as the murder of champion race car driver Enzo Pastor in Quezon City, Metro Manila and Crown Regency Hotel owner Richard King in Davao City, Davao del Sur last June 12, the gang rape and killing of 26-year-old Anria Galang Espiritu in Calumpit, Bulacan last August 18 and 7-year-old Myla Rosales in Barangay 845, Pandacan, Manila last September 6. Instead, they asked El Shaddai, Iglesia ni Cristo, Light of Jesus, Members of Church of God International and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide members to pray for the successful the thirteen-day pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis in the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Sri Lanka from October 23 to November 3, ―So he may become stronger.‖

He told his followers: ―There is a time for anger and there is a time for love.‖

But the INQUIRER learned that apart from its weekly scheduled gathering every Saturday and Sunday, El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International wrote the National Parks Development Committee to reserve on July 26, or five days after announced the pro-democracy rally in Makati.

Routing for the Celebration (October 25-27, 2014)  Quirino Grandstand (Main Venue)  Head northwest on Parade Ave toward Katigbak Drive  Parade Ave turns slightly right and becomes Katigbak Drive

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 Continue onto Padre Burgos Street/C-1  Make a U-turn at Roxas Boulevard  Continue onto Katigbak Drive  Continue onto Parade Avenue  Continue onto South Drive  Continue onto T.M. Kalaw  Make a U-turn at Roxas Boulevard  Continue onto South Drive  Slight right onto Parade Avenue  Parade Avenue turns slightly right and becomes Katigbak Drive  Continue onto Padre Burgos Street/C-1  Make a U-turn at Maria Y. Orosa  Make a U-turn at Roxas Boulevard  Turn right onto Maria Y. Orosa  Head southeast on Maria Y. Orosa Street toward T.M. Kalaw  Turn right onto T.M. Kalaw  Make a U-turn at Jorge Bocobo  Turn left onto Maria Y. Orosa  Continue to follow Maria Y. Orosa Street  Turn right onto Finance  Turn right onto Taft Avenue  Turn right onto United Nations Avenue  Take the 1st right onto Maria Y. Orosa  Turn left onto T.M. Kalaw  Make a U-turn at Roxas Boulevard  Make a U-turn at Maria Y. Orosa  Turn right onto Roxas Boulevard  Make a U-turn at Padre Burgos St/C-1  Turn left onto United Nations Ave  Turn right onto Cortada  Turn left onto A Flores  Take the 1st left onto A. Mabini  Head northwest on A. Mabini toward United Nations Ave  Take the 1st right onto United Nations Ave  Turn left at the 2nd cross street onto Maria Y. Orosa  Turn left onto T.M. Kalaw  Take the 2nd left onto Jorge Bocobo  Head southeast on Jorge Bocobo toward United Nations Avenue  Take the 2nd right onto A Flores  Head southwest on A Flores toward A. Mabini  Take the 1st right onto A. Mabini  Take the 1st left onto United Nations Ave  Turn right onto Alhambra  Head northwest on Alhambra toward T.M. Kalaw  Turn right onto T.M. Kalaw  Take the 1st right onto Guerrero  Head northwest on Guerrero toward T.M. Kalaw

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 Turn right onto T.M. Kalaw  Take the 1st right onto M.H. Del Pilar  Take the 1st left onto United Nations Ave  Take the 1st left onto Cortada  Head southeast on Cortada toward United Nations Ave  Take the 1st left onto United Nations Ave  Take the 1st left onto A. Mabini  Head northwest on A. Mabini toward T.M. Kalaw  Turn right onto T.M. Kalaw  Take the 2nd left onto Engracia C Reyes  Head northeast on Engracia C Reyes toward Maria Y. Orosa  Turn left onto Maria Y. Orosa  Head northwest on Maria Y. Orosa toward T.M. Kalaw  Turn left onto T.M. Kalaw  Head northwest on A. Mabini toward Arquiza  Take the 1st right onto Arquiza  Take the 1st left onto Grey  Turn left onto A Flores  Take the 1st right onto A. Mabini  Take the 1st right onto United Nations Ave  Take the 1st right onto Jorge Bocobo  Take the 1st right onto A Flores  Take the 1st left onto Grey  Turn left onto Arquiza  Turn right onto Jorge Bocobo  Take the 1st right onto Padre Faura  Take the 1st right onto A. Mabini  Take the 1st right onto Arquiza  Turn right onto Jorge Bocobo  Turn left onto Sta. Monica  Turn left onto Padre Faura  Take the 2nd left onto M Adriatico  Take the 1st left onto Sta. Monica  Turn left onto Padre Faura  Take the 2nd left onto M Adriatico  Take the 1st right onto Sta. Monica  Take the 1st right onto A. Mabini  Take the 1st left onto Padre Faura  Turn right at the 2nd cross street onto Guerrero  Take the 1st right onto Arquiza  Take the 1st right onto M.H. Del Pilar  Take the 1st right onto Padre Faura  Take the 1st right onto Guerrero  Take the 2nd right toward M.H. Del Pilar  Turn right onto M.H. Del Pilar  Take the 1st left onto Arquiza  Turn right onto Jorge Bocobo

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 Take the 1st right onto Padre Faura  Turn left onto M.H. Del Pilar  Take the 1st right onto Sta. Monica  Take the 1st right onto Guerrero  Take the 1st left onto Padre Faura  Take the 1st left toward Sta. Monica  Take the 1st left onto Sta. Monica  Take the 1st left onto Guerrero  Turn left onto Arquiza  Take the 1st right onto Alhambra  Take the 1st right toward Guerrero  Take the 1st left onto Guerrero  Take the 2nd right onto United Nations Ave  Take the 1st right onto M.H. Del Pilar  Take the 1st left onto A Flores  Turn right onto Grey  Turn right onto Arquiza  Turn left at the 2nd cross street onto M.H. Del Pilar  Turn left at the 2nd cross street onto Sta. Monica  Take the 1st left onto A. Mabini  Turn right onto United Nations Ave  Turn right onto Taft Ave  Take the 1st right onto Padre Faura  Take the 1st right onto Maria Y. Orosa  Take the 2nd right onto United Nations Ave  Head southwest on United Nations Ave toward Taft Ave  Turn left onto Jorge Bocobo  Take the 1st left onto Engracia C Reyes  Turn left onto Maria Y. Orosa  Take the 2nd right onto United Nations Ave  Take the 2nd right onto Taft Ave Take the 1st right onto Padre Faura  Plaza Miranda (Co-Venue)  Head west on R. Hidalgo toward Villalobos  Turn left onto Gomez  Slight left onto Carlos Palanca Sr.  Take the 1st left onto Villalobos  Turn right onto R. Hidalgo  Turn right onto Quezon Boulevard  Slight right toward Carlos Palanca Sr.  Turn left onto Carlos Palanca Sr.  Take the 1st right onto Oscariz  Oscariz turns right and becomes P. Ducos  Turn right onto Carlos Palanca Sr.  Turn left onto Muelle Dela Quinta  Muelle Dela Quinta turns slightly left and becomes trinoma  Turn right onto Arlegui  Take the 2nd right onto Duque

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 Take the 1st left onto Vergara  Take the 1st right onto Fraternal  Turn left onto Castillejos  Castillejos turns left and becomes Farnecio  Turn left onto Vergara  Take the 1st right onto Fraternal  Turn left onto Arlegui  Turn right at Duque  Slight right onto Dr. Concepcion C. Aguila  Take the 1st right onto Legarda  Turn right onto Arlegui  Take the 2nd left onto Fraternal  Turn right onto Castillejos  Turn left onto Duque  Make a U-turn  Take the 1st left onto Arlegui  Take the 1st left onto Gunao  Take the 1st right onto Norzagaray  Take the 1st left onto trinoma  Take the 1st left onto Globo de Oro  Turn right at Gunao  Make a U-turn  Take the 1st left onto Globo de Oro  Take the 2nd right onto A. Bautista  Take the 1st right onto Norzagaray  Take the 1st right onto trinoma  Take the 1st right onto Globo de Oro  Sharp right toward Norzagaray  Take the 1st right onto Norzagaray  Take the 2nd right onto trinoma  trinoma turns slightly right and becomes Muelle Dela Quinta  Turn right onto Carlos Palanca Sr.  Turn right onto Villalobos  Turn right onto R. Hidalgo  Turn right onto Quezon Boulevard  Continue onto Quezon Bridge  Continue onto Quezon Blvd  Continue onto Padre Burgos St  Make a U-turn at Victoria  Keep right to stay on Padre Burgos St  Keep left to stay on Padre Burgos St  Continue onto McArthur Bridge  Turn right onto Carlos Palanca Sr.  Take the 2nd left onto Gomez  Take the 1st right onto R. Hidalgo  Turn right onto Quezon Boulevard  Continue onto Quezon Bridge

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 Continue onto Quezon Blvd  Continue onto Padre Burgos St  Make a U-turn at Victoria  Keep right to stay on Padre Burgos St  Keep right to stay on Padre Burgos St  Continue onto Quezon Bridge  Continue onto Quezon Blvd (Destination will be on the left)  Quiapo Church (Co-Venue)  Head southeast on Chicago toward 7th St  Take the 1st left onto 7th St  Make a U-turn  Take the 1st left onto Chicago  Take the 3rd left onto 10th St  Make a U-turn Take the 1st right onto Chicago  Take the 1st right onto 9th St  Make a U-turn  Turn right onto Muelle de San Francisco  Take the 1st right onto 8th St  Turn right onto Bonifacio Dr  Take the 1st right onto 11th St  Take the 1st left onto Railroad Dr  Turn right onto 12th St  Turn right onto Atlanta  Turn right onto 11th St  Turn right onto Bonifacio Dr  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto 13th St  Turn right onto Chicago  Chicago turns right and becomes 11th St  Turn right onto Atlanta  Take the 2nd right onto 14th St  Take the 1st left onto Antonio C. Delgado  Take the 1st left onto 15th St  Take the 1st right onto Atlanta  Take the 1st right onto 16th St  Turn right at the 2nd cross street onto Boston  Turn right onto 13th St  Take the 1st right onto Antonio C. Delgado  Take the 1st right onto 14th St  Turn right onto Muelle de San Francisco  Take the 2nd right onto 10th St  Make a U-turn  Take the 1st right onto Chicago  Take the 2nd left onto 8th St  Turn right onto Muelle de San Francisco  Muelle de San Francisco turns right and becomes 7th St  Turn left onto Chicago  Sharp left onto Muelle De Tacoma

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 Turn left onto 7th St  Take the 1st left onto Chicago  Turn right onto Muelle De Tacoma  Head southwest on 25th St toward Muelle de San Francisco  25th St turns right and becomes Muelle de San Francisco  Turn right onto 16th St  Take the 3rd left onto Boston  Turn left onto 13th St  Turn left onto Muelle de San Francisco  Take the 2nd left onto 16th St  Take the 1st right onto Boston  Make a U-turn  Take the 2nd right onto 14th St  Head southwest on 14th St toward Boston  Take the 1st right onto Boston  Turn right onto 13th St  Take the 1st right onto Antonio C. Delgado  Take the 2nd right onto 16th St  Take the 1st right onto Boston  Turn right onto 13th St  Take the 1st left onto Chicago  Chicago turns right and becomes 11th St  Turn right onto Atlanta  Turn right onto 13th St  Take the 1st left onto Antonio C. Delgado  Take the 1st left onto 14th St  Take the 1st right onto Atlanta  Take the 1st right onto 15th St  Turn left onto Antonio C. Delgado  Take the 1st left onto 16th St  Take the 1st right onto Atlanta  Take the 1st right onto 17th St  Turn right onto Muelle de San Francisco  Take the 1st right onto 16th St  Take the 2nd right onto Antonio C. Delgado  Take the 1st left onto 17th St  Turn left onto Railroad Dr  Take the 2nd left onto 15th St  Take the 1st right onto Atlanta  Take the 1st right onto 14th St  Turn left onto Railroad Dr  Turn left onto 12th St  Turn right onto Atlanta  Turn right onto 11th St  Take the 1st right onto Railroad Dr  Take the 3rd right onto 14th St  Take the 1st left onto Atlanta

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 Take the 2nd left onto 16th St  Take the 1st left onto Railroad Dr  Take the 1st right onto 13th St  At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bonifacio Dr  Turn right onto 16th St  Take the 2nd right onto Atlanta  Take the 3rd right onto 13th St  Head southwest on 25th St toward Muelle de San Francisco  25th St turns right and becomes Muelle de San Francisco  Turn right onto 14th St  Turn right onto Antonio C. Delgado  Take the 1st left onto 15th St  Take the 1st left onto Atlanta  Take the 1st left onto 14th St  Take the 1st left onto Antonio C. Delgado  Take the 1st right onto 16th St  Turn left onto Muelle de San Francisco  Take the 1st left onto 17th St  Turn left onto Atlanta  Take the 2nd left onto 15th St  Turn left onto Antonio C. Delgado  Take the 1st left onto 16th St  Take the 2nd left onto Railroad Dr  Take the 1st left onto 15th St  Take the 1st left onto Atlanta  Take the 2nd left onto 17th St  Turn left onto Railroad Dr  Take the 1st right onto 16th St  Turn right onto Bonifacio Dr  Take the 2nd right onto 25th St  25th St turns right and becomes Muelle de San Francisco  Turn right onto 17th St  Take the 1st right onto Antonio C. Delgado  Turn left onto 24th St  Turn right onto Railroad Dr  Turn right onto 25th St  25th St turns right and becomes Muelle de San Francisco  Turn right onto 17th St  Take the 1st right onto Antonio C. Delgado  Turn left onto 22nd St  Turn right onto Railroad Dr  Take the 1st right onto 23rd St  Turn left onto Antonio C. Delgado  Turn left onto 25th St  Take the 1st left onto Railroad Dr  Turn left onto 19th St  Turn left onto Antonio C. Delgado

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 Take the 1st left onto 20th St  Take the 1st left onto Railroad Dr  Take the 2nd left onto 18th St  Turn left onto Antonio C. Delgado  Turn left onto Railroad Dr  Turn left onto 15th St  Take the 1st right onto Atlanta  Take the 1st right onto 14th St  Turn right onto Railroad Dr  Take the 1st right onto 15th St  Take the 1st right onto Atlanta  Take the 1st left onto 14th St

List of Food stalls participating: Food Tenants of SM City North EDSA 1. Goldilocks Bakeshop (City Center, Ground Floor 101) 2. Starbucks Coffee (City Center, Ground Floor 102) 3. French Baker (City Center, Ground Floor 103) 4. Hainanese Delights (City Center, Ground Floor 104) 5. Razon's of Guagua (City Center, Ground Floor 105) 6. Classic Savory (City Center, Ground Floor 106) 7. Dunkin Donuts (City Center, Ground Floor 108) 8. Jollibee (City Center, Ground Floor 109) 9. McDonald's (City Center, Ground Floor 122) 10. Papa John's (City Center, Ground Floor 144) 11. Yakimix (City Center, Ground Floor 143) 12. Pizza Hut (City Center, Ground Floor 123) 13. Icebergs (City Center, Ground Floor 124) 14. Sbarro (City Center, Ground Floor 126) 15. Red Ribbon Bakeshop (City Center, Ground Floor 127) 16. Cinnabon (City Center, Second Floor 202) 17. (City Center, Second Floor 201) 18. Crepes and Creme (City Center, Second Floor 203) 19. Dulcinea (City Center, Second Floor 204) 20. Cha Time (City Center, Second Floor 205) 21. Pizza Hut Bistro (City Center, Second Floor 206) 22. Yoshinoya (City Center, Second Floor 207) 23. Maan Haan (City Center, Second Floor 208) 24. Chowking (City Center, Second Floor 209) 25. Shakey's Pizza Restaurant (City Center, Second Floor 210) 26. Tokyo Tokyo (City Center, Second Floor 211) 27. Max's Restaurant (City Center, Second Floor 212) 28. Racks (City Center, Second Floor 213) 29. Burger King (City Center, Second Floor 214) 30. Kenny Rogers Roasters (City Center, Second Floor 215) 31. Breadtalk (The Block, Second Floor 206)

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32. Jamba Juice (The Block, Second Floor 207) 111 food tenants of SM Megamall 1. Mister Donut - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 2. Army Navy - (Mega A & B 4th Level) 3. Pepper Lunch - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 4. Chowking - (Mega A & B 2nd Level) 5. Bar B King - (Mega A & B lower ground Floor) 6. Sbarro - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 7. Jamaican Patties - (Mega A & B lower ground floor) 8. Chuck's Grub - (Mega A & B lower ground floor) 9. El Pollo Loco - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 10. The French Baker (3rd Floor) - (Mega A & B 3rd Level) 11. Mang Inasal - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 12. Komoro Soba - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 13. KFC (BLDG B.) - (Mega B 3rd level) 14. Karate Kid - (Mega A & B 2nd level) 15. Mexicali - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 16. Subway - (Mega A & B lower ground floor) 17. The Sandwich Guy - (Mega A & B lower ground floor) 18. Tokyo Tokyo - (Mega A & B 3rd level) 19. Wendy's - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 20. Wham! Burger - (Mega A & B lower ground floor) 21. Yellow Cab - (Mega A & B 2nd level) 22. Yoshinoya - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 23. Luk Yuen - (Mega A & B lower) 24. Almon Marina - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 25. Mann Hann - (Mega A & B lower ground floor) 26. Aveneto - (Mega A & B lower ground floor) 27. Amici - (Mega A & B 3rd level 28. Mannang - (Mega A & B lower ground floor) 29. Bubble Tea - (Mega A & B lower ground floor) 30. Bacolod Chicken Inasal - (Mega A & B lower ground floor) 31. Barrio Fiesta - (Mega A & B 4th level) 32. My Singapore Food Street - (Mega A & B 2nd level) 33. Chef's Quarter - (Mega A & B 3rd level) 34. C2 Classic Cuisine - (Mega A & B 3rd level) 35. - (Mega A & B 3rd level) 36. Cajun Red Rock - (Mega A & B 3rd level) 37. Persia Grill - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 38. Gotti's Ristorante - (Mega A & B 4th level) 39. Dulcinea - (Mega A & B 4th level) 40. Eat & Go - (Mega A & B 3rd level) 41. Eskimo Bob - (Mega A & B 4th level) 42. Giligan's Island - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 43. Pizza Hut Bistro - (Mega A & B 3rd level) 44. KKK - (Mega A & B lower ground floor)

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45. Jatujak - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 46. Holy Cow - (Mega A & B 3rd level) 47. Gumbo - (Mega A & B 2nd level) 48. HK Choi - (Mega A & B 2nd level) 49. Secret Recipe - (Mega A & B 2nd level) 50. Pancake House - (Mega A & B lower ground level) 51. Max's Restaurant - (Mega A & B 3rd level) 52. Kichitora - (Mega A & B 2nd level) 53. SIZZLIN PEPPER STEAK - (Mega A & B 4th level) 54. Pho Hoa - (Mega A & B upper ground level) 55. Pho Hoa - (Mega A & B lower ground level) 56. Papa John's Pizza - (Mega A & B 3rd level) 57. Racks - (Mega A & B 3rd level) 58. Savory - (Mega A & B lower ground floor) 59. Shakey's - (Mega A & B lower ground level) 60. Sumo Sam - (Mega A & B lower ground level) 61. Sushiya - (Mega A & B lower ground level) 62. Teriyaki Boy - (Mega A & B 4th level) 63. Tong Yang - (Mega A & B 4th level) 64. Yabu - (Mega A & B 2nd level) 65. Mister Donut - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 66. Army Navy - (Mega A & B 4th level) 67. Pepper Lunch - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 68. Chowking - (Mega A & B 2nd level upper ground floor) 69. Bar B King - (Mega A & B lower ground floor) 70. Sbarro - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 71. Jamaican Patties - (Mega A & B lower ground floor) 72. Chuck's Grub - (Mega A & B lower ground floor) 73. El Pollo Loco - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 74. The French Baker (3f) - (Mega A & B 3rd level 75. Mang Inasal - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 76. Komoro Soba - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 77. Karate Kid - (Mega A & B 2nd level) 78. Mexicali - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 79. Subway - (Mega A & B lower ground floor) 80. The Sandwich Guy - (Mega A & B lower ground floor) 81. Tokyo Tokyo - (Mega A & B 3rd level) 82. Wendy's - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) 83. Wham! Burger - (Mega A & B lower ground floor 84. Yellow Cab - (Mega A & B 2nd floor) 85. Yoshinoya - (Mega A & B upper ground floor) SM Food Court, SM Megamall 1. Balay Ilocos 2. Baliwag Lechon Manok, Atbp. 3. Balot Balot Republic 4. Bibingkinitan! Mini Bibingka

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5. Bodhi 6. Brgy. Bagnet 7. Buko Ni Fruitas 8. Buzbox Scramble Station 9. Cafe's Coffeepoint 10. Cebu Fiesta 11. Chef Chow's Shabu Shabu Express 12. Chicken Company 13. Chin's Express 14. Cool Attack Ice Cream Corner 15. Crepe Delights 16. Davao Tuna Grill 17. Fat Ique's 18. Fireshack Shawarma 19. Flaming Hot 20. Fruit Magic 21. Goto King 22. Greenfresh 23. Greenwich 24. Healthie Fresh Fruit Shakes 25. Hen Lin 26. Hero Sausages 27. Ilonggo Grill 28. In A Nutshell 29. Inasal Joe 30. Inihaw Express 31. Jelly 'N Juice 32. Jollibee (Foodcourt) 33. Kamay Kainan 34. Kipp's Chicken 35. Kusina Ni Gracia 36. Kuya's Special Lumpiang Sariwa 37. Louies Buko 38. Lydia's Lechon 39. Manang's Chicken 40. Mango-Ong 41. Megamelt Ensaymada 42. Mr. Kimbob 43. Mr. Softy Ice Cream 44. New Polland Baker's Fair 45. New York Fries & Dips 46. Okuya Food Express 47. Pao Tsin Specialties 48. Pinoy Toppings 49. Plato Wraps 50. President Tea House 51. Purefoods Hotdog

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52. Quickly 53. R. Lapid's Chicharon 54. Razon's Of Guagua 55. Reyes Barbeque 56. Saba Republic 57. Sally's Homemade Kakanin 58. Seafood Grill 59. Siomai House 60. Sisig Hooray 61. Sizzling Plate 62. Sizzling Seafoods 63. Sweet Catch 64. Taho Boy 65. Takuyaki 66. Tapa King 67. Turk's Shawarma 68. World Chicken 69. Zagu

Country delegations Participants and Pilgrims at JIL Anniversary Celebration represented the following cities of the Philippines and countries of the world: Africa  Algeria  Angola  Benin  Botswana   Burundi  Cameroon  Cape Verde  Central African Republic  Chad  Comoros  Democratic Republic of the Congo  Republic of the Congo  Djibouti  Egypt  Equatorial Guinea  Eritrea  Ethiopia  Gabon  The Gambia  Ghana  Guinea  Guinea-Bissau

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 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)  Kenya  Lesotho  Liberia  Libya  Madagascar  Malawi  Mali  Mauritania  Mauritius  Morocco  Mozambique  Namibia  Niger  Nigeria  Rwanda  São Tomé and Príncipe  Senegal  Seychelles  Sierra Leone  Somalia  South Africa  South Sudan  Sudan  Swaziland  Tanzania  Togo  Tunisia  Uganda  Zambia  Zimbabwe  Îles Éparses  Mayotte  Réunion  Pantelleria  Pelagie Islands  Madeira  Spain  Canary Islands  Ceuta  Melilla  Places of sovereignty o Chafarinas Islands o Peñón de Alhucemas o Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha  Western Sahara

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 Yemen  Socotra Americas  Antigua and Barbuda  Anguilla  Argentina  Aruba  Bahamas  Barbados  Belize  Bermuda  Bolivia  Bonaire  Bonaire  Brazil  British Virgin Islands  Canada  Cayman Islands  Chile  Clipperton Island  Colombia  Costa Rica  Cuba  Curaçao  Dominica  Dominican Republic  Ecuador  El Salvador  Falkland Islands  Federal Dependencies of Venezuela  French Guiana  Greenland  Grenada  Guadeloupe  Guatemala  Guyana  Haiti  Honduras  Iceland  Jamaica  Martinique  Mexico  Montserrat  Navassa Island  Nicaragua  Nueva Esparta  Panama

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 Paraguay  Peru  Puerto Rico  Saba  Saint Lucia  San Andrés and Providencia  Sint Eustatius  Sint Maarten  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands  St. Barthélemy  St. Kitts and Nevis  St. Martin  St. Pierre and Miquelon  St. Vincent and the Grenadines  Suriname  Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago  Turks and Caicos Islands  United States  United States Virgin Islands  Uruguay  Venezuela Asia  Afghanistan  Abkhazia  Akrotiri and Dhekelia  Armenia  Azerbaijan  Bahrain  Bangladesh  Bhutan  British Indian Ocean Territory  Brunei  Burma (Myanmar)  Cambodia  China  Christmas Island  Cocos (Keeling) Islands  Cyprus  East Timor (Timor-Leste)  Egypt  Georgia  Hong Kong  India  Indonesia  Iran

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 Iraq  Israel  Japan  Jordan  Kazakhstan  Kuwait  Kyrgyzstan  Laos  Lebanon  Macau  Malaysia  Maldives  Mongolia  Nagorno-Karabakh  Nepal  North Korea  Northern Cyprus  Oman  Pakistan  Palestine  Qatar  Russia  Saudi Arabia  Singapore  South Korea  South Ossetia  Sri Lanka  Syria  Taiwan  Tajikistan  Thailand  Turkey  Turkmenistan  United Arab Emirates  Uzbekistan  Vietnam  Yemen Philippines  Metro Manila: o Manila o Quezon City o San Juan City o Mandaluyong City o Makati City o Valenzuela City o Caloocan City

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o Malabon City o Navotas City o Muntinlupa City o Las Pinas City o Paranaque City o Pasay City o Taguig City o Pateros o Pasig City o Marikina City  Laoag and Ilocos Norte  Vigan and Ilocos Sur  Bangued and Abra  Batac City  Candon City  Parts of La Union: o San Gabriel o Santol o Sudipen o Bangar  Parts of Cagayan: o Santa Praxedes o Claveria o Calayan o Sanchez-Mira o Pamplona  Santiago City and Isabela  Tuguegarao City and Cagayan  Basco and Batanes  Cabarroguis and Quirino  Bayombong and Nueva Vizcaya  San Fernando City and La Union  Baguio City and Benguet  Banaue and Ifugao  Sagada and Mountain Province  Kabugao and Apayao  Tabuk and Kalinga  Northern Parts of Ilocos Sur: o Tagudin o Alilem o Suyo o Sugpon o Cervantes o Sigay o Quirino o Gregorio del Pilar o San Emilio

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 Parts of Pangasinan: o San Fabian o Sison o San Manuel o San Nicolas  Dagupan City and Pangasinan  Tarlac City and Tarlac  Cabanatuan City and Nueva Ecija  Olongapo City and Zambales  Baler and Aurora  San Fernando City and Pampanga  Balanga City and Bataan  Malolos City and Bulacan  Batangas City and Batangas  Tagaytay City and Cavite  San Pablo and Laguna  Jalajala and Rizal  Lucena City and Quezon  Boac and Marinduque  San Jose and Occidental Mindoro  Calapan City and Oriental Mindoro  Odiongan and Romblon  Puerto Princesa City and Palawan  Cuyo Archipleago  Kalayaan Group of Islands  Naga City and Camarines Sur  Daet and Camarines Norte  Virac and Catanduanes  Legazpi City and Albay  Sorsogon City and Sorsogon  Masbate City and Masbate  Kalibo and Aklan  San Jose and Antique  Roxas City and Capiz  Iloilo City and Iloilo Province  Bacolod City and Negros Occidental  Guimaras  Parts of Negros Oriental o Canlaon City o Guihulngan City o Jimalalud o La Libertad o Vallehermoso  Parts of West Coast of Cebu o Aloguinsan o o Balamban

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o Barili o Pinamungahan o Tuburan  Cebu City & Province  Dumaguete and Negros Oriental  Siquijor  Bohol  Tacloban City  Samar  Leyte  Eastern Samar  Northern Samar  Biliran  Southern Leyte  Dinagat Islands  Davao City  Davao del Norte  Davao del Sur  Davao Occidental  Davao Oriental  Compostela Valley  General Santos City  South Cotabato  Sultan Kudarat  Sarangani  Cotabato City and Maguindanao  North Cotabato  Lanao del Sur  Bukidnon  Basilan  Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental  Ozamiz City and Misamis Occidental  Iligan City and Lanao del Norte  Marawi City and Lanao del Sur  Malaybalay City and Bukidnon  Dipolog City and Zamboanga del Norte  Pagadian City and Zamboanga del Sur  Mambajao and Camiguin  Siquijor City and Siquijor  Butuan City  Surigao City  Bislig City  Tandag City  Bayugan City  Cabadbaran City  Agusan del Norte  Agusan del Sur

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 Surigao del Sur  Surigao del Norte  Dinagat Islands  Zamboanga City  Ipil and Zamboanga Sibugay  Isabela City and Basilan  Jolo and Sulu  Bongao and Tawi-Tawi

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Europe  Albania  Abkhazia  Åland Islands  Andorra  Austria  Belarus  Belgium  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bulgaria  Croatia  Cyprus  Czech Republic  Denmark  England  Estonia  Faroe Islands  Finland  France  Georgia  Germany  Gibraltar  Greece  Guernsey  Hungary  Iceland  Ireland  Isle of Man  Italy  Jersey  Kosovo  Latvia  Liechtenstein  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Macedonia  Malta  Moldova  Monaco  Montenegro  Nagorno-Karabakh  Netherlands  Northern Cyprus  Northern Ireland  Norway  Poland

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 Portugal  Romania  Russia  San Marino  Scotland  Serbia  Slovakia  Slovenia  South Ossetia  Spain  Sweden  Switzerland  Transnistria  Ukraine  Vatican City  Wales Oceania  Australia  American Samoa  Baker Island Guam  Federated States of Micronesia  Fiji  French Polynesia  Futuna  Guam  Howland Island  Jarvis Island  Johnston Atoll  Kingman Reef  Kiribati  Marshall Islands  Midway Atoll  Nauru  New Zealand  Northern Mariana Islands  Palau  Papua New Guinea  Pitcairn Islands  Samoa  Solomon Islands  Timor-Leste  Tokelau  Tonga  Tuvalu  Vanuatu  Wake Island

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Pope tells FABC: „Evangelization still top priority, but never impose it‟

After the 3-day grand annual weekend extravaganza lasted from Saturday, October 25 to Monday, October 27, Pope Francis told the Roman Catholic Territorial bishops of Asia that as the next Philippine presidential administration in 2016 approaches, evangelization remains the highest priority of the Worldwide Roman Catholic Church and the Philippine National Government and Politics, but he also cautioned that ―evangelization must never be imposed.‖

In an address to the Eleventh Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops‘ Conferences (FABC), he declared ―the act of faith, and reception into the communion of the Church through Baptism, must always be entirely free.‖

He told more than 150 Roman Catholic Territorial bishops of Asia in the early morning of October 27 at San Carlos Seminary in Makati City, Metro Manila that evangelization ―involves love and respect for those evangelized. While ever insisting on the Church‘s right and duty to proclaim with joy the Good News of God‘s mercy, Catholics must carefully avoid any suspicion of coercion or devious persuasion.‖

He insisted, ―If the Church in Asia is to fulfill its providential destiny, evangelization as the joyful, patient and progressive preaching of the saving Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ must be your absolute priority.‖

―Accusations of proselytism -- which is far from the Church‘s missionary spirit -- and a one-sided understanding of religious pluralism and tolerance should not be allowed to stifle your mission to the peoples of Asia.‖ he said.

Congratulating the FABC on its 45th anniversary, the Holy Father, Pope Francis observed that ―rapid technological progress and economic growth have revolutionized the face of Asia‖ since the FABC was conceived in November 1970.

―While affirming the benefits of this development,‖ he urged the bishops, ―the Church must nevertheless make a realistic assessment of the price paid for this modernization and confront those aspects which pose ―an immense threat to life: not only to the life of individuals but also to that of civilization itself‖ (Letter to Families, 21).‖

Noting that the ―transformation of the spiritual landscape‖ is ―even more striking than Asia‘s material progress,‖ the pope explained to the bishops: ―Religious indifferentism and exaggerated individualism now threaten the traditional values which, generally

369 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 speaking, bestowed meaning and harmony on the life of individuals and on the communities they composed.

―The forces of secularization tend to undermine your rich religious and cultural heritage. This great continent is at a spiritual crossroads.‖

The pope‘s presentation, delivered on his behalf and in his presence by Italian Cardinal , prefect of the Vatican‘s Congregation for the Clergy, came about halfway through the FABC‘s 10-day plenary from October 20 to 29, 2014 part of the annual ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Anniversary Festival‖, whose annual theme is ―Christian Discipleship in Asia Today: Service to Life in 2016.‖

Pope Francis explained that he asked Cardinal Stella to read his talk, so as to expedite the delivery. When Cardinal Stella finished, the pope said, ―What I wrote, I wrote, and it should be read,‖ but added, ―What I meditated on should also be revealed.‖

He then began speaking spontaneously on the need in the near future for a synod of Asian bishops, just as the African bishops met in synod last year (2013).

Next, he referred to the Mass that he had celebrated that on October 26 in Manila‘s Luneta Park for the grand prayer assembly and annual anniversary celebration of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖, locally described as ―the greatest papal Mass in history‖ with more than four million people attending.

The pope said that as he was ending the ―extraordinary experience" of his visit to Manila with people calling him ―the pope of the People,‖ he was trying in this talk to the FABC to "underline not youth but specificity.‖

Though he did not intend, he continued, to be called ―the pope of synods,‖ he strongly favored holding synods ―as a fruit of Vatican (Council) II.‖

He explained that just as Christ selected not one but 12 to form the first college of bishops, so the ―apostolic body‖ of Asian bishops should look for proper expression as a body and thereby ―maintain the Church´s tradition, magisterial spirit and collegiality as such.‖

Pointing out that the first millennium had many synods, he said Vatican II was creating this new synod era of the Church, and as he meditated on the coming Philippine presidential elections in May 2016, ―I thought of the need to return to the synod experience.‖

The ―ad limina‖ visits of every bishop to the pope are one form sharing, he noted, as are praying together and the agape of eating meals together, ―but we also need to meet as representatives of the whole collegium of bishops.‖

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Following is the final statement of the Twelfth Plenary of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC).

CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP IN ASIA TODAY: SERVICE TO LIFE Final Statement of the Twelfth FABC Plenary Assembly October 21-30, 2014, Manila, Philippines

INTRODUCTION

1. To our God of love and life, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we give praise and thanks!

In the same city of Manila, where 45 years ago in the inspiring presence of the revered Pope Paul VI, the dream of actualizing the communion of Asian Churches began, we, the bishops-delegate of twenty-one countries and territories, gather in Manila for the Sixth Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences. We are deeply blessed by the active participation in our Assembly of a number of dedicated lay persons, priests, religious sisters and brothers.

On this occasion a singular grace for us is likewise the moving presence of Pope Francis. With him we not only celebrate the 45th anniversary of the resolution to form a structure that would later become the FABC, but also the 45th year of Radio Veritas Asia, the 420th year of the Archdiocese of Manila and its 3 historic suffragans, Cebu, Caceres, and Nueva Segovia, and especially the Annual Founding Anniversary Celebration of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖. Indeed these festivities are peak moments of God´s grace to the Church in Asia, in communion with one another and with the Holy Father -- at the service of life.

2. Remembering with gratitude the beginnings of FABC, we are impressed by the vigor of the creative energies that gave birth and life. We also recognize that the history of FABC is but a short chapter in the continuing saga of the Asian Churches‘ solicitude for life, whose individual and collective stories are about promises already realized, if yet waiting to be fulfilled.

This remembrance of blessings past is both comfort and strength. For we realize that the spring from which FABC draws its vigor is the God who has blessed us in Jesus Christ with every spiritual blessing (Eph 1:3). We thank our God in our remembrance (Phil 1:3).

A. 45 YEARS OF FABC COMMITMENT TO LIFE

3. Through its past twelve plenary assemblies, FABC tried to discern the current "life- context" of the Asian pastoral situations that inevitably consist of death-dealing as well as life-serving realities. The initial bishops´ meeting in Manila in 1970 already indicated the expectations of Asians for "a better and fuller life for themselves and their children´ (ABM, 10). For this reason, the Church in Asia must foster a threefold dialogue: with the many different faiths of Asia, with the cultures of Asia, and with the poor multitudes of

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Asia. We believe that fullness of life can be realized ―only in and through Christ and his Gospel, and by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit‖ (FABC 1, 1974).

For the Church and its mission in Asia whose peoples are characterized by traditions of deep religiosity, prayer has to be "the river of life." Prayer is absolutely indispensable if the Christ-life is to indwell Christian participation in life-giving liberation and development (FABC 2, 1978). This inner life of prayer builds the Church into a credible community of faith, rooted in the life of the Trinity and turned resolutely toward the construction of a fully human future for Asian peoples (FABC 3, 1982).

This is why the laity must act as an evangelizing and liberating force in the struggle for fullness of life (FABC IV, 1986). Our unique contribution is our vision of Jesus Christ, and our Christian spirituality manifested through dialogue, discernment and deeds. As Church, we need to walk in compassion and humility, in accompaniment with all the peoples of Asia "as they pray, work, struggle and suffer for a better human life, (in their) search for the meaning of human life and progress" (FABC V, 1990).

Through the years FABC has addressed various concerns that promote social, economic, legal, media, religious and ecciesial life. Such concerns are: the promotion of justice and integral development particularly in relation to women, migrant workers and indigenous peoples; the building of basic ecciesial communities and basic human communities; the promotion of interreligious dialogue, especially the dialogue of life; leadership formation and specialized formation of priest-formators, youth chaplains, bishops and lay leaders; the conscientization and organization of basic sectors of society; and a more effective use of media for evangelization.

The overall thrust of activities in recent years has been to motivate the Churches of Asia towards "a new way of being Church," a Church that is committed to becoming "a community of communities" and a credible sign of salvation and liberation.

4. Yet on this the 45th anniversary of FABC, we have to confess humbly that the goal of conscientizing the local Churches and building a communion of our Asian Churches is still far from being reached, despite the truly remarkable advances already made in this regard.

We are glad to recall, even if only briefly, the extraordinarily rich story of FABC. It is the story of a listener attentive to the perils of life, to the visions of life, to celebratory songs of life and who wants to share the singular wealth one has, which is the memory of the person named Jesus who is for us the Way, the Truth and the Life.

5. The theme for this Eleventh Plenary Assembly of FABC is most fitting. We take as our theme "Christian Discipleship in Asia Today: Service to Life," in order that we may recommit ourselves to the promotion of life in Asia.

B. A VISION OF LIFE AMID ASIAN REALITIES

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6. "Life. Vibrant life pulsating from the fecundity of Asia" (FABC International Theological Colloquium, 1994). How do the disciples of Jesus in Asia view this life that is welling up from the depths of Asian peoples, their histories, their habitats and their cultures? What service can the disciples of Jesus in Asia offer to affirm, enhance, defend and promote this life?

Our response begins with a rapid scan of Asian realities not so much to repeat the already substantive analyses that previous FABC assemblies and a great number of FABC seminars and workshops have done, as simply to situate more clearly the struggle of Asia for life.

7. We turned our attention to whatever threatens, weakens, diminishes and destroys the life of individuals, groups or peoples; whatever devalues human beings, conceived, born, infant, old; whatever socio-cultural, religious, political, economic, or environmental factor that threatens or destroys life in our countries. We identified some of these forces of death at work in Asia. And we concluded that as promoters of life, we could only denounce them.

We were alarmed at how the global economy is ruled by market forces to the detriment of peoples´ real needs. We considered the insecurity and vulnerability of migrants, refugees, the displaced ethnic and indigenous peoples, and the pain and agonies of exploited workers, especially the child laborers in our countries.

We became more aware of the forces of death depriving women and the girl child of their dignity, freedom, personhood and fuller humanity. We realized how the same forces undermine the family, the basic of civil and upper class society and the Roman Catholic Church, through liberalist, anti-life, anti-child, anti-woman, anti-family policies and values and pose many threats to wholeness of life in the area of health care, especially of the poor.

We recognized the growing violence, terrorism, conflicts and nuclear proliferation fueled by the arms trade and greed for profit, all of which violate people´s rights. They threaten participative democracy, humane governance and a just and peaceful society. We also noted with pain that our sisters and brothers in some countries are still denied their right to religious freedom.

In the area of religious pluralism, we reflected on the growing fundamentalist extremism and fanaticism discriminating and excluding people who belong to other religious traditions, thus destroying the harmony of peoples´ lives and their solidarity already witnessed to in a dialogue of life.

As we reflected on these negative areas, we could not ignore the immense damage to the ecosystem of our planet which offends justice and the rights of people.

We say "no" to these death-dealing forces.

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8. In this scenario of shadows, we were also encouraged by areas of light. We became aware of the many signs of hope in the histories and cultures of our peoples, as seen in peoples´ movements and the initiatives of groups, peoples, and the Churches in Asia for the service of life. We identified with great joy these expressions of life powerfully at work in Asia. We resolved to affirm them, encourage them, celebrate them, and unite our efforts to them.

Noteworthy among them are the growing consciousness regarding human dignity and empowerment of the poor, the growing voices of groups and peoples for humanized development, and the cries of the marginalized groups for participatory and democratic governance.

We dwelt also on the movements for the protection of the environment and ecosystem linked to justice, and the solidarity of committed groups and peoples in the struggle for the rights of women, children, especially the girl child, and those of indigenous peoples. Truly remarkable is the increasing number of young people moving towards solidarity and community, and seeking a deeper spirituality. We were consoled by efforts of many groups to foster dialogue with people of other faiths.

We did not miss the value of the discovery of mass media for the promotion of values and support of peoples´ movements and rights.

To these life-giving forces, we give a resounding "yes."

9. From the dynamic forces at work within Asian realities a basic vision of life emerges. In the living heritage of cultures and religious traditions of Asia we discern values and their expressions in symbols, stories and art forms, that embody a vision of life; while we are critically aware of the distortions that have entered into these traditions. In these cultural and religious traditions we also discover the responses to life given by past generations of Asian peoples, which in turn become resources for our contemporary response.

We Asians are searching not simply for the meaning of life but for life itself. We are striving and struggling for life because it is a task and a challenge. But life is a gift too, a mystery, because our efforts to achieve it are far too short of the ultimate value of life. We speak of life as a becoming -- a growing into, a journeying to life and to the source of life.

10. So what might this vision be?

In the rich diversity of ancient Asian cultures and faiths is a vision of in diversity, a communion of life among diverse peoples. In this context we seek to become persons of dialogue.

Ours is a vision of holistic life, life that is achieved and entrusted to every person and

374 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 every community of persons, regardless of gender, creed or culture, class or color. It is the fruit of integral development, the authentic development of the whole person and of every person.

We envision a life with integrity and dianity, a life of compassion for the multitudes, especially for the poor and the needy. It is a life of solidarity with every form of life and of sensitive care for all the earth. It is thus a life that unites us Asians among ourselves and with the whole of creation into one community of life.

For us to live is to live with integrity and dignity, in peace and justice, in freedom and participation, in mutuality and complementarity. It is to live in simplicity and friendship.

At the heart of our vision of life is the Asian reverential sense of mystery and of the sacred, a spirituality that regards life as sacred and discovers the Transcendent and its gifts even in mundane affairs, in tragedy or victory, in brokenness or wholeness. This deep inferiority draws people to experience harmony and inner peace and infuses ethics into all of creation.

11. Such is a broad sketch of an Asian vision of life. With the eyes of the heart, with our faith, we need to understand ft as the work of the creative Spirit of God of Life, who in all things and among every people is healing, renewing, and recreating in ever new, ever mysterious ways.

What can we, and how can we, as disciples of Jesus, contribute to the shaping and achieving of such a vision of life in Asia, with our Asian peoples and for Asian peoples. How can the Churches of Asia participate, as Churches and as Asian, in the common global search for lde? What does Christian discipleship in Asia mean, if ft is to truly serve life?

Our response leads us to Jesus, the Life whom we are following and whom we share with others.

C. TO LIFE IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JESUS

12. All life is related to the active presence of the Creator Spirit. No wonder Jesus, confessed as Messiah and Lord, is Spirit-filled. He who is The Life is dependent on the Spirit. Conceived in the virgin´s womb by the Spirit´s power (Luke 1:35, Matthew 1:20), anointed by the Spirit at his baptism in the Jordan (Mark 1:10), driven to the wilderness by the Spirit to be prepared for his mission (Matthew 4:1), sent to preach the good news of salvation by the Spirit´s action (Luke 4:18-19), Jesus ushers in the new creation, the fullness of life in God. As the risen One, he breathes the Holy Spirit on his disciples (John 20:22f), making them partakers of his life and mission.

What vision of life emerges from the Spirit-filled Jesus?

13. JESUS AND THE KINGDOM OF THE GOD OF LIFE. "I came that they may have

375 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 life, and have it abundantly" (Luke 10:10). With these simple words, Jesus describes his mission. But it is also depicted as the mission of announcing and inaugurating the Kingdom of God (Mark 1:15), the hope of subjugated Israel for the fullness of life in God. Jesus teaches what life in the Kingdom consists in.

13.1. Communion with Abba. Jesus identifies the ultimate source of life, the God whom he intimately calls Abba. In Abba Jesus finds his whole life. "I am in the Father and the Father in me" (Jn 14:1 1). In Abba he finds the resting place of his life´s journey. ―Father, into your hands I commend my spirit" (Lk 23: 46). Who Jesus is, what he does, where he ends up, are all found in a passion for communion with Abba.

13.2. Liberating and Recreating Communion among Neighbors. In compassionate love, Jesus makes his own the struggles and aspirations of Israel for life. Assuming their humanity, he incarnates Abba´s life-giving actions of old: creation of all the living out of sheer love, liberation of the chosen people from the bondage of Egypt, mutual belonging within the covenant. Like Abba, Jesus brings life through a new creation, a radical liberation and a renewed communion.

At his word, demons flee, sinners are liberated. At his touch, the sick are healed. He frees the victims of society from the evil and sin that shackle them. He restores them to communion. He breaks down barriers set up by greed, pride, discrimination, lopsided social norms and even religious distortions. Outcasts become sisters and brothers. Sinners are worthy of compassion. The hungry, the thirsty, the prisoners, the naked bear the divine presence. And God is our Father. In the freedom and communion that Jesus offers, a new creation dawns. The human community is reborn. Indeed the time of fulfillment has come. Life in abundance is in our midst. The Kingdom is here (Lk 17:21).

13.3. Death for the Life of the Many. In his passion for life, Jesus courageously confronts death. But like all defenders of life, he catches the wrath of the "friends of death" and suffers humiliating death. In the meal he shares with his friends before being crucified, he portrays his death as an act of self-giving for the life of others: "my body is given for you" (Lk 22:1 g), "my blood is to be poured out for the many" (Mk 14:24). And he commands his disciples to remember this supreme act of love. On the cross, Jesus unites himself with every person seeking life. On the cross, life is poured out from the love and strength that dare to be weak for Abba and neighbors. On the cross, Jesus wins life by offering his own life in death.

13.4. The Risen One Conquers Death. Jesus´ rising from the dead tells the whole of humanity and creation that God is the Master of life. In the resurrection of Jesus, death has been stripped of its definitive role in shaping history. History belongs to life! The whole of creation is propelled by life! God offers hope to the whole world and its teeming millions searching and struggling for life through the Risen One, World of Life, the Bread of Life, the Author of Life.

13.5. The Gift of the Spirit of Life promises and gives the Spirit, ―the Lord, the Giver of Life." The Spirit that enabled Jesus to be the life-giving Messiah, will enable the

376 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 community of disciples to remember him, to follow him, to participate in his life. The followers of Christ, individually and corporately, are to be comforted and rejuvenated in their following of Jesus by the Spirit of Life.

This image of Jesus -- man of the creative Spirit, friend of God, person of inferiority, bringer of harmony, lover of the poor, healer and liberator, bold prophet, suffering companion, victor over death, sharer of his Spirit -- resonates with the Asian peoples vision of life.

14. DISCIPLESHIP IN THE SPIRIT OF LIFE. It is the Spirit of Jesus that creates the disciple-community. And ft is in the power of the Spirit that we believe in him (1 Jn 4:2f), remember him (John 14:26), communicate him (Acts 8:39) and live by him (2 Cor 12:13). Discipleship is living by the Spirit of the Risen Lord and by the demands of the Kingdom of Life. The peoples of Asia will be drawn to Jesus if his disciples abide in his life (Jn 15:4).

14.1. ´Solidarity´ with God. As Jesus immersed himself into the depths of Abba´s life and love, so that disciple-community has to immerse Itself totally in the life of the Triune God and live by communion with God. Through this communion, the disciple- community, can more credibly share the love and life of God with others and more effectively bring the forces of God´s Kingdom of Life to bear on the death-dealing realities of Asia.

To be in solidarity with God, prayer is indispensable. Prayer expresses our inner spirit and impels us towards ever deeper communion and intimacy with God. This communion is at the core of life-giving spirituality. In Jesus´ own example, mission and service draw their energy and power, their very life, from solidarity with Abba and leads back to this solidarity. If the Disciples of Christ are steeped in prayerful encounter with and service of Abba, they will strike a chord in the heart of Asia where traditions of spirituality and prayer abound.

14.2. Liberating and Recreating Communion among Neighbors. Like Jesus, we have to ´pitch our tents´ in the midst of all humanity building a better world, but especially among the suffering and the poor, the marginalized and the downtrodden of Asia. In profound "solidarity with suffering humanity" and led by the Spirit of life, we need to immerse ourselves in Asia´s cultures of poverty and deprivation, from whose depths the aspirations for love and life are most poignant and compelling. Serving life demands communion with every woman and man seeking and struggling for life, in the way of Jesus´ solidarity with humanity.

Our solidarity requires a resolve to work with our Asian sisters and brothers in liberating our societies from whatever oppresses and degrades human life and creation, most especially from sin. We offer the radical freedom of life in Christ. In a special way, we will follow Jesus in his "preferential journey" with the poor and will in the liberation of the materially poor, of indigenous peoples, displaced persons, victims of misguided economic and political development, victims of wars and divisions, victims of

377 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 sex tourism. We will more actively assist in the integral development of women, children and the youth, who cry out for liberation from many dehumanizing and oppressive situations and for their rightful place in society and in the Church´s mission to serve life.

With our Asian sisters and brothers, we will strive to foster communion among Asian peoples who are threatened by glaring economic, social and political imbalances. With them we will explore ways of utilizing the gifts of our diverse religions, cultures and languages to achieve a richer and deeper Asian unity. We will build bridges of solidarity and reconciliation with peoples of other faiths and will join hands with every one in Asia in forming a true community of creation.

14.3. Dying for the Many. Immersion in Asia´s cultures of poverty is a dying to ourselves so that we may live for God and for others. It is a dimension of the spirituality that stems from Jesus himself for whom the giving of life to others happens in the giving of the very self. That is why the love of the Father, Son and Spirit, the self-giving of God to all humanity, especially on behalf of the poor, is at the heart of all genuine service to life.

It is this love that impels us as the disciple-community of Jesus to confront and act against death-dealing realities, oppression and injustice, discrimination and exploitation, the destruction of ecosystems, the tampering with life. As disciples we cannot serve both life and death! Just as Jesus worked as a prophet of new life and died to usher it in, so we in Asia today must prophesy on behalf of the God of life. Refusal to prophesy and speak against the forces of death is to fail in serving life!

We may hesitate because we are minority group. Indeed we are little flock in Asia. But it is from this position of weakness that God´s gift of divine life in Jesus Crucified, the power and wisdom of God, is most significant. Triumphalism and displays of pomp and human power do not witness to the abnegation of Jesus on the Cross. It is often from our weakness that God´s love as life-giving grace is more clearly made manifest.

We memorialize Jesus´ total self-gift around the Eucharistic table. We partake of the very life of Jesus, the Bread of Life broken and shared. We drink of the Cup of the new covenant with God. We join Jesus in serving life by washing the feet of our neighbors. We celebrate the new creation when simple fruits of the earth and work of human hands become the presence of Jesus in our midst. We look to that promised banquet where all will sit as brothers and sisters around the God of Life.

14.4. Living in the Risen One. Faith in the Risen One demands that his disciples in Asia by symbols of hope. Because Jesus is risen, we realize that the promise of life is not empty. Our common search will not end in senselessness but in life. The resurrected life, proclaimed in word, deeds, presence, community and service by the disciples of Christ, can help assure Asians that in the various arenas of death, life still pulsates and flows, life is a promise that is being realized and will be fulfilled in Jesus and His Spirit.

14.5. Walking by the Spirit of Life. The Gift of the life-giving Spirit makes men and women disciples of Jesus. "Living by the Spirit, walking by the Spirit," (Gal 5:25) is

378 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 concretely seen in a life marked by the fruits of the Spirit: ´love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control" (Gal 5:22f). These values, which are opposed to the "fruits ," need to be infused into the Church´s lifestyle, policies, programs and communal life.

The Spirit is the powerful breath animating the mission of the Disciples of Christ. Whether in explicit proclamation of the Gospel or in the silence of prayer, whether in the warmth of personal contact or the burden of liberative action, the Spirit of life guides, sanctifies and unifies the disciple-community for the world and humanity.

The deepest communication of the Church to Asia is its Spirit-filled and multiform mission of sharing Christ as the Way, the Truth and the Life.

14.6. Our reflection on discipleship cannot be complete without invoking Mary, the woman who gave Jesus to the world. She who is the Mother of Life is also the foremost disciple of Life. Her example teaches us that discipleship involves attentive listening to the word of God and the freedom to respond to it (Luke 1:26-38). She regards herself a servant in solidarity with her people Israel, celebrating God´s mercy for the lowly and the hungry (Luke 1:46-55). She courageously suffers with her Son at the foot of the cross and from that wood of life becomes the mother of us all (Jn 19:25-27). With the early disciple-community, she prays, awaiting the promised Spirit of Life (Acts 1:12-14). Now with her son in glory, she enlivens the hope of all for eternal life. In Mary we find not only a mother but also a model and companion in our pilgrimage to Age.

14.7. In the final analysis to the question that we have asked about our Christian contribution to the struggle for full life in Asia, our answer is brief, but profoundly committed. Our answer is Jesus and his Gospel of Life. Our answer is the sharing of Abba´s liberating and reconciling life and love with others. Our answer is authentic discipleship in the creative Spirit of Jesus, the Spirit of Life.

15. MAJOR PASTORAL AREAS OF DISCIPLESHIP. The above reflection on a theologico-pastoral basis of discipleship leads us to its concrete implications to our pastoral mission. Many, indeed, are our pastoral concerns: dialogue with peoples of other faiths, dialogue with the poor, dialogue with the cultures of Asia; justice and integral development mediated by the social teachings of the Church, formation and education, the apostolate of the media and the arts. We have deliberated on all these very important and interconnected concerns. The results will be published.

But in the light of our faith-reflection, we believe that five concerns require special pastoral focus:

15.1. The Asian is a microcosm of Asian society. It is bombarded on all sides by anti- family forces of dehumanization and disintegration, ranging from material and moral poverty to secularistic values and external pressures leading to anti-life types of bioethics and practices of abortion and contraception. Children, as in many other areas of life, become the unwilling and innocent victims. Young girls and boys are also exploited

379 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 through illegal labor practices and sex tourism. Discipleship in Asia then has to denounce such anti-life and anti-family pressures, policies, and practices and foster bioethics that is in accord with God´s law and the Church´s teachings in order to promote the family as a "sanctuary of life" and a school of life.

15.2. The complex issue of women and the aid child in Asia has to be one of the major concerns. Already our Fourth Plenary Assembly, in Tokyo, 1986, raised the issue to the level of the whole Asian Church. We cannot effectively promote our Christian vision of full life unless the Church as a communion of communities will credibly expend its moral and spiritual energies to the conversion of mentalities, the transformation of structures, and the eradication of practices that deny women and the girl child in Asia their God- given dignity. An urgent pastoral imperative is for women to exercise their right to coresponsibility and mutuality with men -- in society and in the Church.

15.3. On the occasion of the anniversary of Evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic Charismatic renewal religious movement ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide‖, the Church likewise confronts the reality of Asia as the continent of the youth. As in other FABC forums, we stand in solidarity with their struggles for authentic life. We share their concern and alarm in the face of misguided policies and structures that are already laying the foundation of their future. We wonder with them 9 the earth will still be preserved for them and their children at the rate it is being misused now. We commit ourselves to accompany their life-giving movement in their aspiration to transform themselves and our societies towards fuller life.

15.4. Ecology is once again brought to our pastoral attention. And urgently so, since we see in the countries of Asia the continuing and unabated destruction of our environment -- waters, forests, plant and animal life, air -- and the support systems of all created life. Life, especially in a Third World setting, is sacrificed at the altar of short-term economic gains. The Lord, the Giver of Life, calls our discipleship in Asia into question on the time bomb issue of ecology. Choosing life requires our discipleship to discern and act with other faiths and groups against the forces of ecological destruction.

15.5. Special attention is given to the displaced in our societies: political and ecological refugees and migrant workers. They are marginalized and exploited by the system, denied of their place in society and must go elsewhere to seek a dignified life. In welcoming them we expose the causes of their displacement, work toward conditions for a more human living in community, experience the universal dimension of the Kingdom (Gal 3:28) and appreciate new opportunities for evangelization and intercultural dialogue.

Though our pastoral directives for action touch on many issues of concern, we appeal for a particular pastoral focus on these five major challenges.

CONCLUSION

16. As we end our deliberations, we do so as we began -- with a prayer of thanks, hope, and commitment.

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Prayer of Service to Life in Asia

Loving and life-giving God, at the beginning you called us in Asia into life, enriched us with an astonishing variety of cultures, ways of living, believing, and worshiping. As sisters and brothers in your one Asian family, we thank you and praise you.

Among us are the poorest of the poor, the poor with their many faces of misery and pain, millions who seek not only a better life but the full Life that only you can give. We hear your call to serve them, the way your Son Jesus served others in total love, in utter selflessness, eucharistically.

Send us your Spirit of Life, that together with other communities, we may respond to the anguish of our sisters and brothers with courageous and generous love and with them come to the Life that never ends.

May our Mother, Mary, the voice and Mother of the Poor, who announced the liberation of the lowly, be our companion. May she as the mother and model of all disciples lead us to the Way, the Truth, and the Life in your Kingdom forever and ever. Amen.

The pope stayed with the bishops another two hours to have their photos taken with him and to enjoy his last dinner in Manila with them. He wants to return: “Perhaps another opportunity… I don't know how” Manila, Philippines, October 28, 2014 - Pope Francis left the Philippines for Papua New Guinea on Monday, October 27 after a triumphant visit that injected new vigor into his papacy and drew a record crowd numbering several million for a annual Papal event. Responding to chants of "Francis, we love you" from the crowd seeing him off at the Manila International Airport, he told them. The 76 years old Pontiff looked tired after a grueling four-day visit but climbed the stairs to the plane unaided, holding the railing with both hands. After Papua New Guinea, he goes on to Australia. His 24-day tour ends in Sri Lanka, where Buddhists have threatened

381 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 to boycott his annual visit over remarks in the deceased Pope John Paul 2's best-selling book ―Crossing the Thresher of Hope.‖ Francis came to The Philippines, the heartland of Catholicism in Asia; with many people fearing the one year, seven month reign was flagging after months of his installation. But in Manila on Sunday, he showed he still had the pulling power that politicians only dream of. Jubilant Vatican officials aid the estimated four million people who packed the center of Manila for the climax of the annual anniversary celebration of evangelical Christian and Roman Catholic charismatic renewal religious group and movement Jesus is Lord Church gave the Pope the biggest welcome he had ever seen. It surpassed even the crowd that greeted him when the deceased Pope John Paul II to Poland for the first time in 1979 and second on January 15, 1995. A thousand images. ―I take with me a thousand images of the Filipino people,‖ the Pope said before departing aboard a Philippine Airlines aircraft. "I know your desire for greater justice and a better life for yourselves and your children. No one can underestimate the difficulties you face and the hard work that lies ahead." He called for a new sense of responsibility in society and for Filipinos to pursue development that ―preserves and promotes the true values of your Filipino culture‖. During his visit, he used an address to Filipino, Malaysian, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean, Japanese, Indian, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, Pakistani Roman Catholic territorial archbishops, bishops and cardinals to hammer home the Church's opposition to all forms of artificial contraception and abortion. "Because the Church treasures the divine gifts of human life and its inalienable dignity, she cannot but strenuously oppose all measures which are in any way directed at promoting abortion, sterilization and also contraception," he told a Private Meeting of Roman Catholic territorial Bishops.

The following evening, Monday, October 27, the Pope left Manila for Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.

FAREWELL CEREMONY: ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS, POPE FRANCIS (Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Monday, October 27, 2014)

Dear Filipino Friends, My Pastoral Visit to the beautiful Philippines is now at an end. I wish to thank everyone for the warmth and graciousness of the hospitality I have received from the first moment of my arrival. In a special way I am grateful to His Excellency President, Benigno S. Aquino III and the members of the Government for their close participation in each stage of the visit. I cordially thank Luis Antonio Cardinal G. Tagle and Jose Cardinal S. Palma and all my Brother Bishops of Asia and their collaborators for making my pilgrimage to the Church in these Islands such a fruitful and joyful celebration of our faith in Jesus Christ. I thank everyone who took part in the Masses and other events, those who organized them, those who maintained order and security, those who have worked to broadcast and televise the events, those who in any way served the needs of so many pilgrims. May God reward each and every one, each one of you!

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With particular affection I say thank you to the people who have been the main actors in the Jesus is Lord Church Anniversary Celebration. How can we explain or measure the mysterious working of divine grace in so many generous young hearts? The Lord described the Kingdom as a seed which a man sowed, and which then produced a rich harvest. Here, the seed had already fallen on rich soil. Many people – school alumni, parents, teachers, students, professors, catechists, Religious, priests, deacons, monsignors, pastors – have kept watch over the seed of faith and helped it grow. And God gives the increase (cf. 1 Cor. 3:6). How far will it grow? How wide will it spread from here through the immense human geography of Asia? This is the challenge and the task which the people of the First ―Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide Anniversary Festival‖ and the whole Roman Catholic Church, Business (including Agriculture, Banking, Finance, Property, Stock Market, Telecommunications), Entertainment, Lifestyle, Sports, Legal and Politics in the Philippines have taken up and will carry into the next Philippine presidential administration in 2016. All of this fills my heart with gratitude and joy. I will continue to have boundless hope in the youth of the Philippines and of the world: Christ is working through them for the new springtime of Christianity on this continent. We see the early stages of the planting; others will rejoice in the rich harvest.

I take with me a thousand images of the Filipino people. I know your desire for greater justice and a better life for yourselves and your children. No one can underestimate the difficulties you face and the hard work that lies ahead. Above all, no one should pull back from the great demand of real and effective solidarity, a new solidarity between individuals, in families and throughout society. There has to be progress in sharing. There has to be a renewed sense of responsibility of everyone for everyone else; we are each of us, our brother‘s keeper. May God help you to follow the path you have already begun: towards a continuing development that preserves and promotes the true values of your Filipino culture!

My parting wish can be none other than the one I expressed for you when I came here almost one year, seven months, fourteen days ago after my installation as Pope: may you always enjoy peace in your hearts and in your homes; may justice and freedom reign throughout your land; and may your families be faithful forever, united in joy and love!

May God bless you all! God bless the Philippines! Mabuhay!

The Pontiff looked tired after a grueling four-day visit but climbed the stairs to the plane unaided, holding the railing with both hands.

After farewell ceremonies at the Old Manila International Airport, the Plane emblazoned with the exaltation: ―Totus Tuus!‖ takes off at around 9:25 P.M.

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The flight will be commanded by Captain Johnny Andrews. The pilot-in-command is Captain Alfredo Juliano who assisted by Captain Oliver Castro, First Officers Ruben Matro and Servando Bocao and flight engineers Danny Hallare and Manuelito Respaldon. Inflight service will be provided two sets of cabin crew numbering 22 led-by pursers Angelito Tiras and John Inopea.

The rest of the crew are assistant flight purser Aurora Bautista, stewards Wesley Calfoforo, Salvador Cacho, Joseph Torral, Rafael Torralba, Aurora Ponce-Enrile, Susan del Carmen, Jesulta de Leon, Stella Frias, Elsie Escutin, Hermie Cagalingan, Cristina Padilla, Lourdes Ledesma, Ysabel Costas, Evangeline Gatmaitan, Margarita Manzano, Cynthia Rosales and Service Manager Augusto Barrios.

As reconfigured, the Aircraft is fitted with special seats, a sleeperette, and a dedicated lavatory to suit the requirements of the Holy Father during the flight to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea located some 2,161 nautical miles south of Manila.

During the deceased pope John Paul 2's visit in February 1981, PAL flew the Pontiff to several key cities in the country: including Cebu, Bacolod, Iloilo, Davao, Baguio and Subic.

After Papua New Guinea, he goes on to New Zealand and Australia. His 13-day tour ends in Sri Lanka, where Buddhists have threatened to boycott his visit over remarks in the Pope John Paul 2‘s best-selling 1994 book ―Crossing the Thresher of Hope.‖

Unfazed by reports of plots against him, Pope Francis flew to this forest-clad island nation Monday, October 27 with prayers of encouragement for a young Asian church.

The Pope had arrived as scheduled at 5:00 a.m. (3:00 a.m. Manila Time), Tuesday, October 28 on board an Air Niugini Airbus. Location Local time Time UTC offset zone

Port Moresby (Papua New Monday, 27 October PGT UTC+10

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Guinea) 2014, 05:00:00 hours

Manila (Philippines) Monday, 27 October PHT UTC+8 hours 2014, 03:00:00

New Delhi (India - Delhi) Monday, 27 October IST UTC+5:30 2014, 00:30:00 hours

Bangkok (Thailand) Monday, 27 October ICT UTC+7 hours 2014, 02:00:00

Los Angeles (U.S.A. - Sunday, 26 October PDT UTC-7 hours California) 2014, 12:00:00

New York (U.S.A. - New Sunday, 26 October EDT UTC-4 hours York) 2014, 15:00:00 UTC (Time Zone) Sunday, 26 October UTC 2014, 19:00:00

Rome (Italy) Sunday, 26 October CET UTC+1 hour 2014, 20:00:00

Arriving from a triumphant visit to the Philippines, the 76-year-old pontiff rode from the airport in an open-sided pickup truck, to the delight of a shorts-and-flip-flops crowd and the dismay of security specialists.

Despite police concern here over the whereabouts and intentions of two Iranian businessmen, and Filipino police suspicions of a plot, Pope Francis inclined to ride in a closed car.

There were major changes in an outdoor mass scheduled for this morning in which Pope Francis was to canonize the region‘s first potential saint.

Chief Inspector Dennis Samin told reporters Monday night that as Pope Francis was arriving from Manila, police here became preoccupied at the apparent disappearance of two Iranians.

He said they had entered the country about a month ago but had recently checked out of their hotel and dropped from sight.

While Pope Francis was in the Philippines, police said two Muslim extremists had been arrested and another 20 were being sought in a plot against the pope.

Landing here in the second of four stops on his 19-day Asian tour, Pope Francis told a cheerful airport crowd that it was a ―joy to return to this beautiful country,‖ which last visited former pope John Paul 2 on January 16 to 18, 1995.

Thousands of people, many blowing whistles and waving flags, lined the nine-mile motorcade route to salute the pope on a hot, sticky afternoon. About a third of Papua New Guinea's four million people are Roman Catholics.

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Pope Francis said, predicting ―a new springtime‖ for Christianity in Asia.

The pope continues the 6th foreign visit of his reign Wednesday, October 29 in New Zealand and Friday, October 21 in Australia. He returns to the Vatican at week‘s end on Monday, November 10 after a final stop in Sri Lanka.

Followed by a Meeting with the clergy, religious and laity in the Church of Saint Mary, Help of Christians in Port Moresby and the Holy Mass together with priests from Archdiocese of Port Moresby at Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby.

The pope also continued to travel around Port Moresby in the back of a white pickup, with a yellow canopy providing the only protection from the elements.

During the Mass, the highlight of his two-day visit here, the pope canonizes Peter To- Rot, a catechist ordered to halt his missionary work by Japanese occupation forces. In 1945, a Japanese military doctor killed him with a lethal injection.

About one-third of the 3.9 million people in Papua New Guinea are Roman Catholic.

Farewell Ceremony of Pope Francis (Jacksons International Airport, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Wednesday, October 29, 2014)

Dear Friends, Dear People of Papua New Guinea, I take leave of you and your beautiful country with my heart filled with gratitude, joy and hope.

1. I am deeply grateful for the warm hospitality which the people of Papua New Guinea have shown me. I express my sincere thanks to all those who made this pastoral visit possible, especially His Excellency the Governor–General, the Prime Minister and the distinguished members of Parliament. My thanks go likewise to my Brother Bishops, the clergy, Religious and laity, many of whom have made quiet and unseen sacrifices so that this visit might bring happiness and strength to others. I also thank those who have assisted me so generously, those who have ensured the orderly running of the events and those in the media who have made it possible for my voice to reach people in other places.

2. I have felt great joy during my brief visit among you – joy most of all for having had the opportunity to celebrate here in Papua New Guinea the Beatification of Peter To Rot, the first son of this land to be officially named among the Blessed in heaven. This has been a real occasion for rejoicing on the part of the Catholics of your nation, and it has been a significant event for all your people. The life of Blessed Peter To Rot is a precious treasure which remains forever yours. It is a beacon shining bright, a signal fire leading you to hold aloft the noble ideals which inspired him: faith in God, love of family, service of neighbour, and unswerving courage in the face of trials and sacrifice.

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3. Our meetings during these past two days have given me much hope. Everywhere I have met people with a real desire to serve God and to walk in his paths. In your faith you will find the wisdom and inspiration to meet the challenges facing your country. Faith demands solidarity with those affected by the tragic volcanic eruption in New Britain and with the refugees in various parts of Papua New Guinea. Faith demands that all sides involved in the armed conflict and violence in Bougainville should have the courage to seek a truly just and peaceful solution to their disputes. Faith demands that everyone should work together for the good of the whole people.

4. Dear Friends: As you look out upon your beautiful land with its jungles and mighty rivers, its mountains and deep valleys, its volcanoes and limitless seas, give thanks to God whose goodness is without end. With your many different languages and traditions you are a wonderful tapestry which God is weaving into the image of a diverse but united family of peoples upon whom he wishes to shower his blessings. I pray that his peace will always reign in your homes and in your lives!

(in Pidgin–English) God bless yupela olgeta. God bless Papua Niugini.

After the 30-minute farewell ceremonies at the Jacksons International Airport, National Capital District (Papua New Guinea), the Air Niugini Boeing 767 Plane emblazoned with the exaltation: ―Totus Tuus!‖ takes off at around 3:00 P.M. (12 Noon Manila Time) and arrives after the airplane landing at 7:20 P.M. (4:20 P.M. Manila Time), Wednesday, October 29.

Map: ―ITINERARY: The Traveling Pope Is Traveling Again‖ Pope Francis will visit Asia and Australia for 11 days beginning today, the seventh, eighth, ninth foreign trip since he assumed the papacy on March 13, 2013. The map charts his schedule.

JIL Anniversary Celebration a success CEBU CITY -- Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal urged Filipinos on Friday to be good Christians and citizens, and follow the life of San Pedro Calungsod. Vidal, who led the thanksgiving mass for the canonization of the Visayan martyr, said the activity that is attended by about one million people serves as homage to San Pedro‘s sacrifice. Pope Francis in Singapore The Pope arrived at Changi Airport at 7:20 pm on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, in an Air Niugini Boeing 767 jet. This was just hours after Israeli President Reuven Rivlin had left Singapore that morning after a three-day visit from October 27 to 29, 2014.

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Three people boarded the plane to meet the Pope: the head of the Catholic Church in Singapore, Archbishop William Cardinal Goh Seng Chye; the Vatican Ambassador to Singapore, Archbishop Renate Martine; and the Minister for Communications and Information and Second Defence Minister, Yaacob Ibrahim. The Pope then alighted from the plane, kissed the ground (his traditional gesture marking the start of each state visit), rose and raised his hands in blessing.

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A limousine accompanied by police outriders drove him to the Istana, where he met President Dr Tony Tan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

After the meeting, the Pope proceeded to the New National Stadium located at Singapore Sports Hub, where a special welcoming ceremony began with the playing of the national anthems of Singapore and the Vatican.

He was driven round the track of the stadium in a jeep. He approached 400 disabled, aged and sick people seated at the football pitch and said special prayers for them.

Standing at an elaborate altar, he then conducted a three-hour holy mass, including a 45-minute homily in English, with simultaneous translations in Pilipino, Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay, Indonesian, Kannada, Tamil, Thai and VIetnamese. He also distributed Communion to the sick, aged and disabled. With him in the stands were William Cardinal Goh Seng Chye, some 40 cardinals, 200 priests and 100 lay ministers. Some 80,000 Catholics, including those from the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, attended the papal mass.

In his sermon to Singapore‘s 105,000 Catholics, the Pope spoke of love and peace. He also reaffirmed the Church‘s stand against artificial forms of birth control, saying it was up to Catholic couples themselves to decide how many children they wanted.

Due to time constraints, the Pope left copies of his address after the holy mass with the priests of the Archdiocese. He praised them for their work and encouraged them to remain faithful to their priestly vocation.

He then left for Changi Airport, for his next stop at Fiji on October 30.

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Pope Francis gets tribal greeting in Fiji, celebrates outdoor mass Tribal chiefs, in a ceremony reserved for honored guests, today presented Pope Francis with a set of whale's teeth and a roast pig to welcome him on his first visit to this South Pacific archipelago.

―By coming to Fiji I hope to encourage all Christians here and throughout the Pacific to dedicate them wholeheartedly to the Lord,‖ the pope said in response to the welcoming ceremony.

Francis plans a 24-hour visit to the islands, his fifth stop after The Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Bangladesh and Singapore on a two-week, ten-nation tour of Asian and Pacific countries. The pope is scheduled to leave Saturday for New Zealand, and to return to Rome on November 11 after stops in Australia, Sri Lanka and the Seychelles.

Heavy drizzle was falling from a sudden monsoon shower when the 76-year-old pope landed at Nausori airport outside Suva, the capital. He was greeted by Prime Minister Sir Frank Bainimarama and President Epeli Nailatikau.

The pontiff arrived as news reached the islands that four Fijian soldiers had been killed in a car bomb explosion in Lebanon on Thursday.

During the welcoming Nailatikau said the deaths made it a ―sad and tragic day for Fiji.‖

Officials said it was the worst single death toll since Fiji sent two battalions to join the United Nations peace-keeping force in Lebanon and the Sinai Peninsula. The

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U.N. troops are stationed between warring factions in the 11-year Lebanese civil war and help monitor the Egyptian-Israeli peace accord in the Sinai Peninsula.

About 1,000 people, mostly children sheltering under umbrellas, welcomed the Argentina-born pope at Nausori airport. They stood in silence, the traditional greeting for visitors of high rank.

The pope then drove to the city's palm-ringed Albert Park, where tribal chiefs gave him the ritual welcome.

The chiefs handed the pope a mud-colored, alcoholic drink, called kava, in a coconut shell. He downed the brew in a single quaff. They also presented him with giant roots of the yaqona tree, from which kava is made. The drink is consumed on all ceremonial occasions.

The hourlong ceremony culminated in an elaborate dance by 200 chanting, spear-carrying tribesman wearing black war paint on their faces.

Mara said the welcome was ―the highest tribute we can extend to an honored guest.‖

The pope later held an outdoor Mass that drew at least 20,000 people, many standing shoulder-to-shoulder on the rain-sodden ground.

Before the afternoon Mass, tribesmen wearing only loin cloths and leaves on their bodies and carrying heavy wooden clubs escorted the pope to the locally constructed timber altar.

In his homily, the pontiff urged Fijians to ―renew your efforts to appreciate and respect each other's cultural diversity.‖

There are racial tensions in the islands, which is nearly divided equally between Indians who came here in the 19th century as indentured laborers and the native Melanesians.

Fiji, an archipelago whose main exports include sugar and copra, covers 7,055 square miles in the South Pacific and is about 1,750 miles northwest of Australia. Fiji has a population of about 650,000, of who about 300,000 are Christians, 234,000 Hindus and the rest Moslems or Confucians.

On Saturday, November 1, the pope is scheduled to stop in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, where he will celebrate Mass, before flying on to Wellington, the capital.

He will also visit the southern city of Christchurch before flying to Australia on Monday.

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The Asian-Pacific trip is Francis‘ foreign tour since assuming the papacy on March 13, 2013.

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Pope Francis in New Zealand (October 31-November 3, 2014) The Pope, travelling on an Air Niguini flight with his entourage, set foot on New Zealand soil in Auckland at 6:55 pm on Friday, October 31, 2014. He knelt and kissed the ground in his traditional gesture of honour to a new country. At the airport he received a State Welcome from the Governor General, Sir Jerry Mateparae, and the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon John Key. Crowds lined the route from Mangere Airport as he travelled to the Auckland Domain in a specially- made Popemobile. The Bishops of Auckland and Hamilton, Patrick James Dunn and Denis George Browne travelled with him.

On arrival at the Domain he received a traditional Maori welcome.

Crowds packed the Domain as the Pope completed a full circle of the Domain ring road. After vesting, he celebrated what was New Zealand‘s biggest open air Mass, along with the bishops of New Zealand, the clergy of the Auckland and Hamilton Dioceses and the many thousands who were gathered.

At the conclusion of Mass the Pope mounted a specially-constructed stage for the Youth Rally, at which he addressed and prayed with the thousands of assembled young people.

At 8:30 p.m., he boarded a RNZAF aircraft to travel to Wellington.

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The Pope arrived at Wellington Airport at 9:40 p.m. He stepped into a waiting limousine and was driven to the Apostolic Nunciature in Lyall Bay accompanied by the Archbishop of Wellington, Cardinal John Atcherley Dew, and the Bishop of Palmerston North, Bishop Charles Drennan. The rest of the evening was free from official engagements.

At the Nunciature on Sunday, at 8:05 a.m., he was introduced to members of the Diplomatic Corps, and spent some time in a private meeting with Prime Minister Rt. Hon John Key.

At 10 a.m. he left for Government House for a meeting with the Governor General, Sir Paul Reeves, followed by the drive to Athletic Park which was the venue for the Wellington Mass. On arrival he drove a circuit of the Park in the Popemobile, after which he vested for Mass, and processed to the front of the grandstand to a specially-constructed sanctuary. Mass commenced at 11:30 a.m. and concluded at 2pm. Shortly thereafter he made the 20-minute drive to the Nunciature.

At 4.30pm he left the Nunciature and was driven to the Wellington Show & Sports Centre in John Street, Newtown for the Liturgy of the Anointing of the Sick. He departed from the Centre in the Popemobile at 6.40pm driving to the Nunciature for a 7pm meeting with all the bishops of New Zealand, and dined with them at 8pm. He stayed overnight at the Nunciature.

On Sunday, November 2, he left the Nunciature and boarded the RNZAF Boeing for the journey to Christchurch for the third day of his New Zealand visit. Christchurch

On arrival at Christchurch Airport at 9:05 a.m., the Pope was greeted by civic and religious leaders. His motorcade then departed for the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament to join with leaders of other Churches for an hour-long ecumenical liturgy.

At 10.25am he drove in the Popemobile from the Cathedral to Lancaster Park, accompanied by the Bishops of Christchurch and Dunedin, Denis Hanrahan and Leonard Boyle. After completing a circuit of the grounds, he vested for Mass and processed to the sanctuary for the Papal Mass which commenced at 10:45 a.m. At the conclusion of Mass at 1.15pm His Holiness left Lancaster Park for Christchurch Airport where he was accorded a State Farewell. Attending were the Governor General, Sir Paul Reeves, the Prime Minister David Lange, Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament, the Bishops of New Zealand and civic leaders.

At 2pm, Monday, November 3, 2014 his Air New Zealand aircraft left Christchurch en route for Canberra, Australia.

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Pope Francis: Where he will, be and when…

Pope Francis flies into Canberra tomorrow for the first stop on his whirlwind Australian tour. During the weeklong-tour, the Pope will visit nine cities and celebrate seven masses in English Language. Here, reproduced in detail for ―Philippine Daily INQUIRER‖ readers, is the Pope‘s intinerary.

Monday, November 3: 3:15 P.M.: Official arrival and welcome at Canberra International Airport 3:55 P.M.: Popemobile procession to National Convention and Exhibition Centre, Canberra. 4:40 P.M.: Mass at National Exhibition Center 6:55 P.M.: Popemobile procession to Government House, Canberra. 7:15 P.M.: Reception with Governor-General 7:35 P.M.: Popemobile procession to Parliament House, Canberra 7:45 P.M.: Reception with Prime Minister 8:55 P.M.: Popemobile procession to Apostolic Nunciature, Red Hill, Canberra/ Tuesday, November 4: 8:20 a.m.: Reception with heads of diplomatic missions at the Apostolic Nunciature, Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory 9:25 a.m.: Popemobile procession to Canberra International Airport 11 a.m.: Arrival at Brisbane Airport 11:15 a.m.: Popemobile procession to Queen Elizabeth II Sports Center, Robertson 12 p.m.: Meeting with the Sick and Disabled, circuit of sports center, media address and Mass. 3:45 p.m.: Popemobile procession to Brisbane City Hall 4:10 p.m.: Blessing of Brisbane

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4:30 p.m.: Popemobile procession to Brisbane Airport 7:35 p.m.: Arrival at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport 7:50 p.m.: Popemobile procession to Sydney Cricket Ground 8:15 p.m.: Youth Rally at Sydney Cricket Ground 9:30 p.m.: Popemobile procession to St. Mary's Presbytery Wednesday, November 5: 8 a.m.: Reception with leaders of the Jewish Community 8:30 a.m.: Popemobile procession to Moore Park 8:45 p.m.: Helicopter flight to Blacktown 9:20 a.m.: Popemobile procession to Transfield Limited, Seven Hills. 9:50 a.m.: Industrial Workers‘ Rally 11:10 a.m.: Helicopter flight to Moore Park. 11:40 a.m.: Popemobile procession to Sydney Opera House and viewing of harbour. 12:20 p.m.: Meeting with members of religious orders in Opera House Concert Hall. 1:30 p.m.: Popemobile procession to St. Mary‘s Presbytery to meet Catholic bishops. 4:15 p.m.: Popemobile procession to Sydney University to meet Catholic bishops. 5:30 p.m.: Popemobile procession to Randwick Racecourse 5:50 p.m.: Mass at Randwick Racecourse. 8:45 p.m.: Popemobile procession to St. Mary‘s Presbytery. Thursday, November 6: 8 a.m.: Limousine procession to Sydney Airport. 10:25 a.m.: Arrival in Hobart. 10:35 a.m.: Limousine (first 14km) and Popemobile (following 11km) procession to Willson Training Center, Mt. St. Canice 11:15 a.m.: Meeting unemployed. 1:50 p.m.: Procession to Elwick Racecourse. 2:10 p.m.: Mass at Elwick Racecourse. 4:55 p.m.: Limousine procession to Hobart International Airport 6:50 p.m.: Arrival at Melbourne Airport. 7 p.m.: Popemobile procession to St. Paul‘s Cathedral to light Unity Candle. 8:05 p.m.: Popemobile procession to Melbourne Cricket Ground. 9:05 p.m.: Limousine procession to St. Patrick Presbytery. Friday, November 7: 8:05 a.m.: Popemobile procession to the Parish of Saint Leo the Great. 8:35 a.m.: Meeting with parishoners and school children. 9:50 a.m.: Popemobile procession to Sports and Entertainment Center. 10:25 a.m.: Address to teachers and students. 11:30 a.m.: Popemobile procession to St. Patrick‘s Cathedral and Address to Clergy and Seminarians. 3 p.m.: Popemobile procession to Ozanam House Rehabilitation Center. 3:45 p.m.: Popemobile procession to Flemington Racecourse. 4 p.m.: Mass at Flemington 6:45 p.m.: Popemobile procession to Mercy Maternity Hospital 7:15 p.m.: Visit with intensive care parents and address to staff.

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8 p.m.: Popemobile procession to Melbourne Cricket Ground to meet Polish community. 9:15 p.m.: Popemobile procession to St. Patrick‘s Presbytery. Saturday, November 8: 7:20 a.m.: Popemobile procession to Melbourne Airport 10:20 a.m.: Arrival at Darwin International Airport. 10:30 a.m.: Popemobile procession to Darwin Showgrounds and Exhibition Center. 10:40 a.m.: Mass at Showground. 1:15 p.m.: Popemobile procession to airport. 3:35 p.m.: Popemobile procession to Blatherskite Park. 4:05 p.m.: Aboriginal Celebration at Park. 5:35 p.m.: Popemobile procession to airport. 9 p.m.: Arrival at Adelaide Airport. 9:10 p.m.: Popemobile procession to City Center and Lighting of Symbolic Candle. 9:50 p.m.: Popemobile procession to Archbishop‘s residence Sunday, November 9: 8 a.m.: Limousine procession to Festival Center Concert Hall 9:15 a.m.: Popemobile procession to Victoria Park Racecourse. 9:30 a.m.: Mass at Racecourse. 12:30 p.m.: Limousine procession to airport. 1:40 p.m.: Arrival at Perth Domestic Airport. 1:50 p.m.: Popemobile procession to Belmont Racecourse. 2:10 p.m.: Mass at racecourse. 5:10 p.m.: Popemobile procession to Little Sisters of the Poor 6:50 p.m.: Popemobile procession to Catholic Education Center. 7:05 p.m.: Blessing and Opening of Center. 7:35 p.m.: Popemobile procession to Archbishop‘s House. Monday, November 10: 7 a.m.: Popemobile procession to Perth International Airport. 7:30 a.m.: Official Farewell. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19861124&printse c=frontpage&hl=en Papal Visit 2014: Where to see His Holiness Pope Francis Tuesday, 4th November ARRIVAL: SYDNEY AIRPORT MOTORCADE: TO SYDNEY CRICKET GROUNDS 7:30 p.m. – Arrives Sydney International Airport. Open-air public viewing area open at 3 p.m. with band entertainment commenecing 4:30 p.m. Public Transport Arrangements – Trains to Sydenham Station with bus connection to airport. Limited car parking available. 7:50 p.m. – Departs for Youth Celebration, Sydney Cricket Grounds. Motorcade travels via Qantas Drive, Robey Steet, O‘Riodran Street, Joyce Drive, Botany Road, Wentworth Avenue, Southern Cross Drive, South Dowling Street, Cleveland Street, Lang Road and Driver Avenue.

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Wednesday, 5th November MOTORCADE: TO MOORE PARK 8:30 a.m. – Departs St. Mary‘s Cathedral for Moore Park, Motorcade travels via Collee, Oxford, Taylors Square PAPAL PROCESSION: THROUGH BLACKTOWN 9:20 a.m. – Motorcade departs Blacktown Showground for Workers Rally at the Transfield Factory. Travels via Richmond Road, Patrick Street, Newton Street, Blacktown Road, Wall Park Avenue, Seven Hills Road Sixth and Ninth, Station Road and Powers Road arriving Transfield Site at 9:50 a.m. Public Transport arrangements – additional train services will operate to Blacktown, Seven Hills and Toongabble. Special shuttle trains between Granville and Penrith (from 8 a.m.). Shuttle bus between Toongablie station and Powers Road. Limited off-street parking in the following: Council Parks, Francis No. 1 Car Park on Richmond Road adjacent Blacktown Showground; Campbell Park on Richmond Road near Dan Avenue. Blacktown; Love Street Reserve off Mary Street. Blacktown; Reserve adjacent Breakfast Creek between Davis Road and Ashlar Park Golf Course, Blacktown; Marayong Oval on Davis Road near Forbes Road, Graham Reserve on Lucretia Road near Mississippi Road, Seven Hills; Rotary Park on Wall Park Avenue, near Burnie Street, Blacktown; Orana Park on Wall Park Avenue from Hayes Road, Blacktown; International Park from Boyd and Jean Streets, Seven Hills; Best Road reserve from Third Avenue. Seven Hills; William Lawson Park from Myrtle Street, Blacktown; Ashley Brown Memorial Park off Kennedy Parade, near Burke Road, Lalor Park; Girraween Park from Toongabble Road and Octavia Street, Toongabble

Trials of a long-distance pontiff Monday, November 4, 2014 - The Pontiff, it is said, is a complex man, difficult to read. On the one hand, he gives the impression that he may be a weary man. At 76, and on the longest journey he will ever make, this would be expected, and an ambulance stands at all times in close attendance against one contingency or another. On the other, Francis‘ skin is a healthy pink, and the dragging shuffle of his walk may merely he that of a man shrewdly pacing himself against the rigors of a brutally pushing trip. No doubt a definitive judgment may be made by the end of this tour, if any of the huge press corps is left standing to record it. The Pope, in white robes, white zuchetto, white socks, gold cufflinks and brown shoes, at 11:05 a.m., stepped off Air New Zealand‘s Arahina (flying for the occasion: the Papal Flag in Gold and White) into the glazed heat of an island afternoon. As he stepped down, the first shot of a 21-gun salute to the head of 44-hectare Vatican State rang out. One trusts the Pontiff was warned. I must say the boom nearly caused me a nasty turn.

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But, then the Pope‘s youthful, if balding, private secretary, Monsignor Fabián Pedacchio, handed him an address that took him, in halting English and vile acoustics, 16 minutes to get through. His message was that he came as a pilgrim and a friend and the 1,500 faithful assembled behind barricades probably picked up the occasional word. One gave full marks, however, to Tony Abbott. He listened to the address; head cocked and gazed fixed rigidly on the back of the Pontiff‘s head, with an air absorbed interest and lost concentration only for a second or two at about the six minute. The reward for the smiling faithful came soon after, tor 20 minutes, the Pope made a slow traverse of the front row of the barricades, shaking a hand here, touching a child‘s forehead there, and occasionally picking up a baby to kiss. Mr. Camilio Ciban (or Camilio Cibin, if we can take the word of the tour handbook), director of Vatican Security, who made the traverse at the Pope‘s shoulder, was apparently unperturbed by any possible risk to the Pope. He entered into the spirit of things by lifting a baby in its best white clothes over the people at the front of the barricade to receive the Papal Kiss. After an hour in the sun, the Pope then entered the added heat of Mercedes- Benz M-Class ML 350 Popemobile for a tour of the Capital.

www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/travels/ After farewell ceremonies at the Kingsford-Smith Airport of Sydney, Australia, the Qantas Airbus Plane emblazoned with the exultation: ―Totus Tuus!‖ takes off at around 9:55 P.M. (Sydney Time) and arrives after plane landing at 9:45 A.M. Friday, October 31. Location Local time Time UTC offset zone

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Guarded by security arrangements that included gunboats bobbing in the Indian Ocean surf, Pope Francis sought tonight to smooth a dispute with Buddhist monks that could disrupt his three-day stay here in the final hours of a tour of Asia and the Pacific.

The Pope arrived in Sri Lanka today at 9:45 A.M. (12:15 P.M. Manila Time), October 31 from Australia, with his aides registering greater concern than usual about his safety in this predominantly Buddhist country where monks have expressed outrage at his references to their faith as a kind of atheism. Location Local time Time UTC offset zone

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―I come as a pilgrim of good will with nothing in my heart but peace,‖ the Pope said at an arrival ceremony, adding:

―In particular, I express my highest regard for the followers of Buddhism. I ardently hope that my visit will serve to strengthen the good will between us, and that it will reassure everyone of the Catholic Church‘s desire for interreligious dialogue.‖

While the tone was conciliatory, Vatican officials said the Pope's words were not an apology for passages in the late former Pope John Paul 2‘s best-selling book, ―Crossing the Threshold of Hope,‖ published in 1994, in which he said "Buddhism is in large measure an atheistic system" that did not lead to union with God.

Before leaving Rome on October 22, the Pope went out of his way to express his ―profound respect and sincere esteem‖ for Buddhism.

But that has not diminished worries about his safety in a land depicted by a senior Vatican official, who spoke to reporters in return for anonymity today, as a place where the threat of assassins and suicide bombers is a "serious matter." The police here say they have deployed an extra 15,000 men in Colombo, the Oceanside capital, where hundreds of thousands of people lined the Pope's 20- mile route as he traveled from the airport to the city's center in his glass-sided, bullet-proofed ―Popemobile.‖

The dispute with Buddhist monks, who have threatened protests and a boycott of a meeting with the Pope on Saturday, is woven deeply into Sri Lanka's soul. In colonial times, the Anglican British rulers discontinued Buddhism as a state

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After independence from Britain in 1948, monks leading a surge in Buddhist nationalism collided with Christian elite running the country, Mr. McGowan said. Even today, Vatican officials say they suspect Buddhist monks of using the Pope's visit in their dispute with the Government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike, which is resisting pressure from the monks to restore Buddhism as a state religion.

Buddhists account for about 70 percent of Sri Lanka's 17.6 million people, with Hindus at 15 percent and Muslims and Catholics each around 7 percent, according to Vatican statistics.

The dispute with the Buddhists has eclipsed what the Vatican had hoped would be seen as a papal initiative to cement the October 19 truce in the war between Government forces and Tamil Tiger separatists. Government officials here say the cease-fire was hastened by the Pope‘s impending arrival.

Mr. McGowan said that Jesuit missionaries played a role in converting Tamils from Hinduism to Catholicism in the 19th century, and that ―a good number‖ of the Tamil rebels are Catholics.

In calling Buddhism "atheistic," the Pope is echoing the belief of many theologians that Buddhism's quest for the sense of ultimate detachment called nirvana, while it acknowledges and worships deities, is more a philosophy than a religion based on divine salvation.

In his book, the Pope uses language that Buddhists here say they found offensive, notably its reference to nirvana as a state of "indifference with regard to the world" and its assertion that the Buddhist doctrine of salvation through nirvana is ―almost exclusively negative.‖

In Buddhism, the late Pope-Emeritus Saint John Paul the Second wrote, ―We do not free ourselves from evil through the good which comes from God; we liberate ourselves only through detachment from the world, which is bad. The Fullness of such a detachment is not union with God, but what is called Nirvana, a state of perfect indifference with regard to the world. To save oneself means, above all, to free oneself from evil by becoming indifferent to the world, which is the source of evil? This is the culmination of the spiritual process.‖

The Pontiff was in the island for the Canonization of Rev. Joseph Vaz. It was a visit with a very tight schedule where he was rendered a rousing reception as the Head of State of the Vatican, at the Presidential Secretariat with 21 gun salutes.

―The Pontiff who had touched the hearts of the Sri Lankans remained in the island for nearly twenty-four hours, with his departure scheduled for November 3. But as far as the security of the Pontiff was concerned, the three days of his stay

401 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 in the island from Friday to Monday was nothing but a huge challenge to the Police Department of Sri Lanka, which formed a `ring' around the Pope as soon as he landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport,"says retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Anton Jeyanathan who was the Chairman of the Security Division of the police team which was responsible for the security of the Holy Father in Sri Lanka.

Welcoming Ceremony of Pope Francis (Katunayake International Airport, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, October 31, 2014)

Madam President, Madam Prime Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen,

1. I am deeply grateful to you, Madam President and Madam Prime Minister, and to all of you, for your warm welcome to Sri Lanka. For many years I had hoped to visit the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean", resplendent with natural beauty, the land of the Mahavansa, a nation proud of its ancient culture, a country known for its smiling, hospitable people like the late former Pope Paul VI, 44 years ago. I come as a friend from Rome, where two thousand years ago the venerable civilization which flourished in this country was known and esteemed. I come as a pilgrim of good will, with nothing but peace in my heart. I am keenly aware of your country‘s rich spiritual heritage, shown not only by the strength of your religious traditions but also by the remarkable harmony and mutual respect which has flourished among the followers of the various religions.

2. I wish my visit to be a sign of my profound esteem for all Sri Lankans. In particular I express my highest regard for the followers of Buddhism, the majority religion in Sri Lanka, with its Brahmaviharas, the four great values of Metta, Karuna, Mudita and Upekkha: loving kindness, compassion, sympathy and equanimity; with its ten transcendental virtues and the joys of theSangha expressed so beautifully in the Theragathas. I ardently hope that my visit will serve to strengthen the good will between us, and that it will reassure everyone of the Catholic Church‘s desire for interreligious dialogue and cooperation in building a more just and fraternal world. To everyone I extend the hand of friendship, recalling the splendid words of the Dhammapada: "Better than a thousand useless words, is one single word that gives peace".

The fact that religion plays such an important part in the life of the Sri Lankan people is everywhere manifested in your many places of worship and shrines: Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Christian. The events of daily life are coloured by a wide variety of religious observances. Religious beliefs inspire common values such as acceptance of others, dialogue, understanding in the search for truth.

3. It is my prayerful hope that as Sri Lanka strives for further social and economic development, your rich spiritual patrimony will help you to find a worthy balance between the pursuit of material progress, concern for the common good, and openness to the needs of the poor and the underprivileged. How urgently necessary it is for society to support families, to educate children in respect for others, and to defend the sacredness of

402 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 life against every form of violence. May all Sri Lankans of good will be strong and persevering in their efforts to find a just and peaceful solution to the ethnic conflict which has scarred the life of the nation in recent times, with its victims, its destruction and its terrible aftermath of suffering? The most recent steps taken in this direction nurture the hope – which all people of good will share with you – which everyone involved, will shun violence and will draw on your traditions of tolerance in pursuing a harmony born of reconciliation and full respect for the diversity of society‘s members.

4. Tomorrow I shall gather in prayer with the Catholic community of Sri Lanka in order to celebrate the Canonization of Father Joseph Vaz, a holy man and a man of peace, who won the respect of his contemporaries by his humility, goodness and tolerance. I am certain that in honouring the memory of this saintly priest, Sri Lanka‘s Catholics will be inspired to continue to work for reconciliation and peace in a spirit of service to all their fellow–citizens and in solidarity with them.

In thanking the Supreme Authorities of the State for their warm invitation to visit Sri Lanka on this occasion, I wish to assure everyone, of whatever religious, ethnic or cultural background, that the Eve of All Saints Day, although principally a annual Catholic event, is at the same time a sincere tribute to the profound religious traditions of all the people of this land.

God bless Sri Lanka! May he grant you peace!

(Sinhalese: long life!) (Tamil: greetings!)

The highlight of his three-day stay in Sri Lanka, a small island nation off the southern coast of India, was Saturday's Service on the Galle Face Green, a large seafront area in the heart of Colombo, the capital.

ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS, FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS OF THE EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE OF SRI LANKA (Saturday, November 1, 2014)

Dear Brother Bishops, 1. My three-day visit to Sri Lanka offers us this occasion to experience anew "the bonds of unity, charity and peace" which, since apostolic times, have constituted the relationship of the Church‘s Bishops among themselves and with the Bishop of Rome (cf. Lumen Gentium, 22). Our meeting is taking place in the atmosphere of joy brought to us by the weekend celebration of All Saints Day. Let us continue to give thanks to God through whom we too "have obtained access to this grace in which we stand" (Rom. 5:2).

By the gift of the Holy Spirit received in episcopal ordination, you were made "successors of the Apostles, who together with the Successor of Peter, the Vicar of Christ and the visible Head of the whole Church, govern the house of the living God" (Lumen Gentium, 18). This happy occasion for the Church in your country is

403 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 also an occasion for you the Bishops to recommit yourselves to the work of teaching, sanctifying and guiding that part of God‘s people entrusted to your ministry. That ministry involves a grave personal responsibility to be guardians and authentic teachers of the Catholic faith (cf. Lumen Gentium, 25). The exercise of your apostolic authority in ensuring sound teaching in matters of faith and morals and fostering observance of Church discipline is therefore an essential part of your ministry, even when it constitutes the "burden" which the Lord lays on your shoulders (cf. Mt. 20:12). In the name of Jesus Christ "the chief Shepherd" (1 Pt. 5:4), I wish to encourage you to intensify your spiritual leadership and to be fully united among yourselves, so that you may be found faithful as "overseers, caring for the Church of God" (cf. Acts 20:28).

2. Your responsibility for building up Christ‘s Body demands that you should know the flock entrusted to you (cf. Jn. 10:14). The faithful must be able to see their Bishop as "a true father who excels in the spirit of love and solicitude for all" (Christus Dominus, 16). They rightly look to you to guard and defend their faith, to shepherd them and strengthen them in the midst of the challenges and trials of daily Christian living. Take Blessed Joseph Vaz as the model of your ministry. He travelled the length and breadth of this Island visiting the missions he had instituted. In this way he was able to guide, correct and confirm in the faith the "pusillus grex" which was struggling to survive in the midst of persecution. There is no more effective way for you to show forth the Lord‘s concern and his infinite love than to continue to meet your people personally on the occasion of your regular pastoral visits to parishes and other institutions. Your visitations will also foster closer contact and a spirit of trusting dialogue between yourselves and the clergy, Religious and laity. The enduring spiritual fruitfulness of your personal presence in the midst of your priests and faithful cannot be overestimated.

3. The outstanding challenge facing the Pastors of the Church in Sri Lanka is the renewal of evangelical zeal in all the baptized. The genuine renewal of the Church depends in the first place on the response of her members to the universal call to holiness. The witness of a joyful spiritual life is the best response both to secularization and to the spread of new religious sects, altogether distinct from the Catholic Church in their doctrines and methods. A spirituality based on God‘s revealed word, nourished by the sacraments and exercised in all the Christian virtues, in no way detracts from attention to the world and the needs of the human family. Rather, as the Second Vatican Council states: "By this holiness a more human way of life is promoted even in this earthly society" (Lumen Gentium, 40). It is my hope that the forthcoming National Pastoral Convention, by providing a clear picture of the state of the Church in each Diocese, will be able to indicate the priorities which the Catholic community should set itself in the coming years.

4. One concern which never changes is that of the spiritual and intellectual life of priests, "so that they can live holy and pious lives and fulfil their ministry faithfully and fruitfully" (Christus Dominus, 16). The theme is vast and goes beyond the

404 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 scope of these brief reflections. I would merely recall that since the Council there have been numerous interventions of the Magisterium, culminating in the Post– Synodal Apostolic Exhortation "Pastores Dabo Vobis" and recent documents of the Congregation for the Clergy. Continuing theological formation, and the permanent spiritual growth of priests, are urgent pastoral priorities for every diocesan Bishop. As Successors of the Apostles, you are likewise called to have a solicitude for the mission "ad gentes", acknowledging your responsibility for the Gospel outside the boundaries of your own Dioceses and nation, and sharing your resources generously with others (cf. Ad Gentes, 38).

Moreover, worthy candidates for the priesthood need to be encouraged, selected and trained; trained above all to a life of prayer and of willing self– oblation in union with Christ the High Priest. While recognizing the importance of the duties entrusted to Seminary authorities, the Bishop remains "the first representative of Christ in seminary formation" (John Paul II, Pastores Dabo Vobis, 65), and this serious personal responsibility, while it needs to be shared, must never be completely delegated. I confirm you in all that you are doing to ensure that your Seminaries respond to the clear guidelines contained in the Post– Synodal Apostolic Exhortation "Pastores Dabo Vobis", which resulted from the 1990 Synod of Bishops.

5. There is no need for me to speak at length about the place which Religious Communities have in the life of the Church in Sri Lanka. I simply wish to invite you to exercise your ministry in their regard with all the love and concern of genuine Pastors of souls. Help Religious to preserve and develop their specific charism, which is God‘s gift to each particular Church in which they exercise their apostolate. Encourage them to be always outstanding in their example of fidelity to the evangelical counsels according to the mind of the Church, whose teaching and laws on the consecrated life can certainly never be a hindrance to the prophetic impulse which lies at the heart of every Religious vocation. In particular, I ask you to show fatherly concern and support for the manyReligious Sisters, dedicated women who live their motherhood in the Spirit through total self–giving love for Christ the Spouse, whom they meet especially in the sick, the handicapped, the abandoned, the young, the elderly, and, in general, people on the edges of society (cf. John Paul II,Mulieris Dignitatem, 21).

I would also invite you to continue to meet with the Conference of Major Superiors in a spirit of unbounded love for Christ‘s Church, in order to better coordinate the participation of Religious in the pastoral life of each Diocese and of the country as a whole, and to resolve matters of mutual concern.

6. The development of an ever more effective lay apostolate requires not only that priests and Religious work closely with the laity but also that they encourage and help them to assume fully their specific task of renewing the temporal order with the spirit of the Gospel. There is a need for continuing serious study of the teaching of the Second Vatican Council and the Post–Synodal Apostolic Exhortation "Christifideles Laici" in order to foster the leadership of the laity in the

405 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 spheres of business, education and civic life where they are present and competent. Likewise, every effort to teach and spread the Church‘s social doctrine should be encouraged, so that the laity will have the vision and knowledge needed to face the many moral and ethical questions raised by an increasingly complex and technologically–based society.

7. Your efforts to uphold spiritual values and to apply the light of the Gospel to issues affecting the life of your nation are an immense service to the whole of Sri Lankan society. In the face of the ethnic tensions and conflicts affecting your country and the threats to human dignity and rights, you have a duty to speak out and to encourage all men and women of good will to seek the triumph of justice, truth and harmony.

In your multi–religious society, interreligious dialogue remains an important commitment for the Church at every level. Continue to "build bridges" of understanding and cooperation with the followers of other religions, especially in order to promote respect for human life and concern for honesty and integrity in all areas of socio–economic and political life, as well as in working for the cause of peace and solidarity between individuals and social groups. In this way too, the Church will bear effective witness to the Kingdom of God and the truth of the Gospel.

8. Dear Brother Bishops: as the Church in Sri Lanka moves towards the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015 for the Sri Lankan businessmen and the next Philippine presidential and vice presidential election of 2016, go forward with full trust in God‘s Providence and build upon the pastoral achievements already attained. Support one another in fraternal solidarity and continue to work closely together in meeting your many pastoral challenges.

I will "thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all, making my prayer with joy, thankful for your partnership in the Gospel" (Phil. 1:3-5).

Commending you and your people to the protection and intercession of Mary, Mother of the Church, whom you love so dearly, I cordially impart my Apostolic Blessing as a pledge of joy and peace in Christ our Saviour.

Farewell Ceremony: Address of His Holiness, Pope Francis at Katunayake International Airport of Colombo on Monday, November 3.

On November 1, soon after grand mass at the Galle Face Green was concluded, the Pope was taken to the airport by a special squadron of Air Force helicopters from the Bampalapitiya police grounds. At the airport, the Prime Minister Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Jayaratne was present to bid farewell to the Pope.

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After a ceremonial guard of honour by the Sri Lanka Navy, the Pope walked towards the National carrier (then known as Air Lanka) that would take him on the next leg of his journey. Jeyanathan and his team of security men who were mainly Catholics accompanied the Holy Father in the final lap of their arduous but divine duty to the gangway of the aircraft.

―The aircraft moved slowly and took off into the skies. It was only after the aircraft became invisible in the white clouds did I breathe a sigh of relief. My team members were equipped with sophisticated weapons to tackle any sort of situation during the Papal visit. However, being the head of the team it would come as a surprise to know that I did not carry a single weapon with me apart from the rosary, which I always carry. From the very minute the Pope touched down on our soil I realised that I was accompanying an apostle who was safe in the hands of God," says Jeyanathan with reverence.

Madam Prime Minister, Dear Brother Bishops, Ladies and Gentlemen, 1. My visit to Sri Lanka has come to an end, and I say farewell with sentiments of deep gratitude to everyone who has taken part in the events of these last two days. I thank Her Excellency the President, and you Madam Prime Minister, the members of the Government, as well as my Brother Bishops, for all that you have done to make my pilgrimage possible. To all the people of Sri Lanka I express my heartfelt thanks for your great kindness and hospitality. As I return to Rome, I will carry with me unforgettable memories of your beautiful Island and its friendly sons and daughters.

I came to Sri Lanka above all to honour the deceased personalities in Sri Lanka, whom Catholics revere for his outstanding charity and his complete devotion to our Lord Jesus Christ and the message of the Gospel. Like a star shining in the Asian sky, this great spiritual guide teaches us many lessons about the goodness of the human person and the nobility of our destiny as human beings. Father Vaz loved Sri Lanka and its people. From his place in heaven may he continue to watch over this Nation and its citizens.

2. As I leave Asia I confirm my profound esteem for the strong religious sense which marks many Asian societies. I am fully convinced that the time is ripe in human history for the followers of the various religions to seek a new respect for one another. In a world that is increasingly interdependent, there is great need for dialogue and cooperation among believers in order to build the future of the human family on the solid ground of respect for each person‘s inalienable dignity, equal justice for all, tolerance and solidarity in human relations. All men and women of good will must work together to advance just such a civilization, recognizing the link between genuine democracy, respect for human rights and development. It is my ardent hope that Sri Lanka will continue to pursue this path, which surely is the one most in accord with its history and the genius of its people.

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3. I appeal to all Sri Lankans, in the name of our common humanity, to work for reconciliation and harmony. I encourage the Government and all other parties involved to persevere in negotiating a just end to the conflict which has marred Sri Lankan life in recent years, to create the conditions for the return of refugees to their homes, and to continue resolutely in their efforts to promote the integral development of Sri Lankan society.

4. We Christians have recently celebrated the great Feast of Christmas, the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is the time when we repeat the angels‘ hymn: ―Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased!" (Lk. 2:14). Peace is in fact a divine gift, but it is also a task, a challenge, a moral responsibility of the men and women of our time. It has always to be forged step by step. My parting wish for all Sri Lankans is that, like your Manel flower which, no matter its surroundings, opens up and blooms into its full glory in the light of the sun, true good and true peace will blossom on this beautiful Island because they flourish in the heart of each and every one of you.

God bless Sri Lanka! May peace be his gift to you!

The Pope left Sri Lanka for Rome, Italy at 1:25 A.M., November 3 (Sri Lanka Time).

Location Local time Time UTC offset zone

Colombo (Sri Lanka) Tuesday, 4 November 2014, IST UTC+5:30 01:25:00 hours

Manila (Philippines) Tuesday, 4 November 2014, PHT UTC+8 hours 03:55:00 UTC (Time Zone) Monday, 3 November 2014, UTC 19:55:00

New York (U.S.A. - New Monday, 3 November 2014, EST UTC-5 hours York) 14:55:00

Rome (Italy) Monday, 3 November 2014, CET UTC+1 hour 20:55:00

PRESS CONFERENCE OF POPE FRANCIS DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT Papal Flight, Monday, November 3, 2014

Father Lombardi: Now, my friends, we are delighted to have the Holy Father, Pope Francis, with us on this return flight. He has been good enough to allow plenty of time to review the visit with us and to respond in complete freedom to your questions. I shall ask him to give us a brief introduction and then we will begin with the list of those who have asked to speak, and we will take them from different national groups

408 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 and language groups. So, over to you, you‘re Holiness, for your words of introduction. Pope Francis: Good evening, and thank you very much. I am pleased. It has been a good journey, spiritually it has done me good. I am quite tired, but my heart is joyful, and I am well, really well: this has done me good spiritually. Meeting people does me good, because the Lord works in each one of us, he works in our hearts, and the Lord‘s riches are so great that we can always receive many wonderful things from others. And this does me good. So that is my first reflection. Then, I would say that the goodness, the hearts of the Asian people, is big, really big. They are a very lovable people, a people who like to celebrate, who even amid suffering always find a path to seek out the good somewhere. And this is good: they are lively people, and they have suffered greatly! The liveliness of the Filipinos is contagious, it really is! And these people have big hearts. Then, I would say of the organizers, both at our end and those at the Filipinoend, well! I felt as if I was sitting in front of a computer, an incarnate computer ... no, really! Everything was timed so well, wasn‘t it? It was wonderful. Then, we had problems with the plans for security: security here, security there; there wasn‘t a single accident in the whole of Manila during these days, and everything was spontaneous. With less security, I could have been with the people, I could have embraced them, greeted them, without armoured cars ... there is security in trusting a people. It is true that there is always the danger of some mad person .. the danger that some mad person will do something, but then there is the Lord! But to make an armed space between the bishop and the people is madness, and I prefer the other madness: away with it! And run the risk of the other madness! I prefer this madness: away with it! Closeness is good for us all. Then, the organization of JILCW, not any particular aspect, but overall: the artistic element, the religious element, the catechetical element, the liturgical element .. it was all wonderful! They have the capacity to express themselves in art. Yesterday, for example, they did really lovely things, really lovely! Then, Aparecida: Aparecida for me was a powerful religious experience. I remember the Fifth Conference, I went there to pray, to pray. I wanted to go alone, somewhat hidden, but there was an impressive crowd! But it is not possible, as I knew before I arrived. And we prayed. I don‘t know ... one thing ... but on your part as well, your work, they tell me – I didn‘t read the newspapers during these days, I didn‘t have time, I didn‘t see the television, nothing – but they tell me that good work was done, really good work. Thank you, thank you for your collaboration, thank you for doing all this. Then the number, the number of people. Today – I can hardly believe it – but today, the Governor spoke of three million. I cannot believe it. But from the altar – it‘s true! I don‘t know whether you, or some of you, were at the altar. From the altar, at the end of Mass, the whole beach was full, as far as the curve; more than four kilometres. There were so many young people. And they say, Archbishop Tempesta said, they came from 178 countries: 200! The Vice-President gave me the same figure, so it‘s certain. It is important! Amazing! Father Lombardi:

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Thank you. Now we invite Juan de Lara to speak first, from Efe, he is Spanish, and it is the last journey he will make with us. So we are pleased to give him this opportunity. Juan de Lara: Your Holiness, good evening. On behalf of all our colleagues, we want to thank you for these days that you have given us in Rio de Janeiro, for the work that you have done and the effort you have made. And also, on behalf of all the Spanish journalists, we want to thank you for your prayers for the victims of the train accident in Santiago de Compostela. Thank you very much indeed. The first question does not have much to do with the journey, but we take the opportunity that this occasion gives us, and I would like to ask you: Your Holiness, in these four months of pontificate, we see that you have created various commissions to reform the Curia. I want to ask you: what kind of reform do you have in mind, do you foresee the possibility of suppressing the IOR, the so-called Vatican Bank? Thank you. Pope Francis: The steps I have taken during these four and a half months come from two sources: the content of what had to be done, all of it, comes from the General Congregations of the Cardinals. There were certain things that we Cardinals asked of the one who was to be the new Pope. I remember that I asked for many things, thinking that it would be someone else... We asked, for example, for the Commission of eight Cardinals, we know that it is important to have an outside body of consultors, not the consultation bodies that already exist, but one on the outside. This is entirely in keeping – here I am making a mental abstraction, but it‘s the way I try to explain it – in keeping with the maturing of the relationship between synodality and primacy. In other words, having these eight Cardinals will favour synodality, they will help the various episcopates of the world to express themselves in the very government of the Church. There were many proposals made that have yet to be implemented, such as the reform of the Secretariat of the Synod and its methodology; the Post-Synodal commission, which would have a permanent consultative character; the consistories of Cardinals with less formal agendas, canonization, for example, but also other items, etc. So the source of the content is to be found there! The second source has to do with present circumstances. I admit that it was no great effort for me, during the first month of the pontificate, to organize the Commission of the eight Cardinals, which is an initial step. The financial part I was planning to address next year, because it is not the most important thing that needed to be done. But the agenda changed on account of circumstances that you know about, that are in the public domain. Problems arose that had to be dealt with. The first is the problem of the IOR, that is to say, how to manage it, how to conceptualize it, how to reformulate it, how to put right what needs to be put right, hence the first Commission of Reference, as it is called. You are familiar with the chirograph, what the aims are, who the members are, etc. Then we had the meeting of the Commission of 15 Cardinals who follow the economic affairs of the Holy See. They come from all over the world. And then, while we were preparing for this meeting, we saw the need to make a single Commission of Reference for the whole economy of the Holy See. That is to say, the economic problem was not

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on the agenda when it had to be addressed, but these things happen when you‘re in governance: you try to go in one direction, but then someone throws you a ball from another direction, and you have to bat it back. Isn‘t that the way it is? So, life is like that, but this too is part of the wonder of life. I repeat the question that you asked me about the IOR, excuse me, I‘m speaking Spanish. Excuse me, the answer came to me in Spanish. Returning to the question you asked about the IOR, I don‘t know how the IOR will end up. Some say perhaps it would be better as a bank, others say it should be an aid fund, others say it should be shut down. Well! That‘s what people are saying. I don‘t know. I trust the work done by the IOR personnel, who are working on this, and the Commission personnel too. The President of the IOR is staying, the same one as before, whereas the Director and Vice-Director have resigned. But I don‘t know how all this is going to end up, and that‘s fine, because we keep looking and we will come up with something. We are human in all this. We must find the best solution, no doubt about that. But the hallmarks of the IOR – whether it be a bank, an aid fund, or whatever else – have to be transparency and honesty, they have to be. Thank you. Father Lombardi: Many thanks, Your Holiness. So, now we move on to a person from the representatives of the Italian group, and we have someone you know well: Andrea Tornielli, who is going to ask you a question on behalf of the Italian group. Andrea Tornielli: Holy Father, I want to ask something perhaps a little indiscreet: there was a photograph that went all over the world when we set off, of you climbing the steps of the aeroplane carrying a black brief-case, and there have been articles all over the world commenting on this new departure. Yes, about the Pope climbing the steps – let‘s say it had never happened before that the Pope should climb on board with his own hand-luggage. So, there have been various suggestions about what the black bag contained. So my questions are these: firstly, why was it you carrying the black bag, and not one of your entourage, and secondly, could you tell us what was in it? Thank you. Pope Francis: It wasn‘t the key for the atom bomb! Well! I was carrying it because that‘s what I‘ve always done. When I travel, I carry it. And inside, what was there? There was a razor, a breviary, an appointment book, a book to read, I brought one about Saint Thérèse, to whom I have a devotion. I have always taken a bag with me when travelling – it‘s normal. But we must be normal ... I don‘t know ... what you say is a bit strange for me, that the photograph went all over the world. But we must get used to being normal. The normality of life. I don‘t know, Andrea, whether I have answered your question. Father Lombardi: Now we will invite a representative of the Portuguese language to speak, Aura Miguel, who is from Radio Renascença: Aura Miguel:

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Your Holiness, I want to ask why you ask so insistently that people pray for you? It isn‘t normal, we‘re not used to hearing a Pope ask so often that people pray for him... Pope Francis: I have always asked this. When I was a priest, I asked it, but less frequently. I began to ask with greater frequency while I was working as a bishop, because I sense that if the Lord does not help in this work of assisting the People of God to go forward, it can‘t be done. I am truly conscious of my many limitations, with so many problems, and I a sinner – as you know! – and I have to ask for this. But it comes from within! I ask Our Lady too to pray to the Lord for me. It is a habit, but a habit that comes from my heart and also a real need in terms of my work. I feel I have to ask ... I don‘t know, that‘s the way it is ... Father Lombardi: Now we pass to the English language group, and we invite our colleague Mr Pullella from Reuters, here in front, to speak. Philip Pullella: Your Holiness, thank you, on behalf of the English group, for making yourself available. Our colleague de Lara has already put the question that we wanted to ask, so I will continue just a little further along the same lines: When you were seeking to make these changes, I remember you said to the group from Latin America that there are many saints working in the Vatican, but also people who are rather less saintly, didn‘t you? Have you encountered resistance to your wish to change things in the Vatican? Have you met with resistance? The second question is this: you live in a very austere manner; you have remained at Santa Marta, and so on... Would you like your collaborators, including the Cardinals, to follow this example, and perhaps to live in community, or is this something for you alone? Pope Francis: The changes ... the changes also come from two sources: what we Cardinals asked for, and what has to do with my own personality. You mentioned the fact that I remained at Santa Marta. But I could not live alone in the Palace, and it is not luxurious. The Papal apartment is not particularly luxurious! It is a fair size, but it is not luxurious. But I cannot live alone or with just a few people! I need people, I need to meet people, to talk to people. And that‘s why when the children from the Jesuit schools asked me: ―Why did you do that? For austerity, for poverty?‖ No, it was for psychological reasons, simply, because psychologically I can‘t do otherwise. Everyone has to lead his own life, everyone has his own way of living and being. The Cardinals who work in the Curia do not live wealthy, opulent lives: they live in small apartments, they are austere, and they really are, austere. The ones I know, the apartments that APSA provides for the Cardinals. Then it seems to me that there is something else I wanted to say. Everyone has to live as the Lord asks him to live. But austerity – general austerity – I think it is necessary for all of us who work in the service of the Church. There are many shades of austerity… everyone must seek his own path. With regard to the saints, it‘s true, there are saints: cardinals, priests, bishops, sisters, and laypersons; people who pray people who work hard and who also help the poor, in hidden ways. I know of some who take trouble to give food to the poor, and then, in their free time,

412 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 go to minister in this or that church. They are priests. There are saints in the Curia. And there are some who are not so saintly, and these are the ones you tend to hear about. You know that one tree falling makes more noise than a whole forest growing. And it pains me when these things happen. But there are some who create scandal, some. We have this Monsignor in prison; I think he is still in prison. He didn‘t exactly go to prison because he was like Blessed Imelda, he was no saint. These are scandals, and they do harm. One thing – I‘ve never said this before, but I have come to realize it – I think that the Curia has fallen somewhat from the level it once had, in the days of the old curialists ... the profile of the old curialist, faithful, doing his work. We need these people. I think ... there are some, but not as many as there once were. The profile of the old curialist: I would say that. We need more of them. Do I encounter resistance! Well! If there is resistance, I haven‘t seen it yet. It‘s true that I haven‘t done much, but I would say that I have found help, and I have found loyal people. For example, I like it when people say to me: ―I don‘t agree‖ and I have found this. ―But I don‘t see that, I disagree: that‘s what I think, you do as you wish.‖ This is a real collaborator. And I have found people like this in the Curia. And this is good. But when there are those who say: ―Oh, how wonderful, how wonderful, how wonderful‖, and then they say the opposite somewhere else... I have yet to come across this. Maybe it happens, maybe there are some like this, but I‘m not aware of them.. Resistance: in four months, you won‘t find that much. Father Lombardi: Well, now we pass to a Brazilian lady, as seems only right. So here is Patricia Zorzan, and perhaps Mr Izoard could come forward, so that we can have a French speaker next. Patricia Zorzan: Speaking on behalf of the Brazilians: society has changed, young people have changed, and in Brazil we have seen a great many young people. You did not speak about abortion, about same-sex marriage. In Brazil a law has been approved which widens the right to abortion and permits marriage between people of the same sex. Why did you not speak about this? Pope Francis: The Church has already spoken quite clearly on this. It was unnecessary to return to it, just as I didn‘t speak about cheating, lying, or other matters on which the Church has a clear teaching! Patricia Zorzan: But the young are interested in this ... Pope Francis: Yes, though it wasn‘t necessary to speak of it, but rather of the positive things that open up the path to young people. Isn‘t that right! Besides, young people know perfectly well what the Church‘s position is. Patricia Zorzan: What is Your Holiness‘ position, if we may ask? Pope Francis: The position of the Church. I am a son of the Church. Father Lombardi:

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Well, now let‘s return to the Spanish group, Dario Menor Torres ..., oh, excuse me, Mr Izoard, whom we have already called forward, so that we have someone from the French group – and then Dario Menor. Antonie-Marie Izoard: Greetings, Your Holiness, on behalf of my francophone colleagues on board – there are nine of us on this flight – for a Pope who does not want to give interviews, we are truly grateful to you. Ever since 13 March, you have presented yourself as the Bishop of Rome, with great, very great insistence. So, we would like to understand the deep significance of this insistence, whether perhaps, rather than collegiality, we are perhaps speaking about ecumenism, perhaps of your being the primus inter pares of the Church? Thank you. Pope Francis: Yes, in this, we must not go beyond what is said. The Pope is a bishop, the Bishop of Rome, and because he is the Bishop of Rome he is the Successor of Peter, Vicar of Christ. There are other titles, but the first title is ―Bishop of Rome‖ and everything follows from that. To say, to think that this means being primus inter pares, no, that does not follow. It is simply the Pope‘s first title: Bishop of Rome. But there are others too ... I think you said something about ecumenism. I think this actually helps ecumenism. But only this ... Father Lombardi: Now Dario Menor from La Razón, from Spain: Dario Menor Torres: A question about how you feel. A week ago you mentioned that a child had asked you how it felt, whether someone could imagine being Pope and whether anyone would want to be Pope. You said that people would have to be mad to want that. After your first experience among a great multitude of people, such as you found during these days in Rio, can you tell us how it feels to be Pope, whether it is very hard, whether you are happy to be Pope, whether in some way your faith has grown, or whether, on the contrary, you have had some doubts. Thank you. Pope Francis: To do the work of a bishop is a wonderful thing, it is wonderful. The problem arises when someone seeks that work: this is not so good, this is not from the Lord. But when the Lord calls a priest to become a bishop, this is good. There is always the danger of thinking oneself a little superior to others, not like others, something of a prince. There are dangers and sins. But the work of a bishop is wonderful: it is to help one‘s brothers and sisters to move forward. The bishop ahead of the faithful, to mark out the path; the bishop in the midst of the faithful, to foster communion; and the bishop behind the faithful, because the faithful can often sniff out the path. The bishop must be like that. You asked me whether I like it. Yes, I like being a bishop, I like it. In Buenos Aires I was very happy, very happy! I was happy, it‘s true. The Lord helped me in that. But as a priest I was happy, and as a bishop I was happy. In this sense I say: I like it! Question from the floor: And as Pope? Pope Francis:

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Likewise, likewise! When the Lord puts you there, if you do what the Lord wants, you are happy. This is my feeling, this is how I feel. Father Lombardi: Now another from the Italian group: Salvatore Mazza from ―Avvenire‖. Salvatore Mazza: I cannot even stand up. Excuse me, I cannot even stand up, for all the wires I have under my feet. We have seen during these days, we have seen you full of energy, even late in the evening. We are watching you now on board the aircraft which is tilting from side to side, and you are calmly standing there, without a moment‘s hesitation. We would like to ask you: there is talk of future journeys. There is much talk of Asia, Jerusalem, Argentina. Do you already have a more or less definite schedule for next year, or is everything still to be decided? Pope Francis: Definite, nothing is definite. But I can say something of what is being planned. One thing that is definite – excuse me – is 22 September in Cagliari. Then, 4 October in Assisi. I have it in mind, within Italy, to go and visit my relatives for a day: to fly there one morning and to return the next morning, because, bless them, they call me and we have a good relationship. But only for one day. Outside Italy: Patriarch Bartholomaios I wants to have a meeting to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the meeting between Athenagoras and Paul VI in Jerusalem. The Israeli Government has also issued a special invitation to go to Jerusalem. I think the Government of the Palestinian Authority has done the same. This is what is in the pipeline: it is not quite clear whether I‘m going or not going ... Then, in Latin America, I don‘t think there is a possibility of returning, because the Latin American Pope, his first journey is to Latin America! Enough! We must wait a little now! I think I could go to Asia, but this is all up in the air. I have been invited to go to Sri Lanka and also to the Philippines. But I must go to Asia. Because Pope Benedict did not have time to go to Asia, and it is important. He went to Australia and then to Europe and America, but Asia... Going to Argentina: at the moment I think this can wait a little, because all these journeys have a certain priority. I wanted to go to Istanbul on 30 September, to visit Bartholomaios I, but it is not possible, it is not possible because of my schedule. If we meet, it will be in Jerusalem. Question from the floor: Fatima? Pope Francis: Fatima, there is also an invitation to Fatima, it‘s true, it‘s true. There is an invitation to go to Fatima. Question from the floor: 30 September or 30 November? Pope Francis: November, November: Saint Andrew. Father Lombardi: Good. Well, now we move to the United States, and we invite Ada Messia from CNN to ask you a question: Ada Messia:

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Greetings. You are coping better than I ... No, no, no, it‘s all right, it‘s all right. My question is this: when you met the young people from Argentina, maybe with tongue in cheek, maybe seriously, you told them that you too, at times, feel penned in. We would like to know what exactly you were referring to ... Pope Francis: You know how often I‘ve wanted to go walking through the streets of Rome, because, in Buenos Aires, I liked to go for a walk in the city, I really liked to do that! In this sense, I feel a little penned in. But I have to say one thing and that is that these fellows from the Vatican Gendarmerie are so good, they are really, really good, and I am grateful to them. Now they‘re letting me do a few more things! I think… their job is to maintain security. So, penned in in that sense. I‘d like to go out walking but I understand that it isn‘t possible: I understand. That was what I meant. Because I used to be – as we say in Buenos Aires – a callejero, a street priest… Father Lombardi: And now we call on another Brazilian: it is Marcio Campos, and I also ask Mr Guénois to come up for the next question, for the French. Pope Francis: I was asking what time it is, because they have to serve supper, but are you all hungry? Background: No, no… Marcio Campos: Holy Father, I want to say that whenever you miss Brazil, the joyful Brazilian people, hold onto the flag that I gave you. I would also like to thank my colleagues at the daily newspapers Folha de São Paulo, Estado, Globo and Veja for being able to represent them in this question. Holy Father, it is difficult to accompany a Pope, very difficult. We are all tired, you are going strong and we are exhausted… In Brazil, the Catholic Church has lost a number of the faithful in these recent years. Is the Charismatic Renewal movement one possible way for ensuring that the faithful do not go to the Pentecostal Church or other pentecostal churches? Many thanks for your presence and many thanks for being with us. Pope Francis: It is very true what you are saying about the fall in numbers of the faithful: it is true, it is true. The statistics are there. We spoke with the Brazilian bishops about the problem at a meeting held yesterday. You asked about the Charismatic Renewal movement. I‘ll tell you one thing. Back at the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s, I had no time for them. Once, speaking about them, I said: ―These people confuse a liturgical celebration with samba lessons!‖ I actually said that. Now I regret it. I learned. It is also true that the movement, with good leaders, has made great progress. Now I think that this movement does much good for the Church, overall. In Buenos Aires, I met frequently with them and once a year I celebrated a Mass with all of them in the Cathedral. I have always supported them, after I was converted, after I saw the good they were doing. Because at this time in the Church – and here I‘ll make my answer a little more general – I believe that the movements are necessary. The movements are

416 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 a grace of the Spirit. ―But how can you control a movement which is so free?‖ The Church is free, too! The Holy Spirit does what he wants. He is the one who creates harmony, but I do believe that the movements are a grace, those movements which have the spirit of the Church. Consequently I don‘t think that the Charismatic Renewal movement merely prevents some people from passing over to pentecostal denominations. No! It is also a service to the Church herself! It renews us. Everyone seeks his own movement, according to his own charism, where the Holy Spirit draws him or her. Question in the background: Pope Francis: Yo estoy cansado. I am tired. Father Lombardi: So, Mr Guénois from Le Figaro, for the French group. Jean-Marie Guénois: Holy Father, one question, with my colleague from La Croix: You have said that without women, the Church grows barren. What concrete measures will you take? For example, the diaconate for women or a woman as a head of dicastery? Also, a little technical question: you said you were tired. Have special arrangements been made for the return flight? Thank you, Your Holiness. Pope Francis: Let‘s begin with the last question. This plane doesn‘t have any special arrangements. I am up front, I have a nice seat, a normal one, the same as everyone else has. I had them write a letter and make a phone call to say that I did not want special arrangements on the plane: is that clear? Second, about women. A Church without women is like the college of the Apostles without Mary. The role of women in the Church is not simply that of maternity, being mothers, but much greater: it is precisely to be the icon of the Virgin, of Our Lady; what helps make the Church grow! But think about it, Our Lady is more important than the Apostles! She is more important! The Church is feminine. She is Church, she is bride, she is mother. But women, in the Church, must not only… I don‘t know how to say this in Italian… the role of women in the Church must not be limited to being mothers, workers, a limited role… No! It is something else! But the Popes.. Paul VI wrote beautifully of women, but I believe that we have much more to do in making explicit this role and charism of women. We can‘t imagine a Church without women, but women active in the Church, with the distinctive role that they play. I think of an example which has nothing to do with the Church, but is an historical example: in Latin America, Paraguay. For me, the women of Paraguay are the most glorious women in Latin America. Are you paraguayo? After the war, there were eight women for every man, and these women made a rather difficult decision: the decision to bear children in order to save their country, their culture, their faith, and their language. In the Church, this is how we should think of women: taking risky decisions, yet as women. This needs to be better explained. I believe that we have not yet come up with a profound theology of womanhood, in the Church. All we say is: they can do this, they can do that, now they are altar servers, now they do the readings, they are in charge of Caritas (Catholic charities). But there is more! We need to develop a profound theology of womanhood. That is what I think.

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Father Lombardi: For the Spanish group, now, we have Pablo Ordas, from El País: Pablo Ordas: We would like to know about your working relationship, not just your relationship of friendship but that of collaboration, with Benedict XVI. There has never been a situation like this before, and whether you are frequently in contact and if he is helping you in this work. Many thanks. Pope Francis: I think that the last time that there were two Popes, or three Popes, they weren‘t speaking to one another; they were fighting to see which was the true Pope. We ended up with three Popes during the Western Schism. There is one thing that describes my relationship with Benedict: I have such great affection for him. I have always loved him. For me he is a man of God, a humble man, a man of prayer. I was so happy when he was elected Pope. Also, when he resigned, for me it was an example of greatness. A great man. Only a great man does this! A man of God and a man of prayer. Now he is living in the Vatican, and there are those who tell me: ―How can this be? Two Popes in the Vatican! Doesn‘t he get in your way? Isn‘t he plotting against you?‖ All these sorts of things, no? I have found a good answer for this: ―It‘s like having your grandfather in the house‖, a wise grandfather. When families have a grandfather at home, he is venerated, he is loved, he is listened to. Pope Benedict is a man of great prudence. He doesn‘t interfere! I have often told him so: ―Holiness, receive guests, lead your own life, come along with us‖. He did come for the unveiling and blessing of the statue of Saint Michael. So, that phrase says it all. For me it‘s like having a grandfather at home: my own father. If I have a difficulty, or something I don‘t understand, I can call him on the phone: ―Tell me, can I do this?‖ When I went to talk with him about that big problem, Vatileaks, he told me everything with great simplicity … to be helpful. There is something I don‘t know whether you are aware of – I believe you are, but I‘m not certain – when he spoke to us in his farewell address, on 28 February, he said: ―In your midst is the next Pope: I promise him obedience‖. He is a great man; this is a great man! Father Lombardi: Now it is the turn of a Brazilian once again; Ana Fereira; and then Gianguido Vecchi for the Italians. Ana Fereira: Good evening, Holy Father. Thanks. I would like to say any number of ―thanks‖. Thanks for having brought so much joy to Brazil, and thanks also for responding to our questions. We journalists really like to ask questions. I would like to know, since yesterday you spoke to the Brazilian bishops about the participation of women in our Church... I would like to understand better, what this participation of us women in the Church would be like. Also, what do you think of women‘s ordination? What should our position in the Church be like? Pope Francis: I would like to explain a bit more what I said about women‘s participation in the Church. It can‘t just be about their acting as altar servers, heads of Caritas, catechists… No! They have to be more, profoundly more, even mystically more,

418 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 along with everything I said about the theology of womanhood. And, as far as women‘s ordination is concerned, the Church has spoken and said: ―No‖. John Paul II said it, but with a definitive formulation. That door is closed, but on this issue I want to tell you something. I have said it, but I repeat it. Our Lady, Mary, was more important than the Apostles, than bishops and deacons and priests. Women, in the Church, are more important than bishops and priests; how, this is something we have to try to explain better, because I believe that we lack a theological explanation of this. Thank you. Father Lombardi: Gianguido Vecchi, from Corriere della Sera: then I would ask Mrs Pigozzi and Nicole to come forward. Gianguido Vecchi: Holy Father, during this visit too, you have frequently spoken of mercy. With regard to the reception of the sacraments by the divorced and remarried, is there the possibility of a change in the Church‘s discipline? That these sacraments might be an opportunity to bring these people closer, rather than a barrier dividing them from the other faithful? Pope Francis: This is an issue which frequently comes up. Mercy is something much larger than the one case you raised. I believe that this is the season of mercy. This new era we have entered, and the many problems in the Church – like the poor witness given by some priests, problems of corruption in the Church, the problem of clericalism for example – have left so many people hurt, left so much hurt. The Church is a mother: she has to go out to heal those who are hurting, with mercy. If the Lord never tires of forgiving, we have no other choice than this: first of all, to care for those who are hurting. The Church is a mother, and she must travel this path of mercy. And find a form of mercy for all. When the prodigal son returned home, I don‘t think his father told him: ―You, sit down and listen: what did you do with the money?‖ No! He celebrated! Then, perhaps, when the son was ready to speak, he spoke. The Church has to do this, when there is someone… not only wait for them, but go out and find them! That is what mercy is. And I believe that this is a kairos: this time is a kairos of mercy. But John Paul II had the first intuition of this, when he began with Faustina Kowalska, the Divine Mercy… He had something, he had intuited that this was a need in our time. With reference to the issue of giving communion to persons in a second union (because those who are divorced can receive communion, there is no problem, but when they are in a second union, they can‘t…), I believe that we need to look at this within the larger context of the entire pastoral care of marriage. And so it is a problem. But also – a parenthesis – the Orthodox have a different practice. They follow the theology of what they calloikonomia, and they give a second chance, they allow it. But I believe that this problem – and here I close the parenthesis – must be studied within the context of the pastoral care of marriage. And so, two things: first, one of the themes to be examined with the eight members of the Council of Cardinals with whom I will meet on 1-3 October is how to move forward in the pastoral care of marriage, and this problem will come up there. And a second thing: two weeks ago the Secretary of the Synod of Bishops met with me about the theme of the next Synod. It was an anthropological theme,

419 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 but talking it over, going back and forth, we saw this anthropological theme: how does the faith help with one‘s personal life-project, but in the family, and so pointing towards the pastoral care of marriage. We are moving towards a somewhat deeper pastoral care of marriage. And this is a problem for everyone, because there are so many of them, no? For example, I will only mention one: Cardinal Quarracino, my predecessor, used to say that as far as he was concerned, half of all marriages are null. But why did he say this? Because people get married lacking maturity, they get married without realizing that it is a life-long commitment, they get married because society tells them they have to get married. And this is where the pastoral care of marriage also comes in. And then there is the legal problem of matrimonial nullity, this has to be reviewed, because ecclesiastical tribunals are not sufficient for this. It is complex, the problem of the pastoral care of marriage. Thank you. Father Lombardi: Thank you. And now we have Mrs Pigozzi, from Paris Match, also from the French group… Carolina Pigozzi: Good evening, Holy Father. I would like to know if, now that you are the Pope, you still feel that you are a Jesuit… Pope Francis: That is a theological question, because Jesuits make a vow of obedience to the Pope. But if the Pope is a Jesuit, perhaps he has to make a vow of obedience to the General of the Jesuits! I don‘t know how to resolve this … I feel a Jesuit in my spirituality; in the spirituality of the Exercises, the spirituality deep in my heart. I feel this so deeply that in three days I will go to celebrate with the Jesuits the feast of Saint Ignatius: I will say the morning Mass. I have not changed my spirituality, no. Francis, Franciscan, no. I feel a Jesuit and I think as a Jesuit. I don‘t mean that hypocritically, but I think as a Jesuit. Thank you. Father Lombardi: If you can hold out, there are still some questions. Now, Nicole Winfield, from the Associated Press, and there are … I had a list and actually I thought you had things planned among yourselves… Anyway, Elisabetta, get in line too, sorry. Nicole Winfield: Your Holiness, thank you once again for coming ―among the lions‖. Your Holiness, in the fourth month of your pontificate, I wanted to ask you to make a little tally. Can you tell us what is the best thing about being Pope, an anecdote, and what is the worst, and what is the thing that has most surprised you in this period? Pope Francis: I don‘t know how to answer that, really. Big things, major things, there just haven‘t been any. Beautiful things, yes; for example, my meeting with the Italian bishops was very good, very good. As Bishop of the capital of Italy, I felt at home with them. And that was good, but I don‘t know if it was the best. Also a painful thing, one which really touched my heart, the visit to Lampedusa. It was enough to make you weep, it did me good. When these boats arrive, they leave them several miles out from the coastline and they must come ashore alone, on a boat. And this pains me because I think that these people are victims of a world- wide socio-economic system. But the worst thing that happened – excuse me –

420 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 was an attack of sciatica – really! – that I had the first month, because I was sitting in an armchair to do interviews and it hurt. Sciatica is very painful, very painful! I don't wish it on anyone! But these things: talking with people; the meeting with seminarians and religious was quite beautiful, it was really beautiful. Also, the meeting with the students of Jesuit schools was very beautiful… good things. Question: What surprised you most? Pope Francis: People, people, the good people I found. I found many good people in the Vatican. I was wondering what I could say, but that is true. I am being fair in saying this: so many good people. So many good people, so many good people, but good, good, good! Father Lombardi: Elisabetta, someone that you know, and also Sergio Rubini, come forward, and so now we have the Argentinians. Elisabetta Piqué Pope Francis, first of all, on behalf of the fifty thousand Argentinians whom I met and who told me, ―You will be travelling with the Pope, so please tell him that he was fantastic, stupendous; ask him when he will come‖. But you already said you wouldn‘t be going .... therefore, I would like to ask you a more difficult question. Were you afraid when you saw the Vatileaks report? Pope Francis No! I will tell you a story about the Vatileaks report. When I met with Pope Benedict, after we had prayed in the Chapel, we were in his study and I saw a large box and envelope. Excuse me . . . Benedict said to me; ―In this big box are all the statements, all that the witnesses said, everything is there. But the summary and the final judgment are in this envelope. And it says here . . .‖ He had it all in his head! What intelligence! Everything memorized, everything! But no, it didn‘t frighten me, no. No, no. Though it is a big problem. But it didn‘t frighten me. Sergio Rubín Your Holiness, two things. The first is this: you insisted a great deal on stemming the loss of the faithful. In Brazil, you were very strong. Do you hope that this trip will contribute to people returning to the Church, to them feeling closer to the Church? And second, more informally: you loved Argentina and held Buenos Aires in your heart. The Argentinians are asking if you miss Buenos Aires a lot, riding on the bus, walking through the streets? Many thanks. Pope Francis I believe that a Papal trip always helps. I believe it will do Brazil good, not just because the Pope was present, but because of what happened during WYD, how the youth mobilized themselves and these young people will do great good, and maybe they will be able to help the Church a great deal. But these faithful who have left the Church, many are not happy because they know they belong to the Church. I think that this will be very positive, not only for the trip, but above all for the event. WYD was a marvellous event. And yes, at times I do miss Buenos Aires and I feel it. But I am serene about it. But I believe that you,

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Sergio, know me better than all the others and you are able to answer this question, with the book that you wrote! Padre Lombardi Now we have the Russian reporter and then there is Valentina, our senior reporter, who would like to be last. Alexey Bukalov Good evening, Holy Father. Holy Father, returning to ecumenism: today, the Orthodox are celebrating one thousand and twenty-five years of Christianity, and there are great festivities in many capital cities. If you would comment on this, I would be grateful. Thank you. Pope Francis In the Orthodox Churches, they have retained that pristine liturgy, which is so beautiful. We have lost some of the sense of adoration. The Orthodox preserved it; they praise God, they adore God, they sing, time does not matter. God is at the centre, and I would like to say, as you ask me this question, that this is a richness. Once, speaking of the Western Church, of Western Europe, especially the older Church, they said this phrase to me: Lux ex oriente, ex occidente luxus. Consumerism, comfort, they have done such harm. Instead, you retain this beauty of God in the centre, the reference point. When reading Dostoevsky – I believe that for all of us he is an author that we must read and reread due to his wisdom – one senses what the Russian soul is, what the eastern soul is. It is something that does us much good. We need this renewal, this fresh air from the East, this light from the East. John Paul II wrote about this in his Letter. But many times the luxus of the West makes us lose this horizon. I don‘t know, but these are the thoughts that come to me. Thank you. Father Lombardi And now we close with Valentina who, having been first during the trip to Rio de Janiero, will be the last for the return trip to Rome. Valentina Alazraki Your Holiness, thank you for keeping your promise to respond to our questions on this return trip… Pope Francis I have made you late for dinner… Valentina Alazraki It doesn‘t matter ... The question for all is: when are you going to visit Guadalupe? ... But this is the question of the Mexicans ... Mine would be: you will canonize recently the two great Popes, John XXIII and John Paul II. I would like to know what is – according to you – the model of holiness that emerges from them both and what is the impact that these Popes have had on the Church and on you? Pope Francis John XXIII is a bit like the figure of the country priest, the priest who loves all the faithful, who knows how to care for the faithful and this he did as a Bishop, and as a Nuncio. How many baptismal certificates did he forge in Turkey to help the Jews! He was courageous, a good country priest, with a great sense of humour, and great holiness. When he was Nuncio, some did not support him in the Vatican, and when he would arrive in Rome to deliver something or to ask a

422 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 question, certain offices would make him wait. But he never complained: he would pray the Rosary, say the breviary. He was meek and humble, and he always concerned himself with the poor. When Cardinal Casaroli returned from a mission – I believe it was from Hungary or from what was then Czechoslovakia, I don‘t remember which, though – the Cardinal went to Pope John to tell him how the mission went, in that epoch of the diplomacy of ―small steps‖. And the Pope and Cardinal Casaroli met – twenty days later Pope John XXIII would be dead – and as the Cardinal was leaving, the Pope stopped him: ―Your Eminence – no, he wasn‘t yet a Cardinal – Your Excellency, a question: are you still going to see those young people?‖ He asked because Cardinal Casaroli had been going to the juvenile prison in Casal del Marmo and visiting with the young people. And Cardinal Casaroli said: ―Yes, yes!‖ ―Never abandon them.‖ This to a diplomat, who was returning from a diplomatic mission, a very important trip, that John XXIII said: ―Never abandon the young‖. How great he was, how great! Then, he was also a man of the Council: he was a man docile to the voice of God, which came to him through the Holy Spirit, and he was docile to the Spirit. Pius XII was thinking of calling the Council, but the circumstances weren‘t right. I believe that John XXIII didn‘t think about the circumstances: he felt and acted. He was a man who let the Lord guide him. Regarding John Paul II, I would say he was ―the great missionary of the Church‖: he was a missionary, a man who carried the Gospel everywhere, as you know better than I. How many trips did he make? But he went! He felt this fire of carrying forth the Word of the Lord. He was like Paul, like Saint Paul, he was such a man; for me this is something great. And to canonize them both together will be, I believe, a message for the Church: these two were wonderful, both of them. Paul VI‘s cause is also under way, as is the cause of John Paul I. Both are under way. One more thing that I believe I said already, but I don‘t know if I said it here or elsewhere – the canonization date. One date under consideration was 8 December this year, but there is a significant problem; those who will come from Poland some can afford to come by air, but the poor will come by bus and the roads are already icy in December, so I think the date needs to be rethought. I spoke with Cardinal Dziwisz and he suggested to me two possibilities: Christ the King Sunday this year or Divine Mercy Sunday next year. I think there is too little time for Christ the King this year, since the Consistory will be on 30 September and the end of October will be too soon. But I don‘t know. I must speak with Cardinal Amato about this. But I don‘t think it will be 8 December. Question from the floor But they will be canonized together? Pope Francis Both together, yes. Father Lombardi Thank you, Your Holiness. Who is still to come? Ilze? Then everyone will have had a turn, even more than had signed up before… Ilze Scamparini I would like permission to ask a delicate question: another image that has been going around the world is that of Monsignor Ricca and the news about his private life. I would like to know, Your Holiness, what you intend to do about this?

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How are you confronting this issue and how does Your Holiness intend to confront the whole question of the gay lobby? Pope Francis About Monsignor Ricca: I did what canon law calls for that is a preliminary investigation. And from this investigation, there was nothing of what had been alleged. We did not find anything of that. This is the response. But I wish to add something else: I see that many times in the Church, over and above this case, but including this case, people search for ―sins from youth‖, for example, and then publish them. They are not crimes, right? Crimes are something different: the abuse of minors is a crime. No, sins. But if a person, whether it be a lay person, a priest or a religious sister, commits a sin and then converts, the Lord forgives, and when the Lord forgives, the Lord forgets and this is very important for our lives. When we confess our sins and we truly say, ―I have sinned in this‖, the Lord forgets, and so we have no right not to forget, because otherwise we would run the risk of the Lord not forgetting our sins. That is a danger. This is important: a theology of sin. Many times I think of Saint Peter. He committed one of the worst sins, that is he denied Christ, and even with this sin they made him Pope. We have to think a great deal about that. But, returning to your question more concretely. In this case, I conducted the preliminary investigation and we didn‘t find anything. This is the first question. Then, you spoke about the gay lobby. So much is written about the gay lobby. I still haven‘t found anyone with an identity card in the Vatican with ―gay‖ on it. They say there are some there. I believe that when you are dealing with such a person, you must distinguish between the fact of a person being gay and the fact of someone forming a lobby, because not all lobbies are good. This one is not good. If someone is gay and is searching for the Lord and has good will, then who am I to judge him? The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains this in a beautiful way, saying… Wait a moment, how does it say it ... it says: ―no one should marginalize these people for this, they must be integrated into society‖. The problem is not having this tendency, no, we must be brothers and sisters to one another, and there is this one and there is that one. The problem is in making a lobby of this tendency: a lobby of misers, a lobby of politicians, a lobby of masons, so many lobbies. For me, this is the greater problem. Thank you so much for asking this question. Many thanks. Father Lombardi Thank you. It seems to me that we cannot do more than we have done. We have kept the Pope too long, after he already said he was a little tired. We wish him now some time of rest. Pope Francis Thank you. Goodnight, have a good trip and rest well.

Arrival at Rome/Ciampino Airport

Pope Francis arrived at Rome‘s Ciampino airport a little before 7:55 a.m., local time, on Monday, bringing to a close 14-day his apostolic journey to the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Sydney. The Pope brought with him a bouquet of flowers, which a seven-year-old Korean girl, named Mary Sol, had given him before his flight departed from the Seoul Air

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Base at 1 p.m., local time. According to a report by the Osservatore Romano, the Pope had promised the girl he would give these flowers as a gift to Our Lady. Upon his arrival, the Pope was driven from Ciampino airport to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where he is said to have placed these flowers at the foot of the Marian statue of Salus Populi Romani. There, he offered prayers of thanksgiving to Our Lady for his trip to South Korea. The Pope had visited the basilica prior to his trip and had entrusted his journey to Mary.

Meanwhile, environmentalists and community leaders around Quiapo area are calling for an annual ―green‖ celebration of the anniversary of the religious group Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide. Local leaders and the environmental network Ecowaste Coalition urged devotees and visitors to couple their devotion to the Jesus Christ, our Lord, and our Savior with respect for the environment.

The call came as participants leading to the annual anniversary celebration of the religious group on October every year since October 1979.

―Combining our people‘s amazing devotion to the Jesus Christ our Lord with action respecting, nurturing and defending Mother Earth will be a powerful force of hope and deliverance against those who trash and ruin the environment,‖ Tin Vergara, Zero Waste Campaigner of the EcoWaste Coalition, said.

―If the millions of devotees who come to Rizal Park and Quiapo will simply not litter and avoid waste in all its forms, we‘ll have a feast that is pleasing to the eyes and pleasing to the Lord,‖ she added.

Past celebrations in 35 years have seen truckloads of garbage collected from Rizal Park to Port Area to Ermita to Quiapo that included cigarette butts, candy and snack wrappers, plastic bags, cups, bottles and straws, polystyrene food containers and bamboo skewers that often cause injuries to barefooted participants. Who went where: Politics make strange bedfellows (By Cathy C. Yamsuan and Leah Gatdula)

Manila, Philippines, October 27, 2014 (INQUIRER) - JEJOMAR Binay, who was made by the Edsa People Power Revolt, was not in the Ayala rally of his political patron, Cory Aquino. Now the Vice-President of the Republic of the Philippines after three terms as Makati mayor: first from June 30, 1989 to June 30, 1998 and from June 30, 2001 to June 30, 2010, Binay was on the other side of town with, well, the other side. Same thing with a former Coryista, Laguna Gov. Jose ―Joey‖ Lina, who found himself socializing with Marcos son-in-law Gregorio ―Greggy‖ Araneta as they lunched at the VIP lounge of the Quirino grandstand hosted by Brother Mariano ―Mike‖ Velarde, Founder and Servant-Leader of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners

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Foundation International and Bishop Brother Eduardo ―Eddie‖ Villanueva, Founder, International President and Spiritual Director of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide for the five-day pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines. Two seats to their left was Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, one of the leaders of the peaceful February 1986 coup that toppled the dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Enrile will soon join the President‘s Liberal Party (Team PNoy). Facing Enrile across the table were opposition Sen. Loren Legarda and husband, former Batangas Gov. Antonio ―Tony‖ Leviste of Lakas-KaMPi-CMD. Her mother's daughter But President‘s sister Kris Aquino stuck to her mother from whom she had been estranged because of her liaison with actor . ―I‘ll take her anytime over Jinggoy,‖ said a newspaper editor. The only big-name star in the rally, Kris emceed the Makati prayer rally led by Former President Fidel V. Ramos and Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal G. Tagle. ―Kahit wala hong lechon dito at kahit ako lang ang artista dito, masaya ako dahil nandito tayong lahat (Even without roasted pig and movie stars),‖ Kris told an enthusiastic crowd at the corner of Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas. Most show biz stars were in Luneta to support their former colleague, Former president and now Manila City mayor Joseph Estrada and incumbent president Benigno Aquino III. But Kris could count on colleagues like singer-comedienne Cynthia Patag who sang ―‖ and '','' folk singer Coritha who did her original hit, ―Oras Na,‖ and Edsa veterans Jim Paredes, Leah Navarro, Mitch Valdez, June Keithley and Maan Hontiveros. Old magic Kris tried to work the old magic she cast when campaigning for her mother during the snap elections in 1986. When some ralliers raised a placard which said: ―El Shaddai injects Cha-cha,‖ Kris remarked: ―Hindi po pala lahat ng El Shaddai nasa Luneta (Not all El Shaddai are at the Luneta).‖ When the media delegation, including the INQUIRER'S founding chair Eugenia Duran Apostol, was called onstage, the sound system conked out. But Kris quickly salvaged the moment. Not media suppression ―Hindi po media suppression ito, this is just a technical problem,‖ she said. Kris showed humor when she introduced the Spice Boys of Congress.

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―Ang suwerte-suwerte ho ni Vina Morales dahil magandang lalake ho ang boyfriend niya,‖ she said of Bukidnon Rep. Miguel Zubiri. (How lucky actress Vina Morales, her boyfriend is good-looking.) ―Naka-soiree ko ho ito noong high school, pero hindi niya ako niligawan (I had a soiree with him but he did not court me),‖ she said of Agusan del Sur Rep. Ace Barbers. ―I give her an ‗A‘ for dedication and courage,‖ said a university professor. ―She showed she has genuine concern,‖ commented another Makati employee. Kris set aside whatever personal differences she had with her brother, Philippine President Noynoy Aquino, when she warmly introduced onstage. Noynoy frowned on Kris' relationship with Salvador. Kris' appearance also dimmed any chances of reconciliation with Salvador, her former live-in partner with whom she has a 18-year-old love child, Joshua. Salvador is an avowed supporter of former President Joseph Estrada. Not political At the Luneta, no one offered political reasons for feasting with Velarde and Villanueva. They all claimed being invited by the founder, international president and spiritual director of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide, Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva just to celebrate his 81st birthday and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide celebrated its 36th founding anniversary. ―This doesn't mean I am pro-(Charter change),‖ Legarda immediately explained when asked about her presence at the Luneta. ''Brother Mike Velarde of El Shaddai and I have been friends since I was still with (The Inside Story),'' she added. Enrile was more straightforward. ―I came here to enjoy the lechon, pancit and the soup. Besides, you have always known my position on Charter change. I have always pointed out the flaws of the Constitution and even campaigned against its ratification in 1987.‖ Enrile said he did not feel awkward sitting near Araneta, given the senator's key role in the Marcoses' ouster. I can sit with anybody because I consider myself a social being,'' he said. Metrobank president Tony Abacan was seated next to Velarde and Villanueva. Two tables away were former Negros and now Philippine National Bank board of director, Rep. Miguel ―Mike‖ Romero, retired Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justices Hilario Davide, Jr., Artemio Panganiban and Reynato Puno, Fernando Zobel de Ayala, Bea Zobel, Ayala Land, Inc. president Antonino ―Tony" Aquino, Rowena Tomeldan, AC Legarda, Mark Sablan, Joseph Reyes, Maricris Bernardino, Pivi Diaz, Rina Rejanit, Bobby Dy, Manuel V. Pangilinan, TV5 President- Emeritus and The Philippine STAR Chairman Atty. Ray C. Espinosa, TV5 President and CEO Noel Lorenzana, Ariel Fermin, Gary Dujali, News5 head Luchi Cruz-

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Valdes, Meralco HR and Corporate Services Senior Vice-President and Philippine Basketball Association Chairman-Emeritus Mon Segismundo and Sports5 head and Gilas Pilipinas Basketball Coach Chot Reyes, Kenneth Yang, Tessie Sy-Coson, Tony Tan-Caktiong, Ramon Ang, Alfred Ty, Arthur Ty, Sari Yap, Lance Gokongwei, Robina Gokongwei-Pe, Liza Gokongwei-Cheng, Isha Andaya-Valles, Myrza Sison, Jo-ann Maglipon, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation Chairman Eugenio ―Gabby‖ Lopez III, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation President and Chief Content Officer Charo Santos-Concio, Star Cinema ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. managing director Malou Santos, Broadcast Head and Channel 2 Head Cory Valenzuela-Vidanes, television business unit head Laurenti Dyogi, business unit head for comedy Linggit Tan-Marasigan, ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc. General Manager Ernie Lopez, Dreamscape Entertainment Television President Deo Endrinal, Roxy Liquigan, Riley Santiago, Robert Labayen, Mark Yambot, August Benitez, Nandy Villar, Rico Camus, Raymond Miranda, Mark Lopez, Maricel Arenas, Happy Mabulay, Darwin Cerrado, Aldrin Cerrado, Dino Laurena, March Ventosa, Chris Lopez, Carlo Katigbak, Leo Katigbak, Paolo Pineda, Bong Osorio, Monchet Olives, Karen Coloma, former ABS-CBN presidents Cito Alejandro and Freddie Garcia, movie and television directors Johnny Manahan, Mariole Alberto, Arnel Natividad, Toto Natividad, Malu Sevilla, Rechie del Carmen, Jojo Saguin, Jerry Lopez-Sineneng, Tots Mariscal, Erik Salud, Ruel Bayani, Ruel Naval, Jerome Pobocan, and Don Cuaresma, 4, 000 Lopez kin from all over the world, ABS-CBN Manila Radio and Sports Division head Peter Musngi, ABS-CBN Integrated News and Current Affairs Chief Ging Reyes and Choose Philippines head Charie Villa, music composer and television director Bobet and actor Kobi Vidanes, the members of the Yap, Daza, Planas, Valenzuela and Vidanes families, Andrew Tan, Beth Lee, Fe Agudo, Washington Sycip, Felipe Gozon, Menardo Jimenez, Sr., Jimmy Duavit, Annette Gozon-Abrogar, Lito Abrogar, Lilybeth G. Rasonable, Regie C. Bautista, Marivin T. Arayata, Jose Mari R. Abacan, Gigi Santiago-Lara, Darling P. De Jesus, Cheryl Ching-Sy, Teresa L. Pacis, Bang U. Arespacochaga, Ali Nokom-Dedicatoria, TAPE, Inc. president and chief executive officer Antonio P. Tuviera, Malou Choa-Fagar, TAPE, Inc. chairman- emeritus Romeo P. Jalosjos, Sanjiv Vohra, Lily Yu-Monterverde, Wilson Tieng, Philippine Daily Inquirer board chairman Marixi Rufino-Prieto, Philippine Daily Inquirer president Alexandra Prieto-Romualdez, Philippine Daily Inquirer editor-in- chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc, United States Embassy spokesperson Rebecca Thompson, as well guests were media agencies and advocacy partners, 600 participants of the World Economic Forum on East Asia Summit 2014 from more than 30 countries, bag designer Sylvia Santos, fashion designers JC Buendia, Randy Ortiz, Jojie Lloren, Dong Omaga Diaz, Joey Samson, Ivarluski Aseron, Vittorio Barba, Gerry Katigbak, Frederick Peralta, Rajo Laurel, Len Nepomuceno, Hindy Weber-Tantoco, Ramon Esteban, PJ Aranador, Edwin Ao, OJ Hofer, Arcy Gayatin, Tippi Ocampo, Avel Bacudio, Jerome Salaya Ang, Joel Escober, Anthony Nocom, Albert Andrada, Noel Crisostomo, Ronaldo Arnaldo, Kristel Yulo, Happy Andrada, Pablo Cabahug and James Reyes, FDAP designers Johnny Abad, Ricky Abad, Dexter Alaza, Nino Angeles, Delby Bragais, Karen Castro, Kirby Cruz, Ivan dela Cruz, Perry Diaz, Lynn Roxas, Boyet Dysanco, Ricco Escaro, Rocky Gathercole, Genar Gozum, Pristine de Guzman, Adin Lara, Paul Ranier

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Lim, Noelle Llave, Edgar Madamba, Jontie Martinez, Nikkie Martinez, Ole Morabe, Vivo Nazareth, Dave Ocampo, Lito Perez, Nholie Pilapil, Joyce Pilarsky, Aan Pineda, Raoul Ramirez, Yako Reyes, Rholand Roxas, Edgar San Diego, Fanny Serrano, Edwin Uy, Simon Ariel Vasquez, Geoffrey Zordilla, independent fashion designers Jun Escario, Michelle Sison, Patrice Ramos Diaz, Charina Sarte, Cary Santiago, Dennis Lustico, John Paras, Bea Albert, Eric de los Santos, Maureen Desini, Vania Romoff, Martin Bautista, John/Paul Herrera, Ronald Mendoza, Audie Espino, Sidney Perez Sio, Goullee Gorospe and Raoul Ramirez, country‘s design icons Inno Sotto, Auggie Cordero, Pepito Albert, Cesar Gaupo, Lulu Tan- Gan, Mike de la Rosa and Loretto, Efren Ocampo and The Dean of Filipino Fashion Designers Ben Farrales, Tony Ferrer, Lawrence Tan, Atty. Joji Villanueva- Alonso, former Ilocos Rep. Roque ―Roquito‖Ablan, McCann Erickson Client Service Director Bernadette Chincuanco, Coca-Cola Philippines Marketing Director Anubha Sahasrabuddhe & IMC Director Yasmin Mallari, Coca-Cola ASEAN Business Unit President Manuel Arroyo, Coca-Cola Philippines President & General Manager Guillermo Aponte, marketing director Anubha Sahasrabuddhe and Franchise and Commercial Leadership Director Peter Schaelstraete together with the Coca-Cola Philippines team: Johanna Hife, Steve Little, Rogie Delena, Raymond Villaflor, Teejae Sonza, Jobert Dumlao, Sharon Tanganco, Roki Ferrer, Rachel Cruz, Francis Chua, Franz Decloedt, Yasmin Mallari, Jenny Cinco, Jing Atienza, Criselda Pascual, Mavel Banocnoc, Thess Acuna, Franco Jorge, Stephanie Castillo, Tish Condeno, Jaideep Kibe, Nicamae Baylen, Jenalyn Perez, Barry del Rosario, and Nikki Lee, Suyen Corporation's Nene and Virgilio Lim, Bryan Lim and Suyen Lim, Carlos Chan's children Carlson, Archie, Rinby, Larry, Oszen and Shera, Suyen Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ben Chan, stylist Noel Manapat, public relations practitioner, events orgainzer and talent manager Keren Pascual, Girlie Rodis and Star Magic handler Monch Novales. Iya Villania and Drew Arellano, Paolo Abrera and Suzi Entrata, Bianca Manalo, Venus Raj and Shamcey Supsup, Sitti Navarro, Jasmine Curtis Smith, James Blanco, Eric Tai, K Brosas, Claudine Barretto and Raymart Santiago, Randy Santiago, Bamboo Manalac, Binibining Pilipinas 2013 winners Cindy Miranda and Pia Romero, Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago, Miss Universe 2013 3rd Runner-Up Ariella Arida, Katherine de Castro-Cruz, Oyo Boy Sotto, Rowell Santiago, Dominique Cojuangco, Dina Bonnevie with husband Ilocos Sur Vice- Governor Deogracias Victor Savellano, Jericho Rosales, apl.de.ap, Eddie Garcia and Richard Gomez, Former Professional Models Association of the Philippines board members and fashion luminaries Tina Maristela Ocampo, Izza Gonzales- Agana, Desiree Verdadero-Abesamis, Marina Benipayo, Patty Betita, Tweetie de Leon-Gonzalez, Den Abesamis, Hans Montenegro, Grace Molina and Ariel Atendido, Robert Mananquil, models Robby Mananquil, Raya Mananquil-de Leon, and Rissa Mananquil-Trillo with Valerie de los Santos; Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles team manager Paolo Trillo; Current Professional Models Association of the Philippines president Phoemela Baranda also came with Manila‘s favourite models Grace Tagle, Bubbles Paraiso, Luke Jickain, Mia Ayesa, Sanya Smith, Mika Lagdameo-Martinez, Antoinette Enciso-Ocampo, Angel Agustin-Co and Marilen Faustino-Montenegro The Philippine STAR Lifestyle

429 Papal Visit Philippines 2014 and 2015 2014 section columnists RJ Ledesma, Stephanie Zubiri-Crespi, and Tim Yap, The Philippine STAR Lifestyle section editor Millet Martinez-Mananquil, Philippine Daily INQUIRER Lifestyle section editor Thelma Sioson-San Juan, MERalCo Bolts coach Norman Black, Ateneo men‘s basketball coach Bo Perasol and his players Ponso Gotladera, Kris Porter, Anton Asistio, Isaac Jules Lim, former players JC Intal, Macky Escalona, Nico Salva, Bacon Austria, Tonino Gonzaga, Emman Monfort, Juami Tiongson, Frank Golla, Oping Sumalinog and JP Erram, Sen. Bong Revilla Jr., William Lao, Mother Lily Yu-Monteverde, Shirley Kuan, Deedee Sytangco, Sec. Sonny Coloma, Beth Tagle, Rep. Dax and Midy Cua, Dolly Anne Carvajal- Mendoza, Lily Layug, Arthur Manuntag, Christine Singson, Grace Singson, Tess Daza, Jackie Aquino-Gavino, Joy Melendrez, Tonypet Albano, Maricar Bhel, Reps. Uliran Joaquin, Hermilando Mandanas, Annie Susano and Butch Dumpit, Vanessa Francisco, Annabelle Rama-Gutierrez, Boots Anson-Roa, Snow Tago, Charmaine Yu, Greg Yu, Edmund Lim and Ramon Jacinto, Organisasyon ng mga Pilipinong Mang-Aawit (OPM) President and EDSA People Power Commissioner Ogie Alcasid and wife Regine Velasquez, Luke Mejares, Nyoy Volante, Wency Cornejo, Maegan Aguilar, Jonathan Badon, Atty. Ferdie Topacio, Alvin Anson and Gary Berena, Davey Langit and Lara Maigue, Michael Jackson impersonator Jericho Valencia, teleserye stars Jake Cuenca, Erich Gonzales, Paulo Avelino, Coco Martin and Julia Montes, model and television show host Bianca Gonzales and music composer Jim Paredes, economist and former NEDA secretary general Solita Collas-Monsod, actor Robin Padilla with his wife Mariel Rodriguez and brother Rommel, noontime game and variety television show host Willie Revillame, 1969 Miss Universe Gloria Diaz, Father and son Pen and Ping Medina, cousins Isabelle Daza and Georgina Wilson, Pokwang Subong, ―Wowowee‖ girls RR Enriquez, Saicy Aguila, and April ―Congratulations‖ Gustilo, Carla Abellana, sexy actress Katrina Halili, models Pancho Magno, John Spainhour, Vince Ferraren and JC Tiuseco, comedian Gelli de Belen, Dra. Vicki Belo, Edward Mendez, volleyball player Gretchen Ho, comedian John Lapus, singer Kean Cipriano, Comedienne Candy Pangilinan and Arnell Ignacio, film and television directors Jose Javier Reyes and Manny Castañeda, Ramon Bautista, Richard Gutierrez, TV host Raymond Gutierrez, Mae Paner, Pinky Amador, Leo Valdez, Noel Trinidad and Jun Urbano, Dr. Aivee Aguilar-Teo, Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo, Maricel Soriano, Aiai delas Alas, Vice Ganda, Ruffa Gutierrez, Rustom Padilla, German Moreno and Gardo Versoza, 1986 EDSA People-Power Revolution veterans Leah Navarro, Mitch Valdez, and Maan Hontiveros, Megastar Sharon Cuneta and Kiko Pangilinan and daughter KC Concepcion, Television host Paolo Bediones, Hall of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach, former Chicago Bulls center Luc Longley, and comedian Vic Sotto, Kris Aquino, Charlene Gonzales, Christopher de Leon and Sandy Andolong, Rez Cortez, William Martinez and Yayo Aguila, Lani Mercado-Revilla, Lorna Tolentino- Fernandez, Tirso Cruz III and wife Lyn and son Bodie, Eric Quizon, G. Toengi- Walters and Romnick Sarmenta, Kuh Ledesma, Grace Nono, Louie Heredia and Dingdong Avanzado, Philip Salvador, Smokey Manaloto, Beth Tamayo-Wong, Antoinette Taus, Tom Taus, Janine Gutierrez and basketball stars, Sunshine Cruz, Gladys Reyes-Roxas, Daisy Reyes, Rufa Mae Quinto and Isabel Granada, Bro. Eddie Villanueva 2010 presidential campaign supporters Coney Reyes, Karla

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Martinez, Piolo Pascual, Dolphy Quizon, Jr., Donita Rose, Nonoy Zuniga and Prof. Jeremias Jangad, ―Hawak-Kamay‖ main cast members Nikki Gil, Zaijian Jaranilla, Xyriel Manabat, Andrea Brillantes, Yesha Camile, supporting cast members Juan Karlos Labajo, Lyca Gairanod, Jacob Dionisio, Axel Torres, Maris Racal, Manolo Pedrosa and Kim Nichole Baranda, PBA players James Yap and sons Joshua and Bimby Aquino-Yap, Marc Pingris and wife Danica Sotto, Gary David, Jimmy Alapag and wife LJ Moreno, Doug Kramer and wife Cheska Garcia and daughter Kendra, Jai Reyes and wife Klaire Yapuco, Larry Fonacier and wife Lora Gahol, and LA Tenorio and wife Cheska, ―Fastbreak‖ charity basketball game players Gerald Anderson, Anne Curtis, Daniel Padilla, Jessy Mendiola, Jose Manalo, Marco Alcaraz, Champ Lui Pio, Derek Ramsay, Luis Alandy, Xian Lim, Jason Abalos, Lemuelle Pelayo, Arthur Solinap, Carl Guevara, Rico Blanco, Jhong Hilario, Vhong Navarro, Billy Crawford, Chris Tiu, JV Kapunan, Jon Lucas, Ervic Vijandre, Arjo Atayde, Joe Vargas, Gab Valenciano, Jon Hall, Carlo Gonzales and James and Jim Salas, Thirdy Ravena, Bobby Ray Parks, Kevin Alas, Garvo Lanete, Jake Pascual, Chris Newsome, Baser Amer, Von Pessumal, and Nico Elorde, NBA 3x3 Philippines celebrity basketball players Fabio Ide, Rovilson Fernandez, Gerard Acao, Bobby Yan, Andy Smith, Will Devaughn, Robin da Roza and Joross Gamboa, running coach Rio de la Cruz, basketball coaches Vince Hizon and Allan Gregorio, Perlas Pilipinas women‘s national basketball team player Melissa Jacob, sports broadcasters Jinno Rufino of Solar Sports, Mark Zambrano of GMA News and Marco Benitez and Anton Roxas of ABS-CBN Sports, ―7,107 International Music Festival‖ celebrity revelers Magalona siblings, KC Montero, Rhian Ramos, Troy Montero, Aubrey Miles, Solenn Heussaff, Coleen Garcia, Sam Pinto, Felix and Dominic Roco, Teresa Herrera-Anthony, Daniel Matsunaga, Lauren Young, Victor Basa, Michelle Madrigal, ―Boys Night Out‖ Radio Disc Jockeys Tony-Tony, Slick Rick and Sam YG, Kiefer Ravena, Brent Javier, Borgy Manotoc, Ellen Adarna, Bianca King, Phil Younghusband, and more, BENCH/ family stars, ―6,200: The Mission Possible Project‖ personalities and ―The Naked Truth: Denim and Underwear Fashion Show‖ celebrity models Kim Chiu, Karylle, basketball players Jeric and Jeron Teng, Enchong Dee, Joseph Marco, Lovi Poe, Rachelle Ann Go and Markki Stroem, Michelle Vito, Sofia Andres, Dianne Medina, Helga Krapf, Melissa Ricks, Djanin Cruz, Kiana Valenciano with Samantha Godinez-Valenciano, Mr. Chinatown 2013 winners Jose Miguel Lasala, Sydney Du, Sky Yang, Jerome Tan and Randy See; Mr. Chinatown 2014 winners David Licuaco and Kurt Joshua Ong, Mark Lopez, Jairus Ferrer, Alec Robes, ―Be BENCH/: The Model Search‖ finalist Ron Morales; Carlos Concepcion; Yeng Constantino; ―Pinoy Dream Academy: Season 2‖ scholar Hansen Nichols with his twin brother GC, ―BENCH/ Rajo Laurel Dos collection‖ models Sam Concepcion, Rocco Nacino, Steven Silva, Enzo Pineda, Sarah Lahbati and Regine Angeles, newest ―BENCHsetters‖ including actors Tom Rodriguez, Dennis Trillo, Martin del Rosario and Dominic Roque, Anthony and David Semerad, Andre Paras and De La Salle Green Archers center Arnold van Opstal, ―America's Next Top Model‖‘s Dominique Reighard and Allison Harvard, ―Asia‘s Next Top Model‖ finalist Katarina Rodriguez, television commercial, ramp, print and fashion models and actors Benjamin Alves, Jon Avila, Franco Daza, Marx Topacio, Victor Silayan, John James Uy, Marvin Raymundo, Miko Raval and

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Raphael Robes, Luisito Rabat, models and athletes Anton del Rosario and Sam Richelle, Andrew Wolff and Janka Cederstam, Hideo Muraoka, Catriona Gray, Valerie Bariou-Bondoc, Rima Ostwani, Janeena Chan, GMA Network Artist Center talents Gloria Romero, Pilita Corrales, Aljur Abrenica, Louise delos Reyes, Mark Herras, Yasmien Kurdi, LJ Reyes, Julie Anne San Jose, Kristoffer Martin, Derrick Monasterio, Barbie Forteza, Bela Padilla, Bea Binene, Max Collins, Yassi Pressman, Rafael Rosell, Glaiza de Castro, Rochelle Pangilinan, Mona Louise Rey, Jonalyn Viray, Kyla Calumpad-Alvarez, Jay-R Silliona, Mark Bautista, Chef Boy Logro, Manilyn Reynes, Angelu de Leon, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Gabby Eigenmann, Raymond Bagatsing, Ricky Davao, Anjo Yllana and Wally Bayola, TV5 actor Vin Abrenica, Ritz Azul, Eula Caballero, Martin Escudero, Empoy Marquez, Mr. Fu, GMA News and Public Affairs personalities Mike Enriquez, Arnold Clavio, Sandra Aguinaldo, Raffy Tima, Mariz Umali, Oscar Oida, Mark Salazar, Jun Veneracion, Chino Gaston and Nathaniel Cruz, Media personalities Atty. Dong Puno, Chiqui Roa-Puno, Gerard Garcia, Jeanne Young, Cory Quirino, Mel Tiangco and Jay Sonza, society columnist Mons Romulo, Tonyboy Cojuangco and Gretchen Barretto, Boy Abunda, Cesar Montano, Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera, Alice Dixson, Pops Fernandez, Danny Buenafe, Korina Sanchez, Julius Babao and Tintin Bersola-Babao, Katrina Ponce Enrile and Ling-Ling King; celebrity makeup artist Patrick Rosas; hair stylist Jing Monis; Karen Davila (with her sons David and Lucas), Marjorie Barretto-Padilla and daughter Dani Barretto; Miguel Pastor, Joy Ortega, Edu Manzano, John Prats, ―Survivor Philippines‖ castways Shaun Rodriguez and Suzuki Sadatsugu, teen heartthrobs Robi Domingo and David Chua, Jestoni Alarcon and wife Lizette, Bo Cerrudo, Bayani and Len Agbayani, Alanna Lopez-Montelibano, Richie Coronel Santos, Aries Saludo, Ruby Cojuito of Flawless, Ronald Carballo, Alvin Fortuna, Dennis Coronel, Kenneth Dong, Olai and Roland Espiritu, Carlos Agassi, Marvin Agustin, Danilo Barrios, Streetboys and Ya Chang, Peping Cojuangco daughters Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, China Cojuangco-Gonzalez (and her adorable baby Lucia), Mai-Mai Cojuangco-Zini, music composer Ryan Cayabyab and his wife Emmy, Louie Ocampo and wife Jojo, Celeste Legaspi, JM Rodriguez, Arnold Vegafria and Cris Villonco, Amalia Fuentes, Niño Muhlach and son Alonzo, Michela Cazzola, Rita Avila, Shyr Valdez and Yayo Aguila, swimmer Johansen Aguilar, and wrestler Marcus Valda, Gwen Garci, Preview magazine editor in chief Pauline Suaco-Juan, Daryl Chang, Liz Uy, entertainment news reporters Mario Dumaual, Gretchen Fullido and MJ Marfori, Gary Valenciano, Dawn Zulueta-Lagdameo, Albert Martinez with daughter Alissa Martinez, Benjie Paras with wife Lyxen, Mylene Dizon, Iza Calzado, Marco Sison, Ivy Violan, Vina Morales, Shaina Magdayao, Bangs Garcia, Jerome Florentino, Erik Santos, Ogie Diaz, Angeli Pangilinan-Valenciano, Angeline Quinto, Arron Villaflor, Christian Bautista, Basil Valdez, Sam Milby, Gina Tabuena-Godinez, Tonton Gutierrez, Glydel Mercado, Noel Cabangon, Ariel Rivera, Hyubs Azarcon, Heber Bartolome and Paolo Santos, Rhap Salazar, Agot Isidro, Liezel Martinez, Rachel Alejandro and Joanna Ampil, musical director and arranger Homer Flores, ballerina, actress and ballet director Maritoni Rufino-Tordesillas, Nikki Tang, Marcott Almeda, Ruby Chua, Tiffany Chua, Sheree Chua, Aziza Mondonedo, Cristina Gomez, socialites Baby Araneta Fores, Lisa Araneta, Cacho Marcos, Linda Oledan, Veana Fores,

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Lorrie Reynoso, Vicky Zubiri, Maricris Zobel, Carol Garcia, Maripi Muscat and Margarita Fores, Anton Mendoza, Monch Cruz, Chut Cuerva, Marcel Crespo, Ipe Cruz of Rogue Magazine, Marco Lobregat, Ching Cruz, Tina Cuevas, Agnes Huibonhoa, Fe Rodriguez, Susan Joven, Ian Giron, Andres Vasquez Prada and Al Tengco, Doris Magsaysay Ho, Gina Lopez, Evelyn Forbes, Marc Nelson, Ricco and Tina Maristela-Ocampo, Rikki and Beng Dee, Philip and Tricia Cu-Unjieng, Sander Tantoco, Philippine National Red Cross Chairman Richard Gordon, Renna Hechanova Angeles, Karen Santos, Bobby and Chingbee Cuenca, Gina Aboitiz, Baby Girl Fricke, Maurice Arcache and ace photographer Alex Van Hagen, Jojie Dingcong, Jean Goulbourn, Frances Lim and Paul Campos, Dennis and Tessa Prieto-Valdes, Ernest Escaler, Ces Orena-Drilon, Dyan Castillejo-Garcia, Jackie Castillejo-Guingona, Liza Ilarde, Ana Kalaw, Anton San Diego, Raul Teehankee, Pepper Teehankee, Mariko Jacinto, Aye Nuguid, Leah Puyat, Anton Barretto and Jack de Mesa, Renna Angeles, Baby Fricke, Karen Santos, Bing-Bing Quiros, Gina Aboitiz, Nick and Lucille Locsin, Paul Campos, Tony and Chingbee Cuenca, Manny Miñana, J. Anton Mendoza, Budji Layug, Royal Pineda, Ed Calma, Milo Naval, Tony Gonzales, Tes Pasola, Kenneth Cobonpue, Ana Rocha, Bart Guingona, Jinggoy Buensuceso, Jaime Chua, Brian Llamanzares; Adel Tamano, Simon Tantoco, indoor volleyball players Dzi Gervacio, Jem Ferrer, Fille Saint Merced Cainglet-Cayetano, A Nacachi, Rachel Anne Daquis, Jovelyn Gonzaga, Alyssa Valdez, Denden Lazaro, Coach Charo Soriano, Marge Tejada, Melissa Gohing, Mary Jean Balse, Mayeth Carolino, Michelle Carolino, Ella De Jesus, Kara Acevedo, Karla Bello, Stephanie Gabriel, Mae Tajima, Jayson Ramos, Maica Morada, Jed Montero, Michelle Laborte, Sasa Devanadera, Grethcel Soltones, Joy Benito, Rubie De Leon, Mae Crisostomo, Ynna Hao, Tina Salak, JP Torres, Dahlia Cruz, Nene Bautista, Aiza Maizo, Maika Ortiz, Rhea Dimaculangan, Denise Tan, Venus Bernal, Jheck Dionela, Angge Tabaquero, Mitch Datuin, Abby Praca, Bea Pascual, Bea Tan, Judy Caballejo, Maruja Banaticla, AJ Pareja, Myco Antonio, Henry Pecana, Rex Intal, Dindin Santiago, Jaja Santiago, Kathy Bersola, Princess Gaiser, Shiela Marie ―Bang‖ Pineda, Mayette Zapanta, Rosemarie Vargas, Jen Reyes, Princess Listana, Angela Benting, Pau Soriano, Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone, Edwin Tolentino, Peter Den Mar Torres, Michelle Gumabao, Cha Cruz, Stephanie Mercado, Jeshul Wensh Tiu, Abigail Marano, Mika Esperenza, Kim Fajardo, Mika Reyes, Victonara Galang, and Cyd Demicillo, Renz Casanova, Chris Macasaet, Philip Cerveza, Mark Lee, Joanne Siy, Loren Lantin, Mia Hirotsuji, Pamela Lastimosa, Ingrid Reyes, Jessey De Leon, Carmela Tunay, Chloe Cortez, Alex Cabanos, Patricia Rasmo, Illa Santos, Joanne Bunag, Jacqueline Alarca and Ers Iratay, Bishop Leo Alconga of the International Bible Society, Bishop Dan Balais of Philippines for Jesus Movement, Pastor Ed De Guzman of Intercessors for the Philippines, Pastor Paul Chase of Alabang New Life in Christ, Apostle Renato Carillo of Jesus Our Shield Worldwide Ministries, Pastor Art Ferriol of Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ, Pastor Emilio Henares of River of Life in Bacolod, Pastor Joshua Bontogan of Life Touchers Ministry, Pastor Entoy Sintos of Jesus Miracle Crusade, and Bro. Danny Navales of Ang Dating Daan, known personalities in the fashion, movie, music, religious, sports and television industry, former Ilocos Norte Rep. Roque ''Roquito'' Ablan, were around.

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Up front The Cabinet came in full force with President Aquino. Onstage with the President were his battalions of Cabinet secretaries, including:  Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Atty. Francis Tolentino  Philippine National Police Director General Alan L.M. Purisima  Manila Police District Chief Leocadio Santiago, Jr.  Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief-of-Staff General Pio Catapangan  Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando Tetangco, Jr.  Commission on Higher Education Chairman Patricia B. Licuanan  Cultural Center of the Philippines Chairperson Emily A. Abrera  National Commission for Culture and the Arts Chairman Felipe M. de Leon Jr.  National Historical Commission of the Philippines Chairman Maria Serena I. Diokno  National Historical Commission of the Philippines Executive Director Ludovico D. Badoy  National Library of the Philippines Director Antonio M. Santos  Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board Commissioner and CEO Antonio M. Bernardo  Land Transportation Office Chairman Virginia P. Torres  Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Chairman Winston M. Ginez  Advertising Board of the Philippines founding Chairman Mr. Franciso ―Pacquing‖ Floro  Advertising Board of the Philippines Chairman Bienvenido C. Niles, Junior  Philippine Association of National Advertisers President Maria Belen Fernando  Association of Accredited Advertising Agencies of the Philippines President Norman A. Agatep  Advertising Suppliers Association of the Philippines Chairman Roy C. Del Valle  Advertising Suppliers Association of the Philippines President Alfredo Santiago, Junior  Ad Standards Council Chairman Raul S. Alvarez  Ad Standards Council Executive Director Mila Marquez  Association of Broadcasters of the Philippines Chairman Butch S. Canoy  Philippine Cable Television Association Chairman Allan Dungao  Philippine Cable Television Association President Cedric Sazon  Independent Blocktimers Association of the Philippines Chairman Ricky Velez  Independent Blocktimers Association of the Philippines President Ron De Los Reyes  Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines Founding President Dr. Donald Patrick Lim

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 Teschnical Education and Skills Development Authority Director General Joel Villanueva  Presidential Management Staff Chief Julia Abad  Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes  Customs Commissioner Ruffy Biazon  National Computer Center Officer-in-Charge Juli Ana E. Sudario  Telecommunications Commissioner Gamaliel A. Cordoba  Internal Revenue Commissioner Kim Jacinto-Henares  Movie and Television Review and Classification Board Chairman Atty. Eugenio H. Villareal  Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordination Agency Executive Director Joselito C. De Vera  Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center Executive Director Cosette Canilao  Executive Secretary Pacquito Ochoa, Jr.  Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala  Communications and Strategic Planning Office Secretary Ricky Carandang  Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin  Enviorment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje, Jr.  Budget and Management Secretary Florencio Abad, Jr.  Health Secretary Dr. Enrique Ona  Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel A. Roxas II  foreign affairs secretary Albert del Rosario  Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo  Finance Secretary and Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Cesar V. Purisima  Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio A. Abaya  Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla  justice secretary Leila M. de Lima  labor and employment secretary Rosalinda D. Baldoz  public works and highways secretary Rogelio L. Singson  science and technology secretary Mario G. Montejo  social welfare and development secretary Corazon J. Soliman  Tourism secretary Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr.  Presidential Legal Counsel Chief Alfredo Benjamin Sabater Caguioa  Presidential Management Staff Chief Julia Abad-Razon  Presidential Legislative Liaison Office head Antonio Roman  Appointments Secretary Rochelle R. Ahorro  Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte  presidential spokesperson Atty. Edwin Lacierda Senators Velarde and Villanueva‘s well-wishers from the Senate included:  former senator Heherson Alvarez  Teresa Aquino-Oreta  Butz Aquino

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 Nikki Coseteng  John Henry Osmeña  Ernesto Herrera  Loi Estrada  Juan Flavier  Robert Jaworski  Ping Lacson  Kiko Pangilinan  Vicente Paterno  Nene Pimentel  Leticia Ramos-Shahani  Santanina T. Rasul  Jovito Salonga  Helena Benitez  Eva Estrada-Kalaw  Freddie Webb  Edgardo Angara  Vic Ziga  Ernesto Tanada and  Eddie Ilarde  Francisco Tatad,  Pia Cayetano  Alan Peter Cayetano  TG Guingona  Bongbong Marcos  Miriam Defensor-Santiago  Nancy Binay  Lito Lapid  Jinggoy Estrada  JV Ejercito  Juan Ponce Enrlie  Ralph Recto and  Vicente Sotto III. Congressmen present were  House Speaker Feliciano R. Belmonte Jr.  Majority Floor Leader Neptali Gonzales II  Manila 1st District Rep. Benjamin D.R. Asilo  Manila 3rd District Rep. Maria Zenaida B. Angping  Manila 4th District Rep. Trisha Bonoan-David  Manila 5th District Rep. Amado S. Bagatsing  Quezon City 1st District Rep. Francisco A. Calalay, Jr.  Quezon City 3rd District Rep. Jorge John B. Banal, Jr.  Quezon City 5th District Rep. Alfred Vargas  Caloocan City 1st District Rep. Enrico R. Echiverri  Caloocan City 2nd District Rep. Edgar R. Erice  Malabon Rep. Josephine Veronique R. Lacson-Noel

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 Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco  Valenzuela City 1st District Rep. Sherwin Gatchalian  Valenzuela City 2nd District Rep. Magtanggol Gunigundo I  San Juan Lone District Rep. Ronaldo Zamora  Pasig City Lone District Rep. Roman T. Romulo  Marikina City 1st District Rep. Marcelino Teodoro  Marikina City 2nd District Rep. Romero Quimbo  Mandaluyong City Rep. Neptali Gonzales II  Makati City 1st District Rep. Monique Yasmin Lagdameo  Makati City 2nd District Rep. Mar-Len -Campos  Pasay City Rep. Imelda G. Calixto-Rubiano  Paranaque City 1st District Rep. Edwin D. Olivarez  Paranaque City 2nd District Rep. Roilo S. Golez  Las Pinas City Rep. Mark A. Villar  Muntinlupa City Rep.  Pateros-Taguig City Rep. Arnel Cerafica  Taguig City Rep. Lino Edgardo S. Cayetano  Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Rodolfo C. Fariñas  Ilocos Norte 2nd District Rep. Imelda Romualdez-Marcos  Ilocos Sur 1st District Rep. Ryan Singson  Ilocos Sur 2nd District Rep. Eric G. Singson, Jr.  Abra Lone District Rep. Ma. Jocelyn V. Bernos  Cagayan 1st District Rep. Sally Ponce Enrile  Cagayan 2nd District Rep. Randolph S. Ting  Isabela 1st District Rep. Rodolfo T. Albano III  Isabela 3rd District Rep. Napoleon S. Dy  Isabela 4th District Rep. Giorgidi B. Aggabao  Nueva Vizcaya Lone District Rep. Carlos Padilla  Quirino Lone District Rep. Dakila Cua  Benguet Rep. Ronald M. Cosalan  Baguio City Rep. Nicasio M. Aliping, Jr.  La Union 1st District Rep. Victor Francisco Ortega  Kalinga Lone District Rep. Manuel S. Agyao  Apayao Lone District Rep. Eleanor Bulut-Begtang  Ifugao Lone District Rep. Teodoro B. Baguilat, Jr.  Mountain Province Lone District Rep. Maximo B. Dalog  Pangasinan 4th District Rep. Gina de Venecia  Tarlac 2nd District Rep. Susan Yap-Sulit  Zambales 1st District Rep. Jeffrey Domingo Khonghun  Zambales 2nd District Rep. Atty. Cheryl P. Deloso - Montalla  Nueva Ecija 1st District Rep. Leopoldo D. Diaz  Nueva Ecija 2nd District Rep. Joseph Gilbert F. Violago  Nueva Ecija 3rd District Rep. Czarina D. Umali  Nueva Ecija 4th District Rep. Rodolfo W. Antonino  Pampanga 1st District Rep. Joseller ―Yeng‖ Guiao  Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Oscar S. Rodriguez  Bataan 1st District Rep. Herminia Reyes Batista-Roman

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 Bataan 2nd District Rep. Enrique Garcia  Bulacan 1st District Rep. Maria Victoria Reyes Sy-Alvarado  Bulacan 2nd District Rep. Gavini ―Apol‖ Pancho  Bulacan 4th District Rep. Linabelle Ruth R. Villarica  San Jose del Monte City Rep. Arthur B. Robes  Cavite 1st District Rep. Francis Abaya  Cavite 2nd District Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla  Cavite 3rd District Rep. Alex Advincula  Cavite 4th District Rep. Elpido "Pidi" F. Barzaga, Jr.  Cavite 6th District Rep. Luis Ferrer IV  Cavite 7th District Rep. Abraham Tolentino  Laguna 1st District Rep. Danilo Fernando  Laguna 2nd District Rep. Jun Chipeco, Jr.  Laguna 3rd District Rep. -Sampelo  Rizal 1st District Rep. Joel Roy R. Duavit  Rizal 2nd District Rep. Isidro S. Rodriguez, Jr.  Batangas 1st District Rep. Eileen Ermita-Buhain  Batangas 2nd District Rep. Raneo Abu  Batangas 3rd District Rep. Nelson Collantes  Batangas 4th District Rep. Mark Leandro Mendoza  Quezon 2nd District Rep. Vicente J. Alcala  Palawan 1st District Rep. Franz Josef George E. Alvarez  Palawan 2nd District Rep. Frederick F. Abueg  Palawan 3rd District Rep. Douglas S. Hagedorn  Marinduque Lone District Rep. Regina Ongsiako Reyes  Occidental Mindoro Lone District Rep. Josephine Y. Ramirez-Sato  Oriental Mindoro 1st District Rep. Rodolfo G. Valencia  Romblon Lone District Rep. Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona  Masbate 2nd District Rep. Elisa T. Kho  Camarines Norte 1st District Rep. Elmer E. Panotes  Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. Maria Leonor Robredo  Albay 2nd District Rep. Al Francis Bichara  Catanduanes Lone District Rep. Cesar V. Sarmiento  Sorsogon 1st District Rep. Evelyn Escudero  Iloilo City Lone District Rep. Jerry P. Treñas  Iloilo 1st District Rep. Oscar "Richie" S. Garin, Jr.  Bacolod City Lone District Rep. Evelio Ramos Leonardia  Aklan Lone District Rep. Teodorico T. Haresco, Jr.  Antique Lone District Rep. Paolo Everardo S. Javier  Capiz 1st District Rep. Antonio del Rosario  Guimaras Lone District Rep. Joaquin Carlos Rahman A. Nava  Negros Occidental 1st District Rep. Julio A. Ledesma IV  Negros Occidental 2nd District Rep. Leo Rafael M. Cueva  Negros Occidental 3rd District Rep. Alfredo Abelardo B. Benitez  Negros Occidental 4th District Rep. Mercedes K. Alvarez  Cebu City 1st District Rep. Raul del Mar  Cebu City 2nd District Rep. Rodrigo Abellanosa

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 Lapu-Lapu City Lone District Rep. Aileen C. Radaza  Cebu 1st District Rep. Gerald Anthony V. Gullas, Jr.  Cebu 2nd District Rep. Wilfredo S. Caminero  Cebu 3rd District Rep. -Codilla  Cebu 6th District Rep. Gabriel Luis R. Quisumbing  Negros Oriental 2nd District Rep. George P. Arnaiz  Bohol 1st District Rep. Rene Relampagos  Siquijor Lone District Rep. Marie Anne S. Pernes  Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez  Leyte 2nd District Rep. Sergio Antonio F. Apostol  CIBAC Party List Rep. Sherwin Tugna  Citizens Battle Against Corruption Partylist representatives Sherwin Tugna and Chona Gonzales Also present were:  Former Manila City Mayor and Buhay Party-List Rep. Lito Atienza  former Manila City Mayor Alfredo S. Lim  former Philippine President and now Manila City Mayor Joseph Estrada  current Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista  former Quezon City Mayor Brigido Simon  Caloocan City Mayor Oscar Malapitan  Malabon City Mayor Len-Len Oreta  Navotas City Mayor John Rey Tiangco  Valenzuela City Mayor Rexlon Gatchalian  Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos  Marikina City Mayor Del de Guzman  former Pasig City Mayors Vicente Eusebio  former Pasig City Mayor Soledad Eusebio  former Pasig City Mayor Bobby Eusebio  current Pasig City Mayor Maribel Andaya-Eusebio  San Juan City Mayor Guia Gomez  Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay  Taguig City Mayor Laarni Lopez-Cayetano  current Pasay City Mayor Antonio ―Tony‖ Calixto  former Pasay City Mayor Wenceslao ―Peewee‖ Trinidad  former Paranaque City Mayor Joey Marquez  former Paranaque City Mayor Florencio Bernabe  current Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez  Las Pinas City Mayor Vergel A. Aguilar  Muntinlupa City Mayor Jaime Fresnedi  Benguet Governor Nestor Fongwan  Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino  Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan  Tabuk City, Kalinga mayor Ferdinand Tubban  Rosales, Pangasinan Mayor Susan P. Casareno  Dagupan City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez  Urdaneta City Mayor Amadeo Gregorio E. Perez IV

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 Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane, Jr.  Olongapo City Mayor Rolen Paulino  Subic, Zambales Mayor Jeffrey D. Khonghun  Pampanga Provincial Governor Lilia G. Pineda  San Fernando, Pampanga Mayor Edwin Santiago  Angeles City, Pampanga Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan  Tarlac Governor Jesus ―Bong" Santos  Tarlac City Mayor Gelacio R. Manalang  Bataan Provincial Governor Albert S. Garcia  Balanga City Mayor Jose Enrique S. Garcia III  Bulacan Provincial Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado  Marilao Municipal Mayor Juanito "Tito" H. Santiago  Baliwag Municipal Mayor Carolina Dellosa  Malolos City Mayor Christian D. Natividad  Nueva Ecija Provincial Governor Aurelio Matias Umali  Cabanatuan City Mayor Julius Cesar V. Vergara  Rizal Provincial Governor Rebecca A. Ynares  Antipolo City Mayor Casimiro A. Ynares III  Taytay Municipal Mayor Janet De Leon-Mercado  San Mateo, Rizal Mayor Jose Rafael Diaz  Angono Mayor Gerry V. Calderon  Cavite Provincial Governor Juanito Victor Remulla  Bacoor City Mayor Strike Revilla  Dasmarinas City Mayor Jennifer A. Barzaga  Rosario Municipal Mayor Jose M. Ricafrente Jr.  Laguna Provincial Governor Ramil Hernández  Santa Rosa City, Laguna Mayor Arlene B. Arcillas-Nazareno  Calamba City Mayor Justin Marc Timmy Chipeco  San Pablo City Mayor Loreto S. Amante  Los Baños Municipal Mayor Caesar P. Perez  Batangas Provincial Governor Vilma Santos-Recto  Batangas City Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha  Lipa City Mayor Meynardo A. Sabili  Quezon Provincial Governor David C. Suarez  Lucena City Mayor Roderick A. Alcala  Palawan Governor Jose C. Alvarez  Puerto Princesa City Mayor Lucilo R. Bayron  Naga City Mayor John Bongat  Albay Provincial Governor Joey Salceda  Legaspi City Mayor Noel Rosal  Sorsogon Provincial Governor Antonio Escudero Jr.  Sorsogon City Mayor Sally A. Lee  Iloilo provincial Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr.  Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog  Negros Occidental provincial governor Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr.  Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella  Cebu Provincial Governor Hilario ―Junjun‖ Davide III

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 Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama  Consolacion Municipal Mayor Teresa P. Alegado  Davao del Sur Provincial Governor Claude Bautista  Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte  South Cotabato Provincial Governor Daisy Avance-Fuentes  General Santos City Mayor Ronnel Rivera  Misamis Oriental Provincial Governor Yevgeny Vicente B. Emano  Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno  Agusan del Sur Provincial Governor Adolph Edward Plaza  Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. Foreign dignitaries were present:  United States ambassador Philip S. Goldberg  Canadian ambassador Christopher Thronley  Spanish ambassador Jorge Domecq  Mexican ambassador Julio Camarena Villaseñor  Bangladeshi ambassador Major Gen. John Gomes  Cambodian ambassador Tuot Panha  Indian ambassador Ram Trasad  Indonesian ambassador Ade Petranto  Japanese ambassador Toshinao Urabe  Korean ambassador Hyuk Lee  Lao ambassador Malayvieng Sakonhninhom  Malaysian Ambassaor Dato Mohd Zamiri Vin Mohd Kassim  Burmese ambassador Aung Khin Soe  Pakistani ambassador Safdar Hayat,  Cambodian Minister of Commerce Senior Minister Sun Chanthol  Indonesian Finance Minister Muhamad Chatib Basri  Indonesian Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi  Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister R.M. Marty M. Natalegawa  Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed  Burmese Union Minister of Commerce U Win Myint  Burmese Union Minister of Finance and Revenue U Win Shein  Korean G20 Sherpa, Ambassador for International Cooperation Lee Il- Houng  Japanese Senior Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office Yasutoshi Nishimura  United States Pacific Commander Samuel J. Locklear III  Vietnamese Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Cao Duc Phat  Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao  International Monetary Fund Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara  World Bank Vice-President and Special Envoy, Climate Change Rachel Kyte Seen leaving the grandstand after the President's speech were  Marichu Vera Perez  Fr. Sonny Ramirez

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 Former PAGCor president Butch Tenorio and  representatives of businessman Lucio Tan. The big and brave Prominent personalities spotted at the Ayala politicalrally included:  Senators Serge Osmeña III  Teofisto Guingona III  Aquilino Pimentel  Sonia Roco  Former Representatives Heherson Alvarez  Joker Arroyo  Wigberto Tañada  Robert Ace Barbers  Ricky Sandoval  J. Mayo Almario  Hernani Branganza  Butch Pichay  Ariel Zartiga  Etta Rosales  Diogenes Osabel  Enrico Echeverri  Apolinario Lozada;  former Senators Alberto Romulo  Jovy Salonga and  Rene Saguisag;  Today publisher Teddy Boy Locsin  Star columnist Alex Magno  Sonny Dominguez  Anthony Pangilinan  members of the Rufino, Carpo, Argosino, Francisco, Prieto, Romualdez, Olarte, Reinoso and Valdes family including Macario Rufino. Loyalists Predictably, thousands of Marcos loyalists joined the El Shaddai rally just in time for the visit of Pope Francis to raise their prayer requests to ―Yahweh El Shaddai,‖ who, they said, is ―the only hope of Ma‘am Imelda (Marcos).‖ Some 2,000 members of Marcos Loyalists Foundation based in the National Capital Region came in several jeeps to ―pray for justice for the Marcoses, who have suffered a lot since Ferdinand (Marcos) was ousted from power.‖ ―We can do nothing without prayer. We believe that Yahweh will guide Ma'am Imelda in all the trials she is facing,‖ said Juliet Mendoza, a coordinator of the Marcos Loyalist Foundation in the NCR. The former first lady has nearly a hundred cases of graft pending in the Sandiganbayan. Mendoza, who claimed that almost all members of their group are also members of El Shaddai, added that the wife of former President Ferdinand Marcos will be

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―used by Yahweh to answer the needs of the Filipino people.‖ With a report from Blanche Rivera and Maria Ceres P. Doyo Reconfigured jet to fly Pope. A reconfigured Airbus A300 aircraft of Philippine Airlines (PAL) will fly Pope Francis to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea today at the close of His Holiness' four-day pastoral and state visit to the Philippines. Senior officials of Philippine Airlines led by Chairman Dr. Lucio Tan and President Ramon S. Ang and the charterers, PMFTC, Inc. will join the Pontiff on the flight that will take about four hours and 42 minutes. Papua New Guinea is the second stop in the Holy Father's Asian tour this year. After farewell ceremonies at the Old Manila International Airport, the Plane enblazoned with the exultation: ―Totus Tuus!‖ takes off at around 10:00 A.M. The flight will be commanded by Captain Johnny Andrews. The pilot-in- command is Captain Alfredo Juliano who assisted by Captain Oliver Castro, First Officers Ruben Matro and Servando Bocao and flight engineers Danny Hallare and Manuelito Respaldon. Inflight service will be provided two sets of cabin crew numbering 22 led-by pursers Angelito Tiras and John Inopea. The rest of the crew are assistant flight purser Aurora Bautista, stewards Wesley Calfoforo, Salvador Cacho, Joseph Torral, Rafael Torralba, Aurora Ponce-Enrile, Susan del Carmen, Jesulta de Leon, Stella Frias, Elsie Escutin, Hermie Cagalingan, Cristina Padilla, Lourdes Ledesma, Ysabel Costas, Evangeline Gatmaitan, Margarita Manzano, Cynthia Rosales and Service Manager Augusto Barrios. As reconfigured, the Aircraft is fitted with special seats, a sleeperette, and a dedicated lavatory to suit the requirements of the Holy Father during the flight to Port Moresby, located some 2,161 nautical miles south of Manila. During the deceased pope John Paul 2's visit in February 1981, PAL flew the Pontiff to several key cities in the country: including Cebu, Bacolod, Iloilo, Davao, Baguio and Subic.

After the celebration

El Shaddai meet not for Cha-cha, says solon (By Rocky Nazareno and TJ Burgonio) THE EL Shaddai‘s October 25-27 gathering at the Luneta was not a show of support for President Benigno Aquino III‘s campaign for Charter change but was ''nothing more, nothing less'' than a celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, international president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva‘s birthday and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide anniversary in time for the pastoral and state visit of Pope Francis here in the Philippines. Quezon City Rep. Matias Defensor made this remark as he praised members of the Roman Catholic charismatic renewal religious movements ―for not allowing their holy and happy gathering to be tainted by the divisive and self-serving agenda of the Aquino administration.‖ The belated birthday celebration of Villanueva and annual founding anniversary celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide coincided with the ―Rally for Democracy‖ staged by anti-Charter change groups in Makati City.

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―Plain and simple, the people did not go to Luneta for Noynoy but for Brother Mike Velarde and for their belief in the El Shaddai,‖ Defensor said. The young congressman noted that neither published nor broadcast reports showed that ―those who went to Luneta were even interested in President Benigno Aquino III.‖ ―To say that the El Shaddai members went there only for the food would be in bad taste,‖ he said. ''That was merely incidental because, in the first place, they were there for the blessings and the celebration of their holy faith.'' Defensor said that if there was anything that the Makati and Luneta rallies had in common, it was that ''both were staged with the strong conviction and faith of those who attended.'' ''Strong conviction and faith for the tenets of freedom and democracy in Makati and strong conviction and faith for God--the El Shaddai--in Luneta,‖ he said. As a result, Filipinos ''now do not look at the two rallies as a battle of numbers but as complementing examples of what belief in principles or religion could achieve,'' he said. Opening floodgates Msgr. Domingo Cirilos of the San Fernando de Dilao parish church in Paco, Manila, yesterday said he was unconvinced by Mr. Aquino‘s assurance that the Charter changes he is seeking would only be economic and not political in nature. ''Once you open the Charter, it could be open to any change--political or economic,'' Cirilos told reporters. ''You open the floodgates to all the other changes that have been stated already.'' Cirilos talked to reporters shortly after Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal G. Tagle celebrated a 9:30 a.m. Mass marking the 415th anniversary of the San Fernando de Dilao church on Paz Street in Paco. Tagle, who led Friday's pro-democracy rally together with former President Corazon Aquino and who read a stinging statement on the Estrada administration, yesterday skirted the issues of Charter change, cronyism and media suppression in his homily. He limited his sermon to the day's gospel on faith. Together with Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, he unveiled a new marker in the facade of the church. After the Mass, Sin, who looked weak, was driven away in his service car before reporters could interview him. No guarantee Cirilos pointed out that there was no guarantee that Congress, once it convenes itself into a constituent assembly, would not take up political amendments to the Constitution. ''They're in control once there's a constituent assembly,'' said the priest. ''They can do anything. The only thing we can do maybe is to demonstrate again. But that's all we can do.'' At the El Shaddai gathering on Sunday, October 27, Mr. Aquino declared that he was only seeking economic reforms in the Constitution. ―We need to adjust our Constitution with global realities,‖ Mr. Estrada said, ―for the present Constitution was framed in a different time where the economy of nations was based on 'protectionism.‖ Cirilos said the President should seriously consider the reasons that the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines cited for opposing Charter change at this time.

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He said this would be the best gift the President could give to his sister on her birthday on October 27. No disinformation Cirilos also dismissed the comment of Fr. Sonny Ramirez, the President's spiritual adviser, that thousands of people attended the Makati rally because of media disinformation on Mr. Estrada's Charter change plans. ''That's not disinformation,'' he said. ''What's happening is true. It's a fact that we can't deny.'' He also rejected Ramirez's opinion that the ''thinking'' people shunned the Makati rally. ''I don't think so,'' said Cirilos. ''I don't think that he can speak on behalf of the people. For all you know, these people are the silent majority who are against Charter change.'' Ramirez had made his comments in the President's weekly TV-radio program, ''Jeep ni Erap,'' on Saturday. Preview Satur Ocampo, former National Democratic Front spokesperson, warned that Mr. Estrada would face more militant protest actions if he insists on tinkering with the Constitution. In an interview on radio station dzXL, Ocampo said Friday's pro-democracy rally was just a preview of what is coming. Ocampo said removing the nationalist provisions of the Constitution would preempt any attempt by the government and other concerned sectors to protect and advance the interest of the Filipinos. He said the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan would join the Sept. 21 rally to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the declaration of martial law. Bayan and other militant groups will conduct information campaigns to enlighten the people on the dangers of Mr. Aquino‘s plan to amend the Charter, according to him. ''Paano masasabing Erap para sa mahirap gayung ang tatamaan sa kanyang mga plano ay ang mga mahihirap (How can you say Erap is for the poor when it is the poor who will suffer due to his plans),'' said Leopoldo Zerrudo, spokesperson of the Kapulungan ng mga Sandigang Mag-aaral ng Batas (Kasama ng Batas). Emmanuel Miguel, grand knight of the Fraternus Ordo de Justicia law fraternity based at the , said lawyers, law students and legal advocates should unite in opposing Charter change. Bigger participation In Davao City, the People Resist against Rising Tyranny and the Archdiocese of Davao said they were bringing their campaign against Charter change to the grass roots to win bigger public support for future protest actions. Glen Amoroso, secretary general of Bayan Davao City, said more poor people, especially the workers and landless farmers, would join the Sept. 21 rally. They would suffer most if the Charter change plans are carried out, he said. Fr. Leonardo Dublan, director of the Social Action Center of the Davao Archdiocese, said the education drive was going on in parishes, schools and community chapels. In Koronadal, South Cotabato, Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez said the grass-roots campaign had not stopped. At least 3,500 people joined the anti-Charter change rally in Koronadal on Friday. With reports from Nelson Flores in Manila; Jowel F. Canuday and Allan A. Nawal, PDI Mindanao Bureau

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After mounting yet another mammoth celebration, the El Shaddai members are increasingly gaining critics for the way some of them behaved during Mass and turned Manila into a ―wasteland.‖ The 36th anniversary celebration of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide, headed by founder, president and spiritual director Bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva which drew an estimated three million people, ended around 8:30 a.m. the next day, Monday, October 27, taking 24 hours to mammoth crowd through the city‘s central district. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Friday said it collected 336 tons of garbage along the celebration route from Quirino Grandstand to Port Area to Quiapo Church. The agency mobilized scores of street cleaners, starting with those deployed at the tail-end of the predominantly male crowd, who went to work as soon as the road was clear of devotees. ―We are deeply saddened by the way Quiapo turned into a dump due to the unimpeded disposal of garbage in the streets,‖ said Tin Vergara, a campaigner for the environmentalist group EcoWaste. Vergara said the group‘s ―Basura (trash) Patrollers‖ reported widespread littering on the streets of Carriedo, Evangelista, R. Hidalgo, C. Palanca, Paterno, Gonzalo Puyat and Villalobos, on Quezon Boulevard and at Plaza Miranda.

―The Quiapo collection is still going on so there should be more (than what the MMDA had reported),‖ EcoWaste leader Manny Calonzo added. The drains on Quezon Boulevard were covered with trash, portions of Evangelista Street were strewn with burnt firecrackers, and the corner of Evangelista- Ronquillo Streets had a huge pile of stinking waste, EcoWaste also noted in a statement. ―Past midnight, people were literally walking on garbage on Carriedo Street,‖ it added. ―The dirty streets of Quiapo do not (jibe with) Manila‘s vision of making the feast of the Black Nazarene an international tourist attraction,‖ Vergara said, referring to a reported plan of the Manila Tourism and Cultural Affairs Bureau. ―We want our foreign visitors to bear witness to our people‘s indomitable faith and remember the prayers and sacrifices of the ‗mamamasan‘ (the group of laymen in charge of the image), not the inhospitable dumping of garbage on Quiapo streets. That is not the kind of publicity we want,‖ she said. The devotees were also criticized for disrupting the evening Holy Mass con- celebrated by Pope Francis and Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle before the start of the procession at Quirino Grandstand. After Pope Francis ended his homily, scores of male devotees broke through the police barrier and rushed the stage to seize the statue. The devotees ignored pleas from Rev. Fr. Anton Pascual of Radyo Veritas to let Tagle finish the Mass. The archbishops, cardinals, bishops and other priests from 200 countries later finished the service backstage.

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In an interview Friday, Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo expressed disappointment over the devotees‘ unruly behavior. ―That is not genuine religion,‖ said Lagdameo, who watched the feast on TV. ―All pushing and shoving, to each his own. More people could go near the Nazarene if they were disciplined.‖ ―Our devotees should be continuously catechized. Their faith should be deepened and enriched,‖ Cubao Bishop Honesto Ongtioco added. But for the Quiapo Church rector, Msgr. Clemente Ignacio, this year‘s traslacion was ―generally successful and meaningful‖ despite the disrupted Mass. Ignacio said the men who rushed the stage represented only a small percentage of the devotees who showed up for the procession. ―Ninety-eight to 99 percent were praying. And it doesn‘t mean the devotees (who stopped the Mass) have not been praying. We cannot judge them,‖ he said. (p. 1) (Vibal Foundation, 2014) http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=List_of_GMA_Network_affiliate_stations &action=history http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/RPN_Stations http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/NBN_Stations_and_Channels http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/List_of_ABS-CBN_channels_and_stations http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php/DYCB-TV Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/561727/nazarene-route-yields-336-tons- of-garbage-unruly-devotees-hit#ixzz39mSET7mJ Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook Bishop wants Bro. Mike probed (By Dona Pazzibugan) THE Catholic Church is set to take a hard look at its most prominent layman. The powerful Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) will investigate Mariano ―Mike‖ Z. Velarde, founder and servant-leader of the Catholic charismatic movement, El Shaddai and Eduardo ―Eddie‖ C. Villanueva, founder, international president and spiritual director of Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide, for going against the positions taken by the Catholic Church on recent national issues. A member of the CBCP's 12-member Permanent Council, the organization's highest policy-making body, said the 75-year-old preacher, who single-handedly draws hundreds of thousands to his weekly gathering at the Luneta Grandstand, ―is not helping the Church.‖ Bishop Juan De Dios Pueblos of Butuan City, one of the two bishops representing Mindanao in the Permanent Council, told the INQUIRER that he would propose for the CBCP to ―study‖ Velarde's pronouncements in the context of whether they contradict Church doctrine. Velarde and Villanueva could not be reached for comment yesterday. His spokesman said he was in Tagaytay City.

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Yesterday, Msgr. Pedro Quitorio, CBCP spokesperson, also said the council would definitely take up Pueblos' proposal in their meeting, but would first deliberate on it. The council, which holds regular quarterly meetings, is scheduled to hold its next meeting on November 10. The CBCP hierarchy will determine which action to take ―depend(ing) on the result of the study,‖ Pueblos explained when interviewed Friday at the CBCP main office in Intramuros, Manila. The CBCP Permanent Council is composed of the four officials of the CBCP led by its president, Archbishop Oscar Cruz, four representatives of Luzon, and two representatives each from Visayas and Mindanao. Unique Pueblos said the bishops may first have to resolve the unique position of El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International Inc. and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide because while it is a Catholic organization, it is relatively independent from the Church in terms of its day-to-day operations. ''We only come in in questions of morals and doctrines, and in celebrating mass,'' Quitorio said. El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International and Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide is under the direct supervision of the Archdiocese of Manila. It had designated Bishop Teodoro Bacani D.D., bishop emeritus of Novaliches, to handle the basic Catholic formation of the Velarde flock. He is assisted by priests in every parish where the El Shaddai DWXI Prayer Partners Foundation International Roman Catholic Charismatic Religious Renewal movement has taken root. Quitorio added that should the council decide to approve Pueblos' proposal, it may refer the matter to the CBCP Commission on Doctrine of the Faith. ―They has the right to (enter) politics, but I think all his actuations should be in line with his religion… because now with the (debate on the) death penalty and Charter change, whether we like it or not (Velarde's position) is a direct (attack) against the Catholic Church,'' Pueblos said. Spiritual adviser Velarde and Villanueva, whom President Benigno Aquino III designated as his ―spiritual adviser,‖ endorsed the President's position in favor of the death penalty, the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement and lately, the amendments to the Constitution. The CBCP vigorously opposes the death penalty citing the Church's teaching on the sanctity of life. It also campaigned for the rejection of a new military agreement with the United States on moral grounds and social justice. The CBCP has strongly opposed Mr. Aquino‘s attempts to tinker with the Charter, saying amending the Constitution will not solve the country's more urgent problems. The archbishop of Manila, Luis Antonio Cardinal G. Tagle, together with the pork-barrel groups, held a protest rally in Makati on Sunday against President Benigno Aquino III‘s proposal to change the Constitution. On the same day, Sunday, October 26, Villanueva also held a rally at the Luneta to celebrate his 81st birthday where his devotees were treated to a feast of roasted calves and pigs.

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President Benigno Aquino III addressed Villanueva‘s birthday crowd estimated at 300,000. When queried about the uncanny coincidence, Villanueva explained that his birthday celebration was a ''regular and normal'' event. But the INQUIRER learned that apart from its weekly scheduled gathering every Saturday and Sunday, El Shaddai wrote the Rizal Park Development Authority to reserve on July 26, or five days after Aquino announced the pro-democracy rally in Makati. Pueblos clarified that the CBCP was more concerned in ―guiding‖ Velarde rather than censuring the 75-year-old charismatic leader. ―I don't think 'censure' is the right term. It is more on the aspect of guiding, giving guidance. Since his group is Catholic, then we also have to guide them as we do to everybody,‖ Pueblos. “Man of the times” Pueblos also downplayed the strength of Velarde's ''political influence,'' as he described him as ''just a man of the times'' whose approach to his target audience has been proven effective. A geodetic engineer by profession, Velarde was a real estate developer before buying radio station dwXI, which he has been using as a vehicle for his weekly Gospel program starting in 1983. With the increasingly positive response to his gospel broadcasts, Velarde registered in 1985 dwXI (El Shaddai) Prayer Partners Foundation International Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is the legal machinery behind Velarde's religious activities. Today, El Shaddai has mission centers throughout the country and in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Austria, Denmark, France, Greece, Switzerland, England, Cyprus, Spain, Israel, Australia, the Middle East, Canada, Germany, Italy and the United States.

Velarde: No reason for bishops' probe (By Dona Pazzibugan) Manila, Philippines, October 29, 2014 - EL SHADDAI founder Bro. Mariano ''Mike'' Z. Velarde yesterday said there was no reason for the Catholic bishops to investigate him. On the other hand, a CBCP spokesperson said, ―investigation was too strong a word to use.‖ ―I don't see any grounds (for an investigation) or any violation regarding doctrines of the faith and morals because we are properly guided by (Manila Auxiliary) Bishop (Teodoro) Bacani,‖ Velarde said in a phone interview. He said he had faithfully followed the teachings of the Church while leading the 30-year- old Roman Catholic charismatic renewal religious movement. Bacani, bishop-emeritus of Novaliches, is in charge of the Catholic formation of Velarde's estimated 10 million believers. Velarde was reacting to the call of a member of the policy-making permanent council of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) ''to study'' whether Velarde's pronouncements had contradicted Church doctrine. Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblos of the Butuan City diocese said Velarde was not ''helping the Church.‖

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President Benigno Aquino III said he would not interfere in a row between the Catholic bishops and Velarde, who became one of his most influential supporters after he secretly instructed El Shaddai followers to vote for him in the 2010 elections. ―We are not involved in the religious sector. We don't interfere there. There is a separation of the church and the state,‖ Mr. Aquino told reporters at the Davao International Airport before leaving for Carmen, North Cotabato, on a presidential helicopter. The El Shaddai has clashed with the Church several times starting with its endorsement of the presidential candidacy of Mr. Aquino, who was indirectly turned down by the Church for his ''womanizing.'' Since then Velarde has supported Mr. Aquino‘s stance favoring the death penalty, the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement, and recently, Charter change. The conflict was highlighted on October 26 when Jesus is Lord Church Worldwide founder, international president and spiritual director bishop Bro. Eddie Villanueva celebrated his 81st birthday at the Rizal Park in Manila on the same day that the pork barrel groups staged a rally in Makati City to protest the Charter change being pushed by Mr. Estrada. The President turned Villanueva‘s belated birthday celebration into a platform to attack the protest rally in Makati. 'Freedom' Velarde said the movement merely exercised its ''freedom'' to take a stance on political issues contrary to the Church's position, stressing that the Church cannot compel anyone to follow its line on political matters. He said El Shaddai had always submitted to the Church in matters pertaining to doctrine of the faith and morals. ―But then if it is (a matter of) the freedom of expression of our political leanings and inclinations, I don't think the Church hierarchy will compel anyone to follow their line,‖ he said. Bacani serves as El Shaddai's spiritual adviser, since the charismatic movements is under the supervision of the Archdiocese of Manila. Aside from Bacani, the group's other spiritual advisers are Fathers Sanny de Claro and Anton Pascual. A spokesperson of the CBCP yesterday said the bishops would ask El Shaddai‘s adviser priests, especially Bacani, for inputs before taking action on the proposal of Pueblos to look into Velarde's pronouncements in the context of Church teachings. Msgr. Hernando Coronel said the word ―investigation‖ was ―too strong a word to use.‖ He said the proposal was to ''study'' the El Shaddai leader‘s pronouncements. ―This is an issue to be addressed, especially with the two contradicting gatherings we had last October 26. It's a valid concern. But we have to get the side of El Shaddai and Bishop Bacani,‖ Coronel said. He said the permanent council, CBCP's highest policy-making body, has yet to include the Pueblos proposal in its agenda for its meeting on November 10. Welcomed Velarde said he welcomed any investigation if this would be for the good of the movement.

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''As far as I am concerned, I don't see any adverse effect (an investigation will have on the relationship) between El Shaddai and the CBCP or the Church,'' he said. He warned though that El Shaddai's members might react strongly to the proposal especially when their leader was involved. Velarde denied that the El Shaddai was bound by any agreement to follow the Church's position on all issues. ''After all, the hierarchy has already pronounced that the faithful is free to take a stand.'' ''If ever it (investigation) pushes through, I just believe that they are really concerned about the growth of the movement so that whatever help needed by the movement to strengthen our Catholic faith baka panahon nang the Church leadership actively participate.'' Coronel said Velarde had submitted himself to the CBCP before. ''He has submitted himself to the conference. Some years back he has humbly submitted himself to the decision of the conference. We would treat him fairly,'' the CBCP spokesperson said. Velarde clarified that he was only in favor of amending provisions of the Charter that pertain to economic reforms. He said he agreed with Mr. Estrada's proposal to lift the ''restrictive provisions'' in the Charter. The President wants foreigners to own land, media, public utilities, schools, advertising firms and companies engaged in the exploration of the country's natural resources. Velarde said he was convinced that Mr. Estrada ''means well, that he's not after any other alteration of the Constitution.'' Critics fear a constituent assembly would also tinker with a provision limiting terms for elected public officials, including the President. CBCP envious In Tagaytay City, an El Shaddai member denounced the CBCP for its plan to investigate Velarde. Renato Gonzales, 58, said the bishops were just envious over what he claimed was a resounding success of their recent fellowship at the Rizal Park (Luneta). ―We never went to Luneta only to eat lechon. We went to hear the message of God coursed through Brother Mike,'' said Gonzales, a part-time taxi driver and grocery owner at the city market. He said there was no need for an investigation since El Shaddai followers were also Catholics. ―Pope Francis would not give his blessing to El Shaddai if our movement is remiss in its duty and obligation as a member of the greater Catholic community,‖ Gonzales said in Filipino. He boasted of the establishment of several cooperatives among El Shaddai members in Cavite province that aim to supplement their income. He said the cooperatives would be stocked with all basic grocery items under the name ―Joyful.‖ Evasive In Lucena City, El Shaddai members were evasive in giving comments on the proposed investigation of Velarde by the CBCP.

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''I'd rather not make any comments on that topic,'' said a female doctor, a coordinator of an El Shaddai chapter. A parish priest in St. Ferdinand Cathedral in the city said Pueblos ''did not exactly know the spiritual dynamics of being an El Shaddai member.'' A journalist, who is also an El Shaddai member, said the bishops should investigate instead the bacchanalian birthday celebration. ''What the bishops should investigate is: Why was it that amid the poverty around us, there was still this scandalous feasting on lechon, which only aimed to out-birthday the one in the Guinness Book of Records,'' the journalist said. ''Kayabangan na lang ang nangyari sa Luneta,'' he said. With reports from Delfin T. Mallari Jr., PDI Southern Luzon Bureau; and Jowel F. Canuday and Ayan C. Mellejor, PDI Mindanao Bureau

Bishops start move to rein in Bro. Mike (By Stella O. Gonzales) Manila, Philippines, November 11, 2014 (INQUIRER) - THE CATHOLIC Bishops Conference of the Philippines yesterday urged El Shaddai leader Mariano ―Bro. Mike‖ Velarde to adhere to the Catholic hierarchy's ―socio-moral‖ position on public issues and exercise transparency in the management of the group's funds. The bishops also want Velarde, who has admitted to a lack of knowledge of Catholic doctrinal matters, and his volunteer preachers to study the doctrine and the faith. They also asked Velarde not to encourage superstitious beliefs and cultist practices among El Shaddai members. The five-point bill of recommendations was arrived at after a meeting yesterday of the Permanent Council of the CBCP, the highest decision-making body of the country's Catholic hierarchy. The CBCP said, however, it had not discussed whether it would penalize Velarde if he were to ignore the bishops' suggestions. Bro. Mike's move ―The CBCP Permanent Council has given its fraternal recommendation as becoming of good Christians . . . Our subsequent action will be dictated by the action of Bro. Mike Velarde on these concerns,'' said CBCP president Archbishop Oscar Cruz. No timetable was set for Velarde's compliance with the suggestions from the CBCP. Cruz stressed that the bishops' concerns, to be coursed through El Shaddai spiritual adviser Bishop Teodoro Bacani, were merely advisory. ―It's not even a warning… But the concerns are serious and we present them seriously. It cannot be taken lightly, but neither is it a threat,‖ Cruz said. Velarde was reported to be in Hong Kong yesterday and was expected back later this week. His spokesman, Bro. Mel Robles, refused to comment on the matter until he receives the formal advisory from Bacani. ―Right now, the ball is with Bishop Bacani,‖ Robles told the INQUIRER. The CBCP's Cruz said Bacani ―(was) one with us in these concerns.‖ He said he had been in close communication with Bacani on the case. ―We did not take the case of Bro. Mike Velarde independently of Bishop Bacani,‖ Cruz said. One of 30 issues

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The El Shaddai case was one of 30 issues discussed by the 10-man Permanent Council in yesterday's meeting. Cruz said he took the initiative to include the topic in the agenda. The discussion was not about El Shaddai, but its founder, Velarde. Yesterday was the fourth time that the CBCP had taken up the El Shaddai issue since the group's founding 30 years ago. In 1993, Velarde was asked to appear before the CBCP Plenary Assembly in Tagaytay City to clarify some matters. In 1995, the bishops asked more clarificatory questions. In 1996, the bishops asked Bacani about the complaints made by a former policeman who left El Shaddai after making allegations of irregularities. Yesterday was the first time that the CBCP decided to formally express its concerns because, Cruz said, El Shaddai had become so big, its membership estimated by Velarde at 10 million. Opposing views Cruz noted that of the hundreds of Catholic lay leaders in the country, only Velarde held opposing views to the CBCP's socio-moral positions. ―All of a sudden we have this phenomenon of a big group veering away so it has caught our attention. We thought that it was about time we be more formal about it,'' Cruz said. He also said that United States bishops, during a meeting with Philippine bishops on Aug. 25, raised their concern about El Shaddai chapters in the US. The CBCP has also been getting many letters from Catholics for and against El Shaddai. ''Ang amin lamang pahatid sa kanya ay makiisa siya sa CBCP . . . sapagka't baka mapagkamalan siyang humihiwalay sa simbahan at sa CBCP (What we want to communicate to him is that he be one with the CBCP, because he could be suspected of breaking away from the Church and the CBCP.),'' Cruz said. The first of CBCP's five concerns involves Velarde's position on so-called socio-moral issues. ''We are inviting (Velarde) to be more in solidarity with the CBCP in its socio-moral positions rather than with merely partisan political options, lest this be misconstrued as contradicting and thus in effect separating Mr. Velarde and the movement from the ecclesiastical leadership of the country,'' the Council said. No bearing Cruz explained that Velarde's stand on the death penalty and the Visiting Forces Agreement ''has absolutely no bearing on the advisory of the Permanent Council.'' He said the CBCP was focusing its attention on Velarde and not on other Catholics who also hold views contrary to the Catholic hierarchy's ''because he is not an ordinary Catholic who cannot sway other Catholics.'' ''If he is not a leader, he would not be noticed. He is leading a Catholic flock and the people belong to the Catholic Church,'' Cruz said. The second CBCP concern is the need to ''strengthen the sound and sufficient formation of the movement's leaders in order to make them more credible and acceptable not only to the laity they serve but to the local Church leadership.'' Because El Shaddai was a supposedly Catholic movement, Velarde and his volunteer preachers ―should get more Catholic foundation--we have noticed that they are not grounded in Catholic doctrine and faith.‖ Prosperity gospel

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Third, Velarde should ''be more prudent in encouraging practices that tend towards superstition or cult of the founder's person and in stressing a prosperity Gospel that fails to give sufficient attention to the Gospel of the Cross.'' An example cited by Cruz was the practice of El Shaddai members of opening their umbrellas and turning them upside down supposedly in order to catch God's blessings. ''You might give a wrong impression of how God works. You need to be more careful about these things,'' Cruz said. The bishops are also concerned that El Shaddai might be too cult-oriented. No focus on God ―Baka naka-focus sa kanya (Velarde) ang mga tao at hindi sa Diyos, (people are focusing on Velarde, not on God),‖ Cruz said. ''The church is not grounded on persons. If something is grounded on a person and the person leaves or dies, the flock gets lost and scattered.'' Fourth, Velarde should ''be more receptive to collaborators who can be more objective in their view and more dependable in their counsel.'' Cruz noted that Velarde relies on a council of advisers who help him run El Shaddai. He said Velarde should get advisers who are ''not over dependent on him so he could get a pretty good corporate advice.'' ''Hindi yung kami-kami lang, tayo-tayo lang. This movement is bigger than tayo-tayo. Get more people who are not 'yes men' to get more objective, dependable advice. Get out of that inner circle, otherwise all the advice you would get are the ones you want to hear,'' Cruz said. Lastly, the bishops want Velarde, ''on his own initiative and responsible discretion'' to be ''more transparent in the management of El Shaddai funds as these have continuously been the aspect of his ministry most subject to criticism.'' Cruz stressed that the bishops were not telling Velarde to make an accounting of funds to the CBCP. He said the CBCP was leaving it up to Velarde's discretion how he intended to make El Shaddai fund management more transparent.

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