Almighty and loving Father,

As we, bishops, businessmen and other associates gather in this hall to confer with one another and collaborate in the best possible way we can glorify your name, we ask you to send us the Holy Spirit that we may be enlightened in seeking your will.

We are aware that you have entrusted to us the task of serving you by serving our fellow men.

As we emerge from the celebration of the Jubilee Year of Mercy and the World Apostolic Congress, may we be guided by the zeal of portraying your Face of Divine Mercy through our concerted effort of acts of mercy in building our nation on peace and justice.

May we be strengthened to go to the periphery and outskirts of our centers in order to reach out to the lost, last and least sectors of our society.

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I would like to invite the people in front to take their places.

I am Bishop Broderick Pabillo, and I will be your emcee this afternoon. Thank you very much and you are welcome to this 41st General Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Bishops-Businessmen’s Conference for Human Development.

Thank you to the bishops who are here. They are a big number. Thank you to the businessmen and women, our guests and most especially to our guest speakers.

I would like to call on the National Executive Committee members who are here. This is will be our pursuit for Inclusive Growth for Human Development and Social Justice.

The EXCOM members are the following:

Bishops sector:

1. Bp. Jose Collin M. Bagaforo - Bishop of Kidapawan 2. Bp. Arturo Bastes - Bishop of Sorsogon 3. Bp. Pablo Virgilio S. David - Bishop of Kalookan 4. Abp. Antonio J. Ledesma - Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro 5. Bp. Roberto C. Mallari - Bishop of San Jose, Nueva Ecija 6. Bp. Victor C. Ocampo - Bishop of Gumaca 7. Bp Broderick S. Pabillo - Auxiliary Bishop of Manila 8. Bp. Antonio R. Tobias - Bishop of Novaliches

Business sector:

1. Cecile L. Ang - President, Diamond Hotel 2. Alejandro TevesEscano - Founding Chairman/President of TEVSAPHIL. 3. Victoria P. Garchitorena - Consultant, Ayala Corporation 4. Doris Magsaysay- Ho - President, Magsaysay Maritime Shipping Corporation 5. Jose Victor P. Paterno - President, Philippine Seven Corporation 6. Menelio J. Carlos, Jr. - President, RESINS, Inc. 7. Christian S. Monsod - Consultant 8. Peter Angelo V. Perfecto - Executive Director of Makati Business Club

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Treasurer - Meneleo J. Carlos, Jr. Assistant Treasurer - Vinchu M. Lapid Vice President, Vemaval Corporation

I ask your prayers because her father Mr. Jacinto Mantaring who was also a former member of the BBC has passed away and as of the moment they have the wake in Quezon City.

Our Executive Director, Belle Beluan, who will retire from BBC on May 31, 2017 after twenty three years of faithful service to our group.

We have some changes in our meeting today. First, the timing of the meeting, before we would have our General Assembly in July but now we have it in January. And we have it within the week when the bishops meet for their semi-annual meeting. We just finished our seminar yesterday and this morning and we now have our meeting with BBC. And starting on Saturday, we will have our Plenary Assembly. Somehow this change came about in order to facilitate the attendance of the bishops. Thank you to the many Bishops who are here.

In our election of our ExCom, we have changed it in such a way that half of the member bishops and half of the businessmen and businesswomen would be elected in the sixteen-man board so that every time half will be new and half will remain in order to have continuity in the BBC EXCOM.

As we all know, BBC has been organized in order to facilitate the meeting of Bishops and Businessmen for Human Development. We are having here it now in Metro Manila but there is also a move that the BBC meetings can also be done in different parts of the country so that there can be meeting of hearts and minds between the bishops and the businessmen.

BBC is also a venue for dialogue not only between bishops and businessmen but also with the government, the poor, workers, academe and other sectors of society. This kind of dialogue is a way of responding to the call of Pope Francis to create the culture of encounter with the different groups of people for the sake of Human Development.

So, thank you for responding to the call of the meeting and hopefully this meeting would be a lively one.

We will be hearing inputs from several people and then after the inputs there will be a workshop between the bishops and the non-bishops, businessmen and the guests so that we will have an exchange of minds among us. This is the way of bringing about the kind of dialogue.

So, I highly encourage everyone to stay behind up to the end so that the meat of our meeting will be sustained amongst us.

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We will now call the meeting to order.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING

You have in your kits the Minutes of our previous Meeting, of the 40th BBC General Assembly and Annual Meeting held last July 11, 2016.

Can we please go through it and then we have a motion for approval?

There being no questions, the minutes/Proceedings of the 40th General Assembly & Annual Meeting of July 2016 are approved as presented.

As I have said, we have elections during this time. Among the business group, there is no need for an election because I think there are only four who accepted the nominations, namely:

1. Roberto Ansaldo 2. Alejandro Escano 3. Victoria Garchitorena 4. Mediatrix Villanueva

These are now new members of the ExCom. Let us accept them as new members.

For the bishops, we have seven (7) who have accepted the nominations, namely:

1. Bishop Arturo Bastes 2. Bishop Joel Baylon 3. Bishop Victor Bendico 4. Bishop Buenaventura Famadico 5. Archbishop Antonio Ledesma 6. Bishop Roberto Mallari

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Thank you Bishop Pabillo. Good afternoon Excellencies, viable for our fund trustees to carry out in a Trust ladies and gentlemen. Account.

Last year, the Trustees already gave us the full amount We have the slides for the Treasurer’s Report. of the remaining funds. The accelerated draw-down

happened when we started to shift to actual activities First, our members are dwindling. A few years ago, we like chapter formation, participation in the oversight of decided that we will ask the Corporate Members to bidding functions in government procurement. In that handle the bigger share and they agreed to increase their regard, it was during the time of the late DILG Secretary annual dues to Twenty-Five Thousand Pesos (PhP Jessie Robredo when he opened the door for us to 25,000.00). participate in the oversight functions in the bidding

functions of the local government. That incurred some Nonetheless, we have been depending really on our expenses for us to be able to participate and we had to members to help us carry the expenses for BBC . At hire extra people for this activity present, we only have 8 Corporate Members and the number of the Individual members were reduced this For the final slide: We are in the survival mode at this year. point. When I reported last time, I think we are already approaching that and we are there now. Hopefully, we Among the Corporate Members are: have in our action programs and projects that will 1. De La Salle University encourage business to participate. And we do hope that 2. First Philippine Holdings Corporation in the forthcoming period, enough interest would be 3. Magsaysay Maritime Corporation generated interest among businessmen to participate in 4. Philippine Seven Corporation projects. We usually can derive some administrative 5. PunongBayan & Araullo CPAs funds from that. 6. Shelmed Cottage Treasures 7. Phinma Enegy Corporation As to the Retirement benefits of our Executive Director, 8. Resins, Inc. who has indicated to retire after 23 years of service, we will try to solicit funds from our members, in that regard. We hope that we will be able to increase the interest of That ends my report. Sorry to say that it doesn’t look very the other corporations in the projects that will be bright but I hope that with the activities and projects forthcoming. where we can really have the business sector participate We have also been depending a lot on the Cardinal Sin in a more concrete way, we will do better. Trust Fund for Business Discipleship which unfortunately Thank you very much. has gone down to the level where it can no longer be

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Bp. Pabillo: Are there questions about the report? So, as Mr. Carlos has told us, we need more members, maybe this is an invitation to our business members and even to our bishops, if you know people who could join us either as Corporate members or as Individual members of BBC. This will also strengthen us.

Last year, we had discussed about the BBC, here in the assembly among the bishops and it was the common sentiment among the bishops that BBC is still relevant. So, we want it to continue, but then we have also asked the business community since this is a partnership and they also find it relevant.

It is a call that we need from each other and this help is increasing our membership and also supporting the Programs who will give us the Program today about how we can help as BBC for the Human Development in our country.

But before we go to the Presentation of the program, we would like to hear first from our Executive Director, Ms. Belle Beluan, who has been serving us for the last 23 years and she would like to also give her thank you and her experience here in BBC.

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Your Excellencies, dear Cardinal, Archbishops, Bishops, members who believed in the Vision and Mission of BBC, Monsignori, the National Executive Committee and though I must also admit that I always wished there were members of the BBC, ladies and gentlemen, good more active members to keep our hopes and ideals alive. afternoon. Still I thank you, one and all.

Poet Rainer Maria Rilke once wrote to a young man lines I would also like to express my heartfelt thanks and that I borrow today as I stand before you. He said, “Just appreciation to BBC’s former National Co-Chairmen as he, on the last hill that shows him all his valley will whom I have served and who gave me their full trust and stop and turn and linger, we live our lives forever taking confidence, namely: Archbishop Edmundo Abaya; Bishop leave…” Ramon Villena; Archbishop Angel Lagdameo; Archbishop Antonio Ledesma and Bishop Broderick Pabillo; and Mr. Today, at this 41st General Assembly and Annual Meeting JoeCon, Jose Concepcion, Jr.; Mr. Ric Pascua; the late which I consider to be the last that I will attend as your Senator Vicente Paterno; Mr. Meneleo Carlos, Jr., and Executive Director, I do stop and turn to you with all Mr. Christian Monsod. respect and love and gratitude, as I take my leave. After more than two decades of working with and for I have been with BBC for 23 years, having started in 1993. you, Your Excellencies, I can only relay to you the lines of All this time I have seen not just the inspiring presence a lovely song: Kiss today goodbye, the sweetness and and work of our leaders and members, but regretfully the sorrow, wish me luck, the same to you. But I can’t also the dwindling of our number, not just of Bishops and regret what I did for love. Look my eyes are dry (trying Businessmen attending or interested in BBC matters, but to be dry). The gift was ours to borrow. It’s as if we also of our staff complement. In 2004 our office staff was always knew. And I won’t forget what I did for love. drastically trimmed down due to financial constraints, Gone, love is never gone, as we travel on, love’s what and from then on I ran and managed BBC office we’ll remember. Kiss today goodbye, and point me operations for 12 years practically all by myself. toward tomorrow. We did what we had to do. Won’t forget, can’t regret what WE, ALL OF US -- DID, and It was not an easy task but with your help, still a fulfilling STILL DO -- FOR LOVE. one. And I have no regret that I stayed on. Thanks to you and by the grace of God, I like to think that we hurdled Friends, may our initials BBC stand not just for Bishops- our difficulties and did what we were expected to do Businessmen’s Conference. Let them be our motto now successfully and efficiently. and beyond our years; BE THE BEST FOR CHRIST.

I always felt the solid support of the National Executive Thank you. God bless us all. Committee and the Bishops and Business Sector

Bp. Pabillo: Thank you Belle for your words and most especially for the service you have given to the BBC. The best part of your life, I think, was given to the BBC.

Thank you very much, we will miss you.

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We will have three presentations today. There will be a and we cannot just close our eyes in this kind of situation. presentation of a Project that we want to engage as BBC. We have to do something, to enable us to help people It is called The “Lost Sheep” Initiative: Enabling Parish- solve the problem. Based Community Rehabilitation; second will be a presentation on honesty in business, the “Be Honest” It is for this reason that the “Lost Sheep” Initiative Advocacy Program; and then the Keynote speech of our Program has been conceptualized- enabling the Parish- Vice-President Leni Robredo. Based Community Rehabilitation. Our response is to help rehabilitate. If we don’t want the drug addict be killed, After the presentations, we will then break-up into we have to rehabilitate them and this can be done in the workshop groups, the bishops and the businessmen parish. together, will discuss how we can operationalize what we have heard. Workshop reports will be presented and But what can BBC do to help in this rehabilitation? This an Open Forum will follow thereafter. program has been conceptualized and our champion here is Mr. Jose Victor Paterno who is a member of the The results of the Workshops will be what the EXCOM EXCOM for this year. He is also the President of Philippine will work on for the rest of the year. So this will be our Seven Corporation. process for this afternoon. Hopefully we will be finished by 5:30 p.m. We will now have the presentation of Mr. Victor Paterno. We will listen to the first presentation. As we know, we have great problem - the drug problem in the country

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Thank you Bishop Pabillo. • Tension with international community (but geopolitics deters action) For a start I would like to say that I am honored to be with • Result is a climate of fear and uncertainty - not BBC. I think it is relevant. I look at this when it was good for business formed in times like this. I operate two thousand stores and you guys have three thousand churches and I don’t TheSolution see how that can’t be unattractive. • Parish-based Community Rehab is the only cost Remember this? This is the Press Release when he effective and immediate answer. 3,000 churches admitted to killing people personally. He said: staffed by ten part-time volunteers processing 40 people at a time over 6 weeks could finish 1M “To the rich people…Adopt an addict in a year • Revive the medieval tradition of Sanctuary to and see what happens...To the keep everyone alive until we finish Catholic Church...Check out your flock and look for the lost sheep.” Two Schools of Rehabilitation: TC -PRRD, 13 Dec 2016 • Therapeutic Community (TC) in 42 of 44 rehab So today we say: You asked us, ok we will help centers, mega-rehabs under construction but this is what we ask for. • Military school/Old Testament approach to reform. "We will adopt our lost sheep, if you • Inpatient-only makes this option expensive – 1M/bed capex, 10k/moopex, 6 mo program will help us keep them safe." • But perhaps necessary for most hardened 1% -BBC, 26 Jan 2017 (DOH says 9%)

Two Schools of Rehabilitation: 12 Steps What is the Problem?

• Only 2 of 44 rehabs use this (but 12k of 15k in • 1M+ ‘Surrenderers’ with no place to go: rehab US) capacity in 2016 was 10k/year or 5k beds = 0.01% • Originated with Alcoholics Anonymous in 1930s of population. USA has capacity of 6M/yr or 2% • Retreat/New Testament approach to reform of population (most meetings held in church basements) • 7,000+ killed already (2,500 police, 4,500 • Outpatient option (attendance is voluntary vigilante), 30-40 added daily; culture of impunity rather than coercive) and 6 week duration makes and violence grows daily as well this cost-effective (but counseling-intensive) • Fear among elites (perhaps driven by possible inclusion in the drug watchlist) perpetuating a code of silence domestically

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Sanctuary in Medieval Times • Creation and ongoing refinement of course material Part of formal legal system in 4th-16th century in Medieval • Sanctuary Support Europe to avoid corporal/capital punishment. Funding Sanctioned by kings and protected under threat of excommunication • Some volunteers will need compensation, and many ‘surrenderers’ will need allowances How it worked: • P60/volunteer/hour and P100/surrendere/day works out to roughly P5B 1. Enter sanctuary boundary (usually church, but • This will not cover livelihood training, which we sometimes area) and confess your sins can add later (scale also opens up opportunities 2. Put yourself under religious supervision to for this) receive sanctuary for 40 days (6 weeks!) • Important to tap international community, given 3. Then choose trial or exile (state was more strong feelings aroused by publicity thus far interested in exclusion than punishment) Recruiting Volunteers Sanctuary in Recent History • Online form to volunteer for parishes whether • Mostly to protect immigrants from deportation they have ongoing programs or not – Canada, UK, US most prominently • Need to change attitudes towards drug • Dates back to 1980s, undergoing revival due to dependents, who have served as whipping boys anti-immigration stance as populism rises of almost every administration • Interdenominational. Palestinian militants • Social media campaign: #everbeenlost asking if sought refuge in Church of Nativity in Jerusalem there was never a time in your life you too felt to escape Israeli army for 6 weeks in 2002. It lost in one way or another. If this could start with ended in their exile. those most beyond reproach (e.g. bishops) it would go a long way Sanctuary and the State Course Material • In medieval times arose as antidote to harsh criminal punishments, blood feuds, and weak • Create by translating material based on political order established best practices from abroad • Grew out of traditions of intercession and (currently 10 modules finished, videos to follow) penance dating back to the Roman period • Refine and adapt to the unique situation based • In modern times, a form of civil disobedience on volunteer feedback respected by the state in the face of broken • Give as suggested material only – we accept you administrative processes can’t tell volunteers what to do • Though legally absent, intrinsic in social norms - we need simply revive it Support for Sanctuary

LSI’s Supporting Role • Document any killings with the help of volunteers, propagate on mainstream and social • Rehabs, and Parish communities, are generally media to reinforce norm of sanctuary fragmented (15,000 independent rehabs in US) • Receive uploaded ‘confessions’ and release • Need for centralized support to handle: them upon death to deter further killing • Funding (probably a different legal entity from LSI) • Recruitment of Volunteers • Act as legal advocate in justice system to discourage killing

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List of Ongoing CBRs

Blumentritt, Manila San Roque Parish Around 60 participants Camarin, Caloocan Our Lady of Lourdes Parish 8 graduates, 20 newly registered participants San Jose, Nueva Ecija Archdiocese of San Jose 85 volunteers, no sessions yet

San Antonio, Nueva Ecija AkoangSaklay, Inc. No info available

San Carlos City, Pangasinan St. Dominic Parish 150 graduates Liloan, Cebu Archdiocese of Cebu, Kaalam 300 graduates, 50 to 70 Foundation, Dilaab Foundation, newly registered Charismatic Cebu Apalit, Pampanga Sobriety Foundation To be confirmed Angeles City, Pampanga Holy Rosary Parish 11 volunteers

Lipa, Batangas La Salle, Lipa To be confirmed Quezon City Psychological Association of the Around 70 volunteers Philippines (PAP)

Malabon City Seventh Day Adventist Church No info found Makati City Prayer for the City of our No info found Country, Inc.

Recent CBR Efforts  Science of Drug Addiction  Pagkatao ng Gabay  Rehab session with recovering drug addicts in  Gabay Model: Addiction and Recovery Camarin, Caloocan (Nov. 21). 8 recently Counselling graduated from the program, 20 new  POKUS Model participants are joining the next batch.  Marital and Family System  Community- rehab orientation with volunteers  Group Process of the Archdiocese of Manila (Oct. 26)  10 Lessons from the Masters in the Field  Facilitators Training for CBR, Ateneo (Dec. 10 to of Counselling/Therapy 11)  Session w/ former drug dependents,  Online Volunteer Registration Archdiocese of Manila (Dec. 13)  Facebook Platform  Trainers Training for CBR, Archdiocese of San Jose, Nueva Ecija (Jan. 21) Collaborators

Website and Course Material • Fr. Ted Gonzales, S.J. – Curriculum Development. Professor of Pastoral Psychology  www.lostsheepinitiative.org and Counseling, Program Director at CEFAM,  Course Material with a PhD in Pastoral Counseling  Orientation • Vanna Rodriguez – Project Coordination and Fundraising. Experienced project manager and 11

fundraiser in both social sector and corporate, management and social entrepreneusrhip. with a degree in Development Studies and MA Advertising Management Major, DLSU. candidacy in Social Psychology • Carole Monteloyola- Website Development. 10 • AJ Rodriguez – Technology and Systems. years of experience in web development across Industry experience with payments at different industries including the nonprofit grassroots, with degree in Economics and MA sector, sourcing, lifestyle, and the medical Candidacy in Development Economics. Former industry. Jesuit seminarian. • Ina Silva- Melgazo – Web and Logo Design. 7 Other volunteers for curriculum development from years of expertise in design, illustration, and the academe and social sector: Jaymee Duran, April printing. With experience in corporate Aguilar, Gerardo Roxas, Romana Bustamante, Hector Villegas, Choncho Sanchez

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Bp. Pabillo: Thank you Mr. Paterno for this great initiative, so here is business offering in the funding, in the coordination of the volunteers so that we can help these people who are victims of drugs. We will discuss this later on how we can operationalize this. But this is a great idea.

The second Presentation will again be, another big problem in our society which is corruption. And here, the President of the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals will present to you the “Be Honest Advocacy Program” that is being done by the BCBP and the one who will present this to us is Mr. Jose Avellana.

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Your excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, good To make matters worse, it appeared that most of the afternoon. citizenry seemed to be disaffected by these unsavory practices. I am Joey Avellana, the President of the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals. Even as a country the Philippines was cast in a bad light for being among those most dishonest or graft-ridden This afternoon I will take you through one of the countries in the world. advocacies of the BCBP which is the Be Honest Program. One day in 2003, at a meeting of one of the business The Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and clubs, Santiago "Santi" Dumlao, one of the stalwarts of Professionals (BCBP) has, since its inception in 1980 as an the Makati Business Club and a former member of the Outreach of the Ligaya ng Panginoon community, been BBC, was sitting beside Bro. Bobby Lavina, a colleague involved with the evangelization of the marketplace. who was then BCBP Director for Programs and Services during the term of then BCBP president By inviting business leaders, executives and working ManoletSiojo. professionals initially though a breakfast fellowship, then later by completing a Christian Life Program (CLP), the Santi shared with him a quotation about honesty which proposition of bringing the values of Jesus Christ in the immediately got Bobby to ask him "would you allow business milieu has taken root in the BCBP. BCBP to use this quotation publicly without any attribution to the source?" Santi's reply was immediate- Today, the BCBP community number over 20,000 - "Sure!" members in over 100 business centers in the major cities all over the Philippines, with presence in 4 Asian The single-minded message--- countries and In the US and Canada. BE HONEST. The world of business, often characterized as a dog-eat- dog environment, is home to many unfair, exploitative EVEN IF OTHERS ARE NOT. and oftentimes unscrupulous business dealings. EVEN IF OTHERS WILL NOT.

Padding of expenses and receipts, under-the-table deals, EVEN IF OTHERS CANNOT. bribes, mis-declaration and misrepresentation of goods and services, even tax evasion were some of the And with that, the BE HONEST campaign was born. manifestations of these.

Over the years, it became evident that honest business THE BHC ROLL-OUT practices were already becoming a pervasive problem, as graft and corrupt business practices were fast becoming Even before we launched it as a campaign, some BCBP "de riguer" for conducting business in both the private members were cynical that it may be something we and public sectors. could not actually do nor claim, especially since we ourselves, businessmen and professionals, were part of

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the "real world", so to speak. (Some members were HONESTY AND THE ELECTIONS struggling with the idea of having to walk the talk!) BCBP entered into a memorandum of understanding It was our leaders' wise discernment that, as a Christian with the COMELEC and PPCRV to further its BE HONEST community committed to bringing the Gospel values of advocacy in the course of the local and national Jesus Christ in the workplace, we had no option but to elections. The BCBP has been part of the voter's take on the campaign as a community-wide advocacy. education program all local and national elections conducted since 2004. The launching of the Be Honest Campaign (BHC) was done simultaneously in all regions of the BCBP Our members have continued to make themselves nationwide. available for voter education, poll-watching and even leading diocesan and parish-based activities in their Motorcades, Walkathons and collaterals with the BHC respective communities. slogan were put up in major public areas. PARTNERING WITH THE BBC and LAIKO As the campaign unraveled, the peaen for HONESTY spread like wildfire. BCBP also joined the program of the BBC and Makati Business Club by volunteering our members as It found its way into government offices, airports, independent observers to the bidding of public contracts bridges, and every town or city with a BCBP community of government institutions. presence. Quite a number of questionable projects were BCBP members who worked in the public sector were co- discontinued because of the lack of transparency and opted as conduits for the BHC collaterals and slogans other graft-ridden bid procedures that were unearthed that were put up in government offices and installations. by these independent observers.

Over the years, the BE HONEST campaign took on other THE INTEGRITY INITIATIVE forms --- Though our linkages with the HONESTY -- a national oratorical contest among high-school business community, BCBP was also students invited to join the INTEGRITY spread -- BE HONEST fun-runs in key cities nationwide INITIATIVE, a joint project of the like -- Fund-raisers like concerts, golf tournaments, etc. Makati Business Club and the wildfire. -- BE HONEST drop-down banners in all BCBP weekly European Chamber of the Philippines. breakfasts BCBP is a signatory to the Integrity Pledge, and actively EVOLVING THE BE HONEST ADVOCACY participates in conferences, fora and activities of the group. Alongside the all-out launch of the BE HONEST campaign, the BCBP leadership looked for other ways to extend the We also encourage our members who are business reach of the advocacy, so that it could have greater owners to register individually, and their businesses as impact on the community-at-large. corporate members, of Integrity Initiative.

It was also a way for our members to become more fully CONFRONTING CORRUPTION engaged in being part of the larger effort of changing mindsets and paradigms not only in the public view, but In 2014, on the 10th anniversary of the BE HONEST equally important, in their own personal lives and campaign, the community embarked on another bold business practices. initiative that was inspired by the BHC.

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It was a turning point for the HONESTY advocacy, So we brought together a small group composed of BCBP because it went a step forward to try and delve deeper leaders and some key leaders from our partners-in- into the roots of corruption in the private and business mission (Ligaya ng Panginoon, Couples for Christ and sectors through linkages with the academe and the FAMILIA) and we brainstormed. business community. In the following months, the group continued to put Together with three other convenors, namely Atty. Alex together the framework for a nationwide movement Lacson, Prof. Ron Mendoza of AIM and former Senator that would institutionalize the concept of Christian Joey Lina, the BCBP embarked on a 6-part forum series servant leadership in the public service. This gave birth entitled CONFRONTING CORRUPTION, together with the to the PILIPINO MOVEMENT FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Policy Center and LEADERSHIP (PMTL). Alumni Association, and the local chambers of business. It called all the major Christian blocs-- Catholic, The CONFRONTING CORRUPTION series brought Protestant, Born-again-- to rally behind a common 20 together businessmen and professionals in jampacked point criteria for choosing transformed Christian servant fora held in Makati, Laguna, Cebu, Cagayan De Oro, leaders molded in the image of Jesus Christ. Davao and Manila over an 8 month period. We called the PMTL guide GABAY KRISTO. It surfaced the clear need for the BCBP community to be more involved, not just as a bystander or campaign The task before the convenors of the PMTL was promoter. formidable, because time was not on our side and we had to launch this before the end of 2015, In every forum presentation, the same Answering Pope to convince those servant leaders we question kept coming up--- What will we do vetted as capable of transforming the about corruption besides talk about it?? Francis' call for the political landscape, before the deadline of Christian faithful to the filing of the Certificates of Candidacy Thus the BCBP ventured into uncharted be engaged in (COC). territory where its HONESTY advocacy would politics, calling such be tested anew. The rest is history. PMTL was able to help gesture "the elect into office the candidates vetted in The very clear message was-- we needed to highest form of the process undertaken by the People's do more, we needed to be engaged and show Choice organization-- a Vice President and that HONESTY is something we need to charity, if done four senators. uphold as integral to our way of life. for the common HEEDING POPE FRANCIS: GET INVOLVED PMTL: Changing the Face of Politics good" Answering Pope Francis' call for the In June 2015 the original convenors of the Christian faithful to be engaged in politics, calling such CONFRONTING CORRUPTION project came together gesture "the highest form of charity, if done for the again and asked, "how else can we be more effective in common good", BCBP brothers and sisters were bringing the culture of honesty and integrity to our encouraged (if they had the predisposition for it) to vie people?" for the public's support in the 2016 elections.

Atty. Alex Lacson brought an idea to the group, to move After the votes were counted, 68 BCBP brothers and forward what he and other concerned groups had been sisters were successful in their political forays in the local working on, a criteria for choosing the right leaders to and regional levels. It is a start, and we hope that the arrest the decaying of our country's moral and political roots of transformational leadership will, like the institutions. proverbial mustard seed, grow into a strong deeply rooted tree that can withstand the test of time. 18

At this juncture, in behalf of the BCBP community, may I It is not only the right thing to do, but more importantly, thank Most Reverend Bishop Broderick Pabillo for his it is the way Jesus wants us to live, honestly speaking. invitation to our BCBP public servants to a weekend retreat to prepare them spiritually for the service they BE HONEST. have to perform for their constituencies as public EVEN IF OTHERS ARE NOT. servants. EVEN IF OTHERS WILL NOT. EVEN IF OTHERS CANNOT. TAKING THE BHC FORWARD Thank you and good afternoon. The BE HONEST advocacy will continue to be a major project of the BCBP as it continues to engage the marketplace and the public-at-large.

We commit BCBP to be at the forefront of initiatives that will champion, defend, and celebrate the values of HONESTY and INTEGRITY in our midst.

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ARRIVAL OF VICE-PRESIDENT

Announcing the arrival of the Vice-President of the Philippines. Please take your seats.

We just had a brief summary of what we have done so far. We had the presentation of Mr. Vic Paterno on the “Lost Sheep” initiative and how we business and church can work together to rehabilitate those who have problems with drugs.

We also had the presentation of Mr. Jose Avellana of BCBP on the “Be Honest” Program, where we can promote honesty in business and also in politics and how we can have honest politicians. I think, these are very good initiatives done by the lay and the Church together for the sake of the country.

Now, we have the presentation of the Vice-President.

INTRODUCTION OF THE GUEST SPEAKER

Vicky Garchitorena: Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice-President of the Republic of Philippines, Atty. Leonor Robredo.

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Thank you very much. Archbishop Soc Villegas- President So, faced with this reality, we challenged ourselves and of the CBCP, Archbishop Antonio Ledesma -Archbishop asked: What can we do to uplift the lives of our of Cagayan de Oro, of course Ms. Vicky Garchitorena, countrymen? Where can we find people who would be Bishop Pabillo-National Co-Chairman, Mr. Meneleo willing to help us in providing enough nutrition to these Carlos, Jr., Mr. Victor Paterno, Mr. Jose Avellana, Jr., poor Filipino children so that they are strong enough to Bishop Victor Ocampo, Bishop Virgilio David, my dear meet the future? bishops, our business leaders, friends from the civil society, honored guests, sa ating pong mga kababayan, The story of the people in Agutaya is only one of the magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat. many that paint the dire situation in remote communities across the country. In a nation where Last November 2016, my team and I visited Agutaya. It is almost quarter of the population live in poverty, the a 5th class island municipality in Northern Palawan. I battle for inclusivity is an everyday war that needs to be don’t know if you have heard of it. It is a very small poor fought. The truth is, despite our many economic gains town with a population of about 12,000. The entire and democratic triumphs that we have had in the past, island does not have electricity yet. The only public many of our people are still left behind by progress. school there, which was destroyed by typhoon Yolanda, Some are angry, disillusioned, frustrated, and why not? has not yet been repaired. It is very hard to go there From what we have seen around the country left behind, because you have to take a ten-hour boat ride from actually refers to millions of irreversibly stunted children, Coron to reach the place. When we went, people were hungry families, farmers at the end of their wits , their of course ecstatic that we’re visiting them. In fact, some boats and coastlines affected by typhoon Nina or of them were on the verge of tears when we arrived. children living in makeshift, tarpaulin homes almost one Later on, we were told that it was actually the first time month after the typhoon. People actually die due to that they were visited by a national government official. hunger and poverty. You would be frustrated if you would live in those conditions. So, how do we solve the When we saw the children in the only public school that twin problems of poverty and inequality that have was there, we noticed that the grade five students were enveloped our country for only as tall as the grade one students. All the kids there so long? So, let us imagine were stunted. On the way back, we were talking to a the quality of life doctor, and he was telling us that those children would The answer is something never recover. Ganun po pala yung stunting. Yung that we have learned from that the poor sinasabi nating mahina, bansot, yun pala yung tinatawag our engagement with the children are nating stunting. Pero yung nakakalungkot po, it is a poor and the marginalized. fated to, ahead condition that is in fact irreversible from age 5. It is only when we learn how to really listen that we of them are years Kaya po sabi namin sa aming sarili, papaano ba kami can work effectively for the of very limited makakatulong sa mga stunted na mga bata doon? So, least of our brethren. It is potential as well like I said stunting is irreversible. So, let us imagine the only when we reach out as fewer chances quality of life that the poor children are fated to, ahead and immerse in the lives of of them are years of very limited potential as well as the ordinary Filipino that to get out of fewer chances to get out of poverty. we can understand their poverty. frustrations. 24

And such is the guiding philosophy behind the office of divide was so great in our city. He was fighting a well- the Vice-President’s Angat-Buhay Program focusing on entrenched political dynasty and was being given a very six key advocacies, namely: hunger and food security; hard time as a Mayor. I remember then that Jessie went health; education; rural development; women to our Archbishop then, Archbishop Leonardo Legazpi. empowerment and housing. And Archbishop Legazpi referred Jesse to the Social Action Center of the Archdiocese of Caceres; the Angat-Buhay reflects the daily struggle and challenges Chairman at that time was Fr. Cortes who left us a year faced by Filipino families mired in poverty. ago. And with that, they partnered into organizing the different sectors in Naga. And after Fr. Cortes left, came Last October 10, we held the Angat Buhay Summit where the leadership of Msgr. Nelson Tria. Msgr. Tria worked we invited fifty of the poorest towns in the country and very closely with Jessie and they were able to form the over 200 partner organizations who took part in our now very famous and very highly successful Naga City Development Program. People’s Council which is now being used as a The office of the Vice- model by Local Government Units. For one whole day, each of the 50 LGUS and President focuses on its Mayor was assigned one table to talk six key advocacies, So, it was actually the Social Action Center of about their development targets and their namely: hunger the Archdiocese of Caceres which helped needs. In turn, our development partners, and food Jessie form the Naga City Peoples’ Council. It NGOs, private corporations, private was also from this experience that (Fr. Toby organizations, looked around for possible security; health; Labiao is at the back), that Jessie when he was partners. education; rural Secretary of the Interior and Local development; Government wrote to all the Bishops asking At the end of the Summit, we gathered more women them to partner with him in empowering local than seven hundred pledges. One of the organizations and church organizations into pledges we received came from Culion empowerment partnering with the local government units to Foundation Incorporated which is currently and housing. promote more people empowerment in the working with the Rural Health Unit and local level which gave rise to what we now Development Office of Culion in have as UBAS or Ugnayan ng mga Barangay at implementing a supplementary feeding program for Simbahan. malnourished pre-school children and pregnant and lactating mothers. Being a strong voice in the public sphere, the Church is a great ally in encouraging local government units to CFI hopes to accomplish this with the help of Hapag-Asa reach out to those in the hinges of our society. And just Project of the CBCP with the Assisi Development like Christ, interact with them on a very personal level. Foundation. And we hope that they can also expand this So, we invited the Church and private sector to work with Program to include the town of Agutaya. us in our advocacies for the poor and the marginalized.

I believe that our bishops and our priests and For instance, last week, we were in Iloilo where we businessmen can contribute actively today in opening launched the CHAMP for Farmers Program, a 12 week our hearts and cultivate a sense of responsibility so course which will teach local farmers about innovative crucial to the rebuilding of our nation. farming techniques and supply chain.

For many years, the Catholic Church has long been an During the launch , the President of the local farmers invaluable partner in guarding our country’s democracy, association , spoke and shared with us how many of our nation’s liberties and paving the high route of true their crops and produce would end up not being sold service to our people. despite their dedication and diligence, waking up as early as three o’clock in the morning. Many of them still end In fact, I can still recall that when my husband Jesse was up with the short end of the stick. still Mayor of Naga. He came at a time when the political 25

So we shared with them our plans of linking big living with the farmers, fisher folks, indigenous peoples, companies to directly source their ingredients from the urban poor, women and children, I have chosen not small scale farmers, securing their future by providing to harness this anger and citizenless. fair prices and regular income. Instead, I tried to teach people how to engage, both I don’t know if you have heard about this, but we already local and national government in dialogue . have a model- Jollibee Foundation has already done this where they partnered with farmers in San Jose, Nueva I have always believed that change will not come in the Ecija, directly sourcing their products and other name of fear and imposition. Neither should we submit ingredients from the local farmers there. to arrogance or silent submission. Ultimately, change should be driven by hope, kindness and empathy. The Two months ago, we brought Nestle Corporation to power to bring hope and light to this dark forgotten Tampakan, South Cotabato, which is among the 50 of our places rests in the hands of not just the church but in the adopted LGUs , communities to meet Nestle with coffee hands of every Filipino. and cocoa farmers to start with the concept. It flows from our collective efforts, from our common These are but jut some of the many ways we can goals, because if we want real change to happen, then contribute to beliefs and values. Let us remind our we must let our work and thoughts into transformative communities to become bearers of light to dispel action. darkness and bring hope even in the darkest and most forgotten of places. So, as you come together this afternoon and seek ways to further promote Truth, Justice, Peace and In helping our marginalized communities, may we be Development in our society, may you always keep in reminded that the war on drugs which consumes us now, mind the children of Agutaya. Just imagine all the is but a fraction of poverty that continuous to envelope miracles that can unfold when we collaborate and many parts of the country. choose the welfare of others before ourselves.

I would carry the voice of Maraming salamat po at magandang hapon uli. In helping our those who are frustrated with poverty, angry with marginalized the wealthy and the Bp. Pabillo: Thank you very much Vice-President for communities, may values of the honoring us with your presence and your talk. establishment since my we be reminded Would you be ready for some questions? Let us open the that the war on early days as a Human Rights lawyer, then as a floor for a few questions. Kung wala naming drugs which member of Congress, magtatanong we will have photo ops for the ExCom of consumes us now, until now that I am Vice- the BBC with the Vice-President.

is but a fraction of President. Maraming salamat po sa inyo at maraming salamat kay poverty that This was not just a Vice President for obliging to come and have picture continuous to campaign narrative when taking with us. envelope many I run for this position. it Let show our appreciation to the Vice-President for parts of the was my life’s work. But through all those years visiting us. country. that I have worked as a Human Rights lawyer,

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May I ask everyone to settle down for our work? ANNOUNCEMENT OF ELECTION RESULTS

We have heard three inputs this afternoon. First: On Bp. Pabillo: The newly elected members of the EXCOM drug problem : Rehabilitation and Sanctuary; Second: Bishops are as follows: corruption – “Be Honest” Program ; on politics and  Archbishop Antonio Ledesma political engagement ; and third, on poverty - how can  Bishop Baylon we help solve this big problem of poverty that is always  Bishop Famadico on us?  Bishop Mallari

 Bishop Bastes Now, we will have our Workshop which is the meat of The bishops who will serve for one more year are: our Program which will allow us to have a meeting of  Bishop David minds among the bishops, business people, the academe  Bishop Ocampo and the NGO workers who are here. With this meeting and your sharing during the workshop, we can get ideas  Bishop Bagaforo on what the EXCOM can work on during the year. So,  Bishop Antonio Tobias your suggestions will be important. For the business, the current members are:  Cecile Ang The main question to discuss, would simply be: What  Peter Perfecto can we do together as bishops and businessmen on  Doris Magsaysay -Ho these three areas: 1) the problem of drugs and  Victor Paterno rehabilitation; 2) on honesty Program against The newly elected EXCOM business members are: corruption; and 3) the big problem of poverty.  Roberto Ansaldo  Victoria Garchitorena Do come up with something more concrete that we can  Alejandro Escano work on together.  Mediatrix Villanueva

We will just have a random grouping. This will be a little I would like to ask the current and newly elected bit confusing but hopefully you would cooperate well. members of the EXCOM to remain after the meeting so they can elect among themselves the Chairman and Co- Please assign someone who can facilitate the Chairman and set the schedules of their meeting. discussions; someone who can record the proceedings and also one who will give the report .

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Group 3: Basically we started with there is still another concern on what lies ahead of introduction initiated by Bishop Baylon. We them. So our organization will try to provide discussed three issues and then came up additional educational programs to reinvent them with solutions. to become a good person and continue to be a good member of society. 1. Challenge on Poverty.  Tree planting projects wherein the  Promote the concept of Fazenda - Some of you organizations will collaborate with are perhaps familiar with the concept which the DENR and the businessmen to Focolare started in Brazil for the rehabilitation of possibly allocate agricultural lots drug addicts. for the people to plant on. In Masbate we have a perfect example of the  Economy of communion concept Fazenda. What does it do? It takes in addicts who of the Focolare Movement. This is would like to be rehabilitated using three-pronged a concept where the lay people approach: spirituality; hard work because they voluntarily set-up businesses that work in a farm - so they pay for their own

try to be inclusive - it means that rehabilitation; sense of family and community. 1/3 of the profit goes to helping the Medyo napupuno na po yung Fazenda sa Masbate poor to achieve sustainable so if there are bishops who are willing to look at development, 1/3 goes to the Fazenda plan that can be developed in other spreading the Gospel and 1/3 goes parts of the country, the Fazenda is willing to help to re-investment. develop the concept.

We would like to sell this concept to a wider Group 2: Sorry, we did not write on the audience so that other movements and Manila paper because there were many organizations can take it up. bishops in our group and we did more talking than writing. The first that we did was to do  Micro Finance/Livelihood Projects. a self-introduction and our facilitator. Replication of successful micro-finance projects that have been done by some Our facilitator was Fr. Picardal who Dioceses in Bicol. identified the issues that we discussed, mainly: drug problem, corruption and 2. Challenge on Corruption and Dishonesty. poverty.  Hall of Fame of Honest Individual - This is to give credit to honest individuals and to 1. On Drug Problem. Drug problem can be encourage all of us to be honest in our addressed by giving attention to fellow everyday living. surrenderees because they have experienced how it is to be drug addicts. 3. Challenge on Drug Addiction. Fellow surrenderees can be resource  Provide funds and education - Although we persons and can easily empathize and have rehabilitation programs and facilities, sympathize with one another since they there is also a need to provide continuous have been into it. There is a problem posed education for the drug dependent and in rehabilitation because some of the livelihood projects. After rehabilitation 28

drug dependents are not open or not willing to be a culture of fear. So how do we address this? They rehabilitated. don’t like to surrender. They are hiding up there in the mountains. One of the approaches taken by one Another problem is that the strategy adopted by of the participants is home visitation. It is very some dioceses are not practical for all dioceses due effective in their place because it is not only the to lack of resources and constant accompaniment of surrenderees that are involved but their families as the drug surrenderees. well.

One of the options for some dioceses is try to find 2. On Poverty. We went straight to the discussion of out what are the successful practices in other areas poverty. The most essential that came up was the and replicate what they are doing; refer to other partnership between the Church and business to dioceses and try to come up with some kind of promote micro-finance coupled with meetings on organizing and identify who are willing to help solve church values and Christian values to build character. the problem. We did not rule out the importance of educational input especially for the youth. The BBC response to specific community needs could involve: 1) providing self-sustaining and self-help The idea of sanctuary also came up but there were projects; and 2) help them to help themselves and problems associated with it. We need guidelines and not to depend on dole-outs. we need the assistance of people who can help us in sustaining the sanctuary. Different programs can be It was proposed that the Church leaders look for effective for different dioceses. honest people to whom businessmen and contributors will be willing to entrust them with Another problem is, sometimes, we gather people money to help the poor. Through these honest but we cannot sustain them and they cannot be people we can be more of help to the poor. present all the time because of practical reasons, like, they have to support their families, etc. One said that their Nutrition Program in their particular area is very successful. They would like to This is a lifetime commitment where we want to look for linkages so that this successful program can help the drug dependent and surrenderees. That is be duplicated/replicated and sustained and can be a why we have to come up with more doable and basic collaboration between the businessmen and practical ways of helping the drug dependents. etc. the bishops.

The education campaign is very important. What 3. On Corruption. We go back to the issue of alternative programs can we put up? Some say that corruption. We said that power concentration and it is very difficult to come up with such program perpetuation lead to corruption. Therefore, we because it is expensive and the curriculum and the asked, what could be the possible solution? treatment are very complex - psychological, physical, educational and of course it needs spiritual To address and support the anti-dynasty bill. Since guidance. there is lack of transparency, we would like to support the freedom of information bill. We would So, why not come up with a program that supports also like to pursue the “Be Honest” Movement and more the formation program - the celebration hope that this could be preached to families, program where we have the leadership formation schools and wherever it is possible to preach it. project. This is in connection with the BEC projects that we have for this year then tie this up with other How do we make the people brave enough to tell programs that we have. what is wrong? Our answer is character building and empowerment of the people to speak up. Another problem that surfaced is the “Tokhang Bang Corruption starts with the self, so honesty should Bang”. It creates fear among surrenderees. There is also start with one’s self. Education on honesty and 29

Christian values should be more emphasized and So, let us talk about the good news. Let us celebrate should be deepened and be more encompassing. successes and make sure that the successes are reported and publicized and replicated. Thank you. We also placed it here that failures should be studied Group 4. I am Ann Mayeen Magno from SGV. and that one does not stop when he fails. You know This is ny second time to do this. I’m getting when to stop and know what made this fail in order that used to it. you do not do it again.

Our group was composed of two bishops and We also suggest that in any community there should be 5 others. an identification of business establishments which can partner with the parish to carry-out the principles of Our objective was to discuss what the proper values. You need business partners in every bishops and businesses can do together to community and the parish need not be the only potential address drugs, corruption and poverty. We source of funding but can also probably be more looked at these problems interconnected so sustainable source of employers. They will be the one to we found it difficult to talk about them hire the people who are rehabilitated or people who separately. need livelihood. This means that they can also volunteer their expertise. So, if there is a business that successfully But we just thought that if we talk about one, hired the rehabilitated drug addict, then they can talk to any other project that needs to be done, it the other businesses and discuss what they have done should have: 1) a concrete plan; 2) proper properly together.

management which means there should be a project proposal; 3) resources; 4) sources We would like to talk about the importance of having identified; and 5) measurement of success. small steps. Sometimes we tend to think very very big We know what is needed and what needs to and then have spectacular failures. We can first talk be done and these should all be there. about small steps and doing small things.

We need, not only concrete plans, but we need to make I think everybody is talking about values formation, so let sure that we have experts who are willing to participate. us build values again. It should not only be values These experts are basically very familiar with the formation in the schools or in the church. It should really business operations, on how to make business plans, start in the homes- in the family. We were saying that what could make business successful and identify people values formation should not be a big concept – it is just who can do that. There are also experts who know how making the children make-up their beds or wash the to talk about social aspect of things and the people on dishes and really do chores again. I have the feeling that the ground. You not only talk to the experts who will help this is not being done all the time now. you build up the business plan but you also need to talk to the target partners. We can also work with established groups like the BEC. So you don’t have to do everything at once. Work with a Please note that first, we should put in the beneficiaries few BECs which have successfully reached out to their and it would be more ideal to call them project partners. communities. Work with them and build on their The word beneficiary gives them the impression that successes. they are recipients but as project partners they are going to work with everybody else. We can also talk about topics highlighting exemplars, i.e. 1) small success stories in the families, schools, parish, We also want to say, that in this case we hear so many business and BECs. So, not only talk about the top one in bad news. the board exams, entrance exams but we can talk about an honest child, honest security guard, whoever in the

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community, and not just because he returned a million what we call “Galileo Homes” similar to what was pesos. presented as “Sanctuary. Meron na po kami for almost 30 years now. Ito po ay tumutugon sa mga We talked about other denominations. It does not have panga-ngailangan ng mga drug dependent. Ganun din to be inclusive. po, level 1&2 po kami. Pag dinala po doon they will be assessed. May chaplain po na nakatira doon, may It is so easy to fail but let us try and try until we succeed. sarili po silang chapel. They go to mass everyday, they have their spiritual formation and manual labor – Group V. Sa mga minamahal naming farming at nagtatanim po sila. Obispo, mga kaibigang pari, mga kaibigan kay Kristo. Ako po si Fr. Bert, galling po ako Isa po sa pinakamagandang ginagawa ng mga drug sa lalawigan ng Bulacan. dependents doon kapag rehabilitated na po sila, ay nag-aalaga ng mga matatandang itinapon na ng 1. On Drugs. Institutional approach on kanilang pamilya. Isa po yun sa ginagawa nila para drug problem that BBC can champion in maramdaman nila ang buhay. bringing together the Church, the community and business sector. If you really want to see our Sanctuary which we call “Galileo Homes” please visit Dona Remedios Trinidad Tatlong dioceses po ang grupo namin, . It is on top of the mountain near Angat Dam. They because of the two bishops, Archbishop have a very big place there, situated near the parish Valles from Davao, Bishop Rey kaya po we have a resident priest there. Every Evangelista from Imus and myself from Wednesday naman, pumupunta po yong psychologist the Diocese of Malolos. Meron po namin and some volunteers. kaming tatlong best practices na ibabahagi. Paano po kami nabubuhay doon? We allot a budget po sa aming charity work. Ang Obispo po namin, si Bp. Sa Davao po, meron po silang “Sagip Buhay” or Joey, meron po kaming Annual Bishop Appeal. “Kinabuhi”. It is parish-based where they save drug Pumupunta kami sa lahat ng parokya and part of the addicts with level 1 and 2 dependency. There are four fund goes to rehabilitation and nanghihingi po lang levels: yung 1 and 2 kaya pa po, yung 3 & 4 malala na po. talaga. Silent lang po ang Diocese dahil ayaw po talaga So they save one and two, the ones who can really naming ipina-mamalita ang ginagawa namin. Pero participate in the sharing, listening and really hindi ko po alam kasi na I will be sharing today, I surrendering themselves. Ito po ay by parish-based. should have brought the data of our success; Of course there are failures. But at the moment I can tell Sa isang area lang po ng Davao ang first campaign you na it was very effective po, especially the way it kulang-kulang 200 po agad at nabigla dahil ang dami was built, ito po ay walang bakod, walang gate; open pala. Isang area pa lang po and it is now on-going. I hope po to, bundok. If they want to go home, they can go Abp. Valles can explain further. home. But once they stay, they will stay for nine months because it is a nine-month program, and they In the Diocese of Imus, meron po silang tinatawag na will go home a renewed person - spiritually and “Paglalakbay sa Buhay”; in the parish in Mendez, ganun humanly. din po. They opened the door to the drug dependents. Kasi po instead of going to the barangays or to the police 2. On Corruption. Adopt the BCBP “Be Honest” stations to surrender, inimbita po nila sa parokya yung Campaign Program. and help find ways to craft mga naligaw ng landas (those who have gone astray) so nationwide values slogan like “Be Honest”. Ano raw they can start the rehabilitation. po ang magiging bukang-bibig ng mga bata at matatanda? Advertising way. Pag alam na nila ay And I may concretely share what we have been doing for bukang-bibig na nila. Ano po ba ang bukang-bibig the past 27 years now in the Diocese of Malolos. We have 31

ngayon ng mga Pilipino? Yun po dapat para masanay Sana po sa tulong ng Diyos magampanan po ang lahat. na po at lumaban po sa corruption. Salamat po.

3. On Poverty. Integral evangelization. Concrete na rin Group VI. (Bishop Antonio Maralit, po ang aming ginagawang sharing. The feeding Bishop of Boac) Sa group six ho, mas program which the Diocese of Imus, has done for marami po yata ang Obispo kaya ho several years now is so effective. maganda ang usapan.

In the Archdiocese of Davao, marami po sila, too many 1. On Drugs. Archbishop Palma spoke of to mention and in the Diocese of Malolos, we have 60 how the drug problem is being addressed charitable institutions; kaya po yung World Congress in Cebu. He said they have already of Mercy, sa amin po ginawa yung Mission for Mercy coordinated different church initiated at ginawa pong example ang labing- lima lang po programs and he only wishes that these because there were too many to visit . be linked with the business sector. Kasi marami na pong church- initiated Sa Parish ko lang po, we have what we call “Boteng programs ngayon. Having the support of Gala” (bote means bottle, gala is a Greek term for the business sector is very important for milk). Gala-Galapok means milk. Ito lang po yung the continuation of such programs. pang-invite namin. We choose 200 poor families, alam nyo naman sa Valenzuela, I come from the Then of course, there was also a National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, which is a suggestion on the involvement of the highly congested and highly populated place. Chamber of Commerce in each province Napakarami pong mahirap. Meron po kaming tatlong which are well- situated already. malalaking informal settlers group. You can imagine kung gaano karami ang nandun. The BBC could assist in trying to initiate contact with the Chamber of Commerce, so that they can be a part Every January of each year, pumipili po kami ng 100 of the collaboration between the church and the na mahirap na pamilya talaga through the BEC. This business. coming Sunday a new batch would be coming at bibigyan po namin sila ng gatas. Hindi lang po yun, Somebody also posed the question: “Is the business yun lang lang po ang simula. They can come every sector ready to commit funding for such programs Sunday to attend the mass at 9:00am and then yung because there a lot of churches which are already mga mag-asawa na merong problema sa kanilang initiating such?” marriage, aayusin po namin; kung hindi pa nakakasal, ipapaakasal po namin , family planning po -tipanan. But again the question is funding. It is not just a matter of taking in people. It is also about training people, I suppose those who have Marriage Encounters yun providing them with livelihood as already mentioned po yung Tipanan. Yung hindi pa nabibinyagan ang by the other groups. anak, magugulat po kayo marami silang anak hindi nabibinyagan, hindi nakukumpilan; cathechism para Is business ready for this? sa kanila; livelihood para sa mga mothers; and because of them hindi lang yung lalaki ang nag- One suggestion was for BBC to initiate and establish a tatrabaho. General Fund from which initiatives of different dioceses might be able to tap the resources to be able Ito po yung simpleng programa. Alam ko naman po to support the programs they are trying to implement. lahat na Diyoseses sa Pilipinas meron pong mga ganito. There were those who suggested that the BBC EXCOM could map, assist and collaborate with the different initiatives that are already in place. 32

Another suggestion was that it is still not a lost cause Last year, I gave a talk to the BBC on Inclusive Growth and to collaborate with the government because even the our situation in Marinduque and how I was asking help church- initiated programs could stem a collaboration from the BBC. We have initiated certain livelihood with the government depending on the situation of programs. And our problem was where do we sell and the province or dioceses. where do we take what we produce?

Two of us come from island dioceses; we spoke of our At this very moment I feel I don’t have a place to sell what situation. Our businesses are very small and the one we have produced. Maybe it is also helpful because it who has the funds is the government. So taught us to create an internal market of our own. If we collaborating with the government (which I learned really want to spread the wealth well, there has to be a from Archbishop Ledesma), is not bad at all and big market. Somehow, that’s where I think the BBC can sometimes it really works also. In fact, even with the help. EJK, we have to collaborate with them for these not to happen. We are trying our best to do that. Hopefully, BBC would be able to help dioceses who have these kind of programs. There was also a suggestion that maybe the BBC could initiate talks with the government which might Somebody also spoke that the church is not lacking in its also be willing to collaborate with the bishops. desire nor in its programs in trying to help the poor. But again, the knowledge and efficiency of it would depend 2. On “Be Honest” Advocacy Program. There are on how the other side of the world would help these already existing programs for this but still it is a sub- programs. culture; values can play a very important role. Again, the same things have been mentioned by the other There is another suggestion on trying to seek if BBC could groups: the importance of values formation which be a part of promoting best practices that are plays a very fundamental role on this. advantageous specifically to the farmers and to the poor.

There is a suggestion that the BCBP program should I believe that It has been a long time motivation and be supported by the BBC and the churches objective of BBC and I read its history on how it is really themselves. The way they are promoting the “Be trying to teach the business sector to be a partner of this. Honest” motto should not only be in areas where the But we still try to continue to suggest that perhaps BBC BCBP is present but should be in places where BBC can again attempt to encourage and inspire other business members are as well. business and members of the BBC to really have business practices especially on the traders side. Maybe the BBC should be the one to promote this program. Again, in our island, poverty is repetitive simply because the trading practices are not really helpful to the poor. 3. On Poverty. There is a suggestion that all churches with their Diocesan Social Action Centers should try to That’s basically from our group. partner with all the other agencies and NGOs who have programs on poverty and malnutrition Group VII. Good afternoon everyone. alleviation. As mentioned earlier, we have the HaPag- Basically what we did in in our group was Asa Program and the Nutrition Program which really a sharing of existing programs that should be made available. each one of us has observed or the initiatives done in the community or Somebody also suggested that there is a list of churches where we belong. network of all NGOS, businesses and agencies that could help churches and dioceses. BBC members Our group is composed of 3 bishops, 2 could fully support specifically, marketing, and priests, 1 lawyer, 1 from academe and a production development, among others. 33

worker in the parish. What can we do or what we sometimes we can start small or go to week-end have been doing? bazaars for the farm produce of the farmers.

1. On Drugs. What the church and the community We should also make employment opportunities could do is to take charge of the formation and we available and provide support through micro-finance don’t have to come up with a new program because and training which the Archdiocese of Lipa does. we have an existing program in the church which is called the BEC. This is specifically to attend to the 2. On Drugs. There are already existing successful spiritual needs of our communities. One priest programs such as “Labang” or “Lahat Bangon” shared that we can actually collaborate with the Program in Subanggapo, Mandaue City in Cebu. This LGUs, DILG or the barangays because there are is a collaboration between and among the barangay, existing programs that can serve as models. police and the parish. It is a systematic approach started in Subanggapo, Mandaue City in July 2016. In fact, I think it was Fr. Labiao who shared that the Its approach is anchored on UBAS which our Vice DILG is willing to provide funds for rehabilitation President talked about a while ago as a network. It programs. What the church can do is to actually only costs P 3,000 per participant as compared to the provide the venue and volunteers. government’s program of P 30,000.00 per participant. It consists of daily intervention from 9:00 One concern that was also raised in our sharing was am-3:00 pm., then the participant goes home that there is need to provide assistance and care for thereafter. It covers personal, family hygiene and the families of the victims of EJK. alternative learning system. The sacrament of confession is also administered to them and some of 2. On Poverty. The existing livelihood program for the them participate in the lecture. It addresses the need poor communities, especially those initiated by the for a more focused group distinct from center-based church should be continued. participants which the government started.

A greater collaboration between the business and This year they are graduating 25 participants . There the church and the larger community is needed. was no attrition. In the beginning they were 25 and the number remains the same until graduation. That would be all. Thank you. These 25 participants serve as ambassadors to other prospective participants and they even give talks to Group VIII. (Dr. Maria Victoria Tibon, school. Right now they are anticipating 80 De La Salle University) . participants for the next batch. Group 8 is composed of the following: 3 laymen; 3 bishops; and This program also features livelihood training 1 from the church and academe. specifically farming.

1. On Poverty. We thought that we Another approach that was proposed to address should support the existing drug addiction was Family Life Apostolate. It is government programs with important that the families are strengthened. reference to the speech of VP Leni Robredo. Specifically support for the We should also address the economic needs through farmers which is also similar to the the provision of capital and employment. We could fair trade practice in Latin America. partner with LGUs which is also being done in the Diocese of Negros. These LGUs have, what they call We should also lobby for the Anti-Drug Council which have funds to spare and infrastructures of farm-to-market includes the participation of the DOH and DSWD. roads for the farmers. We should also provide access to market and 34

3. On Corruption. On the third issue of graft and This materialized and until now they are still alive. The corruption, we believe that the solution can have a others who were not in the program have been social dimension. Aside from individual honesty, we reported and some of them have been killed. could develop it as a culture. Recommendations: We can work with another tag line “Be with others who want to be honest”.  BBC to call for a gathering of those who are already engaged in programs for drug We also suggest that we make a study on the impact rehabilitation. of the movement such as “Be Honest” Movement.  Learn from those who have best practices including the joys and problems And as a suggestion to the incoming National encountered. Executive Committee , to look at other emerging  Train more drug abuse counsellors issues such as the role of BBC in the care of the  Create Commission in CBCP that will oversee environment and development of production forest. drug rehabilitation initiatives.

That’s all. Thank you. 2. On Poverty. Bishop Manlapaz of the Diocese of Tagum said the experience of poverty alleviation in Group IX. Good afternoon. I am Fr. Rick their Diocese is through micro-financing programs. Our group is composed of 4 bishops and This program was inspired by the Plenary Council archbishops, 2 lay persons and 2 priests. of the Philippines 2 (PCP 2) which was first intended for the poorest of the poor and later 1. On Drugs. At the start of our expanded to include even the workers and discussions, we focused on the teachers in the parish. The priests in the parishes experience of Fr. Felloni on the were able to benefit from this program. program they have in Camarin, Kalookan City. Bishop Bacani recommended the need for scholarship programs and presented the Scholarship Program of Caritas Manila as a model. The program has five interventions: He said that they have a good program from the beginning of their studies and until now are able  Psycho-social intervention. to pay back.  Spiritual guidance  Livelihood Program 3. On Honesty. There was a sharing about  Health Program procurement in government agencies and that  Family Counselling dealings with the government is not easy, but can be done. There must be political will and should These programs are modular and last for three start with one’s self. months but they realized that there was a need to extend it for another three months due to the Group X. (Med Villanueva) Good afternoon. experience of relapse which is expected in this kind of Group X is composed of the Bishop of Program. Romblon, President of the Asian Social Institute; representative from the Chinese At the onset, they coordinated with the police and Chamber of Commerce; corporation; and met with the local police to ask for protection, that single proprietorship; coordinator from the while these people were undergoing the program that Archdiocese of Manila and we have a guy they be assured that their lives will be spared. who used to be a drug addict and all had beautiful stories.

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Opening salvo, which is the most important of the the executive themselves, the next approach would three topics? Which is more urgent? We agreed we be planning for action. would tackle item number one. So we only focused on drugs because we got carried away with reality. Planning for action simply means that we have to study the strategies and approaches that will work in 1. On Drugs. The question asked by the corporate a particular community, in the province, in the representative was simple: “when I go home today dioceses. There will always be viable approaches. and make a report tomorrow what will I say?” “ What news shall I bring to my boss and to the board?” It was also decided that in the preparation of the dynamics of implementation, there has to be specific We talked among ourselves and had one common target communities and Committees that would be answer. The answer is ”there is information held liable for certain approaches. available.” We need this information to cooperate and coordinate. For example, we know that the local government units particularly the Philippine National Police have We will invite a resource person to share what is being different approaches altogether; from the Medical done in the Archdiocese of Manila so that our Society who would tell us together with the companies, organizations, or church can listen, learn, Department of Health, that there are different stages study options and then decide what and how to move of addiction; that there are certain stages where a forward. person really needs far greater help than somebody who has just started, tasted or played around with That in a capsule, is what we did. drugs for a very short time. Doctors from the Department of Health have told us that some But let me tell you about the other data along the definitely are going to have a difficult time to way. We recognized that there were two approaches mainstream their path to society, and we are in in caring for the drug addicts: 1) community-based; 2) agreement that it can happen that their families may and center-based residence. no longer want them back.

We agreed that social marketing or selling the So, repeatedly, we ask what possible angle do we program to our communities meant for the church, take? We have to prepare the families, the work place selling it to the bishops, who most likely will consult if we want the drug addicts to finally leave the with the Vicar General and the Board of Consultors residence or the community- based rehab to go back and present it all the way down to the Presbyterial to someone, to his family, to someone who may be group, to be able to create a program theme which frightened of what he did when he was a drug addict. calls on diocesan based organizations, church and parish-based organizations. That is the big question mark repeatedly asked; “what if there is no acceptance even if there is a change or That in a capsule is how it operates. transformation in many months”? For example, in Frazenda, in the years of service, we went through We recognize that in corporations, one has to go to a that a couple of times. We were advised that the Committee or directive from the Board of Directors so preparation of the workplace and acceptance is the it will go all the way down to the employees who can worst thinking of a drug addict leaving the community possibly own the program of helping, caring, handling, based program and being mainstreamed and volunteering, or facilitating the early intervention. welcomed back to the community is vital.

Once this has been done, once the stories have been As we pondered that somebody comes up and tells told and repeated in various forms and ways, once it the employer: “ I am looking for a job and used to be has gone out to other people, to the employees or to a drug addict”. This is the training currently being

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given and the possibility of having trained to be a Group I. Good afternoon everyone. driver. And we looked at each other and said, “are we Group 1 is composed of mostly bishops going to be comfortable if the man applying as a and 2 representatives from private driver tells us he used to be a drug addict?”. corporations. A lot of things were discussed. There is fear and uncertainty on how wide we can open our arms to have them back into our lives and 1. On Drugs. There is no single and into our hearts based on faith and yet we know that concrete program that can be used this has to be done slowly, clearly with faith. We to address program sustainability. cannot give them hope if we don’t trust them enough. There are some parishes that have programs that help surenderees, but The ultimate goal of rehabilitation of drug addicts is do not provide any guarantee for for them to come out from their old self into a new their lives and safety. self, trained by the catechist who started the program for them to have a sense of mission - that they can be 2. On Corruption. There is one, proper the mouthpiece for peace, that they can be the monitoring of government people who would talk of what happened to their infrastructure which is through lives and that it can happen; and gather them Information and education on together and they would make a change in the honesty through a pastoral letter. community; because whatever better possible way is there if the people acknowledge the grace of God, with the help of the community, with the help of the 3. On Poverty. There is one representative from an parish and its various programs. Change has come insurance company in our group who could help into their lives and the missing link is the halfway people who are members of the Pantawid house. Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of DSWD. There was also a lot of discussion on this. From the residences, from the community-based, if there such a thing that can work within the family, it Bishops and parish priests have livelihood and may be necessary for us to look into the various training projects in their areas. We are happy that programs in other parts of the world caring for mental we have Ayala Corporation with us. Ayala health and where it is not just a rehabilitation center Corporation is inviting bishops to partner with but a halfway house and the routine and discipline them. They would like to help particularly, women that come in caring for addicts. The routine is and women organizations, including those in important. They have got to establish it before they correctional institutions. They are also willing to go out in a world that is so disorderly. assist SMEs.

By God’s grace and the community, we should welcome back them to our community.

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Thank you very much. As we see, we learned a lot of ideas and a lot of initiatives.

So the next EXCOM will have many things to do .

Hopefully, this afternoon had been a good one for all of us.

We have heard and learned many things and we have known each other better. This is precisely the purpose of the BBC, that we can synergize and most especially, that there would be a kind of cooperation between the bishops and the business.

So we will now end the day. We started the day in asking for the Lord’s help and we end it by thanking him for this afternoon.

We ask Bp. Ambo (David) to lead us in Prayer.

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In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy addicts, sick people in need of help rather than they Spirit. being killed.

Loving God, we are a little bit tired but we feel very Bless in a special way the Lost Sheep Initiative that will happy. We are thankful for the opportunity to be support the initiatives for Community-Based together in this 41st General Assembly & Annual Meeting Rehabilitation Program in all the dioceses all over the of the Bishops-Businessmen’s Conference. country.

In a special way, dear Lord, we would like to thank you It is an ambitious project Lord. We know that if You want for our dear friend Belle Beluan for her decades of it, it is going to happen. service that she has rendered to BBC as Executive Continue to bless all our humble efforts dear Lord. Director. We ask you Lord to bless her as she enters into retirement as a professional. Teach us not to be reactive but to be more proactive. To dream in buiding this nation even if sometimes we are We pray also in a special way for the founding members demoralized. of BBC especially those who often have been sick. Bless our humble efforts to make a little difference in We also recall with fondness the memory of past promoting more integral Human Development in our members who have passed away, especially brother Ting local communities, local Churches, in our dioceses, in a Paterno. manner Lord that is pleasing to you, in a manner that we We thank you for the every inspiring presence of our proclaim your Holy name. resource persons, the guests this afternoon, especially We lift up this prayer to you in the name of your Son, Vice-President Robredo, Brother Joey Avellana of BCBP Lord Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour, who lives and and our own Victor Paterno. reigns with you and the Holy Spirit one God, forever and We ask you Lord to bless the new generation of bishops ever. and businessmen who are leading the BBC. The Lord be with you. We beg you to continue to pour out your Holy Spirit on And with your Spirit. us, as we face new challenges ahead, especially the call to our new leaders in government, the serious problem May the blessing of the Almighty God come down on all that our country is faced with regard to illegal drugs, the of us and remain with us forever, in the name of the task of rehabilitating our fellow Filipinos who are Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. struggling with addiction, the moral and spiritual imperative of living with them with mercy and Amen. compassion, learning to treat them especially the

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1. Bp. Isabelo C. Abarquez - Bishop of Calbayog 2. Bp. Narciso V. Abellana - Bishop of Romblon 3. Bp. Gerardo A. Alminaza - Bishop of San Carlos 4. Bp. Prudencio P. Andaya - Vicar Apostolic of Tabuk 5. Bp. Jose Colin M. Bagaforo - Bishop of Kidapawan 6. Bp. Sofronio A. Bancud - Bishop of Cabanatuan 7. Bp. Arturo M. Bastes - Bishop of Sorsogon 8. Bp. Joel Z. Baylon - Bishop of Legazpi 9. Bp. Victor B. Bendico - Bishop of Baguio 10. Bp. Antonieto D. Cabajog - Bishop of Surigao 11. Bp. Jose A. Cabantan - Bishop of Malaybalay 12. Bp. Severo C. Caermare - Bishop of Dipolog 13. Bp. Pablo Virgilio S. David - Bishop of Kalookan 14. Bp. Francisco M. De Leon - Bishop of Antipolo 15. Bp. Manolo A. De los Santos - Bishop of Virac 16. Bp. Valentin C. Dimoc - Bishop of Bontoc-Lagawe 17. Abp. John F. Du - Archbishop of Palo 18. Bp. Reynaldo G. Evangelista - Bishop of Imus 19. Bp. Buenaventura M. Famadico - Bishop of San Pablo 20. Bp. Oscar Jaime L. Florencio - Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu 21. Bp. Elenito R. Galido - Bishop of Iligan 22. Bp. Edgardo S. Juanich - Vicar Apostolic of Taytay 23. Abp. Angel N. Lagdameo - Archbishop of Jaro 24. Bp. Angelito R. Lampon - Vicar Apostolic of Jolo 25. Abp. Florentino G. Lavarias - Archbishop of San Fernando, Pampanga 26. Abp. Antonio J. Ledesma - Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro 27. Bp. Enrique V. Macaraeg - Bishop of Tarlac 28. Bp. Roberto C. Mallari - Bishop of San Jose Nueva Ecija 29. Bp. Jose Elmer I. Mangalinao - Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan 30. Bp. Marcelino M. Maralit, Jr. - Bishop of Boac, Marinduque 31. Bp. Socrates C. Mesiona - Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Princesa 32. Bp. Victor C. Ocampo - Bishop of Gumaca 33. Bp. Honesto F. Ongtioco - Bishop of Cubao 34. Bp. Broderick S. Pabillo - Auxiliary Bishop of Manila 35. Abp. Jose S. Palma - Archbishop of Cebu 36. Bp. Juan De Dios Pueblos - Bishop of of Butuan 37. Bp. Jose Corazon T. Talaoc - Bishop of Kalibo 38. Bp. Antonio R. Tobias - Bishop of Novaliches 44

39. Bp. Julius S. Tonel - Bishop of Ipil 40. Abp. Rolando J. Tria Tirona - Archbishop of Caceres 41. Bp. Alberto S. Uy - Bishop of Tagbilaran 42. Abp. Romulo G. Valles - Archbishop of Davao 43. Bp. Crispin B. Varquez - Bishop of Borongan 44. Abp. Socrates B. Villegas - Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan

BBC MEMBERS

1. Jason M. Barlan (representing Roberto P. Laurel) Lyceum of the Philippines University 2. Meneleo J. Carlos, Jr. - President, Resins Inc. 3. Jose S. Concepcion, Jr. - Chairman, RFM Corporation 4. Lolita Delgado-Fansler - Executive Director, Ala-Ala Foundation 5. Victoria O. Garchitorena - Consultant, Ayala Corporation 6. Jose Victor P. Paterno - President, Philippine Seven Corporation 7. Peter Perfecto - Executive Director, Makati Business Club 8. Maria Victoria P. Tibon - Program Coordinator, De La Salle University Professional Schools 9. Jennifer Tucpi (representing Roberto P. Laurel) - Lyceum of the Philippines University 10. Mediatrix V. Villanueva - Executive Vice President Shelmed Cottage Treasures

GUESTS

1. Melo Acuña - CBCP Media Office 2. Noemi Agustines - Auditor, Punongbayan & Araullo 3. Ma. Corazon M. Akol - President, Philnits Foundation, Inc 4. Marites Babalcon - Senior Director, SGV & Co. 5. Bernie Bagaman - Corporate Communications Manager Resins, Inc 6. Victor Barrios - Chief Executive Officer, LikeCash Asia and the Pacific Corporation 7. Dulce Festin- Baybay - Public Affairs / Media Relations Eugenio Lopez Foundation, Inc. 8. Raul M. Calayan, Jr. - Chief Operating Officer, National Confederation of Cooperatives 9. Roy Calleja - Chairman, Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen & Professionals 10. Zenaida Capistrano - President, Sangguniang LAIKO ng Pilipinas 11. Fr. Jose Rosel Casas - Administrator, Prelature of Isabela 12. Joan April Chang - Secretary, Social Action Center

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13. Serge de la Fuente - Managing Director, Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen & Professionals 14. Roberto Dela Cruz - Minister, SANLAKBAY 15. Emmanuel Deveza - Project Officer, SANLAKBAY 16. Fr. Carmelo Diola - Convenor, DILAAB Foundation 17. Fr. Luciano Felloni - Parish Priest, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Caloocan 18. Fr. Ted Gonzales - Training Formator, CEFAM SANLAKBAY GABAY 19. Edil Guyano - Program Department Coordinator, CBCP-NASSA 20. Juanito L. Jaylo - Program Officer, Alay Kapwa, Archdiocese of Lipa 21. Delia Jimenez - Regional Governor, North Sector PCCI 22. Fr. Joselito Jopson - Executive Secretary, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Social Communications & Mass Media 23. Fr. Antonio Labiao - Diocese of Novaliches 24. Nora L. Lacuna - Chairman, Corporate Social Responsibility, PCCI 25. Donato C. Macasaet - Executive Director, CODE-NGO 26. Ann Mayeen Magno - Senior Director for Transaction Services SGV & CO 27. Fr. Errol Fidel Mananquil - Social Action Director, Diocese of Pasig 28. Admarie D. Marcelo - Executive Vice-President, Climbs Life and General Insurance Cooperative 29. Maria Victoria Marzan - 30. Glenrose Mercado - 31. Fr. Rolex Nueva - Administrator, Diocese of Kabankalan 32. Francis Silvestre Obra - Executive Assistant, Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen & Professionals 33. Dr. Natividad Pagadut - Executive Secretary, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Biblical Apostolate 34. Claire D. Papa - Head, External Affairs & Social Partnership UNILAB Foundation 35. Euney Marie Mata Perez - Managing Partner, MATA-PEREZ & FRANCISCO 36. Fr. Amado Picardal - Executive Secretary, CBCP Episcopal Commission on Basic Ecclesial Communities 37. George Pimentel - Vice President/ Executive Director Responsible Parenthood-All Natural Family Planning 38. Rachel B. Polancos - Administrative Officer, Alay Kapwa, Archdiocese of Lipa 39. Fr. Daniel Presto - Administrator, Diocese of Iba

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40. Tita Datu- Puangco - Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Ancilla Enterprise Development Consulting, Inc. 41. Franz Pulido - Manager, Audit & Assurance Punongbayan & Araullo 42. Dr. Mina Ramirez - President, Asian Social Institute 43. Milagros Rivera - Secretary, Responsible Parenthood- All Natural Family Planning 44. AJ Rodriguez - Philippine Seven Corporation 45. Vanna Rodriguez - Philippine Seven Corporation 46. Msgr. Bartolome G. Santos - Vicar General, Diocese of Malolos 47. Fr. Paul Silva - Social Action Director Diocese of San Jose Nueva Ecija 48. Aniceto Sobrepeña - President, METROBANK Foundation, Inc. 49. Samson Tucay - 50. Samuel Uy - Vice President, Chinese Filipino Business Club 51. Fr. Ricardo Valencia - Minister, Ministry of Environment and Disaster Response, Caritas Manila

GUESTS SPEAKERS

1. Hon. Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo - Vice-President, Republic of the Philippines 2. Jose Victor P. Paterno - President and Chief Executive Officer Philippine Seven Corporation 3. Jose B. Avellana, Jr. - President, Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen & Professionals BBC SECRETARIAT 1. Mary Belle S. Beluan - BBC Executive Director 2. Josefa C. Aportadera 3. Gemma N. Astrologo 4. Angel Bansuelo 5. Klint Darby Bansuelo 6. Francis Brian S. Beluan 7. Edgar Camenting 8. Kristine T. Cardona 9. Apolinar S. Dichoso 10. Jeffrey F. Falco 11. Lydia G. Garcia 12. Paolo Maligaya 13. Lydia D. Reyes 14. Guillermo Tansengco 15. Kristine Tapiz 47

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