Category: Official Statements

  • Beloved Filipino Youth

    Here is the letter of the Salesians of Don Bosco – Philippines North Province (FIN) for the Filipino youth on the advent of the elections on May 9.

  • Minamahal na Kabataang Pilipino

    Ito ang liham ng Mga Salesyano ni Don Bosco para sa mga kabataang Pilipino tungkol sa darating na Halalan sa Mayo 9.  

  • Pastoral Statement on the Recent Spate of Killings

    “As I live – oracle of the Lord God – I swear I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live!” (Ez. 33:11) We, Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) of the Philippine North Province (FIN) are deeply saddened by the spate of killings that…

  • Official Statement: AMRSP on Marcos Burial in LNMB

    Prot. No. 2016-0134 OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON THE PROPOSED BURIAL OF FERDINAND MARCOS AT THE LIBINGAN NG MGA BAYANI We, the members of the ASSOCIATION OF MAJOR RELIGIOUS SUPERIORS IN THE PHILIPPINES, join the public outcry against the burial of Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The hallowed grounds of the Libingan ng mga…

  • Official Statement: AMRSP on Extra-Judicial Killings

    Official Statement on Extra-Judicial Killings by the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) We, the members of the ASSOCIATION OF MAJOR RELIGIOUS SUPERIORS IN THE PHILIPPINES, acknowledge our active role in being a visible force and a prophetic voice, in participating in social life, in working for the common good. This was…

  • Pastoral Statement on the Extra-judicial Killings

    Dear Confreres, Below is the Statement of our FIN Province regarding the extra-judicial killings of hundreds of suspected drug pushers and other people allegedly connected to illegal drug trafficking.  This Statement was discussed during the Rectors’ Meeting last August 2, 2016.  Please share our Statement to the members of our Salesian Family, our students, alumni,…

  • Pastoral Statement: Extra-judicial Killings

    Salesians of Don Bosco • Philippine Northern Province PASTORAL STATEMENT ON THE EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS In his visit to the Philippines in 2015, Pope Francis challenged Filipino families to be “sanctuaries of respect for life.” In the past weeks, even up to the time of writing, the call to respect life has apparently been left unheeded in…

  • Official AMRSP (MEN) Statement

    CONSECRATED MEN: MERCIFUL AS THE FATHER We, the members of the ASSOCIATION OF MAJOR RELIGIOUS SUPERIORS (MEN) IN THE PHILIPPINES, though diverse in charisms and from different communities, contexts, and ministries, are nevertheless sharing the common elements of apostolic consecration, profession of the evangelical counsels, and life in our respective religious communities.  We have been…