CEBU, Philippines - The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a lot of changes and adjustments in the Philippine Delegation. One, the International Novitiate could not embark for a new batch of international novices due to the candidates’ inability to travel to the Philippines. After finishing the 2019-2020 Batch of International Novices on August 1st, our Delegation Superior, Fr. Norwyn Baydo, SMM, gave me a temporary assignment. In the middle of September, he asked me (together with Bro. Ronald Baruela and later on, Bro. Armel Collantes, both scholastics) to travel to Cebu and attend to the spiritual needs of the people who are living nearby our Montfort Mission Community in Lower Calajo-an, Minglanilla, Cebu...

DAGUPAN, Philippines - From June 15 to July 11, 2021, the five scholastics: Bro. Samuel M. Gonzales, SMM; Bro. Lester C. Bonete, SMM; Bro. John Michael G. Uy, SMM; Bro. Lord Ansel Glenn N. Bongcas, SMM; Bro. Christopher S. Mejia, SMM, headed by Rev. Fr. Benjie A. Notarte, SMM, had their summer exposure and helped the Chaplaincy of St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, Dagupan, Pangasinan under the guidance of Rev. Fr. Rene S. Bustillo, SMM, the Chaplaincy Director...

DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines - Last April 28, 2021, on the Feast of St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, around 9 in the morning, the Montfort Missionaries - Philippine Delegation, together with the Montfortian family in Dagupan took part in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist and the Installation of Rev. Fr. Rene Bustillo, SMM as the New Director of the Chaplaincy of Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort. The Holy Mass was presided by Most Reverend Socrates Villegas, D.D., Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan and was concelebrated by some Montfortian priests, namely: Rev. Fr. Richard Magararu, SMM, Rev. Fr. Angelito Pusikit, SMM, Rev. Fr. Santiago Casing, SMM, Rev. Fr. Benjie Notarte, SMM and Rev. Fr. Federick Yumang, SMM. It was held at the gymnasium of Judge Jose De Venecia Memorial Senior Technical Vocational School in Bolosan. Before the start of the Mass, there was a short procession of the images of St. Louis-Marie de Montfort and the Blessed Virgin Mary. In front of the altar, images of the different patrons of every chapel were there to remind us also of the unity and participation of everybody in this celebration...

CEBU, Philippines – The third Sunday of January is observed as the Proper Feast of the Santo Niño (Holy Child) in the Philippines...

CEBU, Philippines - On January 16, 2021, thirty-three lay persons from the mission area in Purok Talisay, Brgy. Kalangahan, Tuburan...

CEBU CITY, Philippines - After nine months of waiting due to Covid-19 pandemic, nine lay persons from the Totus Tuus Journey Batch...

DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines - On December 8, 2020, in celebration of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the...

QUEZON CITY, Philippines - Last October 31, 2020, the scholasticate community headed by Fr. Benjie Notarte, SMM and Fr. Gener Pito...

QUEZON CITY, Philippines - On August 29, 2020, Memorial of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, six scholastics of the Philippine...

QUEZON CITY, Philippines - On August 15, 2020, the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady, the Montfort Missionaries-Philippines...

QUEZON CITY, Philippines - On August 1, 2020, the two novices: Bro. Oliver D. Abasolo and Bro. Michael Hilton Kava finally made...

BULACAN, Philippines - On June 22-July 15, 2020, the Scholastics, headed by their formators, Fr. Benjie A. Notarte, SMM and Fr...

QUEZON CITY, Philippines - In the afternoon of Thursday, 6 May 2020, while Metro Manila is in total lockdown, the Montfortian novices...

QUEZON CITY, Philippines - Sacerdotal anniversaries are joyful occasions where the celebrators and their friends, family and the...

TAGAYTAY CITY, Philippines - The Delegation of the Montfort Missionaries in the Philippines had their Annual Retreat from November 18...