The appointment of Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles as president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) signals a “new day of peace”, Malacanang said Sunday. Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella issued the statement a day after Valles, who hails from President Rodrigo Duterte’s hometown of Davao City, was named to the top post after serving Mindanao for four decades. “The new CBCP head from Davao signals a new day of peace for a multi-cultural Philippines. His familiarity with Davao and Mindanao would augur well as we promote interfaith dialogue and intercultural understanding as part of our efforts to rebuild Marawi and to transform Mindanao into a land of fulfillment,” Abella added. The Philippines remains to be the only Catholic Country in Asia, with 80 percent of Filipinos, according to research, adhering to the Catholic faith.

Source: Manila Times July 09, 2017 05:26 UTC