MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang is looking forward to having a “more open” dialogue and cooperation with the Church with the election of Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles as president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). The CBCP under Villegas has been critical of the government’s bloody crackdown on illegal drugs. The Davao archbishop also baptized Mark Digong, Duterte’s youngest grandson and son of presidential daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio. Valles was interviewed weeks after Duterte called the Catholic Church “the most hypocritical institution” for its supposed failure to correct the wrongdoings of some prelates. I’m just a simple archbishop of Davao.” – With Edu Punay

Source: Philippine Star July 09, 2017 16:25 UTC