Archbishop Alberto Uy

Archbishop Alberto Uy of Cebu, central Philippines, has challenged the faithful to confront corruption at the personal level by refusing to participate in any form of dishonest practice.

The Filipino-Chinese Catholic community in Cebu City, Philippines, gathered on October 13 to celebrate over seven decades of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady, Queen of China.

Thirteen days after northern Cebu was battered by a 6.9-magnitude earthquake with Bogo City identified as the epicenter, another strong tremor struck the same area at 1:06 a.m. on October 13, 2025.

Only three days old as Metropolitan Cebu Archbishop, Philippines, Alberto “Abet” Uy is being kidded around by friends who are saying his installation is literally “earthshaking.”

Cebu Archbishop Alberto S. Uy appealed to the public for aid following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the island province on September 30.

The devastation caused by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the northeastern part of Cebu province can be seen in the plight of victims who fled in the middle of the night, as well as in collapsed houses, buildings, roads, and bridges.

Bishop Alberto S. Uy, the Archbishop-designate of Cebu, Philippines, would have preferred a simple and quiet welcome. Yet the enthusiasm of the faithful turned his arrival into a grand celebration on September 28, complete with cultural presentations and wide media coverage.

Archbishop-designate Alberto “Abet” S. Uy, in his homily during the Solemn Vespers at the Cebu Archdiocesan Shrine of San Pedro Calungsod on September 28, Sunday, humbly acknowledged his unworthiness by human standards but affirmed his faith that God’s grace, not human strength, is what equips him for his new mission as Cebu’s shepherd.