Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma is almost certain that Rome will approve the plan to create two new dioceses in the rapidly urbanizing Cebu province with a Catholic population of more than 4 million.
“The pro-life and pro-family advocacy in the Philippines is weakening. The culture of death is making inroads in this country,” said Fr. Shannen Boquet
"Our love for the Anawim—the lost, the least, and the last—should go beyond their needs of survival and, more importantly, for their integral well-being," says Archbishop Jose S. Palma of Cebu.
The central Philippine archdiocese of Cebu has approved the creation of a service center in every parish that will cater to the concerns of the parishioners, especially the poor.