1) On April 25 and 26, 2009 PAX had its first Convention at the Chirst the King Seminary, E. Rodiguez Avenue , Quezon City .
The General Assembly, through the different groups, came up with the following Vision Statements, to wit:
Grp 1 Brotherhood of men, rooted in Christ, serving life towards a just, humane and dignified society.
Grp 2 PAX: Strategic and critical partner in the Philippine renewal process.
Grp 3 An organization of exseminarians mutually helping each other, economically and spiritually while being conscious and attendant to its social responsibility.
Grp 4 PAX is a strong cohesive and action oriented brotherhood of former seminarians sharing common faith & values and living as agents of moral transformation.
Grp 5 A potent vehicle of transformation towards a just humane and dignified society. PAX changing people, changing society, changing a nation.
Grp 6 An active partner in the socio-apostolic aspect of nation building. PAX tibi.
After some deliberations, the body approved the following Vision Statement:
Rooted in Christ, PAX envisions to be an influential and effective force for the renewal of the family, the community & the nation, the earth and the Church towards the attainment of justice, peace & integrity of creation
For lack material time, the body agreed on the following Mission Statement (subject to further refinement), to wit:
PAX is committed to the Philippine renewal process through its national and global network and capacities in a strategic and critical partnering with all the other stakeholders.
2) On July 12, 2009 PAX launched a nationwide signature campaign for a people’s initiative to increase the penalty of vote-buying to reclusion perpetua (life imprisonment) to deter vote buying activities and to instill awareness of the importance of a free, clean and honest elections.
3) Interested members of PAX aligned with KILOS NA!, a movement for good governance and ethical leadership which supports Gov. Among Ed Panlilio.
4) On August 7, 2009 PAX filed its Articles and By-laws for registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a non-stock non profit organization with the following Board of Trustees
Atty. Tyrone R. Cimafranca
President, XVD Alumni Association
Mr. Landrito M. Diokno
Vice-president, St. Augustine Seminary Alumni Association ( Mindoro )
Mr. Allan P. Credo
President, MCHS- KABALENZ Inc, (Pangasinan)
Mr. Richard Burgos
Head, Former Seminarians of the Order of
Augustinian Recollects (FORSOAR)
Mr. Edwin Solano
President, CEAFI-CICM
Mr. Godofredo Seneris III
Nat’l President, Alumni of Salesian Houses
Mr. Romeo B. Almonte
Secretary General, OLAS Alumni Association
(Franciscans)
Mr. Derek C. Madrunio
Representative, Former seminarians of the Order of St. Benedict
and of Alagad ni Maria
Mr. Marlon Exmundo
Former Chapter President and National Auditor
St. Pius X Seminary Alumni Association
Mr. Noel Bacoto
Secretary General, Ut Unum Simus Inc.
( Northern Mindanao )
Mr. Jose D. Tidon
Convenor, Bicol Alliance of Xseminarians
Representative, Former seminarians of UST Central Seminary
Atty. Edilburgo Silva
Coordinator, Community of Former Seminarians
Cebu
Mr. Osmund Orlanes
Representative, Blanos of Samar
Mr. Michael Eugenio Plana
President, SFDPI
(Former seminarians of the Order of Preachers)
Atty. Ricardo M. Ribo
Past President, Palo Leyte Alumni of the Seminary Foundation
We limited our Board to 15 members in order to expedite the registration of the Articles of Incorporation. We will be filing an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of Board Members to include other officers and representatives of other seminary alumni associations. At present, PAX is composed of Forty (40) seminary alumni associations.
5) Our Malunggay Project is presently undergoing some changes in the processing stage as a result of the laboratory analysis of our malunggay powder. Meanwhile, Mr. Plana has offered to PAX the use of his processing plant located at Bulacan.
Pax member and former Secretary of Health Aberin has also offered to help PAX on its technical and marketing side. Bishop Teodoro Bacani likewise offered his 10-hectare land in Bataan as our production site.
If you have available idle agricultural lands, kindly contact our Malunggay Project Chairman, Sam Yap (xvd) 09175050503 or call PAX Office at (02) 3924184 or text 09193274512 (ricky).
6) We are appealing to the general membership and the seminary alumni associations to contribute their time, money or effort to the advocacies of PAX. Monetary Contributions may be deposited to Philippine Alliance of Xseminarians Inc., BDO Savings Account No. 1570280116. Please inform us of your deposits for proper accounting.
PAX office is located at Rm. 204 Reza Building, 1318 Quezon Avenue , Quezon City (Beside Maalikaya)
“Ut unum simus!”
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