Pedro Calungsod

c. 1654 – April 2, 1672
February 13th, 2012 by admin

Costanilla: Calungsod and unpaid judges

MOVIE. We are behind the plan of Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia and Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos to jointly produce a movie on the life of Blessed Pedro Calungsod, who will soon be beatified in Rome. Sounds exciting to us considering that, as historians tell us, the martyred youth was from Ginatilan, making him the very first true-blue Cebuano saint.

This upcoming film should be based on thorough research about Blessed Pedro’s exploits in Guam, where he was executed in the defense of the Catholic faith. And who are the probable members of the cast? I could suggest some names—some of them based in Cebu and the others in Manila—but it is best to leave this matter to the two governors. Read the rest of this entry

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