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Fourth Provincial Government
formed
FR. BOY CASTOR
back from Studies
WITH THE APPOINTMENT of Fr. Celso
Godilano as provincial superior on July
26 and the election of four councilors by
the 4th Provincial Chapter on September
11, a new provincial government was
set up to guide the SSP Province from
2002-2006.
The councilors elected in order were
Fr. Gil Alinsangan, Fr. Joseph Javillo, Fr.
Dominador Guzman and Fr. Ruben Areno.
On September 27, the provincial superior, with the
consent of the provincial council, appointed Fr. Joseph Javillo
as the provincial vicar.
Earlier, on September 13, the provincial superior, in
consultation with his council, appointed Fr. Domie Guzman
as the provincial secretary and Fr. Gil Alinsangan as assistant
provincial secretary. Fr. Leopoldo Botavara III was chosen as
the provincial bursar.
The following is a short curriculum vitae of the members
of the government:
FR. CELSO GODILANO, 46 years, comes from Calinog,
Iloilo. Following his theological studies at San Carlos Seminary,
he was ordained priest in 1983. He studied Pedagogy, Major
in Religious Formation, at the Salesianum in Rome. He then
became the rector of St. Paul Seminary in Silang. He is serving
his second term as provincial superior.
FR. JOSEPH (“BABES’) JAVILLO, 44, is from Sigma,
Capiz. He finished theology at San Carlos Seminary and was
ordained priest in 1984. He was councilor and vicar in the
previous regional and provincial governments, and editor
of The Youngster. He was the bursar in the last provincial
government.
FR. DOMIE GUZMAN, 40, is from Paco, Manila. He
studied at the Loyola School of Theology and was ordained
in 1988. He had been involved in the creative sector of the
apostolate. He was both councilor and provincial secretary
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For two years, Fr.
Apolinar “Boy” Castor,
Jr. stayed with the SSP
community of Staten
Island while taking up
classes at the Fordham
Fr. A. Castor University in New York
City. He obtained the degree of Master of
Arts “With High Honors” at Fordham’s
Graduate School of Religious Education.
On October 1, Fr. Boy came back
and is now reintegrated with the Makati
community. He works in the Creative sector
of the apostolate and will be part of the
teaching faculty of St. Paul Seminary in Silang,
Cavite.
FR. ANDRES INTING
reintegrated with the Makati
community
Fr. A. Inting
For a while, Fr. Andres
“Andet” Inting was
assigned with the SSP
Montreal community
in Canada. After
consultations with Fr.
Celso Godilano, he has
decided to come back to the Philippines
for good. He will be based with the Makati
community and will reinforce the newly
formed ST PAULS Marketing sector where
he will work with advertising and promotion.
Prior to his stint in Canada, Fr. Andet was
part of the Cagayan de Oro community.