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born 1959 Philippines

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio Siongco David (2 March 1959–) is a Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as the bishop of the Diocese of Kalookan and as the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Pope Francis named him as a Cardinal and will be elevated to the College of Cardinals on December 8, 2024.

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As a bishop, I will not stop in making moves to reach the consciences of people, despite my own shortcomings as a person and as a bishop, despite our shortcomings too as an institution.

It is different when you meet the families of victims up close, when you see the faces, when you get to know the names. On television, they are just statistics. Numbers don't move people. It is faces and real identities that move us.

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