Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)
Episcopal Commission for the Biblical Apostolate (ECBA) F.M.
1. Internal Situation
Character : COMMISSION OF BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE
Contact Persons : Most Rev. Pablo Virgilio S. David ,DD
Email Address: ambodvd@yahoo.com
Personnel : Dr. Natividad B. Pagadut
E-mail Address : ecba_cbcp@yahoo.com and natiecba@yahoo.com.ph
Tel/Fax : 6302 – 527-93-86
Tel : 6302 -527-41-57
Staff : Marcelina Cacal, Angelito Cacal, Maritoni Suarez
Postal Address : ECBA Office, 3rd Floor CBCP Building
470 General Luna St., Intramuros
1002 MANILA, Philippines
2. Activities
National Annual Bible Week Celebrations in January
National Bible Congress every other year
National Bible Apostolate Consultation every other year
National Catholic Family Bible Encounter – every other year
Annual Retreat for the Champions of the National Catholic Family Bible Quiz
Biblical Workshops during National Bible Congress
Bi-annual Executive Board Meeting
Annual Executive Committee Meeting
Annual Regional Workshops (Sub-regional)
Youth Bible Camps (national, regional, diocesan) every year
Bibliodrama Workshops (regional, parish, diocesan, national)
Annual Bibliodrama Exchange for Facilitators
Summer Bible Institutes – annual (regional)
Gospel Festival in “Hearts on Fire” – annual (diocesan)
Basic Bible Seminars – (parish, diocesan, regional)
Bible Facilitators Seminar – (regional)
MTBO Bibles Orientation Seminar
Promotion Awareness on Biblical Apostolate – (national, diocesan, regional)
Animation – Biblical/Pastoral Workshops with the Catholic Biblical Association
of the Philippines (CBAP) on Verbum Domini – (diocesan, regional, national)
Bp. Pablo Virgilio S. David, DD
3. Publications in 2011
National Bible Week Calendar Posters with Philippine Bible Society (PBS) –
10,000 pieces
Catholic Daily Bible Reading Guide and Homilies – 2 million copies
Message for National Bible Week – 2 million copies
PBS prints the Bible Primer with ECBA as co-distributor – 500,000 copies
Publication and distribution of May They Be One Bibles (MTBO BIBLES by
ECBA-PBS (500,000 copies)
4. Projects for 2012
1. To promote “Verbum Domini” by conducting seminars, symposia, and
workshops for the clergy, religious, lay pastoral workers at the regional
and diocesan levels
2. To collaborate with other apostolates and ministries (especially with
the Commission on Catechesis, the Commission on the Youth, and the
Commission on the B.E.C.) by coordinating with them in providing
biblical formation modules
3. To continue and intensify our promotion of the MTBO bible project and
its ancillary project, the Handwritten Unity Bible (H.U.B.)
4. To strengthen our Regional Centers by sharing of our “best practices”
(such as formation modules, audio bible, and homiletic tools, etc.) and
resources through the ECBA Office
5. To review and streamline the organizational structures of our Regional
Centers to make them more functional, effective, and responsive to the
directions set by “Verbum Domini”
Updated March 8th, 2012
Bishop Pablo "Ambo" David, DD
1. INTERNAL SITUATION
Character: Commission of Bishops’ Conference
Contact Person: Most Rev. Pablo Virgilio S. David, DD (Chairman)
E-mail Address: ambodvd@yahoo.com
Personnel: Fr. Oscar Alunday, SVD
Staff: Marcelina Cacal and Angelito Cacal
E-mail: ecba_cbcp@yahoo.com and tinggi2005@yahoo.com
Website: www.ecba-cbcp.com
Telephone: +632 527-4157
Telefax: +632 527-9386
Postal Address: ECBA Office, 3rd Floor CBCP Building
470 General Luna St., Intramuros
1002 MANILA, Philippines
2. ACTIVITIES
- National Bible Week Celebrations in January (Annual)
- National Biblical Congress (every other year)
- National Bible Apostolate Consultation (every other year)
- National Catholic Family Bible Encounter (Quiz) – every other year
- Annual Retreat for the Champions of the National Catholic Family Bible Encounter
- Biblical Workshops during National Bible Congress (5-10 days)
- Executive Committee/Board Meeting (twice a year)
- Semestral Regional Workshops (Sub-regional)
- Youth Bible Camps (national, regional, diocesan)
- Bibliodrama Workshops (Advance and Facilitators)
- Bibliodrama Exchange (Annual)
- Biblical Institutes (Annual)
Summer Biblical Institutes (SBI – Mindanao)
Word Alive Biblical Institute (WABI – Northern Luzon)
Dei Verbum Institute (DVI – Western Visayas)
- Gospel Festival
“Hearts on Fire” (annual)
- Biblical Pastoral-Formation
Bibles Orientation Seminar (BOS)
Basic Bible Seminars (BBS)
Basic Bible Study (BBSt)
Bible Facilitators Seminar (BFS)
Core Team Formation (CTF)
Gospel Sharing (GS)
- Bible Translation Project with PBS
Inlaud Tinggian
Binungan Tinggian
- Promotion Awareness on Biblical Apostolate
May They Be One (MTBO) Bible Campaign
Handwritten Unity Bible Project (HUB)
“i Proclaim” (Continuous Reading of the Bible)
Faith Comes by Hearing (Audio Bible)
Bible Relevance in Modern Times (BRIMTs)
Bible Anime (Gospel Animation in mobile phone)
SALITEXT (Texting Sunday Gospel Reading weekly)
- VERBUM DOMINI (Apostolic Exhortation) Promotion
Recollections/Workshops
- Media Network (Catholic stations)
DZRV Interviews
CBCP Online Radio
TV Maria
3. PUBLICATIONS IN 2009 – 2011
- National Bible Week Calendar Posters with Philippine Bible Society (PBS) – 10,000 pieces
- Catholic Daily Bible Reading Guide and Message with PBS – 1.5 million copies
- May They Be One (MTBO) Bibles with PBS – 395,882 MTBO bibles
(Year 2009 – 104,260 copies(cps) 2010 – 203,528 cps. 2011 – 88,094 cps.)
- Talitha Kumi Vol. I (Bibliodrama Handbook) – 1,000 copies
- Bible Anime – Pocket Calendar with Enzima Inc. – 5,000 copies
4. PROJECTS FOR THE COMING YEAR
- MTBO Bible Campaign (2009 – 2015)
Presbyterium Meetings
Parishes and Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs)
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)
Involve Manila Archdiocesan Private Schools Association (MAPSA) and Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP)
Strengthen involvement with Couples for Christ(CFC),Couples for Christ and Family and Life (CCCL)
- OFW Bible Congress
- Handwritten Unity Bible Campaign for fundraising of MTBO
- Bible Fun Run
- National Biblical Workshop and Consultation (February 2012)
Theme: “VERBUM DOMINI in the Filipino Family”
- National Bible Week Celebration
“I Proclaim”
- National Family Bible Encounter (c/o Secretariat NCFBE)
Retreat for National Family Champions
- Bibliodrama Exchange and Formation
- Promotion of VERBUM DOMINI
- Gathering of Dei VERBUM graduates during the National Bible Workshop
Candidates for the next Dei Verbum course in Nemi from Visayas
5. OTHER IMPORTANT REFLECTIONS
- Follow-up of New Catholic Biblical Federation (CBF) in the light of Extra-ordinary Plenary Assembly (EPA)
- Closer coordination with CBF-SEA (South East Asia) and Oceania – focus on China
- ECBA initiatives with East Asian Pastoral Institute (EAPI) on biblical – pastoral formation in Regional Centers
- Strengthening ECBA Website by Regional Centers (use and update)
- Fund Raising initiatives (Marion Deriquito c/o PBS, Stewardship Management)
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Updated: June 3, 2011
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