Ministry Priest of the Archdiocese of Manila (1983–2010) He had his primary education at Caingin Elementary School and completed his studies and seminary formation in Our Lady of Guadalupe Minor Seminary (high school) and in San Carlos Seminary in Makati (college and theology) of the Archdiocese of Manila. While his life is dedicated to Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary (which is represented by the blue letter "M" in his coat of arms as Bishop of Balanga that was used during his 13-year tenure as the diocese's bishop from Jto Jand still used by the diocese as placeholder during sede vacante period since Jwhile his successor as bishop of the diocese and successor's coat of arms are not yet installed and unveiled, respectively), his siblings are all happily married and blessed with children which he joyfully welcomed as nieces and nephews – Maria Theresa, Maria Grace, Marco Paulo, Jaime Paulo, Nicole, Jacob, and PJ. ![]() His three sisters are Maria Lourdes, Maria Corazon and Rosalind, and a brother named Rodelio Santos. His parents are the late Norberto Santos and Aurelia Cruz. Santos was born on October 30, 1957, in Caingin, San Rafael, Bulacan. He had previously served as Bishop of Balanga in Bataan from July 8, 2010, to July 22, 2023. He is president of the Episcopal Commission for Pastoral Care for Migrants and Travelers (Ecmi) in Philippines. Santos is the fifth and current Bishop of Antipolo since July 22, 2023. Ruperto "Stude" Cruz Santos (born October 30, 1957) is a Filipino prelate of the Catholic Church. Through law, “violations of human rights during the Marcos regime were acknowledged by law and documented.” – Rappler.Bishops consecrated by Ruperto Santos as principal consecrator ![]() The Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act was passed in 2013, over four decades since the declaration of Martial Law. We will not wait for another 41 years to get justice,” Tindig Pilipinas noted. His bloody war on drugs destroyed thousands of lives and traumatized generations of Filipinos, many of them from poor communities. “In this same spirit, we seek truth, justice and accountability for the thousands who were extrajudicially killed during the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte. The coalition displays the memorial wall, which bears the name of victims of killings under the Duterte administration and under the dictator Ferdinand E. The call for the creation of the truth commission came two days before the country commemorates the 51st year of the declaration of Martial Law. The court’s appeals chamber recently junked the Philippine government’s bid to appeal the continuation of the probe. Creating the EJK Truth Commission is a testament to the incapacity of the previous administration to try EJK cases, which we have clearly seen during the entire Duterte presidency,” Rosales said in a statement read during the presser. “We cannot allow yet another dark period of violence to remain unresolved. The group is urging the government to create the EJK Truth Commission “that will be tasked to uncover, recognize, and document the atrocities committed under Duterte’s drug war, and bring to justice all those who were responsible for the widespread killings.” The creation of the proposed body would entail reparation for the families of the EJK victims killed under Duterte’s drug war.įormer Commission on Human Rights chairperson Etta Rosales said the creation of such commission will contradict the government’s claim with regards to the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s probe into the drug war. Father Flavie Villanueva of Project Paghilom, who helps drug war victims, and Randy delos Santos, Kian delos Santos’ uncle, are present during the briefing. Activist priest Father Flavie Villanueva and Kian delos Santos‘ uncle, Randy, were also present in the presser. ![]() On Tuesday, Tindig Pilipinas coalition is represented by its convener, former Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Ging Deles. For 2024, Duterte is set to receive a total of P650 million in confidential and intelligence funds: P150 million for DepEd, and P500 million for the OVP.
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