David cited the influential work of Reynaldo Ileto, “Pasyon and Revolution,” which showed how the chanting of Christ’s suffering during Holy Week “had inspired our heroes to offer their lives for the redemption of our country—at the cost of their own blood, sweat and tears.”
“So if you are representing people, listen. Listen to your constituents and what they have to say about the issue. So a reasoned debate I think is very, very important on the matter,” said Bishop Pablo David, who is vice president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines.
Valles did not mention the priests also accused by the police of sedition, such as Jesuit priest Fr. Albert Alejo and Fr. Robert Reyes.
In the PNP-CIDG’s complaint filed with the Department of Justice, David is mentioned as “archbishop” when in fact he is a bishop.
