MFC Singles in support of Buhay Party-list
Catholic Pilgrimage PH | Manila, Philippines | The Philippines’ biggest Catholic groups rallied to support Buhay Party List as they upheld to align with the latter’s pro-life stand in congress.
Buhay Party List First Nominee Von Valdepeñas and Second Nominee Xavy Padilla, said they have won the hearts — and votes — of the leading Catholic organizations in the Philippines. They said that ever since getting on the road to campaign all over the country, their pro-life and pro-God advocacies have sparked more support among the Catholic laity.
According to Padilla, who is an active servant leader of the Missionary Families of Christ, Buhay has somehow awakened the hard-to-get and so-called Catholic vote.
“There have always been talks about the existence of a Catholic Vote. And we believe that because Buhay is very much aligned with the Catholic stance of being pro-life, pro-God, and pro-family, both Catholic conservatives and moderates have banded together to have more representatives in Congress to fight against bills that will destroy the very existence of the human race,” said Padilla.
Padilla is a member of the board the Sanguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas.
Valdepeñas, on the other hand, was pleasantly surprised that the biggest Catholic groups and pro-life organizations went all out to support Buhay and its advocacies.
“I didn’t really expect these organizations to join our pro-life and pro-God crusade in Congress for this elections. I am overwhelmed by the warm support of these organizations with hundreds of thousands of members nationwide, worldwide even!” exclaimed Valdepeñas.
The Catholic groups that both Buhay nominees were referring to include: Missionary Families of Christ, Friends of Divine Mercy, Dios Gugma, Sanguiniang Laiko (Tarlac and Taytay), Human Life International, and Soldiers of Christ.
About Von Valdepeñas
Valdepeñas was a former number 1 municipal councilor of Los Baños, Laguna in 2004. He was the council’s Committee chair on Public Works, Infrastructure, and Telecommunication. he party-list nominee was also the Regional Executive Director of the Philippine Councilors’ League for Region IV-A, and the National Liaison Officer for Luzon of the National Movement of Young Legislators.
Valdepeñas was an Information Technology consultant to the Office of the Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and was a KALIPI-Liberal Party vice-chair.
A born entrepreneur, he started running his own businesses since 1997 via Von’s Coconut Lumber; Petron Gasoline Station (manager/dealer for Los Baños); Asianware Technologies Corp. (2003-present); Baseline Unlimited Inc. (2009 to date) and Vladimir “V1” Corporation (real estate, transportation, construction, and trading).
In 2019, Valdepeñas worked as Goodwill Philippines president and Country Manager who champions the cause of persons with disabilities (PWDs).
He is a BA Management Economics graduate from Ateneo de Manila University and took the Advanced Management Program and Senior Executive Fellows (a development program for executives) at Harvard University, Massachusetts.
Valdepeñas is married to Chi Atienza, daughter of the former Manila Mayor and current vice-presidential candidate, and they have three children. His political, entrepreneurial, and educational background made him the top choice for Buhay Party-List’s first nominee in the May 9 elections.
About Xavy Padilla
Xavier “Xavy” Padilla, is a graduate of Don Bosco Center of Studies, Cum Laude, and Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in AB Humanities.
Xavy is a missionary for the Catholic community Missionary Families of Christ and has been doing mission work for more than twenty years. These missions have brought him to many places around the Philippines and around the world.
Xavy has been a Board member of BUHAY Party-list since 2012. He is also a member of the Boards of Family Rosary Crusade, Sangguniang Laiko ng Pilipinas, TekWork Cooperative, and YesPinoy Foundation.
A devout Catholic, Xavy is also currently the Chairman of Family Rosary Crusade and Home Office Director of Missionary Families of Christ, a worldwide Catholic community. MFC has more than 80 full-time missionaries in the Philippines alone.
Other positions of Xavy: International Coordinator, Live Life, Chief Communications officer of the Couples for Christ Foundation, Administrative Coordinator of Live Christ, Share Christ, and Director of Signs and Wonders Shoppe.
Xavy Padilla is married to Des, and they have five children. They are a persevering Catholic family and aim to bring up their family in a way that is aligned with good morals and solid Filipino values. Both Xavy and Des were Philippine representatives at the International Youth Forum held at the Vatican a few years back.
