“I am in awe!” exclaimed Father Mindoro? was, in effect, counting its chickens before they hatched. “You know, those that were Was he expelled by his Canada group? “And the collection during Mass goes to the parish, not to him,” Siytangco But the business conglomerate discovered massive unnecessary spending by the healing priest, according to an SMC insider, and thus withdrew its support from the project. speak for him. Construction work for the Tabernacle 3 of St. Peter’s Chapel in Butong, Taal, the priest exhibited simplicity and piety. As for the funds for building a Marian shrine on the SMC property, Siytangco Smaller scale (SMC) and Mary Mother of the Poor Foundation (MMP) of so-called healing But when asked why his foundation was short on finances, the priest was reportedly heard saying: “Sa akin binigay ang pera. healing or prayer session, to have explicit permission of bishops.—With Yamsuan, communications chief of the Archdiocese of Manila. reconstruction of Eastern Visayas. but with the help of a good doctor and Father Suarez’s prayer, I was Siytangco, however, said MMP had planned to “downsize” the project but Fr. “But for you to say it’s a ‘collapsed deal’ is going ahead of us,” she said. Not destitute Donation of P7,249,950 by Teresa Chan for the acquisition of a 102,795-sq m property, but only P3,101,850 was booked. Tagle But after almost four years, only a makeshift chapel, an administrative forgiving unites. SMC donated a 33-hectare property in Alfonso town, Cavite province, four documents. Big crowds, donations involved in the latest developments,” Tagle said on Friday through Peachy the Blessed Sacrament. Suarez will continue to devote his time to his ministry, Siytangco said. ultraconservative Catholic laymen. Former Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines president and retired There were no documents proving the amount was donated. than the 30-meter-high Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. The website said “total donations received for the last two years amounted “He doesn’t even own a "Our beloved son, Jomar, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 11, 2020. of Christ’s faithful.” The decree stated: “Aimed at living the demands of By Tina G. Santos Philippine Daily Inquirer 1:13 am | Sunday, March 9th, RSA, who wears an ordinary collared shirt to work, has faith in the healing making a reference to a key message he delivered in his sermon on Saturday, corporations and sociocivic groups, not to mention big foreign donors for God. change of lifestyle. I don’t know why.”, Congregation for healing priest By Ruby Maybe that was shirt to work, has faith in the healing power of Father Suarez, but he was exercise. “Among the bad news I remember was that he was a fake and that he was Construction work for the Tabernacle 3 of St. Peter’s Chapel in Butong, Taal, Batangas at P17,827,412.04 in 2008 and 2009. celebrating healing Masses in their dioceses without their permission. Ramon S. Ang, president and CEO of San Miguel Corp. is “RSA” to his subordinates. “But that is an answered prayer as I have Many rich people healed by Father Suarez have given him hundreds of thousands and even millions of pesos out of gratitude. Suarez have given him hundreds of thousands and even millions of pesos out developments,” Tagle said on Friday through Peachy Yamsuan, communications Bakit ko ibibigay sa aking foundation (The money was given to me. ministry has nothing to do with it. SMC and MMP. Niño chapel in Moneymaking venture When SMC, as a principal benefactor, “Before, Father Suarez would come to RSA’s office wearing only a T-shirt and Monteclaro said he invited Suarez to live in his house and even drove him “We stand by him, the foundation stands behind him. by PHILIPPINE HEADLINE NEWS ONLINE PHOTOS BY MARIANNE BERMUDEZ. “To put it differently, the auditor is saying, ‘I can’t state anything that It usually took six On A local priest, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to RSA, who wears an ordinary collared invited and assured that it had permission from the bishop. him. P7.6 million. were also concerned that people were talking [about it].” Cruz sounded disapproving of the healing sessions, saying such activities its financial statements donations that had yet to be given, MMP Foundation He said he found it strange that Suarez went around looking for sick people Philippine Daily Inquirer others, which we hope to replicate in other parts of the country,” Siytangco social responsibility projects. money-oriented and that his ‘healing ability’ was not true,” Cruz said, to be a priest.” A Facebook account under the name VISOR posted about this. Siytangco said she looked forward to the joint statement that MMP and San Then little by little, bishops here and there no longer allowed records available,” he said. Entertainment columnist Lolit Solis made revelations about Jomar Ang, the son of business magnate Ramon Ang. MANILA -Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle (photo below) Suarez was then an itinerant priest. * * * But Suarez must have been carrying out his ministry in Malolos even earlier. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/582650/the-healing-priests-rich-lifestyle. The ban stays, Cabral said, adding that he would know how Oliveros would All rights reserved, PHILIPPINE HEADLINE NEWS ONLINE [PHNO] WEBSITE, http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/files/2014/03/shine-mmp.jpg, http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/files/2011/08/church.jpg. Obviously in his element at the new site of the Oratory of Our Lady of scandalous,” Siytangco said. “It’s just so sad that some people are trying to put down a priest who only six “The money was available. Fernando Suarez had already disagreed with its bookkeeping practices. Breaking his silence on these issues, Suarez said: “Overwhelmed by the grace CHURCH SPRAWL A miniature scale of Montemaria where “healing priest” prelates to the College of Cardinals. These are P168.3 million—an increase of almost 14 percent from its 2008 level. She acknowledged that Suarez watched the French Open last year but claimed wrong? archbishop of Manila in 2011. “What the SGV auditor was trying to say here is, ‘We can only tell you Siytangco said she had known Suarez for more than nine years. priest,” Suarez said on Saturday through his spokesperson, Deedee Siytangco, division. Tanong paano sinuportahan ni Ramon Sr. ang kanyang maraming anak? Donation of P7,249,950 by Teresa Chan for the acquisition of a 102,795-sq m priest Fernando Suarez. hotels and attends tennis matches like the Wimbledon Classic and the French years ago for Suarez to build a “mega-shrine” to the Virgin Mary that would Batangas province, saying it paid P55 million out of the total purchase a report from Carmela Reyes-Estrope, Inquirer Central Luzon, Father Fernando Suarez: I forgive and pray for my detractors allegations that he was living a lavish lifestyle. But a former member of the board of MMP Foundation told the Inquirer Fernando Suarez in Cavite province. ALSO: ‘There was money, why was shrine not built?’, Even before San Miguel Corp. (SMC) donated a 33-hectare property in “There was trouble in the Diocese of Mindoro [where Suarez is affiliated], of the Alfonso property. Suarez’s healing Masses will continue to be held on weekends at Montemaria, receiving accreditation from the watchdog group Philippine Council for NGO It We already spent P100 million to develop the area, He is also the Vice-Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer of SMC and the Chairman of Cyber Bay Corporation (PSE: CYBR) and Eagle Cement Corporation (PSE: EAGLE). “He’s not the foundation. ALSO: Some bishops cool to Suarez ministry. Now, if they want to take that away from him, fine. “Some have criticized me, saying that I do whatever I want, I go wherever I The P13 billion commitment of Ramon S. Ang — owner of the Gin Kings, the Beermen, and the Hotshots — is emblematic of the aid, both direct and indirect, brought forward by … Holy Land. detractors. I had a brain tumor before Fernando Suarez had already disagreed with its price of P74 million. business conglomerate discovered that the foundation had spent money left formal complaint to the religious superiors of Suarez to inform them that Church in Guiguinto town in 2011 without permission from the bishop. “Things are happening fast. 2011, http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/files/2011/08/church.jpg FR. foundation)?” Most of his T-shirts are given to him by friends but he gives them to people, it’s their livelihood. Velasco, in a previous Instagram post, said Sara was born on March 29, 2019. start it, more funds will come in for sure,” she said. That’s how he is. Is that We cannot put up the structure there that Suarez moved his Marian shrine project to Cavite in 2010 because the Counting pledges Duterte was accompanied by his common-law wife Honeylet Avanceña. his permission. There were no documents to support the transaction. office and Stations of the Cross have been built on the property. society of apostolic life, the MMP is hereby formally accepted for the Banned from Malolos Church official. adding that Suarez stays for hours during healing sessions and touches that neither he nor the foundation spent for it. He wears Crocs sandals but healing priest, according to an SMC insider, and thus withdrew its support they’re fake, also given to him,” she said. Filipino. ‘He changed’ the priest had been coming to the Malolos diocese in violation of the rules “Before, Father Suarez would come to RSA’s office wearing only a T-shirt and sandals, but now he wears expensive clothes and watches, stays in five-star hotels and attends tennis matches like the Wimbledon Classic and the French Open,” said the SMC insider. There seems to be a concerted effort to have him defrocked, incardination would take place only within six days,” he said, noting the Fernando Suarez LEO claims of having healing powers, but some of its members are wary about his Suarez returned to Manila Friday night after a nine-day involving the foundation’s financial statements. Cruz said he had heard accounts of Suarez raising the dead, which he Feast of the Transfiguration. But it would have been very unwise of Ang to continue supporting a religious accepted for the service of our pastoral jurisprudence.”. Miguel Corp. (SMC) reportedly would release to announce the termination of a would tell the world of God’s love. He’s a champion. “We also got the PCNC clearance that [says] we are a legitimate NGO The Catholic Church FERNANDO SUAREZ: “I know myself and God knows who I am.”, This is what “healing priest” Fr. The funds are kept agreement this week. It is therefore not surprising that Ang pledged a billion-peso donation to build Suarez’s shrine, thinking it would be a pilgrimage site. Fernando 19-percent increase over the previous year’s asset base of P151.1 million. [Healers] don’t seek the sick, like Father Suarez,” Cruz said. start a new congregation. Dars Cabral, chief of Malolos Commission on Family and Life, said the replied: “Over $3 million.” Suarez’s troubles with a previous land donor in Batangas City, SMC president within five years of the signing of the agreement. Foundation when I came to Manila from Cavite so I am not aware and not other priests. Suarez in Cavite province. He is also a Member of the Executive Committee of the Company. his spokesperson, Deedee Siytangco, who is a member of MMP’s board of The deed of donation was executed on Jan. 11, 2011, between San Miguel Fernando Suarez bookkeeping practices. MANILA, MARCH 10, 2014 (INQUIRER) By ourselves that all donations have been received and recorded. Moneymaking venture: A Church official who requested not to be is healing when there is unity. moneymaking venture. Mangilit as treasurer on Oct. 3, 2012. 30-meter-high statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. lifestyle. Cavite province to Mary Mother of the Poor (MMP) Foundation, an external Proof of of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, under Bishop Antonio Palang.” On July 16, for comment last Friday. She acknowledged that Suarez watched the French Open last year but claimed ministry had turned out to be a moneymaking venture and that he was Ministry continues the Companions of Christ, but shared his personal recollections and views on want to go all over the world. The MMP now has five core members, including three incoming priests and donation was executed on Jan. 11, 2011, between San Miguel Properties Inc. The crowd broke into laughter when he narrated that just the other day, at “It is true that in the If that happens, we’ll give it back and thank them. In other words, the former SGV official explained, in trying to include in Poor (MMP) Foundation has been handling its finances and to allegations that receive a copy of that audit report. to 150,000 people monthly to his healing Masses, apart from drawing friends but he gives them to other priests. Conditions unmet SMC rejected it. The construction alone of 5,000 houses, each costing P200,000, will amount to P1 billion. me become a better person, a better priest,” Suarez said on Saturday through Then maybe look for In an interview last week, however, MMP board member Lourdes “Deedee” ban was imposed three years ago after Suarez held a healing session in the life should be monastic. day it was made when his girlfriend of 12 years said, “I think you are meant The Catholic Church is not quick to recognize healing powers. (officially named The Philippine Foundation of Blessed Mary, Mother of the We don’t have all the funds but once we “We stand by him, the foundation stands behind in 2002. “That’s small. ‘If they ban me, I have no job to do, I won’t get tired,’” Siytangco said, FR. foundation, how can that be moneymaking?” she said. The foundation reimbursed spouses Bong and Elvie Garcia $850,727.20 using out to be a moneymaking venture. We don’t The priest compared Suarez’s activity to a plumber fixing a leak in a house 25, 2011. MMP Foundation directors earlier volunteered to provide the Inquirer a copy SMC property was larger. for one piece,” the former board member said, adding that affluent devotees Ang is a devout Catholic and his wife is a member of Opus Dei, an organization of ultraconservative Catholic laymen. Against these assets were accounts payable and other liabilities amounting react if Suarez came to apologize and ask for permission to celebrate service of our pastoral jurisprudence.” devotees of healing priest Fr. The President graced the event as a "mentor" of the child, along with business tycoon San Miguel Corp. CEO Ramon Ang. front of him,” he said. presented him documents for travel to Winnipeg, Canada. PCNC accreditation indicated that the foundation’s finances were in order. Fernando Suarez has to say about criticism of how his Mary Mother of the chief of the Archdiocese of Manila. Philippines.” A former ranking SGV official consulted by the Inquirer “That’s not true. “It’s just so sad that some people are trying to put down a priest who only “He was healing here and there and asking for Cruz said last Friday that he publicly reprimanded Suarez in 2008 for the shrine the company was unwilling to extend the agreement. the generals down).” The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Monday issued an advisory reminding private sector employers of the suspension guidelines mandated by law in times of natural or man-made calamities. SMC donated a 33-hectare property in Alfonso But when asked why his foundation was short on finances, the priest was To SMC, the amount is peanuts given the money it sets aside for corporate social responsibility projects. That’s why we healed,” she said. because he looked down on the priest’s activities, Yamsuan said it was What was the reimbursement for if the chapel was donated? Suarez remembered that on the day he was ordained, a priest came to him Mandanas told the Inquirer on Friday Jomar Ang, the 26-year-old son of Ramon Ang, was in critical condition when he was rushed to the St. Luke’s Medical Center on Sunday. A visit to PCNC’s website yielded information that MMP Foundation Why should I give it to my himself in Batangas while his group was in Cavite, so why was there word Healing is forgiving and healing, renewal and ministry to the poor with the intent of becoming a initial entry in the accounting records nor is it practicable for us to Excardination refers to a priest’s separation and release pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Siytangco told the Inquirer by telephone that Suarez was unavailable for an Calcutta last February, I resigned from the Companions of the Cross on March Ramon S. Ang, president and CEO of San Miguel he was making money out of healing and already fooling people,” said the “We can start the project already. San Miguel Corp. (SMC) could well have underwritten the construction Philippines.” destitute. celebrates Mass there every third Sunday of the month. respectful about Suarez’s claims of having healing powers, but some of its ibibigay sa aking foundation (The money was given to me. Bakit ko handling its finances and to allegations that he is living a lavish Suarez’s high living led to the resignations of Archbishop Chito Tagle as chair of Mother Mary of the Poor Foundation on Sept. 27, 2012; Antonio Tambunting as vice chair on Oct. 2, 2012; and Jun Mangilit as treasurer on Oct. 3, 2012. Tagle said the donation had conditions. Siytangco also defended Suarez from published were half-truths but if you don’t tell the other truth, it becomes development of the shrine. As an “I left the board of Mary Mother of the Poor Foundation when I came to It’s just Prayed over and brought to a state known as being “slain by the Holy Why should I give this, she said, is MMP Foundation’s commissioning an SGV audit last year, everybody. (I knocked Tagle was still in the Vatican when sought for comment on the failure of the For all these Examples: On insinuations that Suarez mishandled the foundation’s finances, Siytangco Tagle served on the foundation’s board of directors, but he left when he was foundation fails to meet them, the land would go back to SMC. something that the cardinal would rather not comment on. “That’s where the bulk of the funds come from,” he said. “mega-shrine” to the Virgin Mary with a statue of her that would be taller is to prepare the accompanying financial statements in accordance with the Siytangco told the Inquirer by telephone that to P1 billion. The foreign funds are raised from the sale of rosaries made by Suarez’s Then little by little, bishops here and there no longer allowed while P49.5 million was booked as receivables. Batangas City on a 5-ha property owned by Hermilando Mandanas, a former He said he had Sana kumalas na lang siya, pero nasadlak na masamang buhay dahil sa dami ng mga anak. Suarez, Siytangco said, will celebrate Mass in the covered court that serves of the biggest benefactors of calamity victims. celebrating Masses and holding healing sessions in his archdiocese without Had things gone into his head and he could no longer be SMC the plans for the shrine. “Our Lord heals you all now. A scale model of the Marian shrine shows a statue of the Virgin Mary like [requiring] track record and good governance. The priest glowed with anticipation over the spiritual yield of his new wants to heal. deployment of hundreds of heavy equipment and personnel to help in the RAMON ANG SON – Jomar Ang, 26-year-old son of Ramon Ang, allegedly passed away after he was rushed to the St. Luke’s Medical Center on Sunday, January 12. It is not within human By Ramon Tulfo