Pedro Calungsod ipapalabas uli

MANILA, Philippines - Isang masayang balita na ang Pedro Calungsod: Batang Martir (kasa­lukuyang palabas sa ilang sinehan bilang entry ng 39th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) ay opisyal na iniendorso ng Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP).

Kamakailan, sa kanyang liham para sa CEAP-accredited schools at universities sa bansa, ang presidente nitong si Narciso Erquiza, Jr., FSC, ay nagsabing ine-endorse niya ang pelikula sa mga estudyante o mga kabataan.

Ayon rin sa executive producer na si Ida Tiongson, ang MMFF Playdate Committee ay pumayag na magdagdag ng ilang mga sinehan pa simula Jan. 2 hanggang Jan. 7, upang ma-accommodate ang requests mula sa iba’t ibang Catholic schools na balik-klase ang mga estudyante galing sa Christmas break.

Narito ang kabuuang liham ni CEAP President Mr. Erquiza: 

half of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP), I would like to endorse the movie Pedro Calungsod, Batang Martir which will be shown during the Metro Manila Film Festival this holiday season.  

“CEAP fully supports spreading the message of Pedro Calungsod’s life to the youth of today.

“Last October 21, 2012, the second Filipino saint, Pedro Calungsod was canonized. He was an exceptional young man who started as an ordinary boy with extraordinary faith and died a martyr proclaiming his faith.

“Saint Pedro Calungsod has many more attributes that the young Filipinos can emulate and values that they can live out courageously today.  

“We would like to ask for your cooperation and partnership in promoting Pedro Calungsod, Batang Martir to the youth and Filipinos by sharing his life story and faith through this movie depicting his life.

“We hope that Saint Pedro Calungsod will be an inspiration for the Filipino people, with the message that we can reach sainthood through our everyday lives especially since all of us can relate to him for he was a youth, a Filipino, an OFW, a catechist, a missionary and a faithful friend.

“We hope to bring Saint Pedro Calungsod closer to the students through new media evangelization such as this film.

“With all our collaborative efforts, we can inspire more children and young students to be heroes and saints today.”

Tampok sina Rocco Nacino at Christian Vasquez mula sa panulat at direksiyon ni Francis O. Villacorta.