The sad news of Bert”s passing. He died today, February 13, 2024 at the Davao Doctor’s Hospital. He was rushed to the Brokenshire Hospital in Davao on Christmas Day last year.

Bert was a former seminarian of the Regional Major Seminary, then left to work with the National Secretariat of Social Action (NASSA) working with the late Fr. Carlos Abesamis SJ, on his Bible project, then with the Mindanao-Sulu Pastoral Conference (MSPC) Secretariat (where he served as Executive Secretary), after which he founded the Managing Group, Inc. (MAGI). Later for a number of years, he worked with Ter des Hommes and covered SouthEast Asia. In the past year, he retired to his residence in Davao City.