Defensores Fidei Foundation

Defensores Fidei Founding Members
	Mr. Henry Siy (Chairman, Founding Member) Henry is the chairman of Defensores Fidei Foundation and is a Chemical Engineer by profession. He offers his services as consultant for various chemical and paint companies. Together with his wife Nancy, they operate a Catholic book store apostolate aptly named Totus Bookstore. Henry is a father of two children.
	Mr. Alex Tan (President, Founding Member) Alex is a businessman and the country manager for a multinational chemical company. A Chemical Engineer by training and member of Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals. He is married to Jocelyn Tan, with two kids.
	Dr. Ricardo "Dicky Boncan (Secretary, Founding Member) Dicky is a Dentist by profession so he knows what pain and suffering is all about... from the other end of it. A true blue Atenean he also doubles as the group's librarian and safeguards the modest collection of books the foundation has acquired over the years (about 1500 volumes). Need a church document or an article about the Catholic faith? Send him email and he'll find it for you. His wife Pia and their five children are very supportive of this work outside of his real work.
	Ms. Rosario "Chit" Delfin (Treasurer, Founding Member) Chit is, to quote an overused cliché, the only rose among the thorns. Indeed Chit adds the female touch to our meetings. She owns and operates Delphinium Enterprises which is the licensed distributor of audio and video material of St. Joseph's Communications in L.A.. Her invaluable apostolate has provided countless people access to Catholic resources that would otherwise be too prohibitive to purchase.
	Mr. Tomas Borromeo (Founding Member) A "dyed in the green wool" La Sallite and MAC fanatic, Tom is the de facto technical man of the group, having been involved in theatre lighting design, stage management and theatre consulting for almost three decades. He owns and manages TS-Com, a Theatre Communications System company. He and his wife Gina have a boy from whom Tom is virtually inseparable.
	Mr. Gerry Castro (Founding Member) This smooth and savvy marketing man is the group's optimist. Gerry's biggest challenge is how to "repackage" the Catholic faith and make it appealing to Catholics once again. His strong devotion to the Blessed Mother earned him the nickname "Mama's Boy"! His wife Merche and their two kids are very supportive of what he does even if he tests their limits often.
	Mr. Ed "Chief" de Vera (Founding Member) Ed has an encyclopedic mind when it comes to the Catholic faith. An Ecological consultant by trade, Ed is married to Bunny and has two boys. Though his profession takes him out of town often, he makes it a point to provide time for daily mass, Eucharistic adoration, and devotion to the blessed mother. 'Ed is a regular columnist in the Catholic publication KERYGMA and has written two books, Catholic Soul and Mysteries of Salvation (available also at Totus Bookstore. ;
	Mr. Jose Maria "Digoy" Fernandez (Founding Member) Digoy is a retired banker which logically makes him the finance officer of the group. His title as the group's "elder" is because he is the most senior member of Defensores. Wisdom with age is what characterizes Digoy and his sound advice on prudence, fortitude, and temperance has been indispensable in our day-to-day decisions. He is married to Angel and has two children. His blog site: http://blogs.inquirer.net/notjustforprofit
	Mr. Stephen Ray Steve Ray and his family converted from being evangelical protestants and became orthodox Roman Catholics. He runs an office cleaning company in Livonia, MI, USA, but is well-known for his active ministry work where he often shares how his research into Christianity led to his conversion. "Jesus did not leave us with an authoritative Book," Steve says. "He left us with an authoritative Church and later, through time, that Church gave us an authoritative Book [the Bible], but the Church came first."

Associate Members

	Bro. Marwil N. Llasos "Bro. Mars" is a lawyer by profession. As a Catholic lay apologist, he has God and His Church for his client. He is "defense counsel" for the Church and a "prosecuting attorney" to the enemies of the Church. As a servant leader of the Church, Bro. Mars serves in various capacities in different Church ministries and apostolate, both locally and internationally. Bro. Mars is a Commissioned Lay Preacher in the Diocese of Novaliches. Bro. Mars serves as a resource person on Catholic Biblical Apologetics and Mariology, and maintains a frequently updated blog on these topics at: http://marwil-n-llasos.blogspot.com
	Rev. Fr. Abraham P. Arganiosa, CRS Fr. Abraham is a Roman Catholic priest of the Order of Clerics Regular of Somasca (popularly known as The Somascan Fathers). Fr. Abraham was very active in Catholic apologetics in his parish since his high school days and was trained to defend the faith by the St. Peter.s Men Society. Fr. Abraham the host of apologetic program The Splendor of The Church in Aemilianum College media station (AITV 5) and co-host of the Diocesan radio program, Hello, Father! (Wednesday Edition, DZGN-FM). His blog site: http://thesplendorofthechurch.blogspot.com
	Carlos Antonio Palad Carlos Antonio Palad, an AB Philosophy graduate from UP Diliman, is the Defensores Fidei's lecturer on historical topics and commentator on liturgical issues. He also talks on topics in Catholic apologetics that require a philosophical background. He serves as Master of Ceremonies at the every-Sunday Traditional Latin Mass in Ayala Alabang, at St. Jerome Emiliani and St. Susanna Parish. Carlos is a member of Una Voce America, a society dedicated to the promotion of the Church's traditional liturgical heritage. At present, he blogs regularly on Rorate Caeli, has occasionally contributed articles to the New Liturgical Movement, and frequently comments in Catholic discussion boards and email groups. He is also an on-and-off student of the Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF) of the University of Dayton.
	Philip Beley PV is a businessman and an active member of the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (Greenhills Chapter). This 'other Atenean' and Apple fan became interested in apologetics after reading a discussion between a Catholic and a born-again Christian in a Mac forum. He is married to Monette and is blessed with 3 boys.
	Claire Navarro Claire works as an IT professional in one of the pioneering systems integration companies in the Philippines. Currently, she is catechizing young children in her parish. Her main interests include Pope Benedict XVI's corpus, spiritual classics, Christian literature (she's a Chestertonian nut), and the Sacred Liturgy.
	Shirley Monreal A baptised Catholic but changed religions as a teenager until finally returning to the Faith in 2006. Upon her "homecoming" she has thence interested herself in learning more about Catholic perspectives on Scripture as well as the Liturgy. At present she participates in activities that promote a wider appreciation & celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass. She is an English teacher by profession but currently works as a proofreader in a Salesian-run publishing house. Her interests include not merely religious issues but also literature, Japanese pop culture, art, linguistics and web design.

Spritual Advisers:

* Most Rev. Paciano B. Aniceto, D.D
(Chairman Episcopal Commission on Family and Life)
* Rev. Fr. Carlos Estrada (Opus Dei)
* Rev. Fr. Gerardo Tapiador SSL