From the funeral of his late brother Primitivo, Jr., Bishop Rudy travelled to Manila to meet Fr. Tony Astudillo, parish priest of the St. Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic Parish Community in Walnut, California, USA who was here for a short break and also to donate to the victims of Ondoy and Pepeng.
Bishop Rudy accompanied Fr. Tony to the Diocese of Antipolo and met Bishop Gabriel Reyes to hand over some cash donations and 14 balikbayan boxes from Fr. Tony's parish. The towns of Cainta, Taytay, and Rodriguez and the City of Marikina - which are all heavily affected by Ondoy - are parts of the Diocese of Antipolo.
Bishop Rudy came to Teng-ab, Bontoc on November 12, a day before he celebrated his birthday. Fr. Tony Astudillo, together with some friends, came to visit Teng-ab on the Bishop's birthday. He has given cash donations to the Apostolic Vicariate and some 43 balikbayan boxes of goods from his parishioners in Walnut, CA. The group left on November 15 for Manila for Fr. Tony's flight back to the US on the following day.
Fr. Tony had been a priest of the Diocese of Abra until he left for the US 28 years ago. Since then, he has joined the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and served in 5 different parishes in California including the St. Lorenzo Ruiz.
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