Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 8) – Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David was reelected as the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) during its 126th plenary assembly in Kalibo, Aklan on Saturday.
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The 64-year-old David – who openly condemned the killings during the previous administration’s war on drugs – will serve another two years for his second and last term.
David was one of the four bishops charged in 2019 with inciting to sedition, cyber libel, libel, harboring a criminal, and obstruction of justice.
The following year, they were cleared of sedition charges, which stemmed from a viral video that linked former President Rodrigo Duterte and his family to the illegal drug trade.
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Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara of Pasig was also reappointed as vice president of the CBCP.
