Seminarian Scholarship Program 

What is our Seminarian Scholarship Program ?

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Objective

 

The Seminarian Scholarship  Program's objective is to fund the grants to approved seminarian scholars in the

Philippines who are in financial need.  

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Process:

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Seminarians are selected and awarded grants based on the applicants meeting the admission requirements of FFGOC and positive recommendations of the local pastors of the Seminarians and by the Seminarian Scholarship Committee and final approval of the FFRGOC Board of Directors.  Periodic updates should be submitted to FFRGOC Board as part of the process. 

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Initially, the seminarian scholarship program was run and funded by some area rosary groups and got elevated through the years to the federation level when FFRGOC was officially incorporated as a non profit organization. 

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Through the years, the program has granted or donated to poor seminarians and to Seminary Schools in the Northern, Central and Southern regions in the Philippines. FFRGOC also made donations to the Diocese of Orange Seminarian Fund. 

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Beneficiaries of FFRGOC Seminarian Program who have been ordained as priests:

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Rev.  Emmanuel Baybay - St. John the Evangelist School of Theology, Palo, Leyte. He was FFRGOC scholar from 3rd to 4th year theology, school years 2004-2006 and ordained September 11, 2006 at the Cathedral of Ormoc City, Leyte, Philippines. 

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Rev. Roberto Brillantes - St. Mary's Theologate, Gango 7200 Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines. He was FFRGOC scholar from 3rd to 4th year theology, school years 2004-2006 and ordained November 16, 2006 at the Immaculate Conception Parish, Alicia, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. 

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Rev. Mark Marowen Adona - He was admitted to our scholarship program in June 2007 when he was in his tird year theology at St. John the Evangelist Seminary, Palo, Leyte, Philippines. He was ordained as a Deacon last December 9,2008 and completed his thesis on February, 2020 and ordained as a priest on March 7,210 at the Cathedral of Palo, Leyte, Philippines. At the time of the article used as reference here and  written by Jorge Fuentes, the Chairman of FFRGOC Seminarian Program, he is the parochial vicar of St. Isidore Parish in Merida, Leyte, Philippines.  Possibly, he serves now in a different parish.

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List of Seminarian scholars in this Seminarian Program and the years they were aided:

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Sem. Moises de la Cuesta Villamayor - He was a 4th year theology at San Carlos Seminary Graduate School of Theology, Makati City, Makati, Philippines. Got ordained to the Deaconate (preparatory to the priesthood) on March 19, 2011 and was admitted to FFRGOC Scholarship Program in October, 2009, 2nd semester, 3rd year theology, School Year 2009-2010. 

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Sem. Larry C. Nagales - He was in his second year theology at the Holy Rosary Major Seminary, Naga City, Cebu, Philippines. He was a scholar since school year 2009-2010.

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Sem. Henry Tiapes Donasco - He has completed his second year theology at St. Joseph Regional Seminary, Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines. At the time of this article used as reference, he is at Nazareth Balay-Dilihonan, Manduriao, Iloilo City undergoing the Spiritual Pastoral Formation Year Program (SPFY) of St. Joseph Regional Seminary.  SPFY, a one year program,  aims to deepening intensively the choice and commitment of seminarian for the priesthood in the context of community life, prayer, pastoral work and modules.

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The following seminarians scholars of FFRGOC Seminarian Program are all from Immaculate Conception School of Theology , Vigan City, Ilocus Sur, Phliippines:

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Sem: Louie C. Ruellos, Sem. Daren D. Avila and Sem. Michael N. Savellano - All completed their 1st year theology and will advance to 2nd year theology in school year 2010-2011.

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Sem. Ian P. Filart - He completed his 2nd year theology and will advance to 3rd year theology in school year 2010-2011.  

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Sem. Francisco M. Orpilla Jr - He was 2nd year theology seminarian , school year 1998-1999

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Sem. Eric Estrada - He was a scholar for school year 2003-2005.

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Financial support  to the above seminarians was discontinued for not submitting periodic updates as required by FFRGOC Scholarship program. 

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Eli Ruiz, the Chairperson of the Scholarship Program reported the developments during the years 2015 - 2016, 2016 - 2017, 2017-2018, 2021  per documents below:

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New update is made on our blog on Criteria/Process on our Seminarian Scholarship Program Admission Criteria and Requirements for Scholars. 

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