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Our Vision

“A TRANSFORMED PHILIPPINES THROUGH GOD’S WORD”

The BIBLE is manual to life for all Filipinos and in every Filipino home
so that lives are transformed resulting in national righteousness,
economic sufficiency, social peace,
public justice, and God-fearing citizenry.

Our Mission

“MAKING THE BIBLE KNOWN”

We exist to achieve the widest possible
effective and meaningful distribution
of the Holy Scriptures
  • In languages that people understand
  • In media and formats that meet people’s needs, and
  • At prices that people can afford providing everyone the opportunity to pray, give, volunteer and engage with the Word of God.
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Philippine Bible Society, Inc.
890 United Nations Avenue
Ermita, Manila 1000
Philippines
+63 (2) 526-7777

Bible Campaign Anniversary unites Filipinos for the Word of God PDF Print E-mail
September 30, 2010 is the Feast of St. Jerome, the Bible Scholar. The same day marks 2nd Anniversary of the May They Be One Bible Campaign. The May They Be One Bible Campaign is a joint initiative of the Philippine Bible Society (PBS) and the Episcopal Commission for the Biblical Apostolate of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP-ECBA). In celebration, a Thanksgiving Service was held at the Manila Cathedral from 3-5 PM on September 30, 2010 to thank the Lord for a fruitful two years of the MTBO Campaign.

Bp. Nathanael Lazaro of National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) takes his turn in the Ecumenical Prayer Service following Bp. Renato Mayugba and Bp. Pablo S. David of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and Bp. Fred Magbanua of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches
The May They Be One Bible Campaign has become a symbol of unity and cooperation (Bayanihan) between ECBA-PBS and various parish and lay organizations involved in Bible apostolate/ministry. It has succeeded in drawing these like-minded organizations towards the goal of seeking societal transformation through the Word of God. The proponents of the campaign believe that true and lasting national change can only happen if it is grounded on the Word of God. The project thus aims to distribute 5 million Bibles to 5 million poor Filipino families within a 5-year period. To date, some 218,211 poor Filipino families have already received Bibles under the MTBO initiative.
Meanwhile, still part of efforts to promote unity among Filipinos, another unique endeavor was launched during the anniversary of MTBO – the Handwritten Unity Bible Project. The Handwritten Unity Bible Project is a two-year ecumenical project which aims to foster national unity, greater interest in the Bible, and raise funds for the May They Be One Bible Campaign and involves re-writing the Bible by hand.
The day’s activities featured an ecumenical Prayer Service participated in by leaders of different evangelical Christian churches and a Concelebrated Mass offered by the priests and Bishops who are participants in the Campaign. The group was led by His Eminence Gaudencio Cardinal B. Rosales. After the mass was the symbolic Bible Handwriting session of the “12 apostles” or select representatives from different sectors of society including church, government, youth, persons with disability, business, military, media and the urban poor.