Religious Sisters of Mercy
"We commit ourselves as a community to Christ
and the Gospel values in solidarity with the poor and the thrust
of the local church, mediating the merciful Christ to the people
through the education apostolate, apostolate to the sick, social
apostolate, and parish involvement."
About Us
The Religious Sisters of Mercy (Philippines) were founded in
1954 when six Irish women responded to the invitation of Bishop
Lino Gonzaga to establish a foundation at Tacloban City. In 1981,
the Sisters of Mercy in the Philippines were granted autonomy
by the Vatican Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes,
Today the Religious Sisters number 45 members.
Country
and Culture
The Philippines has a tropical climate,
rich agricultural lands and enviable fishing grounds, rich and
varied natural resources with unparalleled marine life, herbal
plants, and small mammals found only in the Philippines. The
nationality of the people is Filipino, and the official languages
are Philipino and English. At present the total population of
the Philippines is 70.3 million. The form of government is Democratic
Republic and the Head of State is the President. The country
is divided into 16 regions, namely, Region 1 to 13 and NCR, CSR
and ARMN. The NCR is composed of the region around the city of
Manila, the CAR is composed of the autonomous region of the indigenous
tribal people of Cordillera Mountains, and the ARMN is composed
of the region in Mindanao, in the autonomous Muslim area.
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