Manny and Luli Clasara

To the man who deserves all the superlative adjective blessings I can think of . Thank you for your teachings and gift of time. I hope to see you in one of my visits of Manila. Enjoy your 65th birthday celeb with your loved ones. I know this is a great time of reflection for all that has been and how the Lord will continue to lead you. With special love in Christ!  My family remembers you fondly and miss you!

Dennis Ligsay

Romy Hernandez and Family

Nagpapasalamat ako sa Dios dahil may isang lingkod ng Dios na tumulong samin na mapalapit sa Kanya at lumakad nang ayon sa Kanyang kalooban , malaking tulong rin ang mga gabay at payo lalo na noong nagsisimula palang kami ni romy sa aming pagsasama bilang mag-asawa. Kung ano kami ngayon kasama ng aming mga anak ay dahil sa mga butil ng katuruan mula sa Salita ng Dios na naibahagi niya sa amin, at ang mga turo na yun sa amin ay di malilimutan kailanman, at ang tinutukoy ko ay IKAW ..... Kuya Philip, Mabiyayang kaarawan sa yo! Dalangin namin na maraming maraming kaarawan pa ang dumating sayong buhay para marami pang matulungan lumago sa kanilang buhay ispiritwal at para lalo pang sumaya mga anak mo , mga apo at syempre si ate myrn. Muli. maligayang 65th kaarawan sayo, mahal na mahal ka namin. 

Galing sa mga Hernandezes

Cerisse and Crissy Balatbat

Happy birthday Tito Philip! You have always been a continuous source of inspiration for our family ever since Crissy and I were little.  We truly thank God that my parents met a good friend and a spiritual shepherd in you. May the Lord bless you a hundredfold. Here's wishing you good health, abundance, healing, and joy always! Cheers! 

- Cerisse & Crissy Balatbat

Rico Merle and Family

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PO KUYA PHILIP!  May our good LORD continue to bless you and the works of your hands. May you always be that smiling guy with a smile that feels like a sunbeam, warming the hearts of everyone you greet. 

With love,

Rico, Joei and Jana Merle

Mike Merritt and Family

How we Praise God for you Phillip and how God has gifted you to do His work. We have been so blessed to know you and we do consider you one of our special friends. You have ministered to us and our hearts as we were in the Philippines of which our hearts are so grateful to you and God.

Do have a Very Happy Birthday today!!! We love you and pray for you often.

Our Love,

Mike and Norma 

P.S. We still remember with fond memories the time we went to garage sales in CO years ago. Such a fun day with the purchase of the orange suitcase for $1.00 A big find!!!!  :-) 

Randy Bandonill and Family

Kuya Philip, we are indeed very grateful for touching our individual lives. Your messages during fellowships when we were in college have gone a long way and were used by God to teach us a lot of principles of Christian living. We also treasured all your advices and those of Ate Myrna when we were about to get married. One big thing that we are thankful of was the time when you generously shared to us your car during our honeymoon. It was such a big comfort for us, newly wed to instantly use a car which provided us great convenience in one of our live's milestone. Now that you're celebrating your 65th birthday, we are indeed grateful to God that we were given a chance to be a part of your meaningful and encouraging life. Happy birthday Kuya Philip!

 Randy and Belen

Judith Javier

Dear Kuya Pcf,

Nais ko rin pong bumati sa iyong kaarawan. Nais ko ring magpasalamat sa malaking bahagi ninyo sa buhay ko. Palagi ko pong tinatandaan ang mga itinuro nyo sa akin lalo na sa larangan ng pag-awit. :-D Hindi po nalalaman ng lahat na kayo po talaga ang nagturo sa akin kumanta. hehe! Ganun din sa pag-aartista, sa pagiging anak, pagiging kaibigan, pagmamahal sa kapwa at sa bayan, at higit sa lahat sa pagiging anak ng Diyos. Patuloy ko pong pinasasalamatan ang Panginoon sa pagbibigay Niya sa akin ng mga taong katulad ninyo.  Salamat po muli sa pagmamahal ninyo simula pa noon. Dalangin ko na patuloy kayo, sampu ng buo ninyong sambahayan, na puspusin ng Diyos ng pagpapala, maayos na kalusugan, kasiyahan at katagumpayan. 

Nagmamahal,

Jud

Steve Mirpuri and Family

Dear Bro. Philip,

I'm still able to make it as it is not yet 12midnight, so the day is not over for me to greet you a very blessed birthday celebration for the life God has blessed you with, which you are using to bless others with tremendously. I am one of those who have been encouraged and uplifted by your faithfulness to the Lord and with your dedication and instrumentality in living and sharing God's reality to so many including myself. 

May the year which has passed in your life overflow with so much of the goodness of God towards the next year that's coming for you. And may it continue on towards all the years God has in store for you.   

A blessed 65th birthday to you our dear brother and co-worker in the Lord.

In His love and service,

Bro. Steve, Rose Mirpuri and family

Don Seline

Happy Birthday Philip!  I had not been the Philippines very long when you gave me this advise.  You are here to learn, not to have a big impact.  That took the pressure off me.  I am glad you told me that.   Don Seline

Ronald Mariano

Here's my greetings to the greatest mentor in the world! Kuya Philip, I haven't seen you for quite sometime and I'm missing you terribly, most specially those encouraging words you've taught us that i've still been carrying ever since. The virtues that SIKAP taught me definitely are the reasons why I am here in my position right now...a responsible kuya, tito and perhaps I can consider myself the tatay of the family after the loss of my parents....a responsible citizen, a brave adult that can stand the test of time no matter what storm may pass by...Apart from our parents, most of us already considered you as our parent and that truly makes sense after all the things that we've learned from you...Words of gratitude is not enough to express but let me say this on your birthday --- May you have many, many more birthdays to come so that more people will be encouraged of your greatness.  I miss you, Kuya Philip!  Happy birthday and thank you for all the wonderful memories and more memories to come!

Efren Lubugin

Maligayang kaarawan Kuya Philip! Sa huling tatlong taon, I am always looking forward sa pagkikita natin tuwing magbabakasyon ako sa Pilipinas, kasi, may libreng breakfast! Conscious effort ba 'yun na it's a treat sa "isang anak na umuwi" at nanabik na makinig ang ama sa mga kuwentong biyahe ng anak? Marami pong salamat at hindi kayo nagsasawang makinig sa akin sa loob 19 na taon!

Nitong huli, ginulat nyo ako dahil sumasagot na kayo sa email ko na dating hindi nyo ginagawa! Salamat po dahil anytime ay pede akong mag-update, magtanong, at magkwento lang sa inyo ni Ate Myrna. Parang meron akong Parent-on-line!

I will sending thru post a 'gift in action' greeting card which will help feed a family in Africa, the picture is attached in this email. Ginawa ko po ito to say THANK YOU, ikaw nagturo sa aking magkaraoon ng malawak na espasyo para sa ibang tao lalo na sa mga taong higit na nangangailangan.SALAMAT PO KUYA PHILIP!

Art Santos and Family

Dear Ninong Philip,

There are few people who have made a significant and positive impact in my life. I'd like you to know on this your 65th Birthday, that you are one of those few people who have. Your influence has carved even my my family's mission in life -- to continue being used by God to bring glory to Himself by helping to reach at least one unreached people group in our lifetime. In His grace, our LORD has given us the unique privilege, through my international role with Wycliffe Global Alliance, to help quite a number of unreached people groups to know Him. This summer 2012, Nathan our son will join a vision trip with to one minority ethno-linguistic group. All this (and much more -- too much to be included in this letter) have been the result of your influence in my life! Happy Birthday, Ninong!

With our love and prayers,

Art for Chat and Nathan

Bless Francisco

Happy birthday, Tito Philip!! Tulad po ng sabi ko noon, you remind me of my Tatay.....good health po ang prayer ko para sa inyo...God bless!

Peping and Liway Francisco

May your birthday be a reminder of God's faithfulness and love and of how precious you are in His sight.

As you mark another year of your journey through light, may the Lord bless and keep you in the palm of His hand, as you continue to radiate with His love, peace, joy and abundance. 

Wishing Happy Birthday!

God Bless! 

Love, Peping and Liway!

Kristine Grace Paras

Pastor Philip, happy birthday po! Salamat po sa pagtityaga nyo po samin sa mga tinuturo nyo at sa encouragement.  Thank you for tapping my shoulders and for the prayers. WE are always praying for you. May God be with you always at gamitin pa po kayo mightily pa! I pray for wisdom, strength and joy as you continue your walk with God . Salamat po ulit ng marami! God bless you! We love you Pastor! 

Lucille Talusan and Family

Happy Birthday Kuya Philip!

I do miss your Sunday messages! They're so insightful, deep and yet amusing! I pray for more strong years for you and Ate Myrna! God indeed has blessed you with a wonderful family and we can see by the fruits...your godly and successful children and the generations to come after you. Thank you for passing on to us your legacy of intentionally making and loving disciples. 

Blessings from Eli, Lucille, TJ, Aaron, Leons, Nix, and Jus Talusan

Sierry Tendero

Happy, happy birthday. May you continue to experience God's favor and blessings as you serve the Lord with joy and fulfillment in your heart.

Jun and Necta Fellizar

Happy birthday to you Kapatid at Kumpareng Philip!  We praise and thank God for the added year in your life. May He bless you with many, many more fruitful years as you continue to serve Him , dedicate and give your life to Him. May you continue to be a blessing to everyone as you go on with your ministry of sharing God's love and blessings to all those you encounter, including us. May He bless your ministry of expanding God's Kingdom in this world as you and Myrna open your home and your hearts to those who need the Lord.

Thank you Lord for the friendship, for sharing Joyce with our family, and for having a common Juju to love and enjoy. May you and Myrna be blessed with good health, strength, protection and safety. 

Love, 

Jun and Necta

Gam Lijauco and Family

Happy birthday, Kuya Philip! Declaring more years to your life and more life into your years!!!  We will not be where we are today had it not been for your impartation of love to the Body of Christ. 

Gam and Baby Lijauco, 

2=1 Philippines, National Directors

Mandy Jacinto and Family

Hello Philip,

Did you ever get our Birthday greeting card sent about a few weeks ago?  If you did, then that is our message to you as a "frontliner" to someone like you with what we call "aging". Heh! Heh!  If you remember as you may have already read in the said card, my reply to you when you mentioned Enoch having reached a certain age at that time, that "...he was not found because he walked with God..." and that was perhaps your desire when you have reached your present age.  My response had been: If you do that, let me walk with you and God, too.  (If it were true, we would maybe have a real good time chatting and talking with each other...)  Take care and happy birthday!

Just to share with you, we found a real good movie in "Netflix" if you have it.  It's entitled, "What if...", starring Kevin Sorbo and Kathy Watson.  I think it's a great movie with a Christian theme.  Another one was entitled, "Encounter", another Christian movie which even stars one of the better wrestling stars known as "Sting".  See if you could  get to see these films.  You'll likely to enjoy it!

In Christ,

Mandy

Roger Abe and Family

Greetings from Saipan: Kuya Philip, you are one of the few spiritual giants in God's vineyard whose passion to train and disciple Christians had never diminished through the years. We are one of those who are richly blessed by your spiritual care during our early years in the christian faith. We are what we are today because someone like you came along to stir and inspire our hearts to love Jesus, and for sharing this wonderful legacy of faith, we are forever grateful. We have four prayers and wishes for you as you celebrate your 65th birthday: 1) That God will continue to demonstrate His loving presence even to your old age (Isa. 46:4). 2) That like Moses, God will grant you more opportunities to make great exploits for Him. 3) That you will continue to bear much fruit in everything you do. (Deut. 30:9; John 15:8,16) 4) That your charisma (with Ate Myrna) as a couple will remain contagious. HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY.... MORE AND MORE BLESSINGS TO COME TO YOU AND WHOLE FAMILY From the Abe family: Roger, Sitsit and Nathan

Jun and Merly Espiritu

hapi bertdey tsip!! mahirap ma measure what you have contributed to who and where we are today... maraming salamat is too simple and too short a statement to express our gratitude.. maraming, maraming salamat for modeling to us the Great Commission and the Great Commandment... :-)

Elmer and Grace Buado

Dear Kuya Ninong Philip,

Kuya ito po ang pagbati  ni Lord sa inyo:

Mat. 25:21 “Well done, good and faithful servant, You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.  Come and share your Master’s happines”

Isa po kayo sa naging tatay at Mentor ko sa panahon ng aking kabataan.  Pag na alala ko po kayo, at ikinukwento sa mga kabataan, yung passage sa (Isaiah 60 21-22 NIV) “Then will all your people be righteous and they will possess the land forever .  They are the shoots  I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.  The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation.  I am the Lord, in its time I will do this swiftly.”

Nasa Max’s Circle po tayo nung araw na yon kasama namin sila Concep, Efren, K. Jong,  Judith at Dennis at iba pang SIKAP .   Nung mga araw na yon di ko ma isip na pwedeng magyari sa amin o sa akin yung kung ano po kami ngayon.   Lahat po kami kuya,  ginagamit ngayon ng Panginoon…

Si Concep – Admin Officer ng Habitat for Humanities for more than 10yrs na.

Si Efren- Pa punta punta nalang sa ibang bansa, at ginagamit din ng Panginoon,

Si Judith – Artista ng CCP at UP tanghalan at papunta puntalang ng ibang bansa para mag tanghal

Si Che – Nasa GMA bilang accountant

Si Dennis-  Tanyag na director, nasa New York ngayon

Sila ate Amie at K. Jong – nasa ibang bansa at ginagamit din ng Panginoon.

Ako po – Since May 2006 officer po ako ng Mission Ministries Philippines, at since 2009  Executive director ng Sagip Kalinga foundation, Maharlikang pinoy Manpowerservices at Execom  ng Mission Ministries Phils. (ipag paumahin nyo -- hindi po sa pag mamataas ) Sa loob po ng isang taon nasa  5k families po ang natutulungan namin at na babahagian ng gospel, Sapamamagitan ng medical missions and livelihood trainings  nakiki partner din po kami sa mga churches para sila ang mag alaga sa mga tao na na si sheran namin.

Nung time na yon --- We were just shoots ( di ko nga alam kung makakatapos kami lahat ng college dahil puro kami mahihirap) pero ginamit po kayo ng Panginoon para ang mga shoots ay lumago at lumaki at ngayon ay ginagamit na…. The least of us became a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation…

Salamat sa Paginoon,  dumating kayo sa buhay namin, at nag turo ng tamang daan upang matahak namin ang tamang landasin… upang maganap ang nakatakda at nais ng Panginoon Jesus… 

Luwalhati sa Panginoong Jesus!!!

SALAMAT PO…    Happy birthday…

Grace, Elmer, Gracelle, Graceteen, Elmer John

Reuel Reyes

Dear Sir,

I was one of your FEBIAS students whom you have influenced to have a passion for evangelism and discipleship.  My family has gone to 9 provinces already and has been in missions for more than 20 years now. "Daghang kaayong salamat" po sa inyong buhay (you've been a close family friend through the years since I was a kid when you did ministry with my dad).  On behalf of my family, happy-happy birthday po and God bless you more (Gal./Heb. 6:10).

In Christ's Service,

Reuel Reyes

Bob and Connie Trautman

To one of our dearest, long-time brothers in Christ, We are so grateful for your ministry in our lives and the lives of so many. We are praying that you have a special birthday, filled with all your favorites. Remember that birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that people who have the most live the longest! You are only as old as you act. I don't think you will ever grow up. You are fun to be with and always have something fresh from the Word to share with us. We pray Psm 92:14 for you today. 

Love you, Bob & Connie

Ernie and Rose Lera

Hi Kuya Philip,

When I think of you, I always remember your booklet "No Cross, No Crown". Your life by  your example made a strong impact in my life. All messages your rendered always steered my mind. You're such a great leader, a mentor and friend. I see in you na wala palang retirement in serving the Lord even in our young age at 65. What a joyous bday experience eto kuya. Have a meaningful and wonderful bday and celebration today.

Ernie & Rose Lera  

Rhanch Macalalad

Happy Birthday Kuya Philip!

In the past week or so since I got Grace's invitation to contribute in this project, I've been thinking of what to tell you. Hindi ko alam kung ano, paano. Kilala mo naman kaming mga anak mo sa SIKAP, pumoproseso ng matagal o ng malaliman sa kahit na simpleng tanong na "Kamusta?" Kasalanan mo ito. Hahaha. Ikaw ang may kasalanan kung bakit hanggang ngayon ganito kami kahit saan dalhin. May bigat, lalim at may pagka-sagrado ang kamustahan sa personal na usapan. And I am sure na hindi lang "Happy Birthday!" ang gusto mong marinig. Alam kong ang sulat na ito ay dapat tumalima sa tanong na 'yon. 

So Quick Update: In the past decade, I've been a communications specialist & youth development specialist in my projects with NGOs and private sector. Ako po ngayon ay nagli-lead ng isang group of private citizens who want to volunteer & now set-up an NGO to help educate the public on children's issues. We are about to launch our campaign in partnership with UNICEF and other groups from government & private sector sometime end of this year. Our current focus is addressing child abuse in the Philippines.  I am also currently studying Children's Rights in UP Open University under a UNICEF scholarship for the next 4 semesters. I am also involved in some other volunteer projects. This year, I went back to doing workshops & training for youth. I am back to helping student leaders in public high schools & even in organizing community-based youth in Pampanga. I also train groups (adults & youth alike) on facilitation skills so they can devise their own group-think activities. With God's grace I will also soon be part of a pioneer digital publishing company in the Philippines.

Alam kong hindi mabibigyan ng justice ang kahit na anong buod ang ilagay ko dito ngayon sa aking attempts at telling you about the past decade since we last talked one on one. Ang pag "let go" mo sa akin noon ng may pagmamahal at pagtatangi kasama ng isang treasure island of memories of your practical expressions of love and the lessons you taught us ang siyang binabalikan ko sa mga oras ng pagkalito, pagtatanong, pagkabigo o pagkatuto. Visual akong tao. Kapag kailangan ko ng physical representation ng nararamdaman kong Presence ng Diyos sa aking pag-explore ng kalayaan: mukha mo, tindig mo, boses mo at yakap mo ang unang tinatakbuhan ng visual imagination ko. Between imagining you and my real dad, summoning your image is based on memories of real love shared. With my real dad, it's all fantasies. 

I never stopped thinking of you as my father. I celebrate Father's day every year celebrating you & the lingering influence you have in my life. I wrote about you every now & then over the past years. So in closing, I am sharing this blog post I wrote in 2008. I will continue to pray for your well-being. Happy Birthday, Kuya! Much love from me!

Rhanch

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Of Fathers and Substitute Dads

I haven’t celebrated Father’s Day with my own Dad. I would have wanted to if he chose to be present in our lives. His disappointing choices are history now though. I’ve made my peace with that part of him long before he passed away.

I picked up some concepts of fatherhood as I was growing up. In his place, I had my grandfather and several uncles. I wasn’t necessarily close to them but at one point or another, they cared for me and my brothers like we were their own. But I guess nobody can replace the feeling a father’s personal attention can give you. What I only have with me are observations of how my uncles were with their kids and how my cousins saw them or interacted with them.

I know for a fact that my uncles, the siblings of my mom, are great fathers. I know that they have a close relationship with their kids and that aside from being providers, they are hands-on with household chores --- that’s cooking, washing laundry and marketing. From them I learned that a father’s manhood cannot be questioned even if he overstretched his capabilities to those skills traditionally associated with women. His love for his family and his own little kingdom makes him do whatever is necessary to care for them. He is not just the king, but the head servant as well.

Love Beyond Family Borders

Aside from family, I’ve got some male teachers and mentors who I look up to. One person who came close to being called my father is my mentor Kuya Philip Flores. Even if I haven’t seen him for years now, he is my Morrie of Tuesdays with Morrie. I met him in the youth organization that nurtured me and developed me during my college days. I was only one of his “kids,” some of my closest friends are my siblings “in him.” We had more than Tuesdays with Kuya Philip or Papang as we call him. For many years he met up with us, talked to us individually and shared His wisdom to us, his children. I even found out later on that he is my secret benefactor who supported me with my school needs and who bought me my first eyeglasses when I started to need it.

Kuya Philip knows me or at least sees me from a parent's eye; he has been patient with my stubbornness; took time to be there for me when I needed a parent to talk to; forgiven me when I messed up and accepted me even if I chose to stray too far. I observed him with his own family because he opened his home to us and heard many anecdotes of his humble learning as a father. From Papang, I learned that fatherhood is a spiritual calling and not just a by-product of insemination. His walk with his Father is the one that guides him each day. When I hear the word godly, I remember his face. I miss both him and Him.

To Be or Not to Be

One of the biblical verses that remind me of God’s role as my father and which Papang passed on to me is Isaiah 46:4 which says: “I will be your God throughout your lifetime --- until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.” This is my life’s verse. If one would take a close look at my journey, one would find that there are many instances that I needed saving --- from myself and from other forces. His invisible arms caught me more than once.

Tonight, I greeted my youngest brother “Happy Father’s Day!” It’s a first for me and for all of us. I don’t think he has fully realized either that he is a dad already. I am excited to welcome my first pamangkin in December. My brother was 2 or 3 when my father left us. So they are strangers to each other. I don’t know what his concept of fatherhood is. But I think he would be a better one than his old man. I surely hope so.

One thing that I realize about my own journey is that not all human beings are designed or are fit to be parents. I think it could be learned though. But mostly I think it’s like a talent in singing or drawing. They just have it in them. My father is a very talented man. He acts, teaches, draws, etc. Obviously, parenting isn’t one of those talents.

As for me, I don’t think I’ll sire my own kid. Let it be known though that I still entertain the idea of adopting a child when I reach 35. But for now, I am ready to be a surrogate father to my upcoming nephews and nieces. I’ll be a spoiler. I’ll be a playmate. I’ll be a friend. And I’ll be a support to my brothers as they fulfill their roles as fathers. After all, a kid would need as much fatherly love as they could get.

To this day, classic tear jerkers for me are scenes and themes on father and son relationship. That is my soft spot. Maybe because I still regret that my Pa opted to withhold from me my right to a good father. Maybe because I still keep on imagining the things I would have enjoyed if he was my teacher, my life coach, my dad. Maybe I am still jealous of kids who enjoy the love of their Tatay. Or maybe I still hope to hear the words “I love you son. I’m proud of you.” (Sobbing!)

But then again, there is hope for me and my brothers. Soon enough the house will be filled with kids --- a new generation of sons and daughters. And when that time comes, Father’s Day will have a new meaning and we will have a good reason to celebrate it --- personally and as a family.

Nelson and Miles Loterinia

HAPPY 65th BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

We thank the Lord for you and for the impact you've made in our lives.

We pray that the Lord will continue to bless you and use your life and the wisdom of your age

all the more to impact more lives for Christ! 

  

Love,

Nell & Miles

Tiffany Leung

Hi Pastor Phillip!

Even though I haven't known you for that long, I want to thank you and your wife again for your hospitality when I went to the Philippines and how you had just invested your time in helping me and my questions about life :) I hope you have a GREAT birthday and celebrating with your family! 

Uriel Coloma

Happy 65th Birthday to our Lolo, Tito, Kuya, Mentor, Pastor, Friend in the Lord, Philip.  I pray to see you again soon po!

2 Corinthians 4:6

The Message (MSG)

 5-6Remember, our Message is not about ourselves; we're proclaiming Jesus Christ, the Master. All we are is messengers, errand runners from Jesus for you. It started when God said, "Light up the darkness!" and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ, all bright and beautiful.

Herbert and Ging Flores-Osio

Dear Papa,

As I worked on this birthday website --- sending and receiving messages, editing, uploading --- I couldn't help but be sincerely blessed by the touching messages and greetings of the many people whose lives you've blessed.  I praise God for using you in so many ways in so many people's lives.   And I'm grateful to know that even though so many other people have you as their 'mentor, leader, pastor,'  you have never made me and our family feel like a second-priority.  As a youngster, I recall how busy you were --- always going off somewhere.  And yet, somehow, you were always there for "family-times."  The times you spent with us -- individually or as whole group -- truly made an impact in my life. I remember Friday afternoon dates at Dunkin Donuts on our way home from school in Nagtahan.   I remember memorizing Key Verses every morning in the car as we drove to school.  I remember Sunday family devotions. I remember birthday-morning QTs.   I remember family events, both major and minor.   I remember personal talks -- both the fun ones and the serious ones!  I have fond memories of all those times especially since it emphasized to me how important we were to you.   You always made an effort to be present at family events --- something we siblings have learned to emulate.  We do what we have to do for family. You truly our ever dependable, ever faithful PhilHELP.  :-)  

I have been and still am inspired by the lives that you and Mommy lead.  It is an honor and a privilege to share your name and be your child.  My prayer is that Jethy will not just imitate Lolopop's 'funny walk' but that he will also imitate your Walk in the Lord.  

Here's to Isaiah 40:31 for the next chapters of your life!  May your walk with the Good Shepherd be ever blessed in ways beyond you can ask or imagine.  We love you so much po!!  Happy birthday!!!! 

always,

Ging with Herbert and Jethy

Gene Denler

Happy Birthday, Philip!  May God’s awesome blessings be upon you this day. Take time to do something original on this very special day (age 65 use to be the official senior age) that you will remember when you reach the ripe old age of 83. I’m praying that you will have a real sense of God’s leading this coming year and will also experience His presence even to a greater measure than any time before. I continually give thanks for what He is doing in your life, Philip, and the life of your family. It’s great to keep somewhat informed as to the happenings of your children through Facebook. Sure love you.

Angie Narciso

Happy, happy birthday po! Have a great day and an amazing year ahead!

Efren Pallorina and Family

It's your special day again, Philip. 

And it must feel like you're at the starting line of a brand new race and the gun is about to go off. That's what it feels like when you realize the LORD is doing something new again in your life. 

Like most people our age, you probably think sometimes there's still so much to learn and to do, and not a whole lot of time left.

But you have already learned that a well-run race is not about successes or spiritual milestones. It is about giving God all the glory in everything we do, say or think. Everything else, including medals and trophies, leads to a wasted life.

All these years, you have given your life to the ministry of building up disciples. Everyone of them is a John 17:4 life - accomplishing your task, pursuing your purpose, to bring glory to God alone.

May this birthday bring even more glory to Him as we your friends celebrate it with you. 

Happy birthday!

Efren, Josie, Erika, Misha and Micah

David Lim

Hi, Kuya Philip, Happy, happy birthday! May God grant you many more birthdays to come! Thank you very much for being a model servant-leader to us all! May God continue to use you in equipping more leaders to make disciples the Navigator way! 

Judy Teves

Dear Pastor Philip,

A Blessed 65th Birthday to you!

Your life is a great blessing to all of us in TOPIC, especially here in Cagayan de Oro. I look to you as a humble servant of the Lord, a great mentor and a loving Tatay. I truly appreciate the time you spent for all of us, despite distance. Thank you for the wonderful and inspiring lessons you’ve shared and most of all for sharing your life to us.

I truly admire your love for God and your passion to serve Him. You are truly an encouragement. It is my prayer that God will continue to use you to be a blessing to many. As you celebrate your 65th birthday, may He grant you good health and more opportunity to bless others!

Fred Nadela and Family

When I'm 65 (with apologies to the Beatles)
When I get older, losing my hair,
Will Myrna still be sending  me a Valentine,
Birthday greetings,  Bottle of wine...

Happy Birthday Kuya Philip!

Reiann De Leon and Family

Hi, Tito Philip! Happy Birthday po from the de Leon's! More blessings for you and your family.. How are you and Tita Myrna? Sana makita po ulit nmin kayo.. God loves you.. 

Bjane Mendoza

Dear Kuya Philip, I'm so thankful and privileged to have known you. During my youth you have shown me what is discipline, to do a task faithfully. I learnt discipline, specifically, in TMS. Keeping the scripture in mind and in my heart sustains me to have the courage to glorify the Lord in the corporate world. You honored me by your visits at work and at home. Your concern for me, my husband and my family encouraged us to continue in the Lord. At your 65th celebration of your birthday, we pray for long life that you may touch more lives for Christ. Abundant blessings and good health.... HAPPY, HAPPY 65th BIRTHDAY!

Frankie Sulte

Dear Pastor Philip, 

Truly God is so good! It's to hard to forget the time when me and my wife were looking for someone who would help us or mentor us so that we can go on with courage and there is no doubt na kayo po ang ibinigay ni God sa amin.  I will never let this day to pass by na di po namin nasasabi ang words na ito ---Happy, Happy Birthday po!  Long life, good health and more fruitful serving in the ministry ang wish namin sa inyo. Thank you po for your kindness . Again happy happy birthday po.  Ingat po kayo lagi and God bless...

Frankie Sulte

Tom and Dana Steers

Happy a Fun-Filled Birthday, Philip!

We have a rocking chair and cane for you on your next trip to L.A.,  mabutee na-lang, deba?

Tom and Dana Steers

Jaime Hernandez and Family

Dear Kuya Philip,

We see each other rarely but you continue to inspire me with your continuing service to our Lord Jesus Christ! And more inspiring still is the fact that you continue to burn brightly for believers and non-believers to see and witness! Like you, I pray that I will never lose zeal nor run out of energy in knowing our Lord, making Him known and in seeking His Kingdom and righteousness. That whatever the difficulty, whatever the challenge; like you, I will press on in His service and strength. We both look forward to the day when our Lord Jesus welcomes us and with rejoicing; affirms us by saying, "Well done, good and faithful servant! Enter the Kingdom of our Father where you truly belong."

Happy 65th birthday!

Blessings on you and your family,

Jaime

Ging Aparri

Happy, Happy Birthday, Kuya Phillip! I just want to let you know that your love and your influence in my life continues to guide me. Your life and the thoughts you shared during our times in Araneta University, is still an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your life to me. You have made a significant impact in who I am today. 

Just as you have blessed us, May God return to you the blessings a hundredfold. Truly you are a gift of God. I thank God for your love and dedication and sharing your life with us. 

May the Lord Jesus Christ continue to bless you for more more years for His glory! May God showers unending blessing to you and your family and may He keep you always in His tender, loving care… Have a great, blessed, wonderful and God-filled birthday… We love you!

Janet Pajaganas

Kuya Philip,

You have always been the Kuya Philip I knew from Day One that I met you in Pook ng Biyaya back in 1995 till the last conversation we had in Red Ribbon Edsa in 2010. Whew! It’s been a while, Kuya. I can't repay the lessons that you taught me over the years. I can't return the love and encouragement that you unconditionally shared. 

But from the bottom of my heart, thank you for knowing the words to say when I’m in sorrow. Thank you for patiently listening to all my worries and stresses. Thank you for caring enough to keep me standing and to face life’s ordeal. Thank you for being my constant support when I didn't think I could cope. Thank you for showing me that God’s promises are for real. Thank you for lifting my spirit and letting me know there is HOPE. 

I may not have always said it, but let me say it loud, I LOVE YOU.

A MEANINGFUL BIRTHDAY TO YOU,  KUYA…

Linda Gonzales and Family

Kuya Philip, Happy 65th Birthday!

I came to know the Lord through the Nav Campus ministry in Cebu. When you launched "STREER 13", I was one of those whose lives had been changed through intensive discipleship follow-up. Since then, I dedicated my life to serve God in whatever capacity and means that He allows.  Kuya Philip, THANK YOU!

Thank you for your love, commitment and dedication to serve God. You are like a father to the Philippine Navs and a grandfather to many young disciples. We were so blessed of having you as our first Nav National Director. I remember that you are also my Ninong sa kasal.  Have a blessed 65th Birthday, and may you have 35 more years of celebrations to come.....................! Isaiah 40:31

Love and Prayers,

Linda Gonzales Aquino (w/ Justo and Mae, Grace & Joy)

Jabez Joshua Flores

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PO POP! THANK YOU FOR BEING AN INSPIRATION TO ME. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT. MAY GOD BLESS YOU TO LIVE UP TO A HUNDRED!!! 


LOVE, JABEZ

Maricon Elloran

Happy happy birthday, Kuya. Thank you for giving your love and for blessing so many people's lives including mine. The truth in John 12:24 has been real in your life.  May God's sustaining grace be yours as you continue to give your life to others. Have a meaningful and wonderful time with family and friends...

Praying with you,

Maricon

Jo Eguico

Happy 65^th Birthday, Pastor Philip.  You are indeed a man sent from God. A rare gift to the body of Christ! Our God who has begun a good work in you is able to complete it and perfect it. I pray that God will continue to guide you and give you good health. 

May this be your best year ever and may your muscles, joints, and bones not realized that they are another year older. God bless you po! :-)

Jo Eguico

Bing Medrano and Family

Kuya, a blessed happy birthday! My family and I  are joining you in praising GOD for this special day GOD has given you. Happy 65th birthday, Kuya. I thank GOD for providing you and Ate Myrna as one of my mentors in "KNOWING OUR LORD". Thirty one (31) years ago, thank you so much for sharing your home to train us in living a "CHRISTIAN HOME."  Thank you so much for all the sacrifices and patience in teaching us....in molding our character/attitude...those were unforgettable experiences...I considered  it a foundation of my faith as I walk with HIM...MARAMING SALAMAT PO FOR YOUR LIVES...indeed you are a blessing! 

" IT DOESNT TAKE ONE GREAT DEED TO MAKE A NAME! THE LITTLE GOOD THINGS YOU DO TO OTHERS FROM DAY TO DAY WILL FOREVER DEFINE AND MAKE YOU UNFORGETTABLE"....HAVE A BLESSED BIRTHDAY KUYA! MORE BLESSING FROM ABOVE...ROMANS 1:17

PRAYING FOR YOU,

BING  MEDRANO AND FAMILY

Romy Dilla

We thought of you today on your 65^th birthday! We prayed for you and your family.  I will look for you when I take my vacation in the Philippines in July 2012, God willing.  

Be blessed, 

Juni-boy

Dan and Connie Carigma

To God's Faithful Servant:

We really thank God for your life. You have influenced us with Spiritual disciplines and the Lord allowed us to reach this far because of His grace through your ministry. The early stage of our training with you was very helpful. 

Now that you have reached your 65th birthday, we're sure that you will still continue serving our Master, touching more lives and enjoying your walk with God-  Psa. 92:12-15.   Happy Birthday!

Dan and Connie

Precy and Loly Gonzales

Our dear Kuya Philip,

We thank God  for the only Kuya  Philip in the world  who has displayed an exemplary christian life for years among his colleagues, peers, friends, and family. May He bless you all the more ... spiritually, morally, physically, and  materially as you model  the life of Christ among Gentiles and believers, in this morally corrupted generation. Praying for you and your family and ministry regularly. Happy 65th birthday!!!

Rejoicing with you,

Precy and Loly Gonzales 

Mac Manning and Family

Dear Kuya Philip,

Wow! 65 years of God’s faithfulness and blessings! Sabi nga nila dito sa Canada “Awesome! “ .   

We thank the Lord for the sixty-five-years he has given you to bless and minister to a lot of people including us.  Your life and works have been an example to us as we live our lives and care for our boys. We will always cherish your friendship!

We’d like to bless you with an open heaven of God’s blessings for the next 30 years – good health, people,  financial abundance  and spiritual blessings!  As you continue to seek the face of God, we pray that God’s manifest presence will be yours as long as you live.

Warm hugs,

Mac, Aibie, Gio and Josh  Manning

Deb Meyer and Family

My dear ex-boss/ shepherd but always a treasured brother in the LORD, Philip,

Through the years you have been a model to me of what a committed man ought to be . Your love and devotion to the LORD inspires me- you are like one of those trees that stand strong through the storms, an oak of righteousness continually growing deep and broad sheltering people under your branches.  Thank you for your valuable part in my life and ministry as a single person, and your and Myrna's love for Craig and me and the kids.  I do celebrate you and all that the LORD has accomplished in and through your life! May His hand of favor continue to rest on you and yours! You may not live to double your age now :>) but may the rest of your earthly years be all about climbing and conquering the giants and mountains like what Caleb of old set his mind to and did!

In tribute of your accomplishment,and the LORD's grace in bringing you to the shining age of 65, I am sending $65 in your name to the Nav HQ in Colorado.

With love and great respect,

Deb

Rely Vito and Family

Dear Philip,

Happy 65th birthday! We are sure you are feeling that you have finished the first half of your life, parang sa basketball game--tapos na ang first half. Now, you are looking at starting the second half of your life with renewed enthusiasm and deepen spirituality to the 'spirit' of Phil.3:13-14, " Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."

So, we are cheering (i.e praying) for you, go for it! We believe God will allow you to impact even more people in the 'second half', than the 'first half'. And by the time na tapos na ang 'second half', 130 years old ka na! Puede ka nang mag-retire diyan! 

from,

Rely
---

Hi Kuya Philip,

Happy sixty fifth birthday! Maligayang kaarawan at sana biyayaan ka ng Panginoon ng marami pang kaarawan! Hopefully ay makaattend din kami ulit kahit isa man lang sa mga susunod na celebrations. May the blessings of Shalom be with you always and may God crown your years with His goodness! We love you and miss you and good memories of you will always be in our hearts!

from,

Judith 

Mark and Joyce Fellizar

Dear Pop,

You are someone who is truly unique!  No one is like you...just like a snowflake, or a thumbprint, or like zebra stripes!  One of a kind, extraordinary, extra special, out of this world...extra terrestrial!

We are so blessed and so thankful that in you we have a FATHER....a MENTOR....a FRIEND! And now, on your 65th birthday, we congratulate you on being such a first rate LOLO POP!  May Jeth and JuJu grow up to be like you...God-fearing and faithful to the Call.

Wishing you more years, more blessings, more spiritual children, more biological grandchildren...but also, more time to smell the flowers, tend the garden, read books, watch movies, dates with Mom, outings with the family and a bit more siesta (Pop, 10 minutes is not really siesta)! Haha!

HAPPY 65th BIRTHDAY, POP!  WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH AND WE HOPE TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH YOU AND MOM!!!

Love,

Mark, Joy, JuJu and Nana Leia 

Noel and Len Carigma

Dear Lolo Philip, 

Your life has been a tremendous blessing to many. Nanay and Tatay have shared to us how much of a great leader you are and a wonderful father/mentor you have become to them. I'd say that you have a 'touch' on how Kuya and I were raised, as you have greatly influenced our parents. We are thankful to the Lord for giving you another year. :) 

Happy birthday, Lolo Philip! =)

P.S. You are not getting older, you're getting better and better. 

Your apo, 

Noel and Len Carigma

Jonathan and Thelma Nambu

Dear Philip,

Happy, happy 65^th birthday to our beloved leader and friend!!! Your birthday is a milestone of God’s good and faithful love in and through your life. Most of all, I (Thelma) will never forget for how you and Myrna have been my significant nurturers of my faith in the early years of my Christian life. Naalala ko pa yung mga panahon sa UP Diliman noong ako ay parang sponge sa pag-iinom ng Salita niya through your preaching sa fellowships and conferences. Although I (Jonathan) have not known you as long as Thelma has, I admire you for your faithfulness and perseverance in serving God and your commitment to train and disciple others.  Parang walang kapaguran pagdating sa pagpapalaganap ng kaharian ng Diyos sa pamamagitan ng pagmementor sa iba’t ibang tao na nag-aabot sa marami pang iba.  Thank you for modelling for us faith and courage in serving the Lord even beyond what is possible through the Navigators, and your great love for your family!

Mula sa aming puso, maligayang bati sa iyong 65^th birthday!

Rejoicing with you,

Jonathan and Thelma

Norbin Punsalan

Hello Kuya Philip,

Happy happy birthday! 

Thank you so much for all of the priceless lessons you taught me and my friends here in Pampanga. I thank and praise God for your life and faith in Him who filled us with Grace and Mercy. 

God bless you and your family.

Josephus Gayona

Si Kuya Philip ang salamin ko sa pagtanda. Siya ang nagsilbing inspirasyon sa lahat sa SIKAP at lalo na sa akin. Sya ang dahilan kung bakit lumaki akong lider na isinasapuso ang paging Makadiyos, Makabayan at Makatao.  Naaalala ko pa na dati sa dami at napakahabang mga talk nya halos makatulog na ako pero isa sa mga natatandaan ko sa mga sinabi niya ay "Leaders are not born but made". Kaya naman in my own little way, I created myself into a leader puno ng prinsipyo, may tiwala sa Diyos, may puso at handang ibahagi sa iba ang dunong at talino upang ang susunod na henerasyon ay makahubog ng bagong lider.

Salamat Kuya Philip sa pagiging pangalawang ama, well ngayon wala na si Nanay at Tatay, kahit di na tayo nagkikita ikaw na ang Ama't ina namin ni Kuya Antonio sa puso namin.

Maligayang Bati sa iyong kaarawan, naway marami pang Kuya Philip ang kumalat sa Pilipinas at sa buong Mundo. Tunay na salamin ka ng isang Lider!!!

God Bless :)

Josephus C. Gayona - Pangkat Mabini

Bill and Fe Lareta Robins

Dear Kuya/Ninong Philip,

Happy, happy birthday po sa inyo. Nawa ay patuloy kayong pagpalain ng ating Panginoon at patuloy na gamitin kayo para sa kanyang glory. God bless po and again happy, happy birthday.

Bill and Fe

Wency and Cel de la Vina

Dear Kuya Philip,

When we heard your statement, "This is it." in relation to TOPIC, we are glad knowing that you are satisfied with your years of service to God. Thank you for being a blessing to many leaders in and out of the Navigators. We pray Philippians 3:7-ff for you.

A blessed Birthday to you.

Blessings,

Wency and Cel

Johnny Gaco

Hello Pastor Philip! Happy BIRTHDAY!  

TBII ministry is grateful and blessed to have you as our partner, mentor and friend. 

We pray that you may have more birthdays to celebrate. We know that God will be using you in the lives of many more pastors and workers. Always be safe and know that we keep you in our prayers. 

Once more, Happy Birthday!!!  

Johnny C. Gaco

TBII Philippines

Liezl Mendoza

Si PCF ang itinuturing naming tatay sa SIKAP noong high school days ko. 

Sino ang role model ko? Sino ang gusto kong maging balang araw? Ilan yan sa mga tanong na hirap akong sagutin. Hindi ako naniniwala sa role models noon. Kasi sabi ko, ako ang bubuo ng sarili kong identity.

Pero when I saw the wisdom of Kuya Philip at yung kasimplehan ng kanyang pamumuhay pero nagagawa pa rin niyang mag-share sa iba, dun ako nakabuo ng idea na ganito ko ‘gustong maging’, balang araw. Ganito ko gusto maging kapaki-pakinabang ang buhay ko para sa iba. At kapag naging magulang ako, gusto ko ang paraan ng pagpapalaki ni Kuya Philip sa kanila. 

Ang pinakamatagal ko na atang bonding with him is when I joined the SIKAP people na mangisda sa lake Mohicap ng San Pablo, Laguna. Dun ko natutunan ang kasabihang: “patience is a virtue.  Be like a fisherman”.  Nakahuli naman ako ng tilapia na pinagsaluhan namin ng dalawang araw kasama ang iba pang taga-SIKAP.

Hindi ko man nakasama ng mas matagal si PCF sa mga bondings ng SIKAP at hindi ko man siya naka-heart-to-heart talk, a part of him stays with the people that I bonded with. Malaking bahagi ng buhay ko ang SIKAP.

Sa SIKAP ako natutong maging servant-leader. Ang yakapin ang uniqueness ng bawat isa at mahalin ang bawat tao sa kung sino sila at hindi sa kung sino ang gusto kong maging sila. Paborito kong batian dati with SIKAP staff ang “saan ka nagmumula?”.  Dito rin higit na natutunan ang pagmamahal at kabutihan ni LORD sa akin. Ilang beses ko ring binasa yung binigay nilang bible with daily bible guide.

Isang holistic approach ang atake niya sa katauhan ng isang kabataang Pinoy.

Natutuwa ako kasi hanggang ngayon, patuloy pa rin na nang-iinspire ng kabataan si Kuya Philip. Malaking bagay yun lalo na sa age group na nakakasalamuha niya.  Through PCF at ang kanyang vision sa kabataang Pinoy, mas maraming mabubuti at responsableng mamamayang Pinoy ang tumutulong mapaganda ang kalagayan ng Pilipinas.

Saan man kami makarating kasi hanggang ibang bansa nakarating na rin ang mga produkto ng pangarap ni PCF. Hindi na mawawala ang itinanim mong punla sa puso naming na mas piliin ang maging mabuti at magbahagi ng sarili sa iba. 

Sabi nila, isang pinakamahalagang regalo na pwede mong ibahagi sa iba ay ang oras, kasi hindi na ito maibabalik kapag lumipas na. 

Kuya Philip, hindi nasayang ang mga panahon na inilaan mo sa amin. 

Maraming Salamat at Maligayang Kaarawan.

Liezl A. Mendoza

SIKAP, Batch Aguinaldo 

Daniel Sta. Romana and Family

In one's lifetime, one may find a friend who is closer than a brother.  Pids did find you.

To you Philip, " Happy Birthday!" from Dan, Mitch, Mommy Pety and Regie

Bob Solidum and Family

Rudy Manzano and Family

Happy Birthday Kuya Philip!

May GOD who is the source of all blessings continually bless your life 

in all aspects (3 John 2). As you continue to be a channel of blessings to 

countless people God had given you to minister unto, may you enjoy not

only His favor but the fruit of your labor as well. This is our desire for you,

 Kuya... for you are a great man of God!

We love you!

Rudy Manzano & Family

Ernie Pinzon and Family

TO PHILIP FLORES
            By Ernie Pinzon
                  On his 65^th Birthday 


The acorn of yore
      Now a mighty oak
The acolyte of lore
      How his glory rank.  
At sixty five one muses
      how God fuses 
A man with grace in spite of stains
      To shape arrays of chieftains. 
His hair have grayed
      His walk a little bowed
But fire still rouses the man
      At his Master’s  command.  
God of heaven
      Gird his words with Inspiration
Lace his wit with merry leaven
      Till throngs are filled with heaven’s unction.  
Spirit of God
      Steady him through life’s sod
Bless Myrna, Ging, Joy, Jabez and the little ones
      Till we sit on our heavenly thrones.


Ernie, Fe, Esther, Eng, and Trina Pinzon 
     
 

Peter Hsu

Dear Philip,

Congratulating you with the rest of the best, a Happy 65th Birthday!

Now you can take pride in the fact that you are suddenly senior. Crossing the line from having no security to social security if you are in this country. It also means retirement age has come of age, that all that tension of living young, can now be replaced with living in pension. If however living in retirement should be a problem, then in this or many other cultures, it is time my friend to embrace horticulture. 

All kidding and a few laughs beside, the Lord promises in Psa. 92:12-14 that “The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree, He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Planted in the house of the Lord, They will flourish in the courts of our God. They will still yield fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and very green.”

May the Lord continue to be your Horticulturist as you flourish in His garden beyond 65.

God bless,

Peter

Eyriche Cortez and Family

Dear Ninong Philip,

Thank God for you!

At crucial points of my life, my family and the ministry He entrusted to me, God would always bring you as His channel of blessings to me. Thank you for being there, available for His glory.

From your "No Cross, No Crown" to your "A New Breed," the Lord mightily spoke through you to me. I believe I am a better person and pastor because of you.

Again, thank you. Only eternity would reveal the extent of the fruit of your labors. I believe it would be so much! 

You put a smile on God's face... as well as ours.

Yours in Christ,

Eyriche, Ellen, Jed, Jessey and Derek

Alfred Merejilla

Pastor Philip, I wish you a wonderful, victorious, fruitful and a blessed 65th Birthday! You are truly a blessing to many - even to me. I have known you since the Navigator days, and thank you for inviting me to be one of the resource lecturer of TOPIC Phils as well as giving the right branding of my 10 Commandments Advocacy - Evangelism Style Pinoy... May the LORD Who gave you all the wisdom and the anointing to help others continually pour out HIS overflowing grace and favor you and your loved ones as you look forward to your new year! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PO!" 

Felix Ronquillo

Have a blessed and happy birthday! Thank you, Kuya Philip, sa lahat ng bagay na ginawa nyo para sa akin. Hapi Birthday po!

Coly Los Banos

Maligayang kaarawan po sa inyo, Tito Philip! Sana po dumami pang lalo ang inyong mga apo! Kayo po ang pinakamabait at mapagmahal na Philip na kilala ko. :-) 

Baleng Lagos

Happy 65th birthday Kuya Philip! Thank you very much for nurturing each of us in SIKAP. Patuloy po kayong pagpalain ng Diyos!

Ed Amper and Family

HAPPY BIRTHDAY from the bottom of my heart!

My life was never been the same again since I met you sometime early eighties when I was a baby in my Christian life. You have been such a model and a good example of what a Christian should look like. Much more that I am inclined and now committed and excited to always teach the Word. This gifting was undoubtedly influenced and nurtured by a few people in the Navs and you are on top of the list. I think almost all your messages which I was present and some handouts I asked from your workshops is still filed intact and have been a source of so much wisdom and guidance as I journey in preaching and teaching the inspired Word of God. Continue mentoring people as you have mentored me. I know you will always continue serving the Lord even in old age. This is my prayer for you-Psalm 92:12-14.

In Christ's Love,

ED AMPER with Edith, Aziel, Jotham and Edrei

Greg Roasa

I am one of those who look up to you as my "occassional mentor' - for whenever I have the opportunity to sit down with you, i make it a point to ask good questions that can greatly influence my life, family and ministry. Thanks for generously sharing your life. I am blessed to have you as my spiritual mentor and friend. Happy birthday! 

Maloi Salumbides

Happy, happy 65th birthday Kuya Philip! It is a joy to serve with you in God's kingdom. I've not told you this, but the first time I heard you preach was in our small church in Malate Faith Sanctuary in Taft Ave. I'm sure you don't remember this anymore. Back then, my first impression of you was, "Naku! istrikto ito." But that impression was changed when I had the privilege of working with you in PCEC, PBS and World Teach. You are a no-non-sense guy who knows how to laugh and have fun at the right time. Your passion to mentor others is admirable. You are a treasure in the body of Christ. Happy birthday po! 

Maloi Salumbides

Buddy Condat

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KUYA PHILIP! Thanks po sa pag-guide sa amin sa SIKAP...... GOD Bless!

Buddy Condat

SIKAP - Bonifacio Group

Nanay Conching at Beck Jimenez

Maligayang kaarawan sa iyo, Philip. Pagpalain ka nawa ng Panginoon. Ang buhay mo ay malaking pagpapala sa maraming mga tao at marami ang lumago sa pagkakilala kay Jesus dahil sa iyo. Nawa ay lubos ka pang mabiyayaan sa hinaharap na mga panahon.

Nagmamahal, Nanay Conching at Beck Jimenez

Jun and Mayang Gorospe

Hi, Nongni! In your late 30's po yata kayo when we first met you . Ehem....gwapo pa rin siempre. .. Ang difference lang my additional bonus na kyo now na white hair  sa bagay kung kasing kakuKULET nga namin ang mga nakikilala nyo, talagang puputi ang buhok nyo!  Marami pong salamat sa time na invest nyo sa amin.  We treasure your presence, wisdom and spiritual mentoring. Kayo yung mentor na 'man of few words' pero napakatindi ng impact sa mga nakikinig. We see in your life the 'fatherhood of GOD', patient, kind, loving, compassionate, generous, full of wisdom and understanding, trustworthy, with good sense of humor and siyempre disciplinarian (aray!). 

We take this special time to personally THANK YOU for being with us in our journey as husband and wife. Your living example as a child of GOD who is totally committed to wherever HE leads inspires us to do the same. We realize that it is not the material things that makes a man fulfilled but it is in knowing that one is at the center of HIS WILL and at the finish line of our run our MAKER is waiting to embrace us and tell us, "Well done, my good and faithful one". 

We celebrate GOD's goodness in your life for 65 years. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Nongni philip!

hugs,

Jun and Mayang Gorospe

Pampanga

Aina Santon Ilagan

We don't accomplish anything in this life alone .... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something. "  

Sandra Day O'Connor.

Psalm 139: 13

"You created every part of me, knitting me in my mother's womb."

2 Cor. 3: 18b

And the Lord who is the Spirit - makes us more and more like Him as we are changed (being transformed) into His glorious image.

The one who formed us in our mother's womb has continued to transform us as various events and experiences have shaped us into the people we are today. And in each of  those events and experiences were a cast of characters of course  (some villains and other  heroes) .

I am eternally grateful that during my young and impressionable years, Kuya Philip and his then  future wife, Ate Myrna provided meaningful and transcendent experiences even as they modeled for us purpose driven lives  (to know Christ and make him known) in which I should add  retirement was not an option?  Indeed they were truly effective and highly influential trailblazers both. Who as a married couple have continued to inspire us to this day.  As do the children they raised.

I feel very blessed to have those growing years in my walk with the Lord when Kuya Philip and Ate Myrna gently,faithfully and wisely ministered to me whose tremendous influence  is  of course  woven into the tapestry of my life. Considering what might have been. Thanks to the option of joining the  Jesus Movement in the campus of which Kuya Philip and Ate Myrna were two of the prominent leaders, my Navigator  contemporaries and I did not feel compelled like many others to take part in the Radical Movement (Communist, Marxist, NPA, etc) which was a dominant force in UP Diliman when I was there (era of the "Diliman Commune").

At a time when all  these "isms" were the  prevalent topics or political climate of the day  (nihilism, cynism, pessimism, fatalism, communism, Marxism) as well as talks about  End times and Armageddon; Vietnam war with American troops retreating as the communists were winning; demonstrations and protest rallies in the Philippines and all over the world..... we were so priveleged to have this haven of rest and refuge to run to (daily prayer meetings at the library, Sunday round-ups, Bible studies where we were being led and/or leading others) and the oasis to retreat and encamp for several days  for respite; communal praise,  worship, and prayer; and mutual encouragement.  I fondly recall those carefully orchestrated wholesome, uplifting and  edifying activities and events where led by Kuya Philip we would all joyfully sing "Everyday with Jesus is sweeter than the day before..." "Trust and Obey for there's no other way to be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey", etc., etc. Or listened to the gifted and talented musicians among us sing "Give them all.... give them all  to Jesus. HE WILL TURN YOUR SORROW INTO JOY!"

After we all separated ways, Kuya Philip and Ate Myrna continued/ have continued to Walk the Walk as a married couple.  They have stayed in touch still ministering to us their spritual children to this day. We have rejoiced with them as one by one a new addition joined the family> Grace then Joy then Jabez, then the sons in law and of course the precious  grandchildren.

I honor you both for having faithfully and passionately obeyed  and lived the Great Commission while at the same time not neglecting your children but raising them to become the godly women and man that they are.

In closing, I want to share the image in my mind's eye of rows and rows of tapestries both completed and still in progress where the experience with Kuya Philip is one of the threads woven into them. Representing the countless of lives he has touched both directly and indirectly. So far. Not just in the different islands of the Philipines but in many areas of the world in all continents as well. For he is  not ashamed of the gospel who has witnessed in his Jerusalem, his Judea, his Samaria and to the ends of the earth.

Happy Birthday, Kuya Philip. More of the Holy Spirit Power to you.

In Him we live and move and have our being! 

Cheers,

Aina Santos Ilagan 

Cecil Mendoza and Family

Happy birthday Kuya Philip! May you continue to serve the Him despite  of our aging bodies...ha..ha... We will pray that our God will continue to bless you good health and wisdom for His Glory!

Cecil, Edith, Catherine and Jonathan

Jong Vital and Family

Dear Kuya  and Ninong Philip,

God knew you before you were born, and He had great plans for you.  We believe He still has many more great plans for your life.  We want to wish you a happy birthday and we will continue to pray for your life to be a light to the world.  It is clear that God created you for a great purpose.  Birthdays are a great time to remember that God creates some beautiful people. You are one of the best we know.   Count your age by friends, not years. You're not getting older, you're getting better.

We know for sure that you are  now enjoying your senior citizen discounts.  You deserve them, Kuya Philip! "Cheers" to another year of blessings!

Jong with Tess and Joy Therese

Happy Birthday Kuya Philip! Thanks for your exemplary life of leadership and service. You are one of a kind. You have given me a vision while I was still a young Christian. Maybe where I am now is in partly because of that. Through you I have learned to value the gift that God has given me, tho how small it is in my sight. I can still vividly remember some of the verses you quote from Isaiah like "Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn" (Isaiah 51:1) teaching me about my identity and (Isaiah 60:22) "The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation.  I am the Lord: in its time I will do this swiftly." 

May God bless you with strength, good health and wisdom together with your family. Mabuhay po kayo, Lolo Philip!

Tess