President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (File photo from NOEL B. PABALATE / PPA Pool)
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attended the 49th Philippine National Prayer Breakfast (PNPB) held in Malacañang on Monday.
Other attendees included Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, Presidential Communications Office Cesar Chavez, PNPB Foundation Inc. Spiritual Adviser and former Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno, PNPB Foundation Inc. Chairman and former Sandiganbayan Justice Raoul Victorino and PNPB Foundation Inc. President Jose Villanueva.
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Also present were some bishops, pastors and other government officials.
The PNPB, established in 1975 by late Senate President Gil Puyat and Atty. Francisco Ortigas, Jr. gathers the country’s leaders from government, business and the faith community to pray for God’s guidance for the future of the Philippines.
It is inspired by the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. which was established in 1953 by President Dwight Eisenhower.
The event has grown into a global movement and is now observed in 175 countries worldwide.
The highlight of this annual event is the Annual Prayer Breakfast, which symbolizes unity and faith among top national leaders.