We, the Columbans, are missionary priests, sisters and lay people sent by the Church to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ to all creation and the liberation and reconciliation of all people. We came to the Philippines in 1929. Since then, we have been sharing the joys and sorrows of the people in Luzon, Negros, Cebu and Mindanao.

Magazine of the Columban mission in the Philippines.

The work of the Sisters includes educational programmes for Church personnel who come to the country to study, visiting the sick and poor in hospitals and in their homes; administrating a centre for mentally challenged children and supporting an ancient tribal community whose way of life is threatened by powerful multi-national corporations.

This website has been set up to continue the work of “total and integral human development” that began in the 1970s on the island of Negros in the Philippines during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. The story of the Negros Nine symbolises the struggle of the poor for a better life in a safe and sustainable environment i.e, “total and integral human development” - Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental.