Father Gregg Bañaga
The Philippines
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Shared Commitment Opens New Doors
The benefits that I got out of The Landmark Forum affect me in countless ways. My ministry is flourishing. The Landmark Forum has also made an enormous difference in the fulfillment of my responsibilities here at Adamson University, where I am the president. I've been a Roman Catholic priest for 23 years. Several years ago, I left the Philippines to go to the United States to obtain my Ph.D. During the time I was in the United States, I was introduced to The Landmark Forum.
When you have been in the ministry for a long time, there are times, as in any calling, when the work becomes routine and you lose the meaning and the importance of what you're doing. When I took The Landmark Forum, I got back in touch with my commitment to who I am and who I want to be. Now I am in love with it again. I'm making a bigger difference in the lives of people. One of the things that I think moved me the most about the program is seeing people experience and really get the power of choice in their lives. I've never seen a program that gives an individual so much power! That power can be used whether you're a president, a partner in a married relationship, head of a university, a teenager, or a priest.
At Adamson University we have 17,000 students and about 1000 employees. I find I have the opportunity to make a difference with so many people - with the 200 employees - the directors, officers, and staff members who work directly under me. And, even though I have more things going on now - because I am vice president of two different offices and the volume of work has increased - I actually have more time to exercise and to pray. It's amazing, there are so many things going on, my hands are full, but I'm never overwhelmed. Things just seem to get done and there are fewer breakdowns.
In a Landmark graduate program, I made a commitment to bring Landmark to the Philippines. At the time I was in Southern California working on my dissertation, I met a group of Landmark graduates called Mabuhay 2020. The group, headed up by Romel Axibal, shared the same commitment. They gave me names of graduates in the Philippines that I could work with once I got home.
Upon my return to Manila, I began to meet and work with the graduates here, such as Evelyn Cu-Unjieng, Chiqui Veneracion, and Jo Galera. I led many Introductions and was able to gather dozens and dozens of signed letters of intent from people who expressed interest to participate if we were able to get a program scheduled here. Due to many circumstances, our first initiative to have Landmark in the Philippines did not come to fruition. Our commitment to see this happen, however, ultimately overcame all the obstacles. Thanks to the combined efforts of graduates here and in Singapore, China, and the United States, 120 people participated in the first Landmark Forum in the Philippines.
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