The Catholic Church lost another revered priest with the passing of former Bishop of Kidapawan, Federico Escaler. He died on Saturday at aged 93.

The Jesuit prelate had been ill and passed away peacefully in his family ancestral residence in San Miguel, Manila on Saturday morning, according to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).

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