Sebastian Esai Eco Eviota, the first full-blooded Filipino member of the 516-year old Papal Swiss Guard. PHOTO COURTESY OF VERITAS PHILIPPINES
Sebastian Esai Eco Eviota was the first "full-blooded" Filipino to join the 516-year old Pontifical Swiss Guard, a minor armed force and honor guard unit maintained by the Holy See that protects the pope and the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.