ATTHESERVICEOF CATECHESISAND EVANGELIZATION INTHEPHILIPPINES

Fr. Sal has spent the last 40 years of his missionary life in the Philippines in the field of Catechesis. In 1989, he founded the Word And Life Publications (WLP) for Catechesis and New Evangelization.

Under his guidance as editor-in-chief, WLP received the Publisher of the Year Award on September 11, 1995. He has been recognized by several award-giving bodies, like the Catholic Authors Awards by the Asian Catholic Publishers, Inc, The Catholic Mass Media Award, as an outstanding Catholic Publisher for his continuing contribution to the Propagation of the Christian Faith through the print media and radio media.

Last September 15, 2022, Asian Catholic Communications Inc. (ACCI) awarded Fr . Sal with the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 16th Cardinal Sin Catholic Book Awards This Lifetime Achievement Award is given to a Catholic writer whose lifework represents a continuing contribution to the propagation of the Christian Faith through the print media in recognition of the exemplary Catholic life and apostolic zeal as reflected in the Christian values and ideals contained in his writings •