TO THE CONCLAVE/9 David: the poor bishop and the marginalized of the Filipino suburbs

The 65-year-old bishop of Kalookan is one of the three Filipino cardinals who participate in the conclave. As a priest, bishop and then cardinal he has always shown a missionary gaze with the last. He was the strongest voice against the war on drugs of the former president Duterte and promoted many rehabilitation programs for drug addicts. His warning against the "tototo-names" and the call to the sacredness of the election of a pontiff.