A Proposed Home for the

Priesthood Formation of Salesians

of Don Bosco - Philippines
Catholic Priests in the Philippines
RATIO OF PRIESTS TO CATHOLICS OF TOTAL POPULATION IN THE
1:8,407 (10,200+) 83% PHILIPPINES ARE CATHOLICS
16% ARE IN RETIRING AGE
16 72 500

ECCLESIASTICAL DIOCESES YEARS OF HISTORY

PROVINCES
IMPORTANCE OF CATHOLIC
RELIGION IN THE COUNTRY
Identity ( Filipino Culture ) History ( Architectural Heritage)

SOURCE: CATHOLIC BISHOP

CONFERENCE OF THE PHILIPPINES
 • A Catholic religious congregation
that houses a lot of Youth Centers
from school, professional formation
up to Social services and tertiary
sector since 1940’s
• Founded by St. John Bosco “Father
& Teacher of the Youth”
• Salesian Works and Presences
1. Oratory and Youth Center
2. School and Professional
Formation
3. Boarding and Hostel
4. Tertiary Sector
5. Parish
6. Social Services and Works
for Youth at Risk
Salesians of Don Bosco - 7. Social Communication
8. New Forms of Salesian

Philippines Presence

Source : FIN SALESIAN OF

DON BOSCO
 Growing Mental Health
Problem of Catholic Priests in
the Philippines
• In Philippines (2018), Elderly Priests that
enters retirement age suffers mental
depression.
• Retiring Priests often face the burden of
mental illnesses
• “Sense of isolation (especially the
bedridden)
• Lost the attention of the young priests
and the community
• Absence of deep conversation and
emotional connection
• The environment of the Priesthood
Formation Process

STUDY SOURCE: CATHOLIC BISHOP

CONFERENCE OF THE PHILIPPINES
 Growing Mental Health
Problem of Catholic Priests in
International Countries
• In Ireland (2016), a country
predominantly are Roman
Catholic (78.8%). Irish Priests are
increasingly face depression and
isolation. (Average age of 70)
• Due to increasing pressure to
continue working beyond normal
retirement age
• Inconsistent relationship between
fellow clergymen

STUDY SOURCE: ASSOCIATION OF

CATHOLIC PRIEST (DUBLIN)
Why do Elderly Priests Suffer from Mental
Depression even they are Spiritually Healthy?
• The need of communal spaces between the Elderly Priests and to the
Priesthood Formation. “Family”
• Keeping the Community Environment in and out, making it not
isolated
• All Clergymen have different daily duties to serve, and taking care of
their fellow clergy is making it difficult.
• They became independent since the beginning of the Priesthood
Formation
• Lack of Facility to take care of the Retiring and Elderly Priests.
Shortage of Priests CATHOLIC CHURCH STATISTICS 2012

in the World
• Since 1970, the number of Catholic
Priests declined from 419,728 to 414,582
by 2017

• Causes of the Shortage

• The misconception of the
Priesthood Vocation
• Celibacy Requirement (Marriage)
• Age of current priests
• Reputation of Priests globally
(Sexual Abuse Scandal)
 Simplified Problems
Mental Depression Shortage of Priest
Health & Reputation &
• Isolation Perspective on • View on the Priesthood
Wellness of the
• Relationship between Priest the Priesthood Formation
the community Formation • Ageing of the current
• Loneliness of the Priests
clergymen • Proper formation
process to feel at home
Home for the Priesthood Formation in their new family

Connectivity for Salesian Community Showcase and integrate the public community

Communication between all the Priesthood Formation

Goals and Objectives
To design a Home for the Priesthood Formation that improves their health
and well-being of the Priests and promote the Priesthood Formation to the
public community.

1. To create livable home for long existence of the Priesthood Formation

that will ease their health problems
2. To promote social interaction and communication throughout the
project that will enhance their spiritual, physical and emotional health
3. To showcase the benefits and the system inside the Priesthood
Formation for the public.

PRIESTHOOD
Full- Pledge Salesian
Priesthood
DEACONATE
Waiting to ordained as a priest
Typically less than a year
THEOLOGY STUDY
Seminary for Theology
Student.
4 years, (5 years for Masters)
Ordained as Deacon
Don Bosco Paranaque
ASPIRANT FORMATION
HOUSE
College Basic Education
4 years (Teaching, Religious) PRE - NOVICE
In Don Bosco College or any
Study Religious life of being a
School
Salesian
1 year
Don Bosco Canlubang
NOVITIATE
Teaching vows and obedience
to service. (Preparation)
1 Year (Ordained as a Brother)
Don Bosco Cebu
SALESIAN PRIESTHOOD POST-NOVITIATE
PROCESS Studying of Philosophy
2 years
PRACTICAL TRAINING Don Bosco Canlubang
Assigned to Don Bosco
Community in the Province
2-3 years
SALESIANS OF DON BOSCO-PHILIPPINES
12 15
SCHOOLS PARISHES
11
18 TVET
FORMATION
CENTERS
HOUSE

173 SALESIANS PRIESTS 107 SALESIANS PRIESTS

IN NORTH PROVINCE IN SOUTH PROVINCE
 Born 1960’s Born 1960-
Community below 1970

Retiring Salesians of Don Bosco

Of the Salesians are aged
30% 60 years old and above in TOTAL =
2018 RETIRED
SALESIANS BY
2020s are 83

RETIRED
SALESIANS BY
2030s are 132
After the next 10
27% years

59
THROUGH MY PROPOSAL TO THE PROVINCIAL ECONOMER FR. EDWIN ULANDAY, SDB HE SAID THAT MY PROJECT
WILL UNDERGO A PROJECT PROPOSAL AND DEPENDING TO THE SITE AND PROJECT FEASIBILITY THEY CAN PUT UP
A BIG AMOUNT AND EVEN GET A SPONSORSHIP

THE PROJECT WILL UNDERGO A PROJECT PROPOSAL AND TO DIFFERENT FOUNDATIONS AND THE BUDGET WILL BE
EVALUATED

THE MOST BUDGET THAT CAN BE PUT UP FOR THE PROJECT IS ABOUT 1% OF THE TOTAL INCOME ON THE TUITION
FEE OF THE ENTIRE DON BOSCO SCHOOLS

PROJECT FEASIBILITY
USERS NO. OF USERS
STUDENTS OF DON BOSCO
MAKATI 5,000 USERS NO. OF USERS
MANDALUYONG 6,000 Seminarians (2018)
CANLUBANG 3,000 Aspirante 25
PAMPANGA 2,000 Pre - Novitiate 15
TARLAC 1,400 Novitiate 11
CEBU 5,000 Post - Novitiate 16
VICTORIAS 3,000 Theology Studies 48
DUMAGUETE 4,000
TOTAL 29,400

Source :SALESIANS OF DON

BOSCO –PHILIPPINES WEB
 SALESIANS OF DON BOSCO-PHILIPPINES
MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME:
1. Educational service
2. Donations and Spiritual Services
3. Sponsorships
TVET STUDENTS TUITION- SPONSORED
BY COMPANIES
AVERAGE TUITION FEE PER YEAR-
85,000 php-100,000 php
BY 2018, THERE ARE APPROX. 29,400 STUDENTS
29.4 Million per year = 1% of the entire
tuition fee
• PRAYERS AND PREACHING SERVICES
• BAPTIZING
• PASTORAL GUIDANCE
• SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
• VISITING AND ANNOINTING THE SICK
• BLESSINGS
• RELIGIOUS SACRAMENT
PARTNERED COMPANIES FOR SPONSORSHIPS

Source :DON BOSCO

MAKATI WEB
 Located near a
Hospital and
accessible to a 30%
major road

Main Criteria Adjacent to other

Don Bosco Facilities
25%

for Site
selection Relatively Quite but
not Isolated
20%

MAIN CRITERIA Centrally Located to avoid 15%

extensive travel distance
The possible site should be located
near a hospital and accessible to a
Social and Environmental Hazards
major road. 10%
such as security, & flooding
 NUMBER OF NEARBY MEDICAL CENTERS 30%

PROXIMITY OF THE MEDICAL CENTERS 30%

Located near a 30% FASTEST TIME OF EMERGENCY PERSONEL TO ARRIVE 20%

Hospital and AVAILABILITY OF MULTIPLE TRANSPORT ROUTES 10%
accessible to a TRAFFIC CONDITIONS 10%
major road
NUMBER OF DON BOSCO FACILITIES NEARBY 50%
Adjacent to other
25%
Don Bosco Facilities PROXIMITY OF DON BOSCO FACILITIES 50%

LOCATION VIEW 40%

Relatively Quite but 20% 40%
LOCATION PEACEFULNESS
not Isolated PROFILE OF ADJECENT NEIGHBORS
20%

PROXIMITY OF ESSENTIAL FACILITIES 50%

30%
Centrally Located to avoid PROXIMITY OF VEHICULAR TERMINALS
15% NUMBER OF CATHOLICS AND CATHOLIC SCHOOLS 15%
extensive travel distance CITY PROFILE 5%

EXISTING ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS 30%

STREET SECURITY 25%
Social and Environmental Hazards 10% PROXIMITY OF POLICE STATIONS 25%
such as security, & flooding
UTILITIES 20%
 SITE SELECTION

Site 1 Site 2 Site 3

Don Bosco Calamba – Pansol
Area: 5.7 hectares
Use: Former Spiritual Center,
current youth center
Don Bosco Canlubang
Area: 11.3 hectares
Use: Don Bosco Complex
High School, College, Pre & Post
Novitiate and Cemetery
Don Bosco Batulao
Area: 3.4 hectares
Use: Spiritual Center
 SITE 2

SITE 1

SITE 3
 SITE CRITERIA SITE 1 SITE 2 SITE 3 SITE CRITERIA SITE 1 SITE 2 SITE 3
ACCESSIBILITY (30%) ECCENTRIC TRAVEL
NUMBER OF NEARBY MEDICAL 30 25 20 PROXIMITY OF ESSENTIAL 50 40 30
CENTER (30%) FACILITIES (50%)
PROXIMITY OF MEDICAL CENTERS 30 20 30 PROXIMITY OF VEHICULAR 30 20 15
(30%) TERMINALS (30%)
FASTEST TIME OF EMERGENCY 20 10 20 NUMBER OF CATHOLICS AND 15 15 15
(20%) CATHOLIC SCHOOLS (15%)
AVAILABILITY OF MULTIPLE 10 10 10 CITY PROFILE (5%) 5 5 5
TRANSPORT (10%)
TRAFFIC CONDITIONS (10%) 5 5 5 HAZARDS

ADJACENCY (25%) EXISTING HAZARDS (30%) 20 15 20

NUMBER OF DON BOSCO FACILITIES 50 40 35 STREET SECURITY (25%) 20 20 25

(50%)
PROXIMITY OF DON BOSCO 50 50 50 PROXIMITY OF POLICE STATIONS 25 20 20
FACILITIES (50%) (25%)

LOCATION (20%) UTILITIES (20%) 15 15 15

LOCATION VIEW (40%) 10 40 40
LOCATION PEACEFULNESS (40%) 20 40 40
PROFILE OF ADJACENT NEIGHBORS 15 15 15
(20%)
• SHARED AND SOCIAL
SPACE ARE THE COMMON
WALKWAYS

• NO LIVABILITY OF
ROAMING AROUND CEMETARY

• ISOLATION OF EACH
HOUSES FOOTBALL FIELD
CONVENT
• DOES NOT ACTIVITY IN
SHRINE
AND OUT OF THE FACULTY
FACILITIES
POST-NOVITIATE PRE NOVITIATE
DON BOSCO HIGH
DON BOSCO SCHOOL
POSSIBLE GRADE SCHOOL
SHARED SPACE
DON BOSCO COLLEGE
 LAGUNA
LAKE
N

SANTA ROSA

NUVALI
 LAGUNA
LAKE
N

SANTA ROSA

NUVALI
 RESIDENTIAL AREA

INSTITUTIONAL
MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS
COLLEGE

JEEPNEY + TRICYCLE
LOADING
Global Medical BREATHABLE AREA
Camp Vicente Lim
Center Canlubang

iMall + Robinsons
Supermarket
 SERENITY FROM FINE
BREEZE

SERENITY FROM FINE

BREEZE

NOISE FROM
NEIGHBORS NOISE FROM
INSTITUTIONAL

NOISE FROM
VEHICLES
USERS
REGULAR OCCASSIONAL SPECTATOR
• RETIREES • DON BOSCO • CANLUBANG
• SEMINARIANS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY
• SALESIANS OF DON • CATHOLICS / • PASSERSBY
BOSCO CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
AROUND
• MEDICAL STAFF CANLUBANG
 DESIGN CONCEPT
“ACTIVE LIVING”
Easy and comfortable level
Principles of Active Living Design : connections for ease travel
Activity area for Priest and
guest to interact Entrance open space for
1. CONNECTED SPACES livability
2. FLEXIBILITY
3. OPEN SPACE
4. FLOOR LEVEL CONNECTIVITY
5. WALKABILITY
6. SAFE AND ATTRACTIVE PLACES
3
3
Universal designed covered 4
walkway for users

5
2
Integrating of multi-use
function halls for events and 1
daily activities

Multiple-connected pathway in
different buildings for adjacency
 DESIGN CONCEPT
“ACTIVE LIVING”
Active Living is a way of life that integrates physical
activity into your everyday routines without even knowing LEVEL CONNECTION
it. Active Living helps the Architecture and health aspect
and relates the users behavior. It is also prominent to use STAIRS / RAMPS

to the project as it ease the chronic health problems of ELEVATOR

Priest in general when they grow older and preventing it FIRE EXITS
early will promote the Priesthood formation and to
continue their service.
ENCLOSED-ATRIUM
DESIGN
LINEAR GREEN ELEVATOR
ENCLOSED-ATRIUM
ELEVATOR SPACE
DESIGN

OPEN SPACES

ENCLOSED-ATRIUMS

PLANTERS

STREET CONNECTION STREET CONNECTION BIG WINDOWS STREET CONNECTION

(READING SPACE) STAIR
SEPARATING CONNECTION
GRAND STAIRS STAIRS RAMP
STAIR
CONNECTION
CONNECTION
DESIGN STRATEGIES
SALESIAN PHILOSOPHY
• Give a chance to do what they
want
• Workshops for youth
• Individual approach to every child
• Respect to dignity and freedom of
child
• Teacher is child’s friend
• Main goal of education – gain
knowledge that will help in life
• No publicly praise
• Love and trust-basis of educational
process
SUSTAINABILITY CONCEPT
“LIVABILITY OF AGEING”
Implementing Material Recovery Facility for the future growth of
the facility will greatly benefit the project. Outdoor greeneries and
green park that can be planted with edible plants that can be used
in their daily consume.

High Ceiling Roof and big windows are also implemented so the
use of Airconditioning Unit can be lessen. It can help them to
lessen their financial expenses.
STRUCTURAL CONCEPT
FUNCTIONAL COLUMNATION
Structural design for emitting small spaces that
wanted to eliminate column between rooms.

Providing big sizes of columns on exterior that bears

the weight of the entire structural and big depth of
beam to allow large distances of columns
 Home for Elderly Priests in the Philippines

Roman Catholic Bishop of Novaliches

Cardinal Sin Welcome Home
Sampaloc, Manila
Tahanang Pari
Novaliches, Quezon City
Altersheim Home for
Retired Priests
Naga, Camarines Sur