Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (PBVM)

Date of Foundation: December 24, 1775

Place of Foundation: Cork City, Irland

Founder: Nano Nagle

Date of Arrival in Cebu: May 11, 1981

Congregational Vision

As Presentation Sisters, we are called to follow Christ in the Spirit of our Foundress, Nano Nagle, bringing good news to the poor, and by promoting God’s Kingdom of truth and goodness, Justice, Love and Peace.

Mission Statement

The world in which we live is one where the majority of people are victims of organized injustice. They experience poverty, oppression and fear. This dehumanizing conditions are caused by such evils in our society as : GLOBALIZATION OF THE ECONOMY, MANIPULATION BY LOCAL ELITE GROUPS, IGNORANCE, MILITARIZATION, THE NUCLEAR THREAT AND RAPID ECOLOGICAL DESTRUCTION. God calls all people to form His kingdom of Love, Hope, and Unity, where resources are shared and inspired by our charism as Presentation Women, we walk in solidarity with the marginalized in opposing value systems and structures that perpetuate poverty and injustice. We commit ourselves to all forms of liberative education. We pledge ourselves to live interdependently with our people in their struggle for justice and for fullness of life.