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Father Marcelito "Tito" Paez
HRD & Regional Coordinator
Rural Missionaries of Philippines
Father Marcelito “Tito” Paez was a parish priest in Gumbia and the regional coordinator of Rural Missionaries of Philippines in Central Luzon. In 1980, he was the leader of the Central Luzon Alliance for a Sovereign Philippines (CLASP), and campaigned for the removal of US military bases in the Philippines. He was also an anti-nuclear activist.