public service announcements made by summer camp students 

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when asked about the most peaceful experience he had, Fr. Ben told his experience in jail during martial law, how he found faith again and happiness in serving the people. 

Benjamin Escosura Alforque, MSC is a Roman Catholic priest of the religious congregation of the 
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC). He was born in General Luna, Surigao del Norte, Philippines on 
January 20, 1953 to parents who were both farmers in origin, but who worked their way through college 
to become leading educators in General Luna at Surigao del Norte, Philippines and in Minglanilla, Cebu, 
Philippines. 
As a biblical theologian, Fr. Ben was engaged in various activities that promoted justice, peace and 
integrity of creation. He co-chaired the Justice and Peace Commission of the Association of Major 
Religious Superiors in the Philippines (JPC_AMRSP) and the Promotion of Church People’s Rights and 
Response (PCPR). He has given conferences, lectures and retreats on the biblical perspective in the work 
for Justice and Peace and Integrity of Creation, both in the Philippines and in Asia, Europe, and the USA. 
Some of the works that he published have been translated into various European languages. Because he 
was a political detainee under Martial Law, Fr. Ben became a founding member of the association of 
former political detainees in the Philippines (SELDA) and founding member also of the human rights 
group, KARAPATAN. 


Anne Indy Crepsley