The Congregation of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Oblate Fathers) first came to the Philippines on September 25, 1939 upon the invitation by Bishop Luis del Rosario, S.J. of Zamboanga. After the war, the Oblate Fathers returned to their mission stations in Cotabato and Sulu. Although faced with the gargantuan task of reconstruction and rehabilitation, they were undaunted. They forged ahead pursuing their Vision-Mission with greater zeal, vigor and vitality in the spirit of their founder, St. Eugene de Mazenod.
