MSGR. Sabino A. Vengco Jr., BusinessMirror columnist for over a decade, died on Monday, May 17 at the age of 79.
He was a product of the San Jose Seminary (Batch ’65) from the Diocese of Malolos and a much respected professor at the Loyola School of Theology, according to a Facebook post by the seminary.
According to a report in CBCP News, quoting the Diocese of Malolos, the noted theologian and author died at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center where he was confined since last week.
The CBCP report said, “As of this posting, it is not clear what exactly caused his death.”
He had been confined at the same hospital sometime in March after contracting Covid-19, but subsequently discharged when his condition improved. He resumed writing his “Alalaong Baga” column for BusinessMirror.
On May 11, CBCP News said, Vengco was again admitted to Cardinal Santos hospital reportedly for gallbladder surgery on May 13.
In 2007, Msgr. Vengco was Catholic Mass Media Awards’s “Serviam” awardee, a recognition given to groups and individuals who transmit Christian values through the media.
He was also the 2003 “Bukas Palad” awardee of Ateneo de Manila University and “Outstanding Catholic Author” in 1989.
In his last column written for BusinessMirror on May 14, Msgr Vengco wrote on the meaning of Christ’s ascension:https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/13/proclaim-the-gospel-to-every-creature/
With CBCP News