The 66-year-old, who was only officially ordained by Pope Francis in December of last year, is the newest Filipino saint.
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Kalookan in October 2015.
Cardinal David is well-known for his generous work for the surviving relatives of the victims of the terrible “war on drugs” under previous Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is presently detained at an international criminal court service in the Hague on suspicion of crimes against humanity for the deadly drug prosecutions.
Bishop David of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan in northeastern Metro Manila took safe custody of drug war testimony at the top of Mr. Duterte’s anti-drug plan, whose lives were in constant danger at the time.  ,
Metro Manila, the capital of the Philippines, has 16 places and one town. Malabon City, Navotas City, and the southeastern portion of Caloocan City are all areas with higher levels of poor areas with drug battle mortality.
Cardinal David received death threats as he helped the people of medicine war victims.
He was also “red-tagged,” a term used to describe Filipino supporters who are frequently mistakenly referred to as socialist extremists for their political activism. Pope Francis was also accused of being a socialist by his detractors.
Cardinal David frequently recalled how Pope Francis had advised him to use what the pope called holy humor in dealing with death risks.
During their conversation, the later pope also cautioned him not to let the name” His Eminence” come to mind.
Cardinal David emphasized the later pope’s function as a bridge-builder after Pope Francis passed away.
He recalled the later pope’s phrase” pirates of faith” as the term for Filipino immigrants.
More than 10 million Philippines are a part of the Philippines ‘ community around the world.
He also recalled how the late pope had taught the world that poverty and isolation are the main factors that affect the gospel’s impact.