Daniel Franklin Pilario

Daniel Franklin Pilario, CM
President of Adamson University
In office 2023–present
Preceded by	Marcelo V. Manimtim, CM
Personal details
Born	Oslob, Cebu
Alma mater	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven University of Santo Tomas Adamson University
Occupation	Theologian, writer, and educator

Daniel Franklin E. Pilario, CM is a Filipino contextual theologian, writer, educator, and Vincentian Catholic priest. He currently serves as the 7th president of Adamson University. He was a former professor and dean of St. Vincent School of Theology.[1][2]

He earned his Doctorate in Sacred Theology from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, License in Sacred Theology from the same institution, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Adamson University, and Bachelor in Sacred Theology from the University of Santo Tomas.[3]

Early life

Pilario was born in Barangay (village) Hagdan, Oslob, Cebu.[4]

Career

As professor and dean of School of Theology

From 2002 to 2023, Pilario wrote scholarly articles and Op-ed pieces meant for colleagues and policymakers, and helped promote social justice.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

As Adamson University president

As president of Adamson University beginning in 2023, Pilario reminded his colleagues that their Vincentian institution is not a business and they have the challenge that runs deeper. He said: "In the language of business, our students are our clients or customers. They should be happy with the way that we serve them. Of course, we have the duty to form and discipline them. But our students can feel whether we are fake or sincere, whether we do it as power-tripping or in service to their growth... (W)e should take care of the most vulnerable among us."[11] He said that they would focus on the university's "technical education and the Vincentians' humanities tradition."[12]

In December 2024, Bordado and twelve others filed the third impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, which cited four constitutional grounds for impeachment such as betrayal of public trust for her office's alleged misuse of confidential funds.[13][14]

Major publications

Books

• Knowing the Tree by its Leaves: Re-reading Vincent de Paul in the Philippine Context. Manila, Philippines: Congregation of the Mission, 1994. xvi. + 185.
• Proclaim the Good News to the Poor: CM Convocation 1995, co-author with Manuel Ginete. Manila, Philippines: Congregation of the Mission, 1995.
• Pakiglambigit: A Story of the Basic Ecclesial Communities in an Urban Context. The San Roque Parish Experience. Pasay City, Philippines: Paulines Publishing House, 1997. Xv + 267.
• Against Forgetfulness: The Forum for Liberation Theologies. Remembering a Decade (1990-2000). Edited by John Reis and Daniel Franklin Pilario. Leuven: Centre for Liberation Theologies, 2001. Cf.[15]
• Mediations in Theology: Georges De Schrijver's Wager and Liberation Theologies. Edited by Jacques Haers, Edmund Guzman, Daniel Franklin Pilario and Lope Florente Lesigues. Annua Nuntia Lovaniensia. Leuven: Peeters, 2004. Cf. [16]
• Inter-Sectiones: A Journal of the Katholieke Univeristeit Leuven. Faculty of Theology, Editor. Volume 2000, Issue No. 2.
• Back to the Rough Grounds of Praxis: Exploring Theological Method with Pierre Bourdieu. BETL Series. Leuven: Leuven University Press and Peeters, 2005. Cf.[17]
• The Ambivalence of Sacrifice. Edited by Luiz Carlos Susin, Daniel Franklin Pilario, Diego Irarrazával. Concilium: International Journal of Theology 49. 2013/4. London: SCM Press, 2013. Cf. [18]
• Christian Orthodoxy. Edited by Felix Wilfred and Daniel Franklin Pilario. Concilium 2014/2. London: SCM Press, 2014. 157 pages. Translated into Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese. Cf. [19]
• Globalization and the Church of the Poor. Edited by Daniel Franklin Pilario, Lisa Sowle Cahill, Maria Clara Bingemer and Sarojini Nadar. Concilium 2015. No. 3. London: SCM Press, 2015. Cf.[20]
• Philippine Local Churches after the Spanish Regime: Quae Mari Sinico and Beyond. Edited by Daniel Franklin Pilario and Gerardo Vibar. SVST Interdisciplinary Series. Manila: Adamson University, 2015. Cf. [21]
• Second Plenary Council of the Philippines: Quo vadis? Edited Eric Genilo, Agnes Brazal and Daniel Franklin Pilario. SVST Interdisciplinary Series. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2015. Cf. [22]

Journal articles

• Politics of Culture and the Project of Inculturation. In Jahrbuch für kontextuelle Theologien 1999. Edited by Missionswissenschaftliches Institute Missio, e.V. (Frankfurt, Main: IKO – Verlag für Interkulturelle Kommunkation, 1999),172-94. Cf. [23]
• Editor’s Introduction. Inter-Sectiones: A Journal of the K.U.Leuven Faculty of Theology Volume 2000, Issue No. 2.
• Gift-Exchange in Sacramentology: A Critical Assessment from the Perspective of Pierre Bourdieu. Questions Liturgiques/Studies in Liturgy 82 (2001): 80-96. Reprinted in Contemporary Sacramental Contours of a God Incarnate, ed. LievenBoeve and Lambert Leijssen (Leuven: Peeters, 2001), 85-101. Cf. [24]

References

1. "Daniel Franklin Pilario, CM". svst.edu.ph. n.d. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
2. "SVST dean among speakers in CBCP conference". The Adamson News. July 1, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
3. "About the President". adamson.edu.ph. 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
4. "FR. DANIEL FRANKLIN PILARIO, CM, Ph.D." isa.org.ph. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
5. Alviar, DC (February 18, 2024). "AI: Looking beyond, conquering fears in the academe". Retrieved March 13, 2023.
6. Silva, Victor Anthony (April 14, 2017). "Priest calls on leaders to stop extrajudicial killings". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
7. Dagle, Robbin (December 14, 2023). "Father Danny Pilario, anti-EJK priest, is new Adamson University president". Retrieved March 13, 2024.
8. "The death of a subversive". Rappler. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
9. "Road rage and mimetic violence". Rappler. September 4, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
10. "Author search". Scopus. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
11. "Araw ng Parangal". licas.news. February 19, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
12. Lanzagarita, Patricia (December 17, 2023). "Adamson University welcomes Fr. Danny Pilario as 7th President: A new chapter in Filipino-Vincentian leadership". thepost.net.ph. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
13. Argosino, Faith (December 19, 2024). "VP Sara Duterte slapped with 3rd impeachment complaint". Inquirer News. Manila, Philippines: INQUIRER.net. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
14. De Leon, Dwight (December 19, 2024). "Third impeachment complaint vs VP Sara asserts: 'Removing her a moral obligation'". Rappler. Manila, Philippines: Rappler Inc. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
15. "Forum for Liberation Theology Topics for 1998-1999" (PDF). Faculteit Theologie en Religiewetenschappen KU Leuven. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
16. Haers, Jacques (2003). Mediations in Theology: Georges de Schrijver's Wager and Liberation Theologies. Peeters. ISBN 9042913126.
17. Pilario, Daniel Franklin (2005). Back to the Rough Grounds of Praxis: Exploring Theological Method with Pierre Bourdieu. Peeters Publishers. ISBN 978-90-429-1565-7. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
18. "The Ambivalence of Sacrifice". SCM Press. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
19. "Christian Orthodoxy". SCM Press. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
20. Pilario, Daniel Franklin E.; Bingemer, Maria Clara Lucchetti; Cahill, Lisa Sowle; Nadar, Sarojini (2015). Globalization and the Church of the Poor. SCM Press. ISBN 978-0334031345.
21. "Philippine Local Churches after the Spanish Regime: Quae Mari Sinico and Beyond". svst.edu.ph. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
22. "Second Plenary Council of the Philippines: Quo vadis?". Ateneo De Manila University Press. May 11, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
23. Pilario, Danny. "Politics of Culture and the Project of Inculturation". academia.edu. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
24. "Gift-Exchange in Sacramentology: A Critical Assessment from the Perspective of Pierre Bourdieu". Peeters Online Journals. Retrieved November 8, 2024.