26/04/2026
NEW STAKE PRESIDENCY SUSTAINED FOR CEBU CITY PHILIPPINES STAKE
CEBU CITY, Philippines — During the general session of the April 2026 stake conference, the Cebu City Philippines Stake saints sustained a new stake presidency.
President Marlon Deiparine, Jr. was called as the new president, with President Julian Sy and President John Anthony Balili serving as first and second counselors, respectively. The reorganization, held on April 19, 2026 at the Kamputhaw Chapel, was conducted by Elder William K. Jackson, second counselor in the Philippines Area Presidency, and Elder Stephen F. Notarte, Area Seventy.
The new presidency succeeds President Dennis Dan Nuñez, who was recently called to serve as an Area Seventy. Local Saints expressed their heartfelt appreciation for the former presidency’s devoted leadership and the dedicated service of their wives. The newly sustained leaders are likewise supported by their wives, who serve alongside them in this new ministry to the saints of Cebu City Philippines Stake.
Elder Jackson and Elder Notarte emphasized that the selection followed the revealed pattern in the Church of Jesus Christ, involving prayerful deliberation and seeking inspiration from the Lord on whom to call.