Manuel G. Gabriel

Manuel G. Gabriel is a Filipino diocesan priest known for his pastoral leadership, theological formation, and advocacy of Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs) in the Philippines. He completed his philosophical and theological studies at the Loyola School of Theology and Ateneo de Manila University before pursuing advanced theological studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he earned his Doctorate in Missiology.

He served as executive secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines' Episcopal Commission on Basic Ecclesial Communities. His pastoral work emphasizes communion, participation, service, and the formation of communities rooted in the Gospel. A strong advocate of youth ministry, family life enrichment, and solidarity with the poor, he has contributed to the development of BECs as expressions of a participatory and missionary Church in the Philippines.