Mr. Emmanuel Bienvenido D. Marquez, Jr. is Director of Service for Peace Southeast Asia, Republic of the Philippines. He started out his career in the non-profit sector in the Philippines through Social Action Center – Gratia Plena as Community Organizer and Researcher. He has served in Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila, for seven years helping out the marginalized sector like farmers and women’s group and later became part of Diocesan Formation Center in the Diocese of San Jose. Mr. Marquez also works with SFP Philippines, and supports the community development component of Global Peace Foundation’s Alllights Village program in the Philippines.