Br. Marc Jozef Lester G. Hallig, O. Carm., Appointed Co-Secretary General According to Constitution # 321

Marc Jozef Lester G. Hallig, O. Carm., is a Carmelite brother currently serving in the Philippine Province of St. Titus Brandsma. His journey reflects a commitment to both academic and spiritual service, having graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Master of Arts in Theology, majoring in Sacred Scriptures, in 2024.

In his current ministry, he balances educational and communications-related roles with historical research. He serves as an instructor for synthesis and integration papers at Our Lady of the Angels Seminary College and the Inter-Congregational Theological Center. Recently, in 2026, he took on the role of co-founding editor for Prothesis, an academic journal focused on philosophy and theology. As a hagiographer and postulator, he is also currently tasked with the solemn duty of investigating the lives of Isagani Miro Valle and Engelbert Van Vilsteren as potential candidates for sainthood.

Before his perpetual profession, he enjoyed a fruitful career as journalist in media and communications. He served as an editor in chief for various national magazines and was an editor and long-time contributor to the national broadsheet, The Philippine Star. Today, he integrates this background in journalism and media with his Carmelite religious life through various spiritual and research-oriented engagements.