PBMA meaning in Community ?

Answer: What is Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association mean?

The Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association, Inc. (PBMA) is a non-sectarian and non-profit charitable religious fraternal organization for men and women in the Philippines founded by Ruben Edera Ecleo Sr. (December 9, 1934 – December 20, 1987) in 1965 on the Philippine island of Dinagat, off the coast of Mindanao. Upon the senior Ecleo's death in 1987, he was succeeded by his son Ruben B. Ecleo Jr. who died in prison on May 13, 2021, after being convicted of killing his wife in 2002. PBMA has an estimated million members in the central and southern Philippines and abroad. It was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in Makati, Philippines on October 19, 1965 under the Registration No. 28042. Its main office is located at San Jose, Province of Dinagat Islands.

The Manila Times estimates the group has raised at least P35 million in entrance fees from its members since its founding.

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