On December 6, 2025 Rev. Gio Ernest Velasco, LRMS was ordained to the Order of DDeacons by His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula, D.D., Archbishop of Manila at the Manila Metropolitan Cathedral. Rev. Gio entered the Lorenzo Mission Institute in 2014 and made his temporal commitment in 2021. His first assignment and ministry will be at St. John the Baptist Parish and Shrine of the Jesus Nazareno or known as Quiapo Church. Originally, Rev. Gio resides in San Jose de Trozo Parish and he entered the Lorenzo Mission Institute after he felt the call to the missionary life.