Episcopal Commission on the Laity
(Council of the Laity of the Philippines)

PURPOSES OF LAIKO

From CBCP Statutes

• Shall study and promote a more effective apostolate of the laity in accordance with the pronouncement and spirit of the Second Vatican Council by employing the services of the Council of the Laity of the Philippines (CLP) to animate and facilitate, coordinate and integrate, all forms of lay Catholic action and activity of all the Lay Apostolic Movements, Associations and Organizations.
• Shall assist in establishing Diocesan Councils of the Laity, in fomenting and coordinating their apostolic works in the diocesan, regional and/or national level, particularly in the formation of Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC) as formally enjoined by the Second Plenary Council of the Philippines.
• Shall maintain, supervise and direct the National Secretariat of the Council of the Laity, and through this Body assist in nurturing close relationship and adequate communication with all duly recognized international Lay Organizations.    

From Laiko Articles of Incorporation

• To promote  and coordinate the lay apostolate in the Philippines  in accordance with the mind of Vatican II as expressed and defined  in the Decrees  of the Lay Apostolate (Apostolicam Actousitatem), the Constitution of the Church (Lumen Gentium) and the Pastoral Constitution  of the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes).
• To unite all efforts among the Laity towards the integration of the different forms of Christian lay activity from the parochial to the national level so as to attain the Christian renewal of the temporal order.
• To maintain contact and continuing dialogue among the different Christian lay groups,  whether enjoying  the mandate of the hierarchy or not, and thus act more effectively  in the strengthening  of the Christian faith in the individual, in the family and in society in general.
• To dedicate ourselves to the service of God and our fellowmen in the field of total evangelization through the various works of Worship, Service and Instruction.
• To foster the faithful observance  of ecclesial laws concerning the laity in relation to the Catholic Hierarchy  with particular stress on preserving  complete adherence, allegiance and loyalty to the Church Magisterium (Teaching Authority)
• To contact Bishops for further clarification of questions concerning the relationship between the laity and the clergy.
• To receive, give and provide the information on problems of the lay apostolate and to establish a documentation center that shall give guidance in the formation of the laity.
• To utilize  mass media and other forms of modern means of social  communications as an effective  instrument  of the lay apostolate
• To participate actively in ecumenical activities for the promotion of Christian Unity.