We Ask For Peace (found Filipino religious TV commercials; 1990s)

A still from the commercial, featuring Jesus appeared in the garden.

Status: Found

Date found: 4 January 2019

Found by: View on the Third - Jojo Bailon

The Pray The Rosary advocacy was commissioned by the late Irish-American Catholic priest Patrick Payton in 1991. The commercial was created by Philippine branch Family Rosary Crusade.

The commercial became iconic to Filipinos who watched it in the 1990s. It is aired before the show and aired alongside ABC-5's Station ID starting in 1992. The commercial was later became part of FRC's hour-long programs.

Premise

The commercial begins with a footage of protesters was blocked by the police, while the graphic showing the word "ASK" while heard the sound of the crying baby which is also appeared in a footage, then the graphic showing the word "For" while the sounds of shooting guns is heard along with the footage of soldiers holding guns, and the graphic saying "PEACE" is shown with an audio clip saying "The people caught in the crossfire" then a footage of people living in poverty is shown. The commercial ends with the graphic saying "WE ASK FOR PEACE" and the image of Jesus appeared in the garden along with the voiceover saying "We Ask for Peace. In the name of the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit." The image of Jesus is surrounded by a graphic saying "Pray the Rosary Daily. The Family The Prays Together, Stays Together." appears on screen.

Availability

The commercial was said to be aired prior to February 1992 on ABS-CBN on Saturdays, RPN-9, IBC-13, and PTV-4. It later became another standard identification on ABC-5 starting in February 1992, until it was replaced by Please Pray the Rosary starting in 1994. The commercial was found by View on the 3rd - Jojo Bailon on January 4, 2019 as part of the aircheck of ABC 5 on November 15, 1992.

Video

The commercial.