Father Ramon speaks English, Tagalog, and Spanish.

Father Ramon was born in the Philippines during the era of the "Beatles" and around the time of JFK's assassination. Sometime after Apollo 11's  landing on the moon, he enrolled in the Salesian Minor Seminary, better known as the "Juniorate." Meanwhile, his family migrated to San Francisco. Father Ramon  ministered 10 years as a priest in various Salesian parishes in the Philippines before he was transferred to Los Angeles. His last assignment was in San Francisco before he came to Stockton in 2011.