Bishop Victorino C. Ligot of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Fernando de La Union filed the ecclesiastical Petition to the Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship in Rome for the canonical coronation of the statue, with the collaboration of Jose D. Aspiras, who helped restored the old belfry.
The project would benefit not only La Union but also Benguet and Baguio itself since Barangay Palina shares a part of the Jose D. Aspiras Highway (formerly Marcos Highway), the main route to Baguio City.
The Church was rehabilitated and renovated in 1980 under Jose D. Aspiras.
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His grandfather, Jose D. "Lolo" Villalobos was re-elected six consecutive times as mayor of Guanabacoa, Cuba (1940–1959).