▁On ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Province ▁became ▁an ▁independent ▁District ▁of ▁the ▁Institute , ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁De ▁La ▁S alle ▁Brothers ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁At ▁present , ▁the ▁sub - d istrict ▁of ▁My an mar ▁is ▁under ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁District . ▁ ▁The ▁Bro ther ▁Vis itor ▁The ▁Bro ther ▁Vis itor ▁is ▁the ▁official ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁District ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Brothers ▁although ▁for ▁purposes ▁of ▁communication ▁with ▁non - members ▁of ▁the ▁La ▁Sal li an ▁family , ▁the ▁title , ▁Bro ther ▁Provin cial ▁is ▁used ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁common ality ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁district ▁heads ▁of ▁other ▁religious ▁con greg ations . ▁ ▁The ▁Bro ther ▁Vis itor ▁is ▁the ▁person ▁responsible ▁for ▁assigning ▁Brothers ▁to ▁their ▁communities ▁and ▁providing ▁for ▁the ▁different ▁posts ▁of ▁responsibility ▁as ▁de emed ▁necessary ▁by ▁the ▁District ▁Chapter . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁adm itting ▁candidates ▁to ▁the ▁Nov iti ate ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁v ows . ▁ ▁Also , ▁as ▁specified ▁in ▁canon ▁law , ▁he ▁is ▁author ized ▁to ▁issue ▁writ ings ▁on ▁matters ▁of ▁religion ▁or ▁mor ality . ▁ ▁The ▁Philipp ine ▁District ▁has ▁had ▁eight ▁Bro ther ▁Vis itors , ▁who ▁are ▁elected ▁for ▁three - year ▁terms . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁Bro ther ▁Justin ▁Luci an ▁F SC , ▁who ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 7