Sebastian Eco Eviota's military bent came from his grandfather, retired judge Diomedes Eviota Sr., who introduced him to war documentaries.
The early loss of his mother, the loving care of three big families, a childhood split across Mindanao regions and, later, across continents, and a father who trusted his children to find their life paths led Sebastian Esai Eco Eviota to become the first full-blooded Filipino member of the Vatican’s elite Swiss Guard.
Applicants should be male Swiss citizens, Catholic, unmarried, between 19 to 30 years of age, and at least 174-cm., with a degree or high school diploma, plus Switzerland’s mandatory military training. There, their grandfather’s favorite hobby would be the seed of Baste’s career, said Diomedes Jr. of his namesake, the late Surigao City regional trial court judge.
Baste tried to find a career in the small Swiss military but there were no open positions for a young man in a professional army with less than 10,000 regulars. Switzerland has always opted for neutrality and so its army does not take part in wars. Joining the Vatican’s army also allows exposure on the international stage and education in the latest developments and practice in personal security.
Eco was a finalist in the 1991 Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for her Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism special report,Brady covered conflict and peace-building, and was co-author with Augusto Miclat Jr of the 1990 book,Baste’s parents are from a generation that delved into liberation theology, a far cry from the more conservative outlook of Youth for Christ .
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