 He was made provincial of the De La Salle Brothers Philippine District on April 1997, a post he held until 2003.On August 26, 2000, Luistro co-founded the De La Salle Catholic University of Manado, currently known as De La Salle University, in Indonesia with Josef Suwatan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Manado.DLSU in Manila supervised initial operations before it was transferred to the Philippine District.