INC show of force for Corona went pfft
The decision of the advisory council to mount a “show of force” in February 2012 at the height of the impeachment trial of then Chief Justice Renato Corona was among the reasons for the falling out...
View ArticleINC minister in US defies church
A US-based Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) minister refused to read circulars that announced the expulsion from the indigenous church of the mother and three siblings of INC executive minister Eduardo Manalo,...
View ArticleDid you know: INC founding anniversary
BY VIRTUE of Republic Act 9645 signed in 2009 by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, July 27 was officially declared a special national working holiday in recognition of the founding anniversary of...
View ArticleAngel Manalo names ‘corrupt’ INC execs
Two top leaders of the Iglesia ni Cristo were accused of corruption by the brother of executive minister Eduardo Manalo as the crisis in the indigenous Christian sect entered its fourth day on Monday....
View ArticleNBI official who cleared INC faces probe
The reported cases of abduction of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) ministers are not yet “closed” as the National Bureau of Investigation is still looking into the matter, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said...
View ArticleINC head ready to die to save church
Embattled Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) executive minister Eduardo V. Manalo moved to reassure more than 2 million members of the indigenous sect by declaring he was willing to sacrifice his own life just to...
View ArticleIglesia editor in hiding, hires counsel
Expelled Iglesia ni Cristo minister Isaias Samson has hired the services of two lawyers to defend him against the cases filed by the influential sect. Samson, who used to edit the INC’s official organ...
View ArticleMMDA braces for Iglesia ni Cristo protest, lists alternate routes
The Metro Manila Development Authority released on Saturday alternate routes for motorists as it braces for traffic due to the religious protest of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) members. The post MMDA...
View ArticleAbalos extends rally permit to Iglesia protesters until Monday morning
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos allowed the Iglesia ni Cristo protesters to extend their rally in the city until Monday morning. He did not mention the exact time. In an announcement, Abalos said...
View ArticleIglesia ni Cristo steps up mobilization
Thousands of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) followers were on their way to Manila from the provinces on Sunday, summoned by their leaders to a million-people rally on Edsa Monday to pressure the government to...
View ArticlePimentel: It’s a case vs persons, not Iglesia
The investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of a criminal complaint filed by an expelled Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) minister against leaders of the Christian sect is not an attack against the...
View ArticleIglesia crowd on Edsa estimated at 16,000 at 11 p.m. Sunday
Philippine National Police spokesman Chief Supt. Wilben Mayor said the crowd estimate at the INC rally along Edsa increased to 16,000 at 11 p.m. Sunday. The post Iglesia crowd on Edsa estimated at...
View ArticleCommuters forced to walk as Iglesia ni Cristo rally paralyzes part of Edsa
Many commuters were forced to walk on a stretch of Edsa early Monday morning, as members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) continued their protest along the main thoroughfare from the corner of Shaw Blvd....
View ArticleBinay, allies deny engaging in politicking
NAGA CITY, Philippines—Vice President Jejomar Binay on Saturday said he was not courting Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) for support in next year’s national elections when he spoke in favor of the bloc-voting...
View ArticleIglesia members still looking for next protest location in Manila
As the rally permit granted to them by the Mandaluyong City government expired on Sunday and extended only up to Monday morning, members of the Iglesia ni Cristo are expected to move to the city of...
View ArticleNo deal struck with Iglesia, says Palace
Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), the influential Christian sect, ended five days of protest on Monday morning after reaching a “mutual understanding” with the government that the rule of law should be upheld....
View ArticleIglesia claims big victory after end of 5-day protest
Thousands of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) members, who occupied the streets outside the Hall of Justice and portions of the public bus terminal in Davao City, roared in celebration after it was announced...
View ArticlePalace, pols hit for pandering to interests of INC
Former Akbayan Rep. Walden Bello on Monday slammed the Aquino administration and its candidates in next year’s national elections for pandering to the interest of the bloc-voting sect, Iglesia ni...
View ArticleOn Target: And we thought she was intelligent
THE IGLESIA ni Cristo (INC) ended its three-day protest on Edsa yesterday after it was reportedly appeased by Malacañang. The post On Target: And we thought she was intelligent appeared first on...
View ArticleExpelled minister Samson: Iglesia execs fear media, not God
Just to protect themselves, officials of Iglesia ni Cristo’s (INC) powerful governing council are showing that they do not even fear God, expelled INC Minister Isaias Samson Jr. said on Monday night....
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