Belmonte lauds gov’t handling of INC protest
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. praised the administration on Tuesday for its handling of the mass protest action mounted by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) over the long weekend that disrupted traffic on...
View ArticlePalace: De Lima stays; demonstrator roots for DOJ chief
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima will stay on the job and government will continue its investigation into the complaint filed by a former Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) minister against leaders of the...
View ArticleI was just defending everyone’s rights–Grace Poe
Sen. Grace Poe clarified Tuesday that she was not pandering to the Iglesia ni Cristo but was defending the rights of everyone to voice their grievances, when she spoke last week on the controversy...
View ArticleDe Lima: Samson’s suit vs 6 INC execs to go through due process
The complaint of illegal detention and harassment filed by an expelled minister of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) “will go through the regular process,” according to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, who...
View ArticleEdsa rally shows INC clout is waning, says ex-minister
If their five-day protest rally proved anything, it is that the Iglesia ni Cristo’s (INC) influence is waning and that its Sanggunian (governing council) was losing its credibility among followers. The...
View ArticleOusted minister hopes case vs Iglesia leaders will prosper
Expelled minister Isaias Samson Jr. on Wednesday expressed hope the illegal detention complaint he filed against eight leaders of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) would prosper despite “pressure to dismiss the...
View ArticleIglesia seeks to ban visitors of ousted Manalo siblings
The Iglesia ni Cristo, as represented by the religious sect’s minister of the gospel Radel Cortez, has asked the Quezon City Regional Trial Court to stop visitors who are not related to the Manalo...
View ArticleINC endorsing UniTeam? Philippine Arena ‘just a venue’, says Marcos spox
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Arena is “just a venue.” Atty. Vic Rodriguez, the spokesperson of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., had this to say Tuesday in response to...
View ArticleSpeak up, INC folk told
“For the sake of our church, be brave and tell the truth about our wayward brethren.”
View ArticleINC 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.
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...
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