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Thursday, June 30, 2016
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
INAKALANG MEDICAL MISSION, HINDI PALA!
Maramibng nag-akalang may libreng pa-medical ang mga INC™ noong nakaraang Martes sa Pasig kaya't maraming dumalo na hindi naman nila kaanib. Malinaw na PANDARAYA at PANLILINLANG na naman ang ginawa nila para lamang dumami ang dumalo sa kanilang "pamamahayag" kuno.
INC evangelical event mistaken for medical mission
By CNN Philippines Staff
Posted Tue, June 28, 2016
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — An event by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) on Tuesday in Pasig City got many non-members confused as they thought it was to be a free medical and dental mission.
An INC staff said the event was a regular evangelical gathering.
Around 7,000 INC members attended but many non-INC also went to the Philippine Sports Arena (formerly Ultra) hoping to get free medical attention.
But according to INC officials, the gathering was solely for evangelical and entertainment purposes.
Eliseo Valle, district minister of Metro Manila east, said what they prepared was a spiritual activity coupled with handing out some form of assistance to the people.
Some, like Adelaida Dela Cruz — a Catholic — felt somewhat disappointed. She said she had decided to go to the event because she needed a free check-up.
"Okay lang, nandito na eh. Makinig na lang ng kanilang usap-usapan, pulutin ang dapat mapupulot mo," she said.
[Translation: "Since we're here already, might as well listen to what they have to say."]
The program began around 1 p.m. with performances, followed by a religious service at 4 p.m.
A number of showbiz personalities showed up like Vic Sotto and wife Pauleen Luna, Snooky Serna, Gladys Reyes and rapper Andrew E.
However, those who attended didn't go home empty-handed as canned goods and rice were distributed around 5:30 p.m.
The event has had a moderate effect on traffic compared to previous gridlocks observed in INC's past outdoor medical and dental missions — with slowdowns taking place mostly during entry — and exit to the venue of participants during evening rush hour.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
GINANG NA TUMULONG UMANO KAY ANGEL MANALO, NIRATRAT NG BALA ANG BAHAY
AKSYON | Nangangamba ngayon ang isang ginang na tumulong sa itiniwalag ng Iglesia Ni Cristo na si Angel Manalo. Niratrat kasi ng bala ang kanyang bahay sa Rizal. Ulat ni Jay De Castro. (Video uploaded by Melquezedek Ariola; Manuscript edited by Pepher Operio. For any concerns, you may
Panoorin ang VIDEO
Panoorin ang VIDEO
Gunman fired shot into an Ex-INC™, Lottie Manalo et. al, not leaving compound, Traffic caused by INC™ in Pasig!
Gunmen fire shots into Tanay home of ex-INC member
Manalo siblings to stay put at 36 Tandang Sora until new order
Heavy traffic expected in parts of Pasay City due to Iglesia event
GMA News' Vonne Aquino reported on Unang Balita that the group's activity could cause traffic congestion on FB Harrison, Gil Puyat Avenue, Taft Avenue, and Roxas Boulevard from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority officials have advised the motorists and public transport vehicles to take alternate routes to get to their destinations.
The Lingap-Pamamahayag in Cuneta Astrodome will be facilitated by the Iglesia Ni Cristo-Metro Manila South Sector. —Kiersnerr Gerwin Tacadena/ LBG, GMA News
FOUR unidentified men fired shots into the house of a known supporter of an estranged sibling of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) executive minister Eduardo Manalo in Tanay, Rizal province, early Friday morning.
Lorelei de los Santos said she refused to believe that the attack may be related to the support she had given to Lolita Manalo-Hemedez over the past few months.
“I can’t fathom the idea that they would do this to me. I didn’t expose anything. I just supported Ka Lottie since she called for our help, because I can’t take it in my heart to see someone suffer,” De los Santos told the Inquirer in a phone interview. “I haven’t done anything wrong. I didn’t hurt or malign anyone. I love the INC. Even if I was expelled, I still remain a faithful INC member at heart.”
“I’m still shaken. I’m really racking my brains and trying to remember if I’ve done something wrong to anyone,” she said. Her husband was also “reviewing” if he had crossed anyone in the past. Read more: Inquirer.Net
Manalo siblings to stay put at 36 Tandang Sora until new order
Iglesia ni Cristo lawyer Moises Tolentino Jr says they plan to request next week for a writ of execution before the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court, the court authorized to release the document
MANILA, Philippines – Lottie Manalo-Hemedez and Angel Manalo, the estranged siblings of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) executive minister Eduardo Manalo, cannot be kicked out of the contested 36 Tandang Sora property in Quezon City (QC) just yet.
This is after the Manila Metropolitan Trial Court (MTC) Branch 12 clarified this week that it cannot issue the writ of execution on its earlier decision for the siblings to “immediately vacate” the compound, following the INC’s unlawful detainer case against the Manalos.
An unlawful detainer case stems from a landlord's complaint against a tenant who allegedly illegally continues to use his or her property. The landlord seeks the help of the court to evict the tenant.
“The court said the Manila MTC has only been delegated the function of receiving evidence and conducting the hearing. But a writ of execution can only be issued by the QC MTC,” Hemedez’s lawyer Trixie Angeles-Cruz told Rappler on Saturday, June 25.
The INC previously filed an illegal detainer case against the Manalos for insisting on staying at 36 Tandang Sora even after their expulsion from the 101-year-old church.
Manila MTC Branch 12 Presiding Judge Anne Perpetual Rivera-Sia ruled that the Manalos’ stay at 36 Tandang Sora is no longer legal and ordered them to surrender the property to the INC. Read More...
Heavy traffic expected in parts of Pasay City due to Iglesia event
GMA News' Vonne Aquino reported on Unang Balita that the group's activity could cause traffic congestion on FB Harrison, Gil Puyat Avenue, Taft Avenue, and Roxas Boulevard from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority officials have advised the motorists and public transport vehicles to take alternate routes to get to their destinations.
The Lingap-Pamamahayag in Cuneta Astrodome will be facilitated by the Iglesia Ni Cristo-Metro Manila South Sector. —Kiersnerr Gerwin Tacadena/ LBG, GMA News
Ubod ng Kasinungalingang Ministro: Biblia ng Katoliko, sila pa ang maalam?
Ang sabi ng Ministro ng INC™ ang aral nila ay base sa Biblia "no more no less", sabay taas ng kopya ng Biblia.
TANONG: KANINONG BIBLIA BA ANG GINAGAMIT NILA?
Heto ang SAGOT sa tanong na yan! PANOORIN niyo!
Evangelical Mission ng INC™ sa Pasig (Sports Arena), Mga Katolikong Artista ang Nagpasaya
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| Kasal ni G at Gng Vic & Pauleen Sotto sa St. James the Great Parish sa Alabang. (Larawan mula sa Rappler) |
Mga Katoliko na naman ang inimbitahang magpasaya sa pagtitipon ng mga kaanib ng INC™ ni Felix Manalo noong nakaraang Martes ng hapon sa Pasig Sports Arena na dinaluhan ng halos 7,000 katao. Kabilang sa mga naimbitahang Katolikong artista ay ang mag-asawang Vic Sotto at Pauleen Luna ayon sa CNN Philippines.
Matatandaan na sa kanilang mga Anibersaryo, Katolikong artista pa rin ang kanilang kinukuhang entertainer sapagkat iilan lamang ang mga kaanib ng INC™ na artista tulad nina Snooky Serna (na isang convert lamang ayon sa GMA News) at ni Gladys Reyes na halos nalalaos na rin sa kasikatan.
Maging ang kanilang FELIX MANALO movie ay tadtad ng mga Katoliko, hindi
para maniwala sa kanilang doktrina kundi para lamang sa malaking Talent
Fee na binayad sa kanila (basahin ang PhilStar).
"Papel ni Pilar Manalo-Danao, panganay na anak ni Felix Manalo, ang founder ng Iglesia ni Cristo, ang papel na ginagampanan ni Snooky sa pelikula."
Si Dennis Trillo, gumanap na tagapagtatag ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® (Felix Manalo) ay hindi kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® (ayon sa Rappler) kaya't hindi rin siya naniniwala na si Felix Manalo nga ay ang "Huling Sugo" sa mga "wakas ng lupa."
Ayon sa aktor, nahirapan daw siyang gampanan ang role ni Felix Manalo bilang taga-pagtatag ng INC™ sapagkat wala raw pong recorded na video kundi audio lamang daw ang kanyang kasangkapan, at sa tulong na rin ng mga Ministro ng INC™ kaya't nagagawa raw niya ang role ayon sa dikta ng mga ministro (basahin ang Rappler).
Monday, June 27, 2016
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Friday, June 24, 2016
JESUS! TAO! Umiral na Bago pa Isinilang si Juan Bautista! Diyos Nga!
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"Nang pasimula ay naroon na ang Salita; ang Salita ay kasama ng Diyos, at ang Salita ay Diyos. Sa pasimula ay kasama na siya ng Diyos... Ang Salita ay naging tao at nanirahan sa piling namin. Nakita namin ang kaluwalhatiang tunay na kanya bilang kaisa-isang Anak ng Ama. Siya ay puspos ng kagandahang-loob at ng katotohanan" -Juan 1:1-2,14
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Larawan ni Moses ayon sa magasing Pasugo ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® 1914 o INC™
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Eduardo V. Manalo (EVM), INC™ Executive Minister, Anak ni Eraño G.Manalo, Apo ni Felix Y. Manalo, Walang Pakialam sa Pagpapatalsik sa mga Kapatid at Ina sa Compound ng mga Manalo!
Nakakalungkot na isipin na isang apo at angkan ng 'Sugo' (daw) na si Felix Manalo ay hahantong sa hindi makataong pagtrato sa kanyang sariling mga KADUGO at kapatid (Ka Lottie at Ka Marc at Angel) at ina nitong si Ka Tenny, asawa ng yumaong Eraño G.Manalo at mga anak na nagkawatak-watak.
Sa kasaysayan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo®-1914, hindi po nagawang ITAKWIL ni Felix Y. Manalo, ang kanilang pinaniniwalaang 'Huling Sugo', ang kanyang sariling ina sa kabila ng pagiging KATOLIKO nito hanggang sa kamatayan. Sa katunayan, INAKO at GINAMIT pa ni FELIX ang apelyido ng kanyang debotong Katolikong ina (MANALO) bilang pagpapakita ng kanyang pagsinta a kanya.
Si Eduardo V. Manalo, ay hindi tumalima sa UTOS ng DIYOS sa Banal na Kasulatan sa Ex. 20:12 at Efeso 6:2. Malinaw na SINUWAY niya ang mga UTOS NG DIYOS sa Banal na Kasulatan kaya't ang pagiging Punong Tagapangasiwa niya sa INC™ na tatag ng kanyang lolo ay hindi kapani-paniwala sapagkat hindi maaaring ang isang pinuno ay hindi sumusunod sa mga turo at aral ng Biblia.
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Court orders eviction of INC leader's siblings from QC property
ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 2016
MANILA - A Metropolitan Trial Court (MTC) has ordered the two siblings of Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) chief Eduardo V. Manalo from a property of the religious sect in Tandang Sora, Quezon City.The Manila MTC Branch 12 ruled in favor of the INC's ejectment suit against Manalo's siblings, expelled INC members Felix Nathaniel "Angel" Manalo and Lolita "Lottie" Manalo-Hemedez.In a six-page decision, Judge Ann Sia of the Manila MTC Branch 12 said the expelled INC members are illegally residing in the church's property in 36 Tandang Sora.In a press conference on Saturday, INC spokesperson Edwin Zabala said the estranged siblings of the sect's executive minister lost the privilege to live in the property when they were expelled in July 2015.INC lawyer Moises Tolentino explained: "The privilege had already been terminated when they were expelled from the church, having committed some serious relation of the church doctrines.""The decision says that they are ordered to immediately vacate and surrender possession of the premises to the plaintiff which is the INC. If they do not do it on their own, we will be compelled to file a motion for execution which we intend to do next week and have it heard by the court," Tolentino added.Zabala also believes the siblings posed a threat to INC, noting that security personnel at the Tandang Sora property intercepted hearing devices, wire and parts of a drone which were supposedly delivered to Lottie and Angel.He said the items were allegedly concealed in food deliveries and packages from the visitors of the siblings.Lottie, Angel and their mother Cristina were expelled from INC after appearing in a YouTube video and claiming that their lives were in danger and that some ministers have allegedly been abducted.
Saturday, June 18, 2016
IGNACIO DE LAYOLA, Pelikulang Pinoy na Papanoorin ng lahat ng lahi, hindi lang Pilipino!
Heto ang Pinoy Film na siguradong patok sa lahat ng manonood, hindi lang mga Pilipino kundi maging ibang lahi ay manonood nito.
'IGNACIO DE LAYOLA' IPAPALABAS NA SA HULYO 27, 2016 - SABADO!
Cast of Ignacio de Loyola:
Andreas Muñoz - Iñigo de Loyola
Javier Godino - Xanti
Julio Perillán - Father Sanchez
Gonzalo Trujillo - Inquisitor Frias
Isabel García Lorca - Doña Ines Pascual
Lucas Fuica - Don Beltran de Loyola
Mario de la Rosa - Calixto
Jonathan D. Mellor - Inquisitor Figueroa
Ignacio de Loyola is distributed by Jesuit Communications Foundation Philippines thru Solar Pictures.
Read more: http://www.showinginphilippines.com/2016/06/ignacio-de-loyola-showing-starts-july.html#ixzz4Bv0IIkkH
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
ANG SAMBAHAN NG IGLESIA NI CRISTO SA BARCELONA, ESPAÑA
Ang napagandang Sambahan ng Iglesia ni Cristo sa Barcelona, España, Expiatory Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Templo Expiatorio del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús)
Mayaman Daw ang Iglesia?! Ating Alamin
Sinasabi ng mga kumakaaway sa Santa Iglesia na kung ibebenta raw ang yaman nito ay mawawala na raw ang kahirapan sa mundo. Totoo pong MAYAMAN ang Santa Iglesia ngunit ang kayamanan nito ay HINDI nasusukat sa SALAPI. Ating alamin kung bakit...
If the Vatican Has so Much Money, Why Doesn’t It…? 7 Things To Know About the Finances of the Church
Sebastian Campos for Catholic Link
23/05/2016
Like every good Catholic, surely you have had to explain the Pope, the Virginity of Mary, priestly celibacy, and refute the nonsense that appears in tabloids and on TV – which includes everything from claiming Jesus had children to conspiracy theories about the worldly power of the Church. Within those piles of rubbish, there is always someone who asserts authoritatively, “The Vatican is the richest institution in existence, if it would sell everything it has, it could eliminate poverty in the world.”Does the Vatican have more economic power than global giants like Walmart, Apple, and Coke? Fortune magazine, which specializes in economics, has published an article in which it refutes the notion of the “Vatican’s great wealth”. In fact, it verified that the Vatican would not even be among the 500 most wealthy on its famous “Fortune 500”.For your spiritual peace of mind, and so that you can share the information with others, here are some facts which will serve you well if you need to explain the finances of the Vatican and the Church.
1. The most valuable assets of the Vatican are invaluable and are not for sale.
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To summarize: The Vatican’s possessions are treasures of humanity. They are as priceless as the first love letter you received from your spouse. Immensely valuable to us (and perhaps to some eccentric collector), but they cannot be sold. In its museums, the Vatican has some of the greatest artistic treasures of the world, accumulated throughout 2000 years of Christian history, not to mention the pre-Christian artifacts also found in its museums. Though they are treasures, they cannot be sold.
In the year 2015, Pope Francis was asked, “Do you ever feel any pressure to sell the treasures of the Church?”. His response was clear, “This is an easy question. They are not the treasures of the Church; they are the treasures of humanity.”
As an example: when John Paul II made his first visit to Brazil, he broke protocol after a ceremony, went to a favela, and visited a family. Moved by the encounter, he left them his Papal ring. Do you think that family sold it for its weight in gold to buy food and clothing? No. It’s a treasure, which they still keep it in the chapel of the favela. The poor are poor, but not stupid.
2. The new administration of Francis
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We are not saying that other Popes have been poor administrators, but it is true that there were irregularities in some pontificates which, far from generating wealth, put the Vatican in debt. For this reason, Pope Francis instituted a new policy of the administration to alleviate some of this operational deficit.
Contraceptives: Tama Pala ang Iglesia Noon Pa Man!
"Sa hinaba-haba ng prusisyon, sa simbahan din ang tuloy." Isang kasabihang nagpapatotoo na ang TUNAY na Iglesia ni Cristo ay hindi nagkakamali sa kanyang katuruan.
Time To Admit It: The Church Has Always Been Right On Birth Control
Michael Brendan Dougherty and Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry
Business Insider Feb. 8, 2012, 4:39 PM
Painting the Catholic Church as "out of touch" is like shooting fish in a barrel, what with the funny hats and gilded churches. And nothing makes it easier than the Church's stance against contraception.
Many people, (including our editor) are wondering why the Catholic Church doesn't just ditch this requirement. They note that most Catholics ignore it, and that most everyone else finds it divisive, or "out-dated." C'mon! It's the 21st century, they say! Don't they SEE that it's STUPID, they scream.
Here's the thing, though: the Catholic Church is the world's biggest and oldest organization. It has buried all of the greatest empires known to man, from the Romans to the Soviets. It has establishments literally all over the world, touching every area of human endeavor. It's given us some of the world's greatest thinkers, from Saint Augustine on down to René Girard. When it does things, it usually has a good reason. Everyone has a right to disagree, but it's not that they're a bunch of crazy old white dudes who are stuck in the Middle Ages.
So, what's going on?
The Church teaches that love, marriage, sex, and procreation are all things that belong together. That's it. But it's pretty important. And though the Church has been teaching this for 2,000 years, it's probably never been as salient as today.
Today's injunctions against birth control were re-affirmed in a 1968 document by Pope Paul VI called Humanae Vitae. He warned of four results if the widespread use of contraceptives was accepted:
- General lowering of moral standards
- A rise in infidelity, and illegitimacy
- The reduction of women to objects used to satisfy men.
- Government coercion in reproductive matters.
Does that sound familiar?
Because it sure sounds like what's been happening for the past 40 years.
As George Akerloff wrote in Slate over a decade ago,
By making the birth of the child the physical choice of the mother, the sexual revolution has made marriage and child support a social choice of the father.
Instead of two parents being responsible for the children they conceive, an expectation that was held up by social norms and by the law, we now take it for granted that neither parent is necessarily responsible for their children. Men are now considered to be fulfilling their duties merely by paying court-ordered child-support. That's a pretty dramatic lowering of standards for "fatherhood."
Today's moral lodestar People.com
How else are we doing since this great sexual revolution? Kim Kardashian's marriage lasted 72 days. Illegitimacy: way up. In 1960, 5.3% of all births in America were to unmarried women. By 2010, it was 40.8% [PDF]. In 1960 married families made up almost three-quarters of all households; but by the census of 2010 they accounted for just 48 percent of them. Cohabitation has increased tenfold since 1960.
And if you don't think women are being reduced to objects to satisfy men, welcome to the internet, how long have you been here? Government coercion: just look to China (or America, where a government rule on contraception coverage is the reason why we're talking about this right now).
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
CBC Investigates: Filipino man claims death threats from members of powerful Christian church
By Eric Rankin, Gavin Fisher, CBC News Posted: Jun 14, 2016
Lowell Menorca says he fears persecution from the Iglesia Ni Cristo. They say his claims are 'fabrications''
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| Lowell Menorca holds the image he claims a family member found on his car in the Philippines. He says the note prompted him to leave the country, and he is now seeking refugee status in Canada. (Gavin Fisher/CBC) |
A Filipino man has applied for refugee status in Canada claiming the lives of his young family have been threatened by members of what he calls a "cult-like" Christian church in the Philippines — and he alleges to CBC News he's still being stalked in Metro Vancouver.
Lowell Menorca, 39, a former un-ordained minister in the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC), or Church of Christ, brought his allegations to the CBC in his first major English language interview.
His case has generated headline news coverage in the Philippines.
Iglesia Ni Cristo is the third largest faith in the Philippines after Catholicism and Islam, and it has hundreds of churches around the world, including many in Canada.
The INC preaches these are "the last days," and only its members will be saved. According to the church's doctrines, to be expelled means losing your salvation.
Menorca says the INC expelled him after a split developed among descendants of the man who founded the church. He says he was suspected of being an anonymous blogger who had accused INC leaders of overspending and corruption.
Menorca believes the leadership has wasted vast amounts of money on things such as a private Airbus jetliner (since sold) and the construction of the Philippine Arena, the biggest covered stadium in the world, built to celebrate the INC's centennial in 2014.
He alleges he was illegally detained by Church officials, arrested by police and then hit with more than 40 lawsuits for libel for speaking out about his alleged treatment from the church.
"This is an orchestrated effort by the church to intimidate me," says Menorca, "to put me behind bars, ultimately to silence me."
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| Menorca says a family member found this note on his car in the Philippines on March 6, the night before he was to appear at a court hearing against the INC. (Lowell Menorca) |
But officials with the Iglesia Ni Cristo call Menorca's claims "fabricated" and "devious."
They say he's fleeing prosecution, not persecution, in the Philippines, and they expect the Canadian government to deny his refugee application.
The INC flew its San Francisco-based supervising attorney to Vancouver to answer the CBC's questions about the case.
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| Iglesia Ni Cristo supervising attorney Rommel V. San Pedro says that Menorca's claims about the church are "fabricated." (CBC) |
"In the end, the Canadian government is going to see through all of these allegations, and see there's no threat here."
"We can tell you there is no corruption inside the Iglesia Ni Cristo."
But Menorca claims he has proof church supporters have threatened his life and the lives of his pregnant wife and two-year-old child.
Alleged Threat to Daughter
Menorca's battle with the church came to a head three months ago in the Philippines.
On March 6 — the night before he was to appear at a court hearing against the INC — he claims a family member discovered a photo on the windshield of his car, parked at a safe house.
The family portrait, possibly lifted from Menorca's social media postings, had a red "x" through the face of his two-year-old daughter Yurie — and the warning "March 7, 2016, Say Goodbye."
It was signed "Mandirigma," Tagalog for "warriors"— a term often used online by some who purport to be defenders of the church.
"When I saw it, it literally crumbled my world" says a tearful Menorca.
"I really didn't want to stand by and watch if they're really going to push through with it, so that moment we decided that we would leave the country."
That night, he flew his family to Vietnam.
But he claims the intimidation continued.
Within hours, Menorca says photographs were posted on a Facebook site that appears to target those expelled from the INC, showing his family on the plane and at the airport terminal.
Comments in Tagalog and English accompanied the pictures. Among them: "You can run but you can't hide" and "You will not be able to escape, you are an animal, you are evil!!!"
Intimidation continues in B.C.: Menorca
Menorca said his family next fled to Thailand, seeking a safe haven.
But while he had a valid Visa to the US, his daughter and his pregnant wife Jingky did not.
Menorca says he eventually made the difficult decision to board a flight to Seattle that routed through Vancouver. When he landed on Canadian soil he immediately approached immigration officials and sought refugee status in the hope he can bring his wife and child here.
However, he claims he has continued to be harassed by INC members here in Metro Vancouver, where there are nine congregations, according to the church's website.
Photographs of Menorca recently shopping in a local shopping mall were posted by another Facebook user who appears to be an INC follower.
Again, accompanying comments — seen by CBC News — said things such as:
"Watch your back, someone is behind you".
One poster writes: "Exact location(?)"
The response: "Guildford and Metrotown".
CBC News messaged the Facebook users who had posted images of Menorca in the mall.
One poster referred all questions to the western Canada ecclesiastical division of the INC.
Menorca also has video he says is of four burly Filipino men from Washington State who arrived unannounced at a recent Burnaby prayer meeting organised by dissidents of the church — including Menorca.
Church says Menorca "fabricates"
When asked about these incidents, including the apparently secretly-taken photographs of Menorca, the INC's North American lawyer again dismisses Menorca's version of the events.
"He makes up all these stories. He fabricates them … He's very ingenious. I mean, very devious" says Rommel V. San Pedro.
"Who's not to say Menorca didn't get his friends to take a picture, "X" out his daughter's face, put it on the car, and allege that members of the church did that."
"You can easily make up identities on Facebook and then create a scenario or create an image of something like that happening. But who's to say that's members of the Church of Christ?"
San Pedro says the numerous libel cases launched against Menorca in the Philippines are from individuals, and church leaders "don't really care about Menorca."
"We care about our members. Our Lord Jesus Christ said if one sheep goes off, the shepherd goes after that lost sheep. And we have members who have been affected, confused by his rhetoric, confused by his fabrications," he said.
"What we're doing is we're visiting the members and we're explaining to them what he's doing, and we're encouraging our members to stay strong in the faith."
Controversy within the church
The INC was founded in 1914 by Felix Manalo, who claimed to be the last messenger of God.
The founder's grandson, Eduardo V. Manalo, is now the executive minister of the church.
The Philippine press has reported his siblings have raised issues over his authoritarian leadership, and have been fenced off within the church's central compound. The internal dispute remains on-going.
Eduardo V. Manalo, known as "EVM", is revered by his supporters.
A Youtube music video, produced by INCMedia Services, is entitled "I am One with EVM", and includes the lyrics, "Appointed by God in these last days, is our Church Administrator," and "For the church he will give his very life, and so we will remain on his side."
Leonora Angeles, associate professor at the University of BC's Institute of Social Justice, says the INC has encouraged a cult-like veneration of its leader.
"Observers of the church might say it has some cult-like characteristics ... you also have a very authoritarian leadership. What the inner circle dictates, everyone must follow."
Church lawyer Rommel V. San Pedro denies the INC is a cult.
"To label an organization as a cult is unfair. Why do we say we're the one true church? Our teachings ... every single doctrine can be found in the Bible."
Church has 'vast influence': expert
CBC News also sought out an expert on the INC in the Philippines.
Ramon Casiple, executive director of the independent nonprofit Institute for Political and Electoral Reform, has studied the church's influence on its members and on Philippine politics.
He says he doesn't discount the possibility the church's leadership has come down "swiftly and hard on whom they thought were the propagators of those stories" alleging corruption and lavish spending by the INC's leaders.
"There is a definite division," he says, referring to the split within the church, "But we don't know how far the division is going because the church is basically secretive and that's one of the basic tenets — that they don't go public on anything internal," says Casiple.
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| This is Iglesia Ni Cristo church in Burnaby, B.C., is one of hundreds around the world. (CBC) |
Menorca has claimed to Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board that he's not safe in the Philippines, because he alleges police and government officials are often INC members, or heavily influenced by the church, since the INC encourages its parishioners to "block vote" — delivering key votes in tight races.
That gives the small church a large influence, according to his refugee claim.
Menorca hopes the Canadian government will take all of this into account, when the Immigration and Refugee Board hears his application for refugee status.
Through tears, he remembered how he was treated here, when he arrived at Vancouver airport.
"The officer told me, 'You came to the right country.' I just felt some kind of relief, that hopefully this country will protect people like me, can protect my family, my wife and my daughter."
"I'm hoping that Canada can be a safe refuge for people who have been oppressed, by a church of all things."
The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada will rule on the validity of Menorca's claims and allegations, later this summer.
The Catholic Church Strikes Back....
...but not in the way some would expect! Here comes the Catholic Church!!!
Tayo ang Inuusig sapagkat Tayo ang Tunay na Iglesia!
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Tayong mga NANINIWALANG si CRISTO ay DIYOS (LOGOS) na NAGKATAWANG-TAO! Siya na ating DIYOS at PANGINOON sa BANAL na SANTATLO!
Magalak TAYONG mga NASA TUNAY na IGLESIA sapagkat ang PAGLILIGTAS ng DIYOS ay nasa kanya!
Magalak TAYONG mga NASA TUNAY na IGLESIA sapagkat ang PAGLILIGTAS ng DIYOS ay nasa kanya!
New Era University, Asia's Best, Wait...
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Eight Philippine universities figured in the latest Asian university rankings released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) on Tuesday, with University of the Philippines and Ateneo de Manila University as the country’s representatives in the top 100.
UP is still the top university in the country as it ranked 70th in the 2016 QS University Rankings for Asia, the same as last year. Following UP is AdMU which jumped to 99th place from 144th in 2015.
De La Salle University‘s ranking also went up from 181st in 2015 to this year’s 143rd spot.
Among the country’s “Big Four” schools, University of Santo Tomas (UST) is the only one that fell in its ranking. It is now in 157th place from last year’s 143rd spot.
Despite the slip in the rankings, UST is still the sole Philippine tertiary educational institution that secured 4 QS stars after garnering excellent marks in terms of employability, facilities, social responsibility and inclusiveness... Read More...
Monday, June 13, 2016
Sa Wakas, Rehistrado na raw po ang Iglesia Ni Cristo® de Manalo sa Ireland
MAY 16, 2016 REHISTRADO NA RAW ANG IGLESIA NI CRISTO® SA IRELAND!
Buong pagmamalaking binabalita ng mga kaanib ng INC™ na ang TATAG ni FELIX MANALO na KANYANG IGLESIA ay NAIPAREHISTRO na raw po nila sa bansang IRELAND.
Kung PAPANSININ niyo, eh PILIPINO po LAHAT halos ang nasa larawan nila. Wala pong native Irish. Sila po eh 'yung mga OFW (Oversease Filipino Workers) na kasalukuyang nagtatrabaho sa Ireland kaya't mayroong Iglesia Ni Cristo® ni Manalo roon.
Ano po kaya ang mangyari kung sakaling WALA NANG OFW sa Ireland? Eh di MAWAWALANG parang bula na lamang ang REGISTERED CHURCH po ni Manalo?
Hindi po 'yan isang katangian ng tunay na Iglesia.
Ang tunay na Iglesia po ay NARON na po sa Ireland noon pang ika-400 A.D. sa pamamagitan ni SAINT PATRICK.
Sa kasalukuyan, may 73% ng mga Irish ay TUNAY na kaanib ng TUNAY na Iglesia-- ang Iglesia Katolika.
Malalim po ang KASAYSAYAN ng KRISTIANISMO sa IRELAND. Hindi po ito kayang tapatan ng mga OFW na mga INC™.
Nakikita niyo naman, WALA SILANG KAHIRAP-HIRAP na makipamuhay sa Ireland sapagkat BAGO pa sila nagparehistro ng kanilang INC™, libong taon na pong KRISTIANO ang bansang Ireland. Sa katunayan MAS NAUNA PA NILANG NAKILALA SI CRISTO kaysa sa mga INC™ sa bansang nabanggit.
Sa madaling-salita, KILALA na ng mga IRISH si CRISTO at ng kanyang TUNAY NA IGLESIA bago pa man IREHISTRO ng INC™ ang Iglesia ni Manalo ngayon lamang 2016.
Sumatotal, ang rehistro ng INC™ sa Ireland ay isang pormal lamang na proseso upang hindi pagdudahan ang kanilang samahan bilang mga kolorum.
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