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Amid the tension related to the Iglesia ni Cristo, Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista went to Tandang Sora, Quezon City to monitor the situation. Police District (QCPD) Director Joel Pagdilao was also on the scene on Thu night, Jul 23.
When asked for his take on the matter, Bautista said the situation is an internal matter that should be dealt with by members of the INC.
“It’s an internal matter. We’re just here to make sure everything is fine, no harassment, nothing’s happening…As far as I’m concerned, reading through the blog and all the other accounts, this is an internal matter between, and among, and within, the Iglesia ni Cristo,” Bautista explained.
Bautista said police will remain on the scene to monitor the situation and to ensure peace and order.
Angel and his mother, Tenny, the widow of Iglesia ni Cristo’s (INC) former executive minister Erano Manalo, have been expelled from the general membership of the INC after they appeared in a YouTube video claiming their lives are in danger and that some ministers have allegedly been abducted.
INC General Evangelist Bienvenido Santiago alleged the two are just trying to gain sympathy from their members so they can interfere in the administration of INC affairs. He said the two violated the INC’s teachings and regulations.
“Ang basa namin doon sa ipinahayag nila kagabi sa YouTube ay ibig lamang nilang makakuha ng mga tao na magsisimpatya sa kanila para nang sa ganun ay makuha nila yung talagang gusto nila na mapakialaman ang pamamahala sa Iglesia (We think they did that YouTube video just to get the sympathy of the people so they can get what they want. They want to have a say on how the Iglesia’s funds are used),” said Santiago.
Text: Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBNnews.com
Photo: News clip
This article has been re-published with permission from ABS-CBNnews.com.
