From Persecution to Freedom: A Journey of Faith, Courage, and Triumph
Lowell Menorca II, protected by Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board, becomes a Canadian citizen with his children after years of persecution by the Iglesia ni Cristo.
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Stopping At The Crossroad – Will You Be One With EVM, or One With God and Christ?
There is a question being asked quietly in homes from Quezon City to Winnipeg, from Dubai to Daly City, from Ho Chi Minh to Berlin, and in every district of every country where the Iglesia Ni Cristo has a locale. It is not asked out loud, because asking it out loud gets you a visit…
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Eduardo V. Manalo and His Reign of Terror
Seventeen Years. One Song. Play It Every Time You Hear His Name. Today, September 7, marks seventeen years since Eduardo V. Manalo took the seat of Executive Minister of the Iglesia Ni Cristo. The Central Office will call it seventeen years of “dynamic leadership.” Those of us who lived through it, and were thrown out…
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Weaponizing The Courts To Silence Its Critics – The Iglesia Ni Cristo Playbook
117 and counting — individual prosecutions, charges, petitions and appeals filed by the INC and its proxies against critics since 2005, counting each person charged in each venue. Forty-four libel cases in forty-four courts against one man. Thirty accused in a single dawn raid. Three Canadian tribunals, one verdict: persecution. Known convictions of any INC critic: zero. The full ledger, the charts, the documents — and the reforms that would take their weapons away.
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Another Slam of the Gavel: INC’s Appeal Ends in Humiliating Defeat in the Canadian Court of Appeal
Another chapter in the long-running legal clash (since Feb. 11, 2019) between the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has ended the same way with another slam of the gavel. Too many of these attempts from this institution do: with the court shutting the door — firmly, clearly, and without confusion….
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When the Pulpit Meets Politics: A Closer Look at INC’s Shift Under Eduardo Manalo
Once upon a time in the land of Iglesia ni Cristo — during the eras of Brothers Felix Y. Manalo and later his son Eraño G. Manalo — politics was treated the way people treat lukewarm taho: strictly avoided. Politics was a dirty word. Not just dirty, but messy and soiled with corruption and power…
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INC Rallies: The Fiction of a Non-Political Protest
On November 16, the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) launched what it proudly branded as a “three-day rally for transparency, justice, and a better democracy” at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park, Manila. Officials projected a crowd of around 300,000 people. But after only two days, the same church that trumpeted a three?day “mission” abruptly declared:…
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Protect Our Children: Predatory Religious Figures Must Be Held Accountable
A horrifying reminder unfolded this past week in Staten Island of how vulnerable our children can be—even in everyday, seemingly harmless settings like a local yard sale. According to police reports, a 12-year-old girl became the target of alleged predatory behavior by 43-year-old Glendon Salvador Payabyab, a man who lives just blocks away from where…
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Justice Prevails: Canadian Court Junks Iglesia Ni Cristo’s Defamation Case Against CBC and Exposes its Global Intimidation Tactics
On February 7, 2025, in a landmark judgment delivered by Justice Champagne of the Court of King’s Bench in Winnipeg, Canada, the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) faced a resounding defeat in its defamation lawsuit against the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and other defendants. This defining decision reverberated far beyond the courtroom as it not only…
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Rodrigo Duterte and the Murder of Gold Dagal: The State of Impunity and How the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s Power Breeds Violence and Corruption
The brutal assassination of stand-up comedian Gold Dagal has once again shed light on the alarming culture of impunity surrounding the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC), a powerful religious organization led by Eduardo Manalo. Dagal, whose comedic material reportedly offended INC members, became the latest victim of a dangerous system where unchecked power, vindictive leadership, and…
