One by one… they attacked and shut us down…

“Shut down A.E.! Shut it down at all cost!”

Quarter to 5 in the morning, my peaceful slumber was disrupted by the constant ringing and vibrating of my phones. Now, who would be calling me at this ungodly hour? Reluctant to answer the nagging vibrations on my bedside table, I finally succumbed to the distress calls only to find out from concerned Defenders that my AE Blog has been hacked. I sprang out of bed, well more like rolled and slowly commanded my aging joints to get me up, so I can sit down, rub my eyes and reach out for my glasses so as to see things more clearly just to make sure I was not dreaming. And just like a blurry haze slowly aligning the lines that form the images before my very eyes, it finally sunk in and hit me…, my blog has been compromised. My every effort to log in to my site has been denied and I was just bewildered as to how can this can be possible?

And there it was, the image of the perpetrators in bloodshot red, branding their name on the site that served as a portal of truth for many people, putting a crushing end to the blog that resonated throughout cyberspace. The image was crude and blunt, the message, simple and direct, the site is now dead, and soon, also will I. This arrogant proclamation, laced with a vendetta, was to ensure the demise of Antonio Ebangelista as a means to an end. They had succeeded in closing the original iglesianicristosilentnomore blog thru violent means, employing extrajudicial operations against supporters and followers of this blog. And since they probably learned from their blunder when their “covert” operation became the very platform that catapulted the truth into worldwide exposure, proving once more that God uses people and events as instruments to reveal His will. Nobody saw that coming, especially the clueless INC Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo and his Council Ministers. And with a snap of a finger, the whole world saw exactly what the hideous face of the current INC leadership really looked like behind the shattered facade of false-holiness.

What happened next, as they say, was history.

History, that opened the eyes and minds of brethren and gave them the courage to question things that are unbiblical, un-doctrinal and un-Christian. Just as what Bro. Eraño G. Manalo stated before, the brethren are already enlightened with the true doctrines, making the body of Christ strong and firm because we were taught by God to hold on firmly to Him. That is why eventhough apostasy would loom, it will not fully succeed because there are those who will stand up on the side of God’s righteousness. And those who are truly enlightened and who are holding on dearly to the pristine doctrines, are the ones who are able to discern right from wrong.

You see, even before the AE blogs surfaced, a lot of people somehow felt that there were things that the EVM Administration were doing wrong, that the church administration was becoming more and more EVM-centered, money-centered, Guinness-world-records-centered, material-wealth-centered instead of being Christ and God-centered. But not everybody had the courage to stand up and speak out about it. The Silent No More blog became a mouthpiece for exposing the truth, presenting facts and proof, and leaving the conclusion and decision-making to the readers themselves. Because nothing fuels conviction better than self-realization.

The blog became the beacon of truth for thinkers and doers but at the same time, it agitated the blind and the ignorant. The proud leaders of the INC belittle and dismiss me in a grueling effort of denial. I may be just a speck in the eyes of the goliaths of the INC Church Administration, but even a small speck of dust can cause a proud behemoth plummeting to the ground in a loud thundering crash. This is why the corrupt INC Church Administration and the anomalies that I expose will always be enough reason for Eduardo V. Manalo and his fanatic followers never to stop doing everything they can, no matter how illegal, or expensive, just to silence our voices.

Last week’s cyber-attack on my blog site was a testament to their conviction for self-preservation. Even though our IT experts were able to recover my blog, it continues to boggle me as to how exactly they were able to do it… Then I was able to read this article the following day. Hmmmm….

[READ: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fast-facts/198156-philippines-government-surveillance-equipment-software]

You think your data, communication devices are safe? Think again

According to privacy rights group Privacy International, there have been at least 7 recorded sales of surv

eillance equipment to the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government last year, purchased about P10 million ($200,000) worth of spyware from the British government.

According to news reports, the sale included International Mobile Subscriber Identity-catchers (IMSI-catchers), which critics fear may be used as tools to monitor alleged drug users in President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs…

 

The Philippines is controlled by a powerful religion because of its bloc-voting scheme that lures politicians into an “I-scratch-your-back-you-scratch-mine” relationship during the time of Eduardo V. Manalo. The current President of the Philippines is Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte, endorsed by the INC during the elections which ultimately won him the presidency, thus making him politically indebted to EVM. Everybody in the EVM-dom constantly denies any string-pulling…, until one fateful day when separation of church and state (including any sense of decency) went out the window when Pres. Duterte appointed EVM as his Special Envoy for Overseas Filipino Concerns. A religious leader empowered with a government official capacity, thus making EVM smile as he gladly accepted, without batting an eyelash, as confirmed by the official Spokesperson, Bro. Edwil Zabala. And now that EVM officially entered into marriage with the government and its equally corrupt politics, the INC Church Administration elevated itself onto the bureaucracy that now has the power and technology to suppress rights to personal privacy, freedom of speech and civil liberties.

At the end of the day, it will always be a constant battle of good and evil, and I am a firm believer that no matter how powerful evil men may be, God’s plan will always prevail. And because of the foiled plan of the unscrupulous to shut down my site, I was relieved to know that cyber vulnerabilities were exposed and were immediately addressed that led the way to secure the site in multiple redundant servers, thereby ensuring a higher level of security. Although no technology will ever be 100% full-proof, but rest assured that God is the greatest coder and developer of all things and He will be the one to uphold His truth no matter what.

As for the threat of this so-called “inc forever”, here’s my simple reply, “do your worst”. Because for as long as there are people who uphold the truth over lies and deceit, there will always be an Antonio Ebangelista amongst us who will rise up and continue to be silent no more. And with more courage and fervent faith, they will be better equipped and ready to face extreme challenges from our powerful oppressors. Godspeed, live long and prosper!

And one by one… we shall all rise up …

~ Antonio Ramirez Ebangelista