religion

The Iglesia’s show of weakness

WOW. What just happened? As I write this, the smoke has cleared from the Iglesia Ni Cristo protest action on Edsa. The protesters have gone home; the intersection of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue and Shaw Boulevard,…

Iglesia nonsense

THE OFFICIAL reasons given by Iglesia ni Cristo officials and spokespersons for the protest actions that began on Thursday—first at the Department of Justice in Manila, then at the Edsa Shrine in Quezon City, and then since…

Iglesia ni Cristo protester at Edsa rally: ‘Wala kaming napala. Nagpagod lang kami’

What do Iglesia Ni Cristo members get for picketing on Edsa? “Wala kaming napala! (We got nothing!)” This was the reaction of Ka Ising, a lady protester who requested anonymity for fear of persecution, on the ongoing…

Mandaluyong allows Iglesia ni Cristo to continue rally until Sunday

The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) protest may continue until Sunday after the Mandaluyong city government has approved the religious organization’s permit to rally on Edsa on Saturday morning. Chief of the city’s Public Information Office Jimmy Isidro…

MMDA 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. Alternate route from Edsa Northbound Lane: 1. Right…

Fewer Iglesia ni Cristo members show up on 3rd day of protest

The protest of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) entered its third day on Saturday on Edsa-Shaw, one of the main thoroughfares in Metro Manila after the Mandaluyong city government granted it permit to continue. READ: Mandaluyong allows Iglesia…

Iglesia ni Cristo apologizes for Edsa traffic jam

Iglesia ni Cristo has apologized to the public for causing traffic congestion on Edsa on Friday night but at the same time appealed for understanding for their mass action. “Pasensiya. Siguro bago kami hingan ng paghingi ng…

INC members from Pangasinan to join Edsa rally

In Pangasinan, an Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) official said about 200 INC members in three buses left the capital to town of Lingayen at 8 p.m. Saturday  to support the INC rally in Metro Manila. This was…

2nd day of Iglesia Ni Cristo protest causes heavy traffic on Edsa

On its second day of protest, Iglesia Ni Cristo members converged on the northbound lane of Edsa near the Edsa Shrine, creating massive traffic on Friday night. Vehicles had difficulty crossing intersections at Ortigas Avenue and Shaw…

INC members from Lucena, Bicol to join brethren in Edsa rally

LUCENA CITY—“Hundreds” of members of the Iglesia ni Cristo from Lucena City and Bicol region are set to travel to Manila early on Sunday to join their brethren in the ongoing protest in Edsa. “After our ‘samba’…