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PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES IN THE TIME OF COVID-19

I handled Case No. 30 and Case No. 87. One is a labor case and the other is a case of discrimination by the local government where the person requesting assistance resides. When the “clients” were endorsed to me, I coordinated with them and we talked via Facebook Messenger call. Basic rule in legal counseling: ask […]

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DEFENDING OUR HEROES AND MARTYRS

By the third week of the lockdown, we were already restless, bored, agitated. We had Netflix and banter with friends on Facebook to amuse ourselves with, but the daily news of death to Covid-19 patients, to attending doctors and nurses, the equally saddening plight of the homeless, the vulnerable and those struggling to make ends […]

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HOW WE HELP

People we assist are truthful about their situation and frank with their emotions. I was assigned to the case of a lady who is wife to a healthcare worker. As reply to my question where her husband was she said he went out to buy food, “Birthday niya kahapon pero late na nakauwi sa 16-hour shift. […]

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KABAYAN KO, KAPATID KO PROGRAM GOES TO CEBU

Filipino homegrown church Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) recently held another well-attended Kabayan Ko, Kapatid Ko aid and assistance event, this time at the Cebu Coliseum in the Queen City of the South last January 12, 2020.   The Kabayan Ko, Kapatid Ko program is a key initiative of INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, […]

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INC STARTS NEW DECADE WITH RECORD-BREAKING AID AND ASSISTANCE EVENT

More than 65,000 attendees flocked to the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan at the start of the new decade last January 5 for the relaunching of “Kabayan Ko, Kapatid Ko”, a humanitarian activity of Filipino homegrown church Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) aimed at providing aid and assistance to various local communities.   “We have relaunched […]

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INC MARKS BIRTHDAY OF EXECUTIVE MINISTER WITH OUTREACH EVENTS

The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) on October 31 held simultaneous worldwide outreach activities to make the 64th birthday of INC Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo, distributing “goodwill bags” to over a quarter-million beneficiaries in the Philippines and other parts of the globe. INC Auditor General Glicerio Santos Jr. on Sunday said that the INC outreach […]

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INC HOLDS AID TO HUMANITY ANEW, BUILDS NEW CHURCH IN AFRICA

The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) recently held a new Aid to Humanity event in Africa and inaugurated a new church as a follow-up to its humanitarian activities in the continent three years ago.   INC Auditor General Glicerio Santos Jr. led the inauguration of a house of worship and a garment factory in Qwaqwa, South Africa […]

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NEEDED HUMANITARIAN AID GIVEN TO DORIAN-HIT BAHAMAS — INC

As part of its ever-expanding global effort to provide assistance in various areas of the world, the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) flexed its extensive network of volunteers, logistics, and resources to give crucial aid to those affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. INC conducted an Aid to Humanity event in the Carribean island last September […]

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INC BLAZES NEW TRAIL WITH ‘LINGAP’ ASSISTANCE IN INDIA — MANALO

“The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) is further accelerating its aid and assistance programs all over the world. We conducted our very first Aid to Humanity or Lingap sa Mamamayan drive in Vizag in the Indian province of Andhra Pradesh this month. Its success completely exceeded everyone’s expectations.”  Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo made the remark […]

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INC SETS NEW WORLD RECORD AS THOUSANDS TAKE PART IN MASS BAPTISM

Another Guinness world record fell after Filipino homegrown church Iglesia Ni Cristo baptized 18,272 people during its “Grand Baptism” event at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan last Saturday, September 7. The activity coincided with the 10th year of Eduardo V. Manalo as INC Executive Minister. “The Grand Baptism was a massive logistical undertaking but […]