Iglesia Ni Cristo leader endorses Noynoy, Mar

Posted at 05/04/2010 10:17 PM | Updated as of 05/05/2010 1:39 PM

MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) - Iglesia ni Cristo leader Eduardo Manalo on Wednesday officially endorsed the Liberal Party tandem of Senators Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III and Manuel "Mar" Roxas II.
 
Manalo announced the names of the candidates through a "palibot liham" distributed during Wednesday's worship service at the INC central temple in Quezon City.

Roxas told ABS-CBN's Umagang Kay Ganda in a phone interview that he had been informed by Manalo of the INC leadership's decision ahead of the official announcement.
 
"Nag-usap po kami ilang araw ang nakalipas. Si Ka Eduardo po ay nagpaabot ng impormasyon na iyon ang napagpasyahan ng Iglesia ni Cristo (We talked several days ago. Ka Eduardo informed us about this decision)," the senator said.

The INC leader also told the members to vote for senatorial candidates:

  • Muntinlupa Rep. Rozzano "Ruffy" Biazon
  • Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr.
  • Sen. Pia Cayetano
  • Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago
  • former Sen. Franklin Drilon
  • Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile
  • Sen. Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada
  • Bukidnon Rep. Teofisto "TG" Guingona
  • Sen. Manuel "Lito" Lapid
  • Ilocos Norte Rep. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.
  • former Sen. Ralph Recto
  • former Sen. Vicente "Tito" Sotto III.

The letter also mentioned that INC members should re-elect Quezon City Rep. Matias Defensor Jr. and vote for Herbert Bautista and Maria Josefina Belmonte for mayor and vice-mayor, respectively.

The INC head also advised members in the letter to vote early and go home right after casting their votes.

The support of the religious group is courted by many candidates, both national and local, since the INC votes as a bloc. The practice is rooted in the INC's belief in the principle of unity.

INC voters account for around 3% of the electorate or between 1.5 million to 2 million votes.

The INC previously endorsed the candidacies of Joseph Estrada and Gloria Arroyo in the 1998 and 2004 presidential elections, respectively.

In a close election, such as the 2004 race between President Arroyo and actor Fernando Poe Jr., INC's support can spell the difference between victory and defeat.
 
Many local politicians who need the support of the INC also often support the presidential candidate chosen by the INC leader.
 
Aquino admitted on Saturday that he and his sisters had met with INC executive minister Eduardo Manalo and sought the INC’s support for his presidential bid. They also thanked him for his prayers for their late mother, Corazon Aquino, who died August 1, 2009 from colon cancer.

Impact on Noynoy, Erap

Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, in an interview, said that some estimates indicate that the INC can deliver more votes.

“I don’t know. Some say 3 million. Some say 4 million,” said Enrile, who is running for reelection with former President Joseph Estrada under Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP).
 
Enrile said INC's support for Aquino could widen his lead over Estrada, who, in a recent survey of the Manila Standard Today, had already overtaken Nacionalista Party presidential bet Sen. Manny Villar.

“That will have an effect on Noynoy’s candidacy, but that will not change the position of Erap in relation to Villar. It is now between Noynoy and Erap. I do not know how much Erap had increased his votes at this point, because every day nagbabago ‘yan. Last night we were in Malolos, the crowd was very big,” said Enrile.

In an interview with dzMM on Tuesday, Prof. Prospero de Vera, issues adviser of Villar, said an INC endorsement can be a game changer in an election, especially if the other influential religious group, El Shaddai, backs the same candidate as the one chosen by the INC.
 


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INC never chose the right candidate

Ever since the end of the Marcos era, the INC has been picking the wrong people to support for the presidency. In 1992, the INC supported Danding Cojuangco, a known Marcos crony who lost to Fidel Ramos. In 1998, the INC supported Erap Estrada. We all know what happened to his presidency. In 2004, the INC supported Gloria Arroyo who brought us unimaginable suffering. And now, the INC is supporting Noynoy Aquino, the useless legislator who did nothing but sleep in both the lower and upper chamber of congress.


big margin

this will give noynoy a big margin. if win sana hindi nya bibiguin ang taong bayan. Good luck Sir NOy & Mar!

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LAST CALL FOR MAY 10TH ELECTION

For whatever it’s worth, consider this a final appeal before you go to the polls on Monday: Do not or never ever in your mind vote for Manuel Villaroyo or Erap Estrada.

Do not vote for Manny Villaroyo and Erapoyo because they are corrupt and incompetent. They have done nothing, but misery and bad, to deserve your vote; they will most likely do corruption and will steal more —which most certainly cannot be good—if he becomes president.

Do not vote for Manny Villaroyo and Erap Estrada because they are nothing but an opportunist and leeches in the society. They are heavily indebted to their relatives,cronies, political advisers like Gloria Arroyo and the gang, command-vote buying and financial backers, all of whom will most likely call the parasites and leeches of politics.

Make the important decisions of who we want to rule our beloved country - VOTE for Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas tandem) you will be seeing the change if these two will become the leader of our country.

Do not vote for Manny Villaroyo because of the continuing injustice; C5 scandal and the land grabbing from the poor citizen. As a Senator, Manny Villaroyo together with his cronies President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in the “Hello Garci” scandal because they needed Mrs. Arroyo’s help to get the Villaroyo's family off the hook in the C5 scandal and land grabbing crimes he and his empire have committed.

When it became clear that the family could not wiggle out of the injustice and the oppressed poor farmers? This poor farmers would be forced instead to give up the lands as their only way of living, It's time to take Manny Villaroyo to court and may he serve and long awaiting jail time for the crime he committed.

Voting for Manny Villaroyo or Erap Estrada as president will continue the farce of Land grabbing, stealing, bribery and corruption for another 4 years in office,

Do not vote for Manny Villaroyo or Erap Estrada because they are liars, opportunist and corrupt politicians in history.

Do not vote for Manny Villaroyo or Erapoyo trapo because they also lied about the security stock exchange scandal . To this day, Manny Villaroyo has not explained and was mute about the issues that he is implicated to and would not want to answer any questions regarding their involvement.

Do not vote for Villaroyo because he is a liar two-faced and traditional politician who is a great pretender as poor and he will say anything to a particular group and buy their votes to get elected as president. He keeps the progressive pro-choice advocates believing that he is for contraception (as he was in the House) and claims to be as his way of getting the votes when he is talking to the Church groups and media. BE CAREFUL OF THIS MAN.

Manny Villaroyo is also willing to dump his long-suffering partner Loren Legarda for Binayorro another pathetic infidels who has nothing but to air out dirty laundry in public just to get the sympathy of voters. But alas, Mar will win anyway
DO NOT LISTEN TO JAIHO because he was paid with huge amount of money from the Villaroyo and like Willie Revillame he is pushing for the opportunist and liar Manny Villaroyo. Let’s make sure that Manny Villaroyo and Erapoyo trapo will not win, if only because you really want to know if they can lead our country to install them in Malacañang, just like their Master Gloria Arroyo the pandak. For one thing, Erapoyo is been proven criminal and was impeach for doing so. Manny Villaroyo will follow suit when new administration kick in. Manny will be kaput and we all hope that the new administration will not pardon this criminal.

And don’t vote for Manny Villaroyo simply because you have fond memories of the scholarship award, and his throwing of money like water to people for them to believe that he is really for the poor? Not because you hate the current president, Manny Villaroyo and Erapoyo are no difference than Gloria Arroyo. They are all the same corrupt and opportunist.

Don’t vote for Manny Villaroyo and Erapoyo because they said, they will not steal again and would make our country a better place to live. Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas vow to curve corruption and will not steal because both are already rich and they are tired and sick of these anomaly and trademark of the corrupt politician in office today.

Everyone knows it is wrong to steal (but not for Manny Villaroyo and Erap Estrada because this is their hobby and way of living)—why would Noynoy be voted into office simply for promising to do what everyone should be doing? "THOU SHALL NOT STEAL" and NOYNOY AND MAR will not steal. THEIR GOAL IS TO CLEAN UP THE BAD IMAGE OF POLITICS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND I HOPE WE ARE ALL FOR IT. I KNOW I AM.....ARE YOU?

AND LASTlY, Please DON’T LISTEN to those corrupt politicians LOYALISTS who are running. THEY HAVE ONE INTENTION, to get your trust and Votes so they can continue their lifestyle of corruption and injustice.

TIME FOR A CHANGE AND LET’S MAKE IT HAPPEN AND DO IT ALL TOGETHER.

LP STRAIGHT!
VOTE FOR NOYNOY AQUINO AND MAR ROXAS TANDEM FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT…

GOD BLESS THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES…..


Come to think of it, everyone...

What does Noynoy-Mar tandem have that would benefit INC? Well, simply stated, it is the multibillion pesos offered by the Cojuangcos and Aquinos to influence the non-INCs to vote their grinning favorites. On the contrary, these non-INCs chose to be smarter and cannot be persuaded to surrender votes like their conscience-stricken members. Ouch! Time to change the seemingly holy associations and turn to God for enlightenment…

We have a better trend to pursue: Turn away from dirty traditional politics in every spiritual congregation. A righteous politics is on the rise. Let’s be counted in.


hay nako....

pwede ba INC.wag n kayomakialam sapolitika? bakitbaangyaman yaman nyo? diba samgainuutonyong tangasunodnyo kinukuha mgayaman nyo? dapat satuladng lugarngpananampalataya,pantaynpantay lahat? iladladnyo kayaangkayamana nyo mga ninanakaw sa mga tangasunod nyo?


copy and paste

NC senatorial endorsement is a copy and paste of the surveys!!! mga TRAPO lahat!!!!


Tae Ng Bayan

Block Votes is a myth. Look at the Roman Catholic Church for example, and the fact that majority of our population and electorate are Catholics.

Didn't the RCC support Alfredo Lim for President in 1988? And who won in that election? Was it God's Will that TAErap won the election, contrary to the RCC's endorsement of Lim?

While the INC's endorsement will help Aquino, it ain't a guarantee that 100% of its members will obey and vote for him.

Tae Ng Bayan (mga bobo at estupido fans ni TAErap)... I wonder how many mang-mangs and monkeys will vote for TAErap and his team of turds. The total number will indicate how many retards there are in the electorate. Indio Tonto!

The Straw That Broke The Camel's Back

The INC endorsement sealed Noynoy's inevitable victory. It's difficult to overcome the 2 million votes coming from the INC because they vote as a bloc, meaning they vote in unity. Honestly speaking, I think this is the proverbial, "straw that broke the camel's back".


Well, that what they are known for...

Ganyan naman talaga ang INC. Nagsasabi sila ng ie-endorse nila na president pag less than a week na lang ang eleksyon dahil tinitignan nila kung sino ang #1 sa survey. They play safe para malakas sila sa gobyerno. They don't care kung ano ang track record ng isang candidate na ine-endorse nila.


PANALO NA!

Ang pinagyayabang ni Gilbert Remulla na Mananalo si VILLAROYO dahil sa block votes. Akala niya ang amo niya ang e endorso ni Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. Pero mali siya dahil Si Gibo ang pinili ni Quiboloy. Sayang ang 50 million pesos na love offering daw ni Villaroyo sa "kingdom" ni Quiboloy.

Akala din ni Remulla na sa bulsa na nila ang INC. Pero lumuwa ang mata niya nang si NOYNOY AT SI MAR ang pinili sa INC.

TALUNAN NA KAYO GILBERT AMPATUAN REMULLA. MAS MATAAS PA SI ERAP SA RATING NG AMO MO.