Angel Manalo slams two Iglesia ni Cristo

officials for corruption

July 27, 2015 8:44pm
Tags: angelmanalo, iglesianicristo

Felix Nathaniel "Angel" Manalo on Monday named two Iglesia ni Cristo officials as
part of the alleged corruption hounding the church leadership.
In an interview on "24 Oras," the younger brother of executive minister Eduardo
Manalo identified Iglesia ni Cristo auditor Glicerio Santos Jr. and general secretary
Radel Cortez among those involved in corruption within the ruling council.
Manalo said he wants to meet his older brother to discuss how to put an end to the
issue of corruption in the church.
"Hindi naman po sa kabuuan ang kurapsyon e. Nasa iilang tao lamang po ang
gumagawa ng kasamaan at 'yun nga po ang sanggunian," he said, adding that his camp
will release evidence in the coming days.
According to Manalo, the corruption allegedly involves the construction of the
Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan.
"Napakalaki na po ng maintenance cost po nun. Nahihirapan ang mga kapatid
kakaabuloy, karagdagang abuloy," he said.
Iglesia ni Cristo spokersperson Edwil Zabala, however, denied the allegations and said
that the church has its own audit of contributions from members.
Earlier, another former church official also implicated Santos in a video posted on
Facebook.

"Alam ninyo na sa ating pag-uusap, kahit noon, kayo rin ang bumabanggit ng mga
katiwalian na ginagawa ni Glicerio Santos Jr.," said Isaias Samson Jr., addressing
Zabala and Iglesia ni Cristo general evangelist Bienvenido Santiago.
Samson, the former editor-in-chief of the church's official publication "Pasugo," has
been expelled from the church and is facing libel raps.
Santos' and Cortez's name also appeared in an email to the Department of Justice
received from a certain "kapatid saiglesia."
The email read: "Tulungan niyo po kami nanganganib po ang buhay ng pamilya ni ka
erdy. May 10 mismo na dinukot hanggang ngayun di pa nakikita, mga tagasanggunian
ng iglesia nasa likod nito sa pangunguna ni glicerio santos jr at radel cortez. tulungan
po ninyo kami. parang awa nyo na."
Manalo and his mother, Kristina "Tenny" Manalo, revealed a threat to their lives via a
Youtube video on Wednesday and sought help from authorities. They have been
expelled from the church.
Police are now posted in their residence to serve as security detail. Marisse
Panaligan/JST, GMA News
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