Christian Groups Slams Manalo’s Appointment as OFW Special Envoy
The Christian Confederation of the Philippines (CCP), a group consist of more than 20 Christian organizations excluding Iglesia Ni Cristo, has criticized President Rodrigo Duterte for appointing INC leader Eduardo Manalo as OFW special envoy under the Department of Foreign Affairs.
During the group’s annual national conference on Wednesday at Teacher’s Camp in Baguio City, The Protestant Guild of the Philippines President Rogelio Casablanca said Manalo’s background is clouded with human rights abuses.
“How can you appoint someone who does not respect his own family to take care of our OFW’s? How can you entrust the life of our brothers and sisters to someone whose background is clouded with abuses?”, Casablanca said.
On Tuesday, Duterte tapped the INC leader to become envoy for OFW concerns.
Holy Baptist Church of the Philippines Chairman Tomas Blanco also aired the same sentiment.
“Can we expect Mr. Manalo to accommodate OFWs when himself alone is hard to reach? Can he face the media? I doubt. And another thing that I know is that, last time I checked, INC’s are barred from joining politics. This is just politics. They broke their own rules”, Blanco said.
In similar incident, some members of the INC ar eleft scratching their heads when Mr. Manalo’s appointment was aired on major television.
“Akala ko nong una fake news, totoo pala talaga. I dn’t know. This is an unexpected news that broke all of my tradiotional beliefs. Hindi nangyayari to noong panahon ng matanda hanggang sa panahon ni Ka Erdy. Something not good is happening and I think it’s better to get out now than later”, an INC member from Batangas City said.
Other members who are familiar with the appointment contemplated that Mr. Manalo is aiming higher that would benefit his church in the future.
The influential religious groups has been observed to use its influence during elections and also its connections inside the government, particulary the Bureau of Customs during the Aquino administration.
During the group’s annual national conference on Wednesday at Teacher’s Camp in Baguio City, The Protestant Guild of the Philippines President Rogelio Casablanca said Manalo’s background is clouded with human rights abuses.
Loading...
On Tuesday, Duterte tapped the INC leader to become envoy for OFW concerns.
Holy Baptist Church of the Philippines Chairman Tomas Blanco also aired the same sentiment.
“Can we expect Mr. Manalo to accommodate OFWs when himself alone is hard to reach? Can he face the media? I doubt. And another thing that I know is that, last time I checked, INC’s are barred from joining politics. This is just politics. They broke their own rules”, Blanco said.
In similar incident, some members of the INC ar eleft scratching their heads when Mr. Manalo’s appointment was aired on major television.
“Akala ko nong una fake news, totoo pala talaga. I dn’t know. This is an unexpected news that broke all of my tradiotional beliefs. Hindi nangyayari to noong panahon ng matanda hanggang sa panahon ni Ka Erdy. Something not good is happening and I think it’s better to get out now than later”, an INC member from Batangas City said.
Other members who are familiar with the appointment contemplated that Mr. Manalo is aiming higher that would benefit his church in the future.
The influential religious groups has been observed to use its influence during elections and also its connections inside the government, particulary the Bureau of Customs during the Aquino administration.
Loading...
Comments
Post a Comment