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| According to Armando Doronilla's The Fall of Joseph Estrada: The Inside Story, (http://www.divisoria.net/falofjosesin.html) as well as local newspaper reports, Manalo allegedly figured in the May 1, 2001 rebellion plot against the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Police estimate that INC members accounted for two thirds of those that marched to EDSA (Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue) to protest the arrest of the previously ousted President, Joseph Ejercito Estrada (http://www.pcij.org/stories/2002/inc.html). No charges were filed against him, or against INC. | According to Armando Doronilla's The Fall of Joseph Estrada: The Inside Story, (http://www.divisoria.net/falofjosesin.html) as well as local newspaper reports, Manalo allegedly figured in the May 1, 2001 rebellion plot against the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Police estimate that INC members accounted for two thirds of those that marched to EDSA (Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue) to protest the arrest of the previously ousted President, Joseph Ejercito Estrada (http://www.pcij.org/stories/2002/inc.html). No charges were filed against him, or against INC. | ||
| When running for re-election, in ] ], President Arroyo and her campaign manager, ], paid a "courtesy call" on Eduardo Manalo . "We would like to thank all our brothers in the Iglesia Ni Cristo, particularly Ka Erdie and Ka Eduardo, for the support..." said Defensor in a television news interview. Arroyo went on to win the election, in which the INC bloc vote was probably the determining factor. | When running for re-election, in ] ], President Arroyo and her campaign manager, ], paid a "courtesy call" on Eduardo Manalo . "We would like to thank all our brothers in the Iglesia Ni Cristo, particularly Ka Erdie and Ka Eduardo, for the support..." said Defensor in a television news interview. Arroyo went on to win the election, in which the INC bloc vote was probably the determining factor. | ||
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Eduardo Villanueva Manalo, (born October 31, 1955) colloquially known as "Ka Eddie" and "Eddie Boy", is the current Deputy Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). He is the grandson of Felix Manalo and is the son of Executive Minister Eraño G. Manalo.
He was born to Eraño G. Manalo and Cristina Villanueva. He is an active amateur radio enthusiast and ran a local radio frequency bulletin board service at a time when Internet access in the Philippines was practically non-existent.
He contributed to the founding of an organization within the INC called The Association of Christians in Information Technology(AsCII), an organization consisting of INC members in the Information Technology field who perform computer-related assistance to the church.
Political Influence in the Philippines
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According to Armando Doronilla's The Fall of Joseph Estrada: The Inside Story, (http://www.divisoria.net/falofjosesin.html) as well as local newspaper reports, Manalo allegedly figured in the May 1, 2001 rebellion plot against the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Police estimate that INC members accounted for two thirds of those that marched to EDSA (Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue) to protest the arrest of the previously ousted President, Joseph Ejercito Estrada (http://www.pcij.org/stories/2002/inc.html). No charges were filed against him, or against INC.
When running for re-election, in February 2004, President Arroyo and her campaign manager, Michael Defensor, paid a "courtesy call" on Eduardo Manalo . "We would like to thank all our brothers in the Iglesia Ni Cristo, particularly Ka Erdie and Ka Eduardo, for the support..." said Defensor in a television news interview. Arroyo went on to win the election, in which the INC bloc vote was probably the determining factor.
External links
The Association of Christians in Information Technology (AsCII)
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