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The spiritual group, which endorsed the Marcos-Duterte tandem within the 2022 elections, has not issued a press release on the continuing political rift between the nation’s high officers
Declare: Spiritual group Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) expressed assist for Vice President Sara Duterte following her current outburst in opposition to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Woman Liza Araneta-Marcos, and Home Speaker Martin Romualdez.
Score: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The declare was made in a YouTube video by the channel “Robin Candy Showbiz” final November 24. As of writing, the video has 97,000 views, 4,300 likes, and 681 feedback.
Within the video, a narrator says: “Matapos magsalita ni Vice President Sara laban kina BBM, Liza, at Martin Romualdez sa kahayupang ginagawa nila sa Pilipinas, lalong-lalo na sa mga Duterte, dito siya nakahanap na ng kakampi, tila nagpakita na ng suporta, ang Iglesia ni Cristo.”
(After Vice President Sara spoke out in opposition to BBM, Liza, and Martin Romualdez for the atrocities they’re committing within the Philippines, particularly in opposition to the Dutertes, she has discovered an ally. The Iglesia ni Cristo appears to have expressed assist for her.)
The video additionally flashes a photograph of INC Government Minister Eduardo Manalo. Textual content on its thumbnail reads: “Iglesia ni Cristo kay VP Sara ang suporta!” (Iglesia ni Cristo helps VP Sara!)
The video was uploaded following Duterte’s November 23 press briefing, throughout which she lashed out at Marcos, the First Woman, and Romualdez about their alleged corrupt actions.
The info: The INC has not made any public bulletins expressing assist for Duterte following her tirades in opposition to Marcos. The spiritual group endorsed the Marcos-Duterte tandem throughout the 2022 elections, nevertheless it has not stated that it now helps solely the Vice President, opposite to what the deceptive video implies.
INC publicizes its political endorsements via its broadcast channel Web 25, because it did when it introduced its assist for the Marcos-Duterte tandem in 2022. As of writing, no posts and statements associated to the declare could be discovered on the channel.
Courtesy name: Marcos and Duterte individually paid courtesy calls on Manalo final October. The President visited Manalo on October 29 forward of the latter’s birthday, whereas Duterte paid a go to on October 2 to precise appreciation for the spiritual group’s humanitarian efforts throughout calamities.
Duterte’s October go to marks her lone public interplay with the INC management previous to her November 23 press briefing.
The deceptive video was posted amid the controversies hounding the Vice President, reminiscent of ongoing questions on her alleged misuse of funds and her threats in opposition to Marcos. On December 2, a coalition of organizations filed an impeachment grievance in opposition to Duterte for betrayal of public belief, culpable violation of the Structure, and different excessive crimes. – Cris Fernan Bayaga/Rappler.com
Cris Fernan Bayaga is a campus journalist from the College of the Philippines Cebu’s Lanog, the official pupil publication of the School of Communication, Artwork, and Design. He’s additionally an Aries Rufo Journalism Fellow of Rappler for 2024.
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