
Originally Posted by
inc-pankz
nibalhin? kanosa man nag engun ang tga INC na gibo ang gesoportahan?

mao man gud akong na basahan kaniadto:
Palace woos Iglesia ni Cristo support for Gibo
Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/02...o-support-gibo
MANILA, Philippines - A Malacaņang official on Wednesday said he is hoping that administration party Lakas-Kampi CMD will get the support of the powerful Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) sect in the coming May elections.
Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the Palace is counting on the powerful religious sect to bring in the votes for Lakas-Kampi standard bearer Gilbert Teodoro and other administration in this year's polls.
"In elections, one needs the support of big groups like the INC. It is significant that we get support of these groups. I hope we get it. INC is very supportive of the Arroyo administration," Ermita said in a press statement on the website of the Office of the Press Secretary.
The Iglesia ni Cristo is the only religious group in the country that practices bloc voting, with previous surveys showing that an INC endorsement could bring an additional 1.5 million to 2 million votes to a national candidate.
The INC previously endorsed the candidacies of Joseph Estrada and Gloria Arroyo in the 1998 and 2004 presidential elections.
In 2007, it endorsed 12 senatorial candidates including Team Unity’s Michael Defensor, Ralph Recto, Joker Arroyo, Vicente Sotto III, Juan Miguel Zubiri and Edgardo Angara; Genuine Opposition’s Francis Escudero, Loren Legarda, Panfilo Lacson, Manuel Villar and Benigno Aquino III; and independent Francis Pangilinan. Of the 12 candidates, 9 were elected.
Two of those endorsed by the INC in 2007, Villar and Aquino, are running for president in the May 10, 2010 elections.