Ang Dating Daan ready to boycott GMA,leads signature campaign for Justice Puno

Jane Abao

Manila, Philippines (6/18/09) – Mass messages had been going around the membership of theAng Dating Daan (ADD), officially called Members Church of God International (MCGI)calling for the boycott of GMA, one of the greater TV stations in the country.The text suggested boycotting GMA and all its programs, with the information that the PresidingMinister, Bro. Eliseo Soriano is a topic in

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, and the resource person is DanielVeridiano, alias Puto, a former member of MCGI.

Daniel Veridiano alias Puto. Two faces before and after splurging on Church money

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is a program aired every Thursday evenings byGMA Network and is currentlyhosted byArnold Clavio.Before some 70,000 members gathered on a recent Saturday thanksgiving at the ADDConvention Center in Apalit, Pampanga, north of Manila, and another set of thousands of members scattered throughout the globe in six continents, Bro. Eli Soriano told the congregationto prepare themselves for what may happen when GMA releases another report that is not totallyrepresentative of truth.

Records show that Daniel Veridiano was excommunicated in August 2005 by Preacher Sorianoupon the recommendation of an investigating panel for various offenses unacceptable to thedoctrines of the Church. In his bid to be forgiven, Veridiano wrote a confession letter admittinghaving raped only nine of his subordinates, but 14 were complaining. When asked to explain thedifference, he said he could not remember anymore.Because of the gravity of his offenses, including widespread misappropriation of funds of theChurch, Veridiano failed to be acceptable to the ADD.He then joined the Iglesia ni Cristo(INC), an arch enemy of Bro. Eli Soriano. Now in the grace of the Iglesia ni Cristo, he filed twocases of rape against his benefactor.The case was dismissed by the Regional Court of San Fernando, Pampanga but was re-filed byRaul Gonzalez, who until this week was Secretary of Justice. Worse, Bro. Soriano was placed onthe watchlist of the International Criminal Police Organization or Interpol for “sex crimes,” anoffense he was never accused of in any court.Soriano accused the Iglesia ni Cristo as being behind all these harassments in a desperate bid to blemish his reputation. The INC practices bloc voting wherein every member must vote for thechoice of their leader. This explains why politicians would never try to displease the INCleadership. During election time, all roads lead to their doors and every candidate endorsedwould feel elated.It is public knowledge that whenever the Evangelist Soriano is asked questions concerning Christin his biblical expositions, the discussion always leads to the Iglesia ni Cristo that believes thatChrist is a man, always a man, and will remain a man. This would lead to classifying the INC asa false religion, a matter that gets the goat of every INC minister.What had always been a proud, powerful religion that could make and unmake kings, onlySoriano is able to tell to its face, “Face the truth; you are fake; you are not what you profess to be!” The preacher has a program, “Ask Soriano” that makes him the most queried man on earth.Referred to as the only sensible preacher in our time, Soriano is considered the nemesis of allfalse preachers.In revealing this news, Soriano instructed his men to watch closely the members – especially theformer members of the Iglesia ni Cristo – never to take revenge on their hands. “Leave it toGod,” he would say. “Just continue doing good.”With Clavio’s impending presentation of

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without any input from the ADDPresiding Minister himself, or the physical presence of his attorneys, the congregation hasalready guessed it will just be another biased Iglesia ni Cristo – inspired item. Bro. Soriano wenton exile in 2005 when he could no longer seek justice in the country.Incidentally, the Ang Dating Daan would opt for an intelligent and morally upright man to leadthe Philippines. Claiming they are tired of crooks and untrustworthy people easily twisted byoutside influence, the best choice according to Bro. Eli is Reynato S. Puno, the incumbentChief