Mayor Isko hopes to get endorsement of INC as May 9 nears (Sabong News)
Author
Jaleen Ramos
Date
MAY 01 2022
Presidential candidate Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno Domagoso on Saturday, April 30, said he is hoping to get the endorsement of the religious group Iglesia ni Cristo (INC).
“No, we go there. Ako, as a matter of fact, I always ask for the help of Iglesia ni Kristo. Sumusulat ako lagi. Humihingi ako ng tulong sa ating mga kapatid sa Iglesia, sa tagapamahalang pangkalahatan. Lahat hinihingan ko ng tulong dahil kailangan ko ng tulong. But for now, magtulungan tayo. Ano lang common denominator natin muna. Unahin muna natin walang away, walang higantian (I always write to them. I ask for the help of our brothers and sisters in Iglesia. I ask for the help of everyone because I need help. But for now, let’s work together. Let’s focus on our common denominator first— that there is no fight, no revenge),” Domagoso said.
“Usually di naman sila sumasagot (they do not answer). They will tell you when,” he said.
Domagoso also said he needs all the help he can get especially as the election day nears.
“Lahat ng tulong. Katulad ng panawagan ko sa inyo, sa inyong nandirito. Yung bawat boto ninyo mahalaga. In fact, tiyagain ninyo, pumila tayo. Ang bawat isang boto pag pinagsama-sama madami yan. So, lahat ng uri ng tulong kailangan ko,” Moreno told reporters in Lingayen, Pangasinan before the start of grand rally in this Northern Luzon province.
Domagoso believes that getting the endorsement of INC will definitely boost his bid, recalling what happened in 2019.
“Yes. Salamat sa ating mga kapatid sa buong Iglesia ni Kristo noong 2019. Bagamat ako ay pangatlo rin sa survey nung 2019, pinagkatiwalaan ako ng pamamahala ng Iglesia at ng mga kapatid. At isa sa naging tagumpay ko ay sa tulong ng Iglesia at sa tulong rin ng tao (Thank you to our brothers and sisters in Iglesia in 2019. Although I was third in the survey in 2019, I was trusted by the INC. And one of my successes was achieved through the help of the Iglesia and of people),” he said.
“I’m always grateful to those people who are helping us and we don’t forget those people who are with us on the way up because these are the same people that we are going to meet on the way down because the principle of gravity will be applied to everybody. Anything that goes up must come down,” he said.
There are an estimated three million members of INC in the Philippines and over 150 countries and territories overseas.
