https://www.scmp.com/rss/524749/feed The latest news and top stories on Iglesia ni Cristo. A Quezon City, Philippines-based independent nontrinitarian Christian church, Iglesia ni Cristo is dedicated to worshipping God and preaching salvation. Its main areas of focus include biblical teachings, humanitarian aid, education and broadcasting. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Sam Beltran Sam Beltran The Philippines’ deepening flood-control corruption scandal has now drawn in one of the country’s most influential religious groups, with a mass mobilisation by members of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) church offering a revealing glimpse into the political fault lines reshaping Manila’s crisis. The two-day gathering, which began on Sunday and drew more than half a million INC members to the capital, was officially framed as a demand for transparency and accountability over billions of pesos... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3333613/how-influential-philippine-church-flexing-its-political-muscle-amid-flood-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3333613/how-influential-philippine-church-flexing-its-political-muscle-amid-flood-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 02:00:53 +0000 Raissa Robles Raissa Robles A searing public broadside by Senator Imee Marcos accusing her younger brother, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jnr, of using cocaine and cannabis has stunned the Philippines’ political establishment and intensified a bitter feud inside one of the country’s most powerful clans. Delivering her claims to a crowd of 600,000 at a rally organised by Iglesia ni Cristo – a religious group with historic ties to the Marcos family whose name translates to Church of Christ – Imee, 70, said she felt... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3333262/marcos-family-feud-philippine-president-microdoses-cocaine-sister-claims?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3333262/marcos-family-feud-philippine-president-microdoses-cocaine-sister-claims?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:30:09 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Philippine prosecutors filed on Tuesday the first criminal charges in a sweeping corruption scandal over bogus flood control projects, promising “many” more indictments in the case that has prompted public ire and protests. Rage over so-called ghost infrastructure, believed to have cost taxpayers billions of dollars, has been building for months, ever since President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr put the issue centre stage in a July address after weeks of deadly flooding. Scores of construction firm... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3333274/philippine-flood-corruption-scandal-deepens-first-charges-over-ghost-projects?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3333274/philippine-flood-corruption-scandal-deepens-first-charges-over-ghost-projects?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:10:25 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Thousands of members of an influential religious group started gathering in Manila on Sunday for a rally to call for accountability in the Philippine government over a widening corruption scandal. Iglesia ni Cristo members, wearing white shirts, assembled in the historic Quirino Grandstand and nearby streets in Manila city. Police estimated the crowd at 14,500 as of 8am local time. Some camped out overnight for a programme expected to start late in the afternoon. The Christian religious group... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3332976/philippine-church-rallies-over-corruption-scandal-pressure-mounts-macros?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3332976/philippine-church-rallies-over-corruption-scandal-pressure-mounts-macros?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Nov 2025 07:56:29 +0000