Officials of the Quezon City Police District presented to the media the high-powered firearms and various ammunition recovered from the 36 Tandang Sora compound which was previously illegally occupied by expelled members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo led by Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo and his sister, Lolita “Lottie” Hemedez. The QCPD had raided the property and have filed charges against the illegal occupants there. No bail was recommended for Angel Manalo who had been charged with illegal possession of firearms and ammunition before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office.
It turned out that these expelled members, who had even allowed the illegal entry of former soldiers identified with the Magdalo group, were hiding this large cache of firearms which was large enough to “arm a small assault team.”
The former soldiers— Jonathan Ledesma and Joseph Sabbaluca — were among the men allegedly allowed inside the 36 Tandang Sora property by former Marine officer Nicanor Faeldon last year.
They were then accompanied by his lawyer, Atty. Trixie Angeles, who had also served as the legal counsel of the expelled Manalo siblings.
(Eagle News Service)
