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Handicaps in Tacloban walkathon

Thousands of people from the ravaged city of Tacloban, some of them in crutches and wheelchairs, attended the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) WorldWide Walk in the area. The event is aimed to help out victims in the said province of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). The number of attendees, which is expected to reach at least 5000, gathered at the assembly area early on and voiced their support for the walk. After crossing the finish line, most […]

Church officials, ministers lead charity walkathon in Manila

Iglesia ni Cristo Executive Minister Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo’s message and call for compassionate care for fellow countrymen and INC brethren was read before the large crowds that participated at the INC Worldwide Walk held in multiple sites around the world, today, February 15, 2014 (PH time). The greatest number gathered in Manila where top INC Church officials and their respective families, led the 1.6km walk from the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) to Rizal […]

WorldWide Walk Trending in Twitter

The Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) WorldWide Walk, which aims to support victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda, became one of the hottest topics on the social networking site Twitter today. The charity walk, which began at 3 am today (local time) in New Zealand, topped the trending topics for a short time in the popular website early this morning. The event has already drawn record crowds in various areas here and abroad.

Thousands flock early to INC Walk in Davao and CDO

Thousands, if not tens of thousands, have already flocked to the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) WorldWide Walk in Cagayan De Oro and Davao Del Norte. More are expected to attend as the event goes on through out the day. INC members gathered together in their respective assembly areas in the said provinces. Live Streaming of the activities is available at the Eagles News website.

Friendly reminder for Manila motorists

Manila will have road closures on February 15 to make way for Iglesia Ni Cristo’s Worldwide Walk, which aims to raise funds for the victims of typhoon Yolanda. The fund-raising event will happen from 4:00am to 6:00pm. The Manila Traffic Enforcement Unit has released a traffic advisory to guide motorists on road closures and re-routing schemes: Road closures: * Northbound and southbound lanes of Roxas Boulevard from Buendia to Anda Circle; * Eastbound and westbound […]

New Zealand takes first steps of INC World Wide Walk

Members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) in Auckland, New Zealand were the first ones to take steps the in the much-talked about WorldWide Walk event today. Many INC members gathered together in the Auckland venue to participate in the event, which aims to provide help for those who were affected when the super typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines last year. According to reports, the day is “bright and the skies clear” in New Zealand, […]

Rosa Parks turns 101

                Rosa Parks, the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement after refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. Parks once said  “When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was change. But they couldn’t rest on just that change. It has to continue.” Born on February 4, 1913, Rosa Parks […]

Suicide bomb attack hits passenger van in south Beirut

By Laila Bassam BEIRUT Mon Feb 3, 2014 2:32pm EST (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up in a passenger van in a southern suburb of Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Monday as the country continued to struggle with the fallout from the civil war in neighboring Syria. At least two people were wounded in the blast, including the driver and a woman, but no one was killed apart from the bomber, the health minister […]