(Eagle News) — An expelled member of the Iglesia Ni Cristo who is based in California went to 36 Tandang Sora Avenue where other expelled INC members Lottie Hemedez and Angel Manalo are staying, and tried to make it appear that his visit was linked to the United Nations.
Expelled INC member Humphrey Dolino Angeles, presented an “International Media” press ID with his photo, but at the same time the ID also mentioned his organization as “Humanitarian Aid and Rescue Project.”
It could not be confirmed if Angeles is a real member of the Humanitarian Aid and Rescue Project, which is not a media organization.
It could not also be confirmed if he indeed was a member of the International Media. A check with the internet does not reveal a single write-up or broadcast news that he did.
But a check in Linkedin profile identified a certain Humphrey Angeles from the San Francisco Bay area as having the occupation of a “Transducer-Centering the Being: Holographic Consciousness.”
In the interview, Angeles said he was also a member of the “Knights Order of St. John of Jerusalem” but did not present any identification for this.
“The UN group that I am affiliated with is the Knights Order St. John of Jerusalem. They are the first and oldest humanitarian NGO in UN history. They were the first hospital that provided aid to the people journeying to Jerusalem, regardless of their religion,” he claimed.
When asked if he was sent by the UN specifically, or if his alleged NGO sent him, Angeles gave an evasive answer.
“Hindi po kasi, if you understand the way it works. Ang NGO po, hindi po yan… kumbaga..ahh. They’re considered as part of the United Nations. Kasi nobody really owns the United Nations.”
Angeles then tried to give the media a lesson about what the United Nations is all about: “It’s a group of different countries and different representatives, whether they’re government or non-government entity. It’s a place where they facilitate and talk about issues that affect global communities woldwide.”
When pressed if he has UN approval for his actions at 36 Tandang Sora, Angeles has this to say:
“No. .no. no. Approval from the UN is not a requisite.”
As he tried to explain how the UN works, he waved his “media ID” and said, “I’m a press, you know. I have to gather information and present it to the people.”
“Kasi wala pong nangyayari e. How long has it been going on according to your knowledge?,” he asked as he nervously scratched his collarbone.
When told that the case is already with the Philippine courts, which is already hearing the case, he insisted on the alleged oppression of those inside 36 Tandang Sora Avenue, who like him were expelled INC members.
“Pero yung oppression ng mga tao rito, how long has it been going on? Kasi we’re focused specifically on human rights, that’s all,” he said. “I don’t care about the courts po. That’s not my responsibility po. That’s not my issue. My issue is human rights.”
Then he talked about how the residents of 36 Tandang Sora felt, as if he was their spokesperson.
“We’re talking about basic food and water. And then you’re creating this gigantic wall. For what purpose? If you mean to say, somebody blocked you in your own house, if it’s your house, and they created this gigantic wall, if you really believe that it’s your house, and somebody is controlling who gets inside and out of your house, and you believe that it’s your house, how would you feel?”
He added: “And that house has sentimental value, and your father told you, stay there.. whatever, I don’t know, but if that is the case, what would you feel?”
“You have to understand, the Iglesia Ni Cristo is a prominent global entity. It’s highly respected,” he said as he again nervously re-arranged his black vest jacket.
Angeles said he came with Lisa Clapier who was a broadcast transmedia producer from an NGO called World Peace One.
He said he will bring up the issue on 36 Tandang Sora with the UN, and that he has a powerful contact.
“Our contact po expands all the way through all the royal families all over the world. We have access po to 183 countries, and probably even more. Billions of people po ang network namin. The people who are watching our news po, the events that we cover are literally all over the world,” he boasted.
Angeles even claimed that the news that they would do, they “can present to NGOs all over the world within 48 hours.”
“Lahat po ito nare-record na nila. We have the means to record it already globally,” he said apparently referring to Clapier’s group.
But he said they would still have to fight tooth and nail to get that “window of time” for them to be noticed by the UN.
And then the clincher: He admitted he was an expelled INC member.
“I was a member po. I can’t get back yet,” he said.
Angeles also participated in the rally of expelled INC members in the US where he was interviewed by ABS-CBN’s TFC channel.
Angeles was expelled from the INC in 2010.
Other “media” incidents at 36 T. Sora
Previous to this, another expelled INC member, Anthony Menorca, tried to enter the INC compound at no. 36 Tandang Sora Avenue, purportedly to bring food to those staying there, while being covered by a news crew from ABS CBN.
Interestingly, Anthony’s brother, expelled INC member Lowell Menorca II, was also reported in the media to be the over-all coordinator for a previous media scenario for Lottie Hemedez, specifically the events of January 15 when she conducted a “selective press conference”
His role there as “coordinator” was revealed in documents that also detailed the participation of members of the Marines who were part of Hemedez’s security escorts.
The lawyer of Hemedez and Menorca, Atty. Trixie Angeles, was also the lawyer of former Marines Captain, Nicanor Faeldon, whose security firm had been hired by Lottie and Angel.
Lawyer Angeles had also tried to sneak former military men inside the INC compound, sources said, the latest incident of which was when Philippine Navy deserter Jonathan Ledesma accompanied her in mid-December 2015 during a supposed occular inspection at the Tandang Sora property.
Media men were also around at that time covering the event.
A month later, on January 15, a television crew from ABS-CBN was on hand, when former military personnel tried to enter the INC property after Lottie Hemedez’s presscon and visit to the barangay hall. In the said scuffle, Ledesma was seen in CCTV footage as pulling out a gun.
Humphrey Angeles’ visit to the INC compound on Monday, February 1, with an invitation for media coverage, is the latest twist of “media” events where expelled INC members have figured in.
It came after the 15-day deadline given by the INC to expelled members Lottie Hemedez and Angel Manalo to voluntarily leave the INC compound expired. (Eagle News Service)