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(Eagle News) – The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) has set its fourth record title for its historic May 6 Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty with the announcement from Guinness that the INC had broken its own record for the largest charity walk in multiple venues. Guinness awarded on Tuesday, June 12, the official certificates for the four new world record titles that the INC had set for its historic global march. With this, […]
(Eagle News) — Citizens of various countries participated in the Bangkok, Thailand venue of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty on Sunday, May 6. Even guests from African countries joined the walk and expressed appreciation that the Church is doing this for their continent. “Being an African, and the walk is all about (helping to) eliminate poverty in Africa, it’s going to be amazing […]
(Eagle News) — A video taken by a netizen that showed a cameraman of a television network focused on intently taking shots of a garbage pile in Manila shortly after the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty on Sunday, May 6, is now going the rounds of social media. The “hulicam” video caught the attention of netizens as it caught on film the manner by which the network’s camera crew ignored the […]
(Eagle News) — Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) members in South Dakota held their Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty at the foot of Mt. Rushmore, one of the more than 300 sites of the global charity walk to help poor communities in Africa. Young and old, the participants walked the 1.6 kilometers designated at the walk site, holding banners and flags, at the foot of one of the iconic symbols of the United States. […]
In more than 300 sites across 18 time zones, the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) members will be holding a “Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty” on Sunday, May 6 to benefit poor communities in several countries in Africa . This is the second worldwide walk of the Church members that aims to help impoverished communities. The first was held last February 2014 which benefited victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in the Philippines, […]
(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Thursday, May 3, advised motorists to take alternative routes as a part of Roxas Boulevard in Manila will be closed starting Saturday, May 5 midnight. MMDA Deputy Chariman Frisco San Juan said that in particular, both the northbound and southbound lanes of Roxas Boulevard from Buendia to Padre Burgos will be closed due to the expected influx of participants in the Iglesia ni Cristo’s Worldwide […]
The Philippines has successfully broken two world records with the Iglesia ni Cristo’s Worldwide Walk for victims of typhoon Yolanda. Shortly after 4pm today, Guinness World Record adjudicator Kirsty Bennet announced that the INC Worldwide Walk has beaten the record for largest charitable walk in 24 hours (multiple venue), after drawing 519,221 participants. Bennet praised the passion and dedication of the event’s organizers. “I cannot stress enough the commitment, organization, and passion required to achieve […]
Breaking the world record for the largest charity walk will just be a bonus and not the priority of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC). This, according to INC spokesman Edwil Zabala, who said that the primary reason for the Worldwide Walk is to acquire additional resources for the short-term and long-term rehabilitation of those affected by super typhoon Yolanda. Zabala added that the event also aims to call attention to the fact that the four million […]
Waste and pollution watchdog EcoWaste Coalition marvelled today at the clean and well-organised charity walk of the Iglesia Ni Cristo for Typhoon Yolanda victims. The ecological group said theroute of the walkathon was “devoid of unsightly and filthy trash” – a far cry from the feast of the Black Nazarene last january when it turned Quiapo “into a dumpsite due to the unimpeded disposal of garbage on the streets.” EcoWaste coordinator Aileen Lucero lauded participants […]
Over a thousand people in Singapore crossed the finish line of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) charity walkathon – becoming the second country to conclude the event (after Japan). In a Radyo Agila report, EBC correspondent Oseisan Laberanto said that the Singapore event numbered over 800 participants from the West Side and 600 from the East Side. Laberanto said the two groups walked an estimated 1.9 kilometers to the convergence site in Pasir Ris Park. […]
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 […]
