Tag: Menorca

CA affirms decision junking Menorca’s amparo case vs INC

  (Eagle News) – The Court of Appeals has upheld its earlier decision dismissing the plea for protection of expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo member Lowell Menorca II and his family against the INC for lack of merit and for being moot and academic. In a three-page resolution, the CA’s Seventh Division dismissed the motion for reconsideration filed by Menorca’s brother, Anthony, and his sister-in-law Jungko Otsuka for lack of merit, thus affirming its decision last […]

CA ends hearing on writ of amparo petition filed by Menorca, to issue ruling on case

(Eagle News) — The Court of Appeals has wrapped up hearings on the petition for writ of amparo filed by expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo member Lowell “Boyet” Menorca II, after his repeated failure to attend hearings where he is set for cross examination. According to Presiding Judge Magdangal de Leon of the CA’s 7th division, they will soon issue a decision on the matter as soon as possible.  This was after the INC had asked […]

Menorca, a no-show again at CA hearing; INC lawyers to move for case’s dismissal

  (Eagle News) — Expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo member Lowell “Boyet” Menorca II again failed to show up Monday (March 21) in the hearing on the petition for writ of amparo filed by his camp before the Court of Appeals, and the magistrates are giving him until hearing next week (March 28) to show up. Only his lawyers and his brother Anthony Menorca were present in the hearing and the CA finds this repeated failure […]

CA deletes Menorca’s hearsay statements vs. INC

By Perfecto T. Raymundo Philippine News Agency     (Editor’s note: We made corrections on this item, regarding the fact that Menorca has never been an INC minister) MANILA (PNA)  — The Court of Appeals (CA) has deleted several portions of the judicial affidavit of expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) member Lowell Menorca II in connection with his petition against the INC and some of its ministers, saying that various parts are speculative, conjectural and constitute […]

Sa Ganang Mamamayan: Pag-aresto kay Menorca, sino nga ba ang nakinabang?

(Eagle News) –  Nitong nakalipas na mga araw ay natutok ang pansin ng media ukol sa pagkaka-aresto sa tiwalag na miembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo na si Lowell Menorca II. Sa episode na ito ng “Saganang Mamamayan,”  hinimok ni dating Congressman Rodante Marcoleta na mas himayin ng publiko ang isyu at tingnan kung sino talaga ang nakinabang sa aniya’y “drama” na ginawa ni Menorca matapos siyang arestuhin sa kasong libelo. Ayon sa kanya, mas nais […]

Hepe ng Manila police station 5, pinanindigang walang nilabag na protocol sa pag-aresto kay Menorca

(Eagle News) — Pinanindigan ng hepe ng Manila Police District (MPD) Station 5 na si Police Supt. Albert Barot na walang nilabag sa protocol ang mga pulis na humuli kay Lowell Menorca. Kung di man nakauniporme ang pulis ay kinakailangan lang magpakilala ito nang maayos tulad ng ginawa ng pulis na umaresto kay Menorca. “Base din doon sa POP (police operation procedure) natin with regards to … di naman binabanggit na during the service of warrant […]

Menorca, sumailalim sa normal police process matapos maaresto

  (Eagle News) — Agad idineresto sa Manila Police District station 5 sa Ermita, Maynila si Lowell Menorca makaraang maaresto ito ng mga otoridad. Mismong kasama ni Menorca sa Station 5 si Manila Police District Director General Rolando Nana. Ilang oras na nagtagal sa loob ng investigation room si Menorca na sumailalim sa booking process Pasado 12:30 ng hapon umalis ng station 5 si Menorca para magpa-medical exam. Bahagi ito ng standing operating procedure ng mga […]

Menorca’s arrest, a police matter, says INC spokesperson

  (Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo has released its official answer to accusations coming from expelled INC member Lowell Menorca II regarding his arrest Wednesday morning (January 20), saying that it was a police matter and contrary to Menorca’s opinion, the INC had no hand in it. In a press conference held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, spokesperson minister Edwil Zabala read a statement saying that the INC legal team was in fact waiting […]

Arresting officer: Menorca wife grabbed warrant, made a scene

(Eagle News) —   One of the police officers who arrested expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo member Lowell Menorca II detailed how he resisted arrest, and how his wife Jinky Seiko even snatched the arrest warrant that they had served to them and made a scene afterwards. Police Officer Arnel Santos, in an interview with reporters, said that when the arresting team came to arrest Menorca, they presented their IDs and the warrant of arrest to Menorca […]

SCAN files libel complaint against Menorca

The communicators’ group SCAN International filed a libel complaint against former Iglesia Ni Cristo member Lowell Menorca II due to allegations made by Menorca saying that the said group is a private army and a death squad. Menorca made said allegations in a news program. (Eagle News Service)