The Leni Robredo-Kiko Pangilinan ticket has received another rare religious endorsement just days before the May 9 polls – this time from one of the country’s largest Protestant churches. PHVote WeDecide READ:
The UCCP, formed in 1948 after the union of several Protestant churches in the Philippines, has been known for its progressive stance on issues of social justice. It currently has over 3,000 local churches and congregations as across the country.
“As a Church, we were among the first religious groups that denounced the proclamation and ill-effects of martial law in 1972. We were among those that [accompanied] the struggle of the people in calling for the lifting of martial law and emphasized the Church’s Declaration of Principles and faith imperatives in its opposition to oppressive and repressive laws imposed by the dictatorship,” the bishops said. a group of more than 1,200 Roman Catholic bishops, priests, and deacons.
had also voiced their explicit support for the ticket. These statements of support represent a break in a long-held tradition within the Catholic Church in the Philippines that discourages outright support of specific candidates. This is in contrast with the Iglesia Ni Cristo , which practices bloc-voting as a mark of their church’s unity. The INC leadership
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