Eduardo V. Manalo

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Eduardo Villanueva Manalo, (born October 31, 1955) is the current Deputy Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). He is the grandson of Felix Manalo and is the son of current Executive Minister Eraño G. Manalo.

He was born to Eraño G. Manalo and Cristina Villanueva and is an active amateur radio enthusiast.[1] Manalo ran a local radio frequency bulletin board service at a time when Internet access in the Philippines was practically non-existent, and due to that, is credited as one of the pioneers in Internet usage in the Philippines.[2]

He contributed to the founding of an organization within the INC called The Association of Christians in Information Technology (AsCII), an organization consisting of INC members in the Information technology field who perform computer-related assistance to the church.[3]

[edit] Political Influence in the Philippines

According to Armando Doronila's The Fall of Joseph Estrada: The Inside Story,[4] – as well as local newspaper reports such as the May 7, 2001 issue of Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manalo was reportedly invited to sit in at the negotiations between the administration and the opposition during EDSA III. Members of INC told CNN that followers were encouraged to join the pro-Estrada demonstrations.[5][6] In a statement, representatives from the INC stated they held no position on the uprising, other than its intentions of peace.[7]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ HamCall Query Results for Manalo - Accessed December 9, 2005
  2. ^ Wong, Chin Wong; Valdez, Melba-Jean "RP marks 7th year on the Internet", Computerworld Philippines, March 26, 2001
  3. ^ Mangahas, Malou; "A Most Powerful Union", Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, April 29, 2002
  4. ^ Doronila, Armando; The Fall of Joseph Estrada: The Inside Story, (ISBN 971-27-1154-4; pages 226-227)
  5. ^ "Estrada transfer cleared as protests continue", CNN, April 27 2001. Retrieved on 2006-08-10. (English) 
  6. ^ Bacani, Cesar; Espinosa-Robles, Raissa; Luz, Kristina. "Mob Power", Vol. 27, No. 18, Asiaweek, May 11 2001. Retrieved on 2006-08-10. (English) 
  7. ^ "Neutral INC"; BusinessWorld. Manila: July 29, 2003. Page 1.
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