Published May 2, 2016 4:21pm

The Iglesia ni Cristo denied on Monday that they have endorsed the presidential candidacy of Davao City Rodrigo Duterte.

In an instant message to GMA News, Iglesia ni Cristo representative Ka Edwil Zabala said they have not flowed a letter demonstrating the religious gathering's backing for Duterte.
"The letter is not from Sibling Eduardo Manalo," Zabala said, in the wake of being demonstrated the assumed "tagubilin" that has subsequent to turned into a web sensation over the online networking.
"The minute we recognize the individual/s in charge of this false letter containing the produced mark of Sibling Eduardo Manalo, we will charge them in court," he included.
Despite the fact that it is vague where the letter was initially posted, one of the unmistakable pages that mutual the photograph was "Bisaya Republic."
Its post about the gathered Iglesia Ni Cristo support increased more than 3,800 preferences and 7,400 shares starting 4:45 p.m. on Monday.
In any case, a Facebook page of Duterte's volunteers with more than 52,000 preferences posted the photograph being referred to and named it as "fake news."
Meeting
Duterte met Manalo two weeks prior to present his project against wrongdoing, illicit medications and debasement to the religious pioneer.
"Kung nanaisin ng Commonplace na Panginoon at ako ay mahalal sa darating na eleksyon, makakaasa ang milyun-milyong miyembro ng Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) na ipaglalaban ko ang kanilang karapatan at kapakanan bilang mamamayan at mananampalataya," Duterte said in an announcement.
He said they didn't examine backing of the square voting religious gathering.
The powerful gathering has likewise denied a week ago that it has as of now embraced a possibility for VP.
The announcement turned out after Congressperson Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos was accounted for to have guaranteed that his bad habit presidential offer had been embraced by the Iglesia ni Cristo.
"Basta sa ngayon ay wala dad kaming opisyal na ine-endorso. Maaring mayroon nang napili ang pamunuan pero wala dad kaming ina-declare," Zabala said then. He included, "Hindi ko alam saan nanggaling ang balita na may ine-endorso na. Kung mayroon na, ako dapat ang una makakaalam at magbabalita sainyo niyan." — Bianca Rose Dabu with a report from Trisha Macas/RSJ/NB, GMA News

INC Executive Minister Eduardo Manalo and PDP Laban presidential bet Rodrigo Duterte during a meeting in INC Central Office last April 22.  (Image screenshot from the video produced by Net 25) 

Mayor Keeps up Records CONTAIN THOUSANDS, NOT MILLIONS
BALANGA CITY, Bataan—Davao City Chairman Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday affirmed that he has a few financial balances at the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), one of which was with the Julia Vargas Parkway branch in Ortigas.
Addressing journalists here, Duterte said he has a BPI account on the said branch yet rushed to say that it didn't contain millions as opposed to the cases of Trillanes that it has over P200 million.
"Meron ako sa BPI. Meron ako sa BPI. Hindi ganun kalaki. Thousands lang. It couldn't go past even..'Yung isa 17 (thousand) 'yung isa beneath 50 (thousand.)," he told columnists.
(I have accounts at BPI. In any case, it doesn't contain that much cash. Simply thousands. It couldn't go past that. One contains P17,000, alternate has P50,000.)
The extreme talking chairman challenged Trillanes to execute a sworn statement itemizing where and how he got bank records demonstrating his affirmed millions in the store.
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"Execute an oath. Where did you get it? Whenever, how and for what reason?" Duterte said, including that he would open the records if Trillanes consents to his test.
He even tested Trillanes to record a body of evidence against him.
"How about we make it lawful. Record a case," he said.
He kept up Trillanes' allegations that he has millions in bank were "manufactured."
"Sabi ko that is manufactured. Meron ako, I'll give you one record (with) 17 thousand (I as of now said it's created. I have one, I'll give you one record which has P17,000)," he said.
"Malaki 'yan twelve. Naubos na sa gastos. Meron akong bank (account). 'Di abot ng milliion I will guarantee you. Kailan ko dad kayo binola (It used to be enormous, yet I spent it as of now. I have a financial balance, yet it doesn't contain a million. At the point when did I ever trick you?)," he included.
He said Trillanes was a "fellow with lost vision."
"You make it (the test) legitimately. I won't play into your hands. Why should he request a waiver?" he said. IDL