By Caesar Vallejos
Eagle News Service
Several government officials joined the Iglesia Ni Cristo Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty on Sunday, May 6, lauding the Church’s efforts to alleviate the plight of the poor.
“Nakapakasarap ng pakiramdam. Makikita mo talaga ang pagkakaisa ng Iglesia para maiahon ang mga kapatid natin sa kahirapan,” Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said.
Go said that the Church was always the “model” for “unity” of other organizations.
Senator JV Ejercito agreed.
“Ang kapatiran ng Iglesia, kusang lumalabas para tulungan ang kapwa, sana kung ito ay magaya ng lahat..It is about humanity, pag may taong nangangailangan, nagigipit, masarap ang pakiramdam kung alam mong may umaalalay at tumutulong sa iyo,” he said.
Both Go and Ejercito said they did not feel tired while making the walk with INC members.
According to Ejercito, he walked along the same route twice, and in both times, INC members were always greeting him and smiling at him.
“Sana ang gobyerno rin matin makatulong dito kasi marami ang ideas ang Iglesia sa pagtulong sa kapwa nila,” Go said.
Apart from the “spectacular” walk, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar noted the Church’s projects for sustainability, which he said was “definitely the way to go.”
“With our environment experiencing degradation, we should all get into the science of sustainability so I applaud the efforts of the Iglesia Ni Cristo in putting in so much effort and money and investment in sustainable growth, sustainable farming, and sustainable food production,” he said.
“Iglesia Ni Cristo, I suppose is the only homegrown church of the country spread all over the world with hundreds and hundreds of churches all over the world and it is in the position to do what it is doing right now in ending poverty..It is such as a noble task..I would like to congratulate Ka Eduardo and the entire Church, the Iglesia ni Cristo, the millions of members, and the more than a million members walking today here in Manila,” he said.