Ermita: Iglesia ni Cristo backs Vilma’s candidacy

Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has thrown its support behind the candidacy of Vilma Santos-Recto for the gubernatorial post in Batangas province. Ermita, Southern Tagalog regional chairman of the ruling party Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, told Palace reporters that his daughter Eileen broke the news to him on Wednesday at about 9:30 a.m. He said that Eileen, running for Batangas representative and his son, Edwin, running for vice governor with Santos, were also endorsed by the INC, an influential nontrinitarian Christian church headed by its executive minister Eraño Manalo. - GMANews.TV