Eduardo V. Manalo

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. [http://hamcall.net/call/KB6YOZ HamCall Query Results for Manalo] - Accessed December 9, 2005] 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.Wong, Chin Wong; Valdez, Melba-Jean " [http://www.info.com.ph/~chinwong/RP%20marks%207th%20year.html RP marks 7th year on the Internet] ", "Computerworld Philippines", March 26, 2001]

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.Mangahas, Malou; " [http://www.pcij.org/stories/2002/inc2.html A Most Powerful Union] ", "Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism", April 29, 2002]

Political Influence in the Philippines

According to Armando Doronila's "The Fall of Joseph Estrada: The Inside Story,"Doronila, Armando; "The Fall of Joseph Estrada: The Inside Story," (ISBN 971-27-1154-4; pages 226-227)] – 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. [cite news|coauthors = Staff and writer reports, including Reuters|title = Estrada transfer cleared as protests continue|publisher = CNN|date = 2001-04-27| url = http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/04/27/philippines.estrada.01/index.html| accessdate = 2006-08-10 ] [cite news
last = Bacani
first = Cesar
coauthors = Espinosa-Robles, Raissa; Luz, Kristina
title = Mob Power
work = Vol. 27, No. 18
publisher = Asiaweek
date = 2001-05-11
url = http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/magazine/nations/0,8782,108633,00.html
accessdate = 2006-08-10] In a statement, representatives from the INC stated they held no position on the uprising, other than its intentions of peace."Neutral INC"; "BusinessWorld". Manila: July 29, 2003. Page 1.]

External links

* [http://www.ascii.org/ The Association of Christians in Information Technology (AsCII)]

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