Three months after mobilizing hundreds of thousands of Filipinos in a two-day rally demanding action on alleged large-scale corruption, Iglesia ni Cristo is signaling it has not moved on from the issue.
Spokesperson Brother Edwil Zabala delivered a video statement Friday warning that recent testimony tied to the misuse of public money must not be dismissed, and that the religious organization continues to monitor how authorities are handling the controversy surrounding flood control expenditures.
Zabala questioned why those coming forward with information appear to be facing legal pressure while those allegedly responsible remain unaccountable. “Sa halip na ang mga salarin ang hanapin at usigin, ay mga nagbibigay ng impormasyon at tumetestigo laban sa kanila ang kinakasuhan at ginigipit, kung kayat hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa natutunton ang sinasabing mahigit na isang trilyong pisong inilaan sa mga flood control project at iba pang pagawaing bayan, sapagkat ang mga hinahanap ng mga dapat mag imbestiga ay ang mga pangyayaring maaring magamit para mailihis sa ibat ibang isyu ang problemang ito,” he said in the clip posted to Net 25’s Facebook page.
He also questioned the pace of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s work, particularly after a group of former soldiers testified that they transported cash in suitcases. “Bakit tila walang malinaw na hakbang upang palawakin pa at tapusin ang imbestigasyon. Anong ebidensya pa kaya ng hinihintay upang seryosohing tuntunin ang mastermind sa katiwaliang ito,” Zabala said.
He pushed back against suggestions that the soldiers’ disclosures were part of a destabilization scheme, arguing the opposite conclusion should follow: “May mga pahayag din na ang paglitaw ng mga dating sundalo ay bahagi ng isang destabilzation plot kung ganoon ang paratang hindi ba dapat lalo itong imbestigahan sapagkat ang destabilisayon laban sa gobyerno ay isang seryosong usapin ukol sa pambansang seguridad. Bukod dito ang malawakang bahagi ng inihayag ng mga dating sundalo ay tuwiran pa namang may kaugnayan sa naganap na paglimas sa salapi ng bayan.”
Palace Press Undersecretary Claire Castro said the administration has referred relevant cases to the Department of Justice and the Ombudsman. “Nasa Ombudsman at DOJ na ang ibang nairekomendang kaso. Hintayin na lang po natin kung ano ang magiging resolution nila. ‘Yan po ang tinatawag na rule of law at due process,” she said.
Zabala maintained that INC’s membership, whose November 2025 demonstrations drew massive crowds, will keep pushing for those found responsible for plundering public funds to be held to account.
