Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) senatorial candidate Salvador Panelo gained the last-minute endorsement of El Shaddai over the weekend. Salvador Panelo (Photo from PCOO) El Shaddai, the biggest Catholic charismatic group in the country with eight million members, announced...
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda has gained the strong endorsement of influential Catholic charismatic group El Shaddai just days ahead of the May 9 elections, where she is vying for a Senate seat. House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda (left) and El Shaddai leader Bro. Mike Velarde...
The El Shaddai Catholic charismatic group has endorsed the Senate bid of UniTeam bet Mark Villar. Villar (left) and Velarde (right) (Photo from Villar's Media Team) It is estimated that the Catholic group led by Brother Mike Velarde has eight million members. "We are always very grateful to Brother...
After enjoying the endorsements of religious groups El Shaddai and Kingdom of Jesus Christ, the camp of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Friday, March 4 hit the Catholic clergy for allegedly "meddling" with Philippine politics. Lawyer Vic Rodriguez, Marcos Jr.’s spokesman,...
The endorsement of El Shaddai leader Bro. Mike Velarde of presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr was "personal," the spiritual adviser of the group said. Retired Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani (RCAM / Paul Guanlao / MANILA BULLETIN) Retired Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani Jr...
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) leadership in the House of Representatives expects Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio to add to her already significant survey lead over her rivals as the campaign period continues to unfold. House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez (left) and Davao City...
The religious group El Shaddai led by Bro. Mike Velarde has endorsed the senatorial bid of retired police general Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar. Eleazar, who is running under the Partido Reporma, was invited during the religious activity of the group in Parañaqu City along with presidential candidate...
Presidential candidate and former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. said he is not at all surprised that the leader of the Catholic charismatic group El Shaddai has endorsed his presidential bid and that of his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio for vice president for the...
A Catholic prelate said El Shaddai members are free to choose their candidates in the May 2022 polls. Retired Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani (RCAM / Paul Guanlao / MANILA BULLETIN) Retired Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani, the spiritual adviser of the group, said the members are not "obliged to...
Brother Mike Velarde, leader of religious group El Shaddai, on Saturday, Feb. 12 endorsed the candidacies of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio in front of his members. Velarde's endorsement was given to the BBM-Sara UniTeam...
Retired Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani Jr collapsed while presiding a Mass on Monday, Dec. 20. Retired Novaliches Bishop Teodoro Bacani (RCAM / Paul Guanlao / MANILA BULLETIN) A video of the incident was shared by a number of Facebook users on social media. Bacani was later seen in the video...
BUHAY Party-list board member and legal counsel Melchor Monsod on Saturday, Nov. 6 decried false allegations that the party has abandoned Deputy Speaker and BUHAY Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza who is seeking the vice presidency. Rep. Lito Atienza2 Atienza, founder of the pro-Life partylist...
