Netizens Denounce Sofitel Manila’s Move Against UNTV, #NoToSofitel Ranked First on Twitter

Using the hashtags #NotoSofitel and #BoycottSofitelPH, netizens filled Twitter with outcries of foul and discrimination in connection to Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila’s removal of UNTV in the TV listing of the hotel.

#NotoSofitel ranked #1 while #BoycottSofitelPH ranked #3
on Twitter Philippine Trends, 2 p.m. of Monday (7/14/14).

During the early morning show Good Morning Kuya, the move by Sofitel was revealed by host Daniel Razon. He also called on to the supporters of UNTV to counter boycott Sofitel Hotel.

Netizens took to Twitter to express their disappointment with the hotel, which just recently was used as a venue for “Isang Araw” movie showing, a project launched by UNTV to support the various public services that it sustaines.

Part of the proceeds of the event was also for the benefit of the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. 

Merely hours after Razon disclosed the move by Sofitel,  #NotoSofitel hashtag ranked 1st on Twitter Philippine Trending topics. Both #NotoSofitel (1st) and #BoycottSofitelPH (3rd)  ranked on Philippine Trend, 2 p.m. of July 14, 2014. 

The protest by supporters denounce the discrimination in media suffered by the public service oriented channel, UNTV.

A Massive But Peaceful Protest

A massive but peaceful protest was launched by supporters of UNTV on different platforms of social media. The campaign, which was very popular on Twitter, also received a huge support on Facebook and Instagram.

A Facebook user posted this image on his account in
support of the campaign. (Link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152337078954858&set=o.320029076567&type=1)

This photo taken from Instagram was posted in support of the
boycott camapaign against Sofitel Manila. (Link: http://instagram.com/p/qdD-2ZAsoq/)

Bro. Eli Soriano, host of Ang Dating Daan (The Old Path), a program aired everyday at UNTV, also denounced Sofitel’s move by Tweeting on his account @BroEliSoriano encouraging followers to sustain the campaign for sake of justice.

The preacher tweeted “Let the power of feelings offended be known unto all the world! The pen of Dr. Jose Rizal was proven to be more potent than a thousand bolos.”

let the power of feelings offended be known unto all the world! the pen of dr. jose rizal was proven to be more potent than a thousand bolos
— Brother Eli Soriano (@BroEliSoriano) July 15, 2014

let us sustain the trend that was established yesterday boycott those that ban untv! the public service channel in the phil.
— Brother Eli Soriano (@BroEliSoriano) July 15, 2014

According to netizens’ posts, the campaign (#NotoSofitel and #BoycottSofitelPH) for boycott will continue on the web for days to come.

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Collection of Tweets | Ang Dating Daan Bible Exposition | June 6, 2014

The Ang Dating Daan  Worldwide Bible Exposition was held in various ADD Coordinating Centers in the Philippines.

The event was witnessed in more than 1,300 locations through the use of satellite technologies.

In the web, participants share what they learn during the night through live tweeting. Here are selected tweets to give you an overview of the discussions during the event.

NOW HAPPENING: Ang Dating Daan Worldwide Bible Exposition. Get updates via live feed and tweet using #ADDBibleExpo. pic.twitter.com/njUt1AkPfN
— mcgi.org (@mcgidotorg) June 6, 2014

Don't forget to use the official Hashtag for Ang Dating Daan Bible Exposition " #ADDBibleExpo " Let us make it a habit :D
— Trycya M (@theYCYAproject) June 6, 2014

The technology of hashtags is of great help! Thanks be to God, I could still follow #ADDBibleExpo wherever I am! :D
— Carmina Delas Alas (@IamCarminaDLA) June 6, 2014

On people with suicidal tendencies: "Fear God." #BroEliSoriano #ADDBibleExpo
— Hazel David (@hazeeyski) June 6, 2014

Sobre la idolatría: No se puede comparar la imagen del Dios con la de los demás. Hechos 17:29 Isa 42:8 #hermanoEliSoriano #ADDBibleExpo
— yocel guevarra (@yocelguevarra) June 6, 2014

Ang bulaklak nga hindi makopya sa papel, paano pa ang kaluwalhatian ng Dios sa ginto o pilak? #ADDBibleExpo
— EJAY !! (@EJHARN_07) June 6, 2014

#ADDBibleExpo Suicidal tendencies are dictated by evil. -@BroEliSoriano
— Gabriela Javier (@BeingGab) June 6, 2014

Dios ang magtatakda kung kelan tayo mamamatay. #ADDBibleExpo
— Ako Po Si Janelle (@jrosen29) June 6, 2014

Kung kanino ka nagkasala dun ka dapat humingi ng tawad.Pangunahin na sa Dios #BroEliSoriano #ADDBibleExpo
— Aileen Padulla (@iLhenPadulla22) June 6, 2014

"The right path is the path of the Lord." #ADDBibleExpo
— I Am KhuLotz (@khuloootz) June 6, 2014

The "greedy dogs" in Isa. 56:11 are pastors who can never have enough of gain (Eccl. 5:10) #ADDBibleExpo
— ford codillo (@seandorf) June 6, 2014

When the situation allows you to do good, it is God's perfect time. #ADDBibleExpo
— Jenn Aguilar (@jennariz) June 6, 2014

Lahat ng bagay na nakikita may katapusan #ADDBibleExpo
— Aileen Ravalo (@Atrchy) June 6, 2014

#BroEli: There are churches which do not follow God's commandment on loving the enemy. #ADDBibleExpo
— Brad Ryan (@verybradryan) June 6, 2014

Indeed, the Bible is a very wonderful book. The best and the wisest. #ADDBibleExpo #BroEli
— Elizabeth Borromeo (@bethborromeo) June 6, 2014

Sorceress are real. [Rev 21:8] But don't worry, if you're a child of God. [1 John 5:18] #ADDBibleExpo @HQuizzagan
— kathleen (@normalmadcat) June 6, 2014

Do your soul a favor. Attend the Ang Dating Daan Mass Indroctination this June 9, Monday to learn the doctrines of Christ. #ADDBibleExpo
— Yanna Ferrera (@yanna_ferrera) June 6, 2014

It was a very informative evening. If you haven't attended a Bible Exposition of Ang Dating Daan before, must I say, it is worth a try.

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Excitement on Bro. Eli's Upcoming 50th Birthday Celebration Heightens

There’s a different kind of excitement going on around the members because of a very important event in the Church’s history.  It is just barely two weeks before Bro. Eliseo Soriano, the Presiding Minister to Members Church of God International (MCGI) will celebrate his 50th spiritual birthday in the Church.

The International Evangelist will celebrate his 50th anniversary of baptism in the MCGI on April 7, 2014. Members of the Church are showing anticipation that even weeks before Bro. Eli’s birthday, greetings from different parts of the globe pour in for the preacher.

Bro. Eli was baptized in the Church just after he turned 17 yrs old. Since then, he has become an active member of the Church at that time led by Bro. Nicolas Perez. Not long after, Bro Soriano became a worker of the Church, consequently becoming the Presiding Minister.

The birthday of Bro. Eli also coincides with MCGI’s 1st quarter Thanksgiving of the Body. This is a quarterly thanksgiving service by MCGI where all members congregate to offer songs of praises to thank God.

On the official Facebook fanpage of Bro. Eli, greetings
 for the preacher continuously come.

Even on the Facebook fanpage of the preacher, well wishes and greetings for Bro. Eli pour in for his jubilee celebration.

Former Talentadong Pinoy grand finalist Wan Lu greeted Bro. Eli “Happy Sabbath day Bro Eli :)”

Another post in the vernacular says “Thanks to God for our preachers. You are always in our prayer. May God guide you and happy birthday Bro. Eli,” say Jane Perez Santos.

Jeck Delos Reyes says “Thanks to God for giving us someone like you. We love you in the true meaning of the word. Happy 50th Sabbath day!”

Joselyn Villamin says “We love you Bro. Eli. We thank the Lord for giving us a preacher and a friend in you. May He continue to give you wisdom and strength to guide us.”

Bro. Eli will also celebrate his 67th birthday in the flesh on April 4, 2014, just three days ahead of his baptism day.

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Bro. Eli Extends Bible Exposition for Provincial Jails in Ilocos, Cavite

The inmates from two provincial jails in the Philippines did not let being behind bars hinder their asking Bro. Eliseo Soriano questions about their faith and predicaments in life during the previous Worldwide Bible Exposition held on October 4 this year.

The provincial jails of Ilocos Sur and Cavite communicated with Bro. Soriano via live streaming in real time. Bro. Soriano is the host of the Bible Exposition as well as the Presiding Minister to the Members Church of God International (MCGI).

Bro. Eli reading Bible verses at a Bible Exposition of MCGI.
(Photo embeded from mcgi.org)

In one of the more memorable parts of the Bible Expo, one of the inmates asked Bro. Eli about the salvation offered by God to sinners. Bro. Eli responded by reading a Bible verse, Mark 2:17, with Christ saying: "I came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance."

Explaining the value of repentance to guests from the provincial jails as well as in other parts of the country and the world, the international preacher read verses explaining that even St. Paul was once a sinner and a blasphemer, but was forgiven when he repented.

Citing verses from the books of Hebrews and Matthew, Bro. Eli went on to add that sins could make one's life heavy. But by following Christ, the Lord could give rest to those with heavy burdens.

Before the night was over, Bro. Soriano encouraged the attendees of the Bible exposition to always have hope and be trustful to the Lord despite the difficulties that each one may be facing, emphasizing that "there's no problem bigger than God."

Before proceeding to serve the participants from other remote points of the Bible Exposition, the preacher bade a special farewell to the inmates of the provincial jails. "It's our honor that you are among our guests tonight," says the preacher.

Bro. Eli bades farewell to the inmates of Cavite and also Iloco Sur Provincial Jails
before proceeding on the other venues of the exposition.
This is a tweet coming from @TheOldPathTV twitter handle.

A special place in the religious group headed by Bro. Eli is held for our countrymen who are serving their sentences. MCGI, in partnership with UNTV 37, conducts medical missions and free legal services to different jails in the country.

The Church has also founded a Prison Ministry, which aims to look after the spiritual needs of our brothers and sisters in prisons. The Prison Ministry conducts Bible studies, prayer meetings, worship services, and other activities geared towards strengthening the faith and giving hope to those behind bars.

Provincial jails are almost always regular guests during the Church’s Bible Expositions. Other remote points that were able to communicate to Bro. Eli include Dubai, Hongkong, Pampanga, Surigao City, and others.

This is in addition to the thousands of coordinating centers that welcomed Church members and visitors alike to watch the event.

Bro. Eli is also the host of Ang Dating Daan (The Old Path), which is celebrating its 33rd Anniversary this month. Ang Dating Daan  is hailed as one of the longest running religious shows in the country.

Ang Dating Daan celebrates its 33rd year of broadcasting.
(Photo grabbed from mcgi.org)

The next Bible Exposition is scheduled tonight, 25 October 2013, at 6:30pm in all Ang Dating Daan coordinating centers in the Philippines and abroad.

Twitter users could also follow @TheOldPathTV and @AngDatingDaanTV to get live updates of the event.

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#ADDforBreastfeeding Hashtag Lights Up Twitter In Support Of Infants' Breastfeeding

Twitter users were welcomed by the #ADDforBreastfeeding hashtag as one of the top trending Philippine topics the morning of Oct. 24 (today).

#ADDforBreastfeeding is the 2nd most talked about topic on twitter Philippines.

Supporters and participants of the event organized by Nurturers of the Earth together with Member Church of God International (MCGI) light up twitter with a wave of tweets about the campaign.

The simultaneous breastfeeding will be held today in a target 1,000 venues all over the Philippines. Each of the venues will be connected via satellite technology to the primary location of the event which is the Marikina Covention Center at Marikina City.

• "The Caviteña mommies and babies are here! owyeah! :))" says @Jushierl

• "Moms are blessed with the best source of sustenance for their darling babies. What's amazing is it doesn't cost a cent!" #ADDforBreastfeeding says @polarellano

• "We have a Simultaneous Breastfeeding w/ Nurturers of the Earth, today over 1,000 sites in the PH.Join us!" #ADDforBreastfeeding says @mamu_alto2011

• "Breastfeeding can protect your baby from developing allergies" ADDforBreastfeeding says @MayTwitz

Twitter users opted to support the campaign promoting breastfeeding by using
#ADDforBreastfeeding hashtag.

The synchronized breastfeeding today could break the earlier world record set by the same group in 2007 wherein they gathered 22,500 lactating mothers in 595 locations.

Bro. Soriano himself, which also uses twitter to answer biblical questions, tweeted in support of the campaign.

let us support the campaign for breastfeeding! be a responsible mother, breastfeed your baby; even orphans
— Brother Eli Soriano (@BroEliSoriano) October 23, 2013

to breastfeed is to love!
— Brother Eli Soriano (@BroEliSoriano) October 23, 2013

This noteworthy project is also in line with the 33rd anniversary celebration of Ang Dating Daan, a religious program hosted by Bro. Eliseo Soriano, Presiding Minister to the MCGI.

MCGI also sponsors several public services around the country to celebrate the more than thirty years of airing of the Ang Dating Daan. 

The same program also now has counterparts in other languages namely: The Old Path for English speaking countries, El Camino Antiguo on Spanish, and O Caminho Antigo for Portuguese speakers.

Update: 10am, #ADDforBreastfeeding is the number 1 topic on Twitter "Philippine Trends"

Post by Abel Suing.

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MCGI Takes Part in Simultaneous Breastfeeding Event Aimed at Protecting Infants' Health

Members Church of God International (MCGI) join hands with the Nurturers of the Earth in launching a simultaneous breastfeeding event on October 24, 2013 in multiple sites in the country to promote the natural way of feeding infants through breastfeeding.

A total of 1,000 sites around the Philippines are to be used as venues for the event to accommodate the thousands of breastfeeding mothers expected to take part of the occasion. The central hub of all locations will be the Marikina Convention Center at Marikina City.

The tagline of the simultaneous breastfeeding is "Sabay-sabay sumuso sa nanay".
MCGI is one of the main partners for the event.

Dr. Elvira L. Henares-Esguerra, Founding Chairperson of Nurturers of the Earth, in an interview by philstar.com  in 2011 underlined the importance of breastfeeding by saying that it should be an “urgent concern of all sectors of society."

She added that "[Breastfeeding] addresses the issues of food security, medicine, economy, ecology, empowerment, love and faith, and everyone should be involved, especially health professionals."

On one hand, Bro. Daniel S. Razon, Vice-Presiding Minister to the MCGI, during a thanksgiving service of the Church encouraged qualified brethren to participate in the event.

"We know the benefits that this activity will give to our children," he said in the vernacular. "[Breastfeeding] is a way to protect them from the illnesses that proliferates in our environment."

The activity coincides with the celebration of the 33rd anniversary of the program The Old Path (Ang Dating Daan), the radio and television religious program hosted by the Presiding Minister to the MCGI, Bro. Eliseo F. Soriano.

Post by Ang Dating Daan.

This is not the first time Dr. Henares-Esguerra spearheaded a simultaneous breastfeeding event. In 2007, they were able to gather 22,500 mother-child pairs in 595 sites to breastfeed all at once, landing them in the Guinness Book of World Records.

This time with the target 1,000 sites for the simultaneous event, it is possible that the previous record set by the same group will be surpassed.

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