Why did the Iglesia ni Cristo, known to have considerable influence in local elections and in tight national contests, agree to disperse after a 5-day vigil-protest all over the country? Time and circumstance weren’t exactly on the INC’s side, explained a Palace source. The group had hoped to bring together at least half a million people to the streets, according to intelligence reports. Even within the INC, there were those who quietly opposed the orders of their leaders. The 20,000 they managed to muster was a far cry from the initial 500,000 target, said one Palace source. “Division within, numbers, [lack of support] from the military and police, and weather,” is how one government official privy to the movements of the INC explained it. The INC also managed to “dilute” its own message, said another, when it allowed the anti-Aquino personalities on stage during its Saturday night protest.
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