Sister of INC head stopped from testifying

Months since the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) controversy erupted, the estranged sister of Iglesia ni Cristo head Eduardo Manalo appeared in public for the first time. On Monday, Lolita “Lottie” Manalo-Hemedez appeared before a Quezon City court to testify, but was unable to present her testimony. The INC, represented by lawyer Serafin Cuevas Jr, asked to defer the proceedings. Cuevas argued that the Manalos’ answer to the INC petition should not be admitted into records of the case because it was filed 8 days from the due date. She is set to testify on the next hearing date on December 16. Lottie, her brother Angel, and their mother were expelled from the church last July by their elder brother after they claimed that their lives were in danger. Angel later spoke out against corruption within the church. 

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