The first time she voted in 2019, Bella followed bloc voting, but confessed she felt she was wrong for doing so. In the 2016 elections, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) found that almost 23% of INC voters did not vote for Rodrigo Duterte, whom the church endorsed. Questions had already been raised in previous elections, however, on whether INC members comply with bloc voting. In a 2016 interview with Rappler, INC spokesperson Edwil Zabala said members of INC must have unity in rendering judgment as an act of obedience to God. In particular, the church refers to I Corinthians 1:10, where Paul tells believers, “Let there be no divisions among you but be perfectly united in one mind and in one thought.” Another Bible verse they use as basis is Romans 15:6, which states, “That you may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” The INC believes bloc voting reflects the Bible’s teachings. “KakampINC” is a play on the word “kakampink,” which in turn is a combination of “kakampi” (ally) and pink – Robredo’s campaign color.
Over 48,000 Twitter users have used this hashtag – and many of them identified as INC members. The hashtag #KakampINC, in particular, rose to become the top trending topic on Twitter that evening. So will defiant INC members who immediately pushed back minutes after the INC announced its support for Marcos and Duterte on Tuesday. As for Rick, there even came a point when his family had to turn off their home’s Wi-Fi connection to force him to join church services.īut, like Bella, Jep and Rick (not their real names) will also vote for Robredo.
While they are also “ handog” – dedicated by their parents to the INC since birth – Jep, 22, and Rick, 20, do not go to church as regularly as Bella. There are other INC members like Bella who plan to defy their church’s bloc voting practice, having grown more critical of such teaching. “ Kay Leni ang boto ko dahil siya ang may tama at tunay na credentials na kailangan sa pagiging isang pangulo,” Bella told Rappler. (My vote is for Leni because she is the one who has the true and real credentials needed to become a president.) Remaining firm in her beliefs, she decided to still vote for Marcos’ closest rival, Leni Robredo, and her running mate Kiko Pangilinan. and Sara Duterte on Tuesday evening, May 3. Born and raised in an INC household, she attends worship services twice a week, and even once joined their choir and became a church secretary.ĭespite her faithfulness to the INC, Bella said she was “disappointed” but not surprised when the church endorsed Ferdinand Marcos Jr. MANILA, Philippines – Bella, 21, is a devout Iglesia ni Cristo youth member in Cavite.
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