And So They Did It For Promotion: The Black-ops Against Bro. Eli

Manila, Philippines (September 15, 2017) - Six things that are bizarre but which this blog reveals, is nothing new to the Members Church of God International (MCGI) or Ang Dating Daan as more popularly known to the public.

Six things that are expected because they happen as part and parcel of what this group does and is known for - the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC).

A black operation (or black ops) is a covert operation by a government, a government agency, or a military organization. This can include activities by private companies or groups. Key features of a black operation are that it is secret and it is not attributable to the organization carrying it out. [Smith, Jr., W. Thomas (2003). Encyclopedia of the Central Intelligence Agency. New York, NY: Facts on File, Inc. p. 31. ISBN 0-8160-4666-2. in Wikipedia]

Let's read these excerpts from Antonio Ramirez Ebanghelista. The identity of Ebangelista is written in his blog. He has been recognized by mainstream media, particularly Philippine Daily Inquirer and Rappler for his reports - against his own Church, the Iglesia ni Cristo.

The title of the blog dated June 7, 2017 is "Eduardo V. Manalo's Administration: Undeniably A Bully Disguised as Holy." The Eli Soriano mentioned is Bro. Eli, Presiding Minister of the MCGI who has long been the interest of the INC. They have filed cases after cases in court against him - for speaking against their false practices.

The numbered statements are what can be gathered as excerpts from the blog, while the italicized portions are statements of the blogger. [Highlighting in yellow is the author's. Bold face by blogger.]

(1) There was/is an Eli Soriano Crusade.

Well let me tell you a bit of history that is not well-known to a lot of people. Some time ago during the Eli Soriano crusade, the head of the INC Legal Department was the Minister/lawyer, Restituto Lazaro and the one who handles the actual legal operations was the Ministerial Student/lawyer, Atty. Vimar Barcellano. These people were not forthcoming to the Administration of Bro. Eraño G. Manalo then. They reported lies to him and covered up most of their heinous crimes.

(2) The filing of libel cases against Bro. Eli was a contribution from INC ministers.

As a result, Atty. Resty Lazaro committed so many legal blunders for the church, he was eventually relieved of his position. As for Atty. Barcellano, after his wife discovered his extra-marital affairs, he was kicked out from the Ministry and from the INC Legal Department but because of his contributions to the Eli Soriano filing of libel cases, he was not expelled from the Church. Instead, he was “advised” to join the police force, after which he became Captain in the notorious INC bailiwick, the Quezon City Police District, as the head of its Legal Department.

(3) There was a covert operation (black-ops) on Bro. Eli and his supporters at the ADD Convention Center in Pampanga using none other than the INC Police Officers of the Quezon City Police Department.

(4) Their black-ops included but was not limited to the murder of the expelled INC Ministers and members who joined the Ang Dating Daan or who spoke against the Church Administration.

And in his desperation to get back into the good graces of the Church Administration, Atty. Vimar BArcellano, later on, spearheaded the covert operation (black-ops) attack on Eli Soriano and his supporters at their Convention Center in Pampanga using none other than the INC Police Officers of QCPD. Their black-ops included but not limited to the murder of the expelled INC Ministers and members who joined Eli Soriano’s Ang Dating Daan or who spoke against the Church Administration.

(5) All those who belonged to this Black-ops (team of Atty. Barcellano) were under an oath of silence. 
 
(6) Result: The cases were never solved; Atty. Vimar Barcellano was promoted – immediately and strategically.

All those who belonged to Atty. Barcellano’s Black-Ops Team were under an oath of silence, that is why the cases were never ever solved. And this paved the way to Atty. Vimar Barcellano’s immediate and continuous promotion in his position up to the highly strategic post he now holds as CHIEF PROSECUTOR of Dasmariñas, Cavite. It’s much clearer now, why most of the highly questionable activities of the Church Administration of Eduardo V. Manalo is done in Cavite, Philippines because Chief Prosecutor Vimar Barcellano is there to make everything “appear to be a legit procedure”.

You can read the whole rendition here -

https://incsilentnomore.com/2017/06/07/eduardo-v-manalos-administration-undeniably-a-bully-disguised-as-holy/

Socrates’ Influence in my Writing

It is not necessarily in philosophy that someone needs a Socrates. A writer who has knowledge about what Socrates teaches will know that he has to organize his thoughts in a presentable way, particularly his reasoning. Hence, a writer has to develop the habit of asking higher-level questions, like how, why, wherefore, and not only what – on the topic that we writes about.

Those who have read about Socrates are fortunate enough to learn the requirements for fine writing and the discipline involved. There are important points one has to internalize like the need to influence readership. Herein come the terms ethos, pathos, and logos. The first refers to convincing by the character of the writer; the second, to appealing to readers’ emotions, and the last to persuading by reasoning.

Writing On my Phone Works Best

Ideas often come to my mind and right away I have to catch those thoughts before they fly away. Since it is the phone that is handy, it becomes my pen and paper. With a phone, it means I can be anywhere like sitting on a vehicle bound for somewhere. It could also mean I am sitting in a restaurant. One cannot dictate when these ideas come.

Now, I would need to develop my piece further and re-write until my expression comes clear. That is where talk about environment comes in, and for me a secluded table without noise would be fine. I can concentrate better when no one can bother me. This time, my phone would be in silent mode and I would need discipline to ignore the calls.

Captioning Display Photos of an Individual or Event

By Jane Abao

 

Placing captions on photos and arranging them well is art as well as science. There are reasons why we do things this way or that. There are principles involved that come mostly from writing and lay-out. Granted that you have quality photos, your next step is to caption them. Mind your sequence well and let the photos tell a story. Here are some rules to consider.

1. If you have several photos about one event, place them in one album and title it appropriately, mentioning the main character or group involved in the event.

2. Find a way to escape from having to repeat the same words again and again in the captions. If you keep repeating the name, your marketing pitch become very obvious, and comes off flat and forced to the readers. Remember that anything you post or write seeks to persuade your readers. In persuading, what you do is considered your character and is called ethos. In local parlance, it is called your "dating" (pronounced datt- ing). It is how you come off to the reader. Hence, you can put off interest in your work by careless repetitions. Audience or reader response to you is called pathos. If you have been sensitive to their needs, then your pathos rating is good.

3. The same rule applies with having the name in the title and in the caption. Do not repeat. In print publications, the title comes ahead and is really part of the caption, so there is no need for repetitions. In fact, there is no need for titles because captions are normally short.

4. If there is an activity that is to be repeated like singing the songs of a composer, provide that early in the first captions to alert the readers what is coming. That will now allow you to escape from having to repeat things.

5. Do not mention anyone who is not concerned in the caption; it is unfair. For example, mentioning Asia’s songbird Regine Velazquez with Shanne Velasco right out. Making them of the same level is one of opinion. (Yours!)  But if you have to mention that Velasco sings like Velasquez, place it at the END part of the caption and say Shanne comes off  to the public with a voice like that of Regine Velasquez, Asia’s Songbird. It should not be your judgment but that of the public that is fair to post.

6. Check that readers know what you are talking about. What film is that? You might have mentioned what film in the earlier captions but it is too far away from the photo you are describing. Do the readers know? It is best to assume readers do not know, so you supply the information.

7. If the succeeding caption explains part of the earlier photo, then place only one caption. That means your two photos can be placed side by side or laid out together. Then you can say, “Above photo.... or “Below....” Or ‘Left: (Caption). Right: (Caption).” 

8. If you are using a template, know that templates are for beginners only. You should advance from leaning on templates after you have been practiced sometime in providing captions. Learn to arrange your photos and captions with a good lay-out. Templates are boring and do not encourage creativity in arranging photos. They provide the tombstone effect. If you have seen cemeteries with tombstones arranged well, that is the exact view of photos on templates.

9. Identify people. Names are very important. It is unfair to be placing photos of people without proper identity. Who is that UNTV’s Jazz Princess? People will think her first name is Jazz and her surname is Princess. Provide identity as people will be short-changed.

Photo on horse: They look disordered, but their arrangement allows the eyes to relax and view them from different distances. The center of focus is the white horse. If it stayed at one corner, there would be no balance.

Creating a Photo Album for a Corporate Story

By Jane Abao

 

 

Your photo album online can look sharp and snappy if you prepare it properly. Follow these do’s and don’ts and you will have lesser problems in communicating.

1. Orient the photos according to different activities – not according to dates. Merely looking at the photos without reading the captions can tell a lot.

2. Photos of the same activity should go together.

3. Captions should be formatted in sentences or phrases and should be brief but concise. Do not use dates and titles, then a supposed caption. The titles can be incorporated in the caption.

4. If dates are important, they can be part of the caption.

5. Captions should not sound stiff, but light. Consider rhythm of words and tone of story-telling.

6. In an album, the captions are related and should not be redundant, just as the activities written about should not be redundant. This explains why the album should not be date-oriented since the activities are not a process being described, or a sequencing of one act.

6. As much as possible, let there be people in the photo, unless you are showing a document. Photos without people become mere posters.

7. Avoid posting compromising photos. Respect your leaders and do not post anything that they would not like to be shown in public. Examples are unaligned or protruding teeth; photos showing one sleeping, sitting on a sofa and is very tired, or is eating, and the like.

8. Be sensitive of your contents. If you talk about a civic activity, where are the people? A blood donor, if shown alone, is not a mass blood donation. 

9. Be sensitive of your background. An activity of relief operations and showing a big billboard announcing who the donor is but just 3 or 4 people walking by does not tell the story of beneficiaries.

10. Do not use quotation words in your caption because it shows you do not believe in it. That is the implication of quoted words.

11. If you claim something like breaking a Guinness Record, you must at least mention statistics to beef up that claim.

12. For a concert or activities that need to show both the performer and audience, angle your shots in such a way that both can be seen.

13. If there is a prominent figure shown, what is he doing? You may not identify the person but at least tell what he is doing in relation to the event.

14. Captions use the present tense – not the past.

15. Underscore the difference between your programs and those of others. Do not just mention them. It will make the story more interesting.

16. When you begin your caption, it is bad taste to be mentioning first who had introduced the idea or program. It is not necessary in a caption, but in longer articles or history of the program, the proponent may be mentioned.

17. Highlight the leader while he is still there - and not the next in rank. Again, be sensitive of your background. It is saying something.

18. Do not forget that rivals can take advantage of your photos. Be strategic. If there are items that should not be copied by enemies like organization logo, do not post a clear photo of it.  Find an angle where your photo can be safe.

19. Make sure your photos come off more as a service (tell a story) rather than an advertisement.  Your audience can sense if you are trying to advertize somebody through repetitions. Then audience trust in you won’t hold for long.

20. Be complete in your information. For example, you mentioned an award. Where did that come from? Who gave it? What for?

 

I was able to regain my name, Kotawinters

Someone was using may name against me, against my beliefs, against the people I believe in, against the Church that I attended.

Some people are truly masters in the art of counterfeit - just like their father is!

Thanks be to God, after a fight in some 2 years with the use of technology, his posts are all but ashes now.

I am a member of the Members Church of God International.
I believe in the God Almighty.
I believe in Jesus Christ as God.

I respect Bro. Eli Soriano as Church leader. Nothing can change that.
I thank Google that I am now free to use my name again.

http://kotawinters.blogspot.com/

Kevin Trudeau to Jail for Weight Loss Book. Is he a Journalist?

The "consumer activist" of Natural Cures, Kevin Trudeau, may be going to prison for saying weight loss is easy.

According to his email sent to subscribers of his website, authorities are after his head for his weight loss book that says weight loss is easy and that he needs financial support for his defense. November 4 this year will be his trial.



Kevin Trudeau, Journalist?

Trudeau has lined up a series of fund-raising activities that includes seminars, a private dinner, one-hour personal coaching, and energy-work sessions with payment ranging from $500 to $25,000 in an effort to pool resources for the KT Legal Defense as shown in the email. The announcement says the seminar and dinner respectively may take place tentatively on October 20 and October 21, this year, but both are subject to change or cancellation.

Trudeau wrote Natural Cures "They" Don’t want You to Know About, published by Alliance Publishing Group, Inc in 2004.  Already his flap cover carries accusations posed into questions: " Did you know that the medical profession, in partnership with the chemical industry, has a huge interest in keeping you sick rather than healing you? Do you realize that the Federal Government is doing everything in its power - and some things well beyond its stated power - to keep all of this a secret?" These accusations remain thematic throughout the 273 pages book.

In 2006, emboldened by his first book, published by the same company Trudeau wrote a thicker book of 358 pages, More Natural "Cures" Revealed. This time the flap cover announces that the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has censored his first book. "That book still saved lives," he wrote.

In the second book, More Natural Cures Revealed, Trudeau claimed for the first time that he had been a "secret covert operative for almost 20 years" which is why from personal experience, " Kevin knows how big business and government try to debunk individuals who promote products that could hurt the profits of the giant multi- national corporations."

What about the weight loss issue that the email claimed may send Kevin Trudeau to jail? The first book, Natural Cures, carries a Chapter 8, titled, How to Lose Weight Effortlessly and Keep it Off Forever. In 10 pages, Trudeau suggested 30 ways like drinking a glass of water upon rising in the morning, eating a big breakfast, drinking distilled water each day, walking for at least one hour a day, not eating after six p.m.;

- Doing a Candida cleanse, a colon cleanse; eating organic grapefruits all day, taking no aspartame or any artificial sweeteners, shunning away from monosodium glutamate (MSG),  taking digestive enzymes, taking no diet sodas or diet food;

- Not eating in fast food or chain restaurants, taking no high fructose corn syrup, white sugar or white flour.

The other half of Trudeau's recommendations include eating organic apples all day, eating only organic poultry and fish, limiting dairy products, doing a liver cleanse, eating a huge salad at lunch and dinner, doing rebounds, adding hot peppers to meals, using organic apple cider vinegar;

- Breathing enough, wearing magnetic finger rings, getting colonics in 15 days, adding muscle, fasting, cheating whenever you want; and reducing or eliminating the uncontrollable urge to eat when not hungry.

The second book contains Chapter 9 titled, Weight Loss Secrets, and is only 7 pages long. He recommended eating organic beef, lamb, and chicken. Of fish, wild salmon, sardines, tuna. Of fruits, organic grapefruit, apples, pears, strawberries, blueberries, plume, peaches, apricots.

Then he said, Stay away from bananas, they have a tendency to make you gain weight.  He then gave his common breakfast: scrambled eggs, smoked salmon or lamb chop, or sardines, or a small steak.

In two fat paragraphs, Trudeau wrote about Organic, Unrefined Virgin Coconut Oil. "All you do is take one tablespoon in the morning and one tablespoon in the late afternoon." He followed it up with assurance. “If you do this every day for 30 days, here is what you could find.  High blood pressure can be a thing of the past. Circulation problems vanish. Mood swings, gone. Depression, lifted. Constipation, cured. Arthritis pain, reduced or eliminated. Cancer, in remission. Cholesterol normalized. Acid reflux and heartburn, diminished and gone forever."

"Oh, and here is a major side effect: If you are overweight, you will probably lose ten pounds!"  Describing organic, unrefined virgin coconut oil as having a "dramatic, positive effect on the body for its overwhelming health- giving properties," he said his pants were falling off after three days of taking this oil.

Other things Trudeau recommended in passing were digestive enzymes, salsa, raw organic apple cider vinegar, Yerba Mata tea.



Kevin Trudeau claimed he is "just a journalist" doing some reporting. From the books he wrote, is Trudeau a journalist, considered a journalist? By being such, he is covered by some rights protection as in freedom to expose information for the protection of the public. But in being journalist, there are expectations in as simple as awareness of audience needs.

What he had written, Trudeau said, are only medical opinions because "there are no medical facts" (Natural Cures, p. 8).

What reporting Trudeau actually did is about the musical chairs made by FTC honchos in order to prove tie-ups between them and Big Pharma and point to himself as victim. But his title is about Natural Cures although he prints cures with quotation marks. Naturally, he is bound to, as a "journalist," back up his cures with enough information, and information that is tightly bound to research. Due to the nature of the subject matter, Trudeau can safely be concluded as doing a tourist approach to it while making money on the side. Throughout his books, he would write, "Go to my site at naturalcures.com. I can't tell you everything here." But when you go there, you cannot read everything. You got to pay.

The danger in Kevin Trudeau's work is not in exposing fraud or whatever he thinks is fraud for the benefit of the public. It is the practice of something that requires many years of study against his cavalier confidence of an absolute truth. And writing his prescriptions or recommendations as cures or "cures," the way he does it does not help his audience in the long run. To him, it is like there are no limitations, no scope, no exemptions, no buts, and no ifs in his sweeping prescriptions and his promises of cure sounding like absolutes with no single research to boot.

Did he have the needs of his audience in mind? His Chapter 1 of his very first book talks about himself. "I Could Have Been Dead" is the title. Beginning with himself, true to its colors the whole book shows him running to his audience for protection now and then because authorities are after him.

His chapter on "How to Never Get Sick Again" is fairly advice but is mixed with funny prescriptions and proscriptions like, Don't read the Newspaper, Don't Watch the News. "My personal studies show that a person's pH can go from a healthy alkaline state, to the cancer-prone acidic taste just after 30 minutes of watching news broadcast,” Trudeau wrote.

The probable tie- up of the FTC and Big Pharma is not new revelation. As early as half-a-century ago, that had been feeder for the minds of readers. At the very least, Trudeau's task could have been substantially backing up his reporting (Read: Prescriptions) with facts. Then and there, he could have a world of journalists behind him.

The Virgin Coconut Oil that he named in his second book for weight loss for example, merely had him saying his pants were falling off after three days of taking the oil once in the morning and once in the late afternoon. Why? How? What is in this oil that made it so? Did he look into what research is saying about this commodity?

Others are better at mentioning the medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) in VCO that explains why although it is saturated oil, it has certain overwhelming properties. Trudeau should have done research because a reader could mistake his cure as endless prescription. As oil is oil and has no fiber, what can happen to the body then?

From 2006 onwards, could Kevin Trudeau have written a whole book on weight loss? From his usual way of touch-and -go writing, Trudeau could not have pinned down the subject more than his perfunctory ways of writing prescriptions or recommendations. But suddenly and suddenly, not even a year after his second book, he wrote, The Weight Loss Cure "They" Don't Want You to Know About by the same publishing house in early 2007. He had stumbled on something – a giant leap from his prescriptions of virgin coconut oil and salsa and apple cider vinegar and Yerba Mata Tea.

 

Now, it is having to do with direct interventions with the body, particularly the hypothalamus. Now, it is use of herbal supplements and human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) injections that the FTC claims are fraudulent measures. Wikipedia writes “The controversial book describes a plan to change activity in the hypothalamus gland, linked to the pituitary gland, with the intention to control hunger and regulation of fat cells, by using herbal supplements and repeated use of the hCG hormone.”

Where did Trudeau learn all of this in such a short span of time and write a book that made millions for himself?

Tradeau’s weight loss procedure is being compared to a 1950’s diet plan of British endocrinologist, Dr. A.T.W. Simeons according book reviews. If Dr. Simeons Diet has been highly criticized as dangerous to health, more so Kevin Trudeau’s weight loss cure – he who has no medical background.

From the time involved alone, with less than a year jump from one perspective on weight loss to another, one can see Kevin Trudeau is not personally into this thing even as a researcher. What is surer is that he is involved because of the money side of it – but never with some social responsibility to his audience needs. He is not a journalist and cannot claim protection as such.

To begin with, is Kevin Trudeau a legitimate consumer activist? The more books he writes, the more truth he reveals about himself. He, himself answers the question and points to our own foolishness for believing in his scams.