[The author, a prize-winning and critically acclaimed filmmaker, is an Iglesia ni Cristo member who steadily worshipped for four years. This makes him eminently qualified to write a well-rounded review of the blockbuster film, “Manalo.”]

“Alam mo naman sa Iglesia, ultimong pag-utot kailangang ihingi mo ng pahintulot (You very well know in Iglesia, you need to get permission even for such things as farting),” remarked an INC District Cultural Officer one afternoon when we were finalizing plans for a short film intended for entry in a district-wide film festival.

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