MICHAEL “XIAO” CHUA
ONE of my columns here in the Manila Times where I recounted the fate of Hermano Puli’s Cofradia during the Spanish colonial period caught the attention of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) spokesman Edwil Zabala who, before the day ended, immediately sent me a note telling me that by reading my column, he appreciated further the freedoms we are enjoying today. He sent the article to the office of Ka Eduardo V. Manalo, the Executive Minister of the church and asked me if I wanted to meet their leader.