Iglesia Ni Cristo Builds Biggest Domed Arena
Iglesia Ni Cristo is putting up Philippine Arena, soon to be the world’s biggest domed arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. The site will also include construction of a new campus of New Era University which will house the University Sports Complex, University Stadium, Convention Center, buildings for College of Architecture, College of Medicine, College of Music, and EGM Medical Center.
According to Korea Herald, Hanwha Engineering and Construction Corporation (Hanwha) won the bid to construct the Philippine Arena. Contracts have already been signed which is worth $175 million and a groundbreaking ceremony was held last August 17. The project is expected to take 30 months to build and will be ready for the INC’s centennial celebrations in 2014.
With a reported seating capacity of 50,000, the Philippine Arena is to be built on 74,000 square meters of land in Bocaue, Bulacan in Ciudad de Victoria. When finished, it will be three times bigger than the Seoul Olympics Gymnastics Stadium and has 25,000 seats more than the Araneta Coliseum. Its domed roof will be nearly 36,000 square meters thus laying claim to the title of ‘World’s Largest Domed Arena’.
The Philippine Arena is expected to be the venue not just for the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s centennial celebration but also for other INC religious events. The Church administration has also announced that Philippine Arena will also be opened for local and international events.
I wish I could get inside on that day of centenial celebration. So excited! Glory be to God!!!
Same excitement here. I can’t wait for 2014!
Wow! This will soon be a source of pride not only for Iglesia Ni Cristo members but for the rest of the Filipinos too. Kudos to Iglesia Ni Cristo. This shows that this religion is really doing a good job handling the finances of its members unlike the Catholic priests who just shove the donations into their own pockets. I wish other religions won’t be corrupt so they could also come up with worthy projects like this one.
@Resty: Hehe
Sana makapasok aq. masaya yan.
To God be the glory! This is a clear manifestation of God’s unfailing love for the Church. The world is seeing it’s sunset, but the Church is set to rise and soar even higher!
Patunay lang ito na kinakasihan ng Ama ang Iglesia. Sa Ama po ang lahat ng kapurihan. Mapalad ang lahat ng makakasaksi sa pagdiriwang ng sentenaryo ng Iglesia. Sana masaksihan namin itong buong pamilya.
Can’t wait for 2014. As early as now let the countdown begins!!!
Is the Bocaue Campus of New Era University would be its new main campus???
Excited n q
may akay lang daw makakapasok…
Perfect structure at the perfect named place. Ciudad de Victoria “City of Victory”, with which will celebrate the 100 years continuous prosperous leadership and divine glory!
This will be built for the Honor and Glory of our Almighty God!
Soon this will also be the venue of NAASCU games. Panis ang mga schools ng UAAP!!!
Congratulations in advance sa mga taga INC. I am not member of INC but being a Filipino, whether INC ka man or hindi, must be proud of this project as it will benefit not only INC members but the whole Filipino people. Mas lalo ako nagiging proud sa project na ito kasi taga bulacan ako..
This will definitely boost the economy of Bulacan! I hope that INC will have more projects like this in the future.
Sana makapunta kaming whole family!!! for the celebration of INC’s centennial. Glory be to God. Mabuhay ang Iglesia ni Cristo!!! Nahahayag ang tulong at mga biyaya mula sa Ama.
Sana magkasama sama ang lahat ng kapatid hindi mn sa buong mundo kundi sa buong Pilipinas. Ang saya nito!!!
grbi,sa dmi ng probs n nrnsan ntn ngyun eh pinagpala p rin tyo ng dyos,,,,,,sa mga nanglalamig mga kpatid gumising n kyo………tunay ang dyos n cnasamba ntn…..hwag nyong hayaan n maiwanan kyo sa loob ng iglesia….gumising n ang lhat nalalapit n ang paghuhukom.isaicp nyo ang mensahen 2……..gabayan nawa tyo ng panginoong dyos……….
proud to be INC member!!!!ever!!!!!
I also think that this will soon be the venue for NAASCU games. Panis na ang UAAP!!!
All hail, fair New Era!!!
nakakataba naman ng puso ang achievements ng Iglesia…kitang kita kung saan napupunta ang mga handog naten..proud much!! ^_^
Taga bulacan ako! Malapit lang kami sa bocaue. Ayus itong project na ito ng INC! Buti pa sila may ganitong project eh ang gobyerno natin sa kickback lang napupunta.
I’m from New Era University too. Bonggang bongga sigurado ang bagong campus ng alma mater ko!!!
Meron ba cla n’yan??? :p
ahm… proud to be INC .. im so excited
ito ang bayang hindi pinabayaan….
katuparan lamang ito ng mga pangako ng ama,,mula pa ito sa panahon ng mga propeta,,,nangangahulugan lamang ito na iniibig ng ama ang iglesia ni cristo,,,isa sa kahayagan ng dakilang pag ibig ng dyos sa atin,,,sa ama ang kapurihan at sa panginoong jesus magpakailan kailan man,,
ansarap sarap maging isang Iglesia Ni Cristo!!!!!
Kakaingit talaga ang mga kapatid natin sa Iglesia. Hindi ako meyembro pero napakarami kong kaibigan na kasapi dito at kitang kita ko ang kagalakan sa puso nila. Samantalang ang mga opisyal at mga paring katoliko wala ng ginawa eh puro corrupt na rin. Saan kaya napupunta ang milyon milyon na kontribusyon ng mga katoliko sa simbahan ?
uya totoo ba eto?
When I raised the issue on Rosita Trillanes, someone in this group responded to me by posting the purported “retraction” of Trillanes. I pointed out that said retraction does not serve any fathomable legal purpose whatsoever. A recantation, retraction or desistance should be executed and filed before the prosecution files a criminal information in court. In the Trillanes case, however, that cannot be legally possible, for the following reasons:
1. Manalo was the private complainant. He should have been the one who executed and filed an affidavit of desistance or retraction.
2. The case was already filed in court. In fact, the case reached the Court of Appeals where Trillanes was acquitted. The appellate court upheld Trillanes and categorically called Manalo “a man of low morals” (“un hombre de baja moral’).
3. The retraction was executed by Trillanes many years after the dismissal of the case.”
The point that Trillanes remained a deaconess until her death, after the scandal that she caused, struck me. Why would a self-confessed liar be allowed to serve in the church as deaconess? In 1 Timothy 3:10, Apostle Paul provides the qualifications for the office of deacon: “And let these also be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderer, sober, faithful in all things.” You consider a self-confessed liar blameless? Manalo himself considered Trillanes a libeler, in fact he filed a criminal case against her for libel. Then, why would she be appointed as deaconess even if she does not qualify as one who is “not a slanderer.”? You consider a conspirator against the church like Trillanes as “faithful in all things”? The doubt continues to linger in the air that her retraction can be construed as a quid pro quo for her position as deaconess.
This is not to mention the undue influence and tremendous power Manalo formidably wielded during that time, both as the Sugo, Founder and Executive Minister of his church.”
Was Rosita Trillanes a hapless rape victim or was she not telling the truth? If she was, what can we possibly make out of the self-proclaimed angel, Felix Ysagun Manalo? Why did his libel case against Rosita thrown out the window? Did Felix Manalo really took advantage of his position, raped, and beat her up?
Accusations of sexual immorality plagued Felix Manalo through out His life. In a decision by the Court of Appeals, in the case of “The People vs. Rosita Trillanes” published in July 1942, (A court case initiated by Manalo) the Justices gave an extremely unfavorable estimate of Manalo’s character stating:
“…Manalo, took advantage of his position as head of the Iglesia ni Cristo, and…employed religion as a cloak to cover his…immoral practices; that he pretended to be the Messias sent by God; and that to persuade his victims, he cited the example of Solomon and his many wives”
Official Gazette, Volume 1 No. 7, July 1942, pages 393-395.
Purihin po ang Ama! Patuloy po tayong mag-akay at magpakasigla.
wala pa akong bunga tapos malapit na ang mayo hindi na pwede magpapadoktrina kasi magpapalaganap nah,sana magkabunga ako kahit isa lang malaki na yung isa sa aken…………
100 years sa INC ay malapit nah,.
the B.I.R. should run after religious organizations….