There seems to be an indefeasible claim that the social has become the fastest source of information and/or disinformation. In a proverbial blink of an eye, an event taking place somewhere gets quickly reported in the internet and shared among thousand others and practically analyzed even by those with little understanding of the event. This happened to the mass action done by the members of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) last Monday. Staged reportedly in 13 places all over the country, it was especially mammoth in Manila where over a million of the followers of the church joined. Facebook postings of the demonstration got viewed by thousands cellphone owners. I took note of the reports in their varied degrees of presentation both in the mainstream and social media. While there were strikingly interesting comments in the internet, I was particularly awed by the depth of the analysis of many of the country’s respected opinion makers and distinguished podcasters. The INC’s National Rally for Peace was significant in its social impact such that many people began to strive to learn more about the church as they expressed the opinion that the demonstration did not have peace for its object as […]

By : Markus McDowell