To Our Beloved Iglesia ni Cristo Executive Minister Bro. Eraño G. Manalo

Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) leader Eraño "Ka Erdie" Manalo has passed away.
Manalo died of cardiopulmonary arrest on Monday at 3:53 pm. He was 84.
Eraño is the son of Felix Manalo, founder and first executive minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo.
Manalo took over the administration of the church after his father's death in 1963.
He was instrumental in the expansion of the church internationally.
His remains will be brought to INC's central temple in Commonwealth in Quezon City for public viewing, which will begin at 3 p.m. Tuesday.

President Arroyo on Friday declared September 7 and 21 as non-working holidays throughout the country.
In a press statement, Malacañang declared September 7 as a national day of mourning for the late Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) leader Bro. Eraño 'Ka Erdie' Manalo. All flags will be flown at half mast on Monday.

INC spokesman Bienvenido Santiago on Friday announced that "the interment of the late Brother Eraño G. Manalo, Executive Minister of the Church of Christ, will be held on September 7, 2009, Monday, 12:00 noon at the Tabernacle located near the Central Temple."
Santiago said the interment will be held "while awaiting the construction of the mausoleum to which his remains will be transferred."
He said the mausoleum will be built near the monument of the Ka Erdie's father, Felix Manalo, "also within the grounds of the Iglesia ni Cristo Central Complex."