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History of "Ang Dating Daan" |
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Dating Daan is the only program which boldly and
frankly exposes religious corruptions and
deceptions. And this is the only existing program
which fearlessly opens its communication lines to
anyone who seeks answers based in the Bible. A
unique program that touched, changed and influenced
the lives of many individual, particularly
Filipinos, it is ironically patronized and despised.
Nevertheless, ADD has come a long way. This is once
a dream but is now a reality.
On April 20, 1980, Brother Eli Soriano, the
presiding minister of the Church of God
International and the main host of ADD, registered
the organization “Mga Kaanib sa Iglesia ng Dios
kay Kristo Hesus Haligi at Saligan ng Katotohanan”
with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC). It was also this year when Brother Eli
conceptualized ADD, which debuted at DWWA 1260 KHz
as a 30-minute program.
Listeners requested a longer program time soon after
it hit the airwaves. People were amazed with the
bold religious preaching showcased by Brother Eli
and wanted to hear him more often. This is the first
time listeners heard of forthright exposes on
unbiblical religious practices.
The popularity of Brother Eli reached the ears of
Don Manolo Favis, host of the program “Ang Genius
Family ni Ginoong Manalo.” And after a month of
airing at DWWA, Brother Eli became part of Don
Manalo’s resource guests. His mastery of the
Scriptures, cleverness, wit and knowledge not only
of the Bible but other fields as well, like science,
politics, and other studies quickly caught the
attention of Don Manolo’s listeners. Until the
program, which originally consists of 30 members, is
left with only one resource person: Bro. Eli.
Soon, ADD was also heard at DZME, DWAD, DZRD, DWAN,
and DZXQ aside from other provincial radio stations
in the Philippines.
The program officially hit national television via
Channel 13 in 1983. The following year (1984),
Brother Eli launched “SRO on Target.” At the two
programs’ earlier years, they earned the ire of
preachers from different religious organizations who
were hurt by Bro. Eli’s sharp exposes against these
group’s religious businesses; until it came that
they coerced the management of the station to ban
the program. For two years (1987-1989), ADD was
stopped on television.
As the Church reach out to more people, Bro. Daniel
suggested that the organization hold Bible
Exposition. Since then, Bible Expositions became one
of the most effective means for listener’s all over
the country to personally ask questions according to
the Bible. This kind of public symposium is held not
only in Metro Manila but in the different provinces
as well.
It is not always swift sailing for ADD because it
has suffered a lot of religious persecutions as
well. It was already hindered from airing on radio
and television for several times that is why it
jumped from one station to another, like RJTV-29,
PTV-4, SBN-21 and presently at UNTV-37.
When the Movie Television Review and Classification
Board (MTRCB) slapped indefinite suspension against
Brother Eli and his co-panelists together with the
other ADD programs (“D’ X’MAN,” “Ayon sa Biblia,”
and “Itanong Mo kay Soriano”) on May 12, 2005, the
move sparked clamor both from supporters of ADD in
media and the public. This move prompted Brother Eli
to file complaint with the Commission on Human
Rights (CHR) against the MTRCB.
The indefinite suspension issued to ADD was seen as
a direct violation to the constitution of the
Philippines. It is a violation to the separation of
state and religion. A religious program has never
been stopped from airing before even during Martial
Law Years. A religious program has never been issued
an indefinite suspension.
Now back on air, ANG DATING DAAN continues to
touch the hearts of many, opens the eyes and changes
the lives of humanity.
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