COMELEC Confirms Receipt of Our Complaint Against Bagong Henerasyon Partylist and MCGI for Violations of Kontra-Bigay Laws
- DuraLex Luthor
- May 22
- 3 min read
Today, we received a formal confirmation from the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) via the Kontra Bigay Complaint Center, acknowledging our petition titled “Request for Legal Clarification and Investigation on MCGI’s Involvement in BH Partylist Campaign dated 8 May 2025.”
COMELEC has officially requested the submission of four (4) original hard copies of our complaint-affidavit and attached evidence, thereby affirming that the matter has been elevated for actionable review under Resolution No. 11104 (Kontra-Bigay).
Our legal team has submitted a detailed report outlining multiple electoral offenses by the Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Partylist, in direct collusion with the Members Church of God International (MCGI). Among the key violations:
Vote-buying disguised as religious “ayuda” and charity;
Use of religious resources, stages and key members' vehicles for partisan political activity;
Caravans led by MCGI Chapter Officers for BH Partylist;
MCGI Chapter Officers applying Mayors' permit to campaign/hold caravan for BH Partylist;
Undue influence and exploitation of MCGI’s organizational hierarchy;
Religious intervention in political campaigns, in violation of the Constitution.
The role of Crisanto King Cortez, an MCGI church worker, acting as a campaign coordinator for BH Partylist;
These constitute clear violations of:
Sections 26, 30, and 34 of COMELEC Resolution No. 11104;
Section 261(e) of the Omnibus Election Code (religious sects intervening in elections);
The Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (RA 3019);
And the principle of separation of Church and State under the 1987 Constitution.
Our team also submitted video evidence and firsthand documentation exposing multiple election law violations committed by Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Partylist in direct collusion with the Members Church of God International (MCGI). Among the most damning is a recorded campaign speech by BH’s second nominee Kap Rudy Medina, who publicly declared:
“Kapag ako ang nanalo, lahat ng ibibigay sa akin, kukunin ko ’yan. Lahat ng para sa atin, uubosin ko ’yan. Ibigay ko sa inyo.”
This statement, delivered to MCGI members during a local chapter gathering, amounts to a pork-barrel style promise: a pledge to redirect public funds exclusively to the sect’s faithful. Under Sections 26 and 30 of COMELEC Resolution No. 11104, this constitutes vote-buying and undue influence, and violates the Omnibus Election Code’s prohibitions on promising government resources for electoral gain.
BH 2nd Nominee Ka. Rudy Medina
We stress that this submission is independent of the separate petition filed by Atty. Russell Stanley Geronimo, who earlier accused incumbent BH Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy and its nominees led by Roberto Nazal Jr. of violating the Omnibus Election Code, specifically:
Section 261(i) – Intervention of public officers and employees in election campaigns;
Section 261(o) – Use of public funds, money deposited in trust, equipment and facilities owned or controlled by the government for an election campaign.
Both complaints reinforce the growing body of evidence that BH Partylist and its backers have systematically abused public and religious infrastructure to gain political advantage.
🛑 We Demand Accountability
We urge:
COMELEC to swiftly docket and investigate all violations;
The Office of the Ombudsman to examine the misuse of public funds and resources;
Media organizations, civil society groups, and former MCGI members to help amplify these revelations and expose the truth.
This is not merely a question of electoral misconduct, it is a test of the Republic’s ability to uphold the rule of law against entrenched sectarian influence and elite manipulation.
Our submission reflects a growing movement of citizens who reject the politicization of religion and the commodification of faith, and bastardization of our party-list system.
Issued by:
Legal Team – MCGI Exiters
🕊 For truth, transparency, and separation of Church and State
