Daniel Razon Tours Abroad to Tap OFW Bonuses While MCGI Scrambles for “Emergency” Region Fund

Geronimo Liwanag
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Daniel Razon is abroad on yet another world tour, holding meet-and-greet events in UAE hotels together with a 20-man entourage. Members describe the UAE stop as a direct effort to fish for 13th month pay and Christmas bonuses of OFWs. One message from a worker confirms: “Butas na naman ang bulsa ng mga kawawang members.”

Daniel Razon speaking in front of OFW members in UAE — Kuya Daniel Razon engages with OFW members during a warm meet and greet event in the UAE.

While KDR travels, MCGI officers across multiple locals were ordered into an “EMERGENCY TULUNGAN” after Region Fund collections collapsed this week. Internal messages show leaders rushing to raise P750,000 by Tuesday night to cover Central expenses and worker salaries—a sign of a deepening financial strain inside the group.

You see the pattern.

While locals are told that the Region Fund is empty, and that “babalik ang bigat kay Kuya” if they fail to contribute, leadership is abroad performing high-cost tours.

Text conversation discussing a meet and greet at Ajman Hotel in UAE with over 20 attendees. Includes greetings and humorous remarks.

This contrast exposes the widening gap between leadership lifestyle and member reality.

Financial exploitation inside MCGI is no longer isolated incidents. It reflects a full-blown economic crisis:

• Region Fund collections are “bagsak.”

• Locals are pressured to shell out mandatory ₱1,000 contributions from officers and servants.

• Deadlines are set within 48 hours.

• Workers’ salaries depend on emergency collections.

• OFW chapters are squeezed for special “greetings fees,” “meet and greet love gifts,” and seasonal offerings whenever KDR travels.

The timing is not accidental. December is the most lucrative month for church-based exTOURtion. Leadership tours ramp up precisely when OFWs receive their biggest annual payouts.

While members tighten their belts, leaders move around the world extracting more.

This unfolding Region Fund crisis is a structural problem, not a temporary glitch. It shows an organization running on shrinking membership, declining contributions, rising operational costs, and a leadership model dependent on constant money inflow.

The emergency calls prove one thing: MCGI is running out of financial runway. And the burden is dumped on the poorest members.

This story is developing.