The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) is noted for its role in elections in the Philippines.
The Iglesia ni Cristo is known for its practice of bloc voting during elections.
[1] INC spokesperson Edwil Zabala has stressed the importance of unity of its members with the church leadership.
[4] As a consequence, candidates often attempt to secure endorsement from the INC.[5] According to pollster, Mahar Mangahas the INC usually announces its endorsements around a week before election day "when the rankings of the candidates in the polls have stabilized" and concludes that candidates' ranking in opinion polls are a factor on how the INC chooses candidates to support.
[5] The following is the list of candidates who have been endorsed by the Iglesia ni Cristo.