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[Title] => Ecleo challenged by uncle in poll bid
[Summary] => SURIGAO CITY — What local observers believe could be a virtual victory for jailed cult leader Ruben Ecleo Jr. in the mayoral polls in San Jose, Surigao del Norte has run into some kinks.
The reason: Ecleo’s own uncle, Domingo, 57, beat the deadline and filed his certificate of candidacy to challenge him in his bid to become San Jose mayor again.
Domingo is a brother of Ecleo’s father, Ruben Sr., who founded the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) 40 years ago, and former governor Moises Ecleo.
[DatePublished] => 2004-01-23 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Ben Serrano
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[Title] => Ecleo recruiting fellow jailbirds
[Summary] => He’s at it again.
Despite being imprisoned for parricide, murder, multiple murder, drug abuse, sedition, direct assault, resisting arrest, illegal possession of firearms and possession of illegal drugs, Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association leader Ruben Ecleo Jr. has begun recruiting new PBMA members.
Now imprisoned in the Cebu City jail, Ecleo said he intends to continue his ministry and recruit his cellmates: "I intend to build a fellowship center for the PBMA here. I want to make a difference here, continue my mission to help others."
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-25 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Ben Serrano
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[Title] => Ecleo’s group not a cult, says follower
[Summary] => ILOILO CITY — They are not a cult but an association seeking to help other people without expecting payment in return, Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association Inc. (PBMA) Pototan Chapter missionary Roberto Cabaquil said yesterday.
Cabaquil was reacting to media reports that the PBMA is a cult that has led its 1.4 million followers to believe that amulets, rings and Latin prayers will render them invincible to bullets and other forms of physical harm and that they can be resurrected and made immortal.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-24 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1459245
[AuthorName] => Leo Solinap
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[ArticleID] => 165548
[Title] => Biazon: Disarm Ecleo cultists
[Summary] => The Philippine National Police (PNP) should disarm members of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) and charge them with illegal possession of firearms, Sen. Rodolfo Biazon said yesterday.
Biazon, a former military chief, said the PNP should explain how the cult led by murder suspect Ruben Ecleo Jr. was able to amass a massive arsenal that included automatic rifles, submachine guns, machine guns and grenade launchers.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-22 00:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1297981
[AuthorName] => Efren Danao
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[ArticleID] => 165406
[Title] => Cult leader a shabu user
[Summary] => Ruben Ecleo Jr., the leader of the cultist group Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) who is accused of murdering his wife, tested positive for shabu at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Crime Laboratory at Camp Crame yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-21 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1096615
[AuthorName] => Christina Mendez
[SectionName] => Headlines
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[ArticleID] => 165435
[Title] => Ecleo faces more charges
[Summary] => Detained Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) cult leader Ruben Ecleo Jr. faces even more charges.
In a sworn statement made before Cebu City Prosecutor Jose Pedrosa dated May 16, 2002, Ecleo’s brother-in-law, Ben Bacolod, said the cult leader ordered the killing of 11 of his followers in December 2000.
Bacolod, who himself was killed in a massacre of his family in Mandaue City Tuesday night, was believed to be the only witness in the murder of his sister, medical student Alona Bacolod, for which Ecleo faces parricide charges.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-21 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Ben Serrano
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[ArticleID] => 165462
[Title] => Kulto ni Ecleo gaganti, Crame lulusubin
[Summary] => Nagpaplano na umanong rumesbak ang grupo ng kilabot na "White Eagles" holy warriors ng Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) para itakas at ipaghiganti ang kanilang kinikilalang supreme master na si Ruben Ecleo Jr. na kasalukuyang nakakulong sa Camp Crame.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-21 00:00:00
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[Title] => 23 Surigao cultists killed
[Summary] => Twenty-three people died in a night of violence as police went to arrest the politically well-connected leader of the cultist group Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) last Tuesday on an island off Surigao del Norte.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-20 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
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[AuthorID] => 1650428
[AuthorName] => Perseus Echeminada
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[ArticleID] => 165296
[Title] => Amulets didn’t stop bullets
[Summary] => The followers of the pseudo-Christian cult called Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) believed with all their heart that amulets such as libretas (booklets) and rings given to them by "Divine Master" Ruben Ecleo Jr. ensured that bullets would do them no harm.
Tuesday night until yesterday, they were proven wrong. At least 17 of them lay dead following a shootout with the police and military.
The libretas and rings that were supposed to make the PBMA invincible were no match for bullets.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-20 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805318
[AuthorName] => Jaime Laude
[SectionName] => Headlines
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[ArticleID] => 165359
[Title] => Kulto vs PNP-AFP: 23 patay
[Summary] => Dalawampu’t tatlo katao ang patay kabilang ang isang pulis at isang sundalo matapos na sumiklab ang madugong bakbakan habang isinisilbi ang warrant of arrest laban sa lider ng kultong Philippine Benevolent Missionary Association (PBMA) na akusado sa pagpaslang sa kanyang asawa sa isinagawang operasyon sa Surigao del Norte, kamakalawa ng gabi.
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-20 00:00:00
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