Malacañang on Saturday announced that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Iglesia ni Cristo Executive Minister Eduardo Manalo as Special Envoy of the President for Overseas Filipino Concerns.
According to Palace, the same position was given to the Manalo in 2018 under the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte from 30 January 2018 to 29 January 2019.
The INC is known for its bloc voting system.
To recall, INC backed Marcos' presidential bid in the 2022 national elections, as well as his candidacy for vice president in 2016.
Manalo is the grandson of the late INC founder Felix Manalo. He is the eldest son of the late Eraño Manalo, who was INC's executive minister for 46 years from 1963.
Aside from Manalo, Marcos named W Group President Norman Vincent Wee as Special Envoy of the President to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for Trade and Investments.