The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Abandoned in Santa Ana, Manila has denied the claim of Mayor Isko Moreno that the city government funded the roofing and retrofitting of the church.
‘The current roofing retrofitting here in our church is funded by our generous benefactors and is not funded by the city government,’ the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Abandoned said on Facebook.
Moreno cited the retrofitting of the church as among his accomplishments in his first 100 days in office.
‘We are confused by an entry in the Mayor’s report for his first 100 days in office, specifically the accomplishment entitled, ‘Pagsasaayos ng Sta. Ana National Shrine.’ As far as the church administration knows, the local government of Manila currently has no projects or activities related to the (retrofitting),’ the church said.
The Sta. Ana National Shrine asked Moreno to clarify the issue.
‘The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Abandoned has been and will always be in alignment with the goals and aspirations of the city government when it comes to cultural endeavors and safeguarding the free exercise of religion in the city. We request that the city government clarify the statement in our good Mayor’s 100-day accomplishment report related to our church, as it has caused confusion among our parishioners and the Manila constituents as a whole,’ the church added.