''Ang Tamang Daan'' () is a program produced by the Philippine-based religious organization,

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, and aired over their television stations,

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and Iglesia ni Cristo Television. Originally, the

debates and rebukes claims made by fellow Philippine religious organization

Ang Dating Daan (English language, English: The Old Path, Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''O Caminho Antigo'', Spanish language, Spanish: ''El Camino Antiguo'') is a Religious broadcasting, religious Radio program, radio and television program produced by ...

or MCGI and their presiding minister, Eliseo Soriano, about the beliefs of the

, primarily regarding the deity of

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. Currently, it became a question and answer program about the doctrines of the INC through by e-mail messages by non-members. The name of the program is probably meant to be a pun of the name of

, which is Tagalog for "The Old Path", with the INC claiming their program, Ang Tamang Daan is "The Right Path". Relations between the two groups have been perennially strained, and both organizations use their respective television programs as well as other media to present "evidence" which they believe shows contradictions in each other's teachings.

History

''Ang Tamang Daan'' began regular programming on June 11, 2001, through SBN-21 (until 2003) and

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, which was meant only as a counterpoint to Eliseo Soriano's teachings in ''Ang Dating Daan''. However, somewhere in 2006, they decided to air the program just like the other INC programs, mainly to preach the words of the Bible, and not to involve and contradict other beliefs. The format has been adopted to another INC program, ''Dating Nasa Sumpa Ngayo'y Nasa Tama'' (Formerly Cursed, But Now is in the Right) or ''"Ang Mga Nagsialis Sa Samahang Ang Dating Daan"'' (Those Who Left The Old Path) in 2006, featuring former ADD-turned INC members. Marianito Cayao Jr. and Alfie Angeles, both ADD evangelical workers were the main hosts of the program. Cayao became a full-fledged minister of the INC while Angeles is now a Roman Catholic Augustinian Recollect seminarian. Most of the hosts of the program are the current ministers of the

such as Rommell Topacio, Leonardo Pidlaoan, Jr., Lemuel Solano, and Romil Estrellado. In October 31, 2012, the program Ang Tamang Daan has returned and continued to

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Channel 49 (now on Channel 48) After a 12 year hiatus, in October 2018, ''Ang Tamang Daan'' surprisingly returned to its original format along with the original hosts of the program including Michael Sandoval. In addition to refuting the doctrines of ADD, it has also began answering the arguments made by Catholic Faith Defenders in the television program Know the Truth, hosted by Fr. Abe Argianosa and Atty. Marwil Llasos, which is being aired on the Catholic television station TV Maria.

References

{{Iglesia ni Cristo Philippine religious television series 2001 Philippine television series debuts 2000s Philippine television series 2010s Philippine television series Iglesia ni Cristo Filipino-language television shows Net 25 original programming Southern Broadcasting Network