Tenny Manalo

Cristina Arámbulo Villanueva-Manalo (born February 1, 1937, in Manila, Philippines), popularly known as Ka Tenny Manalo, is the widow of former Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) executive minister Eraño G. Manalo. Her eldest son, Eduardo V. Manalo, who was at the time deputy executive minister, assumed the post seven days after his predecessor's demise.

In the midst of the INC leadership controversy in 2015, Tenny was excommunicated (expelled). It was announced through circulars on regular worship services of July 23 to 25, signed by INC Secretary-General Radel G. Cortez with the approval of Executive Minister Eduardo Manalo. Lolita "Lottie" Manalo-Hemedez, Felix Nathaniel "Angel" Manalo and Marco Eraño Manalo were also expelled on the grounds of violating the doctrine on unity, INC's 22nd principal doctrine.

Early life Cristina Arámbulo Villanueva was born at 2:45 PM of February 1, 1937, at Philippine General Hospital in Ermita, Manila, Philippines. She is the seventh child of Jacinto Mercado Villanueva (August 16, 1904 – December 25, 1970) of Pasay and Asunción Arámbulo y Alipon (August 15, 1895 – ?) of Santa Rosa, Laguna. Her parents were Aglipayans, members of the Philippine Independent Church. On January 17, 1955, at age of 17, she married the 30-year-old Eraño "Erdy" Manalo, who was almost two years on his term as the heir to succeed his father, being the deputy executive minister elected by the INC Administrative Council. Her fourth child, Liberty or "Beth", followed the footsteps of aunt Pilar Manalo Danao, when she took a major in Music and graduated at the University of the Philippines College of Music. Beth became part of the UP Singing Ambassadors, where she met her future husband Albert Albert, a relative to singer Joey Albert. Her fifth and sixth child, sons Felix Nathaniel II or "Angel" and Marco Eraño or "Marc", on the other hand, became co-evangelical ministers of their elder brother. Tenny also mentioned her daughter Lottie's security and begged prayers for the group of ten ministers presumed abducted and tortured. This information was earlier issued on the blog Iglesia Ni Cristo Silent No More under whistleblower, pseudonym Antonio Ramirez Ebangelista.