Upholding the Truth through the Gospel and Good Works

One year shy from being four decades on air, the Ang Dating Daan (The Old Path) program is as eager as ever in upholding the truth through the Gospel and good works with God’s help and mercy.

Continuing the Commandment

Over 2,000 years ago, the Lord Jesus Christ commanded His holy Apostles in the Church of God to preach the Gospel unto all nations.

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
—The Lord Jesus Christ, Matthew 28:18-20, KJV

It is this same commandment that the members of the Church of God International across the globe fervently continue by making The Old Path program available through various means of mass communication.

Radio

Since 1980, radio continues to be a mass communication medium of The Old Path. The program started in DWWA 1206 kHz and eventually broadcasted on the nation’s top radio stations.

To this day, God’s words can be heard in many homes, even in remote places in the Philippines through the radio broadcast of Ang Dating Daan.

Television

Since 1983, the country’s longest-running religious program has indeed come a long way.

The Ang Dating Daan program can now be viewed in different languages and in countries as far as Brazil, Panama, and Mexico in Latin America.

Satellite

Using their existing satellite dishes at home, people across six continents of the globe can tune in to The Old Path and its counterparts in different languages for free.

This is through MCGI’s multiple satellite providers that beam the program to thousands of homes 24/7.

Internet

As early as the Year 2001, the Ang Dating Daan program already had a video streaming service through its official streaming website, webtv.angdatingdaan.net. MCGI is using all communication portals in preaching the words of God.

Now The Old Path also uses the live streaming services of various social media channels and platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

What People Say About The Old Path

“I have met some preachers before, and Bro. Soriano, had just clarified many things before I even asked. I am really impressed because many doubts I had in mind were just answered very clearly.”

—Antonio Fernando, Catholic

“When somebody’s really studied the Bible to that extent, where they can remember all the verses in the Bible, it’s so encouraging. I think he sets the standard in a lot of ways.”

—David and Stephanie, Messianics

“We should follow Bro. Eli’s group as an example. Other organizations should do the same. If it is only done by a single person, that wouldn’t be enough. There should be a group that will really advocate blood donation voluntarily.”

—Dr. Myrna Angeles, Pathology Department Head, ZCMC

“BJMP is very happy for granting our request in providing their medical needs. We are very grateful to Bro. Eli for this extensive medical mission. In fact, this seems to be the biggest overall medical assistance that has ever been conducted here.”

—SJ04 Oliver Obispo, Assistant Jail Warden, San Pablo District Jail

ADD's 39 Years of Broadcast: A Timeline

As Ang Dating Daan (ADD) celebrates its 39th year of fruitful broadcasting with God’s help, see the program’s journey thus far from its humble beginnings as a radio program in the Philippines to having a multimedia broadcast across six continents.

1980

Ang Dating Daan Broadcasts on Radio

From conducting nightly Bible studies in the towns of Pampanga, Philippines for over a decade, Bro. Eli’s zealous desire to bring the words of God to more people led him to launch the radio program he titled “Ang Dating Daan” that first aired on DWWA 1206 Khz in 1980.

1983

ADD Debuts on National TV

Ang Dating Daan soon appeared on national television on IBC 13 in 1983. Different television stations also housed the program including RJTV 29, PTV 4 and SBN 21 before it settled on its home: UNTV 37.

1994

The ADD Bible Exposition Begins

Bro. Daniel Razon conceptualized an event where guests could ask Bro. Eli about matters of faith. Hence, the Bible Exposition was born and people not only heard questions answered live, but also saw it firsthand. It would later become the program dubbed as Itanong Mo kay Soriano, Biblia ang Sasagot (Ask Bro. Eli, the Bible Will Answer).

2000

Ang Dating Daan Goes Online

The following year, MCGI launched webtv.angdatingdaan.net, which featured a 24/7 streaming of the program including its question-and-answer segment.

2004

The Old Path Launches via Satellite

The Old Path program started its broadcast in the US and Canada via satellite, so those with a satellite dish at their home can tune in anytime for free. In 2006, the program was hailed as the Most Informative Religious Program of the Year in the Gawad Amerika Awards.

2007

Preaching the Bible through Blogging

Bro. Eli published his first two blogs on esoriano.wordpress.com: “Dissecting the Worst Mass Murder in American History” and “Is There Another Earth?” Just two years later, his blog site received the Most Educational to Follow award by Mashable in the Open Web Awards for its informational take on various topics in life with the Holy Scriptures as foundation.

2008

O Caminho Antigo Begins

Bro. Eli initiated a 30-minute broadcast in Brazil with the aid of an interpreter he commissioned. The program was called O Caminho Antigo, the Portuguese counterpart of Ang Dating Daan. Eventually, El Camino Antiguo (The Old Path) also began to air in different Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America.

2010

The Old Path Widens its Broadcast in Uruguay and India

After the positive results of broadcasts in South America, the United States, and Canada, The Old Path program began to air in India via SONY SABTV and on La Tele Canal 12, a free-to-air national television station in Uruguay.

2011

El Camino Antiguo Reaches Argentina and Bolivia

While O Caminho Antigo continued to air in Central and South America via the Fox Channel, El Camino Antiguo made its appearances in Argentina and Bolivia.

The same year, The Old Path’s satellite broadcast was launched in Europe, Africa and the Middle East through the Hotbird Satellite.

Bro. Eli Soriano and Bro. Daniel Razon also hosted the very first Marathon Bible Exposition in 2011. It comprised of three-hour Bible Expositions in succession, starting at 8:00 AM in the Philippines. The event lasted up to 12 hours and they were able to entertain biblical queries from South America, North America, Asia and the Pacific.

2013

The Old Path Television Program Enters Ghana, Africa

The Members Church of God International signed a contract with Crystal TV network—which has one of the widest coverages in Ghana, Africa—so The Old Path could reach more people in the country.

2014

The Old Path Reaches El Salvador and Guatemala

A year after El Camino Antiguo (ECA), The Old Path’s Spanish version, aired in Costa Rica via Canal 9, ECA launched its national television broadcast through Canal 61 on January 15, 2014. The round-the-clock broadcast allowed Salvadorans and Guatemalans to hear the preaching of Bro. Eli Soriano any time of the day or night.

2016

Ang Dating Daan Bible Exposition Facebook Live Streaming

Aside from making the Bible Exposition available in over 1,360 satellite monitoring centers in the Philippines alone, more viewers were able to witness Bro. Eli read the Bible’s answers to people’s questions about faith when MCGI began live streaming the event on Facebook.

2017

The Birth of The Truth Channel

To offer alternative programming in the digital television landscape in the Philippines, MCGI launched The Truth Channel. Anchored on the slogan, Truth Above All, the channel airs Itanong Mo Kay Soriano, Biblia ang Sasagot (Ask Soriano, the Bible Answers) videos and other MCGI-produced programs showcasing information about various realities about religion and truths in the Bible, round-the-clock.

2019

39 Years of Upholding the Truth through the Gospel and Good Works

Yet another means of exposing biblical truths and how they reflect in the realities of the world today, The Worldwide Bible Study began this year.

In Bible Expositions, the discussion jumps from topic to topic due to the randomness of the questions asked by guests. The Bible Study on one hand offers a more focused approach to learning biblical truths.

One good example is the series of Bible Studies touching the real birthdate of the Lord Jesus Christ. And as its attendees have learned, biblical proofs and historical truths point to the fact that it could not have been December 25.

As more and more people became curious about their faiths, MCGI responded by holding more Bible Expositions throughout the year in both eastern and western parts of the globe.

Awards

2014

Best Longest-Running Religious Program

34th Dangal ng Bayan Awards

2014

Best Bible-Based TV/Radio Evangelist for Bro. Eli Soriano

34th Dangal ng Bayan Awards

2011

The Most Informative Religious Program of the Year

10th Gawad Amerika Awards

2006

The Most Informative Religious Program of the Year

4th Gawad Amerika Awards

Works of Faith

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
—The Apostle James, James 2:14, KJV

The answer to this question posed by the apostle lies just a few verses down, “faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.“

It is this belief that has propelled MCGI, the group behind The Old Path program, in upholding its different forms of charitable services.

In fact, to say that the Members Church of God International has been ardent in its public service endeavors maybe at times needless.

For from the scholars it teaches daily to the beneficiaries of its regular medical missions, MCGI’s compassion for others can be easily seen and felt, especially by the countless people it has helped and continues to help through God’s grace and mercy.

The Year (Thus Far) in Good Works

See a glimpse of the charitable activities of MCGI in 2019.

January 3, 2019

Medical Mission in Hagonoy, Bulacan

MCGI’s medical mission in Barangay San Pascual benefited over 300 residents; most were stricken by water-borne illnesses due to frequent flooding. Many residents in the coastal area are indigents with little or no capacity to avail medical care.

January 16, 2019

Medical and Dental Mission in Taguig City

During the cough-and-cold season, The Old Path’s free medical and dental services at Barangay Central Signal in Taguig aided over 600 adult and child patients.

January 18, 2019

Medical and Legal Mission in Quezon Province

Around 1,000 people in Sariaya, Quezon were recipients of the free medical, dental and legal assistance brought by The Old Path and UNTV to the municipality. They also received free medicines.

January 22, 2019

Medical and Legal Mission with Free Haircut in Barangay Iba

Apart from medical and dental care services, more than 300 indigent beneficiaries of Barangay Iba, Hagonoy, Bulacan also had free capillary blood glucose testing and routine ECG tests. Other services given—all for free—were massage therapy, reading glasses, haircut, and legal consultation.

February 5, 2019

Medical Mission to Nga Tau Kok and Hong Kong

The medical missions in Hong Kong from February 5 to 6 served 656 beneficiaries in total.

February 14, 2019

Medical Mission to a Tanza High School

Over 800 people including students, parents and teachers were served in the medical mission of UNTV and The Old Path in Amaya School of Home Industries, a public high school in Tanza, Cavite.

February 20, 2019

Medical Mission in Caloocan City

Special children and people with disabilities (PWDs) were among the over 800 beneficiaries of The Old Path and UNTV’s medical mission in a barangay at 9th Ave. in Caloocan City.

February 21, 2019

Healthcare Assistance for Cavite Provincial Jail

The Old Path and its key partners in medical missions returned to Cavite Provincial Jail to render another round of healthcare assistance to the jail’s personnel and inmates.

February 24, 2019

Fiesta ng Dios (People’s Day Event)

The Members Church of God International happily celebrated its first-ever Fiesta ng Dios (Feast of God) where ADD locale chapters around the world opened its doors to the less-fortunate and persons with disabilities, providing them with free entertainment, food, clothes and takeaways.

March 4, 2019

Dental Mission in Bulacan

UNTV and The Old Path held a Dental Mission in Marinduque and Calumpit, Bulacan, serving hundreds.

March 6, 2019

Medical Missions in North America

Members Church of God International volunteered in The Old Path Food Drive all over parts of U.S. and Canada.

March 12, 2019

Beneficiaries receive 10 Million Pesos from UNTV Cup and The Old Path

MCGI helped raise ₱10M for the chosen beneficiaries of the winning teams of the Season 7 Finals of UNTV Cup, the nation’s first charity basketball league.

April 3, 2019

People’s Day Event in Sta. Ana, Manila

Manileños who came to the People’s Day Event held in Barangay 790 received free medical and dental services, as well as free legal counseling in a charity event by UNTV and MCGI.

May 9, 2019

Public Service to Senior Citizens in U.S. and Canada

In a joint effort of the Philippines’ Public Service Channel and MCGI, elderly people in the U.S. and Canada were treated to a “Seniors’ Day.”

June 10, 2019

Medical Mission in San Pedro, Laguna

More than 400 residents of San Pedro, Laguna received free medical and dental checkups among other free services given during a medical mission held in the province.

July 1, 2019

MCGI and UNTV Medical Outreach in San Jose, Bulacan

Residents of San Jose, Bulacan, Bulacan expressed their gratitude to the Members Church of God International, popularly known as Ang Dating Daan (The Old Path), and UNTV volunteers for giving medical and dental services in their barangay for the second time.

September 26, 2019

Free Health Services to 1,290 Indigents in Anao, Tarlac

A total of 1,290 indigents of Anao, Tarlac availed of health care assistance in a medical mission conducted by MCGI and UNTV with the Office of the Ambassador of Goodwill. Apart from medical checkups, residents also received optical checkups, sugar tests and ECGs, among others.

As The Old Path reaches its 39th year of propagating God’s words on air, it promises to the people what it has vowed unto the Lord from the start — that it will uphold the truth through the Gospel and good works with His help and mercy.

TO GOD BE THE GLORY

Produced by the

MEMBERS CHURCH OF GOD INTERNATIONAL

for the honor of the

LORD GOD ALMIGHTY

Ang Dating Daan, All Rights Reserved 2019