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Anthony Taberna goes on leave amidst INC controversy

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<div><img src="" alt="083115-anthony_main.jpg" width="400" height="290" align="left" border="0"/>A known member of Iglesia Ni Cristo, ABS-CBN broadcast journalist Anthony Taberna announced that he will be taking a leave of absence from &#x27;Umagang Kay Ganda&#x27; and his radio program &#x27;Punto Por Punto&#x27; in light of the current controversy the religious sector is involved in. </div><div><br/></div><div>Tunying, as he is known on TV and radio, pointed out the conflict of interest between his role as a news personality and an active member of INC. </div><div><br/></div><div>He said that the Kapamilya network supports his decision to go on leave and return to his post when the issues have died down. </div><div><br/></div><div><i>Mainphoto credit to @iamtunying28 IG</i></div><div><i><br/></i></div><div><i><br/></i></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://instagram.com/p/6_1GJGrpo1/embed/captioned/?v=4" allowtransparency="true" frameBorder="0" height="916" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="border:0px;margin:1px;max-width:658px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:4px;box-shadow:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14902) 0px 1px 10px 0px;display:block;padding:0px;background:rgb(255, 255, 255)"></iframe><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script>

Ka Tunying says there is conflict of interest between his role as a news personality and member of Iglesia ni Cristo.