Abalos announces: Apollo Quiboloy has been arrested

[graham59]

Let the circus (show) commence. 

[BrettGC]

Well he is on the FBI's most wanted list but not the 10 most wanted.  There's a total of 395 on the list, so no idea how it's prioritised or how aggressively they'd pursue this particular case given there's probably thousands they're after that don't make the list at all that are actually in the US. 

[Jack Peterson]

 Let's ask ourselves, Will it alter the way we expats live here? NO  why worry then, buy tin hats  for this conspiracy theory cos to me, that is what it is all  supposition

[Lee]

9 hours ago, Jack Peterson said:

 Let's ask ourselves, Will it alter the way we expats live here? NO  why worry then

Perhaps you might explain why ex pats should only concern themselves with issues that affect them directly and ignore issues that possibly affect their host nation.

Seems rather selfish/self centered to me.

[Mike J]

11 hours ago, graham59 said:

Let the circus (show) commence. 

I am waiting for the movie to come out. 

[scott h]

10 hours ago, Jack Peterson said:

 Let's ask ourselves

 

[Jack Peterson]

3 hours ago, Lee said:

Seems rather selfish/self centered to me.

 Ha Ha and maybe you forget what a past President said, WE don't need your help so for me they will not get any Help But you all carry on. They only want our Cash Not us. This came from a Filipino Member here. When They decide to accept we are here and get spurned at every corner, people maybe don't look any further than the end of their noses and of course we all pay for the privilege of having a Long nose never mind being a Party pooper, If you Scott, find it funny think on

[scott h]

3 hours ago, Lee said:

only concern themselves with issues that affect them directly

You know Lee, Jack does have a point here. None of us are citizens here, none of us vote. Few, if any of us actually earn our daily bread here. Most of us keep the majority of our money in banks overseas. All of us probably have some sort of "escape" plan. Our only contribution to the economy is paying VAT tax, patronizing local businesses in a small way, hiring locals to do our menial tasks, or some by paying property taxes. On the plus side I suppose, like watching cricket and football in Britain or baseball and football (the real type) in America we are just taking part in the national pastime....chismis 

 

[BrettGC]

I look at it as a discussion on current events in a pub.  News of the day where you are may or may not be worth discussing, it's a personal thing. It's the "From the News Desk" sub-forum, not the "News That Only Directly Affects Expats" sub-forum.  It's up to each individual if they participate or not.  Jack makes some relevant points and so did Scott in his follow up but personally I find these discussions interesting and they bring different perspectives to something I'm already aware of. 

Edited September 12 by BrettGC

[Lee]

On 9/11/2024 at 7:34 PM, Jack Peterson said:

buy tin hats  for this conspiracy theory cos to me, that is what it is all  supposition

Your conspiracy theory starts to come into focus.

PNP: Quiboloy threatened victims with ‘angels of death’

MANILA, Philippines — Controversial preacher Apollo Quiboloy sexually abused girls of his congregation and threatened his victims with death should they break their code of secrecy, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said yesterday.

Quiboloy, the founder and leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), had sets of girls who were regularly offered to him for sexual pleasure, PNP public information officer Col. Jean Fajardo said, citing the accounts of the victims.

She said despite fearing for their safety, the victims found the courage to recount to police investigators their harrowing ordeal at the hands of Quiboloy, the self-styled son of God.

Fajardo described the victims’ revelations as horrible as they were manipulated into believing that what they were doing for Quiboloy was in accordance with God’s will and thus gain them passage to heaven.

“After the sexual acts of pastor Quiboloy with these victims, they are told that they are still pure, their womanhood is still intact because what they had intercourse with is the spirit of God,” Fajardo said in a news briefing.

She narrated the testimonies of the victims, some of whom were 12 to 13 years old when the alleged abuses occurred. The victims, euphemistically called pastorals, were assigned specific days when they would be brought to the rooms of Quiboloy within the 30-hectare KOJC compound.

“They are being threatened that if they break the code of secrecy and tell anyone what they experienced in the hands of Apollo Quiboloy, they will be hunted by the angels of death,” Fajardo said.

Fajardo said they are investigating if the “angels of death” actually exist as goons of Quiboloy, or it was just a figure of speech that the preacher uses to instill fear in his victims.

She was mum on the other details about the victims as they continue to fear for their lives even if Quiboloy is already detained at the PNP Custodial Center at Camp Crame.

Fajardo urged other victims of Quiboloy to come forward, giving assurance that the government will protect them from harm.

Quiboloy should be ready to face additional cases for abusing the girls for his pleasure, Fajardo added.

“He can expect that we will not stop until the victims get the justice they deserve,” she said.

One of Quiboloy’s counsels, Mark Tolentino, branded the allegations of abuses committed by his client as fake news meant to destroy the preacher’s reputation.

“I’m sure that all of those were planted, they are manufactured. Let them prove the case because the accused is presumed innocent,” Tolentino told reporters in Camp Crame after he visited Quiboloy.

He stressed that Quiboloy is not capable of the heinous crimes he is accused of doing, saying his client is a religious person.

“Full of God’s wisdom so those allegations did not happen, I am sure these are all fake,” he said.

Meanwhile, security measures are in place for Quiboloy’s arraignment on charges of qualified human trafficking at the Pasig City Regional Trial Court Branch 159 today, at around 8:30 a.m.

The court required the physical appearance of Quiboloy and his co-accused – Cresente Canada, Jackielyn Roy, Ingrid Canada and Sylvia Cemanes.

The arraignment on cases of child abuse against Quiboloy and the other respondents at the Quezon City RTC Branch 106 will be held virtually at around 1 p.m.

“We don’t want to give specifics as to the manner how he will be ushered out of Camp Crame en route to Pasig because that is a security matter,” Fajardo said.

Apart from representatives of local and foreigner news outlets, Fajardo said they are also considering Quiboloy’s supporters who might flock to Pasig to personally see him.

Eastern Police District director Brig. Gen. Wilson Asueta said at least 100 police officers are on standby and ready to secure the arraignment.

“It will be increased or decreased based on intel assessment,” Asueta said in a message on Viber.