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Apollo Quiboloy attends the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality's inquiry on Oct. 23, 2024 into his reported abuses. Senate PRIB



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Victoria Tulad

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1729672358874464237258_1026435096188513_2073991013293824722_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Apollo Quiboloy attends the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality&#x27;s inquiry on Oct. 23, 2024 into his reported abuses. Handout/Senate PRIB"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Apollo Quiboloy attends the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality&#x27;s inquiry on Oct. 23, 2024 into his reported abuses. <em>Handout/Senate PRIB</em></span></span></span>MANILA — <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Pastor Apollo Quiboloy on </span></span>Wednesday labelled the Senate hearing on his alleged abuses as &quot;unfair.&quot;</div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/23/ex-kojc-member-recalls-sexual-abuse-months-long-fasting-to-slowly-kill-me-1205">• Ex-KOJC member recalls sexual abuse, months-long fasting &#x27;to slowly kill me&#x27;</a></div><p>In a chance interview after the hearing, Quiboloy said, “Yung mabibigat na alegasyon nila, walang mga katotohanan. Kailangan patotohanan nila sa korte where I can defend myself and malaman ang katotohanan. Because this Committee is not the Committee to decide whether I am guilty or not. It should be the court of law.”</p><p>“Hindi committeeng fair ito,&quot; he added. </p><p>Quiboloy said this while pointing out that there was no resource person from his camp and other issues were not tackled.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/23/eye-to-eye-with-quiboloy-hontiveros-asks-did-you-sexually-abuse-kojc-women-children-1344">• Eye to eye with Quiboloy, Hontiveros asks: &#x27;Did you sexually abuse KOJC women, children?&#x27;</a></div><p>“This one is like trial by publicity. Eh wala kaming resource person. Walang galing sa amin. Galing lahat doon sa kabila,” he said.</p><p>“‘Yung KOJC incident, hindi naman binanggit,” he added. “Hanggang ngayon, ‘yung mga kabataan at kababaihan may trauma pa rin, hindi pa rin makalabas ng bahay, nanginginig pa rin pagka makakita ng pulis. ‘Yung 16 days&#x27; shields hindi binanggit.”  </p><p>Quiboloy said he will answer allegations in court.</p><div><strong>HEARING ADJOURNED</strong></div><p>After more than five hours, Senator Risa Hontiveros, Chairperson of the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality adjourned the hearing.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/9/13/quiboloy-invoked-god-told-victims-they-are-still-pure-intact-after-abuse-pnp-1451">• Quiboloy invoked God, told victims they are &#x27;still pure, intact&#x27; after abuse: PNP</a></div><p>The Committee had a total of four hearings on Quiboloy.</p><p>“Sinimulan natin ang imbestigasyong ito dahil sa hinaing ng mga biktimang lumapit sa aming tanggapan,” Hontiveros said in her closing statement. </p><p>“Pagkatapos ng mahabang kwento, pagtakas, at pagtatago sa batas - sa huli ay hinarap narin ni Quiboloy ang Senado.”  </p><p>Hontiveros revealed that it was not easy proceeding with the investigation.</p><p>“Hindi po naging madali ang naging laban natin. Tinatakot ang ating witnesses, may rally sa labas ng Senado sa tuwing may hearing dito noon, kinasuhan kami, may iba&#x27;t-ibang kondisyones para di siya humarap dito, may effort para i-reverse ang ruling ng Chair to cite him in contempt before. Now I learnt your camp threatened our witnesses and indirectly binantaan ang sarili kong staff. Pero di po tayo lahat nagpatinag, dahil hindi atın ugaling matinag,” she added.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/23/no-formal-request-yet-for-quiboloy-extradition-to-us-says-dfa-1040">• No formal request yet for Quiboloy extradition to US, says DFA</a></div><p>“Ito ang malinaw: Quiboloy presided over a malicious and systematic subversion of personal will, autonomy, and dignity to make his victims participants in their own abuse - psychological, sexual, physical, and economic,” Hontiveros further said.</p><p>She praised the victims of abuses for their strength and courage and said they will ensure that the country’s laws will make Quiboloy will pay for his alleged crimes. </p><p>“Para kay Amanda, kay Arlene, kay Dindo, kay Jocelyn, kay Eduard, Jo ar, Alias Marie sa mga dating witness na si Alias Rene at Alias David, of course to Yuliya and our friends in Ukraine, and siyempre Kay Ate Gingging, pagpugay at pasasalamat sa inyong lahat,” Hontiveros stated. </p><p>The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) hopes that through the Senate investigation, parties involved in the cases will cooperate with them and that victims will be empowered.</p><p>The National Bureau of Investigation, on the other hand, wants to strengthen its anti-human trafficking division.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABO3a7oqmknt3rNX&amp;activation=click&amp;vip_mode=playing&amp;vip_position=bottom-right"></script>

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Quiboloy calls Senate hearing unfair, brands it as ‘trial by publicity’

Victoria Tulad,

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Published October 23, 2024 05:03 PM PHT

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