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KOJC leader Apollo Quiboloy attends a Senate hearing on allegations of human trafficking and sexual abuse against him, October 23, 2024. 
Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Senate Hearing on Quiboloy Abuses

Michael Delizo

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173130437801320241023-ph-senate-kojc-quiboloy-MD--21.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);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:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">KOJC leader Apollo Quiboloy attends a Senate hearing on allegations of human trafficking and sexual abuse against him, October 23, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</span> </span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA — Jailed televangelist Apollo Quiboloy has been granted a medical furlough due to his <span id="isPasted" style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“irregular heartbeat</span><span id="isPasted" style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, which may be considered life-threatening,”</span>, the Philippine National Police said Monday. </span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Quiboloy complained of chest discomfort on November 7, which prompted the PNP General Hospital to examine him, national police spokesperson BGen. Jean Fajardo said. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Quiboloy’s camp then filed a very urgent petition for medical furlough. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Ang kanilang recommendation po ay ma-check po siya further to check kung ito bang kanyang kino-complaint na pagsisikip po ng dibdib ay maari pong could lead to a more serious case po,” Fajardo told reporters in a briefing.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Upon the order of a Pasig Court, Quiboloy was brought to the Philippine Heart Center at noon on November 8.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He was initially ordered to return to the PNP custodial facility on Monday, but the court granted the request of Quiboloy’s camp to extend the medical furlough until 5 p.m. on November 16 to complete the recommended medical examinations.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fajardo said Quiboloy suffered from atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, which meant his heart was beating very fast and irregularly, potentially causing symptoms like palpitations, dizziness, or shortness of breath.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Marami po ‘yong kailangang gawin sa kanya…just to make sure po na hindi po malalagay sa alanganin po ‘yong kanyang buhay po at ‘yong kanyang medical condition po,” Fajardo said.</span></div><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" 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<p>Jailed televangelist Apollo Quiboloy has been granted a medical furlough due to his “irregular heartbeat”, the Philippine National Police said Monday.</p>

Jailed televangelist Apollo Quiboloy has been granted a medical furlough due to his “irregular heartbeat”, the Philippine National Police said Monday.

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Michael Delizo,

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Published November 11, 2024 01:54 PM PHT

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