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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1713759583917171077232961620230531-senate-hontiveros-dffa-appoinment-SPRIB-2.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span contenteditable="true" id="isPasted">Sen. Risa Hontiveros. <em>Bibo Nueva España, Senate PRIB/File</em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday castigated the Philippine National Police (PNP) over its alleged &quot;excuses&quot; in refusing to revoke the<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"> firearms licenses of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy, who is now a fugitive.</span></p><p>&quot;Huwag nang magdahilan ang PNP. Kung talagang kasangga namin sila sa pagpapanagot sa mga pambabastos ni Quiboloy sa ating mga institusyon, dapat ginagawa nila ang lahat para mahuli siya. At isang mahalagang paraan ang pagbawi ng mga armas, lalo na ng isang pugante,&quot; Hontiveros said in a statement.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/16/quiboloy-5-co-accused-remain-at-large-nbi-1710" id="isPasted">READ: Quiboloy, 5 co-accused remain at large: NBI</a></div><p>The PNP earlier said it was still studying the<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"> possibility of cancelling the licenses of Quiboloy&#x27;s firearms due to his pending cases.</span></p><div><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/8/dela-rosa-sees-nothing-wrong-with-quiboloy-having-firearms-043">READ: Dela Rosa sees nothing wrong with Quiboloy having guns</a></span></div><p>But the senator said the PNP’s Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) state that Quiboloy&#x27;s pending criminal cases give him a &quot;legal disability&quot; or &quot;the loss by the licensee of the legal qualification or capacity to own and possess firearms in accordance with this Revised IRR.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Sa dami at bigat ng pending cases ni Quiboloy, siguro naman pwede nang bawiin ang mga armas niya. Sa kasong human trafficking palang, non-bailable at lifetime imprisonment na ang parusa, kaya ano pa hinihintay ng PNP? Nakapagtataka ang bagal,&quot; the senator asked.</p><p>The senator demanded that new<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"> PNP chief Gen. Rommel Marbil</span> &quot;lead better&quot; and fast track its manhunt of Quiboloy.</p><p>&quot;Baka kaya ang lakas ng loob magtago ni Quiboloy dahil sa mga armas at baril na pumoprotekta sa kanya. Trabahuin na ng PNP ang pagkansela ng mga armas niya. Bilis-bilisan na,&quot; Hontiveros said.</p><p>Quiboloy currently has 3 pending arrest warrants from the Senate and 2 other local courts. He and his co-accused remain at large.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/6/quiboloy-denies-hiding-claims-protection-from-extradition-2124">READ: Quiboloy denies hiding, wants protection from extradition</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GypuuBZSfTw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Sen. Risa Hontiveros explained that the PNP’s Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) state that Quiboloy having pending criminal cases gives him a "legal disability" to possess firearms.</p>

Sen. Risa Hontiveros explained that the PNP’s Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) state that Quiboloy having pending criminal cases gives him a "legal disability" to possess firearms.

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Hontiveros blasts PNP over 'excuses' in cancelling Quiboloy's arms licenses

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Apr 22, 2024 12:36 PM PHT

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