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<div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1724545113948GVv-_MPaEAAkgFo.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Kingdom of Jesus Christ followers hold a prayer rally outside the KOJC compound in Davao City."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Kingdom of Jesus Christ followers hold a prayer rally outside the KOJC compound in Davao City.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">DAVAO CITY<strong> (4th UPDATE)</strong> — Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday condemned what she called “gross abuse of police power” in an operation to find and arrest Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy at the religious group’s compound in Davao City.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">In a statement on Sunday, Duterte said she does not oppose the implementation of warrants but said the use of alleged violence against civilians and KOJC members is unacceptable.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Around 2,000 Philippine National Police personnel entered the KOJC compound early Saturday morning to serve warrants on Quiboloy and others also accused in the cases he is facing.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Saying there had been harassment, abuse of minors and an unnecessary loss of life in what she called a police takeover of the compound, Duterte said that what happened was “not only a blatant violation of Constitutionally-protected rights but a betrayal of trust” by an institution “sworn to protect and serve us.”</p><div><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/8/24/quiboloy-follower-dead-from-cardiac-arrest-as-pnp-searches-kojc-compound-anew-1126">READ: Quiboloy follower dead from &#x27;cardiac arrest&#x27; as PNP searches KOJC compound anew</a></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">“Hindi ko rin maiwasang matanong sa sarili kung ang paggamit ba ng di pangkaraniwang pwersa at di makatarungang pang-aabuso sa ordinaryong Pilipino, upang maipatupad ang naturang warrant of arrest, ay dahil sa ang akusado ay isang kilalang Duterte supporter,” she also said.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">(I cannot help but ask whether the use of extraordinary force and unjust abuse to serve the warrant is because the accused is a Duterte supporter) </p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Quiboloy, who faces abuse and trafficking cases in courts in Davao City and Pasig, was spiritual adviser to former President Rodrigo Duterte, the Vice President’s father.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">He has also made the former president administrator of KOJC properties.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Quiboloy also endorsed Vice President Duterte and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. when they ran in the 2022 elections. Differences on policy have since created a rift between the Marcos and Duterte factions of the since dissolved UniTeam alliance.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">In the same statement, Vice President Duterte also apologized to KOJC members for urging them to vote for Marcos Jr., her running mate and erstwhile ally.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">In a statement on Saturday, former president Duterte said the Philippines “has never been in a more tragic state” where “rights have been trampled upon and our laws, derided.”</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Duterte, whose presidency was hounded by allegations of rights abuses and extrajudicial killings, called on “decent and patriotic” members of government to resist being “used and to be abusive and violent in enforcing illegal orders.”</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">In a comment on social media site X on Sunday, former Sen. Leila De Lima noted the irony in the former president&#x27;s statement.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p>What is illegal about enforcing valid arrest warrants? At sa&#x27;yo pa talaga nanggaling ito? Kapal ng mukha! Bakit hindi ka na lang tumulong sa mga awtoridad?!,&quot; De Lima, whom the Duterte administration detained for drug-related cases that have all since been dismissed, said.</p><p>(And this is a comment coming from you? How arrogant. Why don&#x27;t you just help the authorities?)</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/06/07/23/whats-the-state-of-ph-human-rights-under-marcos-jr">RELATED:  What&#x27;s the state of Philippine human rights under Marcos Jr?</a></div><div><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><strong>PRO 11: POLICE FOLLOWED PROTOCOL</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3066863"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">In an interview on Teleradyo Serbisyo, Police B.Gen. Nicolas Torre III, police director for the Davao Region,  said the police condole with the friends and family of a 50-year-old KOJC follower who died of a heart attack during the operation but said they followed protocols and rules of engagement.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">“Natural lang na sisisihin nila tayo. Sabi nila na-heart attack daw dahil sa paglusob natin. Hindi naman, hindi naman namin sila nilusob. Kinomply naman natin lahat ng legal requirement na mag-announce tayo ng ating authority, kung bakit tayo nandito at gusto natin i-serve ang warrant of arrest sa mga kinauukulan,” he said.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">(It’s understandable that they would blame us. They say we stormed the compound but we didn’t. We complied with the legal requirement to announce our authority and explain that we are here to serve warrants)</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/24/no-sightings-of-quiboloy-yet-after-16-hours-of-search-015">READ: No sightings of Quiboloy yet after 16 hours of search</a></div><div><br/></div><p>The regional police chief added: “We commiserate with the family and we offer our sincerest condolences.”</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Torre said the search of the compound will continue after the KOJC worship service early Sunday morning.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">He said the PNP would use equipment like ground-penetrating radar to look for tunnels and “suspicious locations” in the compound. </p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Torre also called on Quiboloy to surrender to authorities and defend himself in court.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">&quot;Pinaka-maganda diyan, ipakita ni Pastor Apollo Quiboloy ang kanyang leadership na talagang i-prove, he must prove... Lagi na lang sinasabi &#x27;Justice for Apollo Quiboloy&#x27;...  Ang hustisya ay binibigay ng korte, ibig sabihin, mag-submit lang sila sa korte para masimulan na ang hinihingi niyang hustisya,&quot; he said.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">(The best thing would be for Pastor Apollo Quiboloy to show his leadership... They keep saying &#x27;Justice for Apollo Quiboloy&#x27;, but justice comes from the courts. So, he should submit to the courts to get his justice.)</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"> </div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><strong>— with a report from Hernel Tocmo</strong></div><div><br/></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/B8zQ7DDXXfs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday condemned what she called “gross abuse of police power” in an operation to find and arrest Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy at the religious group’s compound in Davao City.</p>

Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday condemned what she called “gross abuse of police power” in an operation to find and arrest Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Apollo Quiboloy at the religious group’s compound in Davao City.

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