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Senate Hearing on Quiboloy Abuses

Jeff Caparas

ABS-CBN News

MANILA — The petition for bail hearing in connection to the charges of two counts of human trafficking filed against Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy continues at Pasig Regional Trial Court Branch 159 on Monday, February 24.Alias Amanda, the complainant, again underwent cross examination from Atty Israel Torreon, Quiboloy’s legal counsel.According to Torreon, the cross examination lasted for almost 4 hours.Alias Amanda accused Quiboloy of forced labor and sexual exploitation.“I was about to be finished until we have to stop because it’s already 5 o’clock, I was given last 30 minutes in the next hearing to finalize my cross examination. There are so many matters that I have to tackle in my cross examination and I will do my best to finish it in the next hearing,” Torreon said.Quiboloy again attended the hearing via video conferencing even if the court ordered his transfer back to Pasig City Jail on February 12.On January 18, Quiboloy was brought to a hospital in Pasig because of coughing and difficulty in breathing. He was later diagnosed of “community acquired pneumonia.&quot;Meanwhile, Cresente Canada, Ingrid Canada, Sylvia Cemane, Paulene Canada and Jackielyn Roy, Quiboloy’s co-accused attended the hearing physically.Quiboloy’s camp has submitted their explanation on Quiboloy’s pre-recorded message played before his supporters and later posted on social media earlier this month.The pre-recorded video was aired on February 9, 2025 at a gathering and prayer service of the members of the KOJC.A video of the detained church leader was also shown during the February 11 kick-off rally for his senatorial campaign at the Ynares Sports Stadium in Pasig City.The court noted that the video was also posted on the SMNI News Facebook page on February 10, 2025. Torreon said it was not supposed to be played. “That was purely for the consumption of KOJC members and it was a Sunday, so advised the KOJC members that we could not air that pending approval by the court, but then again there was a unfortunate miscommunication that it was somehow played and for that we ask the apology already from the court,” Torreon said.“I explained that the technician who played that was only motivated in good faith, out of religious fervor because Pastor Apollo Quiboloy has not delivered his sermon to the church for more than a year already,” Torreon added. Quiboloy’s camp hope they will be given a chance to tape record his message not only in Iloilo but to all target areas of their campaign trail. “It will be decided by the court as to whether or not such will continually be allowed. We are expecting a ruling on or before the rally in Iloilo on Saturday,” Torreon added. “We understood the concern of the court knowing that this is a ‘explosive case’ if you like to describe it as such, we know that the court is balancing the rights of the parties, we are invoking the right of the good pastor, that he is presumed innocent… he has not yet convicted by any court yet,”  said Torreon. Torreon said the court set a parameters on the matter. “There are sub judice rules and there might be utterances that may be uttered may be said by the good pastor that may affect the merits of the case, we recognize that also and we acknowledge that but we are hoping that still the good pastor will be able to record his messages. Submit it to the court and if the court will approve it we will play it,” Torreon added. He said there was a precedent to such move.“In the case of former senator Leila de Lima, this also happened she was allowed by the court to tape record her messages when she was campaigning at that time when she was in jail,” Torreon said. A video that will be played in Iloilo was submitted to the court Saturday. The next hearing is set on February 28, March 13, 14 and 21.

Quiboloy again attended the hearing via video conferencing even if the court ordered his transfer back to Pasig City Jail on February 12.

Quiboloy again attended the hearing via video conferencing even if the court ordered his transfer back to Pasig City Jail on February 12.

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Quiboloy’s video in kick-off rally ’not meant to be played’, lawyer says

Jeff Caparas,

ABS-CBN News

Published Feb 24, 2025 07:05 PM PHT

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