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Quiboloy co-accused fall, out on bail
By J.Lo
“There were calls received by hotlines after we announced reward, many were giving information,” Philippine National Police (PNP) chief publicist Col. Jean Fajardo said several people have started calling hotlines at Davao region police, claiming they have information on location of fugitive in Camp Crame news briefing.
One of the five co-accused of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy was arrested in Davao City.
Paulene Canada was arrested at Emily Homes Subdivision in Barangay Buhangin at around 2 in the afternoon.
Joint teams from Davao region police, Intelligence Group, Special Action Force and Criminal Investigation Group were responsible for Canada’s arrest.
Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos and PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil are set to hold press conference at Camp Crame this morning, although topic was not disclosed.
Canada is among Quiboloy’s co-accused in cases of qualified human trafficking and child abuse cases. She is also listed at No. 6 most wanted fugitives of Police Regional Office 11, has jurisdiction over police forces in Davao.
Bounty of P1 million from unnamed private individuals was put up for her capture.
Four other respondents in Quiboloy’s cases are Cresente Canada, Ingrid Canada, Jackielyn Roy and Sylvia Cemanes, each have bounty of P1 million for their arrest.
Quiboloy, meanwhile, has P10 million reward for any information that would lead to his arrest.
Canada was brought to Buhangin police station for documentation.
After government put up reward of P10 million for his arrest PNP has started receiving information from tipsters on possible whereabouts of Quiboloy.
Abalos earlier announced certain private individuals have put up P10-million bounty against Quiboloy, wanted for qualified human trafficking and child abuse cases.
Fajardo said Davao police director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III has ordered policemen to validate information relayed by alleged tipsters.
She said they are not discounting possibility that some of the callers are giving wrong information to mislead policemen hunting Quiboloy and other suspects.
With information they have been receiving, Fajardo said PNP is also studying possibility of also putting up its own reward for Quiboloy’s capture to entice more tipsters.
“PNP is thinking about offering its own reward with respect to this case but it needs to go through process in terms of auditing, budgetary rules and guidelines,” she said.
If he wants to prove his innocence, Fajardo renewed their call for Quiboloy to surrender and face cases against him in court.
She said Quiboloy should also consider plight of thousands of his supporters who are agitated due to efforts of law enforcement authorities to arrest him.
On rumors that Quiboloy has already fled to China, Fajardo said Bureau of Immigration said KOJC leader has no record that he left the country.
Quiboloy has “no recent travel in our records,” BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said.
BI explained that does not guarantee Quiboloy is still in the country, since Philippines has porous borders, and he could have left the country without passing through formal ports.
Quiboloy’s legal counsel Israelito Torreon had said there were rumors circulating that his client might have already fled to China, but he could not confirm this information.
“I just heard,” Torreon had said.
Meanwhile, Fajardo said people should not make jokes of issues hounding Quiboloy, as it is facing cases for serious offenses.
“Let us not forget that other parties are crying for justice…there are children that were allegedly molested and were subject for trafficking,” she said.
PNP earlier said studying whether to file obstruction of justice cases against former president Rodrigo Duterte, who claimed to know where Quiboloy is hiding.
Later, former presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo said Duterte was just joking.
Face the accusations
Meanwhile, Abalos has echoed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call to Quiboloy to come out and face accusations against him.
Abalos said Quiboloy should man up and prove his innocence in court.
“If you are indeed innocent, face these allegations head-on in court of law…hiding behind influence or legal maneuvers does nothing to clear your name,” he said in statement.
Marcos said there is no issue if private citizens offer reward for Quiboloy’s arrest to help bring self-styled preacher to justice.
Moreover, Abalos gave assurance that they will support victims and ensure that justice is served.
“Accusations against Quiboloy are grave, encompassing various forms of abuse… imperative that we, as parents, acknowledge courage it takes for victims to come forward,” he stressed.
Quiboloy is on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s most wanted list for allegedly orchestrating sex trafficking operation.
According to aviation expert, Quiboloy is still in the country, hiding by using unregistered or “colorum” single engine aircraft that may land and take-off in small private airstrips.
“They are just moving around, from one island to another using smaller aircraft that can land and take off in private airstrip… just bit bumpy,” according to the theory of expert.
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) have no reports regarding “illegal aircraft movements” especially at Davao International Airport, In the city where Quiboloy resides.
All aircraft movement in airports under CAAP management are accounted for, it said.
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