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CA freezes AQ, KOJC assets, accts
By J.Lo
“In order to avoid possibility of funds in subject bank accounts and, or properties from being withdrawn, removed, transferred, concealed or placed beyond reach of law enforcers, this Court finds it appropriate and judicious to issue 20-day FREEZE ORDER as prayed for by petitioner AMLC over said bank accounts, including all other related or materially linked accounts, and real and personal properties enumerated in Ex-Parte Petition,” Court of Appeals (CA) has issued 20-day freeze order against bank accounts, properties and other assets of accused child abuser and fugitive preacher Apollo Quiboloy, his church and media group.
In 48-page resolution dated Aug. 7, appellate court granted petition of Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), found 330 substantial financial transactions of Quiboloy from 2006 to 2022 “appear to be directly sourced from unlawful activities” of Quiboloy, his cohorts and ministry.
Freeze order resolution was written by Associate Justice Gabriel Robeniol with concurrence of Associate Justices Ramon Bato Jr. and Charlene Hernandez-Azura.
Covered by freeze order are at least 10 personal bank accounts under Quiboloy’s name, seven real properties and five motor vehicles.
Freeze order also included Quiboloy’s Kingdom of Jesus Christ and Swara Sug Media Corp., owns Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI)’s franchise.
KOJC has 47 bank accounts, 16 real properties and 16 motor vehicles while Swara Sug has 17 bank accounts, five real properties and 26 motor vehicles.
Total of 99 bank accounts under names of individuals and entities associated with Quiboloy were also ordered frozen, namely Children’s Joy Foundation Inc., Maria Teresita Dandan, Helen Panilag, Paulene Canada, Cresente Canada, Ingrid Canada, Sylvia Cemañes, Jackielyn Roy, Alona Santander and Marlon Acobo.
CA gave banks and concerned government agencies 24 hours from receipt of freeze order to submit return on their compliance, include relevant information on frozen bank accounts and assets.
They are likewise tasked to annotate freeze order on titles and certificates of registration of foregoing real properties, motor vehicles and aircraft, and to manifest their compliance within three working days from notice.
Appellate court also set post-issuance summary hearing on Aug. 12 to determine need to modify, lift or extend freeze order.
Appellate court has also pointed out monthly income of KOJC’s top administrators does not match their financial profiles.
KOJC officials’ accounts also showed unusual deposits, withdrawals and remittance transactions inconsistent with their profiles.
AMLC began investigating Quiboloy’s financial activities following request of Department of Justice in December last year.
In US, Quiboloy and his cohorts were indicted on multiple charges, including sex trafficking, conspiracy, fraud and money laundering.
They also face charges of rape, human trafficking and child abuse before Philippine courts, which have so far issued two arrest orders against preacher and his co-accused.
They all remain at large. A P10-million reward is being offered for information that will lead to Quiboloy’s arrest.
Quiboloy deserved CA freeze order against his 10 bank accounts, seven real properties, five motor vehicles and one aircraft, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said, adding this is “first step to achieving justice.”
“Deserve…it is just for people like Quiboloy who are greedy to extreme,” Hontiveros said. This is second freezing of his bank accounts after ones in US.
“Hopefully, this freezes Quiboloy’s ability to escape…hopefully, also, our local entities can work with their foreign counterparts to stanch flow of money to offshore accounts,” senator stressed.
Quiboloy should think twice if he is planning to leave 30-hectare KOJC compound in Davao City using his aircraft as Philippine National Police (PNP) will not hesitate to use its air assets against him.
“Our helicopters are armed. ..worse comes to worst, they can try the might of government if they want to do that,” Davao police director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III warned.
Torre said that according to their informants, Quiboloy’s followers have been securing compound’s premises, preventing policemen from entering and serving arrest warrants against evangelist.
Quiboloy’s four other co-accused –Cresente Canada, Ingrid Canada, Jackielyn Roy and Sylvia Cemanes – are also inside the compound, he added. Another respondent, Paulene Canada, was arrested in Davao last month.
Quiboloy has four helicopters and two airplanes under his name. His compound has hangar and private taxiway toward Davao International Airport.
About two weeks ago, police noticed helicopter flew out of compound, prompted them to alert airport authorities.
“They immediately brought it down and said they were just warming up helicopter but it flew,” Torre said.
Torre has already requested for additional policemen from PNP to secure compound.
Instead of hiding, Torre urged Quiboloy to surrender and face cases filed against him in court and end suffering of his supporters who have been guarding his property for several months.
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