The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have descended on suspected hideouts of controversial televangelist Apollo Quiboloy, a self-proclaimed “son of God” and founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) based in Davao City.
PNP Region 11 chief Brig. Gen. Alden Delvo said his men, in coordination with various government agencies, tried to serve a warrant of arrest against Quiboloy who has gone into hiding to doge summons issued by the Senate which is conducting legislative inquiries into his alleged offenses including sexual abuse.
Delvo said NBI agents and crack operatives of the PNP’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group have joined local policemen in the manhunt for Quiboloy.
“They are here in Davao. They are with my men,” Delvo told reporters during a press briefing According to Delvo, the raiding team searched for Quiboloy in Davao City and Samal Island, but came back empty-handed.
Delvo also said the KOJC compound and the Tamayong prayer mountain in Davao City as well as a resort in Samal Island were too large for the searchers to cover and gather intelligence information on Quiboloy’s whereabouts.
“We really do not have information yet. I am relying on the intelligence community to ensure that they can provide relevant, timely, and accurate information to me so I can relay it to my bosses and make instructions to the lower units,” Delvo said.
President Marcos Jr. on Monday assured Quiboloy that the United States will not interfere in his cases in the near future.