Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. PHOTO: X/APOLLO C. QUIBOLOY
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms (OSSA) is set to arrive in Davao City to serve the upper chamber’s arrest order against religious leader Apollo Quiboloy in the following days, Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 said on Thursday.
According to PRO 11 – Public Information Office chief Major Catherine Dela Rey, OSSA contacted their regional director on Wednesday, informing them of their plan.
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“Tumawag po kahapon sa RD ang OSSA na anytime within the following days ay pupunta sila ng Davao City pero hindi pa po sinabi ang specific date and time. Any day lang daw within this week or next week,” Dela Rey told INQUIRER.net in a phone interview.
(OSSA called our regional director, informing him that they would arrive here in Davao within the following days, but they have yet to give a specific time or date. They said any day within this week or next week.)
Last April 2, PRO 11 said OSSA sought the assistance of the Philippine National Police in implementing the arrest order of Quiboloy. However, police said it has yet to receive a copy of the said document.
Quiboloy was ordered arrested and detained by the Senate for his continued refusal to face the upper chamber’s investigation of his alleged crimes on March 19.
Senator Risa Hontiveros, who heads the Senate committee on women, children, family relations, and gender equality, issued the order signed by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on March 19.
The Senate started its inquiry last January 23 after former members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ claimed to have witnessed instances of sexual abuse within the organization.
Other witnesses also claimed that some church members were allegedly subjected to “exploitative activities” such as begging and soliciting money.