INQToday: Quiboloy now a wanted fugitive in PH – police

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:

Taiwan earthquake: OFWs injured rise to 4

Another Taiwan-based Filipino worker got injured during the major earthquake near the island, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said.

DMW Officer in Charge Hans Cacdac confirmed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday that, “We have a 4th Taiwan overseas Filipino worker injured due to the earthquake. She sustained head injuries due to falling debris.”

March inflation higher but still within gov’t target range

Inflation picked up to 3.7 percent year-on-year in March, from 3.4 percent in February, due to higher prices of key food items like vegetables, meat and rice, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Friday,

While there was an uptick in March, inflation nevertheless stayed within the 2 to 4 percent target range of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for four straight months.

Quiboloy now a wanted fugitive in PH – police

Following the issuance of arrest warrants against him for sexual abuse and child abuse cases, Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) founder and alleged rapist Apollo Quiboloy is now considered a wanted fugitive in the Philippines, according to police.

“He is wanted as he is a fugitive of the law,” Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 – Public Information Office chief Major Catherine Dela Rey said in a phone interview with INQUIRER.net on Thursday.