DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/15 December)– The Court of Appeals (CA) Third Division based in Manila upheld the ruling of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, dismissing the petition for bail filed by Ingrid Canada, the co-accused in child abuse
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 October) – Pastor Apollo Quiboloy finally attended a Senate hearing on Wednesday, October 23, where damning testimonies of “sexual abuse” have been revealed by the alleged victims of the controversial founder of the Kingdom of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 Oct) – The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has filed on Thursday complaints for sedition and inciting to sedition against Atty. Israelito R. Torreon and several members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC).
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 September) – The police are now looking for the parents of the underage girls who were seen inside the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound during the 16-day operations to arrest Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 Sept) – “Divine providence” was how the regional police chief described the Senate investigation called by Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on September 6 as it enabled them to present to the public what they
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 September) – Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte defended Councilor Bonz Andre Militar, who called on the local media to “recommit to the highest standards of journalistic integrity.” Last September 10, Militar urged journalists to practice the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 September) — Police authorities are preparing to file multiple criminal complaints against members and officials of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), as well as their lawyers for alleged obstruction of justice, for allegedly harboring or
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 September) – In his second arraignment on Friday, this time for child abuse and sexual abuse charges before the Regional Trial Court in Quezon City, Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy, Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder
If Christ is the answer, what is the question? Actually, there are more questions lately about Apollo Quiboloy that seem to never run out of answers, like a multiple choice with all wrong answers. First question: Did he surrender or
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 Sept)—Shortly after the Senate investigation here last Sept. 6, five former members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) had come forward to report the alleged sexual abuses by Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy, according to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 Sept)—Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said that the Senate investigation conducted last Sept. 7 regarding the operations of the police to arrest Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound was
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 September) – Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy, founder of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) and self-appointed son of God, will be transferred to the New Quezon City Jail along Payatas Road in Bagong Silangan, Quezon City,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 September) – A councilor here has reminded journalists to practice the highest tenets of journalism as he noted that “false information had been disseminated” during the 16-day police operations to arrest wanted preacher Pastor Apollo
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 September) – The diggings done by police personnel inside the Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound in Davao City became a point of contention between Police Regional Office-11 director BGen Nicolas Torre III and KOJC legal
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 06 September) — Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte believes that police operations to serve the arrest warrants on fugitive Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy has become a siege on the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound. Duterte arrived
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 06 September) – Senators Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and Robinhood Padilla went around the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound on Friday morning, Day 14 of the police operations to arrest Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, and found
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Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) workers, on orders of Senator Bato dela Rosa, use a rotary hammer drill to chip away the still uncured concrete covering the alleged digging hole done by police personnel at the basement of the JMC building inside the KOJC compound in Buhangin, Davao City on 6 September 2024. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
Senators Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and Robinhood Padilla inspect a cover placed on the stage of the cathedral of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) inside the KOJC compound in Bunhangin, Davao City on 6 September 2024. A sub-committee of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights chaired by dela Rosa is investigating the conduct of the police operations to arrest the fugitive Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa (Privilege speech delivered by Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on 27 August 2024, Day 4 of the police operations to arrest Pastor Apollo Quiboloy who is believed to be hiding in the Kingdom of Jesus
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 5 Sept)—The Court of Appeals (CA) 22nd Division in Cagayan de Oro City has declared “null and void” the Temporary Protection Order (TPO) issued by Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 15 last August 27 in favor
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 September) – Day 12 of the police operations to arrest Pastor Apollo Quiboloy inside the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound ended with Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre saying he is “even more certain that Quiboloy
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 September) – Police operations to arrest Pastor Apollo Quiboloy inside the 23-hectare compound of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) entered its 12th day on Wednesday but for Quiboloy’s chief counsel, Israelito Torreon, it has
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 4 Sep)—Davao Region’s top cop has urged the public not to be swayed by propaganda maneuvers of the group of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, whom Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III said is out to divert public
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 03 September) — Police personnel barred the lead legal counsel of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), Atty. Israelito Torreon, from entering Tuesday the basement of Jose Maria College (JMC) and the KOJC cathedral, where he
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 03 September) – A city councilor here asserted that the ongoing serving of arrest warrants against fugitive Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), and his other co-accused are “unconstitutional.” In a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 03 September) — In light of the situation involving the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) and their claims of human rights violations by the Philippine National Police, it is crucial to analyze this through the lens
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 03 September) – Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, the fugitive leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), is not in the position to make conditions for his surrender to authorities, the regional police chief said on Tuesday.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 02 September) – The heartbeat detected by a ground-penetrating radar beneath some buildings within the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound here is of human origin, an official of the Police Regional Office – 11 (PRO-11)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 02 September) – Heavily-armed police forces tried to forcibly open Monday the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound’s Emerald entrance, a large gate going towards the Jose Maria College (JMC), a school also founded in this
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 02 September) – The Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) celebrated its 39th founding anniversary on Sunday with a 3.25 hour-program that featured a video replay of last year’s anniversary message by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, and ended
Policemen guarding the perimeter of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound cross the street on 1 September 2024 in Davao City. Members of the KOJC flocked to the KOJC compound to celebrate the group’s 39th founding anniversary on Sunday, 01 September 2024, Day 9 of the police operations to arrest Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 01 September) – Fugitive Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Apollo Quiboloy’s statement, as relayed by lawyer Israelito Torreon, that he would surrender only upon the assurance that he would not be extradited to the US where
Vice President Sara Duterte (in blue) is mobbed by Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) supporters outside the KOJC compound in Buhangin, Davao City on 1 September 2024. Duterte delivered a 30-minute speech during the 39th anniversary of the KOJC. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 August) – The statement of the lead counsel of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) that Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy will surrender if President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will sign a written declaration that the fugitive religious
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 August) – The lead legal counsel of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) has alleged that miners have been used in what he described as an apparent “tanim-tao” (literally people-planting) scheme in the ongoing police
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 29 Aug)—The police called on members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) to understand the nature of police work and aske d them, especially their lawyers, to convince their leader to surrender and defend
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 Aug)—Lawyer Israelito Torreon, lead counsel of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, said that the police operations at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound are illegal and improper as the police could not do an “intrusive search”
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 Aug)—There is no timeline in the police operations at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Barangay Buhangin, according to a police official, who said that the presence of the law enforcers will remain
MindaNews fact-checked the statement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that policemen who occupied the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City to arrest fugitive preacher Apollo Quiboloy were unarmed. His claim is false. On Tuesday, August 27, Marcos
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 Aug)—The Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 15 has clarified on Wednesday that the issuance of temporary protection order (TPO) does not prevent service of arrest warrants against Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy, self-appointed “son of God”
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 28 August)—The ongoing operation of the Philippine National Police to effect the arrest warrant against Apollo Quiboloy, the fugitive founder and leader of the cult Kingdom of Jesus Christ, has not only unraveled more openly the
Philippine National Police personnel walk past Kingdom of Jesus Christ members inside the KOJC compound in Buhangin, Davao City on Tuesday, 27 August 2024, after a local court issued a temporary protection order in favor of the religious organization. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 August) – The Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 15 here issued a temporary protection order (TPO) on Tuesday, directing police forces to “immediately cease and desist” from exercising any act that threatens the life, liberty,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 August) – At 9:15 p.m. on Monday, August 26, I and my colleagues from MindaNews – Antonio Colina IV and Toto Lozano – and Germelina Lacorte of the Philippine Daily Inquirer were about to go
