He goes by such monikers as “Appointed Son of God” and “Owner of the Universe.”
Despite the controversial tags, Davao-based international brood evangelist Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy sees nothing wrong with the memes involving him. In fact, he just laughs them off and just “ride with it.”
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The founder and head of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, the Name Above it All, Inc., sent social media rocking after one of his video went viral online which showed him proclaiming himself as the “owner of the universe”. Previously, the pastor dubbed himself as the “appointed son of God”.
In recent weeks, Davao City was hit by earthquakes and flashfloods which triggered social media netizens to come up with comic memes tagging the pastor as the person behind the spate of calamities. Some netizens jokingly begged him to lower down the power of the air conditioner.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), reported that the cold spell the country experienced recently was due to the northeast monsoon.
Quiboloy said that he is aware of these circulated memes online, and he is happy that these brought happiness to netizens on cyberspace.
“I just laughed it off. I know some of these posts were just for comedic purposes,” he said during the opening of the Chinese New Year Village at the Prayer Mountain in Barangay Tamayong, Calinan.
However, Quiboloy clarified that posts of him and Davao City Mayor Sara Dutete-Carpio on social media page Twitter are fake.
“Those are fake tweets, made by my opponents from other religions,” he said, without naming names.
On the other hand, he sees this as an opportunity to strengthen and increase his followers.
“Although social media has its negative side, on the other hand, it helped so much in spreading our message to the public,” Quiboloy said.
