Police Regional Office 11 (PRO 11) director Brig. Gen. Alden Delvo on Wednesday issued a warning against individuals cuddling and hiding Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy saying they will have to possibly face charges.
“We have already warned his friends and whoever is cuddling him kasi may kaso din yan. If you are cuddling somebody willfully and knowingly that meron siyang warrant and you are cuddling him, may batas din against that. May warning na rin ang ganyan from the government. Pag kaibigan ka and willfully hide him form the authorities puwede kang kasuhan diyan,” Delvo said during the AFP PNP Press Corps media briefing at The Royal Mandaya Hotel.
Delvo said they are looking at everything and are not choosing personalities.
“That is why I am issuing the statement if any individuals, friends, or a group that will be cuddling him or hiding him from the authorities at pinapahirapan yung PNP at other law enforcement agencies, obstruction of justice yun,” he said.
Delvo said he is optimistic that the evangelist is still in Davao.
Last week, the National Bureau of Invetigation-Davao (NBI-Davao) served the warrant of arrest against Quiboloy at his properties at the KOJC compound near the Davao International Airport (DIA) in Buhangin, Tamayong in Calinan District, and in the Island Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS).
However, Quiboloy is nowhere to be found.
“We are setting our sights in other areas. I did not say na wala siya dito sa tatlong areas na na serve namin ang warrant which was received by the administrators and their lawyers because Tamayong itself is probably a 50-hectare estate. Nakapasok yung tropa ko doon, probably hindi nila na scour yung area because wala kasi tayong personal knowledge that he is there. Ako being from Davao and Davao is a haven para sa akin nandito lang siya sa Davao area I just cannot pinpoint. Hindi ko masabi na nandoon siya sa Tamayong at hindi ko masabi na nandito siya sa Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound. I would say na wala siya sa Samal but I believe he is still in Davao,” Delvo said.
Meanwhile, some officials of the Office of the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms (OSSA) are currently in Davao City.
OSSA group led by director III Manny Parlade, together with the team from PRO 11; NBI-Davao; Davao City Police Office (DCPO); and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), went to the properties of Quiboloy on Wednesday to serve the warrant for contempt from the Senate.
“At this very hour, they are at some point in the establishment of Pastor Quiboloy with the assistance of the PNP because with this order of arrest sila kasi ang mag-e-effect nito and we are just assisting them. Hopefully, sa lakad nila ngayon, I’m just hoping na Pastor Apollo Quiboloy and his lawyers will submit their client to the court before our birthdays,” Delvo said.
Delvo explained that he and the evangelist have the same birthday on April 25.
“I am a professional, I am a policeman, I have a warrant at wala man kaming atraso sa isa’t isa, maybe he has something to answer to the courts of law but I’m just doing my job. With that I will really exert effort in finding him and bringing him to courts who issued the warrant,” he said.
Delvo also said that Quiboloy is not considered armed and dangerous despite owning 19 registered firearms.
“He has 19 licensed firearms. He was given a License to Own and Possess (LTOP) firearms. Probably he also has a Permit to Carry and historically, wala naman yatang kaso si Pastor Quiboloy on unlawful use of firearms. I cannot say that he’s armed and dangerous. For now meron lang siyang armas at wala naman history, I would say he’s armed, meron siyang baril like a lot of Filipinos have the penchant of having a firearm as long as you have the LTOP,” he said.
