Allegation surfaces during senate hearing that Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. has counterpart...

Allegation surfaces during senate hearing that Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. has counterpart for female members

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00:00 An upper chamber solon already has his own assessment of the Socorro Bayanihan Services

00:05 Incorporated after being part of those who inspected the site of the alleged cult over

00:11 the weekend.

00:12 In fact, for the lawmaker, other criminal charges might be filed against the group's

00:16 leaders after noting some of the possible violations after seeing the place with his

00:22 own eyes.

00:23 Daniel Manalastas has more.

00:28 There seems to be some truth on the allegation of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Incorporated

00:33 having a sister group.

00:35 This is what Senator Ronald De La Rosa believes and wants to be investigated as well.

00:40 De La Rosa said this seems to be located in the western part of Socorro.

00:44 "Basically, it's the same.

00:46 They said it's even more dangerous there because outside, it's not allowed to go in.

00:52 They have their own government there, their own currency.

00:58 They have their own currency there."

01:00 As the senator conducted an ocular inspection of the SBSI, he is convinced the group is

01:07 a cult organization, based on what he saw and even if the investigation has yet to complete.

01:13 "This is really a cult.

01:15 By all definitions, by all elements of a cult, you will see in the SBSI, a strict reference

01:26 to a single personality.

01:29 That's the cult.

01:31 That's all.

01:32 Their healing is full.

01:33 They are quack doctors.

01:34 People believe them.

01:35 They are being given drinks.

01:36 The goat milk.

01:48 That's very, very unsanitary.

01:51 You cannot give them drinks if they are not members of a cult.

01:59 Who is a decent person to drink?"

02:01 One thing that struck the senator was the graves of children in Capihan, which he also

02:05 once investigated.

02:06 "It's possible that it happened because there are no allegations about abortion.

02:12 But it could happen because it's just one day.

02:16 Your child died right away.

02:19 That's why I told the SBSI to investigate.

02:23 There are quacks there, there are minorities who told the committee hearing that they don't

02:31 know that they are pregnant."

02:33 For now, the leaders of SBSI are still detained in the Senate and may stay there indefinitely

02:39 unless they decided to tell the truth.

02:42 Daniela Manarastas for The Nation.