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00:00Pastor Apollo Quibuloy will be awarded P10 million for providing information on the whereabouts of Pastor Apollo Quibuloy according to the DILG.
00:07Before we continue with our issue, let's talk to his lawyer, Atty. Ferdinand Topacio. Good morning and welcome to Balitang Hali.
00:16Good morning to Sir Rafi Tima and to all the viewers and listeners of your program. Thank you for this opportunity.
00:25Do you have any reaction to Pastor Apollo Quibuloy for awarding P10 million bounty on his head?
00:31I haven't talked to him lately, but I will, as his lawyer.
00:38Even though our police and our DILG have the power to award bonuses to people subject to warrants,
00:51we have questions to Pastor Apollo Quibuloy.
00:57First, why is he using private funds?
01:03What happened to the intelligence funds that he is using for such rewards?
01:13Second, why did Secretary Apollo Quibuloy refuse to tell us who these private people are,
01:20so we can know and clarify their motive why Pastor Apollo Quibuloy is being given a huge bounty.
01:30You know, Sir Rafi is under the Constitution, the people should have access to information on matters of public concern.
01:37This is a public concern because this is a reward for the function of the police to enforce warrants.
01:46This is like an irregular action.
01:49Is this under the law, attorney?
01:51This is a huge reward for Pastor Apollo Quibuloy against violence.
01:57Attorney?
01:59Yes sir.
02:00Is there a violation under the law to get funds from private individuals for such bounties?
02:07You know, it's questionable because the enforcement of a warrant is a public function that should be funded from the government funds.
02:19Now, if a private person is donating, you need to know why because to a lesser or greater extent,
02:30the private persons are influencing the government's functions, which is to bully people.
02:41Sir Rafi, if you look at the amount of bounties given to various subject of warrants, such as charges of rape, murder, even terrorism,
02:52it's not that big. This is just a flatmail.
02:55The amount of bounties given by 11 informants of the government is only P1.9 million.
03:01That is an average of around P190,000 per person.
03:06Why does Pastor Quibuloy have P10 million?
03:10Attorney?
03:11In violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution.
03:15Attorney, will you formally question the amount of bounties given to your client?
03:21As you know, Secretary Abalos is our lawyer.
03:26He knows the law. He also knows the code of ethics of the public official regarding receiving private funds, donations by reason of his office.
03:39Maybe he will see the error of his ways and he will correct it.
03:46The amount of bounties given by the government, as you know, a member of the terrorist group of the CPP-NPA is designated as P1.3 million.
03:59Why would the government want to lower the amount of bounties?
04:03Pastor Quibuloy's charges are not violent crimes.
04:07In any case...
04:09It's discriminatory.
04:12Attorney, for the record...
04:14...personal information.
04:16The best person to be able to answer that is our Department of Justice because they have the Bureau of Immigration.
04:26That monitors the entry and exit of Filipinos and other immigrants in our country.
04:34Maybe they can answer that, sir.
04:38While we still have time, we will go to one of your clients, former congressman Arnie Tevez.
04:45What is the status of his extradition case? I understand that you have an appeal.
04:50Yes. Under the procedure of the country of Timor-Leste,
04:56from the date that you learned the decision, you have 30 days to file an appeal.
05:07According to the lawyers in Timor-Leste, that period will end on July 29, the 30 days.
05:17The practitioners in Timor-Leste, as far as I know, are supporting actors.
05:24They are the leaders in Timor-Leste.
05:27We will give that information to our local media.
05:35If there is an appeal, we will share it with our friends in the world, sir Rafi.
05:43Okay. Let's wait for these two high-profile cases.
05:46Thank you very much for your time.
05:48Thank you very much sir Rafi. May you live long and may God bless you.
05:52Atty. Ferdinand Topacio.
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