DOJ, nilinaw na legal ang reward money vs. Pastor Apollo Quiboloy;
Sec. Abalos at ilang legal counsel ni Quiboloy, nagkasagutan sa pagdinig ng Senado
Sec. Abalos at ilang legal counsel ni Quiboloy, nagkasagutan sa pagdinig ng Senado
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00:00The release of reward money for information on the murder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader, Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, is legal.
00:11The Justice Department issued a statement in the Senate hearing yesterday,
00:15which was also affected by the tension.
00:18Daniel Banalastas is returning to the center of the news.
00:22In the continuation of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs hearing,
00:27aside from the issues with Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, Senator Ronald De La Rosa has a question to the Department of Justice.
00:33He's putting a 10 million bounty on the head of Pastor Quiboloy, legal.
00:41This is a reward, not a bounty. A bounty is for people who should be arrested because they are convicts of a crime.
00:48In our opinion, we said that it is legal to allocate a bounty or reward to individuals who can provide information to be able to arrest a person.
01:04According to the DOJ, it is clear to our system that a bounty is not prohibited to find an accused and bring him to trial.
01:13They also have no distinction in our laws on the source of the money that can be used as a bounty.
01:20So for the DOJ, it is not bad if the bounty comes from private individuals.
01:25DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. explained about the bounty.
01:30I never solicited, I never held money.
01:34They just want to help and they are allocating money to those who will provide a way for Pastor Quiboloy to be arrested.
01:44Until now, no one has been able to give 5 pesos to the arrested, even to Canada.
01:51You may ask why? Maybe they were afraid because the DOJ offered a 20 million reward.
01:58The tension escalated after Abalos and several legal counsels of Quiboloy responded,
02:04after Abalos read some testimonies and allegations against Quiboloy by some complainants.
02:10I will just read.
02:12Alias Amanda appeared in the Senate in her testimony on January 23, 2024.
02:21But a pastoral worker said,
02:24I will go to the dining area of the Bible School because I am being called by Jacqueline Roy.
02:32She said,
02:34Quiboloy is part of the ministry of the pastorals.
02:41She said,
02:42She said,
02:44This is a special privilege because not everyone can hold and be close to the Son of God.
02:52The merits of the case, specifically the actual allegations in the affidavit complaint, should not be stated.
03:01I hope she is just listening.
03:03We all have ears and this is recorded.
03:06More clearly, I said, I did not cite the case.
03:09I cited the hearing of Senator Ontiveros here in the Senate.
03:15According to Abalos, they are just doing their job and should listen to the accusations against Quiboloy.
03:23We should listen to the accusations.
03:26If this is not true, he has the right to say that it is not true.
03:30But if this is true, he should be answered by the law and we should do our duty.
03:39If I may, Your Honor, I think that...
03:41Please, I will just finish. You will have your time.
03:43That is up to DC, Your Honor.
03:44Up to DC. That goes into the very merits of the case.
03:47You will have your time, Atty. Torreon.
03:49Yes, I know that, Your Honor.
03:50That is part of the transcript of the sentence.
03:52That is improper.
03:53That is why I said, it is better for him to sit down and show himself.
03:57And he also said that this is in the hearing so that everything is clear.
04:01Because these are very serious allegations.
04:04And the people of the Philippines already have a warrant, right Atty. Torreon?
04:07Daniel Manalastas for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.