Doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy – in jail for alleged sexual abuse and human trafficking – is running for senator.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/apollo-quiboloy-runs-files-certificate-candidacy-senator-2025/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/apollo-quiboloy-runs-files-certificate-candidacy-senator-2025/
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00:00Doomsday preacher Apollo Kibuloy, in jail for alleged sexual abuse and human trafficking,
00:05is running for senator.
00:07The Kamala confirms Kibuloy filed his candidacy through a representative Tuesday, October
00:118.
00:12Kibuloy's EOC indicates the Workers' and Peasants' Party nominated him, but WPP officers say
00:17they did not sign a CONA for him.
00:19There were rumors Duterte would switch candidacy from mayor to senator, but the filing period
00:23closed and he didn't turn up.
00:25Meantime, TV host Willie Revillameh is running for senator as an independent candidate.
00:30He says the bickering of politicians convinced him to run.
00:33Also running for senator are ABS-CBN franchise killer Rodante Marcoleta of Sagip Partylist
00:38and flip-flopping drug war whistleblower Peter Bikoy Advincola.
00:42For the opposition working to regain numbers in Congress, Kiko Pangilinan filed his bid
00:46to return to the Senate.
00:48He ran for vice president in 2022 but lost to Sara Duterte.