US authorities have yet to issue a request for extradition of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy as of the moment, Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez said Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

"We were informed that there was potentially a request for his extradition, but so far there has been none coming our way," Romualdez told reporters.

The ambassador said action on Quiboloy depends on the Philippine government.

"So I think, first and foremost, they have to serve that [arrest warrant] first. Now, if a case is in fact filed against him in the Philippines, then the extradition would probably, we'd have to take a backseat," he said.

"So it depends really on the Philippine government."

Romualdez also explained the process of extradition.

"Usually it will come to us, but it can also go to the US Embassy. And there are law enforcement representatives at the US Embassy that can make the request directly to our Department of Justice," he said.

"From here it will have to come from wherever the court that has the case on this human trafficking, supposedly a human trafficking case," Romualdez added.

"A human trafficking case against a possible people or issue. But there's none. None so far. Here, to the Embassy, there's none," he said.

Possible Quiboloy extradition may have to wait while PH case pending: DOJ chief

Quiboloy, leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ church, has been placed by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation on its most wanted list on allegations of "conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion and sex trafficking of children; sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion; conspiracy; bulk cash smuggling."

"Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, the founder of a Philippines-based church, is wanted for his alleged participation in a labor trafficking scheme that brought church members to the United States, via fraudulently obtained visas, and forced the members to solicit donations for a bogus charity, donations that actually were used to finance church operations and the lavish lifestyles of its leaders," the FBI said.

"Furthermore, it is alleged that females were recruited to work as personal assistants, or 'pastorals,' for Quiboloy and that victims prepared his meals, cleaned his residences, gave him massages and were required to have sex with Quiboloy in what the pastorals called 'night duty'."

Quiboloy, 2 others in related cases placed on FBI’s most wanted list

The United States Treasury Department earlier slapped sanctions on Quiboloy and around 40 others across 9 countries for alleged involvement in corruption and human rights abuses including a “pattern of systemic and pervasive rape of girls as young as 11 years old, as well as other physical abuse.”

US Treasury sanctions Quiboloy, around 40 others for 'corruption, human rights abuse'

The Davao City Prosecutor’s Office has also initiated legal proceedings against Quiboloy and his associates.