Marcos Jr. sees no issue with private help in funding reward for Quiboloy arrest

Katrina Domingo

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<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/1720579487786marcos-quiboloy.jpg" style="width: 900px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and &nbsp;Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. Ryan Baldemor, PPA pool/Roemari Lismonero, Presidential PhotoMONTALBAN, Rizal &mdash; President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday justified the privately funded <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/8/dilg-announces-p15-m-reward-quiboloy-co-accused-1613">P10-million reward for the arrest</a> of televangelist Apollo Quiboloy, saying that it was the &ldquo;fugitive&rdquo; pastor who needed to do some explaining.Quiboloy, who has refused to appear before a Senate investigation panel and who has snubbed arrest warrants, questioned why the government received P10 million from private individuals to fund a reward for his capture.&ldquo;Bakit hindi (Why not?) They want to help us bring a fugitive to justice. He is a fugitive. He is hiding from the law,&rdquo; Marcos Jr. told reporters on the sidelines of an event here.&ldquo;If there are private citizens who want to assist the government in that effort to bring him to justice, I don&rsquo;t see why it is [an issue],&rdquo; he said.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/8/look-pnp-releases-wanted-posters-for-quiboloy-co-accused-1911">LOOK: PNP releases &lsquo;wanted&rsquo; posters for Quiboloy, co-accused</a>Marcos Jr. said Quiboloy has the right to &ldquo;question their motives as much as he wants&rdquo; but he needs to appear before authorities first.&ldquo;I question his motives,&rdquo; the President said.&ldquo;Bakit kami laging kinukuwestyon? Sinusundan lang namin ang batas. Sundin din niya ang batas,&rdquo; he said.(Why are we always being questioned? We are just following the law. He should also follow the law.)<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/9/quiboloy-lawyer-says-can-t-blame-fugitive-pastor-for-evading-courts-935">Quiboloy lawyer says &#39;can&#39;t blame&#39; fugitive pastor for evading courts</a>The government has failed to serve arrest warrants against Quiboloy for sexual harassment of minors and other cases after the Davaoe&ntilde;o pastor barricaded his house and went into hiding.Quiboloy denied the allegations against him in courts in Davao City and in Pasig, saying these were recycled and came from disgruntled former members of his Kingdom of Jesus Christ group.&nbsp;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/6/quiboloy-denies-hiding-claims-protection-from-extradition-2124">Quiboloy denies hiding, wants protection from extradition</a>He has said the same of the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/25/no-requests-to-extradite-pastor-apollo-quiboloy-yet-ph-envoy-1129">charges against him in the US</a>, where he is also the subject of a warrant of arrest.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/8/pnp-duterte-may-face-raps-for-hiding-quiboloy-location-926">PNP: Duterte may face raps for &lsquo;hiding&rsquo; Quiboloy location</a> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/7/9/apollo-quiboloy-camp-urges-gov-t-to-resolve-appeal-before-doj-936">Apollo Quiboloy camp urges gov&#39;t to resolve appeal before DOJ</a>Meanwhile, the Department of Justice said those with knowledge on Quiboloy&rsquo;s whereabouts should cooperate with authorities.&nbsp; &nbsp;&ldquo;Those who stand in the way of the enforcement [of the arrest warrant] are actually guilty of obstruction of justice&hellip; With or without the incentive, the community should really help to give the accused a chance to clear his name in court where due process will be observed to the hilt consistent with the constitutional guarantees,&rdquo; said DOJ Undersecretary Jesse Andres.&nbsp; &ndash; With a report from Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News &nbsp;

&ldquo;If there are private citizens who want to assist the government in that effort to bring him to justice, I don&rsquo;t see why it is [an issue],&rdquo; he said.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/8/look-pnp-releases-wanted-posters-for-quiboloy-co-accused-1911">LOOK: PNP releases &lsquo;wanted&rsquo; posters for Quiboloy, co-accused</a>Marcos Jr. said Quiboloy has the right to &ldquo;question their motives as much as he wants&rdquo; but he needs to appear before authorities first.&ldquo;I question his motives,&rdquo; the President said.&ldquo;Bakit kami laging kinukuwestyon? Sinusundan lang namin ang batas. Sundin din niya ang batas,&rdquo; he said.(Why are we always being questioned? We are just following the law. He should also follow the law.)<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/9/quiboloy-lawyer-says-can-t-blame-fugitive-pastor-for-evading-courts-935">Quiboloy lawyer says &#39;can&#39;t blame&#39; fugitive pastor for evading courts</a>The government has failed to serve arrest warrants against Quiboloy for sexual harassment of minors and other cases after the Davaoe&ntilde;o pastor barricaded his house and went into hiding.Quiboloy denied the allegations against him in courts in Davao City and in Pasig, saying these were recycled and came from disgruntled former members of his Kingdom of Jesus Christ group.&nbsp;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/6/quiboloy-denies-hiding-claims-protection-from-extradition-2124">Quiboloy denies hiding, wants protection from extradition</a>He has said the same of the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/25/no-requests-to-extradite-pastor-apollo-quiboloy-yet-ph-envoy-1129">charges against him in the US</a>, where he is also the subject of a warrant of arrest.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/8/pnp-duterte-may-face-raps-for-hiding-quiboloy-location-926">PNP: Duterte may face raps for &lsquo;hiding&rsquo; Quiboloy location</a> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/7/9/apollo-quiboloy-camp-urges-gov-t-to-resolve-appeal-before-doj-936">Apollo Quiboloy camp urges gov&#39;t to resolve appeal before DOJ</a>Meanwhile, the Department of Justice said those with knowledge on Quiboloy&rsquo;s whereabouts should cooperate with authorities.&nbsp; &nbsp;&ldquo;Those who stand in the way of the enforcement [of the arrest warrant] are actually guilty of obstruction of justice&hellip; With or without the incentive, the community should really help to give the accused a chance to clear his name in court where due process will be observed to the hilt consistent with the constitutional guarantees,&rdquo; said DOJ Undersecretary Jesse Andres.&nbsp; &ndash; With a report from Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News &nbsp;

Quiboloy, who has refused to appear before a Senate investigation panel and who has snubbed arrest warrants, questioned why the government received P10 million from private individuals to fund a reward for his capture.&ldquo;Bakit hindi (Why not?) They want to help us bring a fugitive to justice. He is a fugitive. He is hiding from the law,&rdquo; Marcos Jr. told reporters on the sidelines of an event here.

<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/1720579487786marcos-quiboloy.jpg" style="width: 900px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and &nbsp;Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. Ryan Baldemor, PPA pool/Roemari Lismonero, Presidential PhotoMONTALBAN, Rizal &mdash; President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday justified the privately funded <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/8/dilg-announces-p15-m-reward-quiboloy-co-accused-1613">P10-million reward for the arrest</a> of televangelist Apollo Quiboloy, saying that it was the &ldquo;fugitive&rdquo; pastor who needed to do some explaining.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. justified the privately funded P10-million reward for the arrest of televangelist Apollo Quiboloy, saying that it was the “fugitive” pastor who needed to do some explaining.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. justified the privately funded P10-million reward for the arrest of televangelist Apollo Quiboloy, saying that it was the “fugitive” pastor who needed to do some explaining.

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Marcos sees no issue in accepting private help to fund P10-M reward for Quiboloy arrest

Marcos sees no issue in accepting private help to fund P10-M reward for Quiboloy arrest