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Duterte as Quiboloy's assets caretaker? Makabayan solon has big problem with it 

Published Mar 19, 2024 02:41 am

At A Glance

  • ACT Teachers Party-List Rep. France Castro has a lot of reservations about former president Rodrigo Duterte's new role as caretaker of the properties and assets of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy.

20240202_134124.jpgACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook, Malacañang photo)

 

 

 

 

 

 



ACT Teachers Party-List Rep. France Castro has a lot of reservations about former president Rodrigo Duterte's new role as caretaker of the properties and assets of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. 

According to Castro, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) church leader's choice of Duterte as administrator of his properties "raises more doubts on the connections of the two and talk of money laundering issues between them". 

"Whether mag take effect o matuloy man yung pagiging property caretaker niya (Duterte) o hindi, kaduda-duda pa rin na pinagkatiwalaan siya ni Quiboloy. At mas lalong dapat bantayan yung posibilidad na ituloy on the claim na 'inability' ni Quiboloy," she said. 

(Whether or not his being the property caretaker will push through, it still raises doubts why Quiboloy trusts him. And vigilance is need especially if ever it pushes through on the claim of Quiboloy’s inability.) 

"As it is, the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Network (SALN) of former president Duterte has still not been released and we still do not know up till how big his assets have grown since he became president," said Castro, a House deputy minority leader and Makabayan bloc member. 

"Ilang bilyong confidential funds at intelligence funds ang dumaan sa kanya pero ni wala naman itong matinong accounting, tapos ngayon ay siya pa ang hahawak ng assets ni Quiboloy. 

(Billions worth of confidential funds and intelligence funds went through him without the proper accounting, and now he's to be steward of Quiboloy's assets.) 

"To settle such talks we are urging the Office of the Ombudsman to release all the SALNs of former president Duterte or at least from 2016 to 2022," Castro said. 

The pastor is facing before the Department of Justice (DOJ) cases of sexual abuse of a minor and qualified human trafficking. The Senate probe is about these criminal cases against Quiboloy, plus alleged labor violations.  

Over in the House, the inquiry is about the alleged franchise violations television network SMNI, where Quiboloy is the honorary chairman.
 
Quiboloy--known as the self-proclaimed "Appointed Son of God"--hasn't complied with any of the summons for him to attend the solons' hearings. 

The pastor is Duterte's spiritual adviser. 

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