Sen. Risa Hontiveros said that if the statements of witnesses on money laundering are true, Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy could be considered a "scammer".

"Ginagamit ang taus-pusong pananampalataya ng mga taga-sunod niya para makalikom ng milyon-milyong pera. Pati mga OFW nawawalan ng bahay makabigay lang sa kanya (He's using the deep faith of his followers to collect millions worth of cash. Even OFWs are losing homes just so that they give to him)," Hontiveros said during the continuation of the hearing of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality.

"Imbes na sa mga bata, sa mga mahihirap, sa mga vulnerable, sa mga disaster victim-survivors napupunta ang mga pangso-solicit nila, mukhang puro sa luho niya napupunta— sa private jet, sa mansion, at marami pang iba (Instead of giving it to the children, the poor, the vulnerable, to disaster victim-survivors, their solicitation went to his luxuries - a private jet, a mansion, and a lot more)," she added.

Kung totoo po yung mga sinabi ng mga witness, isa ang naging malinaw sa pagdinig natin ngayong araw: Scammer si Apollo Quiboloy (If what the witnesses are saying is true, one thing is clear from this hearing today: Apollo Quiboloy is a scammer)," Hontiveros said.

One of the witnesses, Reynate Fernandez, a former member of KOJC and an OFW in Singapore revealed that they were asked for an offering on top of 10 percent of their income. She added that if they become completely committed in becoming members of the church, they will be asked for 90 percent of their income.

"So, the more tithes you will give, the more blessings you will get. So, because of that, I lost my house," she explained.

She also mentioned how the KOJC is using the name of a home for the elderly to solicit money but will only remit a small portion of what they collected and a bulk of the proceeds will then go to Davao City to Quiboloy.

Another witness, Dindo Maquiling stated that he helped raise funds for the benefit of impoverished kids under the Children's Joy Foundation, Inc. However, he found out that most of the children there were not poor but were children of Quiboloy's full-time miracle workers.

"Mayroon man doon talagang hinango nila from poverty, pira-piraso lang, iilan lang. In fact, ang claim nila is thousands of children were being fed (There are some who are actually poor, a very few. In fact, they even claim that thousands of children were being fed there)," he explained.

All the money that they have collected, according to Maquiling, was sent elsewhere without his knowledge, such as for Quiboloy's jet which needed $60,000 for its fuel.

"So, most of the funds, nakikita ko naman yung sa mga report nila, pumupunta sa kung saan, hindi na pupunta talaga sa bata (So most of the funds, I see in their reports, went elsewhere, and not to the kids)," he said.

When he resigned, Maquiling said that he was accused of stealing money from the so-called charitable institution.

Hontiveros said that in the next hearing, they will be inviting the Anti-Money Laundering Council to further elucidate them on the matter as well as the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW).