Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy and his cohorts will soon face the Senate’s investigation, Senate deputy minority leader Senator Risa Hontiveros said.

In a video message, Hontiveros, who chairs the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality said her panel, which is investigating the sexual assault, human trafficking and abuses committed by his religious organization, is now finalizing the schedule of the next public hearing.

Once they have finalized the time and date of the public hearing, Hontiveros said she will write the proper court to ensure his appearance in the Senate probe.

Aside from the Senate, Quiboloy is also facing arrest orders from the Davao and Pasig City courts.

“(Kailangan niyang sagutin) yung mga babae, pati yung mga menor de dead, pati yung ibang mga miyembro ng Kingdom (of Jesus Christ) na mga lalaki pero pinagmalupitan din niya, pinilit niyang maglimos para pala suntentuhan lang ang kanyang marangyang pamumuhay (He needs to answer our questions about the women, including minors, even the male members of the KOJC whom he abused, and forced to beg in the streets to sustain their lavish lifestyle),” Hontiveros said.

“Yung mga effectively yung human trafficking niya sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng Pilipinas at pati sa ibang mga bansa para ituloy din ang kanyang mga illegal activities (He has to answer the issues of human trafficking he is involved in in different parts of the Philippines and in other countries as well to continue his other illegal activities),” she added.

Hontiveros earlier welcomed the arrest of Quiboloy, who proclaimed himself to be an “appointed Son of God.”

“You cannot outrun the law. You will not further delay justice,” she said.

“Bilang na ang mga araw ng tulad nilang naghahari-harian, nambabastos sa batas, at nang-aabuso sa kababaihan, kabataan, at kapwa nating Pilipino (the days of people like them ruling, defying the law, and abusing women, youth, and our fellow Filipinos are numbered),” the lawmaker stressed.

Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, meanwhile, said he sees the need for Quiboloy to respond to questions surrounding his “surrender” supposedly to military officials to address the public confusion.

Dela Rosa said he finds inconsistencies in the statement released by the government authorities, as well as members of KOJC.

“Sila lang ang nakakaalam ano ba talaga nangyari…Yes, itatanong ko ano ba talaga ang nangyari (They are the only ones who know what happened, so what really happened? Yes, I’m going to ask what really happened),” the senator said.

“Ano ba talaga? Galing ba sya sa North Cotabato, sinundo dun ng ISAFP, surrender, tapos dinala para hindi mapahiya ang gobyerno, dadalhin muna sa loob ng KOJC para palabasin na dun nanggagaling, paglabas papuntang airport…those are all theories. Maraming theories, nagse-speculate (What really happened? Did he really come from North Cotabato? Was approached by the Intelligence Services of the AFP), surrendered then brought to authorities so the government won’t lose face. Then brought him back inside the KOJC to make it appear he came from there, then went out to the airport?...those are all theories. There are so many theories, many speculating),” he pointed out.

“So dapat the competent government agencies should sabihin nila ang totoo (tell the truth),” Dela Rosa insisted.

He also said it is necessary to know why the ISAFP got involved in arresting Quiboloy, when there are supposedly no ISAFP personnel within the KOJC compound. He also noted that only police personnel were surrounding the venue.

“Those are questions that must be answered properly,” the former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief emphasized.