Kingdom of Jesus Christ founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy MANILA - Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy is a private individual who can defend himself in court, Malacanang said on Sunday. Acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar made the remark after the United States Department of Justice (US DOJ) announced that a co-accused of Quiboloy has agreed to cooperate with US federal authorities in prosecuting him in his cases in the US. "We reiterate that Pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ is a private individual. As such, he can defend himself in court in light of Maria de Leon's recent action," Andanar said in a press statement. Malacanang has repeatedly kept its distance from Quiboloy's cases in the US. In November, Malacanang said President Rodrigo Duterte will execute the laws accordingly amid issues hounding his spiritual adviser. Quiboloy, a televangelist who calls himself the "Appointed Son of God," is Dutert
P30-M ROBBERY. Four Taguig City cops are arrested for allegedly holding at gunpoint a Japanese and his Filipina partner inside their house in Pasig City and carting away PHP30 million in cash on Saturday morning (Dec. 18, 2021). Rowel Galan, one of two remaining suspects at large, surrendered on Dec. 21, 2021. One civilian was nabbed and one died. (Photo courtesy of NCRPO) MANILA - One of the two suspects in a PHP30-million robbery in Pasig over the weekend has voluntarily surrendered to the vice mayor of Bulusan, Sorsogon, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Thursday. NCRPO Chief, Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr., said Rowel Galan surrendered on Tuesday and was turned over to the Pasig City Police the next day. Galan and dismissed police officer Ferdinand Fallaria, who remains at large, were among the suspects who robbed a Japanese national and his Filipina partner of at least PHP30 million in cash and gadgets in Pasig City on Saturday. Other suspects were Taguig poli