By Liza Soriano
MANILA — Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday (April 22, 2024) urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to retrieve the firearms of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) Pastor Apollo Quiboloy.
“Huwag nang magdahilan ang PNP. Kung talagang kasangga namin sila sa pagpapanagot sa mga pambabastos ni Quiboloy sa ating mga institusyon, dapat ginagawa nila ang lahat para mahuli siya. At isang mahalagang paraan ang pagbawi ng mga armas, lalo na ng isang pugante,” Hontiveros said.
“Sa dami at bigat ng pending cases ni Quiboloy, siguro naman pwede nang bawiin ang mga armas niya. Sa kasong human trafficking palang, non-bailable at lifetime imprisonment na ang parusa, kaya ano pa hinihintay ng PNP? Nakapagtataka ang bagal,” the senator asked.
Hontiveros cited that the PNP’s Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) clearly states that for citizens with a firearms license, legal disability — or “the loss by the licensee of the legal qualification or capacity to own and possess firearms by this Revised IRR” — includes the “pendency of a criminal case with an imposable penalty of more than 2 years.”
The lawmaker urged PNP Chief PGen. Rommel Marbil to take the lead and apprehend Quiboloy as he is a high-profile fugitive.
(el Amigo/MNM)
