Quiboloy is no Appointed Son of God nor an Owner of the Universe. He is merely a man with overflowing lust and greed; no special and no different from all other monsters there is.
Apollo, in Greek mythology, is a much-loved god of many things—archery, music, dance, poetry, healing, prophecies, practically everything—but above all, he is also known as the god of truth.
In all misfortune, the only Apollo we were given is Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, the self-proclaimed Son of God and Owner of the Universe, founder of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) and Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI). A man who finds himself not accountable to anyone—the State, the Senate, the justice system, or even the people who fell victim to his deceit—and has all the self-condescendence in the world.
Perhaps “victim” is a word far too little to even describe the horror people went through under the reign of Quiboloy; as horrendous as it may sound, I deem the word “slave” most fitting.
For context, in 2021, Quiboloy and two of his top administrators in KOJC were mentioned in a US indictment containing charges over the three due to allegedly running a sex trafficking operation between 2002 and 2018.
According to the indictment, “night duty” is the term victims have coined for whenever they were assigned to have sex with Quiboloy. They were fed with lies saying that it is “God’s will” for the victims to lie in bed with him, and that it was a way, a “necessary demonstration,” for the victims to prove their commitment to the “appointed son of god.”
The case with KOJC’s founder is a perfect example of a man taking advantage of people’s faith and beliefs for self-gain; that the exemption of the church from taxes due to it not being a business becomes an opportunity for the wrong people to turn it into one; that without a regulatory body, abuse becomes easily accessible.
It is only after a few years that Apollo has finally been warranted an arrest in the Philippines. That, however, resulted in a tedious search—a waste of time for all, a mere gag show for him.
On September 4, 2024, Quiboloy, together with four of his associates, finally surrendered to the authorities after the Philippine National Police (PNP) gave them an ultimatum. He then went into custody, and was put into trial at the Pasig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) on September 13. He is facing charges for violation of RA No. 7610, or the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act, as well as for violation of RA No. 9208, or the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act; one of the two is a non-bailable case, and is even eligible for lifetime imprisonment.
The man-ster, again, with all confidence in himself, asked for too much from the state—pleaded not to be extradited to the United States; pleaded to be protected by the state from external jurisdictions; and pleaded not guilty of the charges pressed against him; the self-proclaimed Appointed Son of God thinks himself entitled to ridiculing us.
But the Senate, the authorities, the people should know better than to supplement his request. Besides, his course of action, the matter in which he dealt with his charges, and the way in which little to no remorse shows in him, should be sufficient reason not to give him any sort of pardon. Him being behind bars should be a sight to keep our eyes focused on.
Time and time again, our country faces beasts in different faces and forms; in all those encounters, never once did doing them a favor help in driving them away and saving our people from their cruelty. We should all know by now that feeding a monster only makes it hungrier.
I am calling on the Senate, the people, and the Philippine justice system to stand their ground and brace themselves for a mighty battle that we, without doubt, should conquer—a battle against Apollo Quiboloy, an abuser, a human trafficker, and a spawn of evil.
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