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Timeline of KOJC leader’s surrender By Vince Lopez
VOL. XXXVIII • NO. 206• 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 •MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 •
their peaceful surrender started at 1:30 p.m. when the police gave them an ultimatum to surrender within 24 hours. "This was a joint effort of the PNP and the AFP," Fajardo said. She also said that Quiboloy and the rest of fugitives surrendered at 5:30 p.pm and were flown to Manila at 6:30 p.m.
PHILIPPINE National Police spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo told reporters in an ambush interview that they now have under custody Pastor Quiboloy and his four aides -- Jackielyn Roy, Ingrid Canada, Cresente Canada, and Sylvia Cemanes. She also said that negotiations for
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Manhunt ends; Quiboloy gives up Fugitive pastor given 24 hours to surrender — PNP By Macon RamosAraneta and Rex Espiritu
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UGITIVE pastor Apollo Quiboloy on Sunday surrendered to the chief of military intelligence instead of police authorities, who for over two weeks, have been searching for him inside the 30-hectare Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City. The televangelist handed himself over to Maj. Gen. Edmundo Peralta, chief of the Intelligence Service Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) and was immediately put aboard a government plane and whisked off to Manila. Upon arrival at the Villamor air foce base, Quiboloy was brought by a heavily-guarded convoy to the headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Camp Crame. Next page
END GAME. Fugutive pastor Apollo Quiboloy, in black cap and a keffiyeh, wears a wry smile in a photo uploaded by Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos in his FB page announcing his custody. Beside him is his lawyer Israelito Torreón. Inset shows the police convoy that took Quiboloy to Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame in Quezon City. FB page of Benhur Abalos
China ships Solons issue ultimatum for Guo to reveal the truth about POGOs By Macon Ramos-Araneta back at WPS and Rio N. Araja — US monitor CHINA'S ships have returned to the West Philippines Sea (WPS) shortly after it sought refuge from the onslaught of severe tropical storm Enteng last week, a maritime security expert said on Sunday. Ray Powell, Director of Sealight and a WPS monitor, indicated on X that Automatic Identification System (AIS) tracking detected at least six Qiong Sansha Yu maritime militia ships and one coast guard vessel moving from Panganiban Reef (Mischief Reef) to Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) over the weekend. All the said ships were traveling with a speed of 9-10 knots, according to Powell. Prior to the typhoon, a record 203 Chinese ships were recorded in the WPS from August 27 to September 2—marking the highest concentration of vessels in the area this year. More than a quarter of these ships were stationed at Escoda Shoal, which is becoming a new hotspot between Manila and Beijing. Next page
LAWMAKERs from both houses of Congress warned the detained Alice Guo to come clean on all she knows about the shady world of Philippine
Overseas Gaming Operators (POGOs) or face the possibility of spending the rest of her life behind bars. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the disgraced former mayor to "tell everything" during the Senate POGO hearing on Monday otherwise, it will be the "end of the road" for her.
"She must also reveal if there are government officials, whether elected or from [law] enforcement agencies involved in illegal POGOs and those who helped them in their escape," he said. In an executive session, the senator said he has evidence of conniv-
ance between illegal POGOs government officials and law enforcers, but he refuses to give further details at the moment. "So we will ask Alice Guo about this tomorrow," Gatchalian said on Sunday. Next page
10,483 show up on first day of bar exams — Supreme Court By Pot Chavez
PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM OPENING. First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos leads the opening of the Mansion House gates signalling the opening to the public of the official residence of the President and the Presidential Museum in Baguio City. With the First Lady are ,from left to right, her son Vince, Education Secretary Sonny Angara, Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, and Tourism Secretary Cristina Frasco. PCO
SOME 10,483 examinees showed up on the first day of 2024 Bar Examinations conducted in several local testing centers across the country, the Supreme Court (SC) said on Sunday. The High Tribunal had an initial pool of 12,246 registrants for this year’s digitalized examinations chaired by SC Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez. “During the application period, many prospective examinees were still completing their final year of law school or refresher
courses. Unfortunately, some did not graduate and/or encountered unforeseen circumstances that led to withdrawals,” he said. Lopez shared among the examinees this year were 155 senior citizens, with the oldest at 78 years old, as well as 313 examinees with special needs. The application period spanned from January to April to give ample time for applicants to gather requirements and to avoid last minute rush, according to the SC magistrate. “Regionalization has allowed us to establish 13 local testing centers across the country… two in Mindanao, three Next page