DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 November 2026) – The Regional Trial Court of Makati City issued Thursday an extradition warrant of arrest against Pastor Apollo Carreon Quiboloy and two other individuals, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday.
The warrant was issued after the US government filed its extradition request through the DOJ before RTC Branch 145 under Judge Karen Matti Sy, on November 9.
The DOJ, in a statement, said the court found probable cause that each extraditee is the person named in the corresponding foreign arrest warrant and indictment, that the offenses charged are extraditable offenses, and that each of them committed the offense or offenses charged.
According to the agency, the request was made in relation to international human trafficking, sex trafficking, conspiracy, and bulk cash smuggling charges filed in the US against Quiboloy, the self-proclaimed “Appointed Son of God” and founder of Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name (KOJC).
The request included church officials Teresita Tolibas Dandan and Helen Panilag, both co-respondents in the charges filed in the US.
The DOJ stated that the court also issued hold departure orders to prevent them from leaving the country.
“Per the Rules on Extradition Proceedings, once the court is notified of the implementation of the arrest of the extraditee/s, the corresponding summons, together with a copy of the Petition and its annexes, shall be personally served on the extraditee/s, who shall then have a period of fifteen (15) days, from receipt of the summons, to file a verified Answer,” the DOJ’s statement reads.
The “wanted by the FBI” posters of Quiboloy, Dandan, and Panilag were posted by the US’s Federal Bureau of Investigation on its website after federal warrants of arrest were issued on November 10, 2021.
The detained religious leader was arrested by authorities at the KOJC Compound in Davao City on Sept. 8, 2024.
In the Philippines, Quiboloy is facing charges of child abuse and qualified human trafficking, along with co-accused Jackielyn Roy, Cresente Canada, Paulene Canada, Ingrid Canada, and Sylvia Cemañes. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)
