Now that the fugitive leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) and self-proclaimed "Son of God" is in the custody of authorities, the only question remaining is: Who will receive the ₱10 million reward?
During DZRH's Dos Por Dos on Tuesday, hosts Anthony Taberna, also known as Ka Tunying, and Jerry Baja interviewed PBGen. Nicolas Torre III, the Regional Director of PRO-11. They congratulated the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the successful arrest of Quiboloy despite the challenges and setbacks encountered during the search.
Torre acknowledged the efforts of the PNP personnel who remained steadfast throughout the operation.
"Unang-una ko pong pasalamatan yung mga tao ko don sa ground, alam niyo po talagang 'yun yung pinakakritikal po talaga doon na hindi bumitaw and mga tao ko na kapag sinabi naming 'tayo, hawak sa shield, ready tayo' hanggang sa huli po, makikita mo sa mga mukha nila na may pagod," said Torre.
He also clarified that the PNP deployed a total of 5,000 officers during the operation, although this was not disclosed to the public.
"Hindi namin sinasabi na 5,000 dahil baka magmukha kaming nerbyoso. Sa totoo lang, napakalakas ng kalaban," Torre explained.
Following the successful operation, Baja brought up the reward money allocated by the government for human intelligence.
Torre noted that human intelligence played a crucial role in aiding the search, and some of the informants were reportedly victims of Quiboloy's actions.
Ka Tunying then raised the question of whether a reward would be given. He clarified that matters involving human intelligence were beyond Torre's authority, as Torre was not the one who announced the reward.
"Ang reward ay itatanong ko muna sa mga boss ko dahil pa namin iniisip dahil at any point na iniisip namin dahil hindi naman talaga e, informant 'yun e."
"I will make a recommendations kung sino ang dapat mabigyan na mas mabigyan yung mga pastoral atleast ay magamit ito sa panibagong buhay nila. Alam niyo yung iba sa kanila nasunog din, naverify din kung sino sila kaya itatago rin namin sila kaya tinutulungan na makapagbagong buhay," Torre explained.
It can be recalled that the PNP previously announced a ₱10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Quiboloy, and an additional ₱1 million for each of his five co-accused.
On Sunday, Quiboloy was arrested after a 16-day search conducted by the PNP within the KOJC compound in Davao City. He faces charges including human trafficking and child abuse related to his religious group.
