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The FBI has renewed its appeal for public assistance in locating televangelist Apollo Quiboloy and two alleged church lieutenants, underscoring accountability gaps as the Philippines awaits a formal US extradition request.
In a social media post this week, FBI Dallas highlighted Quiboloy, Teresita Tolibas Dandan and Helen Panilag among fugitives wanted for human trafficking. The bureau urged anyone with information to call 1-800-CALL-FBI, contact the nearest US embassy or consulate, or submit tips online.
Quiboloy, arrested in Davao in August 2024 and now detained at Pasig City Jail, continues to face hearings in his local human trafficking case.
Despite his indictment in California in 2021 for sex trafficking of minors, fraud and bulk cash smuggling, Philippine authorities have yet to receive the formal note verbale that would trigger extradition proceedings.
Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez earlier said the request was “forthcoming,” but the delay has raised questions about institutional coordination and the government’s ability to act decisively in cases involving transnational crimes.
The Department of Justice will ultimately decide whether Quiboloy can be extradited despite pending charges in the Philippines.
Federal prosecutors accuse Quiboloy of orchestrating a trafficking scheme that exploited members of his Kingdom of Jesus Christ church, forcing them to solicit donations and subjecting women and girls to coerced sex in a ritual known as “night duty.” Co-defendants Dandan and Panilag are accused of recruiting pastorals and overseeing church finances. (ZIA LUNA)
