00:00Updates on human trafficking cases against KOJC leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy
00:06and we'll also talk to Undersecretary Nicolas Felix T.,
00:12USEC in charge of the Interagency Council Against Trafficking of the Department of Justice.
00:17USEC T., good afternoon.
00:20Good afternoon, Nina. Good afternoon, Commissioner June.
00:23Thank you again for inviting me to your program.
00:25How are the preparations of your prosecutors regarding the evidence
00:29against Pastor Apollo Quiboloy and his accomplices?
00:34Our prosecutors are ready.
00:36We saw earlier in the arraignment,
00:38there was a group of state prosecutors from the head office.
00:43These are Batican and Dalubhasang prosecutors who are facing the case.
00:48We saw that they blocked Pastor Quiboloy's request
00:52to transfer Pastor Quiboloy's detention to a hospital or home.
00:57That's why Pastor Quiboloy's detention, insofar as custody is concerned,
01:01will remain in PNP Camp Kame,
01:06and his accomplices were transferred to Pasig City Jail.
01:10Aside from that, they are eagerly preparing for their case.
01:14We know that the most important witness here is the complainant, Alice Amanda.
01:19I know that they regularly consult Alice Amanda's lawyer and Alice Amanda herself.
01:25Usec T, PNP Camp Kame has re-arrested several former victims of abuse by the KOJC leader.
01:33What will the DOJ do about this?
01:37This is a good thing.
01:40This is not surprising.
01:42Because of what happened, Alice Amanda went to court
01:46and the case against Pastor Quiboloy was dismissed.
01:48Pastor Quiboloy was arrested.
01:50There are many other victims who went to court
01:55to tell their stories.
01:57Aside from those who went to PNP Camp Kame,
01:59some of our victims also went to PNP Camp Kame
02:02to file their cases.
02:06We will consult PNP Camp Kame
02:09to see if their victims are ready to file their cases.
02:15We will consult PNP Camp Kame
02:17to find new cases for these victims.
02:20Sir, is it possible for the victims of Pastor Quiboloy to be included in the Witness Protection Program?
02:27And how will this process go?
02:32They can be included in the Witness Protection Program.
02:35In fact, we invited Alice Amanda to be included in the Witness Protection Program.
02:39But for her and her lawyer,
02:41they are more comfortable with their own arrangements
02:45for the protection of Alice Amanda.
02:48What we gave them is that
02:50every time they go to court,
02:52they will be escorted by our people from the WPP.
02:56The other victims,
02:58if they want to be included in the Witness Protection Program,
03:01we are ready for that.
03:03They approached our office.
03:05We will refer them to the WPP
03:07and they will be able to agree
03:11on their arrangements for the Witness Protection Program.
03:15We also asked for an update
03:17on the extradition request
03:19that you received from America
03:21for the cases that Pastor Quiboloy will be facing.
03:26As of now, we have not yet received an extradition request.
03:29But Secretary Vermillion knows
03:31that the official request from the United States is on its way.
03:36Can you explain
03:38the process in this situation
03:41if a Filipino accused has a case in two countries?
03:48The official request from other countries
03:50will be received by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
03:53They will do a little research on the request
03:56and then they will send it to us.
03:59We will also do our own research.
04:01For example, we will see
04:03if this offense is extraditable
04:06or if it is a breach of our extradition treaty in the United States.
04:11After that,
04:13we will file a case
04:15with the Original Trial Court
04:17where we will decide
04:19if Pastor Quiboloy should be extradited.
04:23In other talks,
04:25what is the update on the resolution
04:27regarding the Qualified Trafficking Case
04:29against former Mayor Alice Guo?
04:31And when will it be released?
04:33What the fiscal officials told me
04:35is that it will be released today.
04:37So we are just waiting for its release.
04:40Once it is released,
04:42we will talk to the justice beat of the media
04:45and we will give them an announcement.
04:48Luisa Erispe from PTV has a question.
04:51Has the case of former Mayor Alice Guo
04:53from Tarlac RTC
04:55already been transferred
04:57to Valenzuela RTC?
05:02I saw this news
05:04on social media
05:06that it has already been transferred
05:09to Valenzuela RTC.
05:11But it is better
05:13to ask the Ombudsman
05:15because we cannot handle this case.
05:17We did not conduct a preliminary investigation.
05:19And now, the Office of the Special Prosecutor
05:21will handle this case.
05:23Another question from Luisa Erispe from PTV.
05:25In the investigation
05:27of the Diumanoy burial site
05:29in Porac, Pampanga,
05:31have you already applied
05:33for a court warrant?
05:35And how many burial sites
05:37are there in the area?
05:39Is it inside or outside
05:41of Lucky South 99?
05:43We are now cooperating
05:45with PAOC and law enforcement
05:47to prepare documents
05:49for the Application for Search Warrant.
05:51And we hope that next week,
05:53we will be able to submit
05:55the Application for Search Warrant
05:57to RTC.
05:59What we know is that
06:01the bodies are inside the compound.
06:03So let's see
06:05if we will be able to submit
06:07the Application for Search Warrant
06:09to RTC.
06:11Let's see what will happen
06:13while this is being carried out.
06:15Message to our fellow countrymen
06:17who are involved in this issue.
06:19Again, we would like to thank
06:21our fellow countrymen
06:23for their interest in this case.
06:25As we can see,
06:27these two cases,
06:29the common denominator
06:31is human trafficking.
06:33It's good that human trafficking
06:35is becoming more common
06:37and that the people here
06:39are more aware of it.
06:41And because of their awareness
06:43and awareness,
06:45human trafficking will be stopped.
06:47So let's continue
06:49our interest and
06:51our awareness
06:53in this bad topic.
06:55Thank you very much
06:57for your time, Undersecretary
06:59Nicolás Félix T.
07:01for the Interagency Council
07:03Against Trafficking of DOJ.
