Apollo Quiboloy files Senate bid from detention

Apollo Quiboloy, the detained founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) and a fugitive wanted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation since 2022, has filed his candidacy for senator in the 2025 elections.

His Certificate of Candidacy (COC) was submitted through his lawyer, Mark Tolentino, as he remains in the custody of the Philippine National Police on charges of qualified human trafficking and sexual abuse, to which he has pleaded not guilty.

Commission on Elections (Comelec) officials confirmed Quiboloy's filing and stated that he is running to be part of the solution in the country.

Quiboloy's platforms focus on religious freedom, aid for the poor's health with free medicine and medical services, quality education, and zero corruption.

The religious leader's COC indicates he is running under the Workers' and Peasants' Party (WPP), but party president Sonny Matula and two other officers have denied signing his Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance (CONA) and stated they would investigate the matter with the Comelec.