CA nullifies Davao RTC's TPO on Kingdom of Jesus Christ, clears police actions

The Court of Appeals (CA) in Cagayan de Oro City has nullified the temporary protection order (TPO) issued by the Davao Regional Trial Court on August 27, which had ordered police to halt actions threatening the life, liberty, or security of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) members.

In a five-page order dated September 3, the appellate court declared that the Davao RTC acted without authority in issuing the TPO and directed the case records to be forwarded to the Quezon City Regional Trial Court.

The CA's decision was welcomed by Police Regional Office 11 (PRO-11), which oversees operations against fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy and four members of KJC, confirming that police actions were lawful and vindicating them from false claims.

Public Information Office chief Col. Jean Fajardo stated that the CA's ruling confirms that the Philippine National Police was correct in implementing arrest warrants against Quiboloy despite the issuance of the TPO.

Legal counsel Israelito Torreon for KJC plans to file a Motion for Reconsideration and emphasizes that individual members are not covered by the Supreme Court Order transferring venue.