Apollo Quiboloy
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Apollo Carreon Quiboloy is the founder and leader of the Philippines
-based Restorationist
Christian
church, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name, Inc. He has made claims that he is the "Appointed Son of God".
, Philippines, and is the youngest of nine children of Kapampangans
José Quiboloy and María Carreon. Both natives of Lubao
, Pampanga
, his parents had migrated to Davao just after World War II to find better jobs.
. He owns a a large mansion, referred to as "New Jerusalem". Quiboloy’s sect has a television channel, the ACQ-Kingdom Broadcasting Network and 17 radio stations in the Philippines. The sect also has two newspapers: Pinas and Sikat. Pinas is internationally circulated weekly for followers in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. His followers refer to their community as a “Kingdom Nation.” They claim about 2 million “Kingdom citizens” abroad and 4 million in the Philippines. On weekdays, members hold bible sessions and prayer services. On Sundays, a “Global Worship” is held at the Kingdom’s Cathedral in Buhangin District. Members pay tithes representing 10 percent of their incomes. In 2000, Quiboloy founded Jose Maria College, named after his parents. He has received critical responses to his claims of being the "Appointed Son of God".
. “Tonight let it be known to all Filipinos that the Almighty Father has appointed the president of this nation. He is no other than Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro,” Quiboloy told thousands of cheering followers. Teodoro finished fourth in the election with 4,095,839 votes (or 11.33%) to which Quiboloy responded, “I myself am a little bit disturbed with the reports of fraud and cheating in the last elections. Even I am asking where did the votes of the Kingdom go? What happened to our votes when we were supposed to be solid for Gibo?”
The communist New People's Army
(NPA) has accused Apollo Quiboloy of being behind the massacre of K’lata-Bagobos leader Datu Domingo Diarog and his family on April 29, 2008 for allegedly refusing to sell two hectares of their property for P50,000 to Quiboloy and his sect. The property is within the 700-hectare ancestral domain claimed by the Bagobo people in Tugbok and is adjacent to Quiboloy's walled “prayer mountain” in Tamayong. Diarog's widow said followers of Quiboloy had threatened to evict them from the land and her relatives were even offered P20,000 for Diarog's head. Quiboloy, however, said the charges are "totally false and baseless, if not ridiculous."
While Quiboloy has branded the rebels “mga anak ni Satanas” (Satan’s offsprings), the NPA has declared him a “warlord in the service of the Gloria Arroyo administration’s policies against the peasants and indigenous peoples.” Quiboloy also said on his television program that "he could arm 20,000 of his followers with M-16 rifles to fight the communist New People’s Army (NPA)". Police investigator Ireneo Dalogdog, head of the Tugbok police, said he had been receiving reports that Diarog was being harassed by armed men associated with Quiboloy. Diarog’s farmhouse had earlier been burned down thrice.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
-based Restorationist
Restorationism
Christian primitivism, also called restorationism, is the belief that a purer form of Christianity should be restored using the early church as a model...
Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
church, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name, Inc. He has made claims that he is the "Appointed Son of God".
Early years
Quiboloy was born on April 25, 1950 in a small village in the foothills of Mt. Apo in Tamayong, Calinan, Davao CityDavao City
The City of Davao is the largest city in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Its international airport and seaports are among the busiest cargo hubs in the Philippines....
, Philippines, and is the youngest of nine children of Kapampangans
Kapampangan people
The Kapampangans or Capampan͠gans are the sixth largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group, numbering about 2,890,000. The original Kapampangans may have descended from Austronesian-speaking immigrants to Luzon during the Iron Age.The province of Pampanga is traditional homeland of the Kapampangans...
José Quiboloy and María Carreon. Both natives of Lubao
Lubao, Pampanga
Lubao is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 143,058 people in 23,446 households...
, Pampanga
Pampanga
Pampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the north, and Bulacan to the southeast...
, his parents had migrated to Davao just after World War II to find better jobs.
Church
Quiboloy is the religious leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name, Inc founded on September 1, 1985. He started to preach in the slums of Villamor, Agdao, Davao City with only 15 members. His church is located along Buhangin road in Davao CityDavao City
The City of Davao is the largest city in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. Its international airport and seaports are among the busiest cargo hubs in the Philippines....
. He owns a a large mansion, referred to as "New Jerusalem". Quiboloy’s sect has a television channel, the ACQ-Kingdom Broadcasting Network and 17 radio stations in the Philippines. The sect also has two newspapers: Pinas and Sikat. Pinas is internationally circulated weekly for followers in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. His followers refer to their community as a “Kingdom Nation.” They claim about 2 million “Kingdom citizens” abroad and 4 million in the Philippines. On weekdays, members hold bible sessions and prayer services. On Sundays, a “Global Worship” is held at the Kingdom’s Cathedral in Buhangin District. Members pay tithes representing 10 percent of their incomes. In 2000, Quiboloy founded Jose Maria College, named after his parents. He has received critical responses to his claims of being the "Appointed Son of God".
Political involvement
Quiboloy anointed Gilbert Teodoro as the next president in the 2010 Philippine presidential electionPhilippine presidential election, 2010
-Timeline:The COMELEC-mandated election period for this election was from January 10 to June 9, 2010.-2008:*August 26 - Then Metro Manila Development Authority Chairman Bayani Fernando announces bid for presidency....
. “Tonight let it be known to all Filipinos that the Almighty Father has appointed the president of this nation. He is no other than Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro,” Quiboloy told thousands of cheering followers. Teodoro finished fourth in the election with 4,095,839 votes (or 11.33%) to which Quiboloy responded, “I myself am a little bit disturbed with the reports of fraud and cheating in the last elections. Even I am asking where did the votes of the Kingdom go? What happened to our votes when we were supposed to be solid for Gibo?”
Controversies
Quiboloy has been sued by a former member for allegedly brainwashing and holding her young daughter against her will.The communist New People's Army
New People's Army
The New People's Army is the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. It was formed on March 29, 1969. The Maoist NPA conducts its armed guerrilla struggle based on the strategical line of 'protracted people's war'.The NPA exacts so called "revolutionary taxes" from business owners...
(NPA) has accused Apollo Quiboloy of being behind the massacre of K’lata-Bagobos leader Datu Domingo Diarog and his family on April 29, 2008 for allegedly refusing to sell two hectares of their property for P50,000 to Quiboloy and his sect. The property is within the 700-hectare ancestral domain claimed by the Bagobo people in Tugbok and is adjacent to Quiboloy's walled “prayer mountain” in Tamayong. Diarog's widow said followers of Quiboloy had threatened to evict them from the land and her relatives were even offered P20,000 for Diarog's head. Quiboloy, however, said the charges are "totally false and baseless, if not ridiculous."
While Quiboloy has branded the rebels “mga anak ni Satanas” (Satan’s offsprings), the NPA has declared him a “warlord in the service of the Gloria Arroyo administration’s policies against the peasants and indigenous peoples.” Quiboloy also said on his television program that "he could arm 20,000 of his followers with M-16 rifles to fight the communist New People’s Army (NPA)". Police investigator Ireneo Dalogdog, head of the Tugbok police, said he had been receiving reports that Diarog was being harassed by armed men associated with Quiboloy. Diarog’s farmhouse had earlier been burned down thrice.
See also
- Religion in the PhilippinesReligion in the PhilippinesReligion in the Philippines are spiritual beliefs held by Philippine citizens. Religion holds a central place in the life of the majority of Filipinos, including Hindus, Buddhists, animists, Muslims, Aglipayans,Protestant and Catholic...
- List of messiah claimants
- List of people who have claimed to be Jesus
- ACQ-Kingdom Broadcasting Network