Senior Agila and Pastor Apollo Quiboloy have similar recruiting styles, according to Senator Risa Hontiveros.
Senior Agila, whose real name is Jay Rence Quilario, is the founder of Socorro Bayanihan Services Incorporated (SBSI), while Quiboloy is the leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC).
Hontiveros Says Quiboloy and Senior Agila’s Recruiting Styles are Similar
The recruiting styles of Quiboloy and Senior Agila are similar according to Hontiveros
RISA HONTIVEROS – The senator said that the recruiting styles of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) led by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy and Socorro Bayanihan Services Incorporated (SBSI) headed by Jay Rence Quilario, also known as Senyor Agila, are quite similar.
Hontiveros mentioned that during hearings, she noticed striking similarities in the methods used by both groups to attract members. “Ang daming sandali sa hearing na sabi ko wow sounds familiar. Parehong yung sa Socorro may isang charismatic figure na doon sa senior agila na nagsabing o magkakaroon na ng delubyo at dun lamang tayo sa kapihan magiging ligtas,” Hontiveros stated in an interview with DZRH.
“Ito rin si Pastor Quiboloy, sinabi ni Ms. Arlene Stone kaya siya na-attract sa Kingdom dahil sinasabi ni Pastor by year 2000 eh magkakaroon na ng end of the world at babalik na si Hesukristo at parehong nabigo ang mga disipulo ni Senior Agila at ni Pastor Quiboloy na hindi naman nangyari ang sinasabi nilang ganyang klaseng delubyo,” she added.
Arlene Stone, one of the former members of KOJC, testified at the Senate hearing regarding Quiboloy’s alleged abuses.
Hontiveros claimed that both Quiboloy and Senior Agila are charismatic figures demanding “absolute obedience.” Members who do not comply or go against their rules are reportedly punished. “Dun sa Kapihan dati, pinaluluhod, pinalalakad na nakaluhod yung mga bata mula doon sa gate ng kapihan papunta sa bahay ni Senior Agila. Dito naman sa Kingdom, pinauuntog ni Pastor ang ulo at kamay ng mga may offenses sabi nila minor offenses hanggang dumugo ang kanilang katawan,” Hontiveros explained, leading the investigation into the two religious groups.
“At sinong babae ang hindi magsasabi na ang r@pe ang isa sa pinakateribleng krimen at parusa laban sa amin? Yan din ginagawa ni Pastor sa kanyang mga pastorals,” added the senator, who chairs the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality. “At yung pagpilit na maglimos at magbenta ng dating ari-arian para magkalap ng pera para sa kapihan doon kay senior agila dito naman kay Pastor Quiboloy sa Kingdom.”
Hontiveros concluded that there are many similarities in the characteristics of these two organizations, with the Kingdom being larger and a longer-established organization.
