US Seeks Extradition of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy Over Trafficking Charges
The United States formally requested the extradition of pastor Apollo Quiboloy and two associates from the Philippines on November 9, 2026, to face federal criminal charges in American courts. The legal move directly affects international law enforcement agencies, Philippine judicial authorities, and leadership within the Kingdom of Jesus Christ organization as US prosecutors push to transfer the defendants under a bilateral treaty.
Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 145 takes up federal application for three KOJC figures
Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 145, presided over by Judge Karen Matti Sy, received the application from the Philippines Department of Justice to determine whether Quiboloy, Teresita Tolibas Dandan, and Helen Panilag will be surrendered to face charges of international human trafficking, sex trafficking, conspiracy, and bulk cash smuggling.
The formal filing builds on a US federal arrest warrant issued against Quiboloy on November 10, 2021, and relies on the 1994 US-Philippines Extradition Treaty governing offences punishable by more than a year of imprisonment.
