Cendaña: No libel in statements about Quiboloy
Philippine Rep. Percival Cendaña maintained that his statements regarding Apollo Quiboloy, founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), are not libelous. Cendaña made the assertion as he filed his counter-affidavit to cases filed against him.
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