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Terrifying Doomsday cult where children are ‘forced to marry men twice their age’

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On a remote Island in the Philippines, high up in the mountains and away from society, lies a hidden Doomsday cult with over a 1,000 children, who many are believed have been forced into marriage. The cult, known as Socorro…[Continue Reading...]

NBI uses CHR report against Socorro ‘cult,’ seeks hold departure order

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CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday, October 9, used the findings of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to bolster its complaint against alleged cult leader Jey Rence Quilario and a dozen others…[Continue Reading...]

Survivors of Shakahola cult face stigma as they settle down

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Survivors of the Shakahola massacre in Malindi, Kilifi County are battling social isolation. The little town where the over 1,000 devotees of the cult operate from the forest is now a ghost centre. The economic ruin in the isolated hilly…[Continue Reading...]

State relies on terror law to detain cult leader Mackenzie, followers for up to a year

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Kilifi cult leader Paul Mackenzie and his associates could be detained without charge for up to a year, court documents show. The state has invoked the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), which allows for up to 360 days of extended detention…[Continue Reading...]

Alleged Socorro ‘cult’ leader faces DOJ prosecutors during clarificatory hearing

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MANILA, Philippines — The head of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI), Jey Rence Quilario or Senior Agila, faced the prosecutors from the Department of Justice (DOJ) in a clarificatory hearing Monday on complaints of abuses allegedly committed by his…[Continue Reading...]

Surigao del Norte cult forced members to vote Marcos-Sara in 2022 election

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A single precinct hosts 2,223 Socorro Bayanihan Services Incorporated (SBSI) voters, almost 13% of the town's 17,385 registered voters in the May 2022 polls CEBU, Philippines – The leader of the Surigao del Norte-based Socorro Bayanihan Services Incorporated (SBSI) forced…[Continue Reading...]

Book review: Doomsday cult memoir tracks being ‘blinded by faith’ but seeking the light

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Without a glance at the fine print (or, for that matter, even bothering with the publisher’s description), I jumped at the chance to read and then write about Perry Bulwer’s Misguided. The book’s vibrant jacket — a smiling long-haired ‘70s dude…[Continue Reading...]

Female ‘cult member’ who lured college students into the woods by pretending to be a stranded driver before killing one in gunfight pleads guilty to murder

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A female 'cult member' has pleaded guilty to murder after luring her victim and his girlfriend into a forest and fatally shooting him in August 2022. Yasmine Hider, 21, accepted murder, kidnapping and robbery charges for killing college student Adam…[Continue Reading...]

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