Senators on Thursday ordered the detention of four officers and members of the Surigao del Norte-based group Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) for supposedly lying under oath during an emotional, eight-hour public hearing, where they denied allegations of human rights…[Continue Reading...]
BOYS as young as six years old were being trained to become part of the private army of a cult leader in Surigao del Norte which he called "Soldiers of God." Witnesses on Thursday told senators that the cult leader,…[Continue Reading...]
MANILA, Philippines — The mayor of Socorro town in Surigao del Norte on Monday called for more deployment of police and military personnel in the area, noting “a real threat and imminent danger of violence” from the “agitated” members of…[Continue Reading...]
Clad in a white suit with gold watch and aviator sunglasses, the leader of quasi-religious cult Omega de Salonera looks more pop star than a Messiah. But Jey Rence B Quilario was this week accused of heading a doomsday cult where…[Continue Reading...]
Children are allegedly being sexually abused on a remote Filipino island at the hands of a doomsday cult headed by a leader who claims to be a reincarnation of Jesus. Save the Children has urged the Filipino government to take…[Continue Reading...]
MANILA, Philippines — Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday launched an investigation into claims that an alleged cult in Surigao del Norte might be wrongfully taking government cash grants intended for its members. The move comes following revelations…[Continue Reading...]
MANILA, Philippines — Senators Risa Hontiveros and Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa are seeking the investigation of an alleged cult victimizing minors in Surigao del Norte’s Socorro town. Hontiveros said the “Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc.” has 3,650 members, including 1,587 minors.…[Continue Reading...]
A Philippine senator revealed Monday, September 18 that a "cult" in Socorro, Surigao del Norte has been victimizing over 1,000 minors and subjecting them to "rape, sexual violence, child abuse, and forced marriage." Sen. Risa Hontiveros said based on her…[Continue Reading...]
MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis has removed a priest from Borongan, Eastern Samar, due to allegations of child sexual abuse, according to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). The accused priest identified as Pio Aclon, previously stationed in…[Continue Reading...]
VICE President Sara Duterte urged parents to force their children to go to school, adding that providing quality education, together with a nurturing family will prevent young Filipinos from being radicalized into terrorists. "We can no longer count the lives…[Continue Reading...]
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