The persecution of Pastor Quiboloy
Freezing the properties of Quiboloy without due process of law contravenes the Philippine and American constitutions.

Can a country exercise its legal jurisdiction extraterritorially?
Can the United States go beyond its territorial boundaries and impose its domestic laws upon the citizens of an independent nation such as ours? Should we allow a foreign law that supposedly promotes respect for universal human rights to suppress and curtail the civil rights of a Filipino? Is it not a direct affront to Philippine sovereignty?
I have raised these questions in light of the American government's sanctions on Kingdom of Jesus Christ Pastor Apollo Quiboloy for alleged human rights violations. Last week, the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC decided to freeze the Pastor's assets and interests in property within and outside American territory. Quiboloy and 39 other individuals and entities were tagged as corrupt actors and rights abusers.
In enforcing the Global Magnitsky Human Right Accountability Act of 2016, the treasury department designated the televangelist as "a foreign person responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or indirectly engaged in serious human rights abuse."
Presumption of innocence as a Cardinal principle
Take note the church leader has yet to be tried or prosecuted in any US court. So far, he has been denied the opportunity to defend himself against the accusations.
Nonetheless, the OFAC took punitive sanctions against the Pastor before an impartial tribunal could determine his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. As pointed out by Quiboloy's defense counsel, the OFAC made it appear as if the Pastor is already a convicted felon. Let me reiterate that persons accused of a crime are presumed innocent until proven otherwise. Definitely, there is a violation of Quiboloy's right to due process.

