Justice Assistant Secretary, Atty. Mico Clavano, yesterday said they have yet to receive a formal request from the Senate to issue an immigration lookout bulletin order, or ILBO, for Pastor Apollo Quiboloy.

On Monday, Senator Risa Hontiveros brought up the reported indictment of Quiboloy, the leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, for sex-related offenses in the United States.

Hontiveros presented video testimonies from individuals, namely, "Jackson" and "Arlene," who claimed Quiboloy had abused them.

She called on the Department of Justice to prevent the KJC leader from leaving the country so he could face the Senate investigation.

The senator said the probe will zero in on Quiboloy's alleged abuse of women and children, and his alleged human trafficking activities. They would not touch on the issue of whether the KJC is a cult or a legitimate religious organization, she added.

In February 2022, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation released "Wanted" posters of Quiboloy and two other KJC  members over sex trafficking charges.

The FBI said the KJC founder is wanted for "his alleged participation in a labor trafficking scheme that brought church members to the United States on fraudulently obtained visas."

In the US, Quiboloy allegedly forced the church members to solicit donations for a bogus charity. These donations were actually used to finance church operations and the lavish lifestyles of its leaders.

The charges also alleged that young women were recruited to work as personal assistants, or "pastorals," for Quiboloy and that they prepared his meals, cleaned his residences, and gave him massages.

The women were allegedly also required to have sex with Quiboloy in what the pastorals called "night duty."

The FBI said Quiboloy had influence in Calabasas, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Kapolei, Hawaii.

Also included on the wanted list for their alleged participation in the labor trafficking scheme were Teresita Dandan and Helen Panilag.

Dandan is the alleged "international administrator" who oversees the KJC's bogus charity operations in the US, while Panilag was the alleged one-time top church administrator in the US who oversaw the collection of financial data from church operations worldwide.

The US District Court for the Central District of California indicted the three last year, and a warrant of arrest was issued for them on 10 November 2022.