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00:00The PNP continued its operation to issue an arrest warrant against Pastor Apollo Q. Baloy,
00:07who they believe is still inside the compound of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ in Davao City.
00:12In the middle of this, the Temporary Protection Order of the Davao Regional Trial Court was issued.
00:17President Bongbong Marcos is adamant that there was no violation of human rights
00:22in the issuance of the arrest warrant.
00:24From Davao City, this is Cyril Chavez of GMA Regional TV.
00:29Excited!
00:32The police presence inside and outside the KOJC compound here in Davao City continues.
00:41We can see here behind me the presence of the police
00:45guarding the entrance of the compound.
00:49This video was taken by some members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ or KOJC
00:59at 4 o'clock in the early morning earlier.
01:01This is what we heard when we went inside the Jose Maria College building inside the KOJC compound.
01:09The PNP first said that their ground-penetrating radar detected
01:14heartbeats coming from an underground bunker inside the compound.
01:19GMA Integrated News tried to confirm to the PNP that they were inside the building
01:26but they refused to give details of what was being done inside the compound.
01:31It was already day 4 when the police searched the 30-hectare compound
01:37to arrest KOJC founder Pastor Apollo Q. Baloy and other accused.
01:42According to the PNP, they were having a hard time finding Q. Baloy
01:47so the operation was delayed.
01:49But they were convinced that he was inside the compound.
01:53We couldn't find the right entrance to the compound.
01:57It was really hard. We were really prepared.
02:00KOJC went to Davao Regional Trial Court to request a temporary restraining order
02:06and injunction against the PNP.
02:09It also so happened that Davao City RTC issued a temporary protection order
02:16in favor of KOJC that they requested back in July 1.
02:20The court ordered the police to stop any activities that are dangerous to life,
02:26freedom, security, and privacy of the petitioners.
02:30The court also ordered the PRO-11 to remove all barricades
02:35that prevent access to and from the compound.
02:39The court said that the restrictions and control imposed by the PNP-11
02:45over and within the compound of KOJC and GMC-FI
02:49noticeably trampled not only the property rights of the petitioners,
02:54its officers and members, but also the exercise of the religious freedom and academic rights.
03:00Our presence there is based on a valid warrant that was issued by the court
03:06and addressed in that address.
03:09And pending any order from the court that says,
03:13Police Lieutenant Office-11 is ordered to vacate and stop the implementation of the warrant,
03:19then that will be the time that we're going to vacate.
03:23The release of the TPO was welcomed by the members of KOJC.
03:29Based on the interpretation of their lawyers,
03:33the court is now removing the police inside and outside the KOJC compound.
03:38But the DILG and PNP said,
03:41I don't know what they're celebrating, but one thing is certain,
03:44they're not stopping the implementation of the warrant.
03:49That's very clear.
03:51There's nothing to be worried about for now
03:54because what's written in the protection order is clear.
03:58According to the PNP,
04:00they will only remove the barricades following the court's order.
04:05But the police will still remain deployed in the KOJC compound
04:10to serve the warrant of arrest against Kikibuloy and the accused.
04:15Even so, the DILG and PNP will ask for clarification from the court
04:21regarding the issued order.
04:23We will not stop the implementation of the warrant
04:27and hopefully, we will be close to what we are achieving.
04:31The Commission on Human Rights reminded the PNP
04:34to exercise maximum tolerance.
04:36Their advice to the KOJC members is to avoid hurting others.
04:41The KOJC also denied that their members have a violent movement against the police.
04:47Regarding the members, they are not allowed to enter.
04:52Others are just sleeping on the street.
04:55It's not true that the members are violent.
05:00They have allowed the police to enter the compound.
05:03They have allowed the police to search the premises.
05:05President Bongbong Marcos also denied that there was no overkill
05:09or use of force and that there was no violation of human rights.
05:13I think what they are talking about is political.
05:18It's not true.
05:20You go to any human rights advocate, there's nothing that we did.
05:25All the police who entered were not armed.
05:28None of them had guns.
05:30We did not use tear gas.
05:33We did not do that.
05:35So what is human rights violation?
05:37The President is now calling on the pastor not to be one of the supporters.
05:42They did not sign up to be in the front line of this kind of thing that's happening now,
05:48that they will protect him from arrest even when he has cases filed against him
05:53not only here in the Philippines but also in the United States.
05:56So I suppose I can understand their disagreement with us, even anger.
06:08But what all that the police are doing is enforcing the warrant of arrest against Apollo Kipolo.
06:20Pia Atom, tonight we were able to interview one of the ministers of KOJC, Carlo Catiil,
06:31and he told us about the hardship they went through inside the compound within four days.
06:38According to him, the members of KOJC were happy with the release of the TPO today
06:46because no matter what, they were able to leave and enter the compound.
06:52And live from Davao City, for GMA Integrated News,
06:56Cyril Chavez of GMA Regional TV, your witness.
07:16Thanks for watching.