To his thousands of followers living on a remote island in war-torn southern Philippines, Mr Jey Rence Quilario is the reincarnation of “Santo Nino” – the baby Jesus. But a Senate ...

MANILA, Philippines — Alleged “cult” leader Jey Rence Quilario, known to his followers in Socorro town, Surigao del Norte, as “Senior Aguila,” was arrested on Tuesday along with 12 ...

Jey Rence Quilario, alias Senyor Agila, leader of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI) or the Socorro "cult" group in Surigao del Norte, was presented with a copy of a warrant of arrest by Sen.

where Senator Bato dela Rosa directed the Senate’s Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation regarding the activities of “heavily armed private army of ...

has concluded its preliminary investigation on the criminal complaints filed against 13 members of the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. (SBSI), an alleged cult in Surigao del Norte. DOJ ...

suspended its agreement with the Socorro Bayanihan Services Incorporated (SBSI) that allowed the group the use of over 300 hectares of protected area in Surigao del Norte. Environment Secretary ...

Presently, the organization has more than 3,000 members, all residing in Sitio Kapihan, Barangay Sering, Socorro town in Surigao del Norte. The minors allegedly undergo strenuous physical ...

in Sitio Socorro, Surigao del Norte. At a press briefing, Remulla also turned down the request of SBS members and officers for authorities to conduct the preliminary investigation of the complaint ...

MANILA, Philippines — Charges of qualified trafficking as well as kidnapping and serious illegal detention will be filed against members of a group in Socorro, Surigao del Norte who have been ...

Among the complainants were Municipal Mayor of Socorro, Surigao del Norte Riza Rafonselle Timcang, Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer Chien Cen Dizon, and the NBI-Caraga regional ...

A series of earthquakes that hit Surigao del Norte province in early 2019 became the impetus for the leader to lure followers to join the group in the mountains of Socorro and be “saved” from ...

(SPOT.ph) More than 1,500 children are reportedly being held by an alleged religious cult in Socorro, Surigao del Norte, two senators said as they filed separate resolutions to investigate the matter.