Cults and ‘divinely appointed’ cult leaders

Ma. Ceres P. Doyo - @inquirerdotnet 12/16/2021

Currently in the news is the spiritual mentor of President Duterte, self-proclaimed “appointed son of God” Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. He is facing criminal charges in the US, namely, “conspiracy to…

Ruben Ecleo, ex-solon and murder convict, dies of cardiopulmonary arrest

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 05/13/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Murder convict and former Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. died on Thursday, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) confirmed. According to BuCor spokesperson Gabriel Chaclag, Ecleo suffered a cardiopulmonary arrest around Thursday noon. Chaclag…

PRO-7 ready to secure Ecleo if he gets transported back in Cebu

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/31/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) will be on full security force once they get notified that Ruben Ecleo Jr. will be transported back in Cebu after his arrest in Pampanga.…

Ex-solon and cult leader Ruben Ecleo Jr. now in police custody

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 07/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Former Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr., the “supreme master” of cult group Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA), is now in police custody after he was arrested by the police in Pampanga. Ecleo was…

PBMA calls for SC review of IBP decision dropping disbarment case vs Ecleo lawyers

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc 12/05/2017

  MEMBERS of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) are not just giving up. More than six months after the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Commission on Bar Discipline dismissed a disbarment complaint filed against two…

Fugitive Ecleo gives conditions for his surrender

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Intern 05/17/2017

After six years of hiding from authorities, cult leader and former Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. has expressed willingness to surrender to authorities on two conditions. His two former lawyers — Orlando Salatandre Jr. and Giovanni…

Ecleo to surrender but sets conditions

Ador Vincent S. Mayol and Victor Anthiny V. Silva, Intern 05/17/2017

  After six years of hiding, cult leader and former Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. has expressed willingness to surrender to authorities on two conditions. His two former lawyers—Orlando Salatandre Jr. and Giovanni Mata—must be stripped…

Former lawyer of PBMA leader Ecleo cries harassment

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/15/2017

HARASSMENT. This was how veteran lawyer Orlando Salatandre Jr. described the accusations leveled against him by a retired policeman and member of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) over how he handled the case of cult leader…

Ecleo supporter seeks retrial of cult leader

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/13/2017

A RETIRED policeman and member of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) is seeking the reopening of the parricide case filed against PBMA cult leader and former Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. Senior Insp. Atilano Fabella…

Ecleo follower to seek reopening of cult leader’s parricide case

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/13/2017

CEBU CITY– A retired policeman and member of the Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association (PBMA) is seeking the reopening of the parricide case filed against its cult leader and former Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. Senior Insp.…

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