Arrested preacher Apollo Quiboloy files candidacy for senator

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Doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy – in jail for alleged sexual abuse and human trafficking – is running for senator.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/apollo-quiboloy-runs-files-certificate-candidacy-senator-2025/

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00:00Doomsday preacher Apollo Kibuloy, in jail for alleged sexual abuse and human trafficking,

00:05is running for senator.

00:07The Kamala confirms Kibuloy filed his candidacy through a representative Tuesday, October

00:118.

00:12Kibuloy's EOC indicates the Workers' and Peasants' Party nominated him, but WPP officers say

00:17they did not sign a CONA for him.

00:19There were rumors Duterte would switch candidacy from mayor to senator, but the filing period

00:23closed and he didn't turn up.

00:25Meantime, TV host Willie Revillameh is running for senator as an independent candidate.

00:30He says the bickering of politicians convinced him to run.

00:33Also running for senator are ABS-CBN franchise killer Rodante Marcoleta of Sagip Partylist

00:38and flip-flopping drug war whistleblower Peter Bikoy Advincola.

00:42For the opposition working to regain numbers in Congress, Kiko Pangilinan filed his bid

00:46to return to the Senate.

00:48He ran for vice president in 2022 but lost to Sara Duterte.

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