A Quezon City court has convicted a Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) member for violating the Public Assembly Act over a highway blockade staged during the 2024 police operations against televangelist Apollo Quiboloy.
The Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 39, Quezon City found Eduardo Corda guilty of violating Section 13(a) of Batas Pambansa Bilang 880, or the Public Assembly Act of 1985, in connection with protests conducted during the August 2024 standoff at the KOJC compound in Davao City.
In its ruling, shared by former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief and now Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) general manager Nicolas Torre III on his social media account on May 1, the court sentenced Corda to four months’ imprisonment.
Torre, in his caption, said, the decision is “not a celebration” nor “revenge,” but a reminder that “the law is the law.”
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