#Apollo Quiboloy

A Philippine court has ordered the arrest of jailed celebrity preacher Apollo Quiboloy, Al Jazeera reported. The United States wants him on child sex trafficking charges. The Justice Department said the order is a step towards his possible extradition. Justice Department spokesman Polo Martinez told AFP on Saturday that the Makati Regional Trial Court issued the warrant and a hold-departure order on Thursday. The court found probable cause that Quiboloy committed the offences charged. The government filed its petition on Monday, three months after Washington formally requested his extradition in August. Under Philippine law, the court must now hold hearings before deciding whether to hand him over. The court issued the same orders against two co-accused, Teresita Dandan and Helen Panilag. Both are officers of Quiboloy's Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) sect. Local media reported that the two women are still at large. The same reports said the FBI identified Dandan as the "international administrator" of a fake charity operation and Panilag as a former top church administrator in the US. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro spoke on behalf of the Office of the President. She denied that the warrant was timed to coincide with US President Donald Trump's visit to…