Pastor Joel Apolinario who founded KAPA Community Ministry International insisted that he would not surrender to the authorities despite the search operation already launched against him by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
In a radio interview, Apolinario said that he would not surrender to the authorities unless his members asked him to appear in public.
“Naniniguro lang po. Hindi naman sa diskumpiyado ako pero nananatili pa rin sa isipan ko ang aking kaligtasan,” Apolinario said.
“Sabagay, darating din ang panahon na kung gusto na ng mga members na ako ay lumantad para sa kanila ay pati buhay ko po itataya ko po basta para sa kagustuhan ng mga members.” he added.
He also said that it’s already impossible for him to return the money that he already gave to his members.
“Ang problema – papaano ko pa makukuha ang mga perang naibigay ko na sa aking mga members kung ang mga perang yun ay nagamit na nila sa pagbili ng bahay, pagbili ng sasakyan, naibayad na nila sa tuition, sa pagpapagamot, pagbili ng medisina, pagkain at sa iba pang pinagkagastusan?” Apolinario said.
It was reported that the KAPA founder already gathered P50-B pesos from his members.
But Apolinario insisted that the freeze order made by the government to his assets worth P100-M only are already enough for him to stop distributing “monthly blessings” to his members.
“Kung hindi kami pagbigyan nang pagkakataon na makapag-operate muli ‘yong aming ministry talagang sasabihin na namin na parang suntok sa buwan na ‘yon dahil hindi ko na makukuha rin yong mga naibigay ko sa mga tao,” Apolinario said.