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Claim: Davao City is on a lockdown following a search operation at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: Several Facebook posts circulating online contains the claim. It originally came from an August 25 post of SMNI News that garnered 6,600 shares, 1,600 comments, and 4,700 reactions before it was deleted.
Facebook pages and accounts reposted the same claim. For instance, an August 25 post containing the same claim has 116 shares, 77 comments, and 22 comments. Another post was made in a Facebook group with 10,800 members.
The facts: The Davao Region police debunked the claim in a Facebook post on August 25. The post says, “The Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 would like to refute the post from SMNI News Channel claiming that the Philippine National Police (PNP) locked down the entry points of Davao City to stop people from joining the Kingdom of Jesus Christ members in their rally.”
The police also said they have “never implemented any lockdown along the national highway or planned to do so.”
It was the KOJC members who intentionally blocked the national highway in front of the KOJC compound for a prayer vigil – a rally that has secured a permit from the Davao City hall, according to the Davao police’s post.
The police called on the public to “not easily give in and believe the accusations that are being thrown” at them.
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Context: On August 25, the SMNI News reported in Filipino, “JUST IN | All entry points in Davao City has been put on lockdown by the PNP to stop Filipinos from joining the protest in front of the KOJC Compound.”
It came amidst the on-going protest rally of the KOJC members that started on August 24.
The rally took place during the Philippine National Police’s search operation for fugitive KOJC leader Apollo Quiboloy and his associates in the KOJC compound, where 2,000 police personnel were deployed.
The search operation followed the issuance of an alias warrant of arrest against Quiboloy and several of his church associates on August 20. An alias warrant is issued when the original warrant has not been served due to several reasons, including when the suspect cannot be found. – Ailla Dela Cruz/Rappler.com
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