AFTER one year, the highly influential program “The Deep Probe: The SMNI Presidential Candidates Interview,” which captivated Filipinos during the 2022 election campaign, has made its comeback.
This program provided the public with the opportunity to closely examine the presidential candidates, including President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
And on June 30, in a new episode of The Deep Probe, Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy of The Kingdom of Jesus Christ made a special appearance alongside SMNI anchors.
The panel included Sass Rogando Sasot from Statecraft, Dante Klink Ang II from Business & Politics, and Atty. Harry Roque from Pulso ng Bayan.
In the first part, the discussion centered around the role of religion in shaping society, where Pastor Apollo emphasized that it is not a hindrance to the country’s development.
“I don’t think there is a hindrance to the development of the country. In fact, in my own experience we can help much in helping our country develop as a democracy by the advocacies that we promote,” Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy, The Kingdom of Jesus Christ said.
Pastor ACQ shares spiritual insights on the first appearance on ‘The Deep Probe’
Here, Pastor Apollo shared his mission and the purpose of his congregation.
“As spiritual leader of The Kingdom of Jesus Christ, our focus is based on what the Lord Jesus Christ has commanded—Love God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, with all your strength. And the second which is one of the most important things that I emphasize to my congregation is love your neighbor as yourself,” Pastor Apollo said.
One of Pastor Apollo’s advocacies is the preservation of the country’s natural resources.
An example of this is the transformation of once damaged and barren mountains into breathtaking paradise such as the Prayer Mountain and the Glory Mountain in Davao City.
Pastor Apollo also established various organizations to help not only the youth in the Philippines but also those worldwide.
He has also created programs aimed at assisting the indigenous people sector.
As for information war to enlighten the Filipino people, Pastor Apollo said that he has dedicated SMNI to nation-building, with all programs focused on public service.
One year of Marcos administration, is not enough for Pastor ACQ to assess
Meanwhile, one of the heated discussions revolved around the current state of the Philippines following a year of President Marcos’ governance.
According to Pastor Apollo, he cannot immediately pass judgment on the Marcos administration.
Here, Pastor Apollo shared his mission and the purpose of his congregation.
“As a spiritual leader of The Kingdom of Jesus Christ, our focus is based on what the Lord Jesus Christ has commanded — to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. And the second, which is one of the most important things that I emphasize to my congregation, is to love your neighbor as yourself,” Pastor Apollo added.
One of Pastor Apollo’s advocacies is the preservation of the country’s natural resources. An example of this is the transformation of once-damaged and barren mountains into breathtaking destinations such as Prayer Mountain and Glory Mountain in Davao City.
Pastor Apollo also established various organizations to help not only the youth in the Philippines but also those worldwide.
He has also created programs aimed at assisting the indigenous people sector.
In terms of the information war, Pastor Apollo dedicated SMNI to nation-building, with all programs focused on public service.
PBBM State of the Nation Address
Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy expects President Marcos to address pressing issues in the second SONA.
Meanwhile, one of the heated discussions revolved around the current state of the Philippines following a year of President Marcos’ governance.
According to Pastor Apollo, he cannot immediately pass judgment on the Marcos administration.
“President Bongbong Marcos. I cannot judge him right away, right now because it’s too early. I’ll wait for I think 3 years, for us to see really the in road developments that are happening this administration. But, right now I cannot say anything yet,” he said.
Pastor Apollo also emphasized that even before the 2022 elections, he mentioned the need to continue the leadership of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
“Well, even before the election, when the Duterte administration was coming to an end and the election was upon us. I said it would be very easy for the next president to do because there’s already a template. You just have to continue it. The fight on drugs, the fight on corruption, our foreign policy. You know, like friends to all enemies to none. Those are the things that the Duterte administration has done that make us Filipinos proud. So, you have just to continue that. It’s already a template, you just have to continue. This is what I’m saying even before the election. And I hope that, if I became a president after President Duterte, it will be very, very easy for me because it’s already there. It’s already laid down,” Pastor Apollo said.
Meanwhile, Pastor Apollo expects President Marcos to address the solutions to the country’s primary obstacles in his upcoming State of the Nation Address.
“Well I’d like to hear from the president the solution to the blockade of our development which are the problems that are existing. Like the resurgence of this drug problem involving the police and also, graft and corruption that are now being prevalent. I don’t know if it’s just gossip or hearsay but also the economic development of our country and this is the gate of how the country is moving forward.”
