Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III may have earned the powerful endorsement of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte but not Pastor Apollo Quiboloy.

In separate press conferences in Davao City and Tupi town in South Cotabato, the Liberal Party standard bearer hinted about visiting Quiboloy, the influential leader of Mindanao-based Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC), after his political sortie last Friday where he formally endorsed the candidacy of Duterte for vice mayor and his daughter Inday Sara Duterte for the mayoral post his father is vacating after the May 10 elections.

Quiboloy, “Pastor Q" to his followers, is the founder and leader of the KJC which claims a membership in continents such as North America, Africa and Europe, and has a total of three million registered voters in the upcoming polls.

Before meeting Quiboloy last Friday evening, Aquino told the local and national media that he is not privy as to who the pastor is going to endorse among the presidentiables courting his support.

“I’d rather not be the spokesman for Pastor Quiboloy. I have not been authorized to do so. I’d rather not put words into the mouth of Pastor Quiboloy, It might be taken as a sign of disrespect,” he said.

In Tupi, South Kotabato, however , Senator Aquino disclosed that it was Duterte who invited him. “We just dropped by his place. We chatted a little and ate. We stayed there for less than an hour,” he said.

“It was the very first time I met him and he appears to be approachable but with a touch of formality. We had to talk and get to know each other,” he added.

It was recalled that last Month, Aquino failed to attend the presidential forum organized by Quiboloy’s KJC because of barosinusitis.