Bishop Hamuel Tequis of the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), along with Rev. Daniel Palicte, Ephraim Malazarte, Grace Avila, Lindy Trenilla and Jong Monzon once again faced the court after the regime revived the trumped-up charges against them.

They were accused of child abuse for providing sanctuary to Lumad children in UCCP Haran sa Davao. The court already junked these cases in the past due to lack of evidence.