Pamatong was declared a nuisance candidate twice for his attempted candidacy for president in 2004 and 2010 by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).
When Pamintuan died in 2002, Pamatong recruited members of the Christ Discovery Crusade as part of his USAFFE, which he claimed to be a holdover of the original United States Army Forces in the Far East of World War II.
The compound was raided in 2017 by the Martial Law Special Action Group in coordination with several other security government authorities and confiscated firearms and explosives.
He burned the Chinese flag as protest against the "economic colonisation" and "dismemberment" of the Philippines by the People's Republic of China.
Spikes were spread on major roads in Metro Manila, Baguio, Bicol, Cagayan, Davao, and Laguna.
Such persons include then-Pope Benedict XVI and Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales for "alleged disturbance of public order, swindling and teaching immoral doctrines."
He also filed disqualification case against Lito Lapid and Manny Pacquiao who were running for the post of Senator in the 2010 Philippine elections saying that the candidates didn't have enough educational experience but the COMELEC dismissed Pamatong's petition stating that there is no need for candidates to have a high educational attainment to be eligible to run.
[11] An outspoken critic of then-President Rodrigo Duterte, Pamatong filed a quo warranto petition before the Supreme Court in June 2018.
[22] Due to the request of his family, his death was only made known to the wider public when the certificate of candidacy filing for the 2022 Philippine general election began on October 1, 2021.