Pending a relocation program for Sitio Kapihan and a final decision from the DENR, residents would remain as of March 2024.
After the detention of its leader Senior Agila, the SBSI under Officer-in-Charge Johan C. Lasala (died August 7, 2024) would reintegrate to mainstream society, participating in activities at the Socorro town center.
[16] According to findings from the September 2023 hearings, SBSI allegedly considers its leader Senior Agila or Jey Rence Quilario as a reincarnation of the Santo Niño.
[17] The earthquake in Surigao del Norte was alleged used by the SBSI to encourage the 2019 mass exodus to Kapihan as part of a doomsday prediction.
[18] The Russian invasion of Ukraine was likewise reportedly cited that the doomsday is fast approaching and that members should remain at Kapihan.
[20] Senior Agila allegedly forcibly arranged marriages for women SBSI members, including minors.
[22] SBSI members were allegedly coerced to vote for Quilario's preferred candidates in the 2022 general elections according to an anonymous information obtained by Rappler.
[25] Then-Surigao del Norte governor Francisco Matugas ordered the creation of a task force to look into allegations in late 2019 after videos on social media shown members apparently conducting military training exercise as well as reports of people leaving work and school to join the group.
[26] The Roman Catholic Church views the SBSI's alleged belief, that Senior Agila is the reincarnation of the Santo Niño, as an insult to the infant Jesus.
[35] The cancellation order mandated the affected 1,425 households to “self-demolish their houses and to harvest their crops within a reasonable amount of time.”[36] Jey Rence Quilario (born November 10, 2000) is the current president of the SBSI.
Quilario would assume the role as SBSI president after Taruc died on June 27, 2021 with backing from Mamerto Galanida.
[7] Rexson Lubapis reportedly is the interim leader of SBSI as the Officer in Charge (OIC) in October 2023 following the detention of Senior Agila.
[43] In September 2023, Senator Risa Hontiveros, during a privilege speech, alleged that the group is a cult, claiming that they are engaged in forcing minors to get married, sexual violence, and financial extortion.
[18] Senator Ronald dela Rosa likewise called for an investigation over the group's alleged operation of a methamphetamine laboratory and maintenance of a private army.
[47] On September 28, 2023, a Senate hearing led by Hontiveros and de La Rosa attended by SBSI leaders were held to tackle the allegations.
[54] Dela Rosa also directed the National Bureau of Investigation to look into a mass grave by the SBSI after finding out that most of those buried were that from children.
Among the topics discussed were:[57] The contempt charges filed against the SBSI members laid last two months were lifted so that the arrest warrant against them could be served.
[12] The Department of Justice (DOJ) on September 22, 2023 announced they would be handling the legal case filed against the SBSI in June 2023.