MANILA, Philippines — Former Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca, who figured in an exchange of gunfire at the Senate in May, has been dismissed from service, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla shared his decision on Sunday, July 4. In…
MANILA, Philippines — Will the Philippine National Police (PNP) probe Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano over now-suspended Senate sergeant-at-arms Mao Aplasca’s role in the shooting incident there earlier this month? Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla…
MANILA, Philippines – Police on Wednesday recommended the filing of charges against suspended acting Office of the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) chief Mao Aplasca in connection with last week’s shooting incident at the Senate building. In a press briefing,…
MANILA — Philippine National Police chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ordered an internal review following allegations that local police escorted Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa out of the Senate compound on May 14. In a statement…
MANILA — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. on Sunday called on the public to stay calm and refrain from speculating as he vowed a fair and comprehensive probe into the Senate gunfire incident.…
MANILA, Philippines — On Saturday, the Office of the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) dismissed online rumors claiming there was no CCTV coverage of the Senate building’s second floor during Wednesday’s shooting This refers to the confrontation involving the…
MANILA, Philippines — Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said Saturday that the Senate refused a subpoena for a copy of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of the Senate shooting incident last Wednesday. In a press conference on Friday, Remulla…
MANILA, Philippines — Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca on Friday said there was no closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage showing movements of the Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) and Marines during a Senate shooting on Wednesday. Aplasca was asked…
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Estrada has clarified that his remark about the CCTV footage of the shooting incident inside the Senate was meant to secure clips which may be used as evidence in subsequent investigations. In a…
MANILA, Philippines — Investigators are now “recovering” CCTV footage as a final report on the shooting incident at the Senate is due next Wednesday. Interior Chief Jonvic Remulla shared the details to the Inquirer in a text…
MANILA, Philippines — National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag on Thursday said the Senate shooting “suspect” named in the Southern Police District report is not an official employee of the bureau, but a volunteer driver…
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ronald “Bato ” dela Rosa, whom the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a public warrant on May 11 over his alleged role in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, is no longer…
