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Cayetano says NBI chief Matibag should also be suspended: ‘He is more a suspect than General Mao’
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday, May 15, called on Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla to suspend National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag alongside Acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca, saying the NBI chief is more culpable in the Senate shooting…
‘Baka naman siyang mapaghinalaan’: Ombudsman puts Estrada on notice over ‘itago niyo yung CCTV’ remark
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Friday, May 15, put Senator Jinggoy Estrada on notice, warning that if Senate closed-circuit television footage from the night of the May 13 shooting incident goes missing, the senator himself could become a prime suspect—directly referencing reports…
‘Hindi lang ‘yan obstruction of justice’: Ombudsman Remulla piles on charges vs. OSAA over ‘unforgivable’ Senate shooting
The conduct of the Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms in firing at law enforcement personnel during the May 13 Senate shooting incident goes beyond obstruction of justice, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said Friday, as he laid out at least three charges against those found liable and called…
Ombudsman suspends Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Aplasca for six months over Senate shooting incident, effective immediately
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Friday signed a six-month preventive suspension order against Acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca, effective immediately, making it the first concrete institutional consequence of the shooting incident that rocked the Senate on the night of…
‘The Senate was under attack!’ — Cayetano lashes out at reporters even as DILG data shows OSAA fired 27 shots to NBI’s 5 shots
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday, May 14, forcefully insisted that the Senate was under armed attack Wednesday night, growing visibly angry at reporters who questioned whether the incident constituted an actual attack. “So sorry ha, but I don’t think there’s any question the Senate…
Bato confirmed no longer in Senate: Cayetano; Bato’s wife says he ‘took the opportunity’ during shooting chaos to escape
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa deliberately slipped out of the Senate following Wednesday night’s shooting chaos, with his own wife confirming the escape in a message relayed by Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano during a press conference Thursday. “It is for this reason I am sure that Ronald…
‘He who has the means, opportunity and motive is the most probable suspect,’ says former PNP chief Ping Lacson on Senate shooting
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, a former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), invoked a classic criminal investigation framework in weighing in on the shooting incident inside the Senate building on Wednesday night, May 13, pointing investigators toward whoever had the means, opportunity…
Marcos denies government behind Senate shooting, orders probe: ‘Hindi po gobyerno ang gumawa nito’
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday night addressed the nation following a shooting incident at the Senate, categorically denying that the government ordered the arrest of Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and asserting that no outside military, NBI, or law enforcement personnel entered the…