The Rock, the Punisher and the Wild Week in Philippine Politics
The suspension is without pay and is meant to prevent undue influence as investigators review conflicting accounts of who fired first.
- On Friday, May 15, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla ordered a six-month preventive suspension for acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca following the gunfire incident at the Senate chamber last Wednesday night.
- Panic erupted at the Senate complex on Wednesday night, May 13, when roughly 30 gunshots triggered a lockdown as Senate security personnel confronted National Bureau of Investigation agents stationed nearby.
- Aplasca admitted firing a 'warning shot' at NBI agents, though the Palace, the NBI, and the Department of the Interior and Local Government dispute his account, claiming he fired first.
- Amid high tensions surrounding Sen. Ronald 'Bato' Dela Rosa, who allegedly sought refuge in the Senate to avoid arrest, allies maneuvered to install Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano.
- Investigations will scrutinize the NBI, the Senate's Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Philippine National Police, as Remulla seeks to prevent 'undue influence' during the proceedings.
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Sydney Morning Herald
The Rock, the Punisher and the wild week in Philippine politics
The law came looking for Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Monday, setting off several extraordinary days in the country’s Senate, beginning with an apparent chase and culminating in a gunfight.
Ombudsman places Senate security chief under 6-month preventive suspension
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Friday, May 15, placed Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca under preventive suspension without pay for six months effective immediately, as the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) begins its investigation into the shooting incident inside the Senate of the Philippines.Remulla said the preventive suspension was necessary to prevent any possible influence on the ongoing investigation.“Pwede niya i-appeal ‘yan.…
Ombudsman suspends Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Aplasca for six months
MANILA. Philippines — The Ombudsman has issued a six-month preventive suspension to acting Senate Sergeant at Arms Mao Aplasca in connection with the shooting incident at the Senate on Wednesday, May 13.
Ombudsman orders 6-month suspension vs OSAA's Aplasca over Senate shooting incident
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Friday placed acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca under preventive suspension for six months over discharging his firearm that triggered the shooting incident in the Senate last Wednesday, May 13.
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