Non-PNP personnel who fire warning shots may face charges — PNP

Non-Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel who fire warning shots may face criminal charges, according to PNP spokesperson Police Brigadier General Randulf Tuaño on Friday.

At a press briefing, Tuaño said, “Sa mga insidente na mga halimbawa na warning shot outside PNP personnel, may batas kasi na maaaring mag-govern sa nasabing mga insidente.”

(In incidents such as warning shots outside PNP personnel, there is a law that can govern such incidents.)

“Ito ay ang indiscriminate firing na under Revised Penal Code o posibleng paglabag sa alarms and scandal na nandun din sa revised Revised Penal Code,” he added.

(This is indiscriminate firing under the Revised Penal Code or a possible violation of alarm and scandal that is also in the Revised Penal Code.)

The remarks came as authorities continue investigating the recent shooting incident at the Senate.

Gunshots were heard at the Senate Wednesday evening as the upper chamber was on lockdown.

On Thursday, Malacañang said Senate Sergeant-at-Arms and retired Police Major General Mao Aplasca fired the first warning shot.

Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said that Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) personnel fired 27 shots while a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agent fired five shots.

Aplasca said the OSAA personnel issued a verbal warning first before firing a gun. — RSJ, GMA News