LIVE UPDATES: Senate locked down, gunshots heard, May 13, 2026

May 13, 2026

Jonvic Remulla at Senate amid lockdown, wants to secure senators

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla arrived at the Senate amid the Senate lockdown, during which gunshots were heard.

Remulla said that he has asked Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano to allow him and 30 police officers "to secure the senators."

“I will not arrest Senator Bato, just to be clear. I’m not here to arrest him,” Dela Rosa told reporters.

Dela Rosa has been placed under the protective custody of the Senate after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant of arrest for him.

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May 13, 2026

No casualties reported in Senate shooting, official says

There have not yet been any casualties reported after shots were fired in the Philippine Senate on Wednesday, Senate Secretary Mark Llandro Mendoza told reporters.

The situation is still being assessed after an undetermined number of law enforcers attempted to enter the building, he said. — Reuters

May 13, 2026

Senate 'allegedly under attack,' says Alan Peter Cayetano

The Senate is "allegedly under attack," Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano said Wednesday evening, as the upper house was on lockdown amid a warrant of arrest against Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa.

"Four senators got tips 30 minutes ago while we were talking na umalis na dito kasi may mangyayari," Cayetano said in a video filmed in a darkened room, with his sister Senator Pia Cayetano behind him.

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"The emotions are high here, because bakit kami paaalisin, eh we're waiting for the articles of impeachment and we're having a meeting?" he said.

The articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte were delivered to the Senate also that evening, amid the chaos in the upper house.

"Kung sino ang nakikinig from the government, this is the Senate of the Philippines, we are allegedly under attack," Cayetano added. — BM, GMA News

May 13, 2026

Shots heard at Senate amid lockdown

Gunshots rang out at the Senate on Wednesday evening amid an ongoing lockdown at the upper chamber, where Senator Ronald Dela Rosa is under protective custody.

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This was according to Nimfa Ravelo’s report on Super Radyo dzBB.

Personnel of the military, police, and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) earlier arrived at the Senate. —JMA, GMA News