Speaker Martin Romualdez called on the leadership of the Department of the Interior and Local Government and Philippine National Police to intensify their drive in combatting criminality following the spate of slay attempts against public officials.
With lawmakers expressing concern over a spate of ambushes targeting local elected officials, the Department of the Interior and Local Government has ordered the Philippine National Police to crack down on loose firearms and dismantle private armed groups.
A special team formed by the Pasay City Police is hunting down the two motorcycle-riding gunmen who shot and seriously wounded Mayor Ohto Montawal of Datu Montawal, Maguindanao del Sur last Wednesday night.
Pasay City police chief Col. Froilan Uy immediately created the special investigation team