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Abante seeks probe into P8-B firearm issue
House lawmakers are planning an inquiry into an alleged P8 billion unsolicited proposal between the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for firearms procurement.
Rep. Bienvenido Abante requested the committee on public order and safety to investigate the alleged P8 billion budget insertion for firearms, questioning the P100,000 per unit cost for the proposed 80,000 standardized caliber 5.56 millimeter basic assault rifles.
The proposal reportedly seeks 80,000 units of standardized caliber 5.56 millimeter basic assault rifles.
The letter was allegedly submitted to former PNP chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III by Adrian Sanares, son of DILG undersecretary for peace and order Nestor Sanares.
Abante raised questions about the facilitation of the budget insertion by the son of an undersecretary of the agency that would approve such a request.
Torre's recent relief as PNP chief, after only three months, sparked rumors that it was connected to his refusal to sign off on the firearms deal, however, the DILG denied this connection on August 28.
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Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla clarified that no House of Representatives member contacted him regarding an alleged P8-billion budget insertion for 80,000 rifles for the Philippine National Police.
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Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla is willing to face a congressional investigation concerning his opposition to a proposed P8-billion firearms purchase for the Philippine National Police (PNP).
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