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Remulla: No House member contacted me for P8-B firearm insertion
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.
Remulla stated that he received an unsolicited proposal on July 29 from a firearms purveyor, who suggested it could be a "congressional insertion" to be "squeezed for the budget."
The proposal implied the availability of an P8-billion fund for the firearms purchase, and Remulla was asked to sign a form for the House leadership.
Remulla emphasized that it was a lobbyist, not a congressman, who tried to facilitate the deal.
He confirmed that the DILG is neither the end-user nor technically capable of assessing the need for the rifles.
Remulla indicated he would provide evidence of who solicited the proposal during the budget hearing.
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