Senate postpones PNP-PDEA shootout probe over chiefs' COVID-19

The Senate has postponed its investigation into the deadly shootout between the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) due to both agencies' chiefs testing positive for COVID-19.

PNP chief General Debold Sinas and PDEA chief Director General Wilkins Villanueva announced their infections on March 11 and March 14, respectively.

The hearing, which was initially scheduled for Monday, March 15, has been postponed indefinitely.

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