Matibag on Cayetano’s suspension remark: He must be suspended for Aplasca’s actions

MANILA, Philippines — “If command responsibility will be the basis, the first person who should be suspended is Senator Alan Peter Cayetano.” This was how National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag on Tuesday responded to Senate President Cayetano’s recent call for the Office of the Ombudsman to suspend Matibag. Cayetano was reacting to statements that suspended Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca must be sanctioned in connection with the shooting in the Senate. The Ombudsman on Monday issued a six-month preventive suspension order to Aplasca after he admitted firing the first warning shot that led to more gunfires in the Senate […]... Keep on reading: Matibag on Cayetano’s suspension remark: He must be suspended for Aplasca’s actions

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer