Padilla: Suspended Senate sergeant-at-arms saved lives

MANILA, Philippines — Recently suspended Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Ma.O Aplasca’s actions during a shooting incident at the Senate “saved lives,” Sen. Robin Padilla remarked on Tuesday. In a social media post, Padilla asserted that Aplasca’s warning shot to the National Bureau of Investigation agents and vice versa “calmed the situation” at the Senate. “The only truth I know is that this person saved the lives of those inside and outside the Senate,” Padilla said in Filipino. He continued: “His warning shot and the NBI’s warning shot helped calm the situation and proved that they were both friendly forces, but their superiors […]... Keep on reading: Padilla: Suspended Senate sergeant-at-arms saved lives

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer