DILG chief ready to face probe into proposed PNP firearms purchase

MANILA, Philippines — Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla is willing to face a congressional probe after opposing a proposal for the Philippine National Police (PNP) to buy P8-billion worth of firearms. “If I’m called on by Congress and the Senate to give all the details, I will do it,” Remulla said in a press conference in Quezon City on Monday. “I’m willing to take a lie detector test to prove my point that I wasn’t allowing the proposal.” He confirmed that his office received the P8-billion proposal about a month ago. However, the secretary did not disclose who […]... Keep on reading: DILG chief ready to face probe into proposed PNP firearms purchase