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DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla answers media questions, June 4, 2026. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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SENATE IMPASSE- DILG REMULLA

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178780732657420260604-senate-dilg-remulla-MT4.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla answers media questions, June 4, 2026. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Department of the Interior and Local Government proposed Thursday that police be given access to homes where government-issued firearms are stored to inspect “procedures in safekeeping.”</p><p>The DILG recommended the home safety inspections in the wake of two school shootings, where teenage suspects allegedly accessed government-issued firearms.</p><div><a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/news/regions/2026/8/26/charges-filed-against-shooter-s-father-security-guard-in-ateneo-de-zamboanga-shooting-1848">Charges filed against shooter&#x27;s father, security guard in Ateneo de Zamboanga shooting </a></div><div><em>More details to follow. </em></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/19/dilg-again-calls-for-stricter-gun-laws-in-wake-of-another-school-shooting-1246">DILG calls for stricter gun laws in wake of Ateneo de Zamboanga shooting </a><br/><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/25/pnp-deped-to-refine-school-safety-drills-dilg-seeks-tougher-gun-law-1015">PNP, DepEd to refine school safety drills </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/8/21/how-do-teenagers-keep-accessing-guns-in-southeast-asia-1005">How do teenagers keep accessing guns in Southeast Asia?</a></div>

<p>The Department of the Interior and Local Government proposed Thursday that police be given access to homes where government-issued firearms are stored to inspect “procedures in safekeeping.”</p>

The Department of the Interior and Local Government proposed Thursday that police be given access to homes where government-issued firearms are stored to inspect “procedures in safekeeping.”

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DILG eyes home inspection for gov’t-issued firearms

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Published August 27, 2026 01:12 PM PHT

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