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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

Agatha Gregorio

ABS-CBN News

<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><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) proposed Thursday police inspections of homes with lawfully issued firearms to check safekeeping procedures following recent school shootings that involved government-issued guns.</p><p>Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla sought amendments to implementing rules and regulations (IRR) to allow the inspection.</p><p>“What we are proposing is that the IRR has to be amended… [so that] the PNP will be granted access to all homes of lawfully issued firearms to inspect their procedures in safekeeping,” Remulla said during the DILG budget hearing at the House of Representatives.</p><p>“This might upset a few people… However, we must remember that the privilege to own a gun is not enshrined in our constitution,” he added.</p><p>Firearms owners will be informed ahead of time about the inspection, based on Remulla’s proposal.</p><p>“In both cases of school shootings, the safekeeping of the guns were not in standard procedure. What we’re proposing to do is that we will revise the IRR, inform the person ahead of time that we will inspect their premises for how they safekeep their guns, so that we can have a checklist, and remind them of the proper practices,” Remulla said. </p><p>“There are over 4 million handguns that are legal in this country both from uniformed personnel and private owners,” he noted. </p><p>Charges were filed against the father of the student involved in the Aug. 18 <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/26/pnp-completes-probe-into-ateneo-de-zamboanga-shooting-1306">Ateneo de Zamboanga shooting </a>and a school security personnel for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and physical injury.</p><p>This was after police found the father appeared to be liable for his son’s access to government-issued and personal 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><p>Prosecutors have also recommended charges against a policewoman who owns the gun used by a student in another school shooting in Tacloban, Leyte. </p><div><strong>ADDITIONAL BJMP FUNDING</strong></div><p>The interior secretary again called for the repeal of Republic Act No. 8294 to make charges related to illegal firearms a non-bailable offense. </p><p>Remulla acknowledged that the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) could need additional funds “to enhance their facilities” if the law is repealed. </p><p>Manila Second District Rep. Rolando Valeriano asked Remulla, “‘Pag na-repeal ‘yan, mapupuno natin ‘yung BJMP?”</p><p>Remulla replied, “If we are 200-capacity, baka mag-300 percent capacity tayo, sir.”</p><p>“Loose firearms in this country are prevalent. And if we catch them, it will be non-bailable, so we will need more room in our jails,” Remulla added.</p><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></div><div><strong>BAN ON NIHILISTIC SITES</strong></div><p>Remulla also called for a ban on “nihilistic sites” after the incidents of school violence.</p><p>“I urge the country, all of us, the government as a whole, to act on these nihilistic sites and have them cancelled as soon as possible. Other countries have done that. Australia is very successful in handling minors using the internet,” Remulla said. </p><p>“It is not censorship, but rather, it is a filtering out of dangerous sites so that children will not get influenced. You will be surprised at the depravity of these websites. They espouse everything from satanism to nihilism to anti-semitism to anti-LGBT. And they encourage the children to act on this,” he said.  </p><p>The DILG is proposing a budget of around P332 billion for 2027.<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></p>

<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 wants police inspection of legal firearm owners’ homes after school shootings

Agatha Gregorio,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 27, 2026 01:12 PM PHT

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Updated August 27, 2026 03:31 PM PHT

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