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OSAA denies absence of CCTV footage of Senate shooting

Published May 16, 2026 04:35 pm
After stating in an interview that it could not find closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage showing the movements of its personnel, the Office of the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) admitted on Saturday, May 16, that it had footage of the shooting incident covering the concerned areas of the second floor of the Senate.
Acting Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca
Acting Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca
In a statement from Acting Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca, he says that they strongly deny "the false and misleading" information circulating on social media platforms and being reported by certain news agencies claiming that there was no available CCTV footage on the second floor of the Senate building in relation to the shooting incident involving its personnel and operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) that occurred on May 13.
"For the record, the CCTV system covering the concerned areas of the Senate premises was fully operational during the incident," he said.
He said that on May 14, the OSAA formally received an official request dated May 14 from PCol John Guiaguif, the Philippine National Police - Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Regional Field Unit, National Capital Region (PNP CIDG RFU NCR), for copies of CCTV footage relevant to the reported incident inside the Senate premises.
In compliance with said request and in full cooperation with the ongoing investigation, the Aplasca said that the OSAA, through its Integrated Electronics and Technical Section, voluntarily provided the requested CCTV footage on the same date to the PNP CIDG RFU NCR.
The extraction and turnover of the CCTV recordings were conducted with the participation and technical coordination of authorized PNP personnel.
"Corresponding certifications and acknowledgment receipts were likewise executed and signed by the receiving PNP personnel confirming their receipt of the CCTV copies, specifically pertaining to DVR 2 CCTV Cam 8 and DVR 8 CCTV Cams 7 and 8 covering the relevant period of the incident," he said.
"The certifications further affirmed that the CCTV footage provided was authentic, original, unaltered, and directly obtained from the official Senate CCTV system," he added.
He said that these official records categorically disprove allegations that no CCTV footage existed or was made available to authorities.
However, in a radio interview on DZRH, it was Aplasca who stated twice that there's no available CCTV footage that could have captured the movements of the OSAA personnel and the Marines.
He was specifically asked if there was any footage that he could produce on the side of the OSAA personnel in case it was asked to do so in the investigation.
“So yesterday, pinareview ko yung mga CCTV. So wala po kaming mahanap doon sa area ng position po ng mga OSAA at Marines (So yesterday, I had the CCTV reviewed. We couldn’t find anything in the area where the OSAA and Marines were positioned),” Aplasca said.
He was asked in the interview a second time if there was CCTV footage that would show the movements of the OSAA and Marines during the shooting incident.
“Sabi ko nga, wala kaming mahanap na kuha ng mga galaw ng mga OSAA (As I said, we couldn’t find any footage showing the movements of the OSAA),” he said.
His statement did mention specifically that the CCTV footage available covered the position of its personnel and Marines, since he earlier stated that it could not be found.
Aplasca has already been placed under preventive suspension without pay for six months, effective immediately, by Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Friday, May 15.
The Office of Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano has yet to confirm whether or not Aplasca has been replaced.

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