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Youth group Anakbayan has scored President Duterte’s proposal to arm civilian volunteers to help fight crimes, saying that the suggestion is “dangerous and untimely” as the country continues to struggle from an ongoing health crisis due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...

The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) on Monday, June 28, thumbed down President Duterte’s idea to allow civilian groups and anti-crime volunteers to carry arms to help in law enforcement. Bayan secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. warned that arming civilian volunteers to serve as “force...

Militant fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) adds to the growing opposition against President Duterte’s suggestion of arming civilian volunteers to help in the government’s anti-criminality drive. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement on...

The proposed arming of civilian volunteers helping in the government's anti-crime campaign is not yet final, Malacañang clarified Monday. resident Rodrigo Roa Duterte administers the oath-taking ceremony of the Global Coalition of Lingkod Bayan Advocacy Support Groups and Force Multipliers during...

Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday, June 27 thumbed down President Duterte’s proposal to arm civilians, saying stricter gun control, including stringent issuance or even suspension of firearm permits would be a better solution to stopping criminality in the Philippines. Lacson, a former...