No casualties reported after gunfire in Senate, official says

May 13, 2026 - 8:33 PM
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Military personnel in camouflage fatigues enter the Senate building where Philippine Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former president Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, at the Senate, is under protective custody amid an International Criminal Court warrant, as more than a dozen gunshots were heard at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday, and people were told to run for cover, according to a Reuters witness, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 13, 2026. (Reuters/Eloisa Lopez)

 There have not yet been any casualties reported after shots were fired in the Philippine Senate on Wednesday, Senate Secretary Mark Llandro Mendoza told reporters.

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The situation is still being assessed after an undetermined number of law enforcers attempted to enter the building, he said.

—Reporting by Mikhael Flores; Writing by David Stanway; Editing by Martin Petty