Manila, May 20 -- Police on Wednesday recommended the filing of charges against suspended acting Office of the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) chief Mao Aplasca in connection with last week's shooting incident at the Senate building.

In a press briefing, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) director Maj. Gen. Robert AA Morico II said criminal complaints would be filed against Aplasca and at least two of his men who were found to have discharged their firearms during the controversial May 13 incident.

Morico said the actions of Aplasca and his personnel constituted a clear violation of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11917, or the Private Security Services Industry Act, which was enacted in 2022 d...