Senate Gunfire Exposes Philippine Tensions On May 12, gunfire erupted inside the Philippine Senate, leaving several senators and staff members shaken but unharmed.
The incident occurred during a heated debate on a measure to revive a lapsed law that would have banned the entry of President Rodrigo Duterte's former chief prosecutor and other alleged narco terrorists.
Tensions in the Philippines have been simmering for months, with the country struggling to contain the fallout from its COVID 19 response and a long standing insurgency.