(UPDATE) 12AM June 27, 2021

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte declared he was open to issuing firearms to a new group of volunteers to help government forces enforce the law.

Duterte said these volunteers, considered the government's "force multipliers," would play an important role in helping the Philippine National Police (PNP) "fulfill its mandate and, especially, in restoring and reinforcing public trust in our police force."

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