Pasay police deny escorting black van out of Senate compound

National Bureau of Investigation agents are seen in a video of the shooting with the Senate Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. — Screengrab from NBI-OTCD

MANILA, Philippines — The police mobile seen leaving the Senate compound in Pasay City alongside a black van on Thursday was not part of any convoy or escort operation, the Pasay City Police said.

Pasay police chief Joselito De Sesto confirmed Saturday that he was aboard the white police vehicle spotted exiting the Senate premises at around 3 a.m. on Thursday, May 14.

“The police mobile in question was not part of any convoy or escort operation connected to any personality,” De Sesto was quoted as saying in a press release.

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Pasay police deny escorting black van out of Senate compound

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