Armed man with loaded revolver arrested at Baclaran Church

On the afternoon of August 30, 2026, an intoxicated 30-year-old man carrying a loaded unlicensed .38-caliber revolver caused a commotion at the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Baclaran, Parañaque. Police said he punched a security guard who tried to escort him out; churchgoers helped restrain him. Rector Fr. Rico John Bilangel said two people were injured and no shots were fired. The suspect was arrested about 5:15 p.m.