MANILA, Jan. 31 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday denied allegations of singling out Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. in its move to revoke his firearms license.

"Since Cong. Teves' license application was found to have lacking documents, PNP had no choice but to revoke the same. The fact that a deficient license was issued to Cong. Teves does not grant him any 'vested rights.' As mentioned, the license is a mere privilege. If later on, it is found that a gunholder's license was erroneously issued, the PNP is duty-bound to correct the error," the PNP Firearms and Explosives Office (FEO) said in a statement.

It added that gun license records are reviewed from time to time to verify the compliance of ow...