2013 opened with a bang for the Philippine National Police (PNP): One of its top officers led a team of policemen and soldiers that opened fire on a convoy of an alleged group of criminals at a checkpoint in Atimonan, Quezon.

The January 6 incident left 13 people dead, including the alleged henchman of a gambling operator in Batangas province.

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