MANILA, Philippines — Barely two weeks after the gun ban interval began, the Philippine Nationwide Police (PNP) in its election-related monitoring stated that gun ban violators rose to 364.
As of Friday, January 24, the PNP stated that the gun ban violators embody 343 civilians, 10 safety guards, one PNP personnel, 4 Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel, two different regulation enforcement authorities, one appointed authorities official, and three international nationals.
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Additional, PNP confiscated 367 firearms, together with 272 small arms, one gentle weapon, seven explosives, and 87 different forms of firearms.
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The Fee on Elections (Comelec) established 90,721 checkpoints throughout the nation. The gun ban interval began final January 12 because the election interval for the Could 2025 polls started.
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The imposition of a gun ban is geared toward guaranteeing peace and order, as the federal government believes it might reduce gun-related violence through the upcoming midterm polls.
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PNP information exhibits that the police arrested 8,628 folks for violating the Firearm and Ammunition Regulation Act from January to November 2024.
–PNP Chief Gen. Rommel Marbil beforehand ordered to accentuate efforts to dismantle non-public armed teams by March.
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