CEBU CITY – As a result of an intensified campaign, at least 430 unlicensed firearms were confiscated last month in various areas in Central Visayas. POLICE Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan, chief of PRO-7, shows a cache of seized firearms to Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary...
The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to improve Republic Act 10591 or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act. Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, sponsor of the Senate Bill No. 2895, said that the enactment into law of the bill would help clarify...
A 67-year-old man was arrested for allegedly making and selling unlicensed homemade firearms in Baras, Rizal. The arrested suspect during a media interview. Authorities confiscate alleged homemade firearms from a senior citizen in Baras, Rizal. (Photo from Rizal PPO) The Rizal Police Provincial...
CATBALOGAN CITY – The provincial government of Samar recently rewarded P10,000 to each individual who surrendered loose firearms under the Balik Armas program. ON the table are loose guns surrendered to authorities. Gov. Sharee Ann Tan commended the Samar Police Provincial Office for their...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police said 1,151 loose firearms were confiscated and 82 gun violators were arrested in the Cordillera region from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera said the province of Abra had the highest number of gun violators with 37, followed by the...
COTABATO CITY – Government forces on Sunday confiscated high-powered firearms from a civilian while serving a warrant of arrest against a murder suspect in the Special Geographic Area of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (SGA-BARMM). The Special Security Task Group in SGA-BARMM,...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa underscored the need to update the 11-year-old Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act (Republic Act No. 10591) in a bid to “further advocate responsible gun ownership and ensure the government’s right to regulate the same". Sen. Ronald...
CAMP MARCELO A. ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Police recovered unlicensed guns, accessories, and bullets from a septuagenarian during a search warrant operation in Barangay Inaban, Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya on Thursday, Nov. 28. The suspect was identified as Cledera, 76, widow, and...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police Regional Office-3 chief Police Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan said on Thursday, Nov. 28, that 939 loose firearms were seized in Central Luzon from Oct. 1 to Nov. 27. Maranan said 924 were short firearms and 15 were light weapons. Two-hundred...
CAMP MARCELO A. ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – The Police Regional Office-2 seized 4,400 loose firearms in the Cagayan Valley region from 2019 to 2024. LOOSE firearms seized in the Cagayan Valley region are presented in a press briefing in Camp Adduru, Tuguegarao City on Wednesday....
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-13 reported on Monday, Nov. 25, the recovery of 212 loose firearms and nine explosives from Oct. 24 to Nov. 24. PRO 13-Regional Public Information Office chief Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer said 144 firearms were voluntarily surrendered under “Oplan:...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – The Police Regional Office-3 (Central Luzon) has intensified its campaign against loose firearms to ensure the safety and security of the public. The PRO-3 Regional Operations Division said 842 guns were seized in the region from Oct. 1 to Nov. 23 –...
