CAMP Marcelo Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Police arrested a 56-year-old Overseas Filipino Worker for illegal possession of firearms in Villa Ventura, Aglipay, Quirino. The suspect was identified as alias “Joven.” Seized from the suspect were a caliber 8mm semi-auto firing pistol, a...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Police seized 95 loose firearms, explosives, and bladed weapons and arrested 40 violators of the barangay elections gun ban in this province from August 28 to September 26. Police Col. Richard Caballero, Nueva Ecija police chief, said six violators were...
BUTUAN CITY - Police nabbed four persons and 16 guns were surrendered in the campaign against loose firearms in the Caraga region from September 18 to 25. Police Regional Office-13 chief Police Brig. Gen. John Kirby Kraft said alias “Jon” was arrested after he yielded P68,000 worth of suspected...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested a resort owner in Compostela town, northern Cebu after several firearms were recovered during a raid in his house at dawn on Sunday, September 24. POLICE seize various firearms from the house of a resort owner in Compostela town, northern Cebu. (CIDG Mandaue City...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 seized 107 loose firearms and 11 explosives during the week-long intensified Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations in line with the election gun ban from September 6 to 12. The PRO-13 Regional...
TIAONG, Quezon – Police arrested a 44-year-old farmer after three unlicensed firearms were discovered in his house during a search warrant operation on Thursday morning, September 14, in Barangay Behia, this municipality. The suspect, Edwin Valencia, was collared by the Quezon Intelligence Unit,...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday. August 14, warned members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) against lending firearms issued to them by the government. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III warns police officers during the public hearing...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police seized undocumented firearms and ammunition and arrested their owners in separate operations in Batangas and Quezon on Friday, August 11. Police Regional Office 4-A chief Police Brig. Gen. Carlito Gaces identified the gun owners as Jerry Ramirez, a resident...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Twenty-seven loose firearms were surrendered to the Police Regional Office-13 from August 1 to 9. AMONG the loose firearms surrendered to the Police Regional Office-13. (Mike U. Crismundo) The PRO-13 Regional Operations Division (ROD)...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 (PRO-13) on Thursday, August 3, disclosed that 2,813 out of 6,381 firearms with expired registration were inspected and subsequently surrendered to five police provincial offices (PPOs) and one city police office in the Caraga...
SANTA MARIA, Laguna – Police arrested an alleged member of a private armed group (PAG) for illegal possession of firearms in Barangay Macasipac here on Friday, July 21. Laguna police director Police Col. Harold Depositar identified the suspect as Roberto Banaag, also a gun-for-hire operating in...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police seized 11 loose firearms and arrested two individuals in the Caraga region from July 9 to 15. The PRO-13 Regional Operations Division (ROD) said three small firearms were seized during the implementation of search warrant and police response, eight...