ILOILO CITY – A businessman in this city is the first violator of the gun ban in the 2025 elections in the Western Visayas region. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) identified the suspect as Ryan who was arrested past 1 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, after he accidentally crashed his pickup truck...
The Southern Police District (SPD) started the implementation of the gun ban and Commission on Elections (Comelec) checkpoints in different areas under its jurisdiction on Jan. 12 in line with the May 12 national and local elections. “We urge the community to cooperate with law enforcement...
"Just follow the law. Our lives will be easy." This was the reminder of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia to the public as the gun ban officially takes effect Sunday Jan. 12, 2025, with the commencement of the election period for the May 2025 National and Local...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded on Tuesday, Jan. 7, that its gun ban will take effect on Jan. 12, 2025, until June 11, 2025, as the election period begins. "Kaya po doon sa ating mga kababayan po na bagama’t kayo ay lisensiyadong nagmamay-ari ng baril, bagama’t po kayo ay...
Starting Sunday, Jan. 12, the Philippine National Police (PNP) will be enforcing a nationwide gun ban as part of the security measures for the midterm elections on May 12. PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said the gun ban implementation has always been part of the election security,...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Two suspected hitmen were killed during a police raid in their hideout on Wednesday, September 11, here, hours after they allegedly gunned down a businesswoman in this city. Police Col. Nicomedes Olaivar, city police director, identified the suspects as Jessie Semini...
BANNA, Ilocos Norte – A suspected gun-for-hire was killed in a broad daylight ambush in Barangay Tabtabagan here on Sunday, September 1. Police identified the victim as Isaac Casay, 54, alias Bigso, of Poblacion 1, Adams, Ilocos Norte and Barangay Santo Niño, Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte. Casay...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Police killed a suspected gun-for-hire in an encounter in Barangay Cangatba, Porac, Pampanga before dawn on Monday, August 19. A SUSPECTED hitman was killed in Porac, Pampanga on Monday, August 19. Pampanga police chief Police Col. Jay C. Dimaandal...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has suspended the privilege of gun owners to carry their firearms outside their houses in Metro Manila as part of the security measures for the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Marcos. The SONA will be held at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon...
MAUBAN, Quezon – The alleged leader of a gun-for-hire syndicate was killed in a shootout with police on Saturday night, June 22, in Sitio Tejero, Barangay Lual Bo, this town. Police identified the fatality as Ronnie llao Hernandez, 41, head of the Hernandez gun-for-hire group. Lawmen arrived at...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has mobilized its own personnel to assist the Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission (BHRC) in the investigation of the ambush of Christhia Angela Aragoncillo, an official of the Ministry of Social Services and Development in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim...
Senator Robinhood “Robin” Padilla expressed his belief that there is no better model when it comes to responsible gun ownership than him, citing his 3-year incarceration for illegal possession of firearms. (Photo from the Facebook page of Senator Robinhood Padilla) "Siguro pagkatapos ng...
