A total of 2,345 individuals were arrested while 13,895 firearms were surrendered as of April 5 with the election campaign period heating up, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said. In a press briefing with the President on Tuesday night, April 5, Año...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner George Garcia said they will be pushing for the review and recalibration of the gun ban exemption and security application guidelines. Comelec/MB In a statement on Saturday, March 26, he explained:"We have to make it easier and expeditious thereby...
A man was arrested by authorities for pointing his gun at a person in Brgy. Panginay, Balagtas, Bulacan on Wednesday, March 23. Col. Rommel J. Ochave, acting Bulacan police director, identified the arrested suspect as Roman Albareda, 59. Police investigators said that the suspect was trying to...
ILOILO CITY -- The number of people caught violating the election gun ban in the Western Visayas region rose to 119, based on data released by the Police Region Office (PRO-6). Cops in Pavia town, Iloilo province conduct a checkpoint. (Pavia PNP) Units under the Negros Occidental Police Provincial...
Two motorcycle-riding men were arrested by police at a checkpoint after the woman they allegedly robbed chased them in Pasig City on Thursday, March 10. Col. Roman C. Arugay, chief of Pasig City Police, identified the suspects as Norbert Julian Guinoo, 28, and Grant Steven Guinoo, 21, both...
ILOILO CITY—At least 99 persons were caught violating the gun ban in Western Visayas region since it was implemented last January. Cops in Anilao town, Iloilo province conduct a checkpoint. (Anilao PNP) Based on the data of Police Region Office (PRO-6), Negros Occidental province had the highest...
Two armed men are facing robbery holdup and illegal possession of firearms charges after trying to rob a taxi driver in Tondo, Manila at 12:20 a.m. on Thursday, March 3. Police identified the suspects as Glen Mark Evasco, 33, and Ryan Medina, 30, both residents of Caloocan City. Taxi driver Jessie...
Seven people were arrested by the police for gun ban violation and possession of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) on Feb. 25 and 26 in Taguig. At about 6:10 p.m. on Feb. 25, the Taguig police arrested Zaldy Aguinaldo, 39, a tricycle driver, on Taal Street in Palar Village, Barangay...
A wanted soldier was arrested by police while carrying a gun during a drinking session with his friends in Barangay 19, Caloocan City on Tuesday, Feb. 22. The Northern Police District (NPD) Special Operations Unit (DSOU) identified the suspect as Private First Class Michael Fulgar, 42, an active...
The police arrested a 19-year-old in Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa for illegal possession of an improvised firearm and ammunition on Wednesday, Feb. 23. According to the Muntinlupa police, Sherwin Apolinar was caught in the act of loading an improvised firearm at Phase 4 of Southville 3 housing...
A security guard in Muntinlupa was arrested by the police on Feb. 16 for violating the gun ban implemented by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the May 9 national and local elections. The Muntinlupa police identified the suspect as Randel Vinoya, 25, security guard and a resident of...
Police arrested two men for unauthorized possession of firearms and ammunition along Mercedes Avenue in Barangay San Miguel, Pasig City at around 1:40 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12. Pasig City Police Station (CPS) Chief-of-police Col. Roman C. Arugay, identified the suspects as Ronnie Allam, 39, a...
