Civilians will soon be allowed to own semi-automatic rifles following an amendment to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Republic Act 10591, an official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday, March 4. What the PNP is just waiting for is the publication of the amendment...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Police nabbed a senior citizen and a 28-year-old man for gun and drugs in Padre Burgos and Candelaria, this province, on Saturday, September 16. The Quezon Police Provincial Office (QPPO) identified the suspects as Roberto Fajardo Jr., 60, of Sitio Pogspak, Barangay...
ILOILO CITY – Police Regional Office-6 chief Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor has condemned the policeman who fired a gun in front of three civilians in this city. “We will not tolerate this kind of attitude within our ranks,” said Villaflor, two days after Police Staff Sgt. Nico F....
TACLOBAN CITY – At least 15 firearms were seized in an encounter between the 74th Infantry Battalion (IB) and the New People’s Army in Barangay Magsaysay, Mapanas, Northern Samar, on Wednesday, May 10. These were two M14 rifles, two AK47 rifles, two M16 rifles, two M4 rifles, an Ingram, an Uzi...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnie Teves has sought help from President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in order to "protect himself and his family". Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnie Teves (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) The controversial...
Don't even think about it. (Louis Mornaud/ Unsplash) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has called to gun owners to be responsible during their New Year revelry, or else end up injuring someone with stray bullets. “Panawagan natin na maging responsable ang mga gun owners natin dahil ang baril ay...
CEBU CITY – A barangay captain in Toledo City, Cebu was arrested after police seized several firearms from his house in a raid on Tuesday morning, Nov. 29. A KG9 rifle was recovered from a 41-year-old resident of Barangay Climaco, Toledo City during a police operation on Tuesday, Nov. 29. (Photo...
Police seized more than 8,000 loose firearms in the series of operations across the country in the past three months. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said the same operations that include checkpoint operations and anti-drug operations also resulted in the...
CATBALOGAN CITY – Sixty-five firearms seized in the campaign against the New People’s Army (NPA) in Eastern Visayas by the 8th Infantry Division (ID) were destroyed in a ceremony here Saturday, Aug. 20. BACARRO (AFP FB) Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, chief of staff of the Armed Forces of...
ILOILO CITY – The Army 12th Infantry Battalion (IB) captured firearms and ammunition from the New People’s Army (NPA) following an encounter in Lambunao, Iloilo Monday, August 15. GUNS, bullets, and other items left by the New People’s Army following an encounter in Lambunao, Iloilo. (12th IB...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police recovered firearms and ammunition from two men killed in a motorcycle crash Tuesday, August 2, in Palo, Leyte. Police identified the victims as Alejandro Onad, 53, of New Mabuhay, General Santos City, and Jomar Tanaid, 28. Police disclosed that they were found lying on...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested two brothers for carrying unlicensed firearms after a brief chase Wednesday, July 20, in San Fernando, Cebu. The suspects were identified as William, 42, and Roel Lapasaran, 36. Police manning a checkpoint on a highway in the City of Naga spotted the two brothers...
