Padpao asks SC to stop Comelec gun ban vs security agencies

Carmel Loise Matus, James Nicole Franz R. Savellon 04/06/2016

THE Philippine Association of Detective and Protective Agency Operators Inc. (Padpao) in Central Visayas has asked the Supreme Court to stop the Commission Elections (Comelec) from implementing the election gun ban on security agencies. Padpao, a group…

Bets, supporters urged to tape gun muzzles

Apple Ta-as 02/18/2016

For a fair and safe election, police are urging political candidates and supporters to surrender their firearms  for muzzle taping. “It should be a gesture on their part that they want a fair election, not just the…

Police arrests two men, seizes 24 guns in Danao raid

Apple Ta-as 01/26/2016

POLICE arrested on Tuesday two men and seized 24 firearms in separate raids in Danao City, northern Cebu. Police confiscated 11 .45 caliber pistols and a 9mm caliber pistol from the house of Jonard Castro, 40, in…

3 nabbed for gun ban violation

Norman V. Mendoza 01/11/2016

Since the start of the election gun ban at 12 midnight of January 10, three persons have been arrested in separate operations in the cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu. Elements of Hoops Dome Police Station conducted a…

Gun ban for polls to be enforced starting January 9

Apple Ta-as, Julit C. Jainar 01/05/2016

THE total gun ban for the 2016 elections will be enforced starting this Saturday, January 9, until June 8 by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, Comelec-Cebu provincial election supervisor, said legitimate gun owners…

Cop faces probe for firing gun

Apple Ta-as 12/16/2015

A policeman in Minglanilla town, south Cebu was accused of firing his gun a day after Central Visayas police personnel had the muzzles of their service firearms taped on Monday as part of the annual ritual to…

Application of gun ban exemption may be done online

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/05/2015

APPLICATION forms for gun ban exemption during the election season will soon be available online. Lawyer Ferdinand Gujilde, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Cebu provincial election officer, said  the forms will be accessible most likely next week. “We’ve…

Comelec starts accepting application for election gun ban exemption

Victor Anthony V. Silva and Apple Ta-as 11/18/2015

PRIVATE individuals and security agencies may now start applying for special permits to carry firearms as an exemption during the election gun ban from January 10 to June 8 next year. Lionel Marco Castillano, Commission on Elections…

Gun ban in effect tomorrow

Chito O. Aragon 01/11/2015

A gun ban will be enforced in Cebu starting tomorrow until Jan. 19 as part of security measures for the Sinulog festival. Senior Supt. Conrad Capa, acting chief of the Cebu City Police Office, said checkpoints will…

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