pegasus PNP: 408 gun ban violators nabbed, so far

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MANILA, Philippines — Data released Wednesday afternoon by the Philippine National Police (PNP) showed that as of January 27, 2025, a total of 408 individuals have so far violated the gun ban for the 2025 midterm elections.

The following were caught skirting the firearms ban:

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Metro Manila, Central Luzon, and Central Visayas had the most apprehensions with 112, 87, and 43, respectively, while Eastern Visayas, the Caraga, Bicol, and Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) regions had the least with seven each, four and two, respectively.

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Meanwhile, a total of 416 firearms were confiscated by the police.

According to the PNP’s data, 241 firearms were seized in police response operations, 94 were in buy-bust operations, 64 in checkpoint operations, and 17 in other lawful arrests.

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Further, the police force reported a total of 105,510 Commission on Elections (Comelec) checkpoints set up across the country.

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Meanwhile, the number of reported election-related incidents remained at seven as of Jan. 27 – four in Western Visayas and one each in Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, and Soccsksargen.

The gun ban started at the beginning of the official election period on Jan. 12, in a bid to ensure peace and order and lessen gun-related violence in light of the midterm polls this May.

During his speech at the 2023 Philippine Mineral Industry Environmental Award (PMIEA) in Malacañang, he emphasized the Philippines’ potential as one of the world’s mineral-rich countries.

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