PNP: 1,413 election gun ban violators arrested, so far
APRIL 17, 2018
Members of the Quezon City Police District conduct checkpoint aong Agham road in Quezon City as part of the impementation of the COMELEC gun ban for the coming SK and Barangay election.
EDWIN BACASMAS
MANILA, Philippines — Authorities have so far arrested 1,413 individuals for skirting the ban on firearms during the 2025 election period as of March 4, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced.
Data released by the PNP on Wednesday showed 1,349 of those arrested were civilians, while the rest were the following:
- 27 security guards
- Nine PNP personnel
- Seven Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel
- Six personnel of other law enforcement agencies
- Six foreigners
- Three children in conflict with the law
- Three elected government officials
- Two appointed government officials
- One Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) Active Auxiliary personnel
Of the nine PNP personnel arrested, seven are active, one is under suspension and one is on absence without official leaven status.
According to the PNP, 635 of the violators were arrested in police response operations, 226 in anti-illegal drugs operations, 139 in checkpoint operations, 84 in gun buy-bust operations and 329 in other law enforcement operations.
The National Capital Region still had the most arrests at 446, followed by Central Luzon (216) and Central Visayas (191).
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The arrests yielded 1,488 firearms confiscated, which are the following:
- 578 revolvers
- 427 pistols
- 66 replica guns
- 50 explosives
- 42 Class A firearms
- 16 shotguns
- 14 rifles
- Two Class B firearms
- 293 other types of firearms
The number of validated election-related incidents (ERIs) meantime, remained at eight as of March 4, according to the PNP.
Three “violent” validated ERIs were recorded in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and one each in the Ilocos Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Soccsksargen.
Two “non-violent” validated ERIs were logged in Western Visayas.
