By Ronron
March 3, 2008
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Avelino Razon, Jr. said the suspension of the Permit-to-Carry-Firearms-Outside-of-Residence (PTCFOR) is already lifted effective midnight of Monday as scheduled.
The PTCFOR was imposed Monday last week when several anti-government groups converged in some parts of Metro Manila and in other parts of the country to call for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Razon had said then that the PTCFOR suspension was intended to limit the movement of firearms as several rallies were held that day and on February 29.
Sr. Supt. Nicanor Bartolome, PNP spokesman, said that during the weeklong implementation of the gun ban, three persons were nabbed in Metro Manila and will face illegal possession of firearms charges.
In other parts of the country, he said 20 different firearms were seized from February 25 until March 2 as the PNP implemented Presidential Decree 1866 and Republic Act 8294 on illegal possession of firearms and explosives.
Bartolome said that from the start of the year, a total of 163 illegally possessed firearms were already accounted for by police operatives in checkpoints.
The entire year of 2007 resulted in the confiscation by the PNP of 2,238 illegally-possessed firearms, said Bartolome./DMS
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