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BUTUAN CITY: The all-out campaign against gun ban
violators in Regions 10 and 13 now rose to 130, the Police Regional
Office 10 and 13 reported on Sunday.
As of this date, records of the
command and operation center stated PRO 10 got the highest with 97
persons apprehended while PRO 13 arrested 33 persons, carrying
firearms, grenades, explosives and other deadly weapons.
Spokespersons of PRO 10 and 13
said the apprehended persons are currently facing charges at various
courts in the two regions for illegal possession of firearms and
explosives, on violation of the election gun ban.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec),
fully supported by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP), strictly enforce the election gun
ban to secure the safety of all candidates and voters during the
campaigning for national and local posts.
More police and military
personnel were deployed in various strategic areas to ensure honest,
orderly, peaceful elections in the May 14 synchronized national and
local polls.
Meanwhile, the Comelec in the two
regions, in cooperation with the AFP and PNP is planning to set a
covenant with those seeking elective positions to ensure a peaceful
electoral process in the provinces and cities in Agusan, Surigao,
Bukidnon, Misamis and Camiguin in the May 14 elections.
This developed as the
congressional, gubernatorial and mayoral battles in Agusan del Norte
and Butuan City were being viewed as “hotly contested” because
of the political fight between the two political kingpins—the
Matriarch Plaza’s camp and the legendary Amante’s group.
However, Maj. Gen. Jose T.
Barbieto, area command chief of the Army’s Northeastern and
Northern Mindanao Fourth Infantry (Diamond) Division and Chief Supt.
Antonio D. Nanas, regional director of PRO 13, assured on Sunday
that the May 14 elections in Agusan might be peaceful, honest and
orderly as both camps pledge to uphold the election laws, rules and
regulations.
“Our only concern is to make
this election peaceful,” added General Barbieto.
--PNA
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