PNP Eastern Samar
bares “gun ban” enforcement progress
By ALICE NICART
October
11, 2010
BORONGAN, Eastern
Samar – At least four persons had been arrested and one caliber .45,
one caliber .38 and a home-made shotgun with 13 assorted live
ammunitions were confiscated by the Eastern Samar Police Provincial
Office (ESPO) in the implementation of the election “gun ban”.
The ESPO report
indicated the arrest of one Paquito Oculana y Noroña of Oras Municipal
Police Station on September 25 for illegal possession of caliber.38;
Sgt. Diego Luan Coranez, of the 546th Engineer Brigade, Borongan,
arrested on Sept. 27 due to possession of caliber .45; Joey Lingan y
Amores of San Julian on Sept. 30 for possession of home-made shot gun
and Fred Barsana, Gen. McArthur, Oct. 6, for possession of home-made
shot gun.
The report added that
a total of 345 checkpoints have already been conducted and is still
on-going on a 24-hour operation on different strategic locations in
every municipal police station, until the “gun ban” order is
terminated on November 10.
Prior to the full
“gun ban” implementation, on September 29, a Joint Security Control
Center (JSCC) coordinating conference was held at the conference room
of the PNP administration building at Camp Asidillo, which was
attended by Provincial COMELEC Supervisor, Atty. Butch Bautista and
Lt. Col. Hermilo Demafiles, Battalion Commander of 14th Infantry
Battalion, Philippine Army with the 23 chiefs of police of the 23
municipal police stations. PSSupt Felixberto Marudo Castillo, PNP
Provincial Director spearheaded the election-related activity.
(PIA Eastern Samar)
