09/01/2022
Effective at Sunday midnight (12:00AM, 09 January 2022) and 150 days thereafter, the PNP will conduct checkpoint operations in strategic locations to strictly implement the nationwide prohibition on the carrying of fi****ms by unauthorized individuals effective January 9, 2022 until June 8, 2022 in connection with the 2022 National and Local Elections on May 9, 2022.
THE PNP National Headquarters, thru the Directorate for Operations has instructed Police Regional Offices to put-up Joint PNP-COMELEC-AFP checkpoints to implement weapons check and other anti-criminality and police security operations, against loose fi****ms, deadly weapons, unauthorized security personnel, Private Armed Groups (PAGs), criminal elements and wanted persons.
Wherever necessary, these checkpoints may be co-located with existing Quarantine and Border Control Points in areas under Alert Level 3 or higher.
Under Comelec Resolution No. 10728, the PNP has suspended the validity of all Permits to Carry Fi****ms Outside of Residence (PTCFOR) issued to licensed firearm holders, juridical entities, and members of government law enforcement agencies.
Under this Resolution, all gun-carrying privileges by virtue of PTCFOR issued by the PNP are suspended for the entire duration of the election period.
Also suspended are Permits issued by the PNP to transport fi****ms, ammunition, explosives, public fi****ms display and exhibits, as well as employment of security personnel for VIPs.
As a general rule, only bonafide police, military and members of government law enforcement agencies in complete uniform and while on official duty are allowed to bear fi****ms for the entire duration of the election period.
Exemption from the COMELEC-imposed fi****ms prohibition may be secured from the COMELEC Committee on Ban on Fi****ms and Security Concerns (CBFSC).
We appeal to the public to abide by the provisions of COMELEC Resolution No. 10728 that impose a 150-day fi****ms prohibition period for the entire duration of the election period from January 9 up to June 8, 2022 .
We remind firearm holders that violation of this prohibition shall be punishable with imprisonment of not less than one (1) year but not more than six (6) years and shall not be subject to probation, in addition, the guilty party shall suffer disqualification to hold public office and deprivation of the right of suffrage and lastly, cancellation of and/or perpetual disqualification to secure gun license/permit.
Even with the prevailing national health emergency the PNP in coordination with the AFP and PCG will deploy sufficient forces to ensure our people that the 2022 National and Local Election will be peaceful, safe, and secure. The PNP, together with other agencies are ready to protect all vital installations and economic key points, and other places of convergence.
We call on the public to be vigilant at all times to prevent unscrupulous individuals and lawless elements from taking advantage of the election season.
General Dionard Carlos
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