THE the 30-day election period in connection with the October 23 barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections started Sunday and with it the enforcement of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) ban on firearms.

Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said that at the start of the election period at 12:01 a.m. of Sunday, October 1, checkpoints were established nationwide to effectively implement the gun ban.