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PNP chief orders gun ban during Oct. 1-8 filing of CoCs

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar has suspended the Permit to Carry Firearms Outside Residence nationwide as part of the security measures for the eight-day filing of Certificates of Candidacy (CoC) on Commission on Elections (Comelec) offices across the country.

Eleazar said the temporary gun ban took effect from midnight of September 30 until 7 a.m. of Oct. 9, 2021 until the CoC filling ends.

PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar