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Aurora politicians surrender 12 guns; 11 fireams seized in Maguindanao
Local candidates in Baler, Aurora voluntarily surrendered 12 firearms, including two shotguns, one AK-47 rifle, three .45-caliber pistols, three 9mm pistols, and one each of .40-caliber and .22-caliber pistols, to the Aurora Police Provincial Office (APPO) ahead of the May 12 elections.
APPO Director Col. Lucile Faycho praised the initiative as a commitment to election peace and order, encouraging others to surrender their weapons.
The firearms, deposited for safekeeping due to expired licenses, are among 11 high-powered firearms also recovered by the Army at checkpoints in Maguindanao following an ambush that wounded three local officials.
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