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Arrested election gun ban violators reach over 1,000 —PNP
A total of 1,023 individuals have been arrested nationwide for violating the Comelec gun ban as of February 18, 2025.
Metro Manila recorded the highest number of violators with 306, followed by Central Luzon with 162 and Central Visayas with 138.
Among those arrested were police officers, military personnel, elected and appointed government officials, foreign nationals, and civilians.
The PNP confiscated 1,019 firearms and 26 explosives nationwide from the arrested violators.
The gun ban, which aims to reduce election-related violence, is effective from January 12 to June 11, 2025.
The PNP reported one validated election-related incident of violence in Western Visayas and two suspected incidents in BARMM.
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