Comelec implements 150-day gun ban, sets up 2,000 checkpoints

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) implemented a 150-day gun ban starting January 9, deploying almost 2,000 checkpoints nationwide to enforce it.

Checkpoints are manned by 14,000 police officers, soldiers, and election officials to prevent election-related violence.

In Central Luzon alone, 169 checkpoints with 1,300 personnel have been set up.

Motorists are advised to slow down and cooperate at checkpoints.

Licensed gun owners cannot carry firearms in public unless they obtain exemptions from Comelec.