CHECKPOINT. Comelec Chair Sixto Brillantes Jr leads the inspection of Comelec checkpoints in Metro Manila, Saturday night, January 12. Instagram photo by Comelec Spokesperson James JimenezTwo government officials are among the first 14 violators of the election gun ban, which the Commission on Elections began implementing last Sunday, January 13. The National Operations Center (NOC) based in Camp Crame, however, did not name the two officials involved. Police have confiscated 16 firearms, including 5 high-powered ones. Police have made 4 arrests in Metro Manila with others in the Ilocos region, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Western Visayas, Zamboanga, and Davao.


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