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PANGASINAN, Philippines — Two persons were arrested for violating the election gun ban in different towns here on Maundy Thursday, March 28.
Marcelino Obra, 44, of Barangay Diaz in Umingan town had an apple-type fragmentation grenade and a fan knife with him while in drinking spree.
Jar-Ar San Miguel, 24, of Barangay Sto. Tomas in San Jacinto town was nabbed by police while in possession of a caliber .38 revolver.
Obra was arrested by his brother, Barangay Captain Paquito Obra, who turned him and his weapons over to the police.
Miguel, on the other hand, was searched by the police, who found what appeared to be dried marijuana leaves rolled in a white paper, and one live ammunition for calibre magnum .35.
In relation to the 2013 elections, a nationwide ban on guns and other deadly weapons has been in place since January 13 and will be lifted only on June 13.
Pangasinan is on the national government’s list of “hot spot” or violence-prone provinces for the elections. The regional police said it will be the most closely watched province in the Ilocos Region.
The two Maundy Thursday incidents had no indications of being poll-related, however. – Rappler.com
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