Gun ban in effect as election period officially starts

  • 📰 CNN Philippines
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 39 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 19%
  • Publisher: 63%

Philippines Headlines News

Philippines Latest News,Philippines Headlines

The May 2022 election period officially started at midnight on Sunday, Jan. 9, with the nationwide gun ban now in effect until June 8, according to the calendar of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

[Translation: to show that the Comelec and PNP are serious with the strict inspection at checkpoints, as well as the implementation of the gun ban, because we all know that the goal is to have safe elections.]

The PNP said gun ban violators will be punished with imprisonment of not less than one year but not more than six years and shall not be subject to probation. In addition, it said the guilty party will be barred from holding public office, the deprivation of the right to suffrage, and the cancellation of and/or perpetual disqualification to secure a gun license/permit.

There are currently 223 checkpoints in different PNP regional units all over the country, with 1,623 checkpoints established with the Comelec.Overall, there are 1,953 checkpoints, with many of them situated in area boundaries.The PNP also said that checkpoints may be co-located with other existing quarantine and border control points, especially in areas under Alert Level 3.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 13. in PH

Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

PH may have over 30,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday — OCTAThe OCTA Research Group says new infections could go higher than 30,000 on Sunday, the day after it broke its record for the biggest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases. Can this research group be commissioned to research as to who are the owners of, or people behind a particular research group that purports to show a Presidential Election Survey led by a convict? 1-hour moving average paulsalarm Lol, mali. 28k lang po.
Source: CNN Philippines - 🏆 13. / 63 Read more »

Study finds dogs may be able to recognize speech patternsOur canine friends may be able to understand our speech more than we think! 🐶
Source: gmanetwork - 🏆 12. / 63 Read more »

Rapid nose swab tests for COVID may not detect Omicron quickly enough — expert saysSwabbing the nose with a rapid antigen test will not reliably detect the Omicron variant in the first few days of an infection, so manufacturers should seek US approval to allow users to safely collect samples from the throat as well, according to an infectious diseases expert. So anung test ang pde Sipon ang isa sa mga symptoms ni omicron pero di madetect ni swab
Source: gmanews - 🏆 11. / 68 Read more »

Big Tech could brush off rate hikes. Startups may struggleApple, Microsoft, SoFi and Coinbase all sold off sharply this week, as investors, anticipating higher interest rates, dumped tech stocks and bought shares of companies they believed were undervalued.
Source: CNN Philippines - 🏆 13. / 63 Read more »

Election period, gun ban to start on Jan. 9The start of the election period on Sunday, Jan. 9, means the enforcement of nationwide gun ban for the 2022 polls. There is too much tyranny in the Philippines. I pray for Manny Pacquiao to be the ManofGod he says he is and bring his people out of Egypt.
Source: CNN Philippines - 🏆 13. / 63 Read more »

PNP starts setting up checkpoints as gun ban starts Jan. 9Starting midnight, Jan. 9, the Philippine National Police (PNP) will be setting up checkpoints across the country to strictly implement the nationwide gun ban as part of the security measures for the local and national elections on May 9 this year.
Source: manilabulletin - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »