MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 2 (PIA) -- The 30-day gun ban that the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) had imposed for the general voters registration in the entire Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) started yesterday, July 1.
Provincial Election Supervisor Atty. Nasib Yasin said the gun ban that will be implemented until July 31 covers the provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, and the cities of Marawi and Lamitan.
But aside from the ARMM areas, the cities of Cotabato, Zamboanga, and Isabela, as well as the provinces of Sultan Kudarat, Zamboanga del Sur, Lanao del Norte, and North Cotabato are also covered by the ban.
Yasin said the gun ban was imposed to ensure the safety of the registrants, and COMELEC personnel and equipment that will be deployed in the various registration centers and in other places in the ARMM during the 10-day registration period set on July 9-18.
Last month, Senate and Congress approved Joint Resolution No. 3 that provides for the annulment of all books of voters in the cities and municipalities in the ARMM and consequently directed the poll body to immediate conduct a general registration in the said region.
In line with the gun ban, the Philippine National Police (PNP) was also directed to suspend the issuance of firearms licenses in the areas covered by the ban.
Per COMELEC Resolution No. 9479, the processing and approval of new firearm license, including renewal of license, may continue on condition that the new license and firearm shall be kept in deposit with the Firearms and Explosives Division of the PNP.
The resolution further stated that firearms licenses issued in violation of this are considered null and void, without prejudice to the filing of the appropriate administrative and/or criminal charges against the holder or those responsible for the issuance of the license.
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