PNP says nabbed election gun ban violators nears 1.5K
File photo MANILA - A total of 1,470 persons have been arrested for violating the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Sunday. Those nabbed include 1,430 civilians, 19 security guards, 12 police officers, and nine military personnel. A total of 1,346 police operations yielded 1,128 firearms, 6,302 pieces of ammunition, and 526 deadly weapons. Citing its latest data, the PNP said the top five regions in terms of the number of arrested violators are the National Capital Region with 468, followed by Central Visayas with 152, Central Luzon with 105, ...