PRO-6 collects 3,600 guns in 7-year campaign vs loose weapons

Inquirer files

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — In a significant move toward enhancing public safety, the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) has collected a total of 3,683 voluntarily surrendered firearms as of June 29 this year.

The firearms, collected across Western Visayas since 2019, underscore the region’s intensified campaign against loose firearms.

The initiative aligns with the Philippine National Police (PNP) focus agenda emphasizing preventive policing and crime reduction, PRO-6 said in a statement. By encouraging the voluntary surrender of undocumented weapons, the police are able to intercept tools for potential violence before they can be utilized in criminal activities, it added.

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