PNP eyes lifetime ban on firearms use for gun ban violators
PNP Chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil (PNA file photo by Lloyd Caliwan)
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) is eyeing to impose a lifetime ban on firearms use for violators of the election gun ban, according to its chief, Gen. Rommel Marbil.
He revealed this in an ambush interview on Monday, a day after the road rage and shooting along Barangay San Jose in Antipolo City.
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“I am looking into the implementing rules and regulations of our law. If we can impose a lifetime ban on those who will violate the Comelec (Commission on Elections) gun ban, that’s what we want. There should be no guns now,” Marbil said in Filipino.
Last January 12, the PNP started implementing the nationwide gun ban as the election period began for the May 2025 elections.
The police force said the gun ban aims to ensure peace and order, as the government believes it could lessen violence during the upcoming midterm polls.
Last week, the PNP reported that 1,808 individuals had violated the election gun ban.
