Manila, Jan. 16 -- Gun ban violators in Negros Oriental province have managed to evade arrest during simultaneous checkpoints conducted jointly by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the police at the start of the election period although at least 10 firearms were seized in just one day.
SPO2 Edilberto Euraoba, Public Information Officer of the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO), disclosed Tuesday afternoon that no one was arrested because they threw away their firearms and fled.
"Wala miy nadakpan kay gilabay ra man na nga mga armas ug ni eskapo sila nilikay sa checkpoints (We have not arrested anyone because they just threw away their firearms and evaded the checkpoints)," Euraoba said.
"Nabalintong man gani ang mga...