PGMA extends gun amnesty program for one more month
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte Philippines — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has issued Executive Order No. 817-A providing for the extension of the final general firearms amnesty for another one month period.
Police Chief Superintendent Mario R. Sandiego said that he just received a copy of the executive order which stipulated the extension of the gun amnesty period from November 1 to 30, 2009.
Director Sandiego said that during this extension period, individual and juridical entities may renew their expired firearms licenses or register their unregistered firearms with the Philippine National Police.
Gun amnesty is a part of the Philippine National Police’s ongoing efforts to keep guns off the streets, Director Sandiego said.
Director Sandiego disclosed that the amnesty period has been extended because many prospective registrants in remote areas of the country requested for more time to register their firearms.
The processing of firearms has been adversely affected by the recent tropical storms that hit hard most parts of Luzon, Director Sandiego said.
Director Sandiego called on the gun owners whose licenses have already expired to renew their licenses during the extension period.
During the gun amnesty one month extension period, individuals possessing illegal or unlicensed firearms could turn them over to the Philippine National Police without fear of repercussion, Director Sandiego said in a statement sent to the media by Police Community Relations Office Chief Manuel Cubillo.
For more information regarding the extension of the firearms amnesty program, interested persons may contact Police Chief Inspector Orlando Gardiola at telephone number (053) 323-4794. (PIA 
