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Police Admit Failure as Philippine Gun Amnesty Falters in Cebu
9 September 2009
Cebu Daily News
SENIOR Supt. Jesus Gaquing, Cebu provincial police director, yesterday admitted that the police were faring poorly in the campaign against loose firearms.
He said the police were only able to seize 51 unlicensed firearms in August, way below the target of 300.
Gaquing held a command conference yesterday with the chiefs of police of municipalities and component cities.
Police have two programs for loose firearms: the Oplan Bilang Boga for firearms for expired license... (GunPolicy.org)