Police intensifies Oplan Boga

IN its bid to clear areas in the region of loose firearms and ammunition, the Police Regional Office Cordillera strengthened its campaign dubbed as “Oplan Kontra Boga”.

Over the week, a total of 16 loose firearms, 1 magazine for a Cal.45, and 10 rounds of ammunitions for Cal.45 were surrendered to the PRO-Cor with Abra PPO recording 13 surrendered firearms, while Ifugao PPO with 3 surrendered firearms, a magazine and 10 rounds of ammunition for a cal. 45 pis- tol.

The surrendered firearms and ammunition was a result of a continuous engagement with the community through the conduct of dialogue with the residents under the “pulong-pulong” program in support to the PNP’s intensified campaign against Loose Firearms.

For the period of January to September 2017, PRO-Cor surpassed the target of 279 loose firearms on the Campaign against Loose Firearms by 129.39% or accomplishing 369 loose firearms.

PRO-Cor's record shows Abra PPO with

the highest number of loose firearms surrendered with a total of 170 followed by Apayao with 69, Kalinga-31, Ifugao-30, Mt. Province27, Benguet-27, and the least is BCPO with 20 loose firearms for a total of 384.

The Abra PPO continues to report the surrender of firearms and ammunitions coming from the various barangays of the province some of which consists of high powered, while others as pistols.

The police regional office is calling on all gun owners who have expired licenses to surrender their firearms to the police for safekeeping while processing their documents for renewal of licenses to avoid facing criminal liabilities, and to prevent would be criminals from committing crimes through the use of loose firearms.