Mandaue recalls guns for safekeeping
To ensure peaceful and orderly elections, Mandaue City Mayor Luigi Quisumbing has recalled all city government-issued firearms and turned them over to the police for safekeeping.
The city government turned over yesterday 13 firearms to the Mandaue City Police Office. The firearms were previously issued to the city and barangay officials.
Department of General Services head Marivic Cabigas said the firearms were recalled by the mayor after Mandaue City was included on the watchlist areas of the Commission on Elections for the 2019 elections.
Quisumbing on December 7 issued a memorandum to all firearm holders from the city to turn over the guns for safekeeping.
"Failure to surrender the firearms issued will result to cancellation of the acknowledgement receipt for equipment (ARE), and the continued possession of their firearms shall have become unauthorized," Quisumbing's memorandum read.
It was the second turn over made by the city government. On December 12, the city also turned over for safekeeping six firearms from Councilors Carmelino Del Mar Jr. and Olin Seno; Umapad Barangay Captain Nelso Rubio; Pagsabungan Barangay Captain Asterio Suson; Cubacub Barangay Captain Mario Bihag; and Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) president Ernie Manatad.
MCPO director Senior Superintendent Julian Entoma said he is thankful for the initiative of Quisumbing to help ensure peaceful elections.
"Pasalamat lang ko'g dako sa atong mga elected officials nga gimemohan sa atong Mayor, gipa-safekeeping ang mga issued firearms," Entoma said.
(I am very much thankful to all elected officials who were ordered by the mayor to turn over their issued firearms for safekeeping)