Capiz officials honored for 550 surrendered firearms
Police Regional Office 6 Director Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño presents a plaque of recognition to Capiz Gov. Fredenil Castro during his command visit to the Capiz Police Provincial Office headquarters at Camp Teodorico Apil in Barangay Lanot, Roxas City, on Oct. 5. Capiz was recognized as 100% compliant with Project RTT 3389 after all 473 barangays turned in 550 loose firearms and 33 explosives. (Jennifer P. Rendon)
By Jennifer P. Rendon and Felipe V. Celino
ROXAS CITY, Capiz — Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) recognized Capiz officials for their role in the province’s campaign against loose firearms after all 473 barangays turned in 550 firearms and 33 explosives.
PRO-6 Director Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño led the awarding of plaques and certificates during his command visit to the Capiz Police Provincial Office (CPPO) at Camp Teodorico Apil in Barangay Lanot, Roxas City, on Monday, Oct. 5.
Leading the awardees were Capiz Gov. Fredenil Castro, 1st District Rep. Howard Guintu and 2nd District Rep. Jane Castro.
Tuaño, assisted by CPPO Director Col. David Cachumbo Jr., also recognized Roxas City Mayor Ronnie Dadivas, the mayors of Capiz’s 16 municipalities and their respective Liga ng mga Barangay presidents.
The awards recognized their support for Project RTT 3389, or Restrict, Track and Turn-In, a PRO-6 initiative aimed at strengthening firearms accountability and encouraging the proper surrender of loose firearms across Western Visayas’ 3,389 barangays.
Capiz was deemed 100% compliant with the program after all its 473 barangays participated in the campaign.
Authorities accounted for 550 loose firearms, consisting of 389 short firearms and 161 long firearms.
The CPPO also reported the surrender of 33 explosives.
Tuaño gave the CPPO’s campaign against loose firearms a rating of 10 and thanked local officials for their cooperation.
He said the campaign would continue as police monitor communities and encourage individuals possessing unlicensed firearms to turn them over to authorities.
Tuaño also said the CPPO recorded a 50% decline in firearm-related incidents since Project RTT 3389 was launched.
The firearms and explosives were turned over through barangay officials from July 28 to Sept. 23 under the CPPO’s CAPeace-Tawhayan project.
CPPO data showed that the 550 firearms were accounted for by 17 municipal and city police stations, including the Roxas Component City Police Station.
The 33 explosives were separately surrendered in support of CAPeace-Tawhayan and Tokhang Kontra Armas-Luthang, or TKAL.
The Pontevedra Municipal Police Station recorded the highest number of surrendered firearms, followed by the Tapaz Municipal Police Station and Roxas Component City Police Station.
Pontevedra police received 70 firearms from 26 barangays, consisting of 37 short firearms and 33 long firearms.
Tapaz police recorded 60 firearms from 58 barangays, consisting of 45 short firearms and 15 long firearms.
Roxas City police recorded 51 firearms from 47 barangays, consisting of 50 short firearms and one long firearm.
Cachumbo thanked barangay officials, particularly punong barangays, and residents for their continued support of the campaign.
He said the success of Project RTT 3389 demonstrated the strong support of local chief executives and what the Philippine National Police and local government units could achieve through cooperation.
Cachumbo said the campaign’s success was not solely an achievement of PRO-6 and the CPPO but of the entire province of Capiz.
He said CAPeace-Tawhayan encourages individuals possessing loose firearms to voluntarily turn them over to police.
The initiative also promotes responsible firearm ownership and supports the government’s campaign against the proliferation of unregistered and illegally possessed firearms.
Cachumbo emphasized the importance of community participation in maintaining peace and order.
He encouraged individuals possessing loose firearms to coordinate with police and follow proper procedures for voluntary surrender.
CAPeace-Tawhayan forms part of the CPPO’s efforts to strengthen partnerships with communities through programs promoting public safety and preventing firearm-related incidents.
The latest tally represents a sharp increase from the 246 loose firearms the CPPO reported surrendered from July 28 to Sept. 15, with another 304 firearms accounted for by Sept. 23.
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