Iloilo police notify 9,466 gun owners of expired registrations
By Jennifer P. Rendon
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) is nearing completion of its campaign to notify gun owners with expired firearm registrations under the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) Project TALA.
As of Nov. 10, 2026, IPPO records showed that various police units had served notices to 9,466 gun owners under the program.
The figure represents 89.86% of the province’s target of 10,534 gun owners.
IPPO also accounted for 1,356 firearms with unrenewed registrations that were deposited for safekeeping under Project TALA, or Tracking, Accounting and Lawful Disposition of Firearms with Expired Registration.
IPPO Director Col. Bayani Razalan said police had attempted to contact the remaining 1,068 gun owners.
“But some of them are already living abroad. Others have changed their addresses,” he said.
Some were law enforcement personnel who had listed their previous places of assignment as their addresses but had since been reassigned elsewhere.
Razalan assured the public that police would expedite efforts to reach the remaining gun owners with expired firearm registrations.
PRO-6 earlier reported that approximately 27,114 firearms across Western Visayas had expired or unrenewed registrations.
Three provinces in Western Visayas have already achieved 100% completion of their assigned notice-processing targets under Project TALA, with the Aklan Police Provincial Office (AkPPO) becoming the latest to reach its target after Guimaras and Antique.
Aklan PPO processed all 2,378 notices assigned to it, marking another milestone in PRO-6’s continuing efforts to account for firearms with expired registrations and promote responsible firearm ownership.
Guimaras was the first province to complete its assigned target, processing 718 notices, followed by Antique with 1,811 and Aklan with 2,378.
Project TALA is PRO-6’s regional operational identity for the Philippine National Police’s nationwide Accounting and Disposition of Firearms with Expired Registration (ADFER) campaign.
The initiative seeks to locate firearm owners, verify the status of their firearms, and facilitate appropriate legal action based on the circumstances of each case.
Under Republic Act 10591, or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act, as amended by Republic Act 11766, firearm owners must comply with the prescribed renewal requirements to maintain the legal status of their firearms.
Through Project TALA, police also encourage owners of firearms with expired registrations to coordinate with authorities for renewal, safekeeping, or other lawful disposition.
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