Aquino Orders Seizure of Unlicensed Firearms
Reuters
MANILA —
President Corazon Aquino on Monday ordered police to seize all unlicensed guns in the Philippines and disband the private armies of political warlords to ensure peaceful elections in May.
Police said there are 143 private armies in the Philippines and that 507 of its 1,500 towns are potential election “hot spots.”
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