PNP-10 holds 2-day LTOPF caravan in Ozamiz

The city government here headed by Mayor Henry “Indy” Oaminal hosts a two-day License to Own and Possess Firearms (LTOPF) and Firearms Registration Caravan from July 28 -29, 2022 at the Ozamiz City Gymnasium. (SMRN/PIA-10/Misamis Occidental)

Hundreds of gun holders responded the call to renew their expired firearms registration during the License To Own and Possess Firearms (LTOPF), a two-day caravan on LTOPF and Firearms Registration, July 28 and 29, at the Ozamiz City Gymnasium here.

The one-stop shop caravan encouraged a hassle-free license application for all loose firearms in the province of Misamis Occidental and neighboring provinces.

In an interview, PLt. Col Ali Duterte, officer in-charge, Regional Civil Security Unit (RCSU)-10 said the concept of the caravan is to extend registration services to the public.

“The very purpose of this caravan is to reduce the number of unregistered firearms in the entire Region 10,” Duterte said.

To date, a total of 15,000 unregistered firearms in the region.

Duterte urged gun owners who have expired license and expired firearm registration to come to the LTOPF and Renewal of Firearm Registration Caravan and be law-abiding citizens and responsible firearm holders.

“Bilang isang fire-arms holder kailangan maging responsible tayo, mayroon tayong obligasyon nga kana atong e-renew sapagkat ang gihatag sa ato nga authority nga mag-possess ta ug fire-arms pansamantala lang na,” he said.

(As a firearms holder we need to be responsible, we have an obligation to renew our license because the authority given to us to possess firearms have an expiry)

Meanwhile, Ozamiz City Police Station OIC Chief Police Major Dennis Tano thanked the LGU Ozamiz under the administration of Mayor Henry “Indy” Oaminal, who provided the venue for the said activity and also the accommodation of police personnel from the PNP Regional Office-10 and the provincial office.

Meanwhile, renewal applicants need to bring the filled out and notarized LTOPF form and a National Police Clearance and for Firearms Registration, applicants need to fill out the registration form and bring their valid LTOPF. (SMRN/PIA-10/Misamis Occidental)