Residents from the towns of Carmen and Pikit in North Cotabato have voluntarily surrendered 21 loose firearms in support of the government's campaign against the proliferation of unlicensed guns.
Lieutenant Colonel Erwin Jay Dumaghan, commander of the 40th Infantry Battalion, reported that the firearms were turned over in Ladtingan village, Pikit, North Cotabato.
Lieutenant Colonel Dumaghan presented the surrendered firearms to Brigadier General Ricky Bunayog, commander of the 602nd Infantry Brigade.
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Author's summary: Residents surrender 21 firearms in North Cotabato towns.