North Cotabato Emmylou Mendoza poses with the Matalam officials who have surrendered their unlicensed firearms on Monday. PNA photo
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By Teng L. Datu
Cotabato City Bureau Chief .

Camp Siongco, Maguindanao — A total of 133 unlicensed firearms were turned over to the Army in Pikit town, the fourth to surrender in North Cotabato province, after the municipal local officials urged and convinced their constituents to surrender their loose firearms.

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Pikit Mayor Sumulong K. Sultan led the turn-over of high and low powered firearms with the presence of North Cotabato Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza to 6th Infantry Division Commander Brig. Gen. Cirilito E. Sobejana at the town’s municipal gymnasium on Monday.

Brig. Gen. Sobejana said he is grateful for the initiative of the mayor and his barangay captains for their commitment to sustain the campaign of the government against loose firearms.

The firearms were collected from all the 42 barangays of the town including its mayor and local officials whom they surrendered to 7th Infantry Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Ciriaco Lomas-e Jr. and 602nd Brigade Commander Col. Alfredo Rosario Jr., the units that holds jurisdiction over Pikit town.

Turned over were 14 rocket-propelled grenade, 22 M79 rifles, 13 M14 rifles, three M16 rifles, 17 mussel rifles, one M4 rifle, 13 shotguns, 26 Barret rifles, nine mortars, 12 carbines, and three Uzis.

Among the towns in North Cotabato that surrendered loose firearms were Carmen, Midsayap and Matalam with 102, 119 and 150 firearms, respectively. (with report from 6id)

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