Rule III, Section 6 of COMELEC Resolution 10446
RULE III: AUTHORITY TO BEAR, CARRY OR TRANSPORT FIREARMS OR OTHER DEADLY WEAPONS
SECTION 6. Who may bear, carry or transport firearms or deadly weapons. - Only the following persons may be authorized to bear, carry or transport Firearms or other Deadly Weapons during the Election Period:
SECTION 6. Who may bear, carry or transport firearms or
deadly weapons. - Only the
following persons may be authorized to bear, carry or transport Firearms or
other Deadly Weapons during the Election Period:
- The President of the Republic
of the Philippines;
- The Vice-President of the
Republic of the Philippines;
- Senators and Members of the
House of Representatives;
- Cabinet Secretaries;
- The Chief Justice and Justices
of the Supreme Court, Justices of the Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, and
Court of Tax Appeals; and Judges of the Regional Trial courts and
Municipal/Metropolitan/Circuit Trial Courts;
- The Ombudsman and Deputy
Ombudsmen;
- The Chairmen and Commissioners
of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Commission on Audit (COA);
- The Chairperson and
Commissioners of the Commission on Human Rights;
- Security Personnel of Foreign
Diplomatic Corps, Missions and Establishments under international law,
including Foreign Military Personnel in the Philippines covered by
existing treaties and international agreements endorsed by the Secretary
of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Heads of Missions of foreign
countries in the Philippines.
- Regular officers,
members, and agents of the following agencies of the
government who are actually performing law enforcement and/or
security functions, Provided, That when in the possession
of firearms, they are:
- in the regular plantilla of
the said agencies and are receiving regular compensation for the services
rendered in said agencies, (excluding
confidential / temporary / contractual / casual agents, employees or
personnel, as well as those under contracts of service, unless
otherwise expressly authorized);
- in the agency-prescribed
uniform showing clearly and legibly his name, rank and serial number or,
in case rank and serial number are not applicable, displaying prominently
the agency-issued identification card showing clearly his name and
position, which shall remain visible at all times;
- duly authorized to possess
firearm and to carry the same outside of residence by virtue of a valid
permit to carry or a valid mission order or letter order;
- in the actual performance of
official law enforcement and/or security duty, or are going to or
returning from his dwelling/barracks or official station, and
- bearing, carrying or
transporting a maximum of two (2) firearms;
- Officers and Members of the
Philippine National Police (PNP);
- Commissioned Officers (COs),
Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) and Enlisted Personnel (EP) of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP);
- National Bureau of
Investigation (NBI);
- Provincial and City Jails,
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), Department of Justice;
- Bureau of Jail Management and
Penology (BJMP);
- (a) Intelligence Division and
(b) Investigation Division of the Intelligence and Investigation
Service; and the (c) Customs Police Division of the Enforcement and
Security Service of the Bureau of Customs (BoC);
- Port Police Department,
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA);
- Philippine Economic Zone
Authority (PEZA) police forces;
- Government Guard Units (GGUs)
regulated by the PNP under R.A. No. 5487;
- (a) The Commissioner and
Deputy Commissioners, (b) members of the Law and Investigation Division
and (c) members of the Intelligence Division, Bureau of Immigration
(BI);
- Manila International Airport
(MIA) Authority Police Force;
- Mactan-Cebu International Airport
Authority Police Force;
- Law Enforcement Service of
the Land Transportation Office (LTO);
- Philippine Coast Guard (PCG);
- Cebu Port Authority Police
Force;
- Internal Security Operations
Group (ISOG) of the Witness Protection, Security and Benefits Program of
the Department of Justice;
- Enforcement and Investigation
Division, Optical Media Board (OMB);
- (a) The Security
Investigation and Transport Department (SITD), (b) Cash Department and
(c) the Office of Special Investigation (OSI), Branch Operations of the
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP);
- Offices of the
Sergeant-At-Arms (OSAA) of (a) the Senate and (b) the House of
Representatives, including the OSAA designated regular security escorts
of Senators and Congressmen;
- Inspection Service of the
Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost);
- Inspection, Monitoring and
Investigation Service of the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM);
- Forest Officers defined under
PD No. 705, Forest/Park Rangers, Wildlife Officers, and Forest
Protection and Law Enforcement Officers of the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources (DENR) under DAO No. 1997-32;
- Bureau of Fire Protection
(BFP)
- Intelligence and Security
Unit, Office of the Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA);
- Philippine Drug Enforcement
Agency (PDEA);
- Philippine Center for
Transnational Crime (PCTC);
- National Intelligence
Coordinating Agency (NICA);
- Civilian Armed Forces
Geographical Units (CAFGU) Active Auxiliaries and Special Civilian Armed
Forces Geographical Units Active Auxiliaries already constituted upon
the effectivity of this Resolution while within the barracks;
- Presidential Security Group
(PSG);
- (a) Internal Security
Division of the Bureau of the Treasury (BoT), (b) the Treasurer and
Deputy Treasurers of the Philippines;
- Internal Security of the
Office of the Vice-President;
- The Secretary,
Undersecretaries, Assistant Secretaries of the Department of the
Interior and Local Government and the Internal Security of the Office of
the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government;
- Internal Security of the
Office of the Secretary of National Defense;
- The Secretary,
Undersecretaries, Assistant Secretaries, The Prosecutor General, Chief
State Prosecutor, the State Prosecutor, and Prosecutors mentioned under
R.A. 10071 of the National Prosecution Service of the Department of
Justice;
- The Solicitor-General;
- Investigators and Prosecutors
of the Office of the Ombudsman;
- The Chief Public Attorney;
- The officers and members of
department/divisions/offices/units/ detachments performing law
enforcement and/or security functions;
- Members of Private Security
Service Providers (PSSPs); Provided, That, when in the
possession of Firearms, they are:
- in the agency-prescribed
uniform with the agency-issued identification card prominently displayed
and visible at all times, showing clearly the name and position;
- in possession of a valid
License to Exercise Security Profession (LESP) with Duty Detail Order
(DDO), and valid firearms license of the agency/company where they are
employed.
- deployed by PSA/PDS/CGF duly
licensed by the PNP;
- in the actual performance of
official duty at his specified place or area of duty; and
- carrying one (1) small
firearm, unless specifically allowed otherwise under existing laws, rules
and regulations;
- Other qualified individuals,
who by the nature of their official duties, profession, business or
occupation, such as but not limited to cashiers, disbursing officers,
persons who are under the Witness Protection Program, etc., are considered
as high risk individuals (HRI); Provided, That, in addition
to those provided for by this Resolution, the following documents must be
included in their application:
- Threat assessment issued and
certified by the Chief of Police, PNP Provincial Director or PNP Regional
Director having jurisdiction of the area where the applicant is a
resident, and duly verified by the Directorate for Intelligence of the
PNP;
- Endorsement coming from the
Chief, Philippine National Police that the applicant is considered as
high risk;
- In case of cashiers/disbursing
officers:
- Certificate of employment
stating that he/she is currently employed under the conditions stated in
his application; and
- Other pertinent documents
such as but not limited to financial statements, ITR of the
Company/employer;
- in possession of valid License
to Own and Possess Firearms, Permit to Carry Firearms Outside Residence;
and other applicable firearms licenses;
In no instance shall the individuals mentioned
above bear, carry or transport more than two (2) firearms.
- Competitive Sport Shooters,
excluding alien citizens or foreigners, who will be participating in
national and international classifier and qualifier matches scheduled
prior to the Election Period, after having proven to the CBFSP their track
record and history of participation in national and international
recognized/sanctioned shooting competitions, in representation of their
duly registered organizations and/or the Philippines, by submitting
competent proof therefore, including, but not limited to:
- certification of bona fide membership
in and inclusion in the official list of active members of the Philippine
Practical Shooting Associations (PPSA), Philippine Shooters and Match
Officers Confederation (PSMOC), the Philippine National Shooting
Association (PNSA) and other organizations duly recognized, accredited
and sanctioned by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and/or the
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC);
- participation in previous national and international
classifier and qualifier matches from 2016 to 2018;
- registration as a competitor in national and
international classifier and qualifier matches to be held during the
Election Period as scheduled prior and submitted to the CBFSP by the
appropriate sanctioning body/organization not later than December 31,
2018;
- recognition or designation as a sport shooter
representing the sanctioning organization or the country;
- other competent documents and submissions relevant
thereto; and
- Provided, That, when in the possession of Firearms,
they are:
f.1 Are going in the firing/shooting range or competition/match venue and/or returning from his dwelling after practice/training or match, without deviation;
f.2 In possession of a valid LTOPF indicating therein the qualification "Sport Shooter";
f.3 In possession a valid PTCFOR, or a Permit to Transport Firearm issued by the PNP FEO, both of which indicating therein the qualification "Sport Shooter"
f.4 Firearm/s registration/s;
f.5 Bearing, carrying or transporting a maximum of two (2) firearms;
For purposes of this provision, the PPSA, PSMOC, PNSA and other
PSC/POC accredited organizations shall submit to the CBFSP the official list of
its members, the schedule and dates of its sanctioned qualifier and classifier
matches and competitions, whether domestic or international, including the
names of the registered participants on or before December 31, 2018.
The applicable terms and conditions imposed by the PNP for the
grant of the PTCFOR and/or PTT for Sport Shooters in the transport of
competition firearm/s and ammunition not inconsistent with these Rules shall
remain and subsist.
- The Chairman and the Commissioners of the Commission on Elections, the Executive Director, Deputy Executive Directors, Directors and Lawyers employed by and holding office in the Main Office of the Commission, Chiefs-of-Staff of the Offices of the Chairman and Commissioners, Regional Election Directors, Assistant Regional Election Directors, Provincial Election Supervisors, Regional Attorneys and Election Officers, and Organic Security Officers of the Commission on Elections.
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