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According to the report, the campaign against loose firearms in Maguindanao del Norte continues to gain ground as 600 assorted guns were presented to Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) commander Lt. Gen. Donald Gumiran in Upi, Maguindanao del Norte, on Thursday.
The report also stated that the initiative is part of the government’s Assistance for Security, Peace, Integration, and Recovery for Advancing Human Security, or ASPIRE, program in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
The firearms, including mortar tubes and .50-caliber sniper rifles, were presented to Gumiran, also commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (6ID), during the ASPIRE Small Arms and Light Weapons Management Program held at the Upi municipal gymnasium.
The report added that the ceremonial turnover of the weapons was more than just a simple event – it was a powerful statement that our people are ready to embrace peace, to lay down their arms, and to extend their hand in trust,” Gumiran said in a statement Friday.
In addition to the report, the Army’s 57th Infantry Battalion collaborated with the Upi local government to encourage owners of loose firearms to surrender them in exchange for a livelihood package.
Since 2024, more than 3,000 assorted guns have been surrendered, recovered, and confiscated in the area of operation of the 6ID, which includes the provinces of Maguindanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, and parts of Sarangani and North Cotabato.
Source: PNA
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SURRENDERED FIREARMS. Several of the 600 assorted loose firearms were turned over by civilians to military authorities in Upi, Maguindanao del Norte, on Thursday (Nov. 6, 2025). The gun owners will receive a livelihood package in exchange for the firearms they turned over to the government. (Photo courtesy of 6ID).
The report also stated that the initiative is part of the government’s Assistance for Security, Peace, Integration, and Recovery for Advancing Human Security, or ASPIRE, program in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
The firearms, including mortar tubes and .50-caliber sniper rifles, were presented to Gumiran, also commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (6ID), during the ASPIRE Small Arms and Light Weapons Management Program held at the Upi municipal gymnasium.
The report added that the ceremonial turnover of the weapons was more than just a simple event – it was a powerful statement that our people are ready to embrace peace, to lay down their arms, and to extend their hand in trust,” Gumiran said in a statement Friday.
In addition to the report, the Army’s 57th Infantry Battalion collaborated with the Upi local government to encourage owners of loose firearms to surrender them in exchange for a livelihood package.
Since 2024, more than 3,000 assorted guns have been surrendered, recovered, and confiscated in the area of operation of the 6ID, which includes the provinces of Maguindanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, and parts of Sarangani and North Cotabato.
Source: PNA
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SURRENDERED FIREARMS. Several of the 600 assorted loose firearms were turned over by civilians to military authorities in Upi, Maguindanao del Norte, on Thursday (Nov. 6, 2025). The gun owners will receive a livelihood package in exchange for the firearms they turned over to the government. (Photo courtesy of 6ID).
