LINGAYEN— To help underscore the importance of a peaceful and orderly elections, another local politician, a former mayor of Rosales town who’s seeking a comeback, showed the way how politicos in the province can help by turning over 21 high-powered firearms to the police last Wednesday for safekeeping.

Ricardo Revita, three-term mayor, brought the firearms to the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office.

Among these were one M14 sniper’s gun, two AK47, one Gahlil rifle, two MP5, three automatic shotguns, three 57 and others, all licensed and registered under his name and members of his family.

“I’m enjoining my fellow politicians to follow (my example),” he said.

Revita (in white long sleeves) shows his 21 high-powered firearms to Chief Supt. Ericson Velasquez, officer-in-charge police regional director.

He said he turned over his guns in support of the PNP and the Commission on Election’s thrust to attain peaceful elections on May 9 “because Pangasinan is listed as one of the hotspots”.

He clarified that he was able to secure licenses for the guns during an amnesty program of the government and said he was assured that the firearms will be returned to him after the elections.

Senior Supt. Edgar Allan Okubo, officer-in-charge as police director of Pangasinan, lauded Revita’s initiative to help promote peaceful elections.

While there have been other politicians and private individuals, who had earlier turned over their guns to the police in line with the gun ban, Okubo said Revita has the biggest number of guns turned over for safekeeping. (Tita Roces/Johanne Macob)

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