CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga , Philippines – At least 52,584 firearms were accounted for in Pampanga and Nueva Ecija – listed among the 15 provinces tagged as poll hotspots – as part of “Oplan Katok†of the Central Luzon police.
Chief Superintendent Edgardo Ladao, Region 3 police director, said that under “Oplan Katok,†police officers visit the houses of gun owners with expired licenses.